Quorum

The Quorum is the home of the Congress of Cities, the governing body that rules the city of Thorp. It is located in the center of Patrician Plaza in northeastern Sapphros. In addition to the Congress, it was also the de facto meeting place of the Covenant Kingdoms, whenever the heads-of-state would convene in Thorp.

Features

The Quorum is a large domed building, constructed of magically-shaped marble. It has four entrances, through enormous double doors, that face the four cardinal directions. The building is dominated by a grand gallery, where the city’s patricians assemble and hold their debates. Beneath the building is a warren of administrative offices, where much of the Quorum’s bureaucratic business is conducted.
The Quorum is manned and maintained by a small unit of the Knights Metro, the largest municipal police force in Thorp. The building also has a number of magical wards that prevent scrying or teleportation spells to be cast inside. These wards can also deaden the effects of any evocation spell, such as fireball or lightning bolt. Beneath the offices below is a bunker, magically re-enforced, that the dignitaries can flee within, should they fall under attack.

Campaigns

All Hail Yog 

• The Covenant: When the Covenant leadership met here in secret in 898 4A, Yog’s assassins exploded onto the scene, crashing through the skylight and slaughtering as many world leaders as they could. All – save one – were slain and, pursued by the Lord Mayor’s personal army, the villains escaped before the net could close around them.