Calgaround

Calgaround was a city in the Kingdom of Elphegort situated at the foot of Merrigod Plateau and the residence of the noble Calgaround Family. It was previously a territory within the Magic Kingdom Levianta before breaking off and becoming part of Elphegort.

Early History
At some point, Calgaround was founded near the foot of Merrigod Plateau and became part of the Magic Kingdom Levianta. Its nearby plateau was later used by Apocalypse as a hideout. Sometime after, Merrigod and Calgaround became part of the neighboring Kingdom of Elphegort's territory and was used as a vacation home for the Elphegortean Royal Family. As time went on, the town attracted Levin worshippers of Meta Salmhofer, prompting the followers to paint a majority of the buildings red.

Flower of the Plateau
Sometime during the EC 100s, Calgaround shamans began to develop a powerful sleep medicine, Gift, from the roots of Greeonian Plateau Roses. Around EC 141, Mikulia Greeonio fled to the town and became a florist there. Years later,  she met Earl Gilbert Calgaround and the two pursued a romance, eventually getting engage. Around EC 147, the day before the engagement ceremony, Mikulia killed her former prostitution handler visiting the town and disposed of him in the local well.

Later that year, the two were married. Three years later, Mikulia also killed her apparent son also visiting the town and disposed of him in the same well. Their bodies were later discovered after Mikulia's death. In EC 151, Mikulia poisoned Gilbert via Gift. Many years later, the skeletal corpses of Mikulia's victims were discovered and rumors circulated that she murdered them and her husband. The stories continued to be passed down in the town over the next few centuries.

Phantom Thief Platonic
During the early 4th century EC, the Calgaround family's daughter ran away from the town. Shortly after, her father advertised a reward around town for any information regarding her whereabouts. Years later, after becoming the infamous Phantom Thief Platonic, the girl returned to Calgaround and her family.

Green War
During the Green War in EC 500, King Thorny Elphen retreated to the fortress on Merrigod to hold out agains the invading Lucifenian army. Thorny later met with Minis of the Lucifenian Resistance and coordinated an attack to push back the Lucifenian military and trap them in Elphegort. Following the successful push, the King vacated the town completely. Later during the century, Calgaround reformed its aristocratic government and instituted elected mayors instead.

Toragay Serial Killings
During the EC 600s, Père Noël member Mayrana campaigned for mayor as "Julia Abelard" and won the election, becoming the eighth mayor of the city. On August 30, EC 609, Shuburke Newspaper report Hanne Lorre interviewed Mayor Julia for an article regarding Calgaround and the famous Flower of the Plateau tales. Following the death of Marquis Caspar Blankenheim, Toragay's underground market was transferred to Calgaround and managed by Mayrana.

Around mid-October, Lemy Abelard brought the famed Rin Chan to Julia's mansion and imprisoned her in the basement. On November 21, Margarita Blankenheim visited the town to manufacture her seventh Gift. The mayor was killed later that night by Elluka Clockworker and Gumillia and Margarita committed suicide shortly after. After entering a scuffle with Elluka and Gumillia, Lieutenant General Gatt Colomb removed all evidence of Pére Noël's involvement in the town.

Calgaround Mansion
The residence of the noble Calgaround family. The mansion

Mayor's Mansion
The estate for the town's mayor. It was built upon the original royal property used centuries prior. The entire mansion was inscribed with enchantment runes that sapped power away from other mage's spells. It hung a picture for the town's holy Lady, Meta. It took ten minutes to walk between the library and the mayor's mansion.

Royal Library
A large library. It was built upon the original royal property used centuries prior. It collected numerous texts regarding Elphegort and its history and was used by the royal family up til the Green War. It hung a portrait of Mikulia and Gilbert Calgaround painted by Prime Minister Gumina Glassred. It took ten minutes to walk between the library and the mayor's mansion.

Well
A well in Calgaround. After Mikulia murdered her former employer and her son, she placed their corpses in the well.

Merrigod Plateau
The plateau the town was built near. It was originally used as a hideout for the criminal organization Apocalypse. After becoming part of the Kingdom of Elphegort, a military fortress was built on the plateau and used as a refuge for the Elphegortean Royal Family during the Green War.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * In conjunction with its plateau, Merrigod (メリゴド), the town's name of Calgaround (カルガランド) may be a subtle reference to the English term "Merry-Go-Round" (メリーゴーランド).
 * This wordplay may be a reference to the song Madam Merry-Go-Round, sung by Hatsune Miku.
 * The romaji for Calgaround (Karugarando) may also reference the Japanese adverb 軽 (karugaru), meaning "lightly, easily, or carelessly", a possible reference to Sloth of the Seven Deadly Sins.