New Celona

The Elven Confederacy operates a small colony in the new world, the existence of which is kept tightly under wraps. New Celona, as it is called, is a major producer of spices for the joint nation states and their trade network across the known world. New Celona is small even by Elven standards for cities, a plurality of various Elven people keeping the city working with almost no real contact with the homeland. The colony of New Celona is the first stable attempt at a colony outside the home continent of the Elves, an experiment undertaken by the joint nations. As such, the colony of New Celona lacks much of the beauty and almost sculpted appearance of a typical Elven city, as well as the typical culture found within the secluded homeland that many of the young pioneers once called home. Yak People are used for labor, picking and farming the land for its abundant spices and strange foodstuffs. Meanwhile, the Elves act as management of the over all goings-on of the colony itself. Because of this, although perhaps a bit strangely, the Yak People of New Celona are the land owning population, with Elven families living on the homesteads of the more hardy Yanshey. This does little to affect the joint culture of the parent and child species, however, with the Yak People seeing their Elven families as more than mere guests but even as cherished members of their own family, to be respected and listened to.

The Elves are committed to ensuring that their new colony remains undetected by the rest of the world until it succeeds, mostly out of fear that the other nations might view such an act as an attempt to build a larger empire, and attack. As such, any ships not baring Elven markings are seen as hostile intrusions on Elven waters and acted upon in a swift fashion. Due to its secretive nature and distant locale, New Celona has become a frequent stopping point for Elven Revenants away from home. The population has a general fear of the Confederacy’s willingness to pull the plug on what many view as their new home and, as such, New Celona has become known to the residents as “The City of Ghosts” for the regular comings and goings of the enigmatic “guests”. The capital building of New Celona is known as Bastion and has over the years grown into a stronghold for the Revenants, though more often than not it is empty due to the organizations frequent movements.