Eiríni

"Walls of stone, guard our hearts forever"

- Eiríni city motto The city of Eiríni is a decently large port city, famed for its massive wall defense system that has held strong even before the Great War.

History:
The original settlers were the first of the generations to utilize dust, and used it to help mine rock and build a large wall. The cities founder, Donald Eiríni Frump, led them into a large economic boom and trading empire, making them a decently powerful city.

It became a major target for Grimm and bandits alike, including a large siege during the Great War by a large force of raiders by land and sea, the failure of the attackers showed how powerful its walls were. Though they required repairs, the walls held firm, as the enemy was not able to breach the 2nd walls, though the Eirínian Defense Leigon (EDL) suffered heavy casualties, it provided a major boost to morale, as well as a renewed confidence. Expanding outwards and creating the 3rd and grandest of the walls.

In recent years, especially after the Faunus Revolution, they have begun to isolate themselves from the world, focusing on their own city and keeping their citizens happy and protected.

Architecture:
Each portion of the City has been built over time, and has a sort of tiered feel to it. The further you go into the city and its walls, the higher the classes. The highest classes and politicians, as well as important people, live in the hill sector of the town, and most of the businesses and other official buildings are found in the Inner and Core districts, which are all separated by the walls.

On the ports, a large network of docks and defenses, including a deployable chain wall, which has been upgraded to deploy a shield, that can raise up and prevent entry into the inner waters. Several man made islands with lighthouses, small forts, and a few Coast Guard bases stationed out in the oceans.

Its architecture is mostly Mediterranean Revival, with red shingled roofing, tan stone walls, and cobblestone backroads. After Atlas came and stationed a few troops during the Great War, they gained access to the paved concrete and adopted them as main roads, which were paved to make a large but simply designed road network, including a large grand one going from the entry to the City Hall, as well as the nicknamed "Governors Circle", where the U shaped area holds most of the Government and Political houses, including the Police, Fire, and EDL Headquarters.

Governors Circle:
The center of their political world and nerve center of the city, it is a series of buildings all placed along a U shaped road, placed on a large rocky hill in the center of the city. It is also a well defended area, making it the cities main fallback point and the heart of its defense.

The Casa del Havana:
A well established resort hotel, it has many amenities, including a helipad, garage, fully operating bar and lounge, Hunstmen sparring arena, outdoor and indoor pools, and world class hotel suites and service.

The Donald Eiríni Frump exposition center:
Named after the founder of the town, the center holds an annual Tech Expo, as well as various events. The Tech Expo gives out prizes such as patents for the winners inventions, and awards for advancements in technology, medicine, robotics, warfare, and dust. The design itself it a large circle, with glass walls and the center area opened up to make a large room, with a glass roof high above.

Culture:
Eirínians are full of vibrant colors, and celebrate differences and unity. They are also a major spot for Faunus rights, including laws that prevent anyone from purposely excluding or offending Faunus due to their heritage. As such, it is also a spot where Menagerie Faunus visit and is a center for the continents trade, as well as a safe haven where Humans and Faunus live as one, sometimes considered to be a part of Menagerie and not Mistral, due to the radical difference in architecture.

They still have various festivals and celebrate their history, including a parade every other Sunday to celebrate their freedom and culture, where Faunus and Human alike march side by side, accompanied by Eirínian dancers, wearing frilly red and black dresses, using castanets as they do various twirls and dancing.

The area is also a hotspot for inventors and research, with laws stating that said people can conduct said projects as long as it does not endanger the city or the civilians lives.

Economy and Trade:
Aside from Menagerie, they trade with Remnants Kingdoms for supplies on rare occasions, such as ores and minerals, dust, and other advanced goods. They have implemented a system to limit the amount of need for outside products, including sectioning off a large portion of their 2nd district as industrial and goods creation. Another major trade partner was the Kingdom of Holowania, which was a close ally to them, and when the kingdom fell, most of the fleeing populace went to Eirínia, and carried their traditions there as well, to the point that the City made a separate section along the ports, appropriately called the "Holowanian District", and has since ensured their citizenship and rights to them, as if they were their own. They also have funded various groups as they gather up forces to reclaim the island. One of these groups is more equipped than the rest, and has united the other groups with the fact that the last surviving member of the Royal Family is with them. Though she is fit to rule, she has elected a new council to oversee the people, creating a more people focused government, which was made to mimic the Eirínia system. Though in order to do this, the princess had to fight the current leader for the throne, she prevailed and acts as the leader of the Holowacans.

As for their economy, they live off of the sea and land, harvesting crops in the hilly fields that hold rich soil and various orchards, bearing fruits that are crushed into wines and served to the people. They have a very self preserving system, always having a large food storage to save for any disaster, as well as limiting trade to prevent economic collapses.

Exports:
The city itself exports various fruits and crops, making it the "tropical breadbasket" of Mistral, due to the tropical conditions of its lands very suitable for growing grapes, pineapples, bananas, etc.

It also exports stone and raw construction materials form its quarries, which are its main source of trade income. After a large dust vein was found in the area, they began exporting that as well.

Security and Emergency:
Their security systems are top notch, second only to Atlas, with laws stating that all civilians upon reaching 16 years of age must complete a 6 month combat training, and each year complete a 3 week course and exercise to prepare for military conflict. As such, its population is all Military capable and as such, Crime has reduced in the city, given the fact that each family owns at least one gun, and that security drones, imported from Atlas, patrol the streets day and night.

To make the drones less scary and not make it seeming like a police state, the drones are painted in various colors by schoolchildren, painting their names on the drones that patrol their neighborhood, as well as have each operators face displayed on a holographic projector, allowing a personal touch and more friendly appearance. After their initiation, a habit of civilians sneaking up on drones recharging at their posts and putting various banners and sheets one them became commonplace, and the Police decided to allow this, as long as the banners bear the Eirínian banner or the colors of said flag. As such, these "Floating Mothers", named after the usage of young women as pilots, became a common sight and protectors of the city.

For Emergency preparations, they follow a program similar to Japan, having drills for hurricanes, Grimm attacks, earthquakes, sieges, etc., every month. As such, they have a well trained populace, and its emergency vehicles and stations are placed to maximize effectiveness and range, having a General Emergency station, containing EMT, Police, and Fire units every 7 blocks or so, and a larger central one in each precinct.

Poverty and Basic needs:
The City keeps a tight grip on housing and control over basic needs, making sure the populace are always housed in at least basic conditions, sanitary environments, and have access to plumbing, heat, and electricity. In homelessness, they have special shelters, designed like hotels, that house families in need.

As such, the city has put a figurative leash on itself in terms of expansion and growth, limiting its expansion and economy to support its populace and needs. Efforts have been made to lower the requirements, but the City Council reject them, stating that all are qualified to receive these, and any lower would be seen as a negative look on their populace.

Gallery:
From left to right:
 * Wide shot of Eiríni
 * Photo of Eirínis 2nd walls along the coast
 * A small cove in Eiríni. To the top right is Fort Divinity, which overlooks most of Eirínis Coastal defenses.
 * Eirínis famous Casa del Havana Resort/Hotel

Trivia:

 * The idea of this came from the idea of blending cultures, and decided to use the Mediterranean Sea, as it has 21 different countries along its shores and waters. I focused on the major ones, including Spain, Italy, Greece, and Croatia, using the vibrant colors and dancers of Spain, the classic architecture from Greece and Italy, Croatia's city of Dubrovnik as the cities base for history and layout.
 * The city itself is based around Dubrovnik, Croatia, which fun fact, also doubles as the Game of Thrones city of Kings Landing.