Ducas

The capital city on the continent of Desvela. Ducas is home to the continent's royalty.

History
Despite being a capital city, Ducas does not have a long-reaching history: the city is young. Ducas spans back perhaps only 60 years, and was purpose-built to be a hextech superpower and a home for the continent's royalty (who previously resided in the former capital city Madriga).

Geography
Ducas is landlocked, and the city layout is perfectly circular. The palace is located in the very centre of the city, and the city's major roads move straight outward from it, like spokes of a wheel or rays of the sun. The economic and social gradient in Ducas is plain to see, with the city becoming wealthier and more luxurious as one moves closer towards the centre.

Inhabitants
Being that Ducas is the capital city of Desvela, the city's population is vast and varied. Humans and gnomes are likely the two most populous races, but one would not struggle to find people of just about any race.

The Ducasi upper crust are generally magically gifted and are known as 'The Golden' - a name stemming from rumours that in addition to being metaphorically blue-blooded, the Ducasi royal family quite literally has golden blood.

Fashion
The citizens of Ducas favour gauzy, diaphonous chiffon, draped loosely and formlessly but accented with elaborate, interlaced filigree; twisting pieces of metal interlock around them to cinch in their waists or ornament their shoulders and arms. The wealthier one is, the more intricate and the more likely these accent pieces are to be made of precious metals. Gold is, of course, the highest favoured, but most citizens wear copper or brass. Ducasi fashion sense is based on the principle of contrast; airy fabrics flowing under solid metal pieces.

Headpieces of similar twisting metal and draped cloth are in vogue on women at the moment, evocative of the newly designed Ducasi royal crown: a solid gold, spired affair, with opaque cloth that falls to cover the young queen's face and obscure all but her nose and mouth. The crown is a protective piece as much as a fashionable one: it is said that the queen is overblessed by Sune, and anyone who locks eyes with her majesty falls hopelessly and irrevocably in love with her, lost eternally in slavish devotion. Many of the city find the idea of this to be romantic and seek to emulate the look, though as most don't have servants to guide them wherever they go, the cloth on their headpieces is translucent chiffon.

- body modification, porcelain and metal limb replacements.

Military
Being both the hextech capital of the world and the heart of the magistocracy, Ducas is a stronghold of military might both physical and magical.

Notable locations

 * The Mages' Guild
 * The Palace
 * House Navrael