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| ======The City of Cities====== | ======The City of Cities====== | ||
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| + | {{ :rastaban_map_0.1_lo_preview.png?direct | A Map of Rastaban by Sister Amlika of the Cartographer's Guild. Created by the wonderful Leah Owen.}} | ||
| * Rastaban was once a great city and the seat of an Empire which spanned the world. | * 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. | + | * Now large swathes of the city are abandoned. The population has declined massively. |
| - | * According to legend, Serjet, a Shaper of great reknown, contructed most of the buildings in the city. | + | * There are isolated pockets of people living in clusters – almost like small towns – within the city's expanse. There are a few dozen such towns within Rastaban. |
| - | * His most impressive works include the Imperial Palace and the Embrace of Empire - huge concentric walls which enclose the city completely. | + | * The population of the city is rumoured to number in the tens of thousands, but accurate census information is tightly controlled. Fear not. It is enough to know that our city is the greatest in the world. |
| + | * According to legend, Serjet, a Shaper of great renown, constructed most of the buildings in the city. | ||
| + | * Their most impressive works include the Imperial Palace and the Embrace of Empire - huge concentric walls which enclose the city completely. | ||
| =====Power in Rastaban===== | =====Power in Rastaban===== | ||
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| * Rastaban is officially ruled by the Silent Regent from the Imperial Palace. | * Rastaban is officially ruled by the Silent Regent from the Imperial Palace. | ||
| * The Imperial Palace is, according to rumour, largely abandoned. | * The Imperial Palace is, according to rumour, largely abandoned. | ||
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| * The practical day-to-day concerns of running the city are handled by the Council of Seven. | * 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. | * 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. | + | * Specifically, seats belong to the three Great Houses, the Imperial Commission, and the Imperial Envoy from the paladin orders. |
| * It is unknown where the Seven meet and who they are. | * It is unknown where the Seven meet and who they are. | ||
| * The Imperial Orders are a powerful faction in the city. | * The Imperial Orders are a powerful faction in the city. | ||
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| * They are abandoned, now. Dilapidated, but awe-inspiring. | * 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 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. | + | * The Gate of Triumph which connects the Palace to the Boulevard has been shut ever since the Emperor was lost. |
| ====Imperial Boulevard==== | ====Imperial Boulevard==== | ||
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| ====Esteban==== | ====Esteban==== | ||
| - | * A flourishing merchant district on the part of the river Eriden that remains unpolluted. | + | * A flourishing merchant district situated on the stretch of the river Eriden that remains unpolluted. |
| * Many people live in Rivergate Town, the largest settlement within the city walls. | * 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. | * The House has their headquarters in a giant fortified manor house which serves as both bank and residence. | ||
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| ====Telemere==== | ====Telemere==== | ||
| - | * A canal district whose picturesque beauty is somewhat warped by the close proximity of the congruent planes. | + | * Many hundreds of years ago, this district was one of the most populous in Rastaban, or so they say. |
| - | * Several powerful members of House Telemere have merged the planes permanently to create places of power for themselves. | + | * 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. |
| - | * This warping of reality has spread out to affect the entire district, with sightings of denizens greatly increased. | + | * Telemere contains several hamlets and small villages, ruled over by the Great House from their castle in the center of the district. |
| + | * Telemere contains the greatest number of farms within the city itself. | ||
| + | ====Rom==== | ||
| + | * A canal district whose picturesque beauty is somewhat warped by the close proximity of the congruent planes. | ||
| + | * Several powerful members of House Rom 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 (whilst still rare) now greatly increased. | ||
| - | ====Rom==== | ||
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| - | * 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==== | ====The Barrens==== | ||
| * This sprawling region, once home to the laborers and agricultural workers of Rastaban, is now almost entirely abandoned. | * This sprawling region, once home to the laborers and agricultural workers of Rastaban, is now almost entirely abandoned. | ||
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| ====The Wastes==== | ====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. | + | * The River Eriden, which once made this a pleasant and affluent region, has sadly been necessarily contaminated by the effluvium disgorged by the Imperial Commission. |
| - | * Nowadays this region filled with mutants and aberrations, making it highly dangerous. | + | * Nowadays this region filled is with nonsentient mutants, making it highly dangerous. |
| - | * The Imperial Orders ensure that none of these twisted creatures stray into the Boulevard. | + | * The Imperial Orders ensure that none of these dangerous creatures stray into the Boulevard. |
| =====Beyond the Embrace of Empire===== | =====Beyond the Embrace of Empire===== | ||
| * Great roads leave the city travelling to the North, South, East and West. | * 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 - | + | * For about half an hour, the territory is mostly farmland and villages with a few outlying estates - |
| - | * Then, the Wood of Loss encroaches, blocking travel in all directions. | + | * Then, the Forest of Loss encroaches, blocking travel in all directions. |
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| - | =====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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