Raptured Falls

Home town of the Fen, Raptured Falls is one of the oldest cities in Laryia and the original mining town. Carved into a portion of the World Fissure, Raptured Falls is a great place to visit...

As long as one keeps their valuables close.

History
To attempt to explain the history of Raptured Falls would be a futile effort. Being one of the earliest established settlements, their history can fill libraries. And so long has it existed that one can never be sure where the line between truth and falsehoods lie. Brief summaries are more apt, such as how the town was founded supposedly due to Indigo, a Terra who sundered the very earth and found water, valuable gems and plants growing in the usually arid wastes of the continent of Ti'lah. From there, the city was slowly built up, until modern times, where it sits as a metropolis built into the very canyon of the earth. So large is Raptured Falls that if someone were to attempt to cross it from one end to the other, it would take days.

Elementalists are abundant in Raptured Falls, though mainly that of the Earth variety. For the houses, shops and more are carved directly from stone and into the canyon walls. They occupy the majority of the town, always attempting to craft expansions to their rapidly growing settlement, all while using both a combination of brute strength and their powers to dig up valuable ore, dye and other resources to feed the demand from the rest of the world. From there, Fen craftsmen create produced items such as colored shirts, dyed thread and even jewellery. All of these went contested for who-knows how many years, but when the settlement of Svaltatrind came up, it was the start of the war for two mining cities. While the Gruves are known for their extremely high standards of quality, the Fen are focused on finding rare objects within their lands. Objects which cannot be compared to, and craftsmanship that may not equal in quality, but are more than capable of meeting the impossibly high demand from the rest of Laryia.

A city forced around the environment, Raptured Falls is an impossible marvel of a settlement. One which garners awe-inspiring looks even after repeated visits, and services for anything you need available... if one knows where to look.

The Stygian Academy of Natural History
With their city being literally built into the very earth and an abundance of Terras in their midst, it was only a matter of time before artifacts were uncovered. Artifacts and evidences of the years long past. As more were found, an educational institute was eventually set up to further these studies, allowing research to be documented for the academics in Raptured Falls to attempted to solve the endless puzzle that is the past. From this, the historians hoped to be able to locate those things lost to time. But as the years wind on, those not involved in the field can only wonder if it is a futile endeavor; grasping at ghostly straws of the past when the future remains theirs to shape.

Wa'ondias
Also known as the 'Water of Healing' in the Fen's natural tongue, explorers far and wide come to drink from this sacred well, believing that it can cure any disease. Supposedly founded by Indigo during his sundering of the earth, this somehow endless spring has fed the people of Raptured Falls for generations. And is a sacred site to the often un-religious race. Yet, any outsider attempting to steal this water to sell or move out of Raptured Falls is quickly delivered a very swift, and very public, execution.

Indigo, the Herald of Life
An ancient figure, revered like a religious icon by the Fen in Raptured Falls, it is said that Indigo sundered the earth and allowed Raptured Falls to flourish. However, depictions of him vary from the years, and any nugget of truth present within the countless tales are subject to interpretation.