The City of Gods is the capital of Belays' Citadel in so far as there exists one. It is a huge metropolis, several times larger than human cities, made to accomodate dragons in their full forms and glory. The City of Gods is as such filled with grandiose architecture, made for huge creatures and often have gigantic arching gateways and housing more akin to human warehouses than regular accomodations. Home to the most powerful of dragons as well as a myriad of other artifacts, servants, shops and more, the City of Gods is a nearly mindbreaking experience for the common mortal.
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The City of Gods works as both the magical, cultural and political centrepoint of the larger dragon society. In the City of Gods dragons live truly free of other burdens, focusing on achieving their highest ideals, while having their needs met by a mix of kobolds, dragonborn and magical automatons. As such their time is spent focusing on creating new works of glory, discovering the truth of magic, which is still hidden to dragons despite their amazing longevity, and perhaps most importantly, decreeing dragon politic. Although mostly unknown by other races, dragon politics actually dictate huge parts of the political landscape. World leaders are often promoted or removed depending on the desires of the complicated voting blocks of the City of Gods, and notable events such as The Dissolution are rumored to be the consequence of dragon politics.
In addition to being the centre for draconic politics, the City of Gods is also of massive importance for the religion of the Dragon races, Draconic Ascension. The City of Gods is artifically closer to the draconic plane, and as such the influence of the dragon gods permeates through the place. This enables certain individuals to access the powers of those who have ascended before, and furthermore more easily enables the ascension into god form. It is not uncommon to hear the words or feel the influence of these gods on your body and mind while in the City of Gods, especially if you are of interest to them. Both those of great favor and great animosity can be in grave danger if the gods sense their presence.
The City of Gods is the oldest known metropolis in history and even dragons struggle remembering its complicated origin and history. The stories that are remembered is that the City of Gods was originally the capital of not just Belays Citadel, but the entirity of all planes of existence, originating as the very core of influence across all planes and realms. However, during a war between the dragons and their ancient enemy, now forgotten to them, to reduce their power, the City of Gods was cast from the centre of existence into the continent of Kairn, where most dragons congregated when in the mortal realm. Here the dragons made their new home and as they were removed from the other planes, their enemy made them forget its existence, eventually leaving the dragons without a need to return to the centre of existence.
However, the City of Gods could not simply stay on the continent of Kairn. During these times, long before the time of the Holy Empire of Man, there were often raids and incursions into the lands of dragons. Stories of ancient artifacts, forbidden treasures and mortifying secrets all led dastardly elves, dwarves, orcs and even tieflings to attempt to steal from dragons. Most failed, but some succeeded, occasionally even killing dragonkin. Eventually, the influence of dragons was weakened drastically and there were no more dragons able to ascend, their lives and prospects cut short time and time again. At this time Belays rose to power and restored the draconic race to its greatness. However, as he fell to the ancient enemy of the dragons, an enemy they could not see or remember, at a last action, to prevent dragons from ever being exposed in the manner they were he moved the entirity of the city to the back of the gigantic dragon turtle, already the place of the eternal citadel.
Dragon's Breath - Famous Blacksmith Touch of Gods - One of the few commercial Runesmiths Wind or Sea - Huge alchemist shop Brazen Booze - Licquer store, also sells poisons Belays' Plunder - Store with powerful magic weapons Tinkerer's Haven - Store with hextech materials
Altar of Gods - Main Temple of Draconic Ascension
Dragon's Hoard - Fortified Vault possessing many magical items
Eternal Abyss - A bottomless pit said to contain the end of the world
The Spire - An incredibly tall magical tower
Belays' Chains - An inescapable prison
Citadel of the Lost - A large citadel reserved for maddened and gray dragons. Gray guards it.
Wayfarers Respite - An inn for foreigners and no fights or arrests are allowed
Wayfarers Resort - A brawling ring to settle grievances outside draconic law
Agonis the Cursed Blade - A sword buried in a stone. Whoever wields it is said to bring about the apocalypse
Court of Gods - The political arena where all votes are held
Arbitrers of Gods - Smaller, magic immune area where votes are assigned and validated
Belays' Judgement - Courthouse for Grand matters of Law
Belays' Sanctuary - Belays' resting place
The Pantheon - The Ascended Dragons rest and are conferred with here
Laise Farr - A silver dragon seer
Gallar Fankenheim - Genius Gnome
Nittin Oiler - Renowned Copper Dragon Artist
Faerlyn Seltak - Powerful Multichromatic Dragon Mage
Centellia the Armored - Powerful Green Dragon Fighter
Xay of the Pride - Powerful Dragonborn Warrior
Vay of the Pride - Powerful Dragonborn Mage
Ray of the Pride - Powerful Dragonborn Trickster
Garethvale the Crowned - Ancient Gold Dragon - Leader of the Defence Alliance
Zinnaver the Rich - Ancient Black Dragon - Leader of the Alliance of the Claw
Zellevar Ixallen Burretan - Ancient Red Dragon - Leader of the Liberation Alliance
Gray - An incredibly powerful and ancient Gray Dragon
Tasty Sharp - Leader of Kobolds, Awakened
Figgar of Belays - Head Priest of the Belays cult
Niumer - Head Priest of Draconic Ascesion