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Estrella Manor

What a beautiful place it is though. It's the top of the world, figuratively, of course. Oh, dear Tyr though... it's worth every sacrifice to see that view. The world that is up there, the world they see, the world we deserve to see.  
- Lord Malison, talking to a small group of his soldiers.
  Estrella Manor is a haven for the royal families of the Adilla Nation , although it was predominantly used by the secondary royal family of House Vargas . Perched between dunes near the Bellopueblo region, the Manor overlooks a vast oasis, known for holding the Great Blue Sunfish, blessed with a mark of Sol . The Vargas family see this home as a much more public one, especially to people of their land. Members of their military are often blessed with access to the area. The leader of this house, who is said to always be there, is called Don Marti Vargas often found in the Observatory by himself, or with an animated armour that he is conversing with. However, in recent times, the manor is abandoned thanks to being overrun by Lord Malison during the Vargas overthrow.
 

Residents

 

Don Marti Vargas

  The Head of Estrella Manor. A scholar, of the astronomy of the Aitso night sky. He mostly kept to himself for his studies. His connections to his family, most of them except his two daughters were thin, and his only connection to talking to any of them was about his daughters. When he was alive, he had a pet crow called Cordial, they would often do minor tasks for him, like cleaning dishes, or bringing him matchsticks for his hand-rolled cigarettes. Wearing a normal suit from the Vargas North, he was also often found with a cane, hidden inside being a cane-sword. His fighting style was very fluid and trivial. He only ever really fought during sparring matches, and entertainment, so it was rarely ever done. His manor is filled to the brim with artwork, but then it was pillaged, most were looted, burnt, or torn up to shreds. During the fall of the Vargas Family, Marti was admiring a live picture of him with his close family. Late at night, with this picture only keeping people and items which were still alive, or used. Once he saw his eldest daughter disappeared, he was vengeful. When his youngest daughter disappeared, he was dejected. His original plan was to leave and try to salvage what was left of his family. However, once he got a pace from the door, a well placed FlameStone shot had blown off his right arm. With his left one, he fought the platoon ordered by Lord Malison to the greatest of his ability, until he fell. He died a warrior, happy to see his daughters. In the end, he would've simply did the fatal deed himself if he had survived.   

Platu of the Vargas

  A set of armour that belonged to Marti. It had the innate ability to speak, through mystical runes. His purpose was simple, to defend the manor, and keep the home as clean as possible. Alas, his work was cut short via a ballista round having destroyed the front great-hall of the Manor, which ended up crushing Platu in the collateral damage aspect of the fight. Before his death, he was a kind soul. Platu always kept a smile on it's master's face, it was commonly described as a 'metallic dog', which many saw as an insult, but Platu took it as an interpretation of reward and loyalty.
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Mansion / Villa
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Runed Cane Sword

Weapon (Cane Sword / Rapier), Uncommon (requires attunement by a spellcaster)    At first glance, this sword appears to be an ornate cane, but, in fact, serves two purposes. The head can be turned to unsheathe a blade that does 1d8 piercing damage, but the real magic is in the cane sheath itself. 
The cane sheath is decorated in runes and has 10 charges. It can be used as a spellcasting focus and can increase the damage of a spell by 1d6 for 1 charge. You may not increase the damage of a spell more than once. The weapon regains 1d6+1 expended charges daily at dawn. If all charges are spent, roll a d20. On a 1, the sheath becomes inert and loses its magical properties for one day, although it can still be used as a sheath for the blade.  

Platu's Deflection Armour

Armor (medium or heavy, but not non-metal armor), uncommon 
  Deflecting armor is armor that comes with a defensive enchantment to protect you from an attack.   Deflection. When you are hit with a melee attack, you can use your reaction to roll 1d10 + 10. The armor glimmers with light, projecting a wave of force in direction of attacker. Subtract the number rolled from damage of attack, and if the attack's damage is reduced to 0, any surplus damage reduction is dealt to attacker as force damage. Once this property has been used, it can't be used again until the next dawn.

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