My30dayworld: Day 29

City in Shadows

Which is a legendary Relic of power on your world?

Following the thread of legendary artifacts discussed on a previous post, here I will post the most powerful artifact that is know to exist since times before the first incursion. Many relics were lost in the battle and the knowledge to produce them was lost with the crafters that made them. 

The Council Table: The high seat of power of the council of the six existed far before they use it as their meeting ground. The stone table is said to be crafted by the gods themselves in times lost to memory. On the table great decisions have always been made. Pacts seal, blood spilled, power remains there. Rumors told that when the first incursion happened the table itself called those who formed the first council. As warmongering as all the race were at that time, something made them put their differences aside to reach a common goal, Survival.

Devils Grimmoire: A legendary book that it is said to contain the darkest of the knowledge known to demons. It's a relic for Demons and Angels alike. It is said that it can reach out the far borders of existence itself. It's so dangerous that the order is to destroy at sight. Without hesitation.

My30dayworld: Day 28

City in Shadows

Which Character would you play in your world?

From all the collection of character that may appear in the vast world that is City in Shadows. I'll choose to play a wizard. Why because its my favorite archetype on urban fantasy stories. There will always be monsters that lurks in the darkness. There always be Vampires, Skin Changers, and those whose patrons are angels, demons, or gods; but personally I'd like to play a character that is for all purposes like any other person but with the power to set things right.

For example sake I'll share my prototype character with you, bare in mind this is for Fate Core so, You'll be seeing aspects in here.

Full Mechanics on my setting still on construction, but the basis for this game will be Fate Core and maybe Accelerated.

Name: John A. Howler

Main Aspect: Chaos Wizard and Writer.

Main Trouble: The Rifts seems to follow me

Aspects: Always trying to do what is right.

+5

+4 Writing 

+3 Investigation, Lore

+2 Drive, Crafts, Athletics

+1 Notice, Stealth, Contacts, Burglary

Stunts:

Eyes of Chaos: +2 to investigation rolls when dealing with magickal stuff.

I have read about it: Allows the player to create an advantage when acquiring knowledge 1/scene.

Spell Books: Shadow Book, Grandma's Grimmoire, Works of the Illusionist.

My30dayworld: Day 25 to 27

City in Shadows

Which are the most misunderstood playable races?

Those who are tainted by the curses are the most misunderstood among all the playable races. The curse of a Demon place a taint over those who are in service of such patron. The curse of vampirism also make people look at them with suspicion. Those who are cursed are not well received among certain groups of entities. Some Fae are also put aside due to their mischievous nature.

Those Cursed by a Demon: One can't be born cursed by a Demon; but can be Demon blooded if the circumstances are right. Demon blooded are rare usually the product of a Demon with a Mundane produce another mundane or in the best of cases a Wizard of minor talent. This beings are not considered inherently evil despised their birth. Those who bear the mark of the Demon Pact on the other way are not look at with good eyes among others who are not their kin. The Demon Pact seals and links the soul of one being to a Demon as its new master. A demon may seal many pacts at the same time and feed of their souls as much as he wants. Those tainted by the demon start to become less and less of their former self the more they use their demon lord power. In the end those who abuse of the mark tend to become a lesser demon of the court of their Demon Lord.

Vampirism: There are a lot of versions of how the first vampire came to be. Some claim it was Cain, others that it was the son of some immortal bitten by a bat. The truth is that we can't be certain such elder vampire are either sleep or slain. Nonetheless what we do know is that they are a highly infective specie. Depending on the vampire race you may find that the infection advance faster or slower; and present various different symptoms. Ultimately those bitten by a vampire become part of such vampire race. Those who are newborn can disguise themselves as humans because they don't show any of the vampire race manifestations. There are certain concoctions wizards make that can avoid the full transformation of a newborn into a full vampire, yet the suspicion exist that many throw themselves at the embrace of such beings for eternal life in exchange of any information prior. There have been cases of wizards turning into vampires to prolong their lives and thus creating obscure branches of magic that no mortal dare to practice.

Which Deities dwell in your world? How much they interact with?

Deities no longer dwell that much in the world. Although they can be called upon. All legends in certain points of history have been truths. Celtic gods, Egyptian gods, Pagan or Norse gods existed at certain point of human history. Some may still exist others may have fade into oblivion. Gods without worshipers tend to disappear over time. Following this rule new gods may also been born in modern nights. The most overwhelming god presence that still exists to these days is the one of the Christian god which grants a power that grants its followers the power to fight the things who lurks in the dark. Such power is Faith, and true faith is something hard to acquire and maintain.

Direct interaction with the world are rare. Only when something of Doomsday proportions its about to happen Gods manifest themselves to choose or help a champion in its quest to save reality itself. The Others have been considered as gods by some cults and cultures which was how they find the way to enter our reality the first time. Thousands of years of worship empower them and they are still worship, just less notoriously nowadays than in antiquity.

Did any people revere nature? How deeply?

The Skin Changers are the ones who are more deeply connected to the world. They are part of what they called Mother Gaia the more deep their connection the more power they can gather from it. Without going into to much detail of their deep traditions and how they interact with the world they are the ones who protect the world more ferociously from the advance of the industry and pollution. Many ambientalist groups have Skin Changers among their ranks without realizing it. Skin Changers despise all other race because they feel they are murdering the great mother. In one way or another they are right. They Welcome certain circles of wizard among them those who feel the same connection to the mother as them. Such circles are most commonly known nowadays as Wiccans although not all wiccans are true wizards. 

My30dayworld: Day 22 to 24

City in Shadows

Which important bodies of water exist in your world?

A few major bodies of water exist in this setting and they form an important part of the History and mythos of the Raven's Creek community.

The Raven's Creek: that gives the main city of my setting its name. This river although the city is of considerable size its a source of pure clean water. The water of Ravens Creek have special properties that potentiates certain spells and helps herbs grow better. The skin changers protect various points along the course of the creek that serve as their sacred grounds. Wizard circles also take place along the river and its beautiful for families to spend time camping there and in the forest that surrounds certain areas of the creek.

The Black Lake: This lake although its name may sound misleading is of pure clean water. what gives the lake its name is the black sand that forms its shores. This sand may appear like metal dust but its just a rare sand that can only be found there in the area. Commonly used for certain rituals, or to make ink this sand holds special value to some Fae whom use it in their larger than life composition due to its purity and connection to the land. 

Raven Creeks water plants: This is the only water body that isn't natural in the city; but its important to the city and their supernatural inhabitants. In this water plant many strange sightings have occurred through the history of the town. Many workers hold the stressing night shift and the large buildings responsible of the sightings of shadows running there. Among the supernatural community there are stories and legends of the water spirits making sure the water of the creek that goes in remains pure when it leaves the plant. It might be true or just a well planned prank of some supernatural ambientalistic entity. 

What's Valuable in your world?

For mundanes the coin and money are what holds more important to them. The same couldn't be said for the rest of the supernatural community on Raven's Creek in general.

In a previous post I mentioned Blood, Names, Souls and in some cases for some weird beings and wizards Dreams.

Dreams: For the entities in the Oneiros or Wizards working with dream entities the dream of people are far more valuable than to the common folk, included other supernaturals. The oracles used dreams to predict future events in the life of a person or to determine which event shaped a being into what it is now. Dreams are currency in the Oneiros( the dream realm). The lord of the Oneiros only accept dreams as payment to those who seek his advice or patronage. Dreams of greatness can boost the favor of the lord of dreams in your favor. While nightmares can be used to gain the favor of the dream when enacting revenge against an enemy. 

Which is the Tech level in your world? Does magic integrate?

Tech level is the same level we have now in our days. Cellphones, tablets, any smartphone you came to imagine. Computer, internet, cars and so on. Its interaction with magick or magick users is interesting to say the least. Skin Changers can use technology without much problem. Demons, and Angels can use it too as long as they won't project their presence to intense around it. Fae they don't bother that often with mundane tools; but to some they are amusing. To wizard most of the technology tend to misfire from time to time. As long as a wizard is not working magick or gathering its presence around technology it can work itself with as much ease as any mundane. When magick is being gathered the logic in which technology operates cause it to fail or fried in the most extreme case due to magick capabilities of bending reality when its in use. 

my30dayworld: Day 17 to 21

City in Shadows

Which races populate your world?

I already mentioned them so, talk about them again will be a bit redundant: but Vampires, Demons, Angels, Skin Changers, Faeries, Wizards and Outer dimensional godlike entities. 

Which Relics of Old shape your world?

A bunch of ancient books and relics of legends are scattered around the world. The big stone tablets written by the outsiders in the time of their first incursion are still out there. Not each tablet was recovered or even found its location. I'll mention a few of the most notable Relics and Amulets within the knowledge of the council.

The Enemies Gate:  This is the name given to stone tablets inscribed with the Others glyph, rites and incantations that will help them get into our reality. Some of them were found in Germany near the end of World War II when the first Incursion was repelled. There are rumors of many more out there but their locations remain unknown for many of the low ranks of all the races. Only the council and their inner circles are the ones with knowledge about them.

The Abominations Tome: Written down by a Wizard with an unholy interest in transgressions against the patterns of life on earth. Within its pages the secrets to create the most unholy aberrations are contained. One of the creations of this Dark Wizard was the inspiration for a certain book in which pages a mad scientist dreaming of perfection created something unholy. 

The Six Swords: The swords of the Executors of the council are on of the most renown Relics in the entire world. All the races know about the swords. They were forged with the remains of an ancient dead god and imbued with the power of the first council members. This swords are meant to cancel the powers of one of the races. Each is possessed by the personal Executor of the representative of such race in the Council to avoid any member to become power hungry and disrupt the order, that is fragile at best.

Other relics will be mention later. For the time this are some of the most relevant ones. 

How are Taxes and Tributes collected in your world?

Not much to mention here. Urban Fantasy reflects our world so many of the taxes are collected as usual in our world. Tributes among the races are not that much of a thing except when doing rituals or summoning them. Topic for another day.

Are there evil races in your world?

Good and evil are within all the races, although one could say an slight exception of this rule are Angels and Demons. Nonetheless the truly evil race seeking for the destruction of everything in existence are the Others, The enemies. Besides them all the races have the potential to play good and evil. Their nature is based in their personality not in their race. The first conflict in heavens proved us that not all angels are free from darkness and many demons aid humanity through the ages proving that not their entire race is free from the capacities of doing good. 

Are there many Underground locations beneath your world?

There exist a place that is called Undercity created out of the mix of magical energies from the various individuals of their cities and the constant presence of the void trying to break through into our reality. within this place lay a great place in which various races established merchant guilds, information brokers nets and many more things under the cities of the mundanes. Finding entrances to the Undercity is hard and in most of the cases you need to be invite to the Undercity if you want to find it. Not all the races now where it is. Not all members of each race are allowed in the Undercity. All of those who are within are meant to protect the city and those who invite new members to the city are responsible for their guest actions until membership is extended upon them. 

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.

my30dayworld: day 13

Who dominates the political sphere of the world?

In the City in Shadows there are various forces at play. Each faction have their own political power among their race. their inner structure will be further explored later. Here I will mention the overarching structure of each political party.

Vampire Covens: Vampire gather themselves in Covens all around the world. in each city more than one coven could coexist with another assuming the city is big enough to hold to vampire lords in it. The hierarchy of Covens depends on its leader, and its extension. There are weird cases in which a small cove that houses many elders can be considered part of the Concordat. In many cases vampires play a sort of mockery of the Catholic Church taking a sort of political structure similar to theirs. In many cases The eldest coven takes the Seat of Power and the position as representative in the Council of the Six. There have been some cases in which the eldest coven refuses to participate in the council and designates one of those in the Concordat to take the position instead. The game vampire dance is one of many secrets and intrigues and anyone who dares join the dance may as well have eyes on its back. 

Fae Courts: The political structure of the faeries resembles that of the medieval times. Various dukes, earls, etc... under the ruling of a king. There exist four major kingdoms among the faeries. Each kingdom rule over one of the four stations of the mortal realm. The court of Spring, The court of Summer, The Court of Autumn and The Court of Winter. Each court also represent an element of nature. Spring represents Air, Summer represents Fire, Autumn represents Earth, and finally Winter represents Water. The machination of the faeries are cruel and mischievous as its their nature. Faeries can't break a vow, their word is their bond. Faeries can't lie but that doesn't mean they always respond clearly what you ask of them unless you ask them three times. It's sort of taboo for them, and bond a fairy to respond by asking three times its considered rude. Walk with caution among the faeries or you may as well be selling your soul to something worst than the devil.

Wizard Circles: Wizard gather in circles of power, they craft their magic in circle; for them calling their groups circles is only fitting. The circle are classified in levels, The closer you are to the one or first circle, the greater your skills have been recognized by the Eldest Wizards. The first circle is the one from which candidates to the seat of the Council are elected. The high circle of wizard are the wisest among them all. They are the ones who have the register of all the events that have occurred in the world, their powers are also humongous. The lowest circles are mostly conformed by new gifted association or low talents those whose talents only allow them to perform a limited amount of spells but they are masters at those.

The Wyld Pack: Formed by the strongest of the Skin Changers they rule among them all. The wyld pack may or may not contain individuals of all races at the time because it's a matter of strength not of politics or democracy. They are the ones who determine which lands are free to roam and by whom. The wyld pack also determines appropriate punishment for those who broke the laws of the wyld and endangered their survival. The High alpha is the one who always take the seat in the Council of the Six. There are only two ways in which the Alpha may change. It can be when the Alpha dies, or when it looses against a stronger contender. In just one occasion an Alpha choose to surrender its position for the well being of the pack, this can happen; but in wizards regard there is just one occasion registered in the archives.

Demon and Angels: These two factions are a mirror of each other. They work in hierarchies the lower a Demon or Angel is in the hierarchy the lower its power and influences are. The seven virtues and The seven sins are represented on the seven great lords of each faction. The only major difference between these two factions and the others is that their seat in the council are occupied by designates by mutual accord of the seven rather than one of the seven taking the seat. In the Angels case this is not hard to agree upon a worthy candidate; but in Demon case the one who holds the seat must show a bit of each demon lord in his soul to be allowed to take the seat, this is hard to achieve. Because of that fact many designates of the demon lords are granted longevity as they train a suitable replacement for it.

My30dayworld: day 10 to 12

City in Shadows

The most feared faction in the city of shadows

The cult to the others and their different sects. They are actually looking for ways to open the gates to call for the others into our dimension. Not even the most vile of the vampires, or the most savage of the Fae can be considered as dangerous or vile as they. Often many other races join the cult being promised a part of the world after the others are done with it. This creatures who dare to betray their races and join the evil wizards that venture to the void are considered pariahs among their kin. There are different sects dedicated to different "Gods of the void"; an advantage we apparently have due to some info the council obtain via very dubious methods is that the others are not a solid army. 

Cultist may come from various origins but most of their ranks are full of gifted which power are fading or feel their deserve better. This practitioners learn how to use the void to potentiate their powers; but the catch in the deal is that each time they use they became part of the void. Only those birth with the gift to use the void can harness its power without disappearing over time. Each wizard that becomes part of the void came back as one of the lesser Others. Either way there's no more repudiated faction that The Cult to the Others.

Who opposes evil and injustice in the world?

There are many who opposes evil in their own ways. I'm going to mention a few, because naming them all it's a task only a few dare to attempt. Many of those groups work in the shadows and don't want to be brought to light, feel free to look for them but do it at your own risk.

The Council of the Six: Formed by representative of the six factions, these are the most powerful of them all, the elite. They are the ones in charge of keeping peace among all the races and make sure each race got their chance to be. They also are the ones that command the Executioners which pass sentence to those who decide to go rogue and disobey the council. there is one executioner from each faction. The council of the six is also the most respected organization due to their participation in the first Incursion and their role in sealing away the Others. 

The Executioners: This elite formed by only six members are the most feared force among all the factions. Their positions can only be taken in two ways. Either the previous Executioner died which is a frightening thought or a more promising one win the title from the previous one. Each one bears a sword that is designed to kill nullify the power of their respective race when they are in the presence of it. This is what make them so dangerous they are strong enough to bear the sword and not loosing their powers and they can nullify their targets to properly sentence them to death.

Hunters: There is no other way to call this mundanes that make sure their kind is not the prey of supernatural forces. They hunt the night horrors. Vampires, Werewolves, Wizards, etc... they make sure their attacks on the mundanes are keep to the minimum. Despite the efforts of all the other races to deal with the problem of the hunters the response is always the same. They are under the care of the wizards, and so they will continue to be. They are troublesome to many of the supernatural due to their adaptability and resources. well organized cells and teams equipped to deal with their targets in the proper way.

Those who saw the void: At last but not least these is more a category than a proper group or organization. Those who have seen the void can come from any faction. These people are those who either by vision or an unlucky encounter with a rift have seen what lay in the other side waiting and decided to stop it from happening at any cost. They tend to operate out of the jurisdiction of the Council or the factions. They are individuals who risk their very existence to protect those who they hold dear and this world in which they live.

What iconic monster exist in your world?

Besides all the common bestiary of the city of shadows, that contains shapeshifter (Skin Changers), Vampires, Fae kin and so on. One of the most iconic and real monsters any inhabitant of the City in Shadows can find are the Avatars. 

Avatars: An Avatar is what happens when a part of one the others Possess the body of one strong Gifted. Each time this happen the one possessed by this entity doesn't realize it in the beginning. Their powers start to grow, their mind begins to shatter and their bodies transform into one that resembles the appearance of the Other that is possessing it. This become incredibly hideous beings and their powers can make even a high practitioner tremble in fear. When an Avatar is detected, all six Executioners are sent to deal with it. If a full transformation is allowed the Avatar can tear a rift between or realm and the void thus allowing the Others into our reality. Such thing must not be allowed by any mean. There's a silent agreement among the races if one of their kin is become such monstrosity they must either destroy it or call the council for the Executioners to be dispatch to deal with the threat. 

my30dayworld: Day 9

The Cosmology of my World

The different gods exist together in the world. Many wizards claim to be under the protection of some of the major deities in existence. Most of them lies; but wizard duels tend to be long and exhausting so many just don't bother to refuse such claims. Skin changers claim to be the sons and daughters of mother earth, father sun and brother sky. Vampires claim to descent from the first sinner and some from an ancient blood god which name has been lost to history and that's something considering some vampires are hundreds of years old. there are four major planes of existence if they could be called that way. The Material realm or where most of us exist.. Hell where all the demons have been cast out by God. Paradise where all the angels roam. The Fae lands that contrast ours, they are like the blue print of what our world should have been or maybe was. there the courts of fairies have their domain. The last realm if it can be called that way is the void, is the space between spaces; in between time, reality and existence it exists. The Others exist there and from time to time they reach into the world of mundanes and thus rifts among the four realms occurs.

my30dayWorld: Day 8

What's the world biggest secret

       The number of gifted people is decreasing at an alarming rate, there are just a handful of talented people newly born. The veil in between the realms of the Fae and the Human world are thickening. The magick that flows through the world is being drained by the same users that cherish their power. Angels and Demons are less common because their realms are also being locked out from our realm. True Faith began to falter as the words can't reach their Lords. The first incursion of the others left a great scar that was mended by the original council. The result was that the amount of magic that flowed into our reality was diminished and eventually will cease to flow. That's why the world of the mundane flourished while the world of the wizards started to fade. Each time one of the Others breach through the rifts into our world it brings along great amounts of Magickal energy with it. Many have been helping the others through history to gain power in order for them to recover what they have lost and will keep loosing. In other cases new gifted have been born with the talent to reach the void essence through their bodies. These individuals can be tainted easier than normal wizards but also foster greater power against the others cause they feed from the same energy as them.

      A war is been fought behind the curtains. The affairs between wizards, mundanes, demons, angels and all the races are but part of a larger game. There are only two sides in this war. The others and us, the ones that must stop them at any cost or risk being devoured by their corrupting presence. 

my30dayworld: Day 1 to 7

The World: City in Shadows

30 second elevator pitch

• The City in Shadows is an urban fantasy setting were you play the common man, the wizard, or even the usual suspect monster (vampire, werewolf, alchemycal creation, etc...) in a world that is in constant peril of being consumed by The Others, lovecraftian monstrosities that want to invade our world. Such monstrosities came from the outsides of our reality something that wizard and inhuman alike call The Void from where most of the wizards call upon their magick due to this the use of magick its tricky. You may become possessed by them or invite them in without knowing. 

Which is the name of your world and why?

• What is the name of your world? City in shadows
• Why is called this? It's called City in Shadows, because the dark tone of mysticism and reality bending that surrounds the characters. The city by itself its a major protagonist in setting. The city where the players delve its as alive as them. Cities are made of moments and memories and stories and all those fractions give the cities a personality that determines how well or how bad it reacts to the presence of the void in it. Also it is called City in Shadows because all the shadow work the players must do in order for the mundane not to notice in order for The Void not to leak into the world without any major power organization noticing it.

Who is the most nefarious villain?

• Who is the most nefarious villain? The Others 
• They are the most nefarious villains in this world. They are the outsider gods of another dimension, from another realities. They are many or maybe just one with many faces. nobody within the world know it to a certain degree, and those who ventured to know end up dead or insane. Vampires may have their power plays, Werewolf may hunt those who harm their forest and their territories, Frankenstein-like creation may roam the land searching for their unholy creators in search of revenge and yet neither of them present such corruption for the land or the living as The Others.

Who is the most renown hero?

• Currently the most renowned heroes are the Council of the Six they are the mediators between all the distinct factions that exist in the world. Wizards, Faes, Angels, Demons, Vampires, and Skin changers, the first ones of each group that pushed out The Others when they first tried to invade our reality. From such groups a long legacy of notable character for good or bad have been spawned, and some still roam the lands.

Which event in your world altered its History?

• The first incursion: The six major forces within the world always have been in the world one way or another. The balance have always been defined mostly by the number of each one at the time. being mere mortals the most prevalent number at any time; but during times of the first great wars something happened. While mundanes fight among each other in their common power struggle such amounts of negative energy open a rift that lead The Others to our reality. Two wars were fought at the same time. One of mundane against mundane, and the other involve the major players against the enemies. There were many casualties for everyone except the enemies. There is record of just one of the entities killed in all the records of The Council. This event change the way all the races view the world and the reality, they realize that even whit their petty struggles something far hideous existed out there and it was ready to hunt them and prey on them if they give them the chance. As a result of such event The Council of Six was created.

How prevalent is magick in your world and from where it comes from?

• Magick in City of Shadows: The magick in the world is prevalent although not everyone use them. Many of the mundane forgot their ability to use the power of the universe through their bodies. The powers of magick can be used by many if not all people in great or less manner. Natural talents can employ magick freely and when appropriately trained they gained their title of Wizard. A mundane using the correct spell book and magic words can work minor works, such people are called sorcerers among the natural talents. As mundanes forgot how to employ and use magick a veil descended upon the world thus protecting them from the influence of magick and sheltering them in a small way from them. Mundanes and their skepticism keep them safe, but also vulnerable to the forces of the world of shadows that exist outside their comfort zone.

How common are Adventures and Heroes in your world?

• Heroes are as common as they should be and adventures are out there for those who are willing to go looking for them. The world of City in Shadows is a reflection of our world with a somber tone in which the doom of the world is out there waiting to crawl in at any moment. A group of friends going camping ending up trapped in the middle of some ancient ritual. A group of college girls that summons a demon empress without noticing at first glance. The frightened housewife whom inherited an old manor from her long forgotten relative and it happens to be haunted by ghost and demons. The adventures in the city of shadows are out there waiting for people brave enough or unlucky enough to jump into them.