Add in the old New World setting, circa 2010-2014

Locations/Western Kingdom/Coral City.txt

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+				Coral City
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+	Coral City sits at the southern end of the Arc River's western 
+delta, directly on the ocean on the whale coast. Coral City is the 
+largest city in the kingdom next to Throne (though Mast is definitely 
+the much more recognised city). Coral City is home not only to the 
+Royal Navy Headquarters, but also to a booming manufacturing sector. 
+Coral City is also known for its extensive civilian waterborne 
+industries, to include whaling, saltwater fishing, and others. The 
+Coral City Shipyards, alone, between the royal navy and the civilian 
+shipmakers, employ almost 15,000 personnel at their sprawling facility 
+just south of the Docks. The Royal Navy itself maintains an armada of 
+20 war ships, and 40 transport ships, here in the bay south of Coral 
+City, as well as the docks proper. Coral City is, also, largely 
+unaffected by the Royal Trading Company's corruption. The city, being 
+the only city on the coast to the south of Throne and north of the 
+southern border, is under military law. Therefore, the commanding 
+officer of the Royal Navy is also the commanding officer of the local 
+garrisons. And on top of that, the Royal Navy just happens to be 
+commanded by Crown Prince Archibald Braddock - the King's younger 
+brother, and a decided enemy of government corruption and the Royal 
+Trading Company itself. The Prince's loyalty to his brother, and his 
+country, are unfailing - but he is in constant disputes with his 
+brother over his involvement with the Trading Company.
+	Coral City's industrial sector consists, mostly, of shipbuilders, 
+textile manufacturers, and horse ranches. Much of the Royal Cavalry's 
+horses are born and trained in facilities locate inside, or just 
+outside of, Coral City. Much of the cloth that is sold in the kingdom 
+is spun or loomed in Coral City (the only supplier bigger than Coral 
+City is Mast, because it's closer to the foothills where wool is 
+shorn). The ships built in Coral City are made from woods harvested to 
+the south, around the gnollwood (a dangerous but profitable business - 
+the Gnollwood is home to some very prize varieties of wood), or floated 
+south down the Arc Delta from just south of the Elven Protectorate. And 
+then, of course, there is the useful and lucrative Whaling industry in 
+Coral City; Coral City is the nation's single largest provider of 
+animal fats and oils, whether for cooking, lighting, or lubrication.
+	Coral City also does not have the large and diverse bazaar that 
+Mast hosts, not being as central a point. However Coral City is the 
+launching point for all expeditions into parts unknown. Many 
+Adventurers come to Coral City clutching some ancient map, charter a 
+ship, and head off - some are never seen again, some return with booty 
+from some ancient island, others return empty handed and destitute. But 
+regardless, Coral City is every bit as much a hub for adventurers as 
+Mast, and therefore its marketplace - while smaller than Mast - is no 
+less diverse.
+	Coral City does, however, have a booming agricultural industry, 
+and is the breadbasket of much of the Kingdom. Not counting the seafood 
+brought in by its commercial fishermen, farmers around Coral City 
+produce a full 35% of the foodstuffs sold in the kingdom, as well as 
+those sent to the Army. The Arc River Delta provides many miles for 
+rice farmers to place down paddies, and the verdant fields along the 
+coast to the south provide mediterranean growing conditions for a 
+variety of fruits. The plains that are inland, just before the land 
+turns to scrub, are quite healthy. 
+	Coral City is also the embarkation/disembarkation point for 
+troops heading to and from the Long Watch and South Tower, if they are 
+coming from Throne or Northgate (as transfers often do). The Arc 
+River's western delta makes movements of troop columns through it 
+almost impossible, so they are often moved by ships by the Royal Navy, 
+making - again - Coral City a very important hub for military movements 
+inside the kingdom.