The City of Crystal City was a beautiful settlement with more than a hundred years of History as a City and more than a thousand more years of existence before that.
It was located right at the eastern edge of the continent's largest desert, and had a portion of its territory within it. This was especially so in recent decades, where the desert was expanding bit by bit.
It was built along a massive canyon area, which shielded the territory from most harsh sandy winds the desert threw at them. This allowed the city to flourish and be protected against the intense heat and sandstorms.
Later, they also found underground wells and rivers, though discovered and developed a bit later, creating a very good place to create a settlement even in the drylands, and later, the desert.
It could be said that, for a territory that might have no choice but to be built on a dead area, the first Lord chose the location very well.
