Hero's Rest

The capital city of the great Iron Empire and the resting place of the Hero Veler. The largest city in the known world other than M'Boukho. Areas of the city include the Inner city, outer city, upper city, lower city. Wraps a bit around the lake. The Outer City is the area outside of the biggest iron walls, usually farmsteads of individual keeps. The Inner City is more middle class, holding well-established merchants and stores. It also holds the town square which contains the Citadel, Coliseum, and Thorn. The Upper City is the highest point of the city where the wealthiest live. The Lower City are the slums, the poorest of the poor stuck inside the iron walls.
Hero’s rest has the lion’s share of iron, results in a city heavier, faster, and brighter than nature allowed. Fat with spoils and still somehow starved. Unimaginably rich and wretchedly poor.

Hero's Rest is under House Glore, prime rulers of all of Iron. Emperor Leocius Glore is the Blood of the Last King, Seen by the First Witness, Emperor of Iron, Wielder of the Stormspear, and Iron Lord of Virnach. His son is the Duke of Hero's Rest and oversees the King's Council and everything within the city, while his father looks beyond.

The Thorn

A large spire that towers over the rest of the city of Hero’s Rest that is home to Soulomancy. It is sharp and pointy, looming over the city like a finger ready to slam down on the people below. It is situated next to the Hallowed Hall and the Conqueror’s Citadel. The Academy employs a large amount of Soulomancers who work as teachers and scientists at the same time. They are constantly working to test new components and trying to learn/make new kinds of spells. The system is so new that there is still so much to unlock. Within are the lodgings for those studying or teaching here, able to house all because of the rarity of Soulomancers. There are several stages within the Thorn that relate to student levels.

• Folio – This is one who is the top of their field. They have published works of various magical substance and hold a fully completed Spellbook. Shake, and the Dean.
• Quarto – The standard for Professors and Soulomancer graduates. They hold an advanced spellbook rife with spells and are very powerful and knowledgeable. Most view this as the ultimate goal, Folio being only for those who dedicate their life to study.
• Imperial Octavo – Final year students. Often full time working but still studying.
• Super Octavo – Third years. Specialize in an element now and also work with a House.
• Royal Octavo – Second years. Learn to cast spells with more than one component.
• Crown Octavo – First years and new students to the Thorn. Nicknamed ‘Crownings’ because they are so fresh their babe head is still crowning out of their mother. Focus entirely on holding souls, and the theory of spells.

Hallowed Hall

Centre of the Iron Creed religion. A massive cathedral in the same vein as a Necrosect but towering and oppressive, with entire walls made of colored mosaics showing key moments from the religion. This is the home of the Iron Creed and the home of the Hallowed Writ.

• Veler Spearing the Evil.
• Veler writing the Writ and bestowing it upon the First Witness.
• The First Witness carving out his own eyes.
• The Blood Age – battle between Veler and the savages from the North (Veler wasn't even here at this time).
• Veler rising again in a new body and finding the Windspear – hasn’t happened yet.
• Ethos holding a great Burning sword
• Ydall dying by his own creations
• Hallowed Writ – Some of the sayings within the Hallowed Writ that are spread throughout Iron as common knowledge:
• “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
• “Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.”
• “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”
• “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”
• “Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for the Burn.”

Conqueror’s Citadel

The head building of the empire, where all councils take place and the throne room resides. Also known as Keep Glore. Have banners of grey iron and crimson blood. The Citadel is gargantuan and breathing, filled with all kinds of souls to power it and make it near indestructible.

• The Great Tapestry – Souls of the Burning King – Elite military Knights enshrouded in flame that fought in the Burning War for the Burning King on one side. One the other side are the Souls of the Iron King enwrapped in glistening iron plate armor the size of giants.
• Primus Lands - The greatest artwork of the First of Godsmiths, an unprecedented artifact.

The Blue Athenaeum

Centre of scholars within Hero’s Rest, scientists and poets and historians often at odds with the Witnesses of the Hallowed Hall. Where Alchemists study and train besides the Vodinero.

The Iron Domes

In the heart of the Hero's Rest, massive domes of iron rise up, protecting the citizens from the supernatural storms that rage outside. These domes are also used as arenas for duels and battles, and the strongest and most skilled warriors are celebrated as heroes by the people.

Blacksoul Coliseum

The largest and infamous of Iron Domes. A place for gladiators and bouts of battle, where all the gladiators are said to be evil men, people with black souls trying to redeem themselves in the eye of Ethos.

Veler’s Barrow

The resting place of Veler the Hero, a hill barrow in the Outer City. This is a mound of utter reverence. Veler was buried with half of his infamous Windspear, the half being 7 feet in length, and the other half acting as the Iron Spear.

Drakis Hold

Silverfin Hall

House Glore.

This House founded the Iron Kingdom at the end of the Blood Age, and its history is filled with noteworthy leaders that eventually led to the Burning War and conquering of the Highlands and Ember Dominance. Since the Iron Empire’s founding, House Glore has sat the throne and worn the Empire’s mythoclast/held the iron spear. House Glore is distinguishable from others first because of their fair features common amongst nobles, but also their jet black hair that looks a shade Darker than the Darkest black. It is said their eyes are pools of darkness. Although not descendents of the Hero Veler (none in Vaskeer are as Veler swore to chastity upon his meeting with the God Ethos), they are close as you can get as they were chosen by Veler to rule over the entirety of the land that would become the Iron Emprie. Their sigil is the Iron Spear aflame with crimson fire unfurling to either side of the spear in the shapes of snarling dragons.

• Emperor Leocius Glore , Wielder of the Iron Spear, King of Old Iron, Blood of the Burning Conqueror, Seen by the First Witness, Iron Lord of Virnach, and Duke of Hero's Rest – An old man that has ruled over the entirety of the Iron Empire for many decades after his father passed. Corrupted by Shivoth’s dreams.
• Prince Ventarion Glore, Iron Lord of the Thundering Flats.

Five Great Houses Keeps

Each of the five Great Iron Houses hold a Keep in the capital of the Empire to establish their own power. These are Sentel, Carantus, Morgault, Vaele and Glore. Glore's Keep is also the Conqueror's Citadel.

Cover is one of the Iron Domes of Hero's Rest, which rise from the heart of the city to protect the civilians from storms. They are also used as arenas for duels and battles.

Owned by House Glore.

Founders

• Paramonus Glore

Type

Capital

Inhabitant Demonym

Heroes/Heroines

Location under

Virnach

Included Locations

• Drakis Hold

Owner/Ruler

Leocius Glore

Ruling/Owning Rank

Emperor

Owning Organization

Emperor's Council

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