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-======Floaters======
+======Grounders======
-//Welcome, friend, to the Inner Sanctuary.  Magic has been called an art—but here we appreciate that it is so much more than that.  We listen not to those for whom this glorious dynamic crystallisation-and-destruction of imagination and higher instincts is some mere ‘tool’; the drab concerns of the ordinary are a distraction at best, and a prison at worst.  We are mages.  Let us concern ourselves with what matters; the rainbow of colours and the wealth of experiences afforded to us by the divine gift of equivalent exchange.
+//Welcome to the Outer Sanctuary. Now, you won't be seeing here any of that reckless endangerment, excessive magic use or pure unfettered chaos that's ever=present in the Inner City. I will admit that the so-called "Magical Utopia" may look good, but trust me when I tell you it ain't worth it. Do you know how many injuries are caused a day by misuse of magic in the Inner City? Too many. Those bastards would barely even function without our help. A functioning government, infrastructure, public healthcare, agriculture - we oversee it, they don't bother with it. Sure, we may have our flaws, with the whole coalition between the mafia and government, as well as the repeated monster attacks. But clearly all our strengths shine brighter because so many people keep settling in the Outer City that we barely have space to fit them all in.//\\
+- an average Grounder
-We have been called “floaters” … no doubt because our houses float high above the ground, making our domain an endless adventure and delight to explore.  Such a literal name is typical of our antithesis, the grounders (those who live in the Outer Sanctuary), and ordinarily such un-imaginativeness is to be spurned: but there is accidental truth in our nickname.  For it is not only our houses which have forgotten their pretended attachment to the ground.  It is our minds and souls which float, leaving the ground(ers) and all petty concerns far below them as we explore the true, the profound—and the fun.//\\
-- an average Floater
 =====Notable Characters=====
-====Nullapretium (Archmage, Guardian of Magic and Founder of Our Sanctuary):====
+====Jackson:====
-The Archmage presides over the Sanctuary with the unanimous consent of his adoring people.  Stories are told, and perhaps in our enthusiasm for his decorated past there has been some leaking between fact and fiction, but the Archmage is little interested in these fables.  He is the only Archmage ever to have existed within the Walls and the unfailing guardian of the Sanctuary and of magic.
-====Chalucifer====
-Oh, everyone knows Chalucifer!  Her floating house is simply the most sublime in the whole Inner Sanctuary, and no-one is more splendid at a masked ball.  Rarely does she descend from her floating house, but when she does, she is never wanting for conversation.  Naturally, she wouldn’t miss the Midsummer Banquet for the world.
-====Charlotte Selquet====
+Our beloved General. Didn't want the job, but damn is he good at it. You probably won't be seeing much of him, as most of the time he's busing sorting through various applications for funding and planning out the further development of the Sanctuary. He'll be at the Banquet though - he goes there to attend the meeting between our government officials and the Inner City "government" officials. However much he dislikes those Floaters, its still at least a chance for him to take a break from all the paperwork and military strategy.
-Quite the stateswoman, as welcome in the Outer Sanctuary’s military tactics rooms as she is at our elegant banquets.  Her association with both elites might be controversial if she did not make it look so easy, but her eloquence and poise are signs of a true floater.  Nothing but a floater’s deep appreciation for magic and its glories could move such dignity.
+====Frank:====
-====Almustanir====
+Now most newcomers see the mafia and its leader as a brutish organisation that just extorts money from people. Those who've been here long enough can tell you that their efforts to keep the city going probably justify that extortion. Regardless of how capable our General is, he just hasn't got enough men to get things done. Now, this is not to say that the mafia is 'good'. The only reason this tense cooperation could form is because the General somehow got that Greed Mage - Chrysus on their side.\\
+As for the leader fo the mafia, not much can be said about him. You probably won't ever see him, but if you do, you're probably screwed.
-Oh, Almustanir, the true scholar!  Is there any under the Archmage who loves magic as much as he!  Our tireless Librarian not only assembled the Grand Library, collecting the experiences of every mage in the Sanctuary, but fused it to his essence, so he shall never have to part from it.  He is inspirational to us all—though we do wonder how he gets by without any masked balls or banquets.
+====Edith:====
-====Florianus====
+The Level Head is the best tavern in the city. Even those Floaters frequent it despite it being "an unnecessarily grounded establishment". The tavern has been here since the Sanctuary was established and was passed down from generation to generation all the way to our lovely Edith. She makes good food, is kind to most and doesn't take any nonsense.
-The artist who Chalucifer wants on her walls: and if you have any taste, on yours as well.  His magical art, a whirlwind of pastels, petals and dreamy softness, is as moving as it is melancholy; as profoundly liminal as it is absolute.  From his houses to his jewellery, his talent is unmatched, and his conduct at a dance is quite the scandal!
+====Charlotte:====
-====Lilsahr====
+I may not exactly like her, but I have to respect her. She's managed to be just as welcome into the General's office as into the Archmage's mansion. I wouldn't be surprised if she has even managed to forge connections with the elusive Frank. Either way, its best that you don't get on her bad side, lest you face the ire of just about every powerful figure in the Sanctuary.
-Lilsahr is the proprietor of a wonderful shop selling all kinds of ingenious trinkets. Who could have thought a clock could be used that way? Both an artist and a merchant, his talents truly know no bounds! His devotion to magic is undoubted and his presence in high society is more than accepted despite being a relatively recent arrival.
+====Farmer Joe:====
+Damn near the only Grounder who actually lives in the Inner City. Arrived at the Sanctuary one day, popped his farm into existence near the city square and has been staying there ever since. Jolly old fellow, a little cagey about his past, but thats not much of a surprise when talking to mage, now is it?

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