Editing Pyromancer: The Shining Domain (section)

==The Sixteen Cities==

The sixteen cities of the ''Domain'' are the strongholds of human civilisation, literally points of light in the darkness. They are scattered across the ''Domain'', but the majority of them (ten out of sixteen) are on the Southern Coast, where industry can dispose of its waste into ''the Black'', and where the cities' Guild-run processing plants can reclaim water for survival. Each city has a single Cathedral acting simultaneously as the seat of Holy Government and source of light for the city, and by law limiting the height of the surrounding city to two thirds of its own height. Habitation towers cluster around the Cathedral, stretching towards it as growing plants might stretch towards sunshine, and the highest levels of any given tower will always house only the wealthiest and highest in status. For the majority, of course, these same towers cast their shadow over the lower levels, forcing most to live in relative darkness, paying exorbitant bills for the privelege of "dirty light" from smaller Guild Pyros orbs.

The Guilds themselves are national organisations, each with a presence across the majority of cities, and also maintaining smaller working settlements outside of the cities. There are literally hundreds of Guilds, but a mere half dozen of them have a controlling interest over 99% of industry, while the rest scrape by on their leavings. Historically, the Guilds were once associated with certain industries (from which they still retain their names) but for as long as any can remember every major Guild has diversified its portfolio to cover every aspect of industry and commerce - the ''Weavers Guild'', for example, has no more interest in cloth-making than any other Guild, and is as involved in Pyros-channelling, heavy manufacture, retail and commerce as any other Guild.

Of the sixteen cities, the greatest three are undoubtedly ''Port Ashfall'', ''The Highspire'' and ''Fortress Dominion''. These are detailed below:

*[[Pyromancer: Port Ashfall|Port Ashfall]]
*[[Pyromancer: The Highspire|The Highspire]]
*[[Pyromancer: Fortress Dominion|Fortress Dominion]]