Argus was originally founded by settlers from Mistral, who struggled with the local climate. An influx of settlers from the Kingdom of Mantle resulted in strong trading links between the two kingdoms, with Mantle and later Atlas providing technical support in exchange for local resources unavailable from Solitas.
The city is part of Mistral, but the city is so important to Atlesian commerce that the kingdom keeps a significant military presence to help protect the city. Due to deep water just offshore of Argus, large Grimm like Leviathans are a common enough threat that the Atlesian military stations a Colossus at its Argus base.
After the death of Pyrrha Nikos during the Battle of Beacon, a memorial statue was built in her honor in a city park because she graduated from Sanctum
