Synopsis
Notable NPCs
Joszef Anniles, Warden of Hammer's Cross
Grace "The Mace" Traviks, Dwarven Master Mason of St. Krimea's College
Uther Traviks, Dawer Grandmaster Mason of St. Krimea's College
Onyx, Vampire Proprietor of Starhome
Father Byron, Priest of Passion and Cleric of Kalia
Fey Challenger (unnamed)
Notable Locations
The Maiden's Way- The road connecting Etheria's foothills with Haven, then extending up the mountain to The City of the Gods, Etherias.
St. Krimea's College- School of architects, masons, and sculptors located on The Maiden's Way, in the foothills of the Holy Mountain, between Hammer's Cross and Haven. Founded by the Masons' Guild of Haven, it produces some of the finest stoneworkers in the region. Its patron, St. Krimea, is dear to the Dawer people and a member of Kalia's expanded pantheon.
Haven- Second largest settlement in Etheria, situated on The Great River, amidst The Rayan Falls, the splendid town (truly a small city, and growing) is divided into colored wards, protected by a prism-based defense system situated on The Brightwall, and peopled by a mixture of native Dawers (humans), refugees from former Etherian holdings, and displaced aliens from across the extinguished stars. The city is governed by Speaker Melane-Kirk, informed by a council of representatives drawn from the wards and influential factions, and is defended by a police force called Brightcloaks. It is a center of Etherian commerce, containing three powerful guilds in The Masons', Amber, and Gem Cutter guilds. See Haven article for more information.
Haven Factions I
Brightcloaks- Guardians of the city of Haven, headquartered in the Yellow Ward and the Brightwall; Led by two captains: Mira Beltremieux of the city watch and Rees Duilbrood in charge of the southern border defenses. They're recognized by their muted, rainbow cloaks-and-cowls.
Masons' Guild- One of the stronger guilds of Haven, rich from the overwhelming demand for new building in a growing city filled with displaced peoples. Their patroness is St. Krimea the Mason, a local Dawer goddess assimilated into Kalia's pantheon. They've built a college on The Maiden's Way, St. Krimea's, to train architects, masons, and sculptors.
News & Rumors
1. A week from now, Haven is hosting its ninth annual Festival of Kites. It is three days of music, laughter, food, wine, and much-needed brevity in times like these. They anticipate as many as 1,000 kites this year. Most are homemade, though local businesses sponsor a few of the ‘big names’ in kite making. It’s become something of a competition between the major guilds in town, seeing which kite dazzles most among the Amber Guild, Mason’s Guild, and Gem Cutter’s Guild. Officials give speeches, field games are played, and this year the fledgling Powder Guild will be providing a small fireworks display.
2. Speaker Melane-Kirk canceled her second public address this week. Those close to her are babbling something about a much-needed rest. With tensions rising between Etheria and Izolda, now is the worst time to take a holiday! Or is something more sinister at work? If the speaker doesn't show for the Festival of Kites, something is definitely very wrong…
3. Striga in town! Witches from Segnova have the gall to stay in The Rainbow Serpent in the Red Ward. They call themselves “peacekeepers” but inspire anything but. The cold, imperial way about them is enough to get any honest Etherian’s blood boiling. They’d be well on their way to Etheria if the speaker would just agree to meet with them. Five days now. There’s sticking it to them, and then there’s needlessly prolonging their unwelcome presences. Much longer and there might be an incident...
4. Something serious happened in the Blue Ward last week, over at Frog’s. Two brightcloaks dead, all hush-hush, the whole wharf closed, something is fishy at the docks. Captain Mira Beltremieux says it’s “being handled” but owner Dorottya Tuirn and her staff are still under “temporary” house arrest.
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