| Azkabari Ideas | |
|---|---|
| 传统 | |
| Prestige Decay -1% Possible Admin Policy +1 | |
| 野心 | |
| Governing Capacity +10% | |
| 理念 | |
| The Paper Spear | |
| Admin Technology Cost -10% | |
| The Seat of Justice | |
| Stability Cost Modifier -15% | |
| Keeping up Appearances | |
| Discipline 5% | |
| Beneath the Surface | |
| Heir Chance 50% | |
| Prisoners of Azkabar | |
| Global Unrest -1 | |
| The Obsidian Walls | |
| Defensiveness +20% | |
| The Cult of the Eclipse | |
| Tolerance of Heretic +2 | |
Azkabar (Bulwari: Fortified City) is city-state in Bulwar, adjacent to lake Naza and the Buranun river. It's one of the largest and oldest human city in the region.
Culture[]
The citizens of Azkabar attach great importance on following the law and always presenting the best version of themselves. This behaviour can be seen in all the strata of the population, from the care the craftsmen put in their work, to the efforts soldiers put in their training. The numerous customs and polite civilities that make up Bulwari culture tend to always be respected... at least in public.
Behind the façade of its perfect society, Azkabar possesses another, less known, darker face. At night, many frequent illegal establishments where they can escape the pressure of normal Azkabari society by engaging in debauchery. Most of the time, these practices are limited to orgies under the heavy influence of drugs and alcohol, but there are rumours that some such activities tend toward the… sinister, with the city being rumoured to have been the headquarters of the Eclipse Cult.
Notable Locations[]
The Seat of Justice[]
The ancient Order of Judges was in charge of codifying and protecting the laws of Bulwar. To maintain legal consistency and to ensure that all people are equal before the law no matter their situation, the Judges wandered between the various city-states to settle disputes and to ensure that justice is done.
In 557 BA, during the Castanorian Peace, a time when the Castanites held control over Bulwar, the Order established their headquarters in Azkabar to move away from the influence Aleric the White had from his seat in Anzabad, ensuring their continued independence from any political designs.
The Prison of Azkabar[]
The city’s infamous prison was built in 1140, under the order of Jexis the Burned Empress, to hold any Bulwari mage who broke her law (by being human, for example), in an attempt to consolidate her control over the region.
It is said that it was impossible to break out of the prison, partially thanks to its thick walls and tightly guarded exit, but mostly because of the peculiar nature of its jailers. The corridors that separate the cells were not patrolled by humans or even elves… but by ominous spectral creatures, with an almost blank face dominated by a gigantic mouth that devours the hopes and dreams of its victims. They were conjured by spellcasters to drive the prisoners to madness to prevent them from using their magical powers to attempt any form of escape.
The Obsidian Walls[]
The fifteen meters tall and seven meters wide obsidian black walls surrounding the city give an sinister feeling. They were built during the God-Kings Era but have strangely never deteriorated with time. The Azkabari would credit this to a unique type of greasy black stone simply no longer found in Bulwar. Others have a more... morbid... theory, about an ancient abjuration spell, cast by an unknown genie and involving human sacrifices, keeping the walls from ever falling down.