The City of Gold is a powerful city-state of Alchera, renown for their wealth and influence. People from as far as Xanthe and even distant western powers make pilgrimage to the city to consult the great oracle.
- skilled in magic involving the sun and blessed by gods of the sun
- protected by the 49 legendary archers, each of whom carries arrows of slaying
- monopoly over the production of electrum amulets, which guard against evil magic and bad auras