"there is peace in the swamp, though the quiet is death." - Bret Harte
Description
Pallas is known as the floating city for a reason. Located at the base of a valley, all of the rivers that run through the entire country of Kratos swell here. They form what can only be considered a large swamp, filled with seaweed, pond fronds, and lilypads. Each temple is located on its own unique patch of land, each building and house grouped together on other pieces of land. Each of these earthen parcels float on top of the water that fills the valley.
Pallas is also known as the city of the gods. It contains the temples for every god and goddess worshiped by all of the Kratos' people, except for Helius (whose temple is in Zelus) & Aquos (whose temple is in Styx). This city is filled with the most spiritual kalons of the country, ranging from the high priestess/priest, to the scribes who write the holy texts, to the simple temple servants.
Pallas is also known as the city of the gods. It contains the temples for every god and goddess worshiped by all of the Kratos' people, except for Helius (whose temple is in Zelus) & Aquos (whose temple is in Styx). This city is filled with the most spiritual kalons of the country, ranging from the high priestess/priest, to the scribes who write the holy texts, to the simple temple servants.
History
Pallas was once nothing but a bog, a swamp, inhabited by all sorts of slithering and scaly creatures. The water was so dark and murky, the plant life so thick, no one dared venture into the valley which held the marshlands. That is, until Priestess Pallasina, who claimed she had been sent a vision from the gods and that they would bless the valley and turn it into a thriving city, a place for their worship. Many thought she was crazy, even her trusted counterparts refused to go with her, and so she entered the marsh alone. But she was not alone at all, for it is said she truly did have the gods on her side, and they entered with her, protecting her from any and all harm for her loyalty. No one save for Pallasina herself knows exactly what happened down there, but six months went by without anyone hearing from her before she returned. The horrific creatures that had called the swamp their home had all been slain, given to the gods as offerings, she had cleared the area well enough that it was no longer an unforgiving maze, and she had begun to build the first temple. After that, no one doubted her. All of the priests and priestesses, the temple servants, the religious scribes, everyon spiritual followed her in the building of the beautiful temples that made up the great city.