Amber Square

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- Frederic Scorch Amber Square (Originally called Gōrudo) is a town within in Kingdom of Mistral on the continent of Anima. The town is known for having a medium sized port and for their receiving of cargo from around the continent. The cargo docks include large-scale container handling facilities, indicating that the port handles large quantities of goods on a frequent basis.

Surrounding the town is a fresh body of water which leads into two rivers, the Golden and the Hareta Mizu. Further inland, the town is surrounded by two large forrest, the Lotus and Higanbana as well as a fort, Fort Dawn.

Layout
The town of Amber Square is divided into multiple sectors, having a coastal district, an upper-class district, an industrial district, an agricultural district and a residential district.

Suburbs
The suburbs of the city are home to several different citizens of the town most notably the Scorch and Ignis Families. This is where a grand majority of the population lives and is similar to the landscape of Patch. The suburbs also contains a small portion of the Hareta Mizu river which flows deeper into the continent.

Lesser Downtown
The Lesser Downtown is often viewed as a series of strip malls, homes and other small businesses, similar to Vale's commercial district. The Lesser Downtown includes numerous shops for the public catering to a variety of lifestyles and interests befitting its vibrant and diverse culture. Most notably is the Ignis PI Headquarters.

Higanbana Forrest
The Higanbana Forrest is a large forrest surrounding Amber Square which has the Hareta Mizu flow through it as well. The Forrest is known to house Grimm as well as a small outpost meant for the city.

Fort Dawn
Fort Dawn was an old fort from the Great War. It was since refitted to act as the main line of defense against a Grimm invasion for the inland. The fort has an old rustic design and is outfitted with several cannons and weaponry made up of local militia lead by a few huntsmen.

Great War
The town of Gōrudo was used as a way for Mistral to use supplies and as a forward outpost for the small strip that forms the center of Anima. Fort Dawn was established and attacked several times by the armies of Vale. The commanding officer of the fort eventually used Grimm to fend off the invading armies by letting them loss into the Higanbana Forrest. However, this would prove less than effective as soon, Grimm entered the town and fort on several occasions.

Following the end of the Great War, local militia groups began were formed and began to use it as a way to keep its citizens safe from the Grimm.

Team AMER
Following their graduation, a team of huntsmen from Haven Academy known as Team AMER began to inhabit the city. The four proved noble and began local heroes of the city, protecting its citizens from criminals, Grimm and even forming a Private Investigator company.

The team also reenforced several business and in total, made the town a much safer place to live and with that, a better trade city for the kingdom of Mistral.

Assault on Gōrudo
Years after team AMER moved into the town, a Grimm assault came onto the town. The attack was contained to only the suburbs with other huntsmen arriving to help. However during the attack, Abraham and Rouge Scorch were killed by the leader of the attack, Lord Onyx. With the attack, dozens of homes were destroyed and half of the suburbs were burned to the ground. Fort Dawn was also heavily damaged in the attack and thus began reconstruction period.

Since the assault, the town has rebuilt itself and continues to operate. The citizens even built a memorial of Abraham and Rouge in both the town square and on the island, now known as Scorch Island were the two were buried.

Law Enforcement
A considerable amount of law enforcement resides in the city. Most of it is working police forces both others can choose to enter the Ignis PI department which is lead by Mason and Evie Ignis and other huntsmen from around the world, mainly from Haven. Other forms of law enforcement is the local military groups around the town, mainly the one stationed and headquartered at Fort Dawn.

Law Enforcement is also mainly lead by huntsmen most notably, Mason Ignis, the leader and founder of the Ignis PI.

Notable Residents

 * Abraham Scorch (Deceased)
 * Rouge Scorch (Deceased)
 * Isaac Scorch
 * Frederic Scorch (Emigrated)
 * Mason Ignis
 * Evie Ignis
 * Ember Ignis (Emigrated)
 * Solomon Noir (Emigrated)
 * Olive Pine

Trivia

 * Amber Sqaure's original name was Gōrudo.
 * Gōrudo is Japanese for Gold fitting into Mistral's name theme of East culture.
 * Amber Square is one of the oldest cities in Mistral and has been updated and rebuilt with time.
 * The Hareta Mizu river means "Sunny Water" in Japanese. The river also stretches through most of the town.
 * It received its name from how the sun glimmers off of the water during sunrise according to Amber Square history books.