Spiralcross Cemetery
Located adjacent to the Ahnkamen Estate, Spiralcross Cemetery is the most prestigious graveyard in Absalom. Founded in the city’s early days, Spiralcross has seen the burial of primarchs, high priests, and an absolute sea of nobles. Most are interred in mausoleums associated with noble houses or institutions, ranging in size from the Arodenites’ vast memorial hall to the Scriveners’ Guild’s modest sepulcher, with ossuaries underground for the inevitable overflow. The cemetery’s winding layout and sight-obstructing crypts give it a distinctly labyrinthine feel, and people looking for landmarks such as House Blakros’s black marble vault or the sumptuously decorated Pharasmin chapel are advised to bring a map. For this reason, the cemetery is a popular place for discreet meetings and assignations.
Spiralcross Cemetery is the subject of its share of ghost stories and whispers of undead; though in truth, few undead care to linger with the efforts of the Pharasmins. This makes Spiralcross’s one true mystery all the more curious, as strange lights appear in the air over the cemetery on most nights, glowing orbs that dance through the darkness. Popular suspicion is that this has something to do with the War of Strings, as spies and agents hidden in the maze-like cemetery use simple spells to write coded messages in the night, or point out which crypts have secret caches or meeting places. Still, no one has admitted to cracking the codes yet, if codes they are. And at least some nights, the glowing lights move with uncommon purpose and, one might say, intelligence.
Spiralcross Cemetery is the subject of its share of ghost stories and whispers of undead; though in truth, few undead care to linger with the efforts of the Pharasmins. This makes Spiralcross’s one true mystery all the more curious, as strange lights appear in the air over the cemetery on most nights, glowing orbs that dance through the darkness. Popular suspicion is that this has something to do with the War of Strings, as spies and agents hidden in the maze-like cemetery use simple spells to write coded messages in the night, or point out which crypts have secret caches or meeting places. Still, no one has admitted to cracking the codes yet, if codes they are. And at least some nights, the glowing lights move with uncommon purpose and, one might say, intelligence.
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