Victor

What was at first hallowed grounds and a temple, in the form of a small, stone arena, grew and developed into a small city on the plains of the eastern Nepenthe Lowlands.

While the lands around Victor host a prosperous farming community, the main pull of the city is the Colosseum of the Strong, Malex's largest temple to the god of competition and celebration, Excelsion. During the weeklong festival, athletic champions from all over the Mainland compete in archery, wrestling, races, combat and more, with the games as a tribute to Excelsion.

The city is broken up into different rings, the first being the Coliseum and training grounds at the centre, a huge complex that includes stadium seating for spectators, the small palace of the ruling family, the Directorate's palace and the Pentacle Temple. Next is the Golden Ring, where the house of Lord Cecilia and the Magisterial manor is located, along with manors of the wealthy and affluent, and businesses, restaurants and entertainment for discerning patrons. After that is the Silver Ring, where much of the city's vivacious social life happens, including the bulk of Victor's businesses, inns and taverns. Beyond that is the Bronze ring, the residential section of town which takes up the largest area of Victor and peters out into farmlands. On the east end of the city are docks which sit on the Victor, and as can be expected the poorer or criminal element of Victor have made their homes among the docks' warehouses, fishing markets and shadier establishments, the Slums, which has in turn made the Slums a prime spot for partying and slumming it.

Victor is mostly a human city, although there's a sizeable elven population who are part of the Directorate's forces, or who are drawn to the city for the sports and competition. Very small pockets of other minorities, like Desert Folk in the poor section of the residential ring and dwarves in the market ring, can be found.