Diamondgate
A coastal city often thought of as the capital of Vanar. Diamondgate is named for the massive, mostly transparent crystalline formations found in the area which the city was built to take advantage of; more specifically for the formation incorporated into the city walls to allow travel into the city. Though there are several other formations incorporated, the eponymous formation is unique in that it has a wide, twisting tunnel running through it.
The two largest formations by far jut out of the ground at similar angles very close to the coastline, stretching out over the waves. Over the years the inhabitants have formed a partly-enclosed harbour by building walls which rise up most of the way along these massive shafts. Each of these walls is in truth a fortress in its own right, riddled with rooms and corridors and peppered with observation windows and arrow slits. Though they would be intimidating enough in their own right, the true reason that Diamondgate is seldom assaulted from the sea is in the harnessing of the formations themselves.
