Serraine - Revision history

Martin at 04:18, 2 April 2026

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	[[Category:Martin Dickson]][[Category:Bowcourt]]		[[Category:Martin Dickson]][[Category:Bowcourt]][[Category:Serraine]]
	[[Image:SerraineMap.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Serraine Tourist Map]]		[[Image:SerraineMap.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Serraine Tourist Map]]
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Martin: /* Education */

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Education

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	:Serraine's magical training academy. Some colleges are well represented while others less so, generally following the nature of the city and its residents.		:Serraine's magical training academy. Some colleges are well represented while others less so, generally following the nature of the city and its residents.
	;The Great Library		;The Great Library
	:''"Serraine's Glory"''. The windowed dome at the top of the library soars hundreds of feet above street level and the centre section has 14 stories above the ground floor. The east and west wings only have 8 stories above ground, but the whole building has another 4 stories below ground level, and there are rumoured to be additional sub-basements that only the senior librarians know. Most of the ground floor is taken up by the library's vast and ridiculously complicated catalogue. Visitors are welcome of browse and even copy texts (the library sells pens, inks, etc, and offers full copyist services if desired) but only residents who have been issued a library card are permitted to borrow volumes.		:''"Serraine's Glory"''. The windowed dome at the top of the library soars hundreds of feet above street level and the centre section has 14 stories above the ground floor. The east and west wings only have 8 stories above ground, but the whole building has another 4 stories below ground level, and there are rumoured to be additional sub-basements that only the senior librarians know. Most of the ground floor is taken up by the library's vast and ridiculously complicated catalogue. Visitors are welcome of browse and even copy texts (the library sells pens, inks, etc, and offers full copyist services if desired) but only residents who have been issued a library card are permitted to borrow volumes. At least two senior librarians are liches; keeping loans beyond their due date is ill-advised.

	===Entertainment===		===Entertainment===

Martin: /* Special */

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Special

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	;Old Aethercraft Hangars		;Old Aethercraft Hangars
	: Located near the bow this previously deserted area has been recently redeveloped into a large R&D facility. Most of the area is secured and general access is not available. Gnomish guards with lightning carbines are regularly seen patrolling. What is being built in this area is ''Top Secret'' and therefore practically everyone has heard about the ''Portal Cannon'' and the ''Scoopinator 5000'', though not many have details.		: Located near the bow this previously deserted area has been recently redeveloped into a large R&D facility. Most of the area is secured and general access is not available. Gnomish guards with lightning carbines are regularly seen patrolling. What is being built in this area is ''Top Secret'' and therefore practically everyone has heard about the ''Portal Cannon'' and the ''Scoopinator 5000'', though not many have details.
			;Arcane Orrery
			:The existence of this fantastical machine is one of the worst kept secrets in Serraine, though its location is strangely known to very few. There are those that say it resides on the top floor of the Library, but as that is a great transparent dome this location does not seem likely.

Martin: /* Special */

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Special

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	===Special===		===Special===
	;Airship Docks		;Airship Docks
	:Large, previously abandoned hangers just forward of the Skyhold Estates have been recently reconfigured into commercial airship docks.		:Large, previously abandoned hangers just forward of the Skyhold Estates have been recently reconfigured into commercial airship docks. This is still something of an experimental enterprise, with two ships, the ''Gryphon'' and the ''Drake'' of the Everforge Trading Company using the area as their home base. Some of the affluent residents of the adjacent residential area have been less than pleased to have dwarven sky-traders on their doorstep.
			;Old Aethercraft Hangars
			: Located near the bow this previously deserted area has been recently redeveloped into a large R&D facility. Most of the area is secured and general access is not available. Gnomish guards with lightning carbines are regularly seen patrolling. What is being built in this area is ''Top Secret'' and therefore practically everyone has heard about the ''Portal Cannon'' and the ''Scoopinator 5000'', though not many have details.

Martin: /* Entertainment */

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Entertainment

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	;Crystal Colonnades		;Crystal Colonnades
	:When the Wind Organ is playing these tall columns of translucent crystal vibrate with the sounds. Touching a crystal causes one's bones to resonate in addition to hearing the sounds providing an unusual and visceral to experience music.		:When the Wind Organ is playing these tall columns of translucent crystal vibrate with the sounds. Touching a crystal causes one's bones to resonate in addition to hearing the sounds providing an unusual and visceral to experience music.
			===Special===
			;Airship Docks
			:Large, previously abandoned hangers just forward of the Skyhold Estates have been recently reconfigured into commercial airship docks.

Martin: /* General */

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General

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	;Skychair network		;Skychair network
	:The fastest and funnest way to get around Serraine. Go up the elevator at one of the Skychair stops and wait for the next carriage to come swinging by. Pay your penny and go anywhere in the city, or just watch the sights and come all the way back to where you left. Please hold on tightly at all times and keep all limbs you care about inside the carriage.		:The fastest and funnest way to get around Serraine. Go up the elevator at one of the Skychair stops and wait for the next carriage to come swinging by. Pay your penny and go anywhere in the city, or just watch the sights and come all the way back to where you left. Please hold on tightly at all times and keep all limbs you care about inside the carriage.
	;Plaza of ~~Triump~~		;Plaza of Triumph
	:Miltary parade ground that is also used for fairs and celebrations. Pegataurs sometimes perform flybys and may joust in the air over the square.		:Miltary parade ground that is also used for fairs and celebrations. Pegataurs sometimes perform flybys and may joust in the air over the square.
	;Council & Watch		;Council & Watch

Martin: /* History */

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History

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	The city returned to the West briefly in 790 WK where its military was employed by a group of druids in a violent clash with the [[Vole\|Vicomte de Vole]]. In the aftermath of the Vicomte's death Serraine was pronounced unwelcome in [[Bowcourt]], an edict that still stands and the city again left western Alusia.		The city returned to the West briefly in 790 WK where its military was employed by a group of druids in a violent clash with the [[Vole\|Vicomte de Vole]]. In the aftermath of the Vicomte's death Serraine was pronounced unwelcome in [[Bowcourt]], an edict that still stands and the city again left western Alusia.

	In 823 WK a [[Gnome Way Home\|Guild party rescued]] a group of downed Serraine flyers earning the gratitude of the gnomes and marking a new attempt to re-establish trade in the west. Since then the gnomes have engaged the Guild on behalf of [[Gold Fever\|dwarven trading partners]].		In 823 WK a [[Gnome Way Home\|Guild party rescued]] a group of downed Serraine flyers earning the gratitude of the gnomes and marking a new attempt to re-establish trade in the west. Since then the gnomes have engaged the Guild on behalf of [[Gold Fever\|dwarven trading partners]] and the city has begun regularly visiting [[Konigburg]] in [[Aquila]]. (The ban in Bowcourt persists.)

	==Places of Interest==		==Places of Interest==

Martin: /* Education */

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Education

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	===Education===		===Education===
	;Science Park		;Science Park
	:"Pay a six-pence to see the marvels of the age". The indoor-outdoor Science Park is a showcase for gnomish tinkering masterworks and boasts working examples of hundreds of gnomish contraptions ranging ~~for~~ small (but working) scale-models up to full-sized industrial machines. Exhibits include a fully automated barber's chair, shoe shine machine with (usually) optional leg shaving, and a fully operational disintegration chamber - kept behind a safety rope and with a sign advising against its use. There are rides for children including air-slides, individual tumbling columns, and a miniature steam train. Gnomish assistants are on hand in case of ''malfunctions''.		:"Pay a six-pence to see the marvels of the age". The indoor-outdoor Science Park is a showcase for gnomish tinkering masterworks and boasts working examples of hundreds of gnomish contraptions ranging from small (but working) scale-models up to full-sized industrial machines. Exhibits include a fully automated barber's chair, shoe shine machine with (usually) optional leg shaving, and a fully operational disintegration chamber - kept behind a safety rope and with a sign advising against its use. There are rides for children including air-slides, individual tumbling columns, and a miniature steam train. Gnomish assistants are on hand in case of ''malfunctions''.
	;Museum of Gnomish Crafts		;Museum of Gnomish Crafts
	:A rather tired collection of older examples of artisan masterworks now overshadowed by the Science Park. As there are still some very good examples of gem-cutting and jewellery crafting security is kept up-to-date.		:A rather tired collection of older examples of artisan masterworks now overshadowed by the Science Park. As there are still some very good examples of gem-cutting and jewellery crafting security is kept up-to-date.
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	:A small museum devoted to the history of Serraine itself.		:A small museum devoted to the history of Serraine itself.
	;Onyx Tower		;Onyx Tower
	:Serraine's magical training academy.		:Serraine's magical training academy. Some colleges are well represented while others less so, generally following the nature of the city and its residents.
	;The Great Library		;The Great Library
	:"Serraine's Glory". The top of the library is soars hundreds of feet above street level and the centre section has 14 stories above the ground floor ~~topped by a windowed dome~~. The east and west wings only have 8 stories above ground, but the whole building has another 4 stories below ground, and there are rumoured to be ~~other~~ sub-basements that only the senior librarians know. Most of the ground floor is taken up by the library's vast and ridiculously complicated catalogue. Visitors are welcome of browse and even copy texts (the library sells pens, inks, etc, and offers full copyist services if desired) but only residents who have been issued a library card are permitted to borrow volumes.		:''"Serraine's Glory"''. The windowed dome at the top of the library soars hundreds of feet above street level and the centre section has 14 stories above the ground floor. The east and west wings only have 8 stories above ground, but the whole building has another 4 stories below ground level, and there are rumoured to be additional sub-basements that only the senior librarians know. Most of the ground floor is taken up by the library's vast and ridiculously complicated catalogue. Visitors are welcome of browse and even copy texts (the library sells pens, inks, etc, and offers full copyist services if desired) but only residents who have been issued a library card are permitted to borrow volumes.

	===Entertainment===		===Entertainment===

Martin: /* History */

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History

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	Details of Serraine's earliest history are not well known, or perhaps not shared outside of a select group.		Details of Serraine's earliest history are not well known, or perhaps not shared outside of a select group.

	What is known, is that the oldest parts of the city date back over 1,~~200~~ years and are not originally from Alusia. The floating island to which the city is affixed is Alusian, suggesting that the earliest incarnation of the city was entirely artificial in structure.		What is known is that the oldest parts of the city still present date back over 2,000 years and are not originally from Alusia. The floating island to which the city is affixed is however Alusian, suggesting that the earliest incarnation of the city was entirely artificial in structure.

	The first reliable account of Serraine in Alusian airspace comes from Alfheim and dates its first contact with the elves back ~~nearly~~ 800 years.		The first reliable account of Serraine in Alusian airspace comes from Alfheim and dates its first contact with the elves back over 800 years, shortly before establishment of the [[Old Kingdom\|Old Western Kingdom]].

	Serraine is known to have traded with the Old Western Kingdom but stopped visiting the region circa 500 WK as the political situation destabilized. For the last 300 years the city has treated [[Alfheim]] as its westernmost stop and traded extensively in central and central-south Alusia.		Serraine is known to have traded with the Old Western Kingdom but stopped visiting the region circa 500 WK as the political situation destabilized. For the last 300 years the city has treated [[Alfheim]] as its westernmost stop and traded extensively in central and central-south Alusia.

	The city returned to the West briefly in 790 WK where its military was employed by a group of druids in a violent clash with the [[Vole\|Vicomte de Vole]]. In the aftermath of the Vicomte's death Serraine was pronounced unwelcome in [[Bowcourt]], an edict that still stands and the city again left western Alusia. In 823 WK a [[Gnome Way Home\|Guild party rescued]] a group of downed Serraine flyers earning the gratitude of the gnomes and marking a new attempt to ~~reestablish~~ trade in the west.		The city returned to the West briefly in 790 WK where its military was employed by a group of druids in a violent clash with the [[Vole\|Vicomte de Vole]]. In the aftermath of the Vicomte's death Serraine was pronounced unwelcome in [[Bowcourt]], an edict that still stands and the city again left western Alusia.

			In 823 WK a [[Gnome Way Home\|Guild party rescued]] a group of downed Serraine flyers earning the gratitude of the gnomes and marking a new attempt to re-establish trade in the west. Since then the gnomes have engaged the Guild on behalf of [[Gold Fever\|dwarven trading partners]].

	==Places of Interest==		==Places of Interest==

Martin: /* Education */

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Education

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	:Serraine's magical training academy.		:Serraine's magical training academy.
	;The Great Library		;The Great Library
	:"Serraine's Glory". The top of the library is soars hundreds of feet above street level and the centre section has 14 stories above the ground floor. The east and west wings only have 8 stories above ground, but the whole building has another 4 stories below ground, and there are rumoured to be other sub-basements that only the senior librarians know. Most of the ground floor is taken up by the library's vast and ~~ridiculous~~ complicated catalogue. Visitors are welcome of browse and even copy texts (the library sells pens, inks, etc, or full copyist services if desired) but only residents who have been issued a library card are permitted to borrow volumes.		:"Serraine's Glory". The top of the library is soars hundreds of feet above street level and the centre section has 14 stories above the ground floor topped by a windowed dome. The east and west wings only have 8 stories above ground, but the whole building has another 4 stories below ground, and there are rumoured to be other sub-basements that only the senior librarians know. Most of the ground floor is taken up by the library's vast and ridiculously complicated catalogue. Visitors are welcome of browse and even copy texts (the library sells pens, inks, etc, and offers full copyist services if desired) but only residents who have been issued a library card are permitted to borrow volumes.

	===Entertainment===		===Entertainment===
	;The Glittersteps		;The Glittersteps