Welcome to the Vigilants. You are one of the thousands of people living in the imperial capital of Sentra, the jewel of the Empire. 

For some of you, this is home—a comfortable and familiar place you've known your entire life.  For others, the city may only be a brief stop, perhaps one of many in your travels.  But regardless of how you came here, you share the same streets.

Depending on who you are—and where you live—Sentra can be a beautiful city of wonder and splendor. Yet that perfect city is only what many people see on the surface.  There are those that understand there is more to the city, that there are flaws in it that run deeper than what most will see.  There are those that know what lies beneath.

The Story

Niman Agerson

Niman was a student studying theoretical thaumaturgy at Pallida University. Originally from Seidland, he was granted a scholarship granted by one of the foundations of House Fournius. He has no family in the city.

He died from an acute case of Arcstone poisoning, which should not have been possible given his circumstances. An autopsy revealed that his internal anatomy was mirrored.

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Renatus Hall

Renatus is home to the School of Arcane Theory and Application at Pallida University.

Faculty offices, study rooms, and collaboration spaces are on the third floor. The second and first floor are classrooms, with one larger auditorium-style lecture hall on the first floor. The basement houses the workshops and laboratories. There is a service/freight levitator connecting the floors, as well as a staircase near the center of the building.

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Singers

The Singers were mentioned by Mordenkai, who called himself a former Listener of theirs. He says that they would speak to him, a chorus of voices, and tell him what to do. They extended his lifespan, and may have given him other supernatural powers as well. He does not remember the things that he was asked to do, but seemed to grow fearful.

The latest Listener is unknown, but Mordenkai believed that they are currently in the city of Sentra. Cephius er'Ceasian may have been that Listener.

The Singers match dark tales of elvish bogeymen called ustasi duyarti (which roughly translates to "puppet master"). They sang to their victims to force them to do things against their will.

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The City

Life in the city
Read about life in the city and the neighborhoods and people that live in them:  City Life

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Sentra

Known as the Imperial Jewel, the capital city of the Sentran Empire rests near the geographical center of the continent at the meeting point of two great rivers, the River Aniene and the River Oenus. Politically, it has diplomats, generals, or merchants involved with every known nation and city-state. Historically, the empire has had its influence felt for a thousand years as it seeks to shape the entire continent into a home for humanity.  And militarily, its armies have marched from the western shore to the eastern mountains, claiming everything in between.

The city is home to nearly 250,000 inhabitants, from noble human families to Nezumi slaves.  The population is 75% Human, 15% Elf or Half-Elf, 5% Nezumi, and 5% other races.  Most elves live in the Sand Enclave, but there are elves and other demihumans integrated into every area of the city.  Many of the half-elves of the city have lived in Sentra for generations—it takes many generations for imperial census takers to ignore the stigma of elven blood in family history.  Dwarves and Caithan are less commonly found.

The city is divided into three major districts. There is the Palatial District, the Tiberim District, and the Whitestone District.

Each district is then divided into wards, which are further separated into Neighborhoods.

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Semeko

Semeko works in Renatus Hall as a night shift custodian.

He said he was the one who discovered Niman Agerson's body, lying in the middle of the arcane circle in the workshop, on the 32nd of Mais. Semeko said that unlike the other students and faculty, Niman talked to him and exchanged pleasantries.

Warden Fario Tanikus did not interview Semeko about Niman's death.

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Scorpions

The Scorpions are an elven street gang that operates in the Rattlestone neighborhood. They've been working to expand their influence against the Hammerfall, and have made strides in their goals since the Hammerfall lost the bulk of their Bane. 

The Scorpions consider themselves pro-elf, although others may say they are reactionary fundamentalists. They mutilate the ears of their non-elven enemies.

Their recent push in Rattlestone has caused some concern among the non-elf residents and visitors of the neighborhood.

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