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the city on the sea
Seagate is the ancestral home of the sourth elves, the bastion of trade and the outpost of dawnfire's military, the crusade. no city in the world that still stands today has seen as much pain and suffering as seagate. however no matter the turmoil a single fact holds true, in it's 1000 years of being, kings, lords, empires, pirate, devils, dragons, the one thing that has never fallen is seagate itself.
Seagate is a proud city with resolute people and it stands ready to test its keeps and walls against anything the world can challange it with.
The grand torch
The grand torch, master of the brazen crusade and the sword weilding hand of the goddess joremy. The expectation of the grand torch is power, confidence, and above all unshakeable resolve.
The torch's decisions supersede both the 5 crowns and malignatist court and can only be vetoed by direct dictate of the goddess joremy herself, meaning her mortal voice, the exalt and other half of the torch, the grand light.
tHE STANDING GRAND TORCH BASTION FORELORN IS THE HAMMER BY WHICH THE IRON OF THE CRUSADE'S POURPOSE WAS STRUCK AND IT IS BELIVED BY MANY THAT HE MAY PERSOANLLY BE RESPONCEABLE FOR THE UN-TETHERING OF OVER 100,000 TIEFLINGS FROM THERE DEMONIC ANSECTOR'S CONTROL.
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Crownwatch keep
The crownwatch keep is a famous and well defended fortress right on the high cliff reaches of seagate. It is the operating home of the bailiff and by extension all of the crusade. Constructed at the mouth of the only inland river for hundreds of miles and upon the wall of the gate for which the city takes it's name the keep is of immense strategic value to the military of dawnfire. It's protection is considered second only to that of the crown, torch, and flame darnfire's political, Miltary, and religious leaders respectively.
The Brazen crusade
The crusade of Dawnfire is a religiously motivated military consisting predominantly of clerics and paladins fighting in small but effective teams. There entire motivation is fairly simple, to liberate crudilex of all demons who's intention is to manipulate the tiflings they have sired with there influence. such evil creatures are hunted with impunity and consecrated in Devine fire.
tHIS IS NOT THE LIMIT OF WHAT THEY DO, OF CORSE. THE CRUDASE DEFENDS DAWNFIRE, EXPANDING ITS TERRITORIES, AND MAINTAINING ORDER IN IT'S CITY-STATES.
tHE CRUSADE HAS THREE MAJOR UNITS IT DEPLOYS ACROSS IT'S VARIOUS THEATERS OF BATTLE. THE MAGICAL CONSICRATIONISTS, FOCUSED ON EVOCATION AND CONJURATION MAGIC TO CREATE HOLY FIRE AND PURIFY THE UNHOLY. tHE nimble lancers, WHO'S ABILITY TO QUICKLY MOVE, SCOUT, AND SECURE INFORMATION MAKES THEM A ASSEST IN ALL SITUATIONS, AND THE MOST COMMON AND PROLIFIC OF THE UNITS, THE BAILIFF. fULL PLATE ARMOR WEARING SOLDIERS EACH TRAINED TO THE HEIGHT OF THERE POSSIBILTY TO PREFORM TEN TIMES THAT OF A AVRAGE GUARD OR FOOTMEN OF ANOTHER NATION. bAILIFF ARE CONSIDERED THE VERY BEST SOLDIERS IN CRUDILEX AND THE ONLY BETTER IS THE LEADERS AMONG THEM, THE JUDGES.
A judge in battle is a sight to behold. A perfect blend of tactiticain and front line soldier. to lose a judge in battle is an absolute tragedy. they are so specialized and trained its like watching a masterwork of burn to ash.
The bailiff
Heros of dawnfire the bailiff are chosen from among guards and footmen by there highest ranking members. They are sent to the city of seagate and made to train for 5 years every single day. hard, back breaking training to bring them to the absolute best they can possibly attain.
The expectations placed upon a bailiff are extrem but the price dawnfire will pay to insure there best performance is equally staggering. Each fully trained bailiff is paired with two consicrationists, often clerics, who's only job is to insure there
BAILIFF REMAINS IN THE FIGHT, SACRIFICING EVERYTHING TO MAKE THEM AS UNSTOPPABLE AS POSSIBLE. BECUASE OF THIS ENEMY SOLDIERS WILL SOMETIMES SIMPLY LAY DOWN ARMS THAN FACE ONE BEARING THE WINGS AND CROWN SIGIL OF THE BAILIFF.
Sifwind Citadel
hIGH ABOVE THE SEA OPPSITE THE IMPRESSIVE CROWNWATCH KEEP STANDS SIFWIND CITADEL. a MONUMENT TO THE SIFWIND FAMILY, FOUNDERS OF SEAGATE AND UNITERS OF THE 5 CROWNS TO STAND AGISNT THE DISASTROUS WAKING OF THE Tarrasque IN the 5th god's birth over 1000 years ago.
The citadel served first as a place of worship to the god Obadiah, lord of the hunt and pateron of the elves. but during the fall of the elves that history tarnished and faded along with them. Today it has become the home opperating keep of the brazen lancers and seagate's main position to communicate with it's peoples in the grand highport plaza outside it's gate.
The brazen lancers
The Brazen Lancers are MADE UP OF PERSONS WHO DID NOT FIT THE MOLD OF DAWNFIRE ELEGENCE AND TABOO. OUTSIDERS, OUTCASTS, AND CRIMINALS WHO YET STILL CHOOSE TO SERVE THE NATION OF DAWNFIRE. THE LANCER'S BROTHERHOOD IS UNLIKE ANY BOND IN THE COUNTRY, UNITED BY A SINGLE DRIVE. iNSURE THAT NONE SUFFER AS THEY HAVE SUFFERED. UNLIKE THERE FELLOW CRUSADERS THE BAILIFF AND THE cONSICRATIONIST THE LANCERS DO NOT MARCH IN FILE AGINST ANY AND ALL OVERWEALMING ODDS. NO, AS IN ALL THINGS LANCERS THINK AROUND THE PROBLEM, SEE IT FROM DIFFRENT ANGLES, AND FIND UNEXPECTED- CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. eARNING A LANCER'S
TRUST WILL NOT BE EASY, BUT ONCE IT IS ONE YOU COULD ASK FOR NO BETTER ALLY AT YOUR SIDE.
Lancers are varied most widely of all the crusade units. they all do share two qualities however. First is there ability to circumnavigate there surroundings. Be it parkour, flight, sneaking, Climbing, our simply deception the lancer sees the world as a series of pathways and believes the one who has the most power can navigate the highest number of them.
The second quality is reach, lancers are the least supported faction and as such sparsely have a shield to share between an entire team, as such they have learned to fight light, little to no armor and spears which keep enemies back and can double as a pulvault when needed as well.
lANCERS IN DAWNFIRE ARE SELDOM SELECTED FOR PRAISE OF ADOLATION OF ANY KIND. BUT MANY PREFER IT THAT WAY. tHE BROTHERHOOD OF LANCERS IS ALL THEY NEED AND THEY WILL PROTECT IT WITH LIFE AND LIMB.
Highport
Docking in Seagate is easier said than done. Ignoring the many, and draconian restrictions on what can and cannot come to dawnfire from the LASTSEA THERE IS AT THE VERY LEAST TWO DAYS WORTH OF SIGNING DOCUMENTATION AND VESSLE INSPECTIONS THAT MUST BE PREFORMED. because OF THIS HIGHPORT CAME TO BE. Sailors unwilling to deal with brazen buracrats simply have taken to docking along the cliffside NEAR the city insted of in it.
Merchants there are always willing to buy goods, but usuallythe crew will take a hefty pay cut. Also the practice isnt considered completely legal, as such highport has earned a reputation for skullduggery and piraciY. SEEING AS THESE MERCHENTS DON'T MUCH CARE WHERE THE GOODS CAME FROM WITH THE DISCOUNT THERE GETTING PIRATES FROM BLOODPORT WILL AT TIMES BE WILLING TO SLIP PAST THE cRUSADE'S SHIPS TO OFFLOAD IN HIGHPORT.
tHE PORT ITSELF RIGHTLY EARNED ITS NAME. iTS BUILT AT SEALEVEL AGISNT A SHEER 1200FOOT CLIFF FACE. THE TOP OF THE CLIFF IS A SKYDOCK AND ONLY TWO CARGO WENCHES. which CREWS CAN RENT TO GET THERE GOODS INTO THE CITY THEMSELVES BUT THE PRICE IS OFFTEN IMPOSSIBLY HIGH. eVEN WITH IT'S UNSCRUPULOS REPUTATION HIGHPORT IS ACTUALLY QUITE A PLESENT PLACE THE PEOPLE THERE ARE OFFTEN MORE INTRESTED IN SELLING AND OFFLOADING GOODS THAN A KNIFE IN THE BACK AND pIRATES WHO RISK A VIST TEND TO DO SO WITH FEW OPTIONS AND PRICES ON THERE HEADS.
Privateers of the crusade
tHE 5 CROWNS OF DAWNFIRE ARE NOT BLIND. AND WHILE THEY HAVE A UNDENIABLE CONTROL OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LASTSEA EVERYTHING NORTH OF THE LAST BRAZEN SHIP IS PIRATE CONTROLED. tHE LANDS OF TRITON ARE UNTAMEABLE AND LAWLESS. AND TO TURN CHAOS INTO PROFIT THE CRUSADE EMPLOYS AND EVEN TRAINS PRIVATEERS. seafaring adventurers who seek out treasure, battle pirates, sink enemy nations trade boats, and gather coin for crown and country.
The life of a privateer of dawnfire is one of absolute freedom.
tHE aLTER
The alter is constructed upon a hill high above the surrounding city. It's steep stairs and foreboding hooded statue that sits atop hints at the dark and mysterious cabal of wizards whom practice magic within. Believing there use of powerful evocation and conjuration connects them directly to there goddess joremy.
The alter is one of three keeps in seagate and is perhasp the least defendable. ITS HIGH CELINGS AND STAINGLASS WINDOWS MAKE IT SEEM ALMOST MORE LIKE A CHURCH
tHAN A PLACE OF STUDY. iT'S MEMBERS TOO BETRAY THE PRATICE OF ARCANE MAGIC WEILDED AS A TOOL OF DIVINTY. there REASONS FOR THIS BELIF GO BACK TO THE ESTBLISHMENT OF THE GODESSE'S CHOSEN EXALT. cHASE URNER, WHO ATTRACTED THE PRAISE OF THE GODDESS BY HIS SHEER POWER AND FUROSITY. however AFTER ATAINING HIS DEVINE APPOINTMENT TO THE DISMAY OF THE CONSICRATIONISTS HE BECAME SOFT AND MERCIFULL. he failed to show displays of his power and ire as the goddess joremy would wish and as such the consicrationists have decided to look to his younger years in place of his current teachings to become closer to the goddess.
Fis-Raza Memorial shrine
The Fis-raza memorial is a shrine upon which young brazen tieflings of seagate come and begin there untethering. A ritual by which a demon blooded child refutes there evil ancestor and journeys across dawnfire alone to reach Shangri-La. where the ninoten spirits of dawnfire help them learn to control the voice in there mind left behind by there blood.
the gaja tidepools
The yearly spawning of the gaja happens just along the western most coat of dawnfire. It is this time and this time only that hatchlings can be taken and the process of raising a gaja can be attempted. The even has become heralded by a yearly festival in seagate which is among its most popular of events held annually in the city celebrating the city, it's gaja, and of course joremy.
Little Ravenfall
Like a city within a city, complete with it's own wholly surrounding wall. little ravenfall is a dwarven naborhhood within seagate. the dwarves here are very diffrent from the place it takes it's name however. Where in ravenfall they might be unwelcoming to outsiders here the people of little ravenfall are very hospitable and the craftsmanship here is perhaps not to par with a 10 generations master of eastface castle but it is more experimental, creative, and incorporates ideas from all over the world that pass through the coastal city of seagate.
The craftsmen in little ravenfall are always pushing the envelope, trying new things, and more times than not failing there experiments in spectacular fashion. but there is a saying in the nabhorhood.
"each MOMENTARY FAILURE IS A STEP TORWARD A LIFETIME OF SUCSESS."
tHE CONCLAVE GUILDHALL
tHE CONCLAVE IS A GUILD OF TREASURE SEEKERS WHO WISH NOT FOR MONITARY VALUE OR ARTIFACTS OF GOLD AND PLATNIM. BUT INSTED OF WHAT THEY CONSIDER THE MOST VALUBLE THING- HISTORICAL MERIT.
tHE CONCLAVE WORKS TO COABERATE THE LEGENDS OF CRUDILEXES HISTORY AND SORT FACT FROM FANTASY, TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PAST AND BUILD UPON THAT FOR A MORE PEACEFUL FUTURE.
tHE GUILD'S MAIN GOALS ARE TO LOCATE HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, BUT IT ALSO ACTIVLY TAKES PART IN THE PREVENTION OF THERE DISTRUCTION THROUGH THINGS LIKE PIRACEY, DUNGEON RUINIATION, AND REGIONAL GENTRIFICATION. tHIS IS WHY THE GUILD HAS LOCATED ITSELF HERE IN SEAGATE, NEAR TO THE HOTSPOT WHERE ALL THREE OF THOSE THINGS ARE HAPPENING MOST, tRITON, THE LASTSEA.
tHE ENEMIES OF THE GUILD FACE HARSH JUSTICE FOR THERE ERASURE OF CRUDILEX'S HISTORY AND THE CONCLAVE IS MORE THAN WILLING TO DEAL AT SUCH JUSTICE IF NO ALTERNITIVE CAN BE REACHED. tHERE PROTECTION OF TRUTH IS ABSOLUTE.
The beastmaster's market
The beastmaster's market is a series of 6 nested ringed roads right up agisnt the busiest area of seagate, the inner bay. It's rings and links from above look like chains and the buying and trading of creatures here is how the market earned its evocative name.
Run my miss mora, the master beater-wrangler. the market is the best place in the world to sell off creatures both rare and mundane or to acquire something to fight along side you in battle. every day something new comes through so the beastmasters market is never short on marvels to find.
areas OF THE CITY
Banderbunkin's laboratory,
Set almost in the middle of an otherwise empty plaza is a large, strange building. with a waterwheel, giant lampost and ten dirrent lifting wenches.
bANDERBUNKIN IS A GOLOMANCER, A MAGE WHO SPECLIZES IN THE CREATION OF NEARLY SCENTIENT CREATURES OF MAGICALLY INFUSED ELEMENTS. A BIT OFF HIMSELF EVEN FOR A GNOME- HIS ABILTY IS UNDENIABLE AND HIS SERVIECS ARE SOUGHT THE WORLD OVER.
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Miss mora's stables, mounts, and domestics.
Miss mora is dawnfire's leading beastmaster, and a regional social figure of seagate who weilds vast political power. oNE WOULDN'T SUSPECT IT UPON MEETING HER, SHES A ILL MANORED, SHORT TEMPERED HALFLING AMPUTEE BUT HER STABLE IS A MASSIVE SWATH OF THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY AND HAS BEEN IN HER FAMILY FOR 80 GENERATIONS OF mORA'S. SHE HAS A COMPLETE MONOPOLY ON TRAVLE, MOUNTS, GAJA HACTLINGS, AND PALUNA WITHIN 500 MILES.
tHE TOWERS OF BORMEL UNIVERSITY
THREE LARGE TOWERS CONNECTED BY BRIDGES BUILT IN A BRAZEN RECREATION OF THE JILDER STYLE BORMEL UNIVERSITY IS ONE OF ONLY TWO SCHOOLS IN ALL OF CRUDILEX THAT SPECILIZES IN NON-MAGICAL STUDIES SUCH AS MATH, GOGRAPHY, AND HISTORY. IT OFFERS SIMPLE MAGICAL PROGRAMS BUT THE SCHOLORS THERE ARE MORE INTRESTED IN UNDERSTANDING MAGIC AND THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE THAN PREFORMING THEM.
The urner estate
home to the baker family before the founding of aberdeen in the 5th godsbirth the new manor was built upon ruins of the humble childhood home of his mother by the brazen grand light, exalt of joremy chase urner AND NOW HOUSES THE EXTENDED URNER FAMILY AND THE EXALT HIMSELF WHEN HIS DUTIES REQUIRE HIM TO VIST SEAGATE. THE HOME IS AT THE BACK OF A LARGE WALLED IN GARDEN AND IS ADORNED WITH A TALL TOWER IN WHICH 6 PORTALS ARE SAID TO RESIDE.
SEBEL PARK
sEBEL PARK IS A SMALLISH PARK OF EVER-ATUMN TREES CREATED BY Ferdinand SIFWIND FOR SEBELLA THE EXALT OF JOREMY SHORTLY AFTER SHE WAS DIS-EXALTED BY THE CURRENT EXALT CHASE URNER. thE PARK IS QUIET AND SELDOM VISITED AS ITS QUITE FAR FROM ANYTHING IMPORTANT IN THE CITY.
aLDERMEEN TENEMENTS
bUILT BY A EX-BAILIFF TURNED PRIVATEER ALDERMEEN, THE TENEMENTS SERVE AS TALL APARTMENT-LIKE BUILDINGS WHERE SEAGATES HOMELESS AND CRUSADER VETERANS CAN LIVE FOR FREE IN EXCHANGE FOR LENDING ANY AID THEY CAN PROVIDE TO THE TENEMENT'S UPKEEP. aLDERMEEN HIMSELF WAS ONCE A BAILIFF ON TRACK TO BECOME A JUDGE HIMSELF BEFORE HIS BITALLION WAS DESTROYED BY THE THINNY, A SEA MONSTER DUE TO BAD INFORMATION PROVIDED BY HIS UNSCRUPOLUS CONSICRATIONISTS GELLA AND MAKAN, WHOM HE HATES WITH A UNWAVERING FURY.
tHE PIRE
the graveyard of seagate where bodies and prayers are burned in ritual funeral so that they might be sent to joremy's afterlife. The ashes are halved partially given to the family and partially placed in a ritual urn stored in the church where they can be prayed over by brazen priests.
lok'breath ruins
bLACK HILLS AND MOUNTAINS OF COOLED LAVA SPILLED BY THE MOST POWERFUL DRAGON TO EXIST, LOK'RAZAREEM when his fury with the exalt chase urner for his part in the disaster following the day of dawn. the dragon's wings darkened the sky and from it's mouth an endless deluge of hot lava spilled burring the elven midwinter palace and with it the then queen of dawnfire.
The devastation was among the greatest in all the history of crudilex, and many seagaters live in fear of the second waking of the primordial dragon of holocaust.
hev clan tent city
The kobold of hev clan once lived secretly below the city however the day the great primordial dragon lok'razareem rained lava over the elven palace they emerged to WORSHIP HIM. tHEY SINCE HAVE REFUSED TO RETURN TO THERE LAIRS AND INSTED HAVE TAKEN THE RUINS OF THE OLD PALACE, BURRIED UNDER A SMALL MOUNTAIN OF DRIED MAGMA, AS THERE NEW HOME. tHEY HAVE SINCE BEGUN TUNNELING IT OUT AND THERE ACTIVITES WERE DEEMED BY THE MALIGNATISTS AS UNHARMFUL. THEY NOW OCCUPY THE RUINS COMPLETELY AND KEEP EVERYONE OUT, WHICH IS JUST FINE WITH THE CITY AS THE AREA WAS DEEMED TO DANGROUS TO ENTER ANYWAY. THEY HAVE LIVED THERE WITHOUT INCIDENT SINCE.
midwinter palaza fea museam
tHE MUSEAM OF THE FEA WAS CONSTRUCTED HALFWAY UP THE MOUNTAIN TO CROWNWATCH KEEP ON THE ORDERS OF THE BRIDE OF LIGHT TO REMEMBER THE TRAGEDY AND HISTORY THAT HAS BEFALLEN THE ELVEN PEOPLE OF CRUDILEX, FIND AND DOCUMENT ALL THEY CAN FROM THE RUINED mIDWINTER PALACE, AND PRESERVE ALL ELVEN CULTURE THEY CAN.
THE MUSEAM IS RUN BY THE CONCLAVE GUILD AND TRADES THE KOBOLD HEV CLAN WHO NOW LIVES IN THE PALACE RUINS ELVEN ARTIFACTS THEY EXCIVATE IN EXCHANGE FOR FOOD AND LIMITED, SHAPERONED PASSAGE AROUND THE CITY.
feahollow crypt
oN THE DAY OF DAWN THE ELVEN PEOPLE LOST THERE ARCANE TIE TO THE FEAWILD THAT KEPT THEM ETERNALLY YOUTHFUL, ALL AT ONCE WORLD WIDE COUNTLESS OF THERE KIN AGED AND DIED IN MOMENTS. LESS THAN 20% SURVIVED TODAY. tHE CITY OF SEAGATE FELL INSTANTLY, ITS POPULATION AT THE TIME ALMOST COMPLETELY ELVEN. THE SURVIVORS PLACED THE REMAINS LEFT BEHIND HERE, FEAHOLLOW CRYPT. A VAST NETWORK OF TUNNELS AND TOMBS THAT NOW INTURRS OVER ONE MILLION BODIES.
brazenreach: the great southern skydock
wITH THE ADVENT OF AIRSHIPS THE ELVES OF OLD ESTBLISHED A SAFE LANDING PLACE IN THERE CITY LONG AGO, ONCE USED ONLY FOR GREATFINCHS IT QUICKLY GREW AS IN THE EARLY YEARS OF AIR TRAVEL LOCATIONS THAT COULD PROVIDE SAFE LANDING WERE SCARE. aS SUCH BRAZENREACH IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND MOST ESTBLISHED AISSHIP DOCKS IN THE WORLD.
seagate parliament
hOME TO THE MALIGNATIST COURT WHEN THERE SERVICES ARE NEEDED IN SEAGATE. THE PARLIMENT BUILDINGS OTHERWISE TAKE CARE OF THE DAY TO DAY BURACRACY OF RUNNING ONE OF THE WORLDS MOST POWERFUL TRADE CENTERS. sTAFFED BY FASTUDIOUS FALLEN ELVES, CONCLAVE SCHOLORS, AND ESPIECLY BURCRATICALLY MINDED PITH. THE PARLIMENT HAS A REPUTATION FOR TURELY DROWNING ONE WHO REQUIRES THERE SERVESES IN RED TAPE.
the well
bLACK, DEEP, PRESUMED ENDLESS. tHIS HOLE IN THE WORLD IS MILES ACROSS AND UNKNOWABLE ABBYSAL. cONSTRUCTED BY A ENIGMATIC STRANGER FOR mARCIO sIFWIND TO IMPRISON THE TERASQUE SAFELY IT'S MYSERIOUS DEBTHS ARE LARGLEY IGNORED BY THE PEOPLE OF SEAGATE AS ANYTHING BUT A GRIM REMINDER OF THE FOUNDING OF DAWNFIRE.
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trivia
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tHE CROWNWATCH KEEP HOUSES ONE OF CRUDILEXES MOST SECURE PRISONS. IT HAS ONLY EVER HAD ONE ESCAPEE- MODI FELSPIRIT.
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