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Out of the ashes of the fallen [[Holy Celestine Empire]], which saw the destruction of the imperial capital on the Isle of [[Celest]], survivors fled as far from the [[The Taint|Tainted]] area as possible, relocating to the western side of the [[Inner Sea]]. There, the [[Celestines]] and [[Aquamancers]] consecrated a new [[The Pool of Stars|Pool of Stars]], once again establishing a connection to the Light, and thus arose [[New Celest]] to challenge the darkness. [[Paladins]] were re-established as the Holy Warriors of the Light, charged with protecting the fledgling city. However, the peoples of the [[Basin of Life]] did not flock to New Celest as they did to Celestine Empire of old. Wrongly or rightly, they blamed the Empire for the Taint and the name of 'Celest' still held bitter memories. Nevertheless, New Celest struggled and survived, yearning for the days of old and hoping to see the return of the Empire's former glory. The nexus of power in New Celest is the Pool of Stars, located in the center of the city's hub. It simultaneously exists on the [[Elemental Plane of Water]] and the cosmic plane of [[Celestia]]. | Out of the ashes of the fallen [[Holy Celestine Empire]], which saw the destruction of the imperial capital on the Isle of [[Celest]], survivors fled as far from the [[The Taint|Tainted]] area as possible, relocating to the western side of the [[Inner Sea]]. There, the [[Celestines]] and [[Aquamancers]] consecrated a new [[The Pool of Stars|Pool of Stars]], once again establishing a connection to the Light, and thus arose [[New Celest]] to challenge the darkness. [[Paladins]] were re-established as the Holy Warriors of the Light, charged with protecting the fledgling city. However, the peoples of the [[Basin of Life]] did not flock to New Celest as they did to Celestine Empire of old. Wrongly or rightly, they blamed the Empire for the Taint and the name of 'Celest' still held bitter memories. Nevertheless, New Celest struggled and survived, yearning for the days of old and hoping to see the return of the Empire's former glory. The nexus of power in New Celest is the Pool of Stars, located in the center of the city's hub. It simultaneously exists on the [[Elemental Plane of Water]] and the cosmic plane of [[Celestia]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The story of New Celest's people and culture begins in the aftermath of the [[Elder Wars]] with the founding of a city on Celest Isle in the [[Crystal Sea]] by a mostly [[merian]] population. The very first mortal mages of the [[Basin]] arose from efforts to cleanse the waters of residual pollution from the [[Soulless Gods]]. New contact with the [[Elemental Plane of Water]] and [[Cosmic Plane]] of [[Celestia]] permitted the building of the Pool of Stars, the third [[Nexus of Power]] known to [[Lusternia]]n history, but the first created through artifice. | |||
Events during the [[Taint Wars]] culminated with the destruction of the original Pool of Stars, ruining Celest and marking the fall of the Holy Celestine Empire. The shades of those who perished that day still haunt [[Spectre Isle]] in the [[Sea of Despair]]. | |||
New Celest was settled to the west along the Inner Sea. Since the Coming of Estarra, New Celest has continued to change. Landmark events of the current era include the following: | |||
*freeing of Rhapsody's Voice and the development of [[Starhymn]] among the [[Cantors]]. | |||
*diplomatic relations with the [[kephera]] led to establishing the Tahtetso Priory. | |||
*During the [[War of the Wheel]], New Celest was the first city or commune to turn the lessons of a ruined future into an entirely new approach to elemental magic, this practice became [[Aquachemantics]]. | |||
*Centuries-old guilds had to dissolve to form the Archons of Justice, Eclesiarchy of the Light and Sanctifiers of Loathys. | |||
*561 CE - Reforms and revelations leading to the 3 recent guilds reorganizing in their current form. | |||
==Landmarks== | ==Landmarks== | ||
===The Pool of Stars=== | ===The Pool of Stars=== | ||
Set at the heart of New Celest, the Pool of Stars is the city's nexus of power. Reforged from the ashes of its predecessor, the Pool of Stars connects the city of New Celest to the higher planes - piercing the Elemental Plane in the Mystic River, the Holy Land of the cosmic plane Celestia, and even the distant [[Astral Plane]] on the sphere of Cancer. Within the city, however, it is a gathering place for the citizens who wish to socialize or watch others as they go about their day. | Set at the heart of New Celest, the Pool of Stars is the city's nexus of power. Reforged from the ashes of its predecessor, the Pool of Stars connects the city of New Celest to the higher planes - piercing the Elemental Plane in the Mystic River, the Holy Land of the cosmic plane Celestia, and even the distant [[Astral Plane]] on the sphere of [[Cancer]]. Within the city, however, it is a gathering place for the citizens who wish to socialize or watch others as they go about their day. | ||
===The Tabernacles of the Holy Supernals=== | ===The Tabernacles of the Holy Supernals=== | ||
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===The Syrinx Plaza Hotel=== | ===The Syrinx Plaza Hotel=== | ||
South of the Pool of Stars and on the next level down is the Syrinx Plaza Hotel, an elegant structure built for the citizenry and her visitors. Possessing the same charm as much of the city, the Syrinx Plaza touts some of the finest collections of seashells and artwork that have ever left the shore of the Inner Sea, having been used to decorate both the floors and the walls, as well as having been used in the furniture. It is here that one can also find Celest's own art gallery, a mellow lounge for relaxing visitors and, above all this, her blackjack and roulette tables, her office of lotteries and an exquisite aquarium bar. Also here, tucked away behind the bar, is Celest's Rising Tides Distillery, where the city's | South of the Pool of Stars and on the next level down is the Syrinx Plaza Hotel, an elegant structure built for the citizenry and her visitors. Possessing the same charm as much of the city, the Syrinx Plaza touts some of the finest collections of seashells and artwork that have ever left the shore of the Inner Sea, having been used to decorate both the floors and the walls, as well as having been used in the furniture. It is here that one can also find Celest's own art gallery, a mellow lounge for relaxing visitors and, above all this, her blackjack and roulette tables, her office of lotteries and an exquisite aquarium bar. Also here, tucked away behind the bar, is Celest's Rising Tides Distillery, where the city's [[brewmeister]]s set to work creating the finest of celestian brews. | ||
===The Deep Blue Cathedral=== | ===The Deep Blue Cathedral=== | ||
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===The Pearl of the Amberle=== | ===The Pearl of the Amberle=== | ||
This is the city's arena. Combatants can come here to practice mortal combat without fear of death. Named in honor of [[Amberle]], perished [[Elder God|Elder]] of the [[First Circle]] and sibling of [[Meridian]]. | |||
==Notable Denizens== | ==Notable Denizens== | ||