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The City of Cities
- Rastaban was once a great city and the seat of an Empire which spanned the world.
- Now large swathes of the city are abandoned. The population has declined massively. There are isolated pockets of people living in clusters - almost like small towns - within the city's expanse.
- According to legend, Serjet, a Shaper of great reknown, contructed most of the buildings in the city.
- His most impressive works include the Imperial Palace and the Embrace of Empire - huge concentric walls which enclose the city completely.
Power in Rastaban
- Rastaban is officially ruled by the Silent Regent from the Imperial Palace.
- The Imperial Palace is, according to rumour, largely abandoned.
- The only people currently allowed inside the Palace District are the Imperial Commission - and even they are restricted to their immediate buildings and private Gate.
- The practical day-to-day concerns of running the city are handled by the Council of Seven.
- All of the most powerful factions in Rastaban have a seat on the Seven.
- Specifically, seats belong to the three Great Houses, the Shapers Guild, the Foresters Guild, and the Imperial Envoy.
- It is unknown where the Seven meet and who they are.
- The Imperial Orders are a powerful faction in the city.
- Not only does their Envoy have a seat on the Seven, it is rumoured that the Grandmasters of the five Orders meet on a regular basis.
- It is understood that, whilst the Envoy represents the Paladins at the Seven, they habitually abstain from voting.
- Officially the Five Orders report directly to the Silent Regent and therefore are not answerable to the Seven.
Districts of Rastaban
Imperial Palace
- A vast forbidden region of tall majestic buildings, surrounded by its own inner wall.
- Contains palaces, parks and all the former bureaucratic buildings.
- They are abandoned, now. Dilapidated, but awe-inspiring.
- The Imperial Commission lies in its own sub-district to the southeast. It has its own Gate, the Gate of Eyes.
- The Gate of Triumph which connects the Palace to the Boulevard has been shut ever since the Emperor disappeared.
Imperial Boulevard
- This grand region leads from the Gate of Beginnings in the south to the Gate of Triumph in the north.
- It was originally built to honour the Empire's military conquests and contains hundreds of triumphal arches.
- Now, this is home to the Orders of the Throne, Rod and Torch, whose Sanctums are here.
- The Boulevard is often used for ceremonial purposes, and many public festivals are held here.
Esteban
- A flourishing merchant district on the part of the river Eriden that remains unpolluted.
- Many people live in Rivergate Town, the largest settlement within the city walls.
- The House has their headquarters in a giant fortified manor house which serves as both bank and residence.
- It is pressed up against the walls of the Imperial Palace.
Telemere
- A canal district whose picturesque beauty is somewhat warped by the close proximity of the congruent planes.
- Several powerful members of House Telemere have merged the planes permanently to create places of power for themselves.
- This warping of reality has spread out to affect the entire district, with sightings of denizens greatly increased.
Rom
- Many hundreds of years ago, this district was one of the most populous in Rastaban, or so they say.
- However, with the decline in population, the park in the center of the district expanded, and gradually the area reverted to a kind of quasi-countryside.
- Rom contains several hamlets and small villages, ruled over by the Great House from their castle in the center of the district.
The Barrens
- This sprawling region, once home to the laborers and agricultural workers of Rastaban, is now almost entirely abandoned.
- “Great House” Keelen now claim ownership of this District and enforce a kind of street law in this territory.
- Occasionally, the Imperial Orders will conduct raids to purge the Barrens of their most pernicious elements.
The Wastes
- The River Eriden, which once made this a pleasant and affluent region, has long been contaminated by the sinister effluvium disgorged by the Imperial Commission.
- Nowadays this region filled with mutants and aberrations, making it highly dangerous.
- The Imperial Orders ensure that none of these twisted creatures stray into the Boulevard.
Beyond the Embrace of Empire
- Great roads leave the city travelling to the North, South, East and West.
- For a time, the territory is mostly farmland and villages with a few outlying estates -
- Then, the Wood of Loss encroaches, blocking travel in all directions.
The Blessed
- Recently, individuals have been born with a strange mark in the shape of a circle upon them.
- Not much was thought of this until a young child with a terminal disease came back from death itself, fully revitalized in the peak of health.
- From this moment on the child recovered from all physical ailments with remarkable speed.
- She is known as Lyra the Blessed and has already assembled a small cult around her.
- All players have the blessed mark upon them. Whether or not they are open about this is up to them.
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