Auver

Auver is the capital city of A'laur, the largest high elven city, and the former capital of the Aionian Empire. The seat of the A'laurian head of government, currently Governor-Commander Athelian of the House of Illia, and their council lies in the city. A planned city, the streets and blocks of Auver are organized in a methodical yet curving style. Following in the tradition of the use of white stone in high elven construction, the city is iridescent on clear days. As the north's most substantial center of economic and political activity, the city is both known and visited, and holds the largest non-elven population of any city in A'laur.

Built during a time of war, the beauty of the city's layout has a utilitarian purpose. By avoiding long and uninterrupted blocks, defensive troop movements are blocked from any enemy forces which make it into the city. The centerpiece of the wartime city's defenses is one of the Seven Great Creations of A'laur, the Great Citadel of Auver. Equipped with an immense array of defensive and offensive magical constructs, only the greatest dwarfholds could claim to be near as well defended. A network of canals run through the city, connecting trade and travel to the bordering lake and south-flowing river.