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	=== A City of Statues (999 [[PR]]) ===		=== A City of Statues (999 [[PR]]) ===
	Almost a thousand years ago, the “city” of '''Denaria''' was nothing more than several dozen squalid huts perched on a few islands in the fine granular sands of [[the Delta Serpentine]]. The city’s most worshiped goddess, [[Waukeen]], soon pushed the mountains aside to provide large, flat, and fertile land for settling. Times have changed: close to 100,000 people dwell here now and the population soars during festivals or major market days. Long since renamed '''Al'Adeaf''' (''<u>Trudgeon</u>'' for "Ever Sinking") the city looks westward onto a the dangerous and mysterious Badlands of Pteris, and still stands by its merchant goddess who promotes trade and profit. Al'Adeaf is the second largest city of [[The Seven Cities]], a trade union formed by several cities on the [[Pteris]] continent and wields unmatched economic power among the seven.		Almost a thousand years ago, the “city” of '''Denaria''' was nothing more than several dozen squalid huts perched on a few islands in the fine granular sands of [[the Delta Serpentine]]. The city’s most worshiped goddess, [[Waukeen]], soon pushed the mountains aside to provide large, flat, and fertile land for settling. Times have changed: close to 100,000 people dwell here now and the population soars during festivals or major market days. Long since renamed '''Al'Adeaf''' (''<u>Trudgeon</u>'' for "Ever Sinking") the city looks westward onto a the dangerous and mysterious Badlands of Pteris, and still stands by its merchant goddess who promotes trade and profit. Al'Adeaf is the second largest city of [[The Seven Cities]], a trade union formed by several cities on the [[Pteris]] continent and wields unmatched economic power among [[The Seven\|the seven]].
	[[File:Aladeafstatues.png\|left\|thumb\|Statues adorn the top of many, if not all, buildings. Carved in the likeness of recently departed to help them overcome [[The Hermes Seal]].]]		[[File:Aladeafstatues.png\|left\|thumb\|Statues adorn the top of many, if not all, buildings. Carved in the likeness of recently departed to help them overcome [[The Hermes Seal]].]]
	In Al'Adeaf, the ringing of bells occasionally drowns out the din of endless hammering and the cries of merchants hawking their wares. Pennants of golden sandblasted coins (depicting a white [[Aarakocra]]) flutter from rooftops and poles. Priests and merchants are everywhere, statues adorn every building in sight, wild animals burrow and crawl on and beneath hundreds of stone or wooden bridges, and brightly painted buildings with breathtaking architecture ignominiously stand half-sunken into the sand. Say what you want about the heat or the smell, it’s a memorable and beautiful city.		In Al'Adeaf, the ringing of bells occasionally drowns out the din of endless hammering and the cries of merchants hawking their wares. Pennants of golden sandblasted coins (depicting a white [[Aarakocra]]) flutter from rooftops and poles. Priests and merchants are everywhere, statues adorn every building in sight, wild animals burrow and crawl on and beneath hundreds of stone or wooden bridges, and brightly painted buildings with breathtaking architecture ignominiously stand half-sunken into the sand. Say what you want about the heat or the smell, it’s a memorable and beautiful city.

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	=== The Under-Undercity ===		=== The Under-Undercity ===
	Even deeper than the underground floors of buildings are those places that are so far gone that nature itself has begun the reclamation process. If you go deep enough under Al'Adeaf, you eventually reach underground caverns and passages that are claimed by the [[Merca\|Mercan]] (''Mer-sehn)'' people, a serpentine race with connections back to ancient prehistoric Quelmar. It is in these underground dens that Al'Adeaf's greatest and most ancient enemies lurk: '''[[The Serpentine]].'''		Even deeper than the underground floors of buildings are those places that are so far gone that nature itself has begun the reclamation process. If you go deep enough under Al'Adeaf, you eventually reach underground caverns and passages that are claimed by the [[Merca\|Mercan]] (''Mer-sehn)'' people, a serpentine race with connections back to ancient prehistoric [[Quelmar]]. It is in these underground dens that Al'Adeaf's greatest and most ancient enemies lurk: '''[[The Serpentine]].'''

	== Districts ==		== Districts ==

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	* '''Thieves’ Guilds''': Avoiding taxes is a mortal sin in the eyes of the goddess Waukeen, but making money is a blessing, so it’s fair to say the dozens of smugglers’ and thieves’ guilds are conflicted at best.		* '''Thieves’ Guilds''': Avoiding taxes is a mortal sin in the eyes of the goddess Waukeen, but making money is a blessing, so it’s fair to say the dozens of smugglers’ and thieves’ guilds are conflicted at best.
	* '''[[The Seven Cities]]''': Distant rulers of not just Al’Adeaf, but Ugarat and 5 other cities in central Pteris, the secret police, and the vast government bureaucracy of committees that keeps the city functioning as well as it does.		* '''[[The Seven Cities]]''': Distant rulers of not just Al’Adeaf, but Ugarat and 5 other cities in central Pteris, the secret police, and the vast government bureaucracy of committees that keeps the city functioning as well as it does.
			[[File:Aladeafmapsnippet.png\|thumb\|Example of Al'Adeafs dense and sandy architecture, as seen from above]]

	== Architecture ==		== Architecture ==

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	=== [[The Beggar's Bodega]] ===		=== [[The Beggar's Bodega]] ===

			=== The Tangle Bazaar ===
			The Tangle Bazaar, located just south of the Beggar's Bodega, thrives as a bustling hub of commerce and social interaction, especially within the vast khan that anchors the marketplace. This khan, known for being the largest in the bazaar, stands prominently on the east side of the main thoroughfare, easily directed to by any local. Its structure boasts two floors surrounding an enclosed courtyard, complete with a fountain that serves as a centerpiece for the dynamic exchange of goods, stories, and culture.

			The ground floor is a hive of activity, with large rooms opening onto the courtyard for merchants to store and sell their wares. Two staircases flank the entry hall, leading up to a balcony that encircles the courtyard, with smaller rooms on the second floor available for rent by travelers or merchants. The atmosphere is vibrant, marked by the comings and goings of people, the unloading and loading of donkeys and horses, and the myriad transactions and interactions that define the bazaar's pulse.

			By night, the outer door of the entrance hallway is closed and barred, with a guard stationed to oversee the premises. He permits entry only to those who have rented a room, offering conversation and insights into the khan's inhabitants to those who befriend him.

			Visitors find the Tangle Bazaar khan a place of endless fascination, whether they come to shop, browse, or simply enjoy the lively atmosphere by the fountain. For those looking to blend in or investigate the depths of the khan's secrets, the day demands a careful navigation of crowds and a keen eye to avoid detection, while the night offers its own challenges and opportunities for those daring enough to explore its shadows.

	=== The Book Bazaar ===		=== The Book Bazaar ===

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Notable Locations

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	=== [[The Beggar's Bodega]] ===		=== [[The Beggar's Bodega]] ===

			=== The Book Bazaar ===
			A little lending library and research post at one point run by a lovely old woman named Lavinia.

	=== Denford Boarding School ===		=== Denford Boarding School ===

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	* '''Mercenaries''' (including House Armies): Hard-living professional warriors who stay loyal as long as their pay doesn’t run out, mostly Hobgoblins.		* '''Mercenaries''' (including House Armies): Hard-living professional warriors who stay loyal as long as their pay doesn’t run out, mostly Hobgoblins.
	** Includes a group known as "Bully Brugs Contracted Keepers and Killers"		** Includes a group known as "Bully Brugs Contracted Keepers and Killers"
	* '''Monstrosities''': Most people have never seen one, but there are rumors that a loose community of serpentine folk live underneath Al’Adeaf. They’re unlikely to have Waukeen’s best interests at heart.		* '''Monstrosities''': Most people have never seen one, but there are rumors that a loose community [[The Serpentine\|of serpentine folk live underneath Al’Adeaf]]. They’re unlikely to have Waukeen’s best interests at heart.
	* '''Badlanders''': an unorganized and unpredictable group of barbarians, travelers, tourists, professional adventurers and piratical scoundrels seeking some quick coin, coming mostly from the badlands out west.		* '''Badlanders''': an unorganized and unpredictable group of barbarians, travelers, tourists, professional adventurers and piratical scoundrels seeking some quick coin, coming mostly from the badlands out west.
	* '''The Sorcerous Cabal''': Sorcery is considered inhuman, unnatural, and antithetical to the grace of the goddess Waukeen. If one or more sorcerous cabals exist, they’re a threat to everything right-thinking people love.		* '''The Sorcerous Cabal''': Sorcery is considered inhuman, unnatural, and antithetical to the grace of the goddess Waukeen. If one or more sorcerous cabals exist, they’re a threat to everything right-thinking people love.

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	=== The Under-Undercity ===		=== The Under-Undercity ===
	Even deeper than the underground floors of buildings are those places that are so far gone that nature itself has begun the reclamation process. If you go deep enough under Al'Adeaf, you eventually reach underground caverns and passages that are claimed by the [[Merca\|Mercan]] (''Mer-sehn)'' people, a serpentine race with connections back to ancient prehistoric Quelmar. It is in these underground dens that Al'Adeaf's greatest and most ancient enemies lurk: '''[[~~Yuan-Ti#The Serpentine\|~~The Serpentine]].'''		Even deeper than the underground floors of buildings are those places that are so far gone that nature itself has begun the reclamation process. If you go deep enough under Al'Adeaf, you eventually reach underground caverns and passages that are claimed by the [[Merca\|Mercan]] (''Mer-sehn)'' people, a serpentine race with connections back to ancient prehistoric Quelmar. It is in these underground dens that Al'Adeaf's greatest and most ancient enemies lurk: '''[[The Serpentine]].'''

	== Districts ==		== Districts ==

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Architecture

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	Public and private gardens are a symbol of wealth and power. Those who can afford it prefer roof gardens of rare and exotic flowers, but you’re likely to come across small hidden (and well-defended) vegetable gardens grown on other people’s roofs by those who need the food most. Hedge animals are currently fashionable on the estates of the rich; hedge mazes are ''so'' last generation. More than one small island is entirely given over to public gardens, with any building within their borders deemed illegal.		Public and private gardens are a symbol of wealth and power. Those who can afford it prefer roof gardens of rare and exotic flowers, but you’re likely to come across small hidden (and well-defended) vegetable gardens grown on other people’s roofs by those who need the food most. Hedge animals are currently fashionable on the estates of the rich; hedge mazes are ''so'' last generation. More than one small island is entirely given over to public gardens, with any building within their borders deemed illegal.

			=== The Undercity ===
	'''Buildings normally lose about 8 cm to the sink each year''', or roughly '''one floor per generation''', but a sudden sink is not an unheard-of phenomenon; if you’re tremendously unlucky, a laundry line a comfortable story up today might lie on the ground tomorrow. Sinking buildings add complications, with sidewalks of varying heights and stairs leading up to (or down to) a building’s current front door. Architects work constantly to repair, modify and reinforce buildings.		'''Buildings normally lose about 8 cm to the sink each year''', or roughly '''one floor per generation''', but a sudden sink is not an unheard-of phenomenon; if you’re tremendously unlucky, a laundry line a comfortable story up today might lie on the ground tomorrow. Sinking buildings add complications, with sidewalks of varying heights and stairs leading up to (or down to) a building’s current front door. Architects work constantly to repair, modify and reinforce buildings.

	All but the most recent buildings reach deeper underground than they do vertically above street level. Descending through usually flooded basements brings you back through the building’s history one generation at a time. Many such levels are flooded with quicksand, but sometimes good drainage, airtight construction or ancient pumps keep most of the sand out. Anything might be forgotten down there, and it isn’t unusual to discover that your supposedly secure basements are being used as an underground highway by smugglers. Paranoid homeowners pay architects to seal off their basements and then live in a state of denial, trying to forget that those basements even exist.		All but the most recent buildings reach deeper underground than they do vertically above street level. Descending through usually flooded basements brings you back through the building’s history one generation at a time. Many such levels are flooded with quicksand, but sometimes good drainage, airtight construction or ancient pumps keep most of the sand out. Anything might be forgotten down there, and it isn’t unusual to discover that your supposedly secure basements are being used as an underground highway by smugglers. Paranoid homeowners pay architects to seal off their basements and then live in a state of denial, trying to forget that those basements even exist.

			=== The Under-Undercity ===
			Even deeper than the underground floors of buildings are those places that are so far gone that nature itself has begun the reclamation process. If you go deep enough under Al'Adeaf, you eventually reach underground caverns and passages that are claimed by the [[Merca\|Mercan]] (''Mer-sehn)'' people, a serpentine race with connections back to ancient prehistoric Quelmar. It is in these underground dens that Al'Adeaf's greatest and most ancient enemies lurk: '''[[Yuan-Ti#The Serpentine\|The Serpentine]].'''

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	=== Apswitch's Market ===		=== Apswitch's Market ===
	The oldest market in Al'Adeaf.		The oldest market in Al'Adeaf.

			=== The Den of Smoke ===
			A popular opium den located in the Tangle.

	=== Al'Adeaf University ===		=== Al'Adeaf University ===

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	Almost a thousand years ago, the “city” of '''Denaria''' was nothing more than several dozen squalid huts perched on a few islands in the fine granular sands of [[the Delta Serpentine]]. The city’s most worshiped goddess, [[Waukeen]], soon pushed the mountains aside to provide large, flat, and fertile land for settling. Times have changed: close to 100,000 people dwell here now and the population soars during festivals or major market days. Long since renamed '''Al'Adeaf''' (''<u>Trudgeon</u>'' for "Ever Sinking") the city looks westward onto a the dangerous and mysterious Badlands of Pteris, and still stands by its merchant goddess who promotes trade and profit. Al'Adeaf is the second largest city of [[The Seven Cities]], a trade union formed by several cities on the [[Pteris]] continent and wields unmatched economic power among the seven.		Almost a thousand years ago, the “city” of '''Denaria''' was nothing more than several dozen squalid huts perched on a few islands in the fine granular sands of [[the Delta Serpentine]]. The city’s most worshiped goddess, [[Waukeen]], soon pushed the mountains aside to provide large, flat, and fertile land for settling. Times have changed: close to 100,000 people dwell here now and the population soars during festivals or major market days. Long since renamed '''Al'Adeaf''' (''<u>Trudgeon</u>'' for "Ever Sinking") the city looks westward onto a the dangerous and mysterious Badlands of Pteris, and still stands by its merchant goddess who promotes trade and profit. Al'Adeaf is the second largest city of [[The Seven Cities]], a trade union formed by several cities on the [[Pteris]] continent and wields unmatched economic power among the seven.
	[[File:Aladeafstatues.png\|left\|thumb\|Statues adorn the top of many, if not all, buildings. Carved in the likeness of recently departed to help them overcome [[The Hermes Seal]].]]		[[File:Aladeafstatues.png\|left\|thumb\|Statues adorn the top of many, if not all, buildings. Carved in the likeness of recently departed to help them overcome [[The Hermes Seal]].]]
	In Al'Adeaf, the ringing of bells occasionally drowns out the din of endless hammering and the cries of merchants hawking their wares. Pennants of golden sandblasted coins (depicting a white Aarakocra) flutter from rooftops and poles. Priests and merchants are everywhere, statues adorn every building in sight, wild animals burrow and crawl on and beneath hundreds of stone or wooden bridges, and brightly painted buildings with breathtaking architecture ignominiously stand half-sunken into the sand. Say what you want about the heat or the smell, it’s a memorable and beautiful city.		In Al'Adeaf, the ringing of bells occasionally drowns out the din of endless hammering and the cries of merchants hawking their wares. Pennants of golden sandblasted coins (depicting a white [[Aarakocra]]) flutter from rooftops and poles. Priests and merchants are everywhere, statues adorn every building in sight, wild animals burrow and crawl on and beneath hundreds of stone or wooden bridges, and brightly painted buildings with breathtaking architecture ignominiously stand half-sunken into the sand. Say what you want about the heat or the smell, it’s a memorable and beautiful city.
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	=== The People ===		=== The People ===
	Al’Adeaf is full of families who have immigrated over many centuries, often intending to visit for a few weeks and choosing to settle there instead. Appearance varies amongst the population, with taller stature and darker skin tones prevailing in Al’Adeaf’s oldest families, physical traits passed down from the ancient [[Snobbite Regality]]. A good number of 'Sinkish, however, carry the traits of the northern Hobgoblins, including orange-red skin, large ears, and stout faces. Al’Adeaf takes great pride in considering itself cosmopolitan — the citizens may pay close attention to the appearance of wealth and social class, but discrimination based on race, color, or gender is considered heretical by the church and is strongly discouraged by the community.		Al’Adeaf is full of families who have immigrated over many centuries, often intending to visit for a few weeks and choosing to settle there instead. Appearance varies amongst the population, with taller stature and darker skin tones prevailing in Al’Adeaf’s oldest families, physical traits passed down from the ancient [[Snobbite Regality]]. A good number of 'Sinkish, however, carry the traits of the northern Hobgoblins, including orange-red skin, large ears, and stout faces. Al’Adeaf takes great pride in considering itself cosmopolitan — the citizens may pay close attention to the appearance of wealth and social [[class]], but discrimination based on [[race]], color, or gender is considered heretical by the church and is strongly discouraged by the community.

	‘Sinkish organizations tend towards a matriarchy, especially in the church; as a rule of thumb in Al’Adeaf, women are in positions of prestige and power as much as or more than men.		‘Sinkish organizations tend towards a matriarchy, especially in the church; as a rule of thumb in Al’Adeaf, women are in positions of prestige and power as much as or more than men.
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	* There was at least one proper Thieves' Guild in the city, run by a middle-aged criminal named Belto before his death at the hands of a [[penanggalan]]. Their special market was the repackaging and smuggling of numerous poisons and tonics.		* There was at least one proper Thieves' Guild in the city, run by a middle-aged criminal named Belto before his death at the hands of a [[penanggalan]]. Their special market was the repackaging and smuggling of numerous poisons and tonics.
	* The Fisherman's guild operated out of '''Fish Hall''' in the city was actually run by a sorcerous cabal, which used dark magic (and literal human sacrifices) to appease the god of Poseidon and bring bountiful desert fish to the surrounding quicksands of the city. One life to feed a hundred thousand.		* The Fisherman's guild operated out of '''Fish Hall''' in the city was actually run by a sorcerous cabal, which used dark magic (and literal [[human]] sacrifices) to appease the god of Poseidon and bring bountiful desert fish to the surrounding quicksands of the city. One life to feed a hundred thousand.

	=== Societies ===		=== Societies ===
	Like the similarly ghost-filled city of [[Ahol]], Al'Adeaf could be broken up into important factions which each ran different parts of the city. It was possible for heroes living in or visiting the cities to have either positive or negative relationships with these groups, which could wildly influence how much help (or hinderance) they found as they went about their business in the busy streets.		Like the similarly [[ghost]]-filled city of [[Ahol]], Al'Adeaf could be broken up into important factions which each ran different parts of the city. It was possible for heroes living in or visiting the cities to have either positive or negative relationships with these groups, which could wildly influence how much help (or hinderance) they found as they went about their business in the busy streets.

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	* '''Commoners''': no one remembers the underclass, but the commoners look out for their own, and there’s a lot more poor in Al’Adeaf than there are nobles. A terrifying force when roused.		* '''Commoners''': no one remembers the underclass, but the commoners look out for their own, and there’s a lot more poor in Al’Adeaf than there are nobles. A terrifying force when roused.
	* '''The Guild of Architects and Canal-Watchers''': despite rumors that guildmembers often die young from disease and injury, this powerful guild ensures Al’Adeaf’s architectural stability, and thus enjoys significant political sway within the city.		* '''The Guild of Architects and Canal-Watchers''': despite rumors that guildmembers often die young from disease and injury, this powerful guild ensures Al’Adeaf’s architectural stability, and thus enjoys significant political sway within the city.
	* '''Mercanti''': The new-money nobility of Al’Adeaf, church-blessed families whose iron grip on specific guilds brings in the trade that powers the city.		* '''Mercanti''': The new-money nobility of Al’Adeaf, church-blessed families whose iron grip on specific [[guilds]] brings in the trade that powers the city.
	* '''Mercenaries''' (including House Armies): Hard-living professional warriors who stay loyal as long as their pay doesn’t run out, mostly Hobgoblins.		* '''Mercenaries''' (including House Armies): Hard-living professional warriors who stay loyal as long as their pay doesn’t run out, mostly Hobgoblins.
	** Includes a group known as "Bully Brugs Contracted Keepers and Killers"		** Includes a group known as "Bully Brugs Contracted Keepers and Killers"
	* '''Monstrosities''': Most people have never seen one, but there are rumors that a loose community [[The Serpentine\|of serpentine folk live underneath Al’Adeaf]]. They’re unlikely to have Waukeen’s best interests at heart.		* '''Monstrosities''': Most people have never seen one, but there are rumors that a loose community [[The Serpentine\|of serpentine folk live underneath Al’Adeaf]]. They’re unlikely to have Waukeen’s best interests at heart.
	* '''Badlanders''': an unorganized and unpredictable group of barbarians, travelers, tourists, professional adventurers and piratical scoundrels seeking some quick coin, coming mostly from the badlands out west.		* '''Badlanders''': an unorganized and unpredictable group of barbarians, travelers, tourists, professional [[adventurers]] and piratical scoundrels seeking some quick coin, coming mostly from the badlands out west.
	* '''The Sorcerous Cabal''': Sorcery is considered inhuman, unnatural, and antithetical to the grace of the goddess Waukeen. If one or more sorcerous cabals exist, they’re a threat to everything right-thinking people love.		* '''The Sorcerous Cabal''': Sorcery is considered inhuman, unnatural, and antithetical to the grace of the goddess Waukeen. If one or more sorcerous cabals exist, they’re a threat to everything right-thinking people love.
	* '''Thieves’ Guilds''': Avoiding taxes is a mortal sin in the eyes of the goddess Waukeen, but making money is a blessing, so it’s fair to say the dozens of smugglers’ and thieves’ guilds are conflicted at best.		* '''Thieves’ Guilds''': Avoiding taxes is a mortal sin in the eyes of the goddess Waukeen, but making money is a blessing, so it’s fair to say the dozens of smugglers’ and thieves’ guilds are conflicted at best.
	* '''[[The Seven Cities]]''': Distant rulers of not just Al’Adeaf, but Ugarat and 5 other cities in central Pteris, the secret police, and the vast government bureaucracy of committees that keeps the city functioning as well as it does.		* '''[[The Seven Cities]]''': Distant rulers of not just Al’Adeaf, but [[Ugarat]] and 5 other cities in central Pteris, the secret police, and the vast government bureaucracy of committees that keeps the city functioning as well as it does.
	[[File:Aladeafmapsnippet.png\|thumb\|Example of Al'Adeafs dense and sandy architecture, as seen from above]]		[[File:Aladeafmapsnippet.png\|thumb\|Example of Al'Adeafs dense and sandy architecture, as seen from above]]

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	=== The Cityscape ===		=== The Cityscape ===
	The city is full of color. It’s a jumbled mess of stone spires, wooden shacks, brightly painted manor houses, grand open plazas, teeming marketplaces, roof gardens, harbors, and soaring bridges over omnipresent canals. The tallest noble towers are decorated with ancient jeweled windows of breathtaking beauty, but that doesn’t necessarily distract from the unevenly sinking hovels of the poorer districts that house many common families in a small amount of space. There are even a few remaining buildings above ground from ages of sorcerous wonders, made from unbreakable crystal or other unspeakably beautiful substances.		The city is full of color. It’s a jumbled mess of stone spires, wooden shacks, brightly painted manor houses, grand open plazas, teeming marketplaces, roof gardens, harbors, and soaring bridges over omnipresent canals. The tallest noble towers are decorated with ancient jeweled windows of breathtaking beauty, but that doesn’t necessarily distract from the unevenly sinking hovels of the poorer districts that house many [[common]] families in a small amount of space. There are even a few remaining buildings above ground from ages of sorcerous wonders, made from unbreakable crystal or other unspeakably beautiful substances.

	Al’Adeaf's architects have a taste for the classical. Columns project strength, and strong foundations distract from sinking edifices. Among the clean lines are overwrought gothic windows accompanied by exquisite stained glass. The Aarakocra motif is everywhere, jumbled in among gargoyles and thousands upon thousands of funerary statues. Embossed Aarakocras decorate stone pathways between marketplaces, enormous stone aarakocra statues grace the apex of Mercanti rooftops, and Commoners scratch Aarakocra into their shacks hoping for a small taste of [[Waukeen\|Waukeen's]] Blessing.		Al’Adeaf's architects have a taste for the classical. Columns project strength, and strong foundations distract from sinking edifices. Among the clean lines are overwrought gothic windows accompanied by exquisite stained glass. The Aarakocra motif is everywhere, jumbled in among gargoyles and thousands upon thousands of funerary statues. Embossed Aarakocras decorate stone pathways between marketplaces, enormous stone aarakocra statues grace the apex of Mercanti rooftops, and Commoners scratch Aarakocra into their shacks hoping for a small taste of [[Waukeen\|Waukeen's]] Blessing.
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	=== PussyCat Club ===		=== PussyCat Club ===
	Having opened on 10/2/984 [[PR]], the Pussycat club was located in the Alderhall precinct on Kettle Road. It opened with a boisterous opening ceremony fundraiser which was meant to benefit the veterans of the ongoing [[The War of Many Names\|War of Many Names]]. The Club was full of gambling opportunities and was the largest casino in the city upon opening. When asked about it, the manager Peter Lankila (a secret [[vampire]] himself) said:<blockquote>''This is a new foundation of gaming and leisure in the heart of Al'Adeaf, and they provide so much benefit to the community here, and we wanted to latch on to that as we open the new facility and being part of giving back to the community in Flaughtland''</blockquote>There is also live entertainment and a bar on the second floor of the casino. The public bottom floor has a capacity for nearly 100 gamblers at a time, and the casino itself only opens after 8:00 PM every day (partially to accommodate the secret vampire running the place)		Having opened on 10/2/984 [[PR]], the Pussycat club was located in the Alderhall precinct on Kettle Road. It opened with a boisterous opening ceremony fundraiser which was meant to benefit the veterans of the ongoing [[The War of Many Names\|War of Many Names]]. The Club was full of gambling opportunities and was the largest casino in the city upon opening. When asked about it, the manager Peter Lankila (a secret [[vampire]] himself) said:<blockquote>''This is a new foundation of gaming and leisure in the heart of Al'Adeaf, and they provide so much benefit to the community here, and we wanted to latch on to that as we open the new facility and being part of giving back to the community in [[Flaughtland]]''</blockquote>There is also live entertainment and a bar on the second floor of the casino. The public bottom floor has a capacity for nearly 100 gamblers at a time, and the casino itself only opens after 8:00 PM every day (partially to accommodate the secret vampire running the place)

	However, one floor BELOW the bottom floor was the secret basement, which was only accessible from a hidden elevator inside the Casino's vault, in the basement, the owner Lankila kept countless coffins and tombs which held his vampire thralls, as well as one large ornate coffin for himself to sleep in during the day.		However, one floor BELOW the bottom floor was the secret basement, which was only accessible from a hidden elevator inside the Casino's vault, in the basement, the owner Lankila kept countless coffins and tombs which held his vampire thralls, as well as one large ornate coffin for himself to sleep in during the day.
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	'''Founded in 691 PR'''		'''Founded in 691 PR'''

	The most prominent of higher education institutions in Al'Adeaf. Here, new ideas are debated and alternative ideologies are lived. There was also the '''Pulverfass Pub''' on site which was THE place for students to go drink after their studies. It was known as a hole in the wall bar that served not just normal alcohol, but also some more chemical brew.		The most prominent of higher education institutions in Al'Adeaf. Here, new ideas are debated and alternative ideologies are lived. There was also the '''Pulverfass Pub''' on site which was THE place for students to go drink after their studies. It was known as a hole in the wall bar that served not just normal [[alcohol]], but also some more chemical brew.

	The "Luskin Fretray Convant" was an endowment-funded academic fraternity that provided scholarships for worthy students. It had a frat house just outside of City City, on the edge of Throner Park. It was mostly a chemistry student frat, but some biologists, physicists and even mathmematicians took part in the activities. It was largely financed by the '''Julius Sawback Foundation''', the nonprofit arm of the '''Julius Sawback LP'''. They gave out scholarships to the frat members, but required the students to maintain both high academic standards and an impeccable social reputation, which is why some students would lose their scholarships when caught drinking too much (likely at the Pulverfass).		The "Luskin Fretray Convant" was an endowment-funded academic fraternity that provided scholarships for worthy students. It had a frat house just outside of City City, on the edge of Throner Park. It was mostly a chemistry student frat, but some biologists, physicists and even mathmematicians took part in the activities. It was largely financed by the '''Julius Sawback Foundation''', the nonprofit arm of the '''Julius Sawback LP'''. They gave out scholarships to the frat members, but required the students to maintain both high academic standards and an impeccable social reputation, which is why some students would lose their scholarships when caught drinking too much (likely at the Pulverfass).