Candlelight City

Is the capital and largest city in East Highrune. It's a Religious city and the centre of the great church. The City holds the Thron of the Human king. It sits on the Hosszu kek river and sits south-east from the castle of Laken Cas. Candlelight was found by the humans. It is governed by the King of East Highrune and the Candlelight Assembly its villages are governed by a Mayor(rank).

Superstition and Religion

The chapter chose Candlelight to be the city of the Archbishopy not because the king lives there, but because the gods influence still runs there, from days before mortals even walked The Material Plane. There are some superstition about it, and some real magic happening in the city.

• A child must not sleep in stripes, or else it will be replaced with a Changeling in the night. As such, a mortal in striped clothing is sticking out in a crowd.

• Sirona mistrust Candlelight. Any native must sacrifice a stag before sailing or face great difficulty at sea, lake or river.

• If you give leftovers to a carrion eater in the city and villages area, You take a -2 status penalty when rolling diplomacy or survival to check or interact with an animal for five years.

• No-one can die in a room so long as the room contains a wyrmling dragon in a bowl. The dragon must be alive, remain of its own accord, and cannot be bound in any way to the bowl, physically, by magic, or by persuasion.

• If a sister objects to a wedding, it is invalid.

• A pregnant woman must never get drunk – if she does, a demon will wake her after she falls asleep and ask if it can take her unborn child. In her disoriented condition she might agree.

• Donn in his hate for Ogmios cursed those who rule the city. If no king (a non-gender specific title) sits on the throne "keeping it warm" for one month, a great winter storm will fall on the city.

• Belenous is a major deity in the city of the chapter. Anyone who don't chant the morning blessing before she eats this day, will die under the full-moon.

• Belenous has many places to protect, he will forget to bless the lands of candlelight if not reminded daily by rituals and ceremonies.

• Its a blessing to drink with members of the other sex.

• Going to the bank on belenous-day (Belday) brings bad harvest this year. This is why all administration buildings are closed at belday (the first day of each week).

• You gain a +2 circumstance bonus to performance checks made while using the lute inside the city walls. A bard can attempt a religion check to please the virgin aspect of Ritona (DC 30), on success, she gains a spell slot back, on a critical failure she loses her voice until she atones. 

• Wood is the most important material during winter. A house without a burning hearth won't be blessed or protected by Ritona, Belenous, Sirona or Sequana, losing their blessing makes becoming pregnant nearly impossible.

Some Places

The Yellow Handle: A grand adventurer's inn, decorated with dungeon doors.
The Jester: A modest commoner's tavern, which seems to be bigger on the inside than on the outside.
The Midnight Theatre: A large timber and brick theatre, known for its monstrous slice of life plays.

Adjacent villages

Candlelight City is a metropolis, and as such, it expanded to the border of the villages around it. To keep the villagers happy a Mayor was set in place to guard their interests.

Archsword Village

Notable Places:
A tall obelisk of dark stone placed to mark the Battle of Fiendish Invocations.
The Greedy Minstrel: A modest inn, kept by a brass dragon named Silivaragurx.

The Shrine of Ninĝirsu: A stone niche enshrining the holy symbol of Ninĝirsu, Lady of Animals, said to reveal visions to those who leave an offering.

Government

Candlelight city is the sit of the thorn, those its govern by Monarchy. The City is run by Lords whom each is assigned to a district, and so-called a "District lord". He manages the Tax and the Laws in his own District.

Guilds and Factions

The Chapter and it's Archbishopy is stationed in Candlelight. It also houses all of the other holy houses for specific gods:
The Curt of Flags of Fírinne, Fai llitheach, Cluinnos, Meaisín Iontach, this serves as the curt of law.

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The city houses all six Houses Of Ogmios.

Most houses has its own small temple of Cagailt over the hearth. The Clergy of the Hearth have the second biggest temple in the city.
The Fair Fellowship only church is situated in this city, and their songs and "truth" waving is loudest in the strees of Candlelight.

History

One Highrune was one nation, BDJ, Candlelight was the Thron for both the Human and the Dwarven king.

Architecture

All of the Holy temples and some structures of the patrician ward are built with the use of the rib vault and the flying buttress. The buildings are tall is if they try to reach the heavens themselves. The walls are thick and reinforced by solid stone. The temples have a rose glass window, depicting part of the chants of each church. All of the church buildings are built in a circle around the cathedral of the great church the most extensive and tall building in Candlelight.

Alternative Name(s)

The Capital, The Grand City, The Mother City, The Church City.

Type

Capital

Population

Approximately 150,000

Location under

East Highrune

Included Locations

• Saxe-Coburg Castle Graveyard
• The Midnight Theatre
• The Yellow Handle

Owning Organization

The Human Royal Court

Characters in Location

• Ann Aisthesis
• Aynad
• Baldu
• Duca Firemans
• Earwynn
• Farmacia Aiderionous
• Godric son of Godric
• Rither Exrocker
• Taney Razorsharpners
• Yoric Aiderionous

Related Historical Events

• Unknown Date
  Donn-azi the undead

by Svetlin Velinov

"No I ain't no shy but I won't come to the pub tonight. Why, I have forgotten to say my prayers the other day, and its a full-moon you see?" -Brizzly Waterdrawers