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

Random Spotlights

Dark Horse Den

The Dark Horse Den is a gambling establishment run by a man named Tycho Jaskin.  Kappa Adolus had been a frequent visitor, and Nestor Soranus was known to visit from time to time with him.  Kappa liked to play cards there, and managed to build up a substantial debt.

Although there is no concrete evidence, it's likely that the building is controlled by the Cornys Family. One known member, Marzio, was working here.

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Layla Rosser

Layla had been a traveling actress until she started working with the Vigilants. She and Meriel Ravenstone were once part of the same troupe. Layla now works at the Tradefair Seat of Law with the records as an archivist and cataloger. From time to time, she still tries out for roles in theater, last trying out at the Gilded Stage for the part of Lit'ta in the "Sacrifice of Solarian."

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Chandonites

The church of Chandon is loosely bound and without a central hierarchy. The followers of Chandon sometimes form in bands, called Hunts. The are local, independent cells, without any far-reaching chain of command.

They are forbidden from slaying the young or the pregnant, and will cull the weak and lame from animal groups. More extreme Hunts evoke wanton slaughter, believing it is an honor to Chandon to make the killing bloody and long. Such Hunts are considered heretical by the main church. At the other extreme, some Hunts will choose a village in the wilderness. They provide food for the people, and one or two pledge themselves to keeping the village fed through a harsh winter.

Some clergy also preach the joy and bounty of the hunt and work to thwart the expansion of civilization to preserve as much wilderness as possible. To this end, they stage raids and acts of vandalism that are popular with outlaws and bored young nobles.

Temples of Chandon are rare, as most Hunts eschew formal buildings for shadowed wilderness glades. The closest to a structure that Hunts use consist of inwardly curving, fang-shaped stones arranged in a ring.

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