Editing Setting:Unified Setting/Sergal (section)

==Culture==

While most of Sergal Culture is oriented towards the military, this is not always the case.

===Silvorum===

[[Vilous#Silvoran_Empire|Silvorum]] remains the capital of the Empire, built by Rain's decree and the labor of tens of thousands. It sits sheltered from the wind in a steep-walled valley, near rich and deep mining deposits. Vilous sports few truly large cities, and so Silvorum is a hub of trade and workshop industry for the whole empire.  Silvorum is by far the most beautiful city of the empire, coated entirely in mosaics and built using only the finest of materials.  This was Rain's city, and she wanted it to be as glorious as her reign.  In the center of the city lies a circular courtyard surrounding the great clan houses, a monument in the shape of an obelisk to the many sergal victories in warfare in the very center. A kind of hobby among the working class is the mosaic: Pottery is cheap, as is grout. In Silvorum this art has reached a pinnacle of form, and artists can gain a kind of anonymous fame. No one is allowed to interfere with a citizen creating a mosaic, no matter the contents. Whether or not the mosaic is immediately covered by another is something else entirely. This ancient practice, while less prestigious before the creation of Silvorum, was popular enough to even deflect Rain's attempts to regulate it.

===Architecture===

Sergal buildings are composed are large blocks made of cheap clay. Most towns have low, squarish dwellings, but they are decorated by thin spires and mosaic designs. The arched front doors are often accentuated by a small spire above them, calling attention to the entrance.