S.I.C.Z.

The South Izus Carrion Zone, or SICZ, was a Metroplex by the name of Carceri that had been established in 1296 PA. The city of Carceri is the primary setting of SINBLADES. The city was destroyed and became the SICZ in 2204, due to a failed experiment that resulted in the Fleshhive Supercryptid, which essentially consumed the entire Metroplex and any who weren't absorbed into the mass were forced to flee. The spread of the Fleshhive was only prevented from going further by the mass bombardment of ADBs that eventually inadvertently created the Glowing Marsh.

## History

### Before the Events of SINBLADES (as Carceri)

##### The Foundation of Carceri

Carceri was founded around 300 years ago by a human man by the name of Rylan Carceri, the first Open Lord of the city. Rylan used to be a Wastehunter back in his glory days, and the gold he used to found the city used to be a dragons hoard, before he killed the dragon, and turned its scales into the armor he wore. Rylan had told the people who would make the inhabitants of Carceri that the city would be a safe haven for those in need, and the offer was widely accepted. The area before Carceri was ravaged by a particularly awful famine, and monstrosities and beasts alike were beginning to ravage the nearby small towns and farm lands for their food, the carnivorous types beginning to attack Metahumans.

Carceri's proposal for a great city where all would be welcomed and protected was deeply needed. However, as noble as Rylan's intentions seemed to be, in reality, it was a power play, and Rylan wanted to die rich and famous and if that was at the expense of other people, then so be it. Strict laws were put in place that restricted a lot of the freedom that the people of the area appreciated. The people began to feel cheated out of their own lives, and in the beginning of Carceri, it seemed that due to Rylan's ruling, the city would be founded, and collapsed in the same century. However, shortly after Rylan's death, the new Open Lord of Carceri, An elven woman by the name of Virsaen Zarah and a powerful spell caster, declared that she would make the city into what it was promised, and over time she was able to revoke some of the laws put in place that restricted the people, and put laws in place that would assure people would be able to live the lives they wanted to live. She single handedly made Carceri the beacon of hope that many people needed. She built the walls that protect Carceri from any harm, created the dragon staff that protected the city from the rage of the dragons that sought its destruction, and put forth the Spell Casting License.

#### The Status of Carceri during SINBLADES

During the events of SINBLADES, the Open Lord of Carceri is a younger woman by the name of Laural Silverhand, a woman who's been in power for only five years, and is widely loved by the people. She made schooling available for every child of Carceri, and is a great friend of The Black Staff, a young woman by the name of Vajra Safahr, She is a young woman who has become the backstaff upon the death of the previous one, Laural's husband. The Black Staff is in command of the Carceri City Guard.

In Carceri it's very common for most children to be homeschooled. Interestingly enough, preschool wasn't offered in Carceri, and most children started their public education at elementary school. Once a family decided to put their children through a public school system, they would begin to pay schooling taxes, taxes paid to the city to fund the schools of Carceri. Some view this as unfair, and most of the people in the city don't send their children to school, and rather homeschool their children. There are many many different reasons for this, but what is probably the most common reason for homeschooling, is the refusal to teach the children magic. Now, this may seem cruel at first, since they'd be preventing the child from learning something that is so prominent in Carceri, however, the parents don't see it this way. By not teaching their children magic, they keep them safe from the dangers of learning it in the first place as maica is not a very safe skill to learn, and they take away the possibility of being drafted by the Black Staff by gaining a Spell Casting License.

### Post-SINBLADES

Carceri was destroyed by the Fleshhive Supercryptid in 2204. The Metroplex is now known as the SICZ and is surrounded by the Glowing Marsh.