Jah Sezar
The city of Jah Sezar covers the majority of an island in the Reaping Sea. Long piers extend off the island to allow a multitude of ships to dock during the sometimes-violent storms that sweep over the waters. The center of the island rises in a peak that reaches more than 2,500 feet above sea level. Buildings perch on the slopes of the massive peak amid a lush, tropical setting while cobblestone streets provide ample walkways up and down the hill. The people are very welcoming and kindhearted.
Sitting atop the central peak is the city’s most famous landmark: the Theurgist Seminary of Thasizier. The temple’s dome lights each night and can be seen for many miles out to sea; it casts a warm glow over the city and acts as a beacon to passing ships.
Crime in Jah Sezar is almost nonexistent thanks largely to the presence of the temple’s priests working with the city’s populace. During the day, apprentices and volunteers fan out through the city to assist the poor and to clean the neighborhoods that spread down the massive peak like sprawling ivy. Apprentices clean the seminary’s walls using spells and offer their magical talent to keep other buildings sparkling as well. The city’s residents appreciate the apprentices’ efforts and feel a great deal of loyalty toward the clergy. In addition, the majority of the seminary’s occupants are skilled spellcasters with years of adventuring under their belts, and they are very fond of the city of Jah Sezar. Most have little tolerance for evil deeds or discord within the beautiful city.
The island gets most of its supplies by ship, though careful householders are able grow a good deal of produce. Trade goods from Jah Sezar tend to be specialized or skilled items such as maps and charts, copies of rare books, or sheets of music. The population also includes many scholars and sages who can be hired (in person or by writing) to do research on particular topics in the seminary’s extensive library. In fact, spellcasters of all races and types travel from hundreds of miles away to pay homage to the mage of divinity and to peruse the immeasurable underground library housed in halls and chambers that honeycomb the island’s peak, and catering to their needs is an important industry on the island.
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Jah Sezar, Island City of
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