My30dayworld: Day 14 to 16

City in Shadows

How safe is to travel in your world?

Travel in the City in Shadows world can be as safe or dangerous as it is in the real world. it may occasionally become such an horror trip to those poor mortals that are unlucky enough to get across the supernatural can lead to interesting stories. Even prepared wizards or dangerous skin changers can end up meeting gruesome fates when traveling and got entangled with Cultist or their own natural predators. 

Which mystical material is valued in your world?

In the City in Shadows exist a few valued materials each with very interesting applications depending on who get its hands or claws on it. 

Names: names are the highest valued currency one can give, sell, and possess. With names you can command, force or curse any being you can imagine. The only way a being can obtain a true name is when is given to it by the owner of such name. Because of such situation many wizards change their names when among others supernatural creatures. Among humans names are given so casually that it may seems they have lost their value but the truth is otherwise. Any common human may have the ability to cast magic using the names of powerful ancient creatures or get consumed by them when calling them without proper preparations. Common mundane don't need to worry giving their names among them due to most of them can't do anything with such knowledge; but when they are in doubt of supernatural beings it's better to keep them secret.

Souls: This currency applies mostly to Angels and Demons. They feed on souls or depend on them to work in places they can't trespass. Yes there are places where Demons and Angels have no jurisdiction and must intervene to ensure their machinations. Wizards can't do much with souls, it's not their domain, although when a soul is offered to a wizard it may generate a bond that isn't easy to break or bargain out.

Blood: Blood contains power, and in one way or another it's as powerful as someone true name. Blood potentiate vampires and allow them to live their undead existence, however don't give them power over those whom they feed. If used in Rituals the attack against the owner of such blood can't be avoided unless they prepare themselves a huge protection circle and even then it's hard to avoid its full effects. Also if certain creature blood is used to potentiate one spell it can create bigger and stronger results than the blood of common animals or mundanes. Blood is powerful, don't waste it or leave it where it can be stolen with ease by some unwanted being.

Are construct common in your world?

Not anymore. In the modern nights there are no great constructs as they may have been in the past. Although some wizards that choose to live secluded create small golems to serve as assistants or guardians of their lairs. There is always the possibility of the occasional Necromancer playing Dr. Frankenstein and creating such a chimeric being and releasing it upon the world. However such occurrences are scarce. Mundane authorities will notice any grave robber with ease. Sights of Huge clay like monstrosities roaming through the woods also won't go unnoticed for too long. Nothing stop the Wizards to play god and create such beings but it's at their own risk.