Bruce
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Guy Haley:
I'm curious: in The Emperor's Railroad, Charleston is described as "the second city in Virginia," and the future kingdom or empire of Virginia is described as "on both sides of the mountains." I take from this that the future Virginia occupies territory in both modern Virginia and West Virginia. So my question is, what's the first city of Virginia? Where does the emperor rule from?
Guy Haley
The kingdom occupies territory in and around the modern two Virginias. Under the Emperor it grew much bigger, but was stripped of most of its empire after the League War. There is no current emperor, but a king, and he has little power being heavily overseen by the angels of the Eastern League of Dreaming cities. The towns of Virginia currently manage most of their own affairs.
Richmond was destroyed at the end of the Days Gone Before, and no longer exists. The major coastal towns of Virginia as we know them today are largely underwater owing to changes in sea levels. The current capital is at Hopewell. This is near the site of modern day Hopewell, outside Richmond on the James River, but the old settlement is also underwater. As rivers are so important for trade in this era, as they were in the past, most of the major cities are to be found where they are navigable. I hope that answers your question.
Richmond was destroyed at the end of the Days Gone Before, and no longer exists. The major coastal towns of Virginia as we know them today are largely underwater owing to changes in sea levels. The current capital is at Hopewell. This is near the site of modern day Hopewell, outside Richmond on the James River, but the old settlement is also underwater. As rivers are so important for trade in this era, as they were in the past, most of the major cities are to be found where they are navigable. I hope that answers your question.
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