Andika



The Outlaw City of Andika (アンディカ) was a floating island city that housed those that were labeled as "heretics" by the Holy Church. It was secretly run by the church in order to make an example of those that would go against its teachings.

The island itself was actually an Artifact that was created to seal a gigantic monster known as the "Divine Beast Leviathan".

Layout
Andika was located approximately 500 kilometers from the continent's nearest coast.

The city was atop a mysterious floating island that was roughly heptagonal in shape. The city itself was circular and split into three rings, outer, middle, and inner. The further from the innermost layer one was, the seedier the district.

The outermost ring was split into seven districts and each had its own unique traits. Going clockwise from the north, they were the Avid District, which served as Andika’s main port, the Gradd District, which was known for its sandy beaches and was filled with inns and bars, the Arcadia District, the Night District, which was full of small-scale casinos, the Gadaf District, which held the city’s gladiator rings, the Arrogan District, which was known for its craftsmen and workshops, and the Luthria District.

Wealth tended to gather in the center of the city, known as the "Central District". It was filled with so many flashy buildings. While the buildings were mostly wood, the central district’s main street was paved in marble. The adjacent buildings had all been painted white to match the color scheme, giving the entire area an air of nobility. At the center of the district stood the palace that was home to the Devault family that ruled Andika. Three spires jutted out from a spot around three hundred meters from the center of the palace.

Although Andika was built on top a floating island, the land extended a few hundred meters down into the water. There were plenty of valuable mineral resources to be mined there, which lead to extensive network of tunnels being built underneath the city over the years, and the mine shafts were now a veritable maze. If someone dug so deep they hit the sea, water didn’t rush into the tunnels. Instead, the sea remained where it was, held back by some invisible barrier. Most holes were at least covered with iron grilles to prevent monsters from getting in.

Deep within the labyrinth of tunnels that extended beneath Andika, directly underneath where the royal palace was, lay a vast dome-shaped room that was made out of marble, and a detailed magic circle was engraved onto the floor. An altar stood in the circle’s center, and a giant obelisk thrust its way out from the altar’s base. Around it wound a spiral staircase. The most noticeable feature was that it contained tiny fragments of a large fresco that had spanned the room’s walls and ceiling. It depicted the Leviathan that was sealed beneath the city, and that restoring the fresco would revive it.

Ideology
The majority of Andika's citizens had a "live and let live" mindset. As they were considered to be heretics by the Holy Church, they did not follow their religion and lived their lives they way they wanted to. Even so, most people tended to only look out for themselves due to many of the dangers that resided within the city, but they generally lived peaceful and happy lives.

Notable People

 * Baharl Devault (Ruler)
 * Diene Devault
 * Meiru Melusine
 * Chris
 * Kiara Wanda
 * Vera Wanda
 * Marcus Wanda
 * Kipson
 * Reej†
 * Ace†
 * Kelvin†
 * Davy Consman†

Note: †; deceased

Trivia

 * Andika is currently the largest known Artifact to have ever existed.