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purchase a “day ticket” to use a railcoach to ride
from practically one end of the city to the other for
the entire day. These long carriages are fixed upon
rails and are moved along by metal cables propelled
through a series of steam-driven shafts in various
powerhouses throughout the city. Horse-drawn
carriages remain plentiful throughout Ceryl, but the
masses have quickly taken to “hopping the rail” to
move about the city.
Ceryl is also noted as a city of wizards, many of
whom wield a disproportionate amount of influence.
All of the major wizard orders have a presence in the
“Bastion City,” shortened from “Bastion of the Arcane.”
Ceryl houses the headquarters for the Fraternal Order
of Wizardry, said to be the true masters of the city.
Indeed, calling it Bastion City is fitting, for it was once
home to the legendary Sebastien Kerwin whose writings
and teachings were paramount in the understanding
and application of magic and who established the
Arcanist’s Acadame and the Circle of the Oath, both
of which led to the rise of organized wizardry as well as
the eventual overthrow of the Orgoth.
the strangelight Workshop
despite a reputation for unConVentional and someWhat
questionable researCh, the employees of the strangelight
Workshop are the iron kingdom’s leading freelanCe
supernatural researChers. the Workshop employs open-minded
operatiVes With keen minds for both oCCult and sCientifiC
obserVation armed With speCialized meChanikal apparatuses
designed to aid in their inVestigations. headquartered in
Ceryl, the Workshop has been so suCCessful it has opened
offiCes in Caspia, CorVis, leryn, and merin. With no shortage
of hauntings and habitations in Western immoren, the
employees of the strangelight Workshop should remain busy
for years to Come.
Noted Persons
Duke Mayhew Dergeral (male Thurian Ari6/Ftr2):
A cousin of King Leto’s, Duke Dergeral pays little heed
to the throne except when absolutely required. As one
of the wealthiest citizens in all of Cygnar, he prefers
to conduct himself like an independent sovereign.
The duke is deferential to the wizards of the Fraternal
Order and rules in their favor for any dispute brought
before him. Dergeral’s recent hesitation to approve
more soldiers out of Ceryl to aid the war effort has
recently put him at odds with the Royal Assembly
in Caspia more than ever before. Though he is
shrewd, not as debauched as appears, and capable of
manipulating the influential families and merchants
of Ceryl for his own benefit, Dergeral’s weakness is his
pride and arrogance.
Admiral Tucker Luptine (male Caspian Exp4/
Ftr6): Admiral of the northern fleet, Tucker Luptine
is noted for his troubled relationship with the Lord
Mayor. A king’s man, Luptine used to chafe at being
stationed so far from Caspia, but the war with Khador
has emphatically changed his attitude. He loathes
Duke Dergeral and believes every rumor of his
corruption, but Luptine prefers to focus on his duty
to the fleet, in constant peril from increased Cryxian
raids, pirates, and smugglers from Five Fingers and
beyond, and the looming threat of Khadoran attack.
Although the two major powers have not yet engaged
in naval battles, the admiral stands ready to defend his
waters or carry the fight to the enemy if ordered.
High Magus Thanos Terpwell (male Thurian
Evo20): The most senior and respected of the six
ruling magi of the Fraternal Order Stronghold,
Terpwell has been aging poorly for some time. He
clings to the power of his station desperately hiding
his growing fear of losing his famed arcane abilities.
Some say he suffers minor fits of dementia. Terpwell
is a noted evoker and his knowledge of destructive
magic is unequaled. His long-term goals have always
been extending the Fraternal Order into new cities
and quashing all competition to their supremacy, and
he is one of the few Cygnarans who views war time as
a great opportunity for profit and gain. In fact, the
magus has volunteered the services of his Order to the
war effort, heedless of the opinions of his subordinates
and Duke Dergeral.
Locales of Ceryl
Fraternal Stronghold: Headquarters for the
Fraternal Order of Wizardry, the Stronghold is a
grim and impressive structure. It was constructed as a
defensible bastion for the Order in darker times, and
its defenses are legendary. This is one of the few Order
lodges that make no pretense at being inconspicuous;
it is a fortress made of whitewashed stone, draped with
golden banners, and topped by a myriad of leering
gargoyles. Although there is only a single massive set
of watched doors through which outsiders are allowed