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==2. Tower of London== | ==2. Tower of London== | ||
| − | + | Known as the King's Fortress, the tower is actually a vast property that serves the dual purpose of royal residence and prison to offenders of noble birth during this time. | |
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==3. River Market== | ==3. River Market== | ||
| − | A vast arrangement of stalls and pavilions, the great open air market is a gathering place, news depot, rumor mill, and provisionary. | + | A vast arrangement of stalls and pavilions, the great open air market is a gathering place, news depot, rumor mill, and provisionary. Visited by servants and working class alike, it is said to be the beating heart of London's underground. |
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==5. Explorer's Museum== | ==5. Explorer's Museum== | ||
| − | Built in the style of a great Greek temple, the museum houses a vast collection of treasures from around the world - even a secret display of Fae and Wildling | + | Built in the style of a great Greek temple, the museum houses a vast collection of treasures from around the world - even a secret display of Fae and Wildling artifacts. |
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Vast with the patronage of London's upper crust, the ''Guild Arcana'' is home to the self proclaimed masters of the magical arts and the journeymen and apprentices they train. | Vast with the patronage of London's upper crust, the ''Guild Arcana'' is home to the self proclaimed masters of the magical arts and the journeymen and apprentices they train. | ||
| − | Though the Church pays lip service to disapproval, | + | Though the Church pays lip service to disapproval, the ''Guild'' has the support of crown and the social elite, and the church lost the power to stand against secular entrenchment long ago. |
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==13. Hexen Ward== | ==13. Hexen Ward== | ||
| − | + | Not every arcanist can be ''taught'' the craft. Some are Sensitives, born attuned to the weave and the weft within and without who have to feel their way to even to most rudimentary level of mastery. These arcanists call themselves the Hexen. The Guild calls them Outlaw. | |
| − | ''Hexen Ward'' is an impoverished cluster of decaying buildings situated in the midst of a ramshackle neighborhood | + | Untrained Hexen are vulnerable to the dark lure of the Fae. If they don't learn to shut out that unholy beacon, their minds become lost, but often not before they are cruelly used to wreak much harm. |
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| + | This is why the ''Hexen Ward'' exists. It is a place where those who have control bring younglings without control to learn self mastery before madness and death can take them. | ||
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| + | Unlike the sweeping majesty and near endless resources of the ''Guild'', the ''Ward'' is an impoverished cluster of decaying buildings situated in the midst of a ramshackle neighborhood that is home to criminals and hard men. | ||
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