Of Godlings and Thralls
On the edge of the vast expanse of obsidian and melting sands known as the Shatterbright towers the mythical spires of the Gleaming City which have stood for millenia. This is where the Lords of Fire rule over a seething mire of competing faiths and conspiracies, where aspiring godlings and their restless thralls compete for power.
Inside the walls, tithes of worship and power are given, stolen or traded as the ambitious rise, heretics fall and the clever manoeuvre in the spaces between.
Outside, failed gods and the scavenged dead fight with the Lords of Fire for the remnants of ancient powers hidden beneath the scorched and shattered ground.
Will you be master or thrall, godling or ghost? Hone your will and sharpen your knives before others decide your fate.
There is nowhere to hide beneath the Everfire.
The setting
The Gleaming City sits deep within the sunside lands of Shadwfire. It is surrounded by desert near where the waters of the Godswollen River emerge from beneath the ground and spread out over a steaming delta.
The city
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History
The Gleaming City is the heart of the Lords of Fire power. The Highspire towers over 500 metres above the shores of Godswollen River. The upper city is where the Lords reside, served by the bureacracy and the military kight of the Flaming Brand. Cowering in shade of the spires, lies the sprawling markets and tenements of the outer city where the foreign merchants and supplicants gather. beneath the sands lies a warren of secret tunnels, and the heart of the Usokufas mortuary where the dead are transformed into servents for the mighty.
The Gleaming City
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