Antimen

Viscory is the capital of Antimen and like Carroway, it has sprawled out unplanned and has a similar architecture to that of the rest of the continent. Ethnically, the population is German/Polish. Architecturally, it takes quite a mixture of styles but primarily it resembles Amsterdam/Copenhagen - lots of wide canals surrounded by Scandinavian/Classical/Neoclassical buildings, so lots of brightly coloured buildings with pillars and domes??

Wide boulevards and canals. Abbey Mills Pumping Station

Off-English vibe. Speaks Mernian but with heavy dialect

Funeral candles are a staple of Bradleyan funereal rites, used widely across the Thwaitian countries such as Occovavia and Antimen. They are made of various flammable materials of different properties (smoke colour, scent, brightness, duration) in layers to perfectly sync up with the tones and atmosphere of the funeral sections, with darkness falling precisely once the ceremony ends. It is considered one of the most disrespectful things in these countries to disturb a funeral as it can mess up with the highly organised ceremony painstakingly planned by the deceased's loved ones. The manufacture of these candles was an artisan and respectable profession in olden times but industrialisation and mechanisation have made the fancier candles more accessible to the masses.