aBERMORE cITY
capital OF DAWNFIRE
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tHE 5 CROWNS
170 YEARS AGO DAWNFIRE WAS MADE UP OF 5 DEVIDED KINGDOMS. AT WAR FOR YEARS AMONG EACHOTHER, the crowns of dawnfire united in the redvalley massacure when a portal to the plane of fire was torn open by a terrask. The united force of all 5 armys was required to subdue the creature and from that moment forward each kingdom took a turn ruling over the nation.
Each royal family has a unique rulership style and each assumes the grand throne for a 10year service after which time they step down. the rotation is always the same and is as follows
1. Dal - rule by compassion
2. Skarbak - Rule by Faith
3. Balvoeen - Rule with power
4. Midwinter - Rule for profit
5. Alisar - Rule with innovation
every ten years the culture of dawnfire adjusts to reflect the personailty of it's High Crown. tHIS SYSTEM HAS KEPT THE PEACE IN DAWNFIRE FOR THE LAST TWO GENERATIONS.
tHE CHURCH OF lIGHT
The city if constructed at the foot of a volcano called joramy named for, and worshiped as if it were, the goddess herself. at it's culdera's center is a massive towering STONE STATUE SHADOWING THE ENTIRE CAPITAL CITY. iT'S BASE JETS UPWARD FROM THE CENTER OF THE VOLCANO. NOWHERE IN THE CITY IS IT HIDDEN FROM SIGHT. tHE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE STATUE HOUSES THE CENTER OF THE CHURCH OF LIGHT.
THE LIGHT SHEPARD'S ALSO SERVES THE CHURCH BUT IN A MORE UNIQUE COPASITY. iT'S PYROMANCERS WHO CALL THEMSELVES CONSECRATIONISTS FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE CHURCH'S LEADER AND EXALT. they REFUSE DIVINE MAGIC CHOOSING TO INSTEAD HONOR THERE GODDESS by studying the arcane as the exalt did.
Castle Jordel and the
Malignatist's Court
The city is home to the impressive white-stone castle Jordel. towering BEYOND THE REACH OF NORMAL NON-MAGICAL ENGINEERING AND SETTLED INTO THE SHADOW OF THE VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN TO IT'S NORTH MOST BATTLEMENT.
where IN reigns the 5 crowns and the center of dawnfire's senit branch the malignatist's courT. THE COURT IS MADE UP OF 15 SITTING MEMBERS EACH REPRESENTING A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN DAWNFIRE. notable MEMBERS OF THE COURT INCLUDE A CAPTURED DAEMON TO REPRESENT THE UNHOLY sULFRIX LEGION, A DRAGON WHO'S MASTER IS THE PRIMORDIAL DRAGON rOX'RAZAREEM, AND A EFRITEETI WHO REPRESENTS THE DESIRES OF THE ELEMENTALS COMMON TO DAWNFIRE.
Fulcrum Accent
The Fulcrum accent is a idealistic clay adobe housing area. It's most stark features are its countless staircases and switch back roads, Flowering hanging gardens and IT'S beautiful central clocktower that is nearly completely consumed by climbing vines.
Fulcrum is a beautiful sleepy area of Abermore whos narrow roadways and alleys are packed very densly with shops and resturants.
K'astur and His sacred Forge
K'ASTUR IS PERHASP, BEHIND THE EXALT HIMSELF, THE MOST COMPLICATED FIGURE IN DAWNFIRE'S GOVERMENT. tHE FIRE GIANT IS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE sKARBAK CROWN AND SO ASSUME'S KINGSHIP ONCE EVERY TEN YEARS IN ABERMORE. BUT WHEN HE ISNT PREFORMING THE DUTIES OF RULER OF DAWNFIRE HE IS SELDOM SEEN. THIS IS BECUASE HIS DRIVE, AND DEVINE MISSION, IS TO FORGE THE ABERFOILS. K'ASTUR IS THE INSCRUPULOUS MASTER SMITH WHO USING THE VERY RARE INGOTS OF jOREN FOUND ONLY IN THE VOLCANO CENTRAL TO THE CITY GOSE ABOUT CRAFTING THESE DEVINE WEAPONS.
oNLY 20 OF THESE BLADES HAS EVER BEEN CRAFTED. aND ONLY 10 OF THOSE WERE CRAFTED BY K'ASTUR HIMSELF the secret of there creation is a zelously garded secret known only by the royal families, grand light, grand torch, and K'astur himself. even with this deeply guarded secret an entire district closest to the active lava flows of the sacred volcano is dedicated to k'asturs forge.
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the birth of K'astur is perhasp the most complex thing about him. he is the child of the primordial of fire and the godess joremy herself. he's existence as a half deva, half primordial puts him in the center of the conflict between his mother's devine chosen exalt and his father's champion the primordial dragon rOX'RAZAREEM. This position in the center of the frey is one k'astur has been wholely unprepared for, and reluctant to accept.
areas OF THE CITY
cROWN wALK,
The roadway leading from the Greatbridge and Fulcrum accent into the castle courtyard. Crown walk is the most expensive, well kept and traversed part of all of Abermore city.
aBERMORE PLAZA.
The center of trade in abermore, Two story buildings with each available space in both building and street packed densely with shops and vendors. This western most portion of the city harbors most of the trade and commerce in and out of dawnfire at large
Under-road
located UNDERNEATH THE THREE MASSIVE BRIDGES THAT LEAD FROM FULCRUM ACCENT ACROSS​ the southern Chasm valley to the Agrakata Ashlands. this area is the center of smuggling into and out of dawnfire as it connects to the river to the east and the sewers of the city.
Barzendel Keep
looming over Lowside and the city's entrance is the brazendel keep. the foothold of the crusade of fire. The keep houses a standing army capable of defending the city, Pallidans, Clerics, Balistia, and a small flight of Riding drakes. Brazendel's however is at is absolute minimum as the greatest bulk of Dawnfire's Soldiers are either marching with the crusade or defending the Cinderwall to the far south.
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Lowside
Lowside is the cheapest and oldest area of the city its proximity to the farmlands and Agrakata has earned it a reputation as the blue collar district of Abermore. The area isnt a slum but is far beyond over populated and there is a small portion of brazen people who live in tent cities in lowside.
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Three arch
The population center of the city and middlemost portion. Three arch is named for the massive red bridge that crosses over the homes of the people of Abermore. iT'S LARGE PILLARS CREATE THREE ARCHWAYS TO THE BASE OF THE JORAMY VOLCANO. iT IS BELIVED THAT SHOULD THE VOLCANO EVER ERUPT IT IS DIVINE JUDGEMENT AND SO NO WALL WAS BUILT TO SPARE THE PEOPLE, BUT INSTED ARCHWAYS TO ALLOW THE LAVA TO BURN AWAY ABERMORE CITY COMPLETELY.
the Bridge is used as a place of prayer and many walk along its length and prey to the statue and volcano.
trivia
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aBERMORE HAS A COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP WITH CLOTHING. COLOR HOLDS POLITICAL MEANING. tHIS HAS CREATED A VAST MARKET FOR CLOTHING. THIS HAS MADE THE CLOTHIER kASHMIRI A EXTREAMLY WEALTHY MAN, AND FIGURE IN THE ABERMORE PLAZA DISTRICT.
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THE THREE ARCH DISTRICT OF THE CITY IS HOME TO THE BULK OF THE CITIZENRY OF THE CITY BUT ALSO MANY CHURCHES. tHE PARCTITIONIERS OF WHICH MAKE CONSTANT AND EVER MORE PASSIONATE SCENES. TO THE LOCAL'S SHIGRIN.
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BASTARDFOILS; unfinished, BROKEN, OR OTHERWISE UNFIT FOILS, ARE SMUGGLED OUT OF THE k'ASTUR FORGE AND SOLD IN THE UNDER-ROAD. these ITEMS ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO WIELD AS THEY HAS A HABIT OF CORRUPTING AND DARKENING THERE OWNER'S SOUL. they ARE EXTREMELY ILLEGAL AND POSSESING ONE CAN EARN ONE A LIFE SENTENCE.
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mARBLE STATUES HAVE BEEN APPEARING ALL OVER THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. tHEY SEEM TO WEIGH THOUSANDS OF POUNDS MAKING THEM NEARLY UNMOVABLE. aND MOST UNSETTLING THEY SEEM TO RADIATE AN AURA THAT NULLIFY MAGIC. tHE CONCLAVE FACTION HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING IT.