A haven for the magically skilled and wealthy, Skarshire is a city built into the deepest canyon in the desert region of Nakash. All manner of scaled peoples line its streets and pathways, though after recent conflict the populace was left somewhat divided after they had to choose their new patron deity. Once ruled by a council of archmages, now its opulent buildings and everything within them are ruled by the towering goddess Kristina Vice. Its populace see their goddess a reincarnation of one of the old and ancient gods of Nakash's storied past, and thus fear and revere her with unwavering support of her ascension. Those that deny her rule and will do so at their own peril, and many an example has been made of the followers of her rival god Khamsin Asturr.
Despite its tumultuous change in leadership, the city is still as prosperous and advanced as ever. There is perhaps no greater site in the known world that houses such arcane advancements as Skarshire, and many people make pilgrimages to the grand city for enlightenment. Wealthy and grand as the kingdom is, it is subject to a class system of nobility, peasants, and everything in between.