Chronasis is the capital of Thalassai on Xolterra and gives its name to the surrounding region. Thalena is its archon.
Geography and layout
White stone buildings, columns, domes and spires line the tiled streets. Celestial patterns decorate the city, and violet and silver vegetation grows among its buildings and along the approaches.
Tall bridges cross an extensive network of waterways. Merchant ships travel through the city with the help of hull artifacts and water mages. Windweavers serve the city. Plantations and irrigated farmland surround Chronasis.
Dark essence towers interrupt the white buildings. The largest tower stands in the western district near the chronoberry plantations. Workers organize essence cores there, and a suspended artifact in its central chamber continuously charges them.
Chronasis is the capital of Thalassai on Xolterra and gives its name to the surrounding region. Thalena is its archon, assisted by the chronarcs.
Geography and layout
White stone buildings, columns, domes and spires line the tiled streets. Celestial patterns decorate the city, and violet and silver vegetation grows among its buildings and along the approaches. Stella Aeterna, the palace, stands on elevated ground beneath a large rounded dome.
An extensive network of waterways runs beneath tall bridges. Merchant ships travel along them with the help of artifacts embedded in their hulls and water mages. Windweavers use docks near the palace. Roads connect Chronasis with Pyrenis and Thalmyris, and a river also carries traffic between Chronasis and Pyrenis.
Plantations and irrigated farmland surround the city. Residential districts have open courtyards where children play, while carts and vendors display goods along the streets.
Economy and daily life
Purple chronoberries are a prized local crop exported from Chronasis. The city imports volcanic ice cream from Pyrenis and skylorn milk from Aetherion, serving them in shops and diners. Essence lights illuminate the streets in the evening; restaurants and street musicians serve the people walking through the city.
Dark essence towers interrupt the white buildings. The largest tower stands in the western district near the chronoberry plantations. Workers organize essence cores there, and a suspended artifact in its central chamber continuously charges them.
Government and institutions
Stella Aeterna houses the archon's office and the work of the chronarcs in its governing wing. Other parts of the palace contain a library, lounges and baths. Beneath the palace, Cyrena directs the Nexus Research Center. Its researchers study an ancient gate and develop communication devices using crystalline arrays and other magical equipment.
The Chronasis Colosseum hosts trials, competitions and training in combat and magic, with elevated seating for spectators and training grounds nearby. A magic school has broad white halls, archways and practice courtyards, and a military academy trains soldiers. Celestial observatories study the stars.
Sonata Aeterna hosts orchestras and operas. Its performance space has balconies and stadium seating, and musicians accompany their instruments with magical light and color.
History
Orin founded Chronasis above an already existing gate. The chamber around the gate predates Thalassai's construction there.
Pyrathalor's attack
Pyrathalor, the god of fire and frost, attacked Thalena north of Chronasis. The city's protective barriers held while the land outside was scorched and torn apart. Cyrena's containment barriers and Naryon and Calythos's water and earth magic helped contain him. Repairs to the damaged ground began after his capture.
Chronasis is the capital of Thalassai on Xolterra and gives its name to the surrounding region. Cassian is its archon, assisted by the chronarcs.
Geography and layout
White stone buildings, columns, domes and spires line the tiled streets. Celestial patterns decorate the city, and violet and silver vegetation grows among its buildings and along the approaches. Stella Aeterna, the palace, stands on elevated ground beneath a large rounded dome.
An extensive network of waterways runs beneath tall bridges. Merchant ships travel along them with the help of artifacts embedded in their hulls and water mages. Windweavers use docks near the palace. Roads connect Chronasis with Pyrenis and Thalmyris, and a river also carries traffic between Chronasis and Pyrenis.
Plantations and irrigated farmland surround the city. Residential districts have open courtyards where children play, while carts and vendors display goods along the streets.
Economy and daily life
Purple chronoberries are a prized local crop exported from Chronasis. The city imports volcanic ice cream from Pyrenis and skylorn milk from Aetherion, serving them in shops and diners. Essence lights illuminate the streets in the evening; restaurants and street musicians serve the people walking through the city.
Dark essence towers interrupt the white buildings. The largest tower stands in the western district near the chronoberry plantations. Workers organize essence cores there, and a suspended artifact in its central chamber continuously charges them.
Government and institutions
Stella Aeterna houses the archon's office and the work of the chronarcs in its governing wing. Other parts of the palace contain a library, lounges and baths. Beneath the palace, Cyrena directs the Nexus Research Center. Its researchers study an ancient gate and develop communication devices using crystalline arrays and other magical equipment.
The Chronasis Colosseum hosts trials, competitions and training in combat and magic, with elevated seating for spectators and training grounds nearby. A magic school has broad white halls, archways and practice courtyards, and a military academy trains soldiers. Celestial observatories study the stars.
Sonata Aeterna hosts orchestras and operas. Its performance space has balconies and stadium seating, and musicians accompany their instruments with magical light and color.
History
Orin founded Chronasis above an already existing gate. The chamber around the gate predates Thalassai's construction there.
Pyrathalor's attack
Pyrathalor, the god of fire and frost, attacked Thalena north of Chronasis. The city's protective barriers held while the land outside was scorched and torn apart. Cyrena's containment barriers and Naryon and Calythos's water and earth magic helped contain him. Repairs to the damaged ground began after his capture.
Virel's invasion and Ozaith's attack
Virel led fighters through the darkness toward Chronasis to defeat Thalena and recover Pyrathalor. Civilians evacuated to Aetherion or Thalcoris. Nahm descended to fight Lunorax, whose overload devastated the surrounding fields. Tazarin and Silas shielded the city while earth mages stabilized its foundations.
Ozaith summoned an asteroid after Thalena refused his demand for worship. Cassian killed him, and Thalena used Pyrathalor's core to consume the descending asteroid in a black hole. Chronasis survived, with cracked streets and damaged grounds, and Stella Aeterna remained standing. Thalena vanished after returning to the palace.
The archons and regional leaders elected Cassian archon of time at the Celestial Nexus. He directed earth and water mages to repair villages and restore the surrounding soil, and expanded defense training. Thalena left him in office when she returned.
Chronasis is the capital of Thalassai on Xolterra and gives its name to the surrounding region. Cassian is its archon, assisted by the chronarcs.
Geography and layout
White stone buildings, columns, domes and spires line the tiled streets. Celestial patterns decorate the city, and violet and silver vegetation grows among its buildings and along the approaches. Stella Aeterna, the palace, stands on elevated ground beneath a large rounded dome.
An extensive network of waterways runs beneath tall bridges. Merchant ships travel along them with the help of artifacts embedded in their hulls and water mages. Windweavers use docks near the palace. Roads connect Chronasis with Pyrenis and Thalmyris, and a river also carries traffic between Chronasis and Pyrenis.
Plantations and irrigated farmland surround the city. Residential districts have open courtyards where children play, while carts and vendors display goods along the streets.
Economy and daily life
Purple chronoberries are a prized local crop exported from Chronasis. The city imports volcanic ice cream from Pyrenis and skylorn milk from Aetherion, serving them in shops and diners. Essence lights illuminate the streets in the evening; restaurants and street musicians serve the people walking through the city.
Dark essence towers interrupt the white buildings. The largest tower stands in the western district near the chronoberry plantations. Workers organize essence cores there, and a suspended artifact in its central chamber continuously charges them.
Government and institutions
Stella Aeterna houses the archon's office and the work of the chronarcs in its governing wing. Other parts of the palace contain a library, lounges and baths. Beneath the palace, Cyrena directs the Nexus Research Center. Its researchers study an ancient gate and develop communication devices using crystalline arrays and other magical equipment.
The Chronasis Colosseum hosts trials, competitions and training in combat and magic, with elevated seating for spectators and training grounds nearby. A magic school has broad white halls, archways and practice courtyards, and a military academy trains soldiers. Celestial observatories study the stars.
Sonata Aeterna hosts orchestras and operas. Its performance space has balconies and stadium seating, and musicians accompany their instruments with magical light and color.
History
Orin founded Chronasis above an already existing gate. The chamber around the gate predates Thalassai's construction there.
Pyrathalor's attack
Pyrathalor, the god of fire and frost, attacked Thalena north of Chronasis. The city's protective barriers held while the land outside was scorched and torn apart. Cyrena's containment barriers and Naryon and Calythos's water and earth magic helped contain him. Repairs to the damaged ground began after his capture.
Virel's invasion and Ozaith's attack
Virel led fighters through the darkness toward Chronasis to defeat Thalena and recover Pyrathalor. Civilians evacuated to Aetherion or Thalcoris. Nahm descended to fight Lunorax, whose overload devastated the surrounding fields. Tazarin and Silas shielded the city while earth mages stabilized its foundations.
Ozaith summoned an asteroid after Thalena refused his demand for worship. Cassian killed him, and Thalena used Pyrathalor's core to consume the descending asteroid in a black hole. Chronasis survived, with cracked streets and damaged grounds, and Stella Aeterna remained standing. Thalena vanished after returning to the palace.
The archons and regional leaders elected Cassian archon of time at the Celestial Nexus. He directed earth and water mages to repair villages and restore the surrounding soil, and expanded defense training. Thalena left him in office when she returned.
Gate expeditions continued from the Nexus Research Center while Stella Aeterna was being repaired. Jareth's activator opened the gate for a limited period, and ropes connected the expedition to the chamber.
Chronasis is the capital of Thalassai on Xolterra and gives its name to the surrounding region. Cassian is its archon, assisted by the chronarcs.
Geography and layout
White stone buildings, columns, domes and spires line the tiled streets. Celestial patterns decorate the city, and violet and silver vegetation grows among its buildings and along the approaches. Stella Aeterna, the palace, stands on elevated ground beneath a large rounded dome.
An extensive network of waterways runs beneath tall bridges. Merchant ships travel along them with the help of artifacts embedded in their hulls and water mages. Windweavers use docks near the palace. Roads connect Chronasis with Pyrenis and Thalmyris, and a river also carries traffic between Chronasis and Pyrenis.
Plantations and irrigated farmland surround the city. Residential districts have open courtyards where children play, while carts and vendors display goods along the streets.
Economy and daily life
Purple chronoberries are a prized local crop exported from Chronasis. The city imports volcanic ice cream from Pyrenis and skylorn milk from Aetherion, serving them in shops and diners. Essence lights illuminate the streets in the evening; restaurants and street musicians serve the people walking through the city.
Dark essence towers interrupt the white buildings. The largest tower stands in the western district near the chronoberry plantations. Workers organize essence cores there, and a suspended artifact in its central chamber continuously charges them.
Government and institutions
Stella Aeterna houses the archon's office and the work of the chronarcs in its governing wing. Other parts of the palace contain a library, lounges and baths. Beneath the palace, Cyrena directs the Nexus Research Center. Its researchers study an ancient gate and develop communication devices using crystalline arrays and other magical equipment.
The Chronasis Colosseum hosts trials, competitions and training in combat and magic, with elevated seating for spectators and training grounds nearby. A magic school has broad white halls, archways and practice courtyards, and a military academy trains soldiers. Celestial observatories study the stars.
Sonata Aeterna hosts orchestras and operas. Its performance space has balconies and stadium seating, and musicians accompany their instruments with magical light and color.
Cassian moved frequent archon meetings from the Celestial Nexus to a domed circular hall on the outskirts. It stands on the repaired site of Thalena's battle with Pyrathalor, surrounded by an artificial river connected to the city's waterways. Fish, flowers and regrowing forest occupy the recovered land. Inside, tiered seating surrounds an obsidian table shaped like intertwined stars beneath star shaped essence lights.
Railway
A train built by Thalena and Jareth connects Chronasis to Irrathis. Its track begins on the hill behind Stella Aeterna. Aether artifacts, essence propulsion engines and magnetic effects move the train along the guarded line.
History
Orin founded Chronasis above an already existing gate. The chamber around the gate predates Thalassai's construction there.
Thalena's rebuilding
As Helena, Thalena killed the archon Kairessa and officials who had uncovered her erased history. She destroyed their record of it before leaving. Shockwaves from her rapid flight shattered glass and shook buildings across Chronasis. She then blamed other regions for the attack, helping start the internal war. The other regions fought to seize Chronasis and its resources.
After leading the army that united Thalassai and withdrawing from public life, she returned under the name Thalena. She served the old archon as an advisor before being elected archon of time. She appointed the chronarcs and remodeled Chronasis after the white city of Jazarel, polishing its streets and expanding its waterways. She rebuilt the Palace of Time as Stella Aeterna, commissioned the colosseum and observatories, and expanded the gate chamber into the Nexus Research Center.
Pyrathalor's attack
Pyrathalor, the god of fire and frost, attacked Thalena north of Chronasis. The city's protective barriers held while the land outside was scorched and torn apart. Cyrena's containment barriers and Naryon and Calythos's water and earth magic helped contain him. Repairs to the damaged ground began after his capture.
Virel's invasion and Ozaith's attack
Virel led fighters through the darkness toward Chronasis to defeat Thalena and recover Pyrathalor. Civilians evacuated to Aetherion or Thalcoris. Nahm descended to fight Lunorax, whose overload devastated the surrounding fields. Tazarin and Silas shielded the city while earth mages stabilized its foundations.
Ozaith summoned an asteroid after Thalena refused his demand for worship. Cassian killed him, and Thalena used Pyrathalor's core to consume the descending asteroid in a black hole. Chronasis survived, with cracked streets and damaged grounds, and Stella Aeterna remained standing. Thalena vanished after returning to the palace.
The archons and regional leaders elected Cassian archon of time at the Celestial Nexus. He directed earth and water mages to repair villages and restore the surrounding soil, and expanded defense training. Thalena left him in office when she returned.
Gate expeditions continued from the Nexus Research Center while Stella Aeterna was being repaired. Jareth's activator opened the gate for a limited period, and ropes connected the expedition to the chamber.
Chronasis is the capital of Thalassai on Xolterra and gives its name to the surrounding region. Cassian is its archon, assisted by the chronarcs.
Geography and layout
White stone buildings, columns, domes and spires line the tiled streets. Celestial patterns decorate the city, and violet and silver vegetation grows among its buildings and along the approaches. Stella Aeterna, the palace, stands on elevated ground beneath a large rounded dome.
An extensive network of waterways runs beneath tall bridges. Merchant ships travel along them with the help of artifacts embedded in their hulls and water mages. Windweavers use docks near the palace. Roads connect Chronasis with Pyrenis and Thalmyris, and a river also carries traffic between Chronasis and Pyrenis.
Plantations and irrigated farmland surround the city. Residential districts have open courtyards where children play, while carts and vendors display goods along the streets.
Economy and daily life
Purple chronoberries are a prized local crop exported from Chronasis. The city imports volcanic ice cream from Pyrenis and skylorn milk from Aetherion, serving them in shops and diners. Essence lights illuminate the streets in the evening; restaurants and street musicians serve the people walking through the city.
Dark essence towers interrupt the white buildings. The largest tower stands in the western district near the chronoberry plantations. Workers organize essence cores there, and a suspended artifact in its central chamber continuously charges them.
Government and institutions
Stella Aeterna houses the archon's office and the work of the chronarcs in its governing wing. Other parts of the palace contain a library, lounges and baths. Beneath the palace, Cyrena directs the Nexus Research Center. Its researchers study an ancient gate and develop communication devices using crystalline arrays and other magical equipment.
The Chronasis Colosseum hosts trials, competitions and training in combat and magic, with elevated seating for spectators and training grounds nearby. A magic school has broad white halls, archways and practice courtyards, and a military academy trains soldiers. Celestial observatories study the stars.
Sonata Aeterna hosts orchestras and operas. Its performance space has balconies and stadium seating, and musicians accompany their instruments with magical light and color.
Cassian moved frequent archon meetings from the Celestial Nexus to a domed circular hall on the outskirts. It stands on the repaired site of Thalena's battle with Pyrathalor, surrounded by an artificial river connected to the city's waterways. Fish, flowers and regrowing forest occupy the recovered land. Inside, tiered seating surrounds an obsidian table shaped like intertwined stars beneath star shaped essence lights.
Thalena serves as acting archon while Cassian is away, with Nethira and Arinella managing the city.
Railway
A train built by Thalena and Jareth connects Chronasis to Irrathis. Its track begins on the hill behind Stella Aeterna. Aether artifacts, essence propulsion engines and magnetic effects move the train along the guarded line.
History
Orin founded Chronasis above an already existing gate. The chamber around the gate predates Thalassai's construction there.
Thalena's rebuilding
As Helena, Thalena killed the archon Kairessa and officials who had uncovered her erased history. She destroyed their record of it before leaving. Shockwaves from her rapid flight shattered glass and shook buildings across Chronasis. She then blamed other regions for the attack, helping start the internal war. The other regions fought to seize Chronasis and its resources.
After leading the army that united Thalassai and withdrawing from public life, she returned under the name Thalena. She served the old archon as an advisor before being elected archon of time. She appointed the chronarcs and remodeled Chronasis after the white city of Jazarel, polishing its streets and expanding its waterways. She rebuilt the Palace of Time as Stella Aeterna, commissioned the colosseum and observatories, and expanded the gate chamber into the Nexus Research Center.
Pyrathalor's attack
Pyrathalor, the god of fire and frost, attacked Thalena north of Chronasis. The city's protective barriers held while the land outside was scorched and torn apart. Cyrena's containment barriers and Naryon and Calythos's water and earth magic helped contain him. Repairs to the damaged ground began after his capture.
Virel's invasion and Ozaith's attack
Virel led fighters through the darkness toward Chronasis to defeat Thalena and recover Pyrathalor. Civilians evacuated to Aetherion or Thalcoris. Nahm descended to fight Lunorax, whose overload devastated the surrounding fields. Tazarin and Silas shielded the city while earth mages stabilized its foundations.
Ozaith summoned an asteroid after Thalena refused his demand for worship. Cassian killed him, and Thalena used Pyrathalor's core to consume the descending asteroid in a black hole. Chronasis survived, with cracked streets and damaged grounds, and Stella Aeterna remained standing. Thalena vanished after returning to the palace.
The archons and regional leaders elected Cassian archon of time at the Celestial Nexus. He directed earth and water mages to repair villages and restore the surrounding soil, and expanded defense training. Thalena left him in office when she returned.
Gate expeditions continued from the Nexus Research Center while Stella Aeterna was being repaired. Jareth's activator opened the gate for a limited period, and ropes connected the expedition to the chamber.
Thalena's account
In Thalena's Shores of Eternity, Chronasis became deserted except for her and Lunorax. Lothar opened a passage from her office to the ruined imperial Chronasis.