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 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 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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Part of the Ministry of Trade, the Ministry of Imports serves as a cornerstone in the economic infrastructure of the Empire, tasked with overseeing and regulating all goods entering the empire. Its mandate encompasses a broad spectrum of responsibilities, from enforcing trade policies and tariffs to ensuring the compliance of imported goods with safety and quality standards. The Ministry plays a critical role in facilitating trade agreements, working closely with foreign entities to secure favorable terms that bolster the Empire's economic prosperity. Within its purview also lies the crucial task of monitoring and managing the importation of strategic resources, such as the highly coveted Arcstones, ensuring these vital materials are allocated efficiently and responsibly to serve the Empire's interests.

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The City

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

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Beneath the  Palatial District and most of the rest of the city is a complex of refuse-filled tunnels that make up the sewer system of Sentra.  It is a mix of cavernous midden chambers and smaller tunnels that channel waste water.  Magewrights employ arcane tools of purification to cleanse the water, which is then emptied into the rivers.  These areas are protected by the City Watch.  In poorer areas of the city, there is no such purification process, and the sewage is usually dumped directly into the river system. Outside of these purification chambers, there is no regular maintenance performed in the sewers, and large portions of the sewers are unlit and lawless.

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Vano is a criminal that works in the Warrens and is known to make forges of imperial work permits, and possibly other legal documents. Constable Amos Crow has his business card.

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There is no organized church of Tohantas. Her worshippers have no need of organized temples or a hierarchy of leadership. Any person who feels the call to serve Tohantas as a priestmay do so, assuming they devote their lives to her cause. Her followers rarely concern themselves with buildings or specific liturgy, let alone "appropriate" robes, hats, or other religious paraphernalia often associated with other faiths. Shrines to Tohantas are usually built of wood, rather than stone, and roofed with leafy branches atop a latticed framework. They can be found nearly anywhere, from the dark depths of a forest to the middle of a cultivated field.

Tohantas is no fan of civilization encroaching into the wilds of nature, and a number of zealous Tohantan cults have devoted their efforts to destroying this encroachment. These cults, such as the Blood Talons, have often proven violent, unpredictable, and aggressive in their punitive activities. But most strive for a balance, despite population pressures that lead to too-heavy hunting or farming. More active members of the clergy work to redirect development and control populations through covert sponsorship of brigands, breeding and selective placing of predators, and other means to limit the growth of communities through peaceful ways.

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