
Location: Middle of Shasuk, South east corner of the realm.
Places of interest:
The Olivaarn
The Olivaarn (Guild) is one of the four largest guilds in the material realm. They are well liked, as they take full advantage of the diversity of their adventurers, and use the wide variety of knowledge and experience available to them.
The olivaarn is run by Kaido, a powerful, evil man who hopes to use this guild as a stepping stone on his rise to power.
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The Market (AKA the trap)
Spanning around 5 blocks from the northern entrance of Shasuk, this tourist trap takes advantage of Shasuk’s famous diversity. Almost every stall peddles some “authentic” cultural good to tourists who would have no way of knowing how inauthentic it actually is. The taxes on these stalls are HEAVY, as it is one of the largest sources of income in Shasuk. The law around implementing this was tricky however, as there are no official boundaries as to where “The Trap” begins and where it ends. But it worked out well, with the definition being any shop that is not inside a building, within a border up to and including 5 blocks parallel and 1 block perpendicular either side of any enterance to The Capital.
Presidential candidate Archibald’s manor.
This is where Archibald lives, and holds his secret meetings. These meetings happen once every 28 days on a full moon, where all the creatures of the night that reside in The Capital come to Archibalds roof, and partake in human sacrifice, and scheme on how to take the city for themselves. As of present day, there currently exists no safe place for vampires or werewolves to live without hiding their identity.
These creatures’ leader, Archibald, is a demon. He was given power by Mammon, the sin of greed, who has been spreading his influence out from [Name of country full of demon-folk] for quite some years now. Of course, Mammon is only working for Lucifer the Yorkelun, who has been spreading HIS influence for centuries. He has influence in some very powerful places now, to the point where taking the capital wouldn’t crack the top 3. It would certainly help though, as the phrase, “It takes one to know one” is certainly the case when it comes to Kaido and Mammon. They have been aware of the other’s growing influence for quite some time now, but both know that any attempt to squash the other would result in losses far too great, regardless of victory. As a servant of Mammon, Archibald bears some similar features. He has the wings that all demon minions recieve, along with 4 horns that jut out from his head at a slight downward slope. These horns are long thick and white, with yellow tips, resembling a jester. His eyes shine with a beautiful golden light, the same light that shines from Mammon’s hollow head. Finally, his bottom half is serpentine, with the tip of the tail forming an arrowhead-like point. the main colour of his demon form is purple. He wears fine golden suits, with both his pocket watch and thin glasses being made of gold.
General information:
With a high population (relative to it’s size) of 500,000, the capital is known for it’s bustling culture. Shasuk as a whole is known for its diversity – being founded by Slurge Softhead around 300 years ago – and nowhere is this more obvious than the capital. Experience food, clothes, festivals and more from all over the realm, all within the 10km radius of the capital’s walls.
An election between the centrist Archibald and the extremist Kaido is sure to be determine the countries future, one way or another.
Just outside the capital, ruins from before the great war were found by the adventurers. Meaning that the Nomai were once present in the area that would become Shasuk.
The message found in the ruins was a conversation between 2 friends, discussing “The king’s” new re-marriage. They expressed happiness for the king, but nervousness at the idea of the king having a child. At this time, the friends did not know that the king already had a child with his late wife, but chose to keep it a secret due to the prophesy. One friend said that they hope the king does not have a kid, stating that they “do not want a war with the dragons”. The prophesy states that the 100th Nomai king’s child shall slay the queen of the dragons, and usher in a new age. anything in this paragraph not said by the friends is not said on the wall or known to the adventurers at the time of reading.