Editing Diaphane (section)

==Colony Cities==

===Symeros, sapling colony city===

The colony city of Symeros was founded by Diaphoros the Synesthete, one of the first pupils of the Invisible College from Diaphane. He was blessed or cursed with synisthesia, which has been inherited in many forms by his descendants. As the royal family maintains a prerogative to the first night with any new bride, synisthesia has spread among the Symerides. Symeros is on the Maiandro river downstream from Diaphane, and is the major port of the Diaphane hegemony. Glass-bottom boats ply the river from Diaphane to Symeros and on to Iridos isle, carrying cargo and travelers. Despite its origins, Symeros has never devoted itself to one viewpoint of magic, and all are practiced here – although mainly pellucid and chromatic. Formal training in the magic sciences must be sought in Diaphane or Iridos, however.

The city’s boatmen must navigate their way through the Thousand Flowing Waters and its many perils, and it has been discovered that the city’s synisthetes are somewhat protected from the odd powers of vampires and Hollow Men and other heretics of that ilk. They are in great demand as scavengers of the ruins there, and as crusaders for the Silent Brotherhood. Synisthetes do not often master any kind of magic, for their unique perception interacts oddly.

Occupations: Philosopher, Scientist, Merchant, Boatman
Suggested Skills: Area Knowledge (Symeros), Boating, Current Affairs, Smuggling, Occult (vampires), Thaumatology (pellucid or chromatic magic)
Social Background: Cultural Familiarity (1 pt., Twin Cities), Glossa (native language), Literacy
Suggested Quirks: Congenial, Imaginative, Addiction (tobacco)
Sample Contact Groups: School, Cult or Religion
Suggested Spells: Identify Exact Color (IQ/Average), See Clearly (IQ/Average)
Rumor: “The Empty Masters secretly plan to subvert one of the synisthetes of Symeros. By mixing synesthetic perception with their blind enlightenment, they hope to find the reason that synesthetes are so effective against them. Should they succeed, the crusade of the Silent Brotherhood would be set back, and Symeros left open to infiltration by the bleak cult of the Empty Masters.” 

-- by Kakita Kojiro