Crestiennet (city)

The city of Crestiennet (pronounced KRES-teen-NET) is the hub for arcane magic as it has the biggest concentration of magical universities and academics. Founded by Eldaron himself in 116 EC. The Leyline City is now in an open trade war with Symonet.

Demographics

69% human, 9% elf, 7% half-elf, 5% halfling, 4% dwarf, 3% gnome, 2% half-orc, 1% other

Government

Magocracy Council (Masked Lords)

Geography

Crestiennet is a large city located on the southwest of Crestiennet where the Northwaterwall-river empties into the The corsairs coast. The city is surrounded by the mostly inhospitable marble marshes. The city itself is defined by its beauty and many islands.

Districts

These islands provide natural dividers to the city's 7 major districts (Canal district, Waterfront peninsula, Carpenter Cape, Archmage Antonidas Apogee, Academic Isles, Embassy Island, and the Shantytowns: Scornswall).

Canal District

The wealthiest communities in Crestiennet are located in the Canal district, reaching from the northwest walls all the way to the The corsairs coast. The district houses guilds, professors of arcane and lore, artists and goldsmiths. The Canal District contains the following communities and harbors:

• Combine Yard
• Habadock & Quest
• Elysian Bronze Quarter
• The Ebonion Guards Quarter
• The Liccalyne Harbor

Carpenter Cape

The majority of the workforce houses in this district. It reaches from the north walls all the way to the The corsairs coast and is the largest district of Crestiennet. The countless harbors form a very unnatural and almost fractal-like shoreline. The Carpenter Cape contains the following communities and harbors:

• Dreodae District
• Gorro Hills
• Copsic District
• Isambard District
• Smogtown
• Laeto Harbor
• Eshwyn Harbor

Waterfront peninsula

The waterfront peninsula is the marketplace for the common folk of Crestiennet. Small merchants who travel with their wares, and up in this district. Brewery's, butchers, windmills fill most of the shop lofts. Also, the Naval Officers' Academy is to be found here. The Waterfront peninsula contains the following communities:

• Shael Town
• The Meadows

View from the Waterfront peninsula. With the Sanctia Palace in the background.

Academic Isles

The Academic Isles is the southern district of Crestiennet and consists of 5 islands. Almost all of the Uther Isle is occupied by dorms, libraries, and the universities are located in the Sanctum Park and Menagerie, a public garden will thick stone walls protecting it. The Academic Isles is split up in 3 communities:

• Upper Uther Isle
• Lower Uther Isle
• The Pinion Isles

Archmage Antonidas Apogee

The Archmage Antonidas Apogee Is the most northern and highest located area of Crestiennet. Here are all the administrative buildings of Crestiennet. Most of the government and military officials live around or in this district, as the palace in which the Masked Lords hold council. The district also has the name: Sanctia District.

Embassy Island

This is the district located in the middle of Crestiennet. Concordance park located in the middle of the embassies is often used as a public place where locals can talk to lords of Crestiennet to ask for guidance or to address something in the council on their behave.

Scornwall

The Scornwall is the collective name for all the small communities outside Crestiennet's walls. This includes farms, forts, and the thieves guild, but also hotels, taverns, and mansions that provide beds for those unlucky enough to found themselves stranded outside the city walls. The community outside the north wall is the biggest of them all and is often revered to as the Scornwall.

Alternative Name(s)

The Leyline City

Type

Large city

Population

16,428

Inhabitant Demonym

Cresteen

Location under

Crestiennet

Owner/Ruler

Masked Lords of Crestiennet

Characters in Location

• Cain Salpeter