Karazen



 Karazen  is the largest city in the Southern region of Feratun. The population is approximately 1,896,000, making it the largest city on the subcontinent. Located along the Kishu River, Karazan contains five regions, split by lines in the four cardinal directions with a central area bisected by the Kishu River. Karazen has been a central city in Feratun since Feratun’s founding, where it was the original capital city.

History
Karazen was founded in 23 B.C.T. (Before Common Time) by the Lord Ruler Kita as a trading post to provide food and supplies to the growing state of Feratun. The area, not known for its farming, had been previously considered unsuitable for settlement, but was able to thrive by acting as a trading hub.

In the year 0 C.T., the invasion of Karazen began; the invasion ended in 3 C.T. with the removal of the Lord Ruler from power. The man planning to replace him, Mesu Kal, was killed three days after his ascension, leading to a forty-year period of unrest within the city. That period of unrest was ended when the Kurasam family, one of the oldest of the Great Families, took control of the city.

The Kurasam family has held Karazen since they took it over in 43 C.T., living in the old Lord Ruler’s palace in the central region of Karaven.

The southeast region of Karazen is known for its shanty-towns of non-magical people, generally orphans or people kicked out of their families.