Town of Beginnings

Starting City (はじまりの街) is the city on the 1st floor of «Aincrad». It is capable of housing over six thousand people. It is also where a majority of the non-players in «Sword Art Online» reside. Starting City has a large road paved with stone, and medieval streets surrounded by street-lights.

When the game is cleared, Kirito and Asuna watch «Starting City» crumble into the clouds along with the other floors

Notable Locations

 * Black Iron Castle
 * Monument of Life (Official SAO)
 * Room of Resurrection (SAO Closed Beta and ALO)
 * Monument of Swordsmen
 * Home Base of the Aincrad Liberation Force
 * Black Iron Castle Dungeon