Five Masked Lords
The mysterious rulers of Pendril show neither compassion nor mercy to their citizens. They accept no oaths of fealty and command no armies. And if the people of Pendril have their way, they would never emerge from the darkened walls of the Tower of the Clouds at all. Those that live in the city, be it by birth or by choice, have believe that attentions of the city's masters benefit no one.
Their only appearance occurred over a century ago in answer to the prayers of a bedraggled and beaten elderly couple who, like so many in the fledgling city at the time, had suffered injustices. In response, all five lords emerged from their mysterious home to proclaim the Incontrovertible Edict. Shortly thereafter massive ebony walls rose from the ground, surrounding the city. Blue marble obelisks, the size of a tall man or woman appeared at the base of the tower and just outside the wall's two gates - one to the west and the other near the harbor, memorializing the laws. The Grievance Box appeared a few days later and less than a moon had passed when fickle Judgements began appearing on the shelf next to the box.
"The Five Masked Lords" by Ernst Istenaur
A healthy fear does not prevent the populace from donning costumes of their lords during the Midsummer’s Eve, when all the city celebrates the shortest night of the year with parades and revelry. The deep red robes and swirling flame masks of the Lord of Flame is the most popular, but each of the other elements - air, water, and earth - can also be seen merrymaking in the cobblestone streets. Rarely, someone even elects to dress as the Lord of Nothingness, with robes the color of the Tower and a mask of bone white. This lord, however, invokes such a primal fear in the populace that the person brave enough to wear his costume often finds himself shunned at the night's parties for all know that where the Lord of Nothingness goes, Zardula follows.
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Secret, Government
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