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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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

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

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A large independent town on the eastern outskirts of the Sentran Empire.  The town has been independent of imperial politics for several generations, although there is still trade and travel between the two.  It was near here where Akkad was first encountered by a group of heroes intending to stop his marching undead army.

The city is currently led by Baron d'Bois.

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Aleron was the brother of Emperor Hadrianus er'Ceasian. He died of illness five years ago in 1210 AE.  His two sons, Princes Barnabus and Tobias are the heirs to the Imperial throne.

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Vigilants are followers of Kolrehs as the aspect of the Divine Judge. Other Kolrehsans consider them to be a tolerated sect. They can be found in most major towns and cities serving as a city watch and judges, maintaining peace and law. Even some smaller communities may have one or two Vigilants to help keep the peace.

The Vigilants can be paternalistic, and can appear to be stifling, condescending, and even domineering. Some followers are eager to tell people what to think and how to think. Others are more open-minded, and may have their own methods of finding justice.

Vigilants don't build churchs as much as they build prisons, courthouses, and watchtowers. These places serve as places of worships as much as any shrine or temple. The holy text of the Vigilants, the Edict of Law, usually sits in a public place inside their building. It's main tenet is to pursue justice tempered by wisdom and mercy.

In the city of Sentra, the Vigilants serve alongside the Imperial Watch.  The Watch is the overarching organization that enforces the laws, and the Vigilants run the court system and investigate Crime.  However, there are Vigilant lawkeepers that tend to patrol areas the Watch does not.  Vigilants that are on duty wear a baldric over their shoulder that shows their holy symbol.

Vigilants are sometimes referred to as Blue Belts in reference to their baldric, or Vidgies if someone wants to be more insulting.

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