Aelyria Prime
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Aelyria Prime is the ancient metropolitan capital of the
Aelyrian Empire and the historical seat of power for the
Kingdom of Aelyria. Originally named
Colonia, Aelyria Prime is the largest city in the known world with over three and a half million inhabitants, including more than one million permanent residents. Aelyria Prime is situated on the eastern edge of the Continent, at the end of the
Hriemalan Peninsula, accessible by the
Via Ioannes and is known for its unusual weather. The
River Ioannes has its delta at the edge of the city into the
Great Ocean, and runs through the heart of the capital's major districts. Its immense size and thriving urban culture are owed in large part to the
Aqueduct network that provides clean water to the city, and the
Great Sewers that remove effluence from it.
City History
Founding
Originally rebuilt from the ruins of the city
Hriemalis in the Year 8623, Aelyria Prime was first named Colonia and admitted into the Aelyrian Kingdom in the Year 8715. In the Year 8770, King
Constantine established the
Royal Court just outside the city's gates, near today's modern
Forum. The City was partly destroyed during an attempted coup d'etat by Queen
Candace and her
Barbari lover,
Antediluvian in the Year 9246, but the industriousness of its inhabitants insured that all damage was repaired by the following year when it was granted the formal and official name of Aelyria Prime.
Recent Events
During the decline and collapse of the
Third Empire, Aelyria Prime was afflicted by famine, disease, and warfare, precipitating the overall failure of the economy and causing the historic linkages of the great city to enter into disrepair. However, even amidst the chaos grew a new order. Civil servants and civic authorities, unwilling to abandon the dream of a nation, toiled selflessly at the maintenance of provincial and realm institutions. Aristocrats and nobles manuevered their assets and relationships to build webs of intrigue. Merchants schemed and profitted from misery to philanthropy alike. And a deep subculture of religious cults, rebellious bands, and ambitious insurgents ran through the heart of the
Underground.
City Map
Aelyria Prime is a massive and ancient metropolis, divided into four city districts and organized into twenty three municipalities (wards and parishes) and three autonomies (suburbian townships). While many citizens appreciate the historical and cultural significance of their wards, most inhabitants of Aelyria Prime affiliate closely with their quarter.
Old Prime
Lion Parish
Unicorn Parish
Ostward
Portalis Esplanade
Highport Autonomy
The Castle
Equiline Quarters
Boreas Parish
Solum Promenade
Hriemas Preserve
Dragon Parish
Scholar Quarter
Saint Gabriel
Saint Michael
Didisa Commons
Khriase Byway
The Artedox
Zephyr Parish
Auster Parish
Prateia Autonomy
Mercantile District
Ioannes Gates
Marketplace
Rynshaven Harbor
Aucore Goldcrown Wharf
Durnside Parish
Duselby Parva Parish
Qurstat Autonomy
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City Government
Aelyria Prime traces its government to the original Municipal
Charter of Colonia, granted by King
Constantine and countersigned by Prince
Rynus von Oreskovich. Though it has adapted its titles and forms to comply with organic laws, such as the
Articles of Imperium, given Aelyria Prime's sheer size and diversity, its local city government is complex and organized. Aelyria Prime is governed by its appointed Lord
Thane, who in turn directs city departments and appoints its secretaries and directors, with the advice and consent of the
City Council. The City Council itself is comprised of both appointed councilors and representative delegates from throughout the city, meeting monthly to deliberate and issuing common resolutions and passing city ordinances in a legal journal published quarterly. City Government priorities and responsibilities are established in a budget ordinance usually adopted in the Winter Season of each year.
Provincial Capital
Aelyria Prime is also the provincial capital of
Prime Province, and the confluence of the Realm Government, the Provincial Government, and the City Government is often a source of political disagreement in the daily affairs of the city. As a consequence, the
Governor is almost always the
Thane, but there are often exceptions, especially when the Governor wishes to trade political favors or make princely concessions. In the event of both persons being one and the same, a
Lieutenant Governor will ordinarily oversee provincial affairs, while a
Vice Thane will focus exclusively on the city.
City Council
The City Council of Aelyria Prime consists of the Thane, the Vice Thane, the
Prefect, the Senior
Aedile, the Chief
Constable, and delegates from each ward. The Thane is required by custom and tradition to submit a budget proposal to the City Council, which in turn must consider that budget proposal by the end of the calendar year. This is no trivial issue, for the amount of money that passes through Aelyria Prime is enough to constitute a large portion of the realm's treasury. The Thane can approve or veto whole ordinances or parts of appropriations bills. Officers of the City Government and City Council have their offices in City Hall. Current officers are:
- Thane: Liselle Vampyler-Sapientia (also Governor)
- Vice Thane: Silvio Davide
- Prefect: Marcus Leon
- Assistant Prefect: Eris Dev'ere
- Senior Aedile: Geran Frr'narn
- Assistant Aedile: Bertha Ironaxe
- Chief Constable: Baron Granius Turpilianus
- Lieutenant Constable: Takus Dramus
City Departments
The Lord Thane is required to appoint heads of the various boards and commissions that oversee the operational functions of the city. These departments have offices within Aelyria Prime's
City Hall, located in the Lion Parish of
Old Prime. These agencies include:
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