Helkor's Lockstone - Settings/Locations

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Shallomhand

• Silverdeep

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  Nestled on the eastern bank of the Evantelide Ocean, Silverdeep is known for its ravishing sights, its long-legged domesticated animals called Wumblers, and its diverse population. It is the center of trade and wealth in all of Shallomhand, and is nicknamed the Godans' Cradle. As a place with bustling crowds of people, it hosts the university of the Magisterium and is the location where the magical order first originated.
  
  
  Bordering the sea, Silverdeep profits heavily from the fish trade and the transportation of goods across the oceans. Its economy also thrives due to the enchanted items that come forth from the Magisterium, and the illegal marketing of drugs in the darker parts of town. Most of all, though, Silverdeep is infamous for its fashion, and is one of the largest retailers of tailored products.
  
  
  Silverdeep is ruled by Viscount Bharris Del'Kroux and his Silver-Grand Council.
  
  
  

  • The Magisterium
  • The Galley

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    Designated on a stone-bordered island at the most eastern edge of the city, the Magisterium is surrounded on all sides by the Evantelide Ocean. Secluded from the rest of the townsfolk, a cobblestone bridge connects it to the mainland. Both the bridge and the gatehouse of the university is protected by the Magisterium's Elemanters. These guards are individuals who study magic, but have been trained by the military system of Silverdeep.
    
    
    The Magisterium university is large enough to house over two hundred collegiates in its lower houses. The practice and study rooms lie in the central area of the Magisterium, and the archmage's quarters is positioned at the very pinnacle of the tallest tower. With the recent murder of Helkor, his second in-command Adrasteia has taken up residence in his quarters and has claimed the role of archmage for herself.
    
    
    Magisterium Ranks
    
    
    
    Archmage (1)
    
    
    
    High Magister (1)
    
    
    
    Magister (9)
    
    
    
    Wizard (27)
    
    
    
    Sorcerer (?)
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  • The Galley
  • The Blacktrade Underground
  • Grimdour Fortress

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    Taking up most of the western and central regions of Silverdeep, the Galley is the market and food district. This sector of the city contains all merchant stalls, stores, taverns, and restaurants. Much of the everyday life of Silverdeep revolves around this area. Farm products, exotic fruits, magical items, clothes, armor, weapons, pets, and slaves are all sold here.
    
    
    One of the more known establishments of the Galley is the Silverfoam Pub, which attracts outsiders from all across Shallomhand. It sells some of the strongest alcohol throughout the realm, and is one of the largest gambling residences in the world. It is an incredibly large structure, and hosts over one hundred rooms for guests.
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    While not an entirely specific location, the Blacktrade Underground spans over the southern and eastern sectors of Silverdeep. It is a network of alleyways, narrow streets, and sewer tunnels that are ripe locations for criminals, psychopaths, the impoverished, and even hostile creatures that have found their way into the city and have been evading the city guard.
    
    
    In this darker area of town, crime flourishes. Smugglers bring in drugs, alcohol, and poisons from the docks, murderers prey on the homeless, and slavers pit animals, and even people, against one another in illegal fights found in the more spacious areas of the sewers. While the city guard could, quite easily, raid the Blacktrade Underground and imprison many of the criminals present there, Viscount Bharris realizes that much of the illegal trade and gambling is necessary for the economy of Silverdeep to remain better than other cities in Shallomhand.
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    Housing Viscount Bharris and his Silver-Grand Council, the Grimdour Fortress was built in the northern sector of Silverdeep. The fortress itself is made to have several different keeps and holds. The first entrance leads to a lift that can allow fifty people at once to ascend to the main hall where the throne of the viscount is designated. Behind his throne are grand doors that lead to the council chamber.
    
    
    Corridors in the main keep lead to barracks where the city guard eats and sleeps. Connected to the barracks are training holds, where both guards and Elemanters are trained in combative techniques.