Dracozu (Total War)

Dracozu, originally known as Zonai, is ancient colony of the Kingdom of Ikana in Faron Woods taken over as the capital city of the Lizalfos and home of the Eastern Palace. It is located along the Faron River in the heart of Faron Woods, roughly 35 miles to the southwest of Great Deku Tree's Grove.

History
The city of Zonai was founded during the height of the Kingdom of Ikana as a colony in Faron Woods. In 2992 BG, the Kingdom suddenly plunged into a three day Civil War and was utterly destroyed, leaving Zonai abandoned. The city would fall into ruin and remain unoccupied until c. 100 AG, when the Hylian Century of Decline began. During this period the holdings of House Rhoam and its retainers to the north in Kokiri Forest were devastated by an outbreak of plague, forcing them to abandon their homes and leaving the forest in anarchy. During this period the ruins of Zonai were occupied by the Kokiri Bandits from which to raid the surrounding forest. The Bandits were subsequently destroyed by Kasuto's Forest Alliance, leaving the ruins again unoccupied for almost a century.

In 1 AG, due to the events of the Rise of Ganon, the Volvagians were overthrown by their Goron slaves, and their Lizalfos servants were driven from the Death Mountain Range. The Lizalfos eventually resettled in the wilds of Faron Woods, taking the ruins of Zonai as their capital and renaming it Dracozu. They adopted ancient Ikanian building techniques such as step pyramids and canals and rebuilt Dracozu as a temple city to their gods.

Dracozu is dominated by a massive Ikanian ziggurat known as the Eastern Palace, which has been repurposed by the Lizalfos as a temple and sacrificial grounds to the deities Faron, Eldin, Volvagia, Garnygle Og, and Trinexx. Numerous humbler pyramids serve as the homes of Lizalfos Clutch Matriarchs and lesser temples, accompanied by stone arenas and dancing circles. Most Lizalfos live in simple wooden huts surrounding these structures.