Umber City
The Basics
Location: Umberland’s center
Owner: All seven founding families; neutral ground, shared by all.
Hours: 24/7. Umber City never stops. Sunrise paints it gold, afternoons blur into commerce and commotion, and nightfall ignites it into a blaze of neon, music, and steam. It doesn’t sleep; it shifts, pulses, and reinvents itself by the hour.
Vibe: The crossroads of Umberland. Diverse, messy, magnetic. A place where every family, every soul, every hustle collides and reimagines itself in the same breath. If the other cities hold their ground, The Pot keeps the fire moving.
Nickname: The Melting Pot or just The Pot. Folks say, “Everything ends up in The Pot,” whether they mean business, secrets, or people themselves.
Pride Point: It’s the one place that belongs to everyone. Murals, markets, skyscrapers, and street food. Umber City is proof that chaos can still create beauty.
Who Gathers Here: Everyone, eventually. Politicians and poets. Street vendors and CEOs. Lovers hiding in alleys and preachers on soapboxes. It’s the one city that doesn’t ask where you’re from, just what you’re bringing with you.
Atmosphere: Vibrant, layered, electric. Neon and lantern light blaze against the rain-slick pavement. Murals stretch across entire buildings. Food stalls steam at midnight. Elevated trains spark across bridges while subways roar below. Music bleeds into arguments, laughter, and deals whispered in the shadows. The Pot is always cooking.
Unspoken Rule: You can’t control The Pot. You just stir it, add your flavor, and see what it becomes.
Rivalries: Every city teases Umber City for being “too mixed,” but everybody needs The Pot.
Shade The Throw: “Ya’ll love to talk about where you’re from, but you always end up in The Pot.”
