Faust

**Faust** is a mythical city that had existed far before humanity. It had laid dormant on the Eternal Plains until Charles and the founders of the Sacred Alliance discovered it and made the city their own.

## Overview

The rich and powerful families of Norland, the ones with floating islands to their name, all had legendary beings amongst their ranks that formed a deterrent to anyone else aiming to attack them.

The Emerald Lake, Faust, the Deepblue… all of them could enhance meditation and training speed. The benefits of staying in such a city weren’t only in terms of status and glamour; there were practical side-effects as well.

## Locations

* Alchemist District
* Copper Workshop in the crafting district. The place was famed for the old dwarf that worked there, someone skilled enough to make epic-grade equipment at will. That came with its eccentricities— he didn’t take any orders from people he didn’t like— but people still went in and out his door every day.
* Quite contrary to the colourful scenes of the rest of Faust, the crafting district was a world of grey. The buildings were made of steel reinforced by magic arrays in case of explosions, and the mechanisms to reduce the smoke output weren’t 100% effective. Dust flew around everywhere, shrouding the place in a dull fog.
* The district had its own inns, bars, and taverns where its denizens mingled. The dwarves and gnomes that made up half of the population here were tied together by their anvils and were normally separate from the rest of Faust. One could even see the occasional orc or ogre walking around and interacted as equals with the rest; this was a world where one’s status was only determined by their craft.
* The crafting district was covered in spatial enchantments that isolated each of the individual workshops, dimming the sound and smoke of the smiths at work. A dozen metallic discs were constantly flying through the sky, attaching themselves to the vents of the workshops to siphon out the smoke before transporting it outside the city.

### **Royal Family**

The royal family of the Sacred Alliance was based on the 5th island of Faust, adjacent to the Ironblood Duke's family. The royal palace is also placed on this island, where the monarch of the empire is found.

## Laws

The city of Faust’s operation was based on a number of fundamental laws that could not be broken, and places like the Church of the Eternal Dragon, the floating islands, and the teleportation temple were special zones that were protected. If Richard killed the knights sent by the Turing Family, he would be going against these laws and incur the wrath of the city itself, with the Rainbow of the Moons attacking him. This seemingly put him in a dilemma, because his hour’s ultimatum was up. While the Turings couldn’t simply hole up forever, but the delay would at least serve as some consolation.

As though to lend credence to his words, rainbow light shot down from the sky and illuminated the entire island. Near-boundless magic bubbled forth from the rainbow of the moons, leaving those present feeling insignificant in the face of divine strength.

“It’s the Rainbow of the Moons!” “It’s going to destroy this place, run!” "It's too late!"

A number of panicked cries rang out, the nobles who had wanted to witness the spectacle now scared witless as the power of the moons covered the entire island. The portal had already lost its effect, and space was locked so no one could escape.

Richard was the only one present who remained calm, “Shame. Faust isn’t as unstoppable as you make it out to be. Past, present, future, there are always people who can ignore its laws. As for me… Well, you could never imagine the power I wield here.”

The rainbow of the six moons started to glow stronger and stronger, tides of energy forming in the vicinity as they formed hills, lakes, fields, and forests to return the island to its base state. There was no attack or massacre, however; instead, Turing felt his connection weakening as the island broke away from its initial orbit and started floating down. The nobles all around started screaming in fear as the perimeter started to break down, but their worst fears were alleviated when it quickly stopped at a new orbit and started moving slowly.

The portal soon regained its radiance, the power of the moons fading away. However, a pallid Turing rushed to the edge of the island and looked out, confirming from the angle that he was now island 7-7. The other nobles started understanding just what had happened as well, most of them gasping in shock. Richard had just destroyed a sixth level island in one strike, but instead of punishing him the city had restored the island and then demoted it to the lowest position. This meant the Turings would be the target of the next Blood Path!

The fundamental laws governing Faust still existed, but they simply couldn’t restrict Richard any longer. Just what was it about Richard that the laws of Faust that even restricted the royal family couldn’t affect him? This wasn’t an impossible question, and those present quickly thought of the key difference. The Archerons occupied the first island of the third layer, and this island was impossible to seize by force. Richard simply possessed so much authority in Faust that even the fundamental laws of the city did not apply to him.

The Turing Family had been crushed in a matter of seconds; Richard hadn’t just destroyed their talisman, but killed off more than half of their talented youths. Even if he didn’t kill them all himself, this was a family that simply had no future.

Bloodshed was inevitable whenever traditions had to be broken, and there wasn’t a single epic being in Norland that hadn’t reached their level without bathing in the blood of their enemies. From the Sword Saint and Empress Gelan to Philip and Apeiron, it was a mountain of corpses that they climbed to their fame. Even the lazy Sharon was known as a god of death in the Far North, with every brick of the Deepblue needing the death of a grey dwarf, orc, or gnome. It was to the point that even when they wanted to advance, the Frozen Court chose to attack the Sacred Alliance instead of aiming at the nearby Floe Bay.

And now, there was Richard. While defeating Apeiron had convinced most of his detractors, this act of cold-blooded murder would ensure that those who still had designs on him sobered up. Anyone who wished to antagonise him from now would come in prepared for death.

## Major Family

### **Faust's Fourteen**

1. The Archerons
2. The Royal Family
3. The Schumpeters
4. The Josephs
5. The Orleans
6. The Mensas
7. The Wellinburgs
8. The Turings
9. The Tueschers
10. The Peron
11. The Anans

The top five(5) families:

1. Royal Family
2. Orleans
3. Wellinburg
4. Turing

## True History

* In reality, Faust was a spaceship that was probably built by the Primal Celestials that Sharon hailed from.

## References

1. ↑ Book 9, Chapter 66
2. ↑ Book 9, Chapter 67