Rota: Still peaceful 10 years after the grand commotion
Welcome to the first day of our adventure! Today Mew and I want to tell you of what's been of the Kingdom ten years after the dramatic events that once unfolded on this land. We're not quite ready to share the events that did unfold back then, but we do want to give you a nice tour of the main locations around Rota. Since the passing of the last decade, Rota has experienced considerable growth, back in the day, even Cameran was a fairly small town, but it has grown dramatically to 51,000 inhabitants! As the situation stands now, I have been in long discussions with the head of the Royal Governance Committee, Jenny Salisbury, on which policies to implement on behalf of our subjects and citizens. Despite the dramatic growth trends in the last years, especially the doubling of population to 217,000 inhabitants, she insists on keeping things as traditional as possible. Unless we change course, I'm afraid the otherwise predictable future of the Kingdom might become unacceptably uncertain.
But before I can enter in-depth with these, let's take a look at the main communities of Rota.
֍ CITY OF CAMERAN ֎
Even during sunny days, Lake Crystal has a dense cloud cover, so we're lucky to get an aerial view as nice as this one!
At a lower altitude, you can see our beautiful palace, the crown jewel adorning the lake. We're transitioning from summer to autumn, and as such, the trees of the Palace's island start to dress in exquisite bronze and gold attires! We're getting ready to celebrate the next Festival of the Guardian, and everyone throughout the city has been really busy making the last preparations.
In the city, we have planted the main roads with these gorgeous flowering trees, but we're also building four new parks to embellish the landscape and give a higher quality of life to our proud subjects!
We have also inaugurated some monuments at the pivotal points in town, here we have the Monument to Sir Aaron:
...and the Monument to Lucario
֍ CITY OF ALDEMAR ֎
We now move to the city of Aldemar, formerly a non-descript village that has grown to be a considerable suburb of Cameran! Aldemar now houses nearly 43,000 residents, and enjoys a very urban atmosphere. Much like Cameran, Aldemar experiences very cloudy days, and even foggy ones!
Due to the lower restrictions for land use and building architecture, the more affluent citizens have preferentially moved to Aldemar and have established a nascent central business district and a modest industrial park.
I must say, this city has a wonderful, even if unorthodoxly modern charm! Although its tremendous growth has started to get in the way of quality of life.
As the night establishes itself, the skies clear up considerably, and make for a soothing landscape of rest and relaxation.
Despite its growth, nightlife has yet to take a hold and the city thus looks fairly dark between dusk and dawn.
Miuuu! Miumiu meeww mew-mew!
(Translation: it's so fun to see the buildings light up!)
֍ CITY OF WELLESLEY ֎
We now move to the city of Wellesley, the other major suburb adjacent to Cameran. Thanks to its position just beyond a large hill, the cloudiness that develops in Lake Crystal does not reach it, providing wonderful sunny and clear skies!
Much like Aldemar, Wellesley has grown considerably, but has remained more true to its bucolic character. Highrise blocks have been slower to develop, and a larger share of the residents rely on agriculture, fishing and traditional crafts for their livelihoods.
Wellesley also places great importance in its religious beliefs, they never cease to impress me with how neat they keep their temples, and how magnificent their plaza looks!
Nights very much feel the same in Wellesley as they do in Aldemar, both the outlying villages and the main urban area light up dimly once the Sun goes to sleep.
Unlike Aldemar, Wellesley's urban area is less sheltered by small hills and it gets chilly even during the summer. Now as we start autumn, even moreso!
That plaza of theirs holds such a mystical charm once the sun sets, doesn't it?
Miu-miuuu! Miu-mew-mew? Nyah!
(Translation: That's for sure! Is it my turn yet? Really please!)
Alright, Mew, you can also show around your place!
Mew-nyaaahh!!
(Translation: Yes, at last!)
֍ TREE OF BEGINNING ֎
Nya-nyyaa!! Mew-mew-mew, mew-muiuiu! Nyah-mewmiu! Mew nyayayah mimiu, mumiumiu mew!
(Translation: Hiii!! This is the place I call home, the Tree of Beginning! Here I play with alll my pokémon buddies, and the occasional few guests too!)
Nyah-nyau, miuiuiuiuiuiuuuu!
(Translation: And here's my toy collection, lots of fun to have with these!)
Mew-mewmuw, mewmew-nyah nyayayyayah miu-mew. Mauh-mauh, mya-niu!
(Translation: and if we stay up at night, we can see those weird shiny buzzy lights in the sky! Man, I'm tired, time for bed!)
Thank you for coming, and make sure to follow the latest developments of our Kingdom!
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