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-"Good afternoon everyone, I want to thank you all for coming out today. Welcome to the first ever annual, "Adventurer Appreciation Day'. This year - {and probably the next} - this haphazardly group of adventurers. Guys, please come forward and introduce yourselves to the world. And you, sir, please after the introduction, explain to us what happened and how you guys triumphed with the most uncertain odds against you. And what happened to the City of Gardim, where this all took place?" -{ PLAYER INTRODUCTIONS OCCURED HERE }-

-"ALL ABOARD!!!! Come on you scoundrels, grab this shit and get it on board! LETS GOOOO! TIME IS MONEY!". "Oh come on sonny, my family's struggling, I'll lower the price to 5g, just buy it, I need the money.". "Papa papa, hurry, our house is on fire!". The rustle and bustle of this port town is no more unusual than the rest. But however the amount of people confined to this small town, is. This town is called Gardim. It a small town of about 22,000 people. Triple stacked houses, narrow streets, and in the heart, The Spiral Tower, reaching it's nose towards the heavens. This area is built in a spherical shape, with massive walls encasing the city. Slums surround every part of the tower, while the rich and royal partake in tea sipping, looking down on the filth and grime below them. The sound of clashing metal and pain echo inside the walls of the city, as explosions and death follow soon after. This city powers itself on the weird ore that fell from the sky almost a millennia ago on the north side. While the royal power the city with an iron fist. The Order of the Sun, the first religion and reigning power is what rules everything. An Organization of money and power hungry rich and famous, who want everything, while doing nothing. Reaping the benefits of the poor and broken, who slave in, "The Pit". A crater quarry where they work 18hrs a day, mining this weird glowing ore. They are paid 4c a day, while, "The Order", sells the overflow of extra for 1,400g per Ore to the neighboring continent.

The Order believes that inside this meteor are ancient secrets, that they believe will give them ultimate power and riches. A map that will lead them to, "Everspring". An Oasis that is said to endlessly flow magical water. This water is said to have the ability to stop aging and grant eternal life. Since the core of, "The Order" is nearing the end of their life, they see this as the ultimate solution. This spring will give them the ability to reign supreme for all time.

So, you might be thinking at this point, why don't the people who live so abysmally, just leave. Well, honestly, they really can't. The Walls were magically enchanted by the ore, to not allow anything passed it as long as it's intact. Not only that, everything beyond the walls is a desert that spans for 5,000 miles, and an ocean that can double that. If you try to escape on your own, it spells certain doom. You will eventually drown or dehydrate yourself in the sun. At that point, you're just choosing which way to kill yourself, do I swim as far as I can out into the open ocean where my body will eventually give up and I become fish food? Or do I walk endlessly into the desert where my body will succumb to the extreme heat and lack of water? With all that said, the citizens do not see leaving as a benefit. While there's no benefit to staying other than security.

So you also might be wondering, well since this is a port town, why don't people leave on the boat. They can, but everyone is marked with a magical tattoo on the back of their necks that track them everywhere they go. The second they come into the walls, they are forever being tracked. The Order DOES see all.

Kijate Caelum - Crown Prince of Halafax holds the ceremony every year for the awarding of tomes to the children. This tome is what holds everyone's powers. Not getting one is usually looked upon and could possibly ruin a Childs future.

"Welcome children, please close your eyes. Imagine feeling the energy of the universe sprouting up from your feet, up your legs, into your stomach, up to your lungs and heart, to your mouth, then your forehead, and finally blooming from your crown. As you're picturing the tree blossoming, this library will release your power, distributing all of you a tome that will bond to your soul, and unlock your power."

"Good good, now everyone, open your eyes and grasp your future floating in front of you, and make it yours! Go now, step outside and become the future, you!"