Dark City

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The Dark City is a castle in the Forgotten Shore. Most Sleepers who spawn in the Forgotten Shore, make their way to the Dark City. Since the only nearby and accessible gateway is guarded by a Fallen Terror, a nightmare creature that is impossible to beat for sleepers, most sleepers stay in the city outskirts potentially risking an attack against the nightmare creatures that prowl the outskirts.

The alternative is to live in the Dark City under Gunlaug's rule at the cost of one soul shard per week. Under his protection, sleepers do not need to worry about the nightmare creatures outside. Unless they are rich with an abundance of soul shards, they can work under different factions depending on their Aspect ability: Guards, Hunters, Handmaidens, Artisans. Each faction has it's own leader.

Currently, the Dark City has been overthrown by Nephis after she challenged Gunlaug and won and also won against the opposing factions. After some preparations, the remaining inhabitants burned down the castle and marched to the Crimson Spire in an all-out attack on the Terror.

## Bright Castle

* Located in a vast, ruined city built of weathered stone. It was surrounded by tall, impregnable walls. Various monsters were wandering its narrow streets. In the center of the city, the was a hill, and on that hill stood this magnificent castle.
* The initial master of the castle had perished.
* The castle belongs to a man named Gunlaug.
* If you want to enter and live in the safety of the castle walls, protected and provided for by Gunlaug's hunters, you need to pay a tribute. One shard each week.
* There were somewhere around five hundred Sleepers living in the ancient stronghold. There was a complex hierarchy in place, separating people into different castes. Some of these groups had a distinct place in the hierarchy, while others were less clearly defined.

### Inhabitants of the castle

* Most of the inhabitants of the castle were directly serving Gunlaug. They were Guards, Hunters, Pathfinders, Artisans, and Handmaidens. Ruling over them were five lieutenants who answered directly to the lord himself, each responsible for their own aspect of the day-to-day life of the fortress.

#### Host

* They track the Awakened monsters without leading the pack of Hunters into the jaws of Fallen abominations.
* There were around fifty of them, divided into seven hunting parties.
* It was their efforts that people in the ancient stronghold had food on their plates.
* They were in charge of guarding the stronghold and enforcing Gunlaug's laws.
* They were near the bottom of the totem pole in terms of power and status.
* It was their duty to either kill or chase the monster away.

Together, these three groups — Guards, Hunters, and Pathfinders — formed Gunlaug's army, which was simply known as the Host.

#### Other groups

* They were responsible for creating and maintaining various items that were either vital to survival or made existing on the Forgotten shore less unbearable, such as clothes, tools, equipment, utensils, and various gear.
* There were around a hundred of them.

There were two other groups of people that belonged to Gunlaug.

The fifth lieutenant had no official duties in the Bright Castle, but everyone here feared him the most. His name was Harus, and he was Bright Lord's hidden blade and executioner.

#### Memory Market

It's a place where you can peruse various Memories and purchase them for an acceptable price. The Guards and Hunters needed this place to exchange Memories that didn't fit their Aspects for either shards or something that did. It's located in one of the forbidden areas of the castle.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 39 Journey To The West
2. ↑ Chapter 124 Desolation
3. ↑ Chapter 127 Abandon All Hope
4. ↑ Chapter 128 King Of The Hill
5. ↑ Chapter 141 Golden Serpent
6. ↑ Chapter 142 Behind The Scenes
7. ↑ Chapter 143 Gunlaug