Ka'a

Ka'a (pronounced Kay-ah) is the phoenix capital city, located inside Mt. Everest, in the Himilaylas. Ka'a home to the Phoenix King Ra, and it served as a temporary home to Kyle Vivoka. It was visited by Etzel von Gerhart and Kitty Bane, who served as ambassadors led by Kyle Vivoka to convince the phoenixes to fight in the upcoming war.

Design
Ka'a is located inside Mt. Everest, so it is completely blocked off from the outside world, since Mt. Everest has no hole in the top. Artificial sunlight pours down from giant spherical crystals that hang high up on the stone ceiling. The sunlight is nonfatal to vampires. Ka'a has an impossibly large area, so that even the masssive phoenixes who live there can fly comfortably without fear of hitting the ceiling. All houses are made from trees that grow from the articifical sunlight and are watered by the occasional storm summoned by Ra. The trees are hollowed out, spacious, and make quite comfortable living homes.

Royal Palace
Ka'a's Royal Palace, Heteryou (pronounced Het-ar-ee-you), literally meaning "Golden Throne", has stood for centuries, where the Phoenix King and Queen rule. It is the only building in the city that is made from stone, not trees. Located in the center of Ka'a, the palace has a long, steep staircase leading up to the front doors.

History
Ka'a was the first city founded by the phoenix race, over two thousand years ago, by Nul'shar, great-grandfather of Ra, the current Phoenix King. Nulshar and his race lived peacefully for years, expanding their cities into the hollows of mountains across the planet. They were originally much more open to interacting with humans, but when they were driven out and turned nearly extinct by their mortal enemies, the dragons (whose species is now extinct), the phoenix race retreated into their two remaining cities, located in Everest and Kilimanjaro, becoming much more secretive and paranoid about outsiders.