Goldcliff

General information
Goldcliff is the financial center of power, and is located East, as a cannonball shoots, from the Bureau of Balance's Moonbase. It is, by all accounts, beautiful -- scenic and full of natural beauty. It's located in a fairly bleak landscape, which only serves to highlight the beauty of the city. Goldcliff is situated on the edge of a cliff, and it's sort of carved out of a bleak landscape by two crystal blue rivers. The rivers split to flow around the city, and tumble over the cliffs in a pair of large, breathtaking waterfalls. It's been described as an oasis.

The city is one of wealth: skyscrapers rise from the surrounding flat landscape to shimmer in the sun. Despite the dryness of the surrounding desert, the city itself is lush and verdant, an emerald jewel in a golden, dusty desert.

Golcliff Trust
The largest building in town is the 20-story skyscraper housing the Goldcliff Trust. It is, in fact, made out of gold.

Battle Wagon Racing in Goldcliff
A major Goldcliff pastime is Battle Wagon Racing. Outside the city, in the desert, is a track made for racing Battle Wagons. It is flanked by black pylons that serve both as spectating platforms and demarcations of the edges of the Battle Wagon Racing area.

When Merle, Magnus, and Taako first fly toward Goldcliff, they see a Battle Wagon Race in progress. Long lines of dust spew up into the air, tracing the routes of the Battle Wagons Racers.

Featured in Episodes
First mentioned in Ep. 18: Petals to the Metal - Chapter One.

Quotes
GRIFFIN: "It's sort of carved out of this by these two wide crystal blue, crystal clear, ...Crystal Gayle rivers."