Editing Dark Ring (section)

=== Daratu ===
If the heart of the Caliphate is in Khabat, the brain resides in Daratu. Home to the best scholarship and manufacturing in the Caliphate, the city of Daratu is home to the smartest people within Eshai. Specialized craftsmen walk the city’s streets in droves. People take pride in the arts and what they can create.

==== ''Seat of Wisdom'' ====
Located in Daratu is the home of the Siyar of Knowledge. This Siyar unifies the other Siyar around the Caliphate. Sometimes referred to as the seat of wisdom, it houses on average thirty-thousand students who often join the workforce of Daratu or use their talents to study at one of the other Siyar across Eshai. 

==== ''Monolith of Gestrom'' ====
Upon a hill to the West of Daratu sits the Monolith of Gestrom. This imposing red structure hums at night. Near the base sits a small oculus which a person can peer through. Using dials on the sides of the monolith, a person can gaze across the night sky with far more precision than any telescope. The Monolith of Gestrom is responsible for finding many of the safe routes across the astral between Rings.

==== ''Factory Row'' ====
Dozens of factories, great and small, are based in Daratu. Many are clustered together in a region colloquially known as factory row. These factories employ most of the city's population. However, many know not to stay out past dark inside factory row. Roving bands of bandits or the occasional Nyx raid can find a lost traveler in the dark. It is no hyperbole to say the most dangerous thing a person can do in Daratu is walk the factory row when night falls. 

==== ''In Construction Astral Lighthouse [Needs Update]'' ====
Being financed by the Salt Bank, a new Astral Lighthouse is under construction in Daratu. Estimates believe the Lighthouse will be completed sometime before 740 AR. This project represents a new union between the Bank of Salt and the great colleges. Their great hope is that the Daratu Lighthouse will be filled with new innovations and will become the most advanced Astral Lighthouse in the Rings. 

The great colleges hope that this will bring further prestige to their institutions. The city of Daratu wishes to expand their market across the Rings. The Bank of Salt has secured within their contract that they can impose a small tariff on all goods moved through the lighthouse. Daratu’s lighthouse has the potential to ignite a shining future for the city. However, failure could plunge the city into chaos as all three organizations have dedicated an enormous investment into its construction. This has not gone unnoticed by the Nyx.