Melokthor

The Deep City

Melokthor, also known as the Deep City, is an ancient underwater city inhabited by guardians of ancient arcane knowledge. The city is under a magical bubble that prevents its citizens from drowning or being crushed by the massive pressure of the depths. In the middle of the city lies an Arcane Crystal, one of the few hidden sources of magic in Faerûn.

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All the citizens of Melokthor are Rune Guardians, a race of vegetarian humans overexposed to the magical purity of an Arcane Crystal.

There are just over 900 people in Melokthor, most of which only speak Deep Speech.

The city is basked in the blue lights of interconnected runes. Everything seems to be powered by the Arcane Crystal that sits aloft in the middle of the town.

Very rarely, Melokthor sends Walkers into the world, for them to bring back updates from the surface and new means of defense for the city.

The city was sinked by the village elder over 1000 years ago, after a malevolent force tried to obtain the Arcane Crystal for himself.

Anyone who has been in contact with the crystal is unable to communicate with people outside of the city about the location of the Arcane Crystal.

Citizens who travel outside of the walls of the city are given gigantic Moon Rays that can receive orders telepathically.

1492 after the Great War:

Melokthor is discovered by a group of adventurers called the Golden Company . This band defeats the ''Mountains that Swim'', two dragon turtles who had been harassing the city for centuries, and leaves with, for the first time ever, two walkers: the teens Annabella and Karuto.