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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Pallida University

The neighborhood is built around Pallida University, dedicated to the pursuit of learning (while perhaps making some profit as well).  There are about 120 students attending the University, half of which are learning the arcane arts.  Other students pursue studies in history, languages, mathematics, and philosophy.

Although there is the large central campus, there are many other buildings throughout the neighborhood that are owned by the University.

Places of Interest

Auriel Concert Hall hosts the finest musical performances in the city.

Ivorium Tower is the home of the Arcana Department, where students come eager to learn magical skills.

The Museum of Antiquities is part of the university, but not part of the main campus. It has a collection of artifacts from across Aleona, although there is a tendency of items to be sold as much as put on display. There are numerous rumors of vast rooms below the publicly accessible areas of the museum that contain unopened crates of treasures waiting to be cataloged, shelves of artifacts deemed uninteresting, and a few secret rooms holding items too important or dangerous to put on public display.


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Oak

Oak has lived most of his life far from Sentra, enjoying the simple ratfolk life with the rest of his village. After a rare disease outbreak, a family shaman has sent him on a quest to find the medicine that will save the village. He knows little more than that it can be found somewhere in the shady underworld of the city, so he has spent his time in Sentra working on making connections among the less reputable element of the city.

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White Daggers

The White Daggers are a gang that runs in the Warrens. Led by the Vorkur Shan, they keep the peace there in their own way. They've pushed the Cornys Family out of most of the area, and established their own domain. The White Daggers offer protection to those willing to pay the price. To those that don't, the Warrens can be a dangerous place. But to many of the refugees, the White Daggers are looked upon as legitimate protectors. After all, they got rid of the Cornys Family, and have reduced a lot of the random crime.

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