Wall

## **Arriving in Wall**

Upon arriving in Wall, your character will be greeted by a guard who is stationed at the wall. The guard will explain where they are, how they got there, and how the wall itself works. After, the guard will direct them to *The Wayfarer’s Respite* in the city where they will find room, board, and the answers to any questions they may have.

## **Living in Wall**

Below is some basic information that your character will need to so they can make a life for themselves in Wall.

### **Housing**

There are a number of homes and apartments for sale or lease in Wall's various districts as well as inns with rooms for rent. All new arrivals to Wall are allowed to live at *The Wayfarer's Respite* free-of-charge for three weeks while they find their feet after which they can pay for rent and meals or move elsewhere. If they need more time to adjust to their situation, they can work in the tavern in exchange for continued free room and board.

### **Jobs**

Wall has plenty of opportunities for those seeking employment. The city itself is always in need of guards to stand at the wall, and the many shops, inns, and taverns are usually looking to fill various positions. The farms located outside the city proper won't say no to an extra hand either, and will be happy to take on a new hire. If none of those are a good fit, then it's probably time to think outside the box. The brave can try their hand at adventuring, or, for those who don't mind questionable legality, there is work to be found if you know who to ask. An incomplete of available jobs can be found here.

### **Magic**

Magic exists in Wall and within Ebbiarah, the world that Wall is found in, so magic will work in both Wall and Ebbiarah. If you travel to one of the many worlds on the other side of the wall, magic will only work if it exists in that world. Some worlds may surprise you and, despite all evidence to the contrary, will have a magic all of their own.

### **Technology**

Though no one can quite explain how, technology from the various worlds will work within the boundaries of Wall and its surrounding farmland. Things like cellphones, televisions, and smart devices will all function as normal despite things like running electricity or satellites not existing.

Travel outside of Wall, however, and the technology will find itself bound to the rules of that world. In other words, if an equally or more advanced technology doesn't exist in a world than it won't work in that world.

It is possible to adapt technology to work within a world lacking in technology by using the resources available.

## **Locations in Wall**

Below is an incomplete list of places that can be found throughout Wall. More will be added as they are mentioned in-game.

### **The Commons**

An open, grassy space in the center of town.

-*Notice Board*

A large board for posting job listings, advertisements, messages, event flyers, quests and much more.

-*The Wayfarer's Respite*

Owned & Operated by Flora "Ma" Bray

A large tavern and inn that sits just on the edge of the Commons. It’s guests consist mainly of recent arrivals from other worlds who are allowed to live there free-of-charge for three weeks so they can find their feet. Those who find themselves needing more than three weeks are given the option of working in the tavern for continued free room and board.

### **The Bells**

The largest district in Wall, containing most of the homes and shops found in Wall. It’s named after the bells that ring out every other hour.

-*Beans*

Owned & Operated by Tyrese Shay

This café is the place for true coffee aficionados. They offer different roasts, as well as a small selection of teas, and a wide variety of different coffee or tea drinks. Pastries and cakes are also available.

-*The Bell Tower*

The bell tower from which the Bells gets its name. It's attached to a multi-denominational temple, though the tower itself is said to belong to a wizard. No one has ever been inside it, in fact, no entrance to it can be found, but the wizard is rumored to be very powerful.

-*The Copper Cat*

Owned & Operated by Beck Kestis

Ask around Wall for a place to eat and just about everyone will recommend the Copper Cat. The drinks are good, the food is better, and, if you’re lucky, the cat sleeping on the bar will let you pet it.

-*Crowley & Fell Booksellers*

Owned & Operated by A.Z. Fell

A bookstore dealing primarily in rare and first-edition books from this world and many others. A three-story brick building, the first floor is dedicated entirely to books while the second and third serves as an apartment for the proprietor, Mr. Fell and his partner. Rumor has it that there’s a garden on the rooftop, and a car garage out back.

-*Cyphers*

Owned & Operated by Doug Ramsey

Found near the border of The Bells near the South Ward, a small, unimpressive building has a sign over the door identifying it as "Cyphers". While customers wandering in would at first assume that the store sold books, it's actually the office (and home) of Doug Ramsey, translator and information broker. Payment in books (especially those from other worlds) is usually accepted; books in obscure languages may be purchased outright by the proprietor.

-*Forget-Me-Not*

Owned & Operated by Penny

This quaint street cart only operates a few days a week, selling a variety of flowers including blooms which are only found in the most dangerous parts of the woods outside Wall, as well as those from other worlds. Custom bouquets and flower decorating services are available by request. Though usually found in the Bells, it occasionally ventures into the other districts.

-*Gilmore's Glorious Goods*

Owned & Operated by Shaun Gilmore

Known by its fanciful unicorn signboard, Gilmore’s Glorious Goods deals in items both magic and mundane, fanciful and practical. Books, potions, magical items, herbs and supplies all might be found depending on the day. The shop is perhaps best known, though, for the theatrical, gregarious wizard who runs the place and gives the shop its name.

-*Magda's*

Owned & Operated by Madga Ivanova and Hilal Bolut

This small hole-in-the-wall eatery only serves one dish per meal, a handful of Turkish-inspired desserts, and a small selection of drinks to go with your meal. The fare is quite cheap and it has a few tables, but will also serve take-away.

-*The Secret Garden*

Owned & Operated by Madam Vivien

The Secret Garden is not much of a secret, nor a true garden, but for a clean, well-regarded pleasure house in The Bells, the name is usually a lure for those new to town. The establishment is run out of a romanesque building near the back of the district, practically abutting the city walls themselves. The facade is a white-washed masonry with timber framing and tiled awnings, but upon stepping inside, one will find themselves in an airy inner courtyard adorned with lush plants and comfortable seating. Around the outside of the courtyard are private rooms, of all shapes and sorts, some serving as living quarters, and others purely reserved for the fantasy of customers. The madam of the Garden, as it's popularly known, is only known as Vivien and is known to only take new hires by interview. As this sort of work is generally not disapproved of in Wall, she's known as quite the businesswoman, and while the Garden isn't the most opulent brothel in town, it is certainly one of the most popular.

-*Seven & Eleven General Store*

Owned & Operated by the Kirsch family

Found on a street corner in the Bells, Seven & Eleven sells general goods as well as travel rations. If you ask one of the Kirsch’s where the name comes from, they’ll tell you that their great-grandfather, who was a new arrival to Wall himself a long time ago, chose it as a joke. What that joke is, though, they have no idea.

-*Stardust*

Owned by A.Z. Fell and Anthony Crowley, operated by Roz Ironfist and Chris Collier

Stardust is the first and for now only queer space in Wall. It serves as a sober space and café in the afternoon (complete with a partnership with a local bakery for cake), and switches to being a bar at night. The space is fairly large, extremely luminous thanks to a wall of windows, and its exposed brickwork walls sport a blackboard listing the rules of respect in the space, as well as some local queer art that will regulalry change. Patrons are encouraged to tag or put stickers on the front of the bar and on the toilet walls (there are standing toilets and sitting toilets, and one of the rules is not to comment on who uses which). A small stage at the back of the space allows for concerts, and regular open mike nights will take place. For now, there are only two persons working the place, either Roz Ironfist, a badass half-orc, or Chris.

### **Westgate**

The smallest district in Wall. It’s made up of mostly warehouses and shops.

-*Courier Office*

Postmaster: Hugh/Third of Five

The office, like all courier offices in Ebbiarah, is marked simply by a sign with a bird on it. Packages and letters can be delivered by horseback or bird all over Ebbiarah.

-*Waca's Emporium*

Owned & Operated by Waca

A shop dealing in the trade, sale, and purchase of goods from all over the various worlds.

-*Westgate Stables*

Owned & Operated by Otto Underhill

Saddle and pack horses for sale and rent.

### **The Terrace**

Home to high-end shops, and the wealthy elite.

-*Mayoral Estate*

Home of the current mayor, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

-*The Black Door*

Owned & Operated by Gladys Milweek

This used to be a high-end tavern in the Terrace called Blossoms, but it's now become a proper jazz club. It serves 1920s cocktails as well as the more usual drinks, plays jazz music, and regularly hosts jazz concerts on its small stage. Their star performer is Caden Hynes, who lives above the club and entertains as a bedmate. He's the one who talked the owner, Gladys Milweek, into remodeling the tavern into a jazz club. All are welcome to try out in front of the two of them if they want a shot on stage. Floorplan.

-*The Circle of Arcana*

Owned by the city of Wall, operated by Frank "The Eye" Rivers

This small mansion in the Terrace has been gifted by the Mayor to the assembly of mages of Wall, as a place to meet and practice magic. It is necessary to prove your magical abilities to be admitted into the Circle, and the one-eyed butler is the only one to allow entry. The first floor comprises a large common room fitted with comfortable armchairs and a wonderfully stocked bar. The second floor holds smaller lounges, in which shelves are holding a few generic treatises on magic, and waiting for more books to fill them. And the third floor is even more heavily warded than the first two, as it holds three large casting rooms, each with their own set of basic ingredients.

-*Gilt & Rose*

Owned & Operated by Theovald and Eldora Forsyth

The most well-known inn in the Terrace. Its first floor is a restaurant that specializes in fine drinks, both alcoholic and not, and gourmet dishes from exotic places around the world, and its exclusive second floor is an inn that has a handful of sumptuous rooms.

-*The Lotus Moon*

Owned & Operated by Inara Serra
Abutting the back of the Black Door is the Lotus Moon, a boarding house atop a luxurious underground grotto bath house. The bath house offers relaxing entertainment, a large public pool, two private pools, personal scrubbing and massages. Full Description

### **South Ward**

Wall’s poor district. Small and cramped, mostly homes are found here, but it does have its own small share of shops, taverns, and inns. If you’re looking for a job that falls outside the law, this is the place for it.

-*Dolan's*

Owned & Operated by Dolan, presumably

Known as “The Club” by its regulars. It’s is a rundown, hole-in-the-wall tavern that only serves beer. So it would seem, anyway. The real Club, where decent alcohol is served and much of Wall’s underworld activity takes place, is located underneath the tavern. To enter, you need to know the password. Or, the right people.

-*Fig and Thistle*

Owned & Operated by Cassia Sabina

A little popina on the edge of the South Ward, bordering Westgate, the establishment is for the most part crime-free and is a favorite of laborers going to and from work. It has a limited menu of simple foods, such as fruit, bread, eggs, sausage, and stews, as well as wine and mead.

-*Mister Hospitality*

Owned & Operated by Cristóbal Rios
This bare bones cantina is tucked right on the edge of the South Ward, a stone's throw from both the Bells and Wall's southern gate. It's not much to look at, both outside and in, but the interior at least features the warm vibe of a wood and brick interior and clean-swept plank floors. The owner and proprietor is a quiet sort that most people in the neighborhood simply call 'Rios', if they dare to address him at all.

-*The Rack*

Owned & Operated by Johnny Jaqobis
A hole in the wall at the end of a dirty alley, The Rack doubles as both home and shop of one of the best tech experts in Wall. If you need a repair, upgrade, or new piece of technology, The Rack is your best bet. The bottom floor is the workshop, always cluttered with bits and pieces of tech, machinery, and tools. A ladder leads up to the loft containing a mattress, stacks of comic books, and an old fancy chaise filled with mismatched pillows.

-*Suds & Lather*

Owned & Operated by Everard Chandler and his son, Milo Chandler

Close to the southern gate, Suds & Lather is a cheap wooden two-story inn with its own stable located in the South Ward, favored by horse messengers, grifters, bounty hunters, and similar folk that travel lightly through Wall on perhaps clandestine errands. The hand-carved wooden sign hanging out front is a quartered shield depicting a mug, a horse head, a shaving razor, and a cooked turkey leg. Their main amenity is their attached 'bathhouse,' which amounts to two large wooden bathing tubs enclosed at the back of the main building, and basic barbering services available for the hirsute patron. They have six small rooms to rent upstairs and can accommodate six horses in their adjacent stable. Food and drink are available in the main room, but very basic fare - a mug of ale with a bowl of stew and the like, served on tables built atop sawhorses and barrels.

-*The Robin's Nest Children's Home*

Operated by Ethan Cressmond

The Robin's Nest is the South Ward's orphanage. The children here have no next-of-kin to claim them after their parents' deaths, or have been outright abandoned due to illness, deformity, or simple inconvenience. They are unwanted, homeless, and have few prospects in life; the best most of the girls can hope for is for some farmer to come looking for a wife once they're of marriageable age, and the boys have fewer hopes than even that. The orphanage is run by a few disciples of Ilmater, who teach the children practical skills - sewing, cooking, and child care. The children do piecemeal work to raise funds to keep the orphanage running, though donations are greatly appreciated. Over the last few months, Hugh has been giving the children who are willing to learn lessons in literacy, arithmetic, and practical science; he also employs some of the older children as runners at the Courier's Office.

### **Other**

*-Merchant Stalls*

Owned & Operated by various

Found outside Wall's north, west, and south gates are a collection of merchant stalls. They are open during the day, and are used by local farmers, and traveling merchants dealing in all kinds of wares.