Caelum’s Landing is the capital city of the most prevalent nation and religion in the Relief, the Church of Caelum, which rose to power when Caelum Sol Orbis ascended to shield Fundus from the growing Miasma 1,000 years ago. Once known as Anfang, the city serves as the beating economic and cultural heart of the vast floating archipelagos that constitute the Relief. Caelum’s Landing is home to nearly 1,000,000 people of countless races and cultures. Caelum’s Landing boasts 1,000 square miles of developed areas, making it the largest city in Profundus.
The Oratory
The Oratory stands at the centre of Caelum’s Landing, a great spire serving as the seat of the Church of Caelum and the residence of the Exarch, Aura Sol Orbis. Here, hopeful acolytes train to become clerics in service to Caelum.
Ministerial Houses
North of Caelum’s Landing, the Ministerial Houses play host to the nation’s government; a council of elected ministers representing the many provinces under the Church’s jurisdiction. Their Chairman, Emil Hartmann serves as head of government.
Districts
The Cloud District is where Caelum’s Landing’s industry takes precedence. It lies north-east of the Oratory. At its centre can be found the main office, barracks and stables of the Inland Guard. Further east, resonance engines and other contraptions are constructed at Caelum’s Landing’s acclaimed steam factories, where airships can be seen departing from vast airfields.
The Sun District is the largest of Caelum’s Landing’s districts, where one can find residences and public services to sate any need. Inns always have beds and taverns always have beer. Street carts can be caught to travel anywhere on Fundus, and powered street lighting will keep your journey illuminated at night.
The Wind District is where shoppers and tourists can find the heart of the Relief’s commerce. South-west of the Oratory, it is commonplace to find the stalls of travelling merchants, workshops of craftsmen from all over the Relief, and skilled alchemists who can both heal and invigorate the most daring of adventurers.
To the south-west, vast rolling hills of patchwork farmland are cut in two by the Fountainhead Falls, which diffuses into the air when it reaches the shore, nourishing a perpetual rainbow below. To the east, the industrial, residential and commercial districts of Caelum’s Landing are framed by the Dawnroot Forest where the Dawnroot Druids protect the River’s sacred source.
Fundus’ nearest neighbours, such as Tenebrae’s Refuge and Ingenium are connected by a network of powered cable cars and zip lines. The Church’s territories are also connected by teleportation circles, generously established by the mages of Caelum’s Landing University. All of the Church’s territories are governed or supervised by a Prefect, appointed by the Church.