Atemcester

Atemcester is a city on the northern coast of Lyvernus. It is renowned as the City of Magic.

Description
Atemcester is a large city built around a lake on the northern end of the Atemcestari Peninsula. The city is famed for the wizards that live there and create magical goods that are exported to other areas in Lyvernus. The mages of Atemcester are also known to offer their spellcasting abilities to those able to afford them. There are also several renowned academies of magic located in the city, such as the one where Kain Thessos studied. Some of the mages of Atemcester also reside in floating towers, held aloft by aerocrystals, stones with magic properties that can be mined in the Spine of the World. However, not all of the residents of Atemcester are magically inclined, and at least some people from the city (such as Jorah Wolfwood) regard magic with suspicion, due to their exposure to some of the mages' more dubious experiments. The city guards are called the Mana Wardens and their ranks include wizards. The Mana Wardens' uniform consists of large purple chestpieces with eye emblems and blue robes underneath. As a port city, Atemcester is also heavily involved in more mundane trading, including exporting seafood inland to places like the Exeter. Inland, the city is surrounded by the Everspring Forest, which is magically climate-controlled to be temperate year-round. Atemcester is ruled by the Circle of Eight, a group of wizards representing each of the major schools of magic.

Downtown Atemcester
Downtown Atemcester is located on an island in the middle of the lake and connected to the lakeshore districts by floating bridges, powered by aerocrystals. It is where many of the important mages of the city gather and where most of the authentic magic shops are located. In the middle of Downtown, there is a large circular building called the Teleportation Nexus, containing teleportation circles connecting to all of the major cities in Lyvernus, as well as Arc-Delia. The Circle Tower, where the Circle of Eight conducts their business, floats directly above the Teleportation Nexus. Many other smaller towers also float above Downtown, including one housing Valmorra's Magical Gewgaws.

Southside
Southside is located on the southeast side of the lake and is the easiest point of access to the city for travelers coming from the road. It is one of the poorer districts of Atemcester, but its main street is fairly well-off and lined with shops attempting fraudulent magic items to unsuspecting tourists. It is connected to Downtown by the Creidon Bridge. It is also the location of Julia's orphanage.

Portside
Portside is located to the northeast of Downtown, along the northern coast of Lyvernus. It is where ships dock in the city, and some of the city's powerful mages also gather there. It is also the location of an inn called the Fish and Spell. It also contains many shops selling fraudulent magic items but, unlike those in Southside, the fake items are more likely to do something bad, rather than nothing at all.

Westside
Westside is a large district covering the entire west side of the like.

History
An Abyssal Crest currently resides in Malino're, suggesting that the mages of the city may have been involved in the sealing of the demon lord Alzrius in ancient times. During the Age of Dragons, many mages were taken in by chromatic dragons as pets and servants. While Atemcester may or may not have been the City of Magic during this time, stories of this aspect of the period are often told in the city. In much more recent times, much magical research has been conducted by the mages of Atemcester, leading to the development of the anti-life magic that was eventually stolen by the Fireaxe Clan and unleashed in Port Valor to devastating effect. Mages from Atemcester found themselves as the Fireaxe Clan's preferred targets during the first half of 598 as well.

Known Residents

 * Jorah Wolfwood (formerly)
 * Julia
 * Kain Thessos (formerly)
 * Valmorra