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A large city. The city is where most of the academics of the country occurs.


Population:

  • Approximately 20000; primarily human, some drow and orc.

Government:

  • Noctilis is ruled by a noble, the drow Lady Liza Stern.

Notable Places:


Arcanist's Borough

Notable Places:

  • A statue of obsidian, of Liza Stern.
  • The Broken Axe: A fanciful elven inn, which serves fine wine.
  • An arch of dark stone, placed to commemorate the death of Queen Voxville
  • The Stern Private Academy, a prestigious private school for Girls


Artist's Borough

Notable Places:

  • The Hydra's Inn: A shabby commoner's tavern, known for its impossible variety of beers and ales.
  • The Arena: A large oval amphitheatre, known for its gladiatorial combats.
  • The Exigent Emporium: A mysterious shop of arcane curiosities and wondrous items, which only appears to those who have particular need of it.
  • Harmony Opera House: A large Opera house purchased by Walden Stein


Craftsman's Farthing

Notable Places:

  • The Shrine of Fertility : A stone spire engraved with the holy symbol of Avaija, Goddess of Fertility, said to reveal visions to those who leave an offering.
  • The House of Ice: A large timber and brick theatre, home of a troupe of illusionist-jugglers.
  • The Verdant Lands: A grand stone-walled theatre, known for its dark shifter tragedies.
  • Guild of the Craft Guildhall: The large school flipped into a dorm for guild members.


Crystalcourt Village

Notable Places:

  • The Crossed Wands: A modest commoner's inn, known for the illusions which entertain its patrons.
  • Renburga's Hauberks: The workshop of a female human armorer named Renburga, who also sells potions of healing.
  • The Forge: The workshop of a male human blacksmith named Gundo, known for his intricate detailing on the hilts.


Feyheath Farthing

Notable Places:


Greatbell Village

Notable Places:

  • The Crossed Swords: A shabby adventurer's inn, decorated with monstrous skulls.
  • Hari's Casting: A two-storey building of timber and brick walls, the workshop of a male human founder named Hari. He has been cursed by a hag, and every time he casts it makes him more susceptible to magical charms and compulsions.
  • The Raven of Shadows: A large building of stone walls, said to be haunted by the ghost of a raven. 
  • Guild of The Beast: A grand half-timbered building, once an inn house. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local merchants for trading.


Lynx's Borough

Notable Places:

  • The Beggar's Alehouse: A large adventurer's inn, which serves only wine.
  • The Pool of Radiance: A small pool of water, which glows with a flickering blue light. It is said to be haunted by a malevolent spirit, waiting for a worthy creature to possess. The local townsfolk avoid it.

Market

  • The The Bloody Fang: A shabby dwarven inn, decorated with wards against demons.
  • The Guild of the Blade Guildhall: A large old aristocratic manor with a courtyard. 
  • Guild of Prophecy Guildhall: A large marble building with a library on the lower level.