Ghirapur

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Ghirapur
Indigo City
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Ghirapur, also called Indigo City, is the capital and beating heart of innovation on Avishkar (formerly Kaladesh), renowned for its mastery of aether and its thriving culture of invention. Built as a neutral meeting ground after the War of Eleven, the city has grown into a vast, living machine powered by ingenious design and limitless creativity. Today, its towers, canals, and marketplaces bustle with inventors, pilots, and artisans whose work fuels Ghirapur’s status as the plane’s foremost center of technological progress and hope.

Description

Ghirapur is the largest city on Avishkar and a center of innovation, industry, and aether technology. Its streets and canals are filled with a wide variety of vehicles and machinery, including thopters, automatons, and other aether-powered devices. The city is home to a diverse population of inventors, engineers, pilots, investors, and artisans of many races, all contributing to its constant activity and growth. Ghirapur's infrastructure is built around the collection and distribution of aether, which powers everything from transportation to manufacturing. The city's skyline is dominated by the Aether Spire, a massive tower visible from nearly anywhere in Ghirapur. The spire gathers raw aether and distributes it through refineries and distribution centers arranged according to the Consulate's original grid system. The city is divided into numerous neighborhoods, each with its unique character and purpose. As the seat of the Consulate government, Ghirapur continues to promote the founding ideals of invention, creative freedom, and progress.

Locations

• The Aetherflux Reservoir - the largest aether storage facility in Ghirapur, acting as a massive holding chamber that powers the city's countless inventions and industries. Suspended high above the skyline, it stands as both a symbol of innovation and a source of conflict over the city's control of aether..
• Akhara - a huge, round plaza ringed with tiered seats. The arena is used for public executions and was the site for Chandra's ignition and the grand finale of the Inventors' Fair.
• Bomat - the restless heart of Ghirapur's trade, a maze of piers, canals, warehouses, and secret docks where the city's lawful commerce and its shadowy dealings collide.
  • The Dhund - a hidden warren of tunnels beneath Gonti's Night Market where the Consulate's secret agents observe, record, and manipulate the city's illicit dealings. Patient and methodical, the Dhund's operatives prefer shadowy surveillance to open confrontation, striking only when they can dismantle an entire criminal network at once.
  • The Night Markets - Ghirapur's night markets spring up in hidden corners and abandoned spaces, offering goods and services too rare, risky, or illicit for daylight trade. They draw tinkers, smugglers, and buyers alike, thriving on the city’s hunger for aether and invention beyond Consulate control.
    • Gonti's Night Market - Ghirapur's only permanent night market, hidden in the abandoned energy plants of Bomat where aetherborn crime lords control the trade of contraband aether and renegade inventions. It thrives as an open secret for those who reject the Consulate's authority, buzzing with illegal deals, races, and clandestine revelry until dawn.
• Builder's School
• The Cowl - a dense, hidden stretch of riparian forest winding through the heart of Ghirapur, a living remnant of the land's wild past carefully tended by its reclusive elven keeper, Surash. Beneath its tangled canopy of trees and vines, the Cowl shelters fugitives, giant spiders, and secrets the Consulate would rather not disturb.
• Eleven Bridges - Ghirapur's lively central district, named for the eleven bustling bridges that span the Dukhara Canal and symbolize unity after the War of Eleven. Each bridge doubles as a marketplace, specializing in distinct goods and services that draw traders and citizens from across the city. The peafowl that perch on the bridges symbolize the city's unity in purpose.
  • The Aether Spire - the central aether-collection tower and administrative heart of Ghirapur, serving as both the city’s main source of refined aether and the most prominent symbol of the Consulate's technological power and authority.
  • Aradara Station - Ghirapur's grand central rail hub where the city's four major aether-propelled train lines converge and connect the metropolis with the countryside. More than just a station, it is also a monument to invention, displaying statues of the Aradaras and other celebrated innovators beneath its magnificent dome.
    • The Statuary Garden - a ceremonial space within Aradara Station where statues of Ghirapur's greatest inventors stand in quiet tribute. It serves as both an honor roll of the city's brightest minds and an inspiring reminder of the ingenuity that powers Ghirapur's future. Located inside the station's arboretum. The statuary garden contains the carved likenesses of some of the world's most famous inventors who have helped to transform Ghirapur into the city of wonders.
  • The Bastion of the Honorable - the Consulate enforcers' octagonal headquarters at the heart of Eleven Bridges, surrounded by a pool and connected by four bridges to Ghirapur's main streets. Both a training ground for recruits and a symbol of Consulate authority, it is a frequent target for renegade graffiti and daring pranks.
    • The Machine Bank - the Bastion's vast hangar and gearworks, housing the Consulate's fleet of vehicles — peacewalkers, buzzwings, thopters, and other automatons — used to patrol and secure the city. Below, artificers work tirelessly to maintain and refine this mechanical arsenal that keeps the enforcers ready for action.
  • Dukhara Canal - a wide, historic waterway that cuts through the heart of Ghirapur, originally built to unify the city's founding principalities and facilitate trade. Its broad span is crossed by the eleven famous bridges that gave the district its name and its enduring spirit of cooperation.
  • Eleven Bridges Market - the market forms the lively commercial heart of the Eleven Bridges district, where all eleven bridges spanning the Dukhara Canal serve as bustling marketplaces dedicated to different goods and services. Merchants from across the city gather here, turning the bridges themselves into thriving centers of trade and invention.
    • Atani Hall - a hall of beautiful and functional jewelry near First Bridge. With graceful arches, orbiting lighting, and mechanical displays, it was built as a major entry in the architecture category for the Inventors' Fair.
    • First Bridge - the southernmost of the eleven bridges is formed by two massive mechanical birds whose outstretched wings support a graceful arching walkway lined with luxury boutiques. Renowned artificers often use First Bridge to showcase their finest creations and debut new designs.
    • Ninth Bridge - famous for its skilled automaton builders and repairers, who craft gearwork creatures for practical tasks and, secretly, for illegal battles that fuel a thriving underground gambling scene. Many of the city’s finest fighting automatons trace their origins to this bridge's hidden workshops and night markets.
      • Remi's' - a discreet shop on Ninth Bridge run by the vedalken automaton expert Remi and his five children, known by day for quality repairs and custom builds. After hours, it transforms into Ghirapur's most prestigious secret arena for battling automatons, drawing eager challengers and renegade inventors alike.
• Embraal, the Sweatworks - Ghirapur's industrial zone of heavy manufacturing and metalworking, where the clang of hammers and roar of gears mingle with bold acts of renegade defiance. Known for its anti-Consulate spirit, Embraal’s streets and towering foundries are canvases for rebellious graffiti and ingenious Sudden Spectacles that transform the skyline overnight.
  • The Gremlin Hovels - the abandoned remains of an unfinished factory monument on Embraal's edge, now infamous as Ghirapur's largest gremlin nesting ground. Swarming with the destructive creatures that halted the site's construction, the hovels stand as both a symbol of failed beautification and rumored sabotage.
  • Janjeet Observatory Complex - a historic hilltop campus once devoted to studying the flow of aether long before Ghirapur was founded, now preserved as a public museum and curiosity. Though its instruments are obsolete, the deserted halls conceal the private refuge of the aetherborn crime lord Hiza, rumored to be working on secret projects within its locked labs.
    • The Thoptery - the observation deck at the top of the Janjeet Complex's tallest staircase, where Hiza houses a fleet of expertly maintained thopters. Under the care of Anand Ghapti, these nimble automatons gather invaluable intelligence that fuels Hiza’s influence among inventors, smugglers, and renegades alike.
• The Foundry of the Consuls - an aether-powered factory that mass-produces automatons for the consuls. Once burned down by Chandra Nalaar.
• Freejam - a zone defined by soaring walkways, raised gear-plaza platforms, and spiderlike vehicles climbing aether vanes, allowing travel that is as vertical as it is horizontal. Dragon motifs are widespread in its architecture and inventions, and live dragons sometimes roost in its tallest spires, creating dangers for drifting airships; the zone is also known for its adventurous atmosphere, speeding airships, and vibrant culinary scene featuring spicy foods from competing elf and human chefs.
  • The Aviaries - a cluster of hangars perched atop tall warehouses in Freejam, serving as vibrant hubs for aeronauts to build, maintain, and launch their flying machines. The area buzzes with the sounds of propellers, mechanical wings, and spirited debates, where pilots and aerowrights set aside politics to share their passion for flight and organize daring, invitation-only airship races known as "Low-Sky Derbies."
  • First Launch - a lively aeronaut lounge connected by catwalks to the Aviaries’ hangars, where pilots and aerowrights gather to relax after work or races. Named for the tradition of a pilot buying breakfast for all before their airship’s maiden flight, it is run by retired dwarf sisters Tanav and Ukti, who remain legendary flyers in Ghirapur.
  • Sculptor's Pinnacle - Rising precariously from Freejam’s center, Sculptor’s Pinnacle is a towering structure supported by elaborate buttresses and living tree trunks, blending bold architecture and lifecrafting. This multi-tiered vertical marketplace hosts a variety of shops and bazaars, with visitors moving between levels on gear-powered platforms.
• The Ghirapur Institute of Art and Science.
• The Giants' Walk - a vibrant zone built along sloping hills above the Vinday River, where redesigned locks double as giant-sized steps for the migrating giants that pass through Ghirapur twice a year. What began as an industrial area now flourishes as a creative hub, famous for its migration festival and its thriving community of artists and inventive engineers.
• Greenwheel - a lush district in Ghirapur where climate-controlled garden domes house diverse plant life and lifelike animal constructs crafted by skilled lifecrafters. It serves as both a public park and a renowned hub of horticultural research, especially favored by the city’s elves.
  • "The Zoo" - located in a magnificent park in the heart of Greenwheel, this is a hundred-acre interactive menagerie that is not stocked with natural animals but with marvelous constructs designed to mimic the wonders of nature. "The Zoo" was built for the Inventors' Fair, with the crowning event being a grand circus where the constructs were judged on feats of agility, speed, and strength.
• The Gupha Penitentiary - a prison.
• The House of Knowledge - the Consulate's record storage.
• The Inventors' Fair
• The Kohali Prison - another prison within the city.
• Kujar - an exclusive, meticulously planned residential district, renowned for its tranquil green spaces and alignment with the elves' philosophy of the Great Conduit. Carefully designed to guide the flow of aether, Kujar embodies a harmonious blend of nature, precision, and quiet prestige at the heart of the city.
  • Sakti Station - a modest, seemingly ordinary stop on Ghirapur’s Spring Line, known mainly as the discreet entry point to the secretive Prakhata Club. Its unassuming platforms hide the first of many coded doors that guard one of the city’s most exclusive social circles.
    • The Prakhata Club - an elite social society hidden within Kujar, known for its secretive entrances, lavish parties, and exclusive auctions of rare inventions and art. Reserved for Ghirapur’s wealthiest and most influential citizens, the club symbolizes the pinnacle of prestige and opulence in the city’s high society. The club is owned by the aetherborn Gonti.
• The Museum of Invention
• Ovalchase - a bustling racing district centered around its legendary high-speed track where daring pilots test the limits of invention and nerve. Known for its roaring crowds and neutral grounds, it stands as a celebration of Kaladesh’s ingenuity and competitive spirit. Location for one of Ghirapur's timeless traditions: the land-based vehicle races during the Inventors' Fair. Known competing teams: Ground Grinders, Rumble Runners, the Burnouts, and the Derby Crows.
  • The Hall of Mechanists - a grand shrine to Ovalchase's racing legends, where trophies from historic races are displayed alongside vibrant murals of famous pilots and ingenious mechanists. At its center stands a towering statue of a sun angel, commemorating the miraculous figure said to have decided the outcome of a legendary race.
• Shaila's Claim - a rugged greenway at the edge of Ghirapur that exists because one shepherd refused to surrender her grazing land to the Consulate. Today, it remains a rare patch of open pasture surrounded by the city's sprawl.
  • Narnam House - a hidden underground greenhouse at the edge of Shaila's Claim, infamous for cultivating Avishkar's most poisonous plants. It doubles as a secret workshop where deadly plant-based automatons are sold in shadowy transactions.
• The Silverloom Atelier - an in-demand sewing workshop.
• The statue of Gonti - in one of the city's squares.
• The Suramal - one of the city's three rivers, it joins the Vinday to form the Vasavati.
• The Vasavati - Ghirapur's greatest river forms where the Suramal and Vinday meet, carrying the lifeblood of Ghirapur’s commerce to the distant coast. Broad and deep, it serves as the main artery for the city’s largest river traffic and seaborne exports.
• The Vinday - one of the city's three rivers, it joins the Suramal to form the Vasavati. It flows past the bottom of the hill featuring Giants' Walk.
• Weldfast - built around one of Ghirapur's aetherhubs. It is home to some of the most brilliant — and sometimes unpredictable — minds in the city; every facet of its metalworking is a handcrafted work of art, from bridge to spire to lamppost. The inventors of Weldfast sometimes like to show off with flashy displays that might include elemental effects such as sprays of water or crackling fire.
  • The Aether Hub - Ghirapur's largest aether distribution center, channeling raw aether from the Aether Collection Towers across Avishkar into the city’s vital Aether Reservoir. Its elaborate design and strategic role make it both a symbol of innovation and a critical target in times of conflict.

History

Ghirapur was founded in the aftermath of the War of Eleven as a neutral ground between eleven feuding principalities. While originally only the capital of a small stretch of coastland, its influence soon eclipsed its surrounding nations, and it became the dominant power. From the founding of Ghirapur, its zones grew from a practical division based on the necessity of aether distribution into municipal boundaries, and eventually into a more nebulous set of neighborhoods, each with its distinct character. Ghirapur became a massive cogwork machine that came alive with the power of aether. Enormous pipelines carried aether to the whole city, and officially, every citizen of Ghirapur was said to have access to that substance.

Ghirapur was host to both the Inventors' Fair and the Aether Revolt in 4560 AR, causing a change in leadership for the city, with Pia Nalaar becoming part of the Consulate, while Kambal and Dovin Baan both lost their respective positions.

Ghirapur was a major target of the New Phyrexian Invasion, as the Phyrexians sought to strike the Aetherflux Reservoir directly. Most of the city's citizens were evacuated days before the invasion. Saheeli developed 'Operation Golden Scales,' a collection of bronze Dinosaurs, to aid in the city's defense.

After the Invasion, a wealth of stable Omenpaths appeared in and around Ghirapur. The city was poised to become a center of Multiversal trade, travel, and industry. To further this objective, the interplanar Ghirapur Grand Prix was organized.

Gallery

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In-game references

Represented in:

• Ghirapur

Associated cards:

• Ghirapur Aether Grid
• Ghirapur Gearcrafter
• Ghirapur Guide
• Ghirapur Orrery
• Ghirapur Osprey
• Greenbelt Guardian
• Guardian of Ghirapur
• Hope of Ghirapur

Referred to:

• Aegis Automaton
• Aether Hub
• Aviary Mechanic
• Avishkar Raceway
• Bastion Enforcer
• Caustic Caterpillar
• Crackling Falls
• Demolish
• Efficient Construction
• Fumigate
• Gearshift Ace
• Guardian Automaton
• Inspiring Statuary
• Inspiring Vantage
• Lathnu Sailback
• Lotus Petal
• Sacred Foundry
• Secret Salvage
• Solemn Recruit
• Spirebluff Canal
• Thriving Rats
• Torch Gauntlet
• Tranquil Expanse
• Weldfast Monitor

External links

• Discover Kaladesh. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved on September 1, 2016.