Irish Sanctuary

## Location

The intricate castle-like Sanctuary stands proudly in the city of Roarhaven and presides as the site of magical law enforcement in Ireland. With its golden light-filled aesthetic, it casts a stark (excuse the pun) contrast between the Sanctuary and the Church of Centipleasant, which has a darker more sinister appearance despite both of the buildings constantly bustling with the movement of citizens.

Contrary to its extravagant appearance and history of poor security, the building is a fortress, built to withstand attacks due to its tentative peace with the other Sanctuaries stationed worldwide. Agents of various ranks and positions can be seen in a steady flow throughout the lobby and mazes of corridors in the Sanctuary day in and day out. Only a privileged few are allowed to enter the Throne Room where the throne of the Supreme Mage casts its gaze over the city.

## History

The Irish Sanctuary was under the strained rule of Supreme Mage **Sarah Sorrows** after she secretly overthrew her predecessor **China Sorrows.** Sarah Sorrows was seen as a selfish individual, who failed to acknowledge the concerns of the people of Roarhaven making her an unpopular figure to many.

While under Sarah Sorrows's rule, various events such as the infamous **Cat Incident** scattered the High Sanctuary into disarray, revealing the underlying instability of the Sanctuary as a whole. The loyalty of the staff of the Sanctuary also wavered as some members, such as Head Detective **Scarlette Grudge** and Administrator **Stark Point-Break** expressed concern over the behavior of the Supreme Mage, even going so far as to secretly discuss exposing the actions of the Supreme Mage to the public in order to hold her accountable and throw her in the Gaol.

Recently, the Supreme Mage was found dead on her throne by **Layla**, the daughter of the American Grand Mage **Zafira Kerias.** The Sanctuary was thrown into pandemonium, a power vacuum opening, and the assassin of the Supreme Mage no where to be found. Administrator Point-Break and Head Detective Grudge have taken charge of the situation and plan to hold an election for the new Supreme Mage in order to restore the power balance in the High Sanctuary.

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### The Cat Incident

During what would otherwise by a somewhat normal day in Roarhaven, a stray cat managed to wander into the lobby of the Sanctuary. Later it had been concluded that the cleavers, which otherwise would have shooed away any stray animals such as dogs or Ricks, had a severe allergy to cats, resulting in the incapacitation of the main security force and prompting the Sanctuary to shut down. Many news outlets in Roarhaven pounced upon the story although the most potentially embarrassing footage captured by reporters and staff members of the Sanctuary were taken down soon after being posted online.

**The Cat**, speculated to be owned by the late infamous assassin Tesseract (although no evidence has been shown to prove this claim), was at first a minor nuisance as it shredded some of the cheap furniture in the lobby until the receptionist, and a few citizens, spotted the guards nearby to fleeing or incapacitated on the floor. The normal staff members, upon witnessing the cleaver's behavior, came to various conclusions, all of which revolved around the basis that they were under attack, leading to a widespread panic. Eventually the stray made its way through the halls, sowing chaos as it went, until it reached the throne room. Supreme Mage Sarah Sorrows had shut down the Sanctuary after catching sight of the mobs of people scrambling to either hide or flee the building, and barricaded herself in the throne room, only allowing selected individuals to enter.

Somehow, the Cat still managed to sneak in, but whatever events may have occurred in the throne room was never disclosed to the public and the shutdown was lifted after a formal press statement from Administrator Point-Break.
Days after the incident a cat identical in facial markings was wandering the Sanctuary by a news reporter who swore that the Cat was back at large. The Cat in question didn't seem to live up to the standards that the public had set for it, however, as it seemed to be...well a cat. No magical properties were observed and to this day the Cat can be seen occasionally wandering the High Sanctuary after reportedly taking residence in the lobby much to the dismay of both the cleaver guards and the receptionist who complained about the Cat holding total disregard for authority.

## Relations

### Resiste Et Mords

Bad. While the group hasn't been active publicly for some time, they are still the main enemy of the High Sanctuary. The organization plans to eventually overthrow the Sanctuary as they see the current system as tyrannical and unjust. However, they go to uncontrolled, sometimes violent, means in order to do so.

### Other Sanctuaries

Tentative peace as of present day, as the other Sanctuaries (excluding the African and Australian who had allied with the Irish Sanctuary during the war) had attempted to take control of the Irish Sanctuary in order to stop the cradle of magic from repeatedly erupting into war.