Location from Azarinth Healer by Rhaegar
Capital of the Empire of Lys — massive, corrupt, magnificent, and home to enough blood magic practitioners to make the streets taste like copper on certain nights.
Virilya is the beating heart of the largest human empire on Elos, and like most hearts, it's full of blood. The nobility practices blood magic openly enough that everyone knows and quietly enough that no one has to officially acknowledge it. The Immortal Guards patrol the upper districts with the silent menace of people whose job description includes 'kill on sight.' The city survived a Baralia invasion, which left scars both physical and political. Empress Alyris holds it together through a combination of Silver magic, political intelligence, and the raw military power of her Guard. Noble houses scheme against each other in drawing rooms that cost more than most frontier cities. The common people live in the spaces between these power games, trying not to get crushed. For all its corruption, Virilya is also a center of learning, trade, and culture. The markets sell things you can't find anywhere else on the Plains. The libraries hold knowledge from fallen civilizations. If you can survive the politics, there's no better place on Elos to find what you're looking for.
A sprawling Imperial capital behind multiple layers of walls, energy shields, and magical defenses. The architecture is grand in the way empires build when they want to intimidate: towering spires, broad processional avenues, ornate government buildings that make visitors feel small on purpose. The wealthy districts gleam; the poor districts fester. The contrast is deliberate.
Also known as: The Imperial Capital