Novokitezhgrad
Last updated 2026-08-28
Novokitezhgrad (Russian: Новокитежград Novokitezhgrad, "New Kitezh City") is a city of Snezhnaya.
The city is known for its liquor and mining industry[1] and there are plenty of Snowland Fae living along humans in the city.[2]
It is located southeast of Snezhnograd.[3] The trail from Nasha Town to Novokitezhgrad is said to be a tough one.[4]
Descriptions
Lore
Novokitezhgrad was established when the historical city of Kitezhgrad was destroyed by the Abyss.[5] Kitezhgrad, sometimes simplified as Kitezh, was established by Monomakh Snezhnyi before he became the Belyi Tsar, and was the imperial capital of the Pale Star court. It is described as the first city of Snezhnaya, though whether it means the first ever city, the oldest of Snezhnayan's modern cities, or simply the first city recognized when Snezhnaya was made a unified land, is not stated.[6] After King Miscislav was slain and his allies were defeated, Monomakh Snezhnyi took control of all Snezhnaya and adopted the name Belyi Tsar. Kitezhgrad would remain the capital city until it was moved to Snezhnograd as part of the Belyi Tsar's ambitions.[6] Alvis, Grand Duke of the Domovoy, monopolized the Kitezhgrad's mining industry, an industry it shares with Novokitezhgrad,[1] shortly after it was established.[7] Additionally, the construction of Novokitezhgrad was overseen by Alvis, who had wanted it to serve as the cornerstone of his standing in the new regime of the Tsaritsa.[5]
Kitezhgrad is last mentioned in sources from 500 years ago; Brahe's Notes mentions "the silver of Kitezhgrad,"[8], a tattered book of fairy tales previously owned by Alia and Aila was published by the Kitezhgrad Publishing House,[9] and the Tsar is said to have perished after leading an expedition from Kitezh[10] to Khaenri'ah during the cataclysm.[11]
Trivia
Etymology
- Novokitezhgrad (Russian: Новокитежград) is a toponym that can be decomposed into three parts:
- The prefix ново- novo- means "new."
- Kitezh (Russian: Китеж) is a legendary and mythical Russian city said to have been entirely submerged beneath Lake Svetloyar after its citizens fervently prayed for salvation when the Mongolian Golden Horde was about to raid them.
- The suffix -град -grad means "city" or "town."
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Novokitezhgrad | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 新基捷城 Xīn Jījié Chéng | New Kitezh City |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 新基捷城 Xīn Jījié Chéng | |
| Japanese | ノヴォキッチェヴ Novokicchevu | |
| Korean | 신 키테시성 Sin Kitesi-seong | New Kitezh Fortress |
| Spanish | Novokitezhgrado | |
| French | Novokitezhgrad | — |
| Russian | Новокитежград Novokitezhgrad | — |
| Thai | Novokitezhgrad | — |
| Vietnamese | Novokitezhgrad | — |
| German | Novokitezhgrad | — |
| Indonesian | Novokitezhgrad | — |
| Portuguese | Novokichevgrad | |
| Turkish | Novokitezhgrad | — |
| Italian | Novokitezhgrad | — |
Change History
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Quest, East of the Moon, West of the Sun: The Shoemaker's Children Go Barefoot
Netochka: [...] I even saw someone drinking liquor from Novokitezhgrad in Nod-Krai. We're known for our liquor industry as much as our mining industry [...] - ↑ World Quest, East of the Moon, West of the Sun: The Shoemaker's Children Go Barefoot
Netochka: I thought there would be plenty of fae living in other places too, like back home. - ↑ World Quest, On One Side a Palace, On the Other a Tomb, Part 2: The Stone Beasts, Like Ghouls Seated
Paimon: Huh. So she was the one who brought this piece back from, um, Novokitezhgrad. That's... a city southeast of Snezhnograd, Paimon thinks... - ↑ World Quest, East of the Moon, West of the Sun, Part 1: The Tale-Telling Heart
Tolfin: [...] way back to Novokitezhgrad from Nasha Town, I believe. This trail is a tough one. [...] - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Artifact, Heart of the Furnace: Foundryman's Calculus
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Book: A Brief History of the Pale Starborn
- ↑ Artifact, Disenchantment in Deep Shadow: Ovations That Ceased Upon Festivity
- ↑ Interactable, Reed Miller's Great Treasure: Brahe's Notes (III)
- ↑ Interactable, Sanctum of the Oathbearer: Tattered Volume
- ↑ NPC Dialogue: Tolfin
- ↑ Interactable, Reed Miller's Great Treasure: Brahe's Notes (II)
