Editing Narcissus (section)

==Cityscape==

Narcissus is at the furthest navigable part of the River Cephissus, in the foothills of the [[Other_kingdoms|Western Mountains]].  The oldest portions of the city are buildings of polished, black obsidian, whereas the newer buildings are of mirrored glass where not covered by polished brass or copper, silver or gold.  Mirrors and reflective surfaces are everywhere in Narcissus, and it is possible to inadvertently step through them into the [[Spirit_world|Other Side]], by accident or carelessness.

-- by Kakita Kojiro

====The Mirror Towers====

The first Mirror Towers were built to defend Narcissus during the [[Cities_of_glass_history|Helot Revolts]] that preceeded the [[Cities_of_glass_history|Second Shattering]].  These towers held arrays of mirrors that could focus burning rays of sunlight against attackers.  In that time the mirror-smiths who created the Mirror Towers were military sorcerers.  These military sorcerers then created mobile burning mirrors that were deployed in the total warfare of the [[Cities_of_glass_history|Shadowdancer Wars]].

-- by Kakita Kojiro

====The Obsidian Foundries====

The district of Narcissus known as the Obsidian Foundries is one of the oldest surviving, dating back to before all the [[Cities_of_glass_history|Shatterings]], almost back to the Founding itself. These were the places where the earliest attempts to exploit the [[Spirit_world|Other Side]] were made – through blocks and sheets of smooth obsidian. The imperfections in these reflections forced the development of glass mirrors for reflective magic. They also led to the spawning of the first mirror-wraiths. As the art of mirror-fishing moved on to newer tools, the art of mirror-casting to deliberately spawn mirror-wraiths began to develop.

-- by Kakita Kojiro

====The Mirror Fisheries====

The district of Narcissus known as the Mirror Fisheries has been rebuilt and moved several times – in each Shattering, they were destroyed. The very first Mirror Fisheries were primitive, using slabs of polished metal, frozen pools of glacial ice, or sheets of reflective obsidian. Flaws and imperfections in these reflections created problems and dangers for mirror-fishing. More perfect reflections were needed, and so glass mirrors were developed.

-- by Kakita Kojiro