Editing Night Birds (section)

=== Downtown ===

The gilded heart of a city built for business and pleasure, bright and lively even in the dead of night, striped by shadows even at the height of noon.

; The Beauregard
: A popular speakeasy, a public secret. The ground floor offers family friendly dining and dancing to the general public. Trusted customers can descend a flight of stairs in the back into an underground nightclub for drinks and gambling, and even deeper below a secure suite is available by reservation for more private entertainment. Almost no one knows the owner, but it must be someone in good standing with the authorities.

; Police Headquarters
: Tall, grey and blocky. Features one of the city's great architectural mysteries, an inexplicable gaggle of gargoyles perched at every ledge and roof corner.

; Swan Lake
: A large, still pond surrounded by a small public garden, home to a flock of semi-tame black swans adopted by the city and beloved by the populace. A favored spot for families by day and lovers by night.