Kiritai

The city-state of Kiritai is one of the fifteen major civilizations that evacuated their capital cities to another plane of existence before The Downfall. Known for it's artists, glass and other ceramic products.

Geography and history
The city of Kiritai is built upon the Hands of Sharuh, suspended dozens of feet above sea level and the surrounding mangrove forest. While the city began on the archipelago, the dwindling farmland forced the fledgling city to seek alternate building sites. Though the stone pillars had been long considered either sacred or cursed, desperation drove the settlers to build their homes on the sides and peaks on the spires freeing much needed fertile land for farming. As years passed more and more buildings were erected on the pillars and a large network of bridges and ever larger dwellings spread across every pillar.

In time it became customary for the higher classes to live higher on the pillars while those lower on the pecking order had to resign themselves to live on the sandy barren islands. When the elves bought the secrets of glass-making with them even the sand became an usable resource as it proved exceedingly suitable for high grade glass thanks to its unique composition. Later on the city would become world renowned for its glassware and art as trade between the archipelago and the main continent became more common. During the years many triton refugees from Aradus fleeing the invading sahuagin were accepted with open arms into the growing city for their combat prowess and valuable fishing skills. Many tritons remained in the city even after the retaking of Aradus.