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have made life difficult for her aunt. She loathes the
Fraternal Order and has a rivalry with the High Magus
Arland Calster, one of King Leto’s closest advisors.
Venessari’s focus on politics has opened her to criticism
by some of her more active peers, but nonetheless most
members of her Order appreciate her handling tasks
for which they have no appetite or inclination.
King Leto Raelthorne (see pg. 145): King Leto’s
countenance is grim in these troubled times. The
majority of his days are spent with his war council, and
when he is seen in public, he is always accompanied
by his elite Stormguard—not only for protection but
also as a show of Cygnaran strength. The day-to-day
governance of the kingdom has passed to the Royal
Assembly and its small army of ministers and nobles
while the king sees exclusively to the war.
Lord Mayor Dermot Throckmorton (male Caspian
Ari7): From a noble line made even wealthier by
backing Mercarian sea voyages, the appointed lord
mayor of Caspia is a balding, rotund man with
a surprisingly light disposition considering his
responsibilities. He is charged with the day-to-day
governance of the city’s affairs and works from sunup
to sundown to ensure the city of one million runs
fairly smoothly. In addition to his positive outlook,
his unswerving conviction to Morrowan dogma makes
him well liked by the king. Civic position aside, the fact
that his family also owns one of the leading wineries
in King’s Vine and he is generous with his shipments
makes him well liked by more than just the king.
Locales of Caspia
Castle Raelthorne: This massive concentric castle
has been home to the monarchs of Caspia for
millennia. It is a huge edifice elevated higher and
higher, curtain after curtain, with the immense tower
keep of the central palace considerably expanded
just this past century by both Vinter II and Vinter III;
the castle is hence named for the Raelthorne line.
The keep itself has a multitude of halls, chambers,
chapels, and kitchens. Eight lofty round towers are
attached to the keep. Honorable Knights of Cygnar
are garrisoned two thousand strong within the
various courtyards between the castle curtains, and
the castle is also defended by various warjacks and a
full battalion of elite mechanikal halberd-wielding
Stormblades called Stormguard.
Cygnaran Armory: What was once the Metalworkers
District in western Caspia has become known as the
Smoke District largely due to the enormous factories
of the Cygnaran Armory. This massive complex sprawls
across numerous buildings, including those dedicated
to metal smelting and refinery, and is the heart of
Cygnar’s war effort. Built over the very factories that
produced the first Colossals, the armory was founded
at the end of the Rebellion. Today, the bulk of
Cygnar’s warjacks are produced here along with other
weapons and tools designed by the Strategic Academy
such as the extraordinary stormglaives. The Armory
employs almost a thousand armorers, blacksmiths,
and weaponsmiths along with dozens of top-notch
mechaniks and related support crews. Working
conditions can be brutal, but King Leto has done his
best to legislate fair wages and a concern for safety.
Most employees of the Armory are members of the
Steam & Iron Workers Union headquartered nearby,
and the operation is run with military discipline by a
stern old master mechanik named Lassiter Polk (male
Thurian Amk8/Exp5). Though he spent most of his
years as a regular smith and steamo, he is an able
administrator and planner, and Lassiter supervises
complex projects and directs men with greater
mechanikal aptitude than his own.
Grand Archcourt Cathedral: Every Morrowan
knows Grand Archcourt Cathedral as the very seat
of the primarchy in Caspia. For over a millennium
it has firmly watched, and often participated in,
the events shaping western Immoren’s history. The
cathedral itself was designed by Asc. Sambert. Among
its hundreds of relics, it houses the famous statue of
Morrow shaped by Sambert’s hands just moments
before he ascended. Priests and followers alike believe
he still protects the building directly, for it has shown
no signs of weathering over the last 1,200 years. Several
significant relics are on display within the cathedral’s
various chapels and pulpits, including the actual
Enkheiridion written by Morrow and Thamar—only the
Primarch and the Archabbot of the Order of Keeping
may actually touch this invaluable tome.
Along with its enormous nave and assorted vaulted
chambers, the cathedral houses the meeting hall for
the Exordeum and the religious residents’ chapter
house which includes the Primarch’s living quarters
(see IKCG, pg. 211). Hundreds of priests, clerks,
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