Magnimar/Underbridge

## Magnimar

It is one of Magnimar's most seedy, dangerous and dirty districts, Underbridge is the only district in what is known as the Shadow area of Magnimar because it lies beneath the shade of the Irespan. Historically, Underbridge has been filled with gambling dens, rancid brothels, cheap flop houses and decrepit tenements serving as a collection of the worst vices of the city.

Though, the return of the Sarenrae in the area has started to turn the area around. While the Magnimar government has pledged to clean up Underbridge in the past, the Church of Sarenrae seems to be doing that with their presence alone. Members of the Magnimar city watch who patrol this district call the people who attack from its darkness "living shadows". Following the suggestion of High Priest Varis Chandler, people many in the Underbridge often travel in pairs or small groups to help ensure their safety.

## Places of Interest

### Luigi's

Luigi's is a pizzeria operating in the Underbridge. Though, in reality it's real prominence lies in the fact that it is the base of operations for The Family in the district. Its owner, Luigi Avenicci is a affable fellow that is quick to let his visitors know if they're alright, or they're chumps.

The pizzeria is one of the preferred restaurants for High Priest Varis Chandler due to its proximity to his church, and his familiar's ravenous desire for pizza. Something that Luigi is all to willing to help accommodate.

### The Shadow Clock

The Shadow Clock is a 250-foot tall clocktower in Magnimar's Underbridge district. It is a rusting and leaning structure of stone, wood, and metal. Like the rest of Underbridge it is in constant shadow from the Irespan. An angelic statue sits atop the tower and the clock is frozen at 3 o'clock. Although, when the Scaithe Sidhe invaded the city at the end of 4723, the hands of the clock moved to midnight.

At least 10 people have died trying to climb the inside stairs, which earned them the nickname "Terrible Stairs". While ordered closed by the city, this tower still stands.

Local rumors say ghosts or other nasty inhabitants reside in the tower. Such as the Scarecrow, a flesh golem that was reported to have sat in the tower over 100 years before adventurers destroyed it.

### The Gecko

The Gecko is one of the ten remaining pillings of the Irespan in Magnimar, and rumored to be haunted. Standing 250 feet high, this piling is still connected to the bridge's desk. It is the closest piling to the Well of Valor, and for years there has been no known entrance into or out of the piling until recently. A crack formed near the top of the piling, making it only accessible by flight or by rope from the bridge.

## People of Interest

* **Adian Meridas**
* **Althea**
* **Bonnie**
* **Bella Rinalti**
* **Luigi Avenicci**
* **Terrice Sanderson**
* **Tessa Rinalti**
* **Three Strings**

## Events and Intrigue

### The Shriexyx of the Gecko Piling

From the crack of the Gecko piling shriezyx could be seen oozing from the wound. With reports of missing people Allister Symmirkova, the current lord-mayor at the time, hired the Band of the Rose and the Thorn to deal with the threat before more lives were lost.

The Rose and the Thorn cleared out the piling, burning out the shriexyz. They also discovered well preserved Thassilonian theatre and that the piling is indeed haunted with an ancient spectre, which they barely were able to dispatch. Further in, there is a golem that guards a portal; whether it is keeping visitors out or something in is uncertain. These facts are something that the Rose and the Thorn have kept to themselves.

### The Shadow Clock Changes Time

During the invasion of the Scaithe Sidhe in the later part of the 4723, the citizenry was shocked to see that the hands of the Shadow Clock to change to midnight, the first they have moved in known memory. Though, many strange and bizarre events happened with the shadow Fey infected the city.

The Band of the Rose and the Thorn used this auspicious event to help learn how to travel the the Shadow Realm, by flying to the top of the tower and removing the darkness that enveloped the angel statue on its roof. Allowing them to receive a vision just as the sun rose on the horizon low enough to shed sunlight under the bridge.