Kushinda

Kushinda is the northern island of the Dying Isles.

## History

The party has spent a considerable amount of time in Kushinda, now owning property there as well as having a 'friend on the Council' in Observer, their Warforged companion who now leads the Warforged and their military.

## Cities and Locations

The Plate that makes up Kushinda is made up of 10 districts. Beneath the Plate is the Shadowlands, a place built entirely under the earth.

1. **Keladry -** Council Watch (Council Chambers)
2. **Ozibon -** Silverscale (upmarket housing)
3. **Ventura -** Splintering Vale (medium-class housing, one cracked pillar)
4. **Puck -** Hammer District (manufacturing district)
5. **Acial -** Temple District (Gond, Beshaba)
6. **Observer -** Gate District (prisons and military)
7. **Odilia -** Seventh Heaven (brothels, entertainment, burlesque)
8. **Candice -** Diamond District (fine dining, apartments)
9. **Raoul -** Magician's Rest (gambling dens, Twin Sisters casino)
10. **Lavinia -** Glassmeadow (low-cost housing)

### **Council Watch (Perth)**

As you step out into the Council Watch District, you see a bustling metropolis of people. Humans, elves, dwarves, goblins, Tieflings, lizardfolk, the occasional Dragonborn - and the occasional Warforged sentry standing guard. Earrings of Whisper are visible on many of the populace as they hustle back and forth entering large, rectangular structures. There is a light smell of smoke and some rather pleasant music coming from somewhere.

Key Locations:

* Council Chambers (Keladry is based there at present)
* International Bank of Kushinda

### **Silverscale (Italy)**

As you enter Silverscale, your eyes adjust to a gentle green and gold colour. Beautiful houses that resemble what we would now know to be Villas. These houses have beautiful, intricately carved wooden doors and iron lattices on the windows overflowing with wildflowers. At a closer inspection, the structures are metallic as is everywhere you've seen in this land, but painted or otherwise designed to look like wood or plants. There is a pleasant fragrance of lavender. A few friendly waves from the locals and a few looks of mistrust. Someone rides past you on a mechanical horse and gives a wave.

Key Locations:

* Residential Housing
* The Silver Palace (Ozibon lives here, thoroughly confused at the decor and fanciness of the layout. Swirly toilet.)
* Luogo Di Arte Piuttosto Schifosa (art museum, gallery, antiquities)
* Tailors

### **Hammer District (Working District)**

You hear the clanging of metal and pistons as you enter the Hammer District. There is a constant low drone as you look around and see stone houses brimming with black smoke chimneys, the smoke immediately sucked into massive vents in the ground and pumped below. There are forges, artisans, shops, an automated sawmill of some kind, and of course Warforged sentries standing guard. There appears to be little in the way of housing here (some structures appear to be two stories, with merchants living where they work) but otherwise this is a district of work and commerce. There is the occasional symbol of 'Zelethor' (or Gond) on a number of the buildings.

* Zelethor's Anvil (the first forge)
* Puck's Workshop 'You bring it, we'll blow it' (Up)
* Warforged Museum

### **Temple District**

The name 'Temple District' is somewhat of a misnomer - this is the centre of Learning and Growth in Kushinda. Mighty round glass structures line the immaculate streets, and you can see Warforged cleaning and guarding in this area. There is one massive glass building furthest from you. The blue skies are almost artificially blue, and the people around you appear to be having polite conversation as they go from place to place, some carrying books or scrolls. This is essentially the Academy of this land, and much information can be found here by those willing to look.

* Glass Hall (on top - Acial's Nest)
* Temple of Zelethor, Holy Maker of All Things, Inspiration Divine, Lord of All Smiths, the Wonderbringer.
* Temples to other minor gods and goddesses. You note halls to Malar, Baphomet, Beshaba, Talona and Lolth.

### **Gate District**

The Gate District is locked off. From the train, they can gain access to the Barracks and the Powder Room.

* Barracks (charging stations for Warforged, spare parts, weapons galore)
* Powder Room (gunpowder storage, military outpost. Observer usually found here.)

### **Seventh Heaven**

Some sort of spell surrounds Seventh Heaven - you enter and see it is almost permanent dusk. Beautiful, intricately made iron lights line the streets. There are houses on top of each other shaped almost like bubbles or pebbles, each with a variety of brightly coloured lights and curtains. There is a low, pulsing massage-like sensation throughout your entire body as you enter Seventh Heaven. There is a fine, smoky aroma in the air of fine cigars and perfume. Bright lights shine on one side of the district and giggling and laughter can be heard as a man wearing a leather mini-skirt runs giggling from a Warforged with lipstick painted on him carrying a spanking paddle.

Key Locations:

* Maisson Violette (The Moulin Rouge)
* Cuatro Pisos De Putas (The Four Floors)
* Loveless (Odelia's Tavern)
* Pink Harvest (Clothes)
* River (artificially made romantic spot)

### **Diamond District**

Some of the dim light of Seventh Heaven covers this area. There are comfortable looking carved stone apartment buildings and fine dining restaurants.

Key Locations:

* Glittering Nook House of Cuisine and Learning (Learn to Cook)
* Waterfront - artificially created romantic spot

### **Magicians Rest (Vegas)**

Bright lights and loud music hit your ears as you enter Magician's Rest. There is a long, well-lit strip of buildings of various shapes and sizes, some shaped like clockwork machines, others like Giant Dwarves, there is a building shaped like a curved horn, there's another shaped like an octopus - a dizzying effect of partying and the need to spend money is here. Loud horn music plays. People stand on street corners selling a blinding number of shiny goods and trinkets. Key Locations:

* Lucky Eights Casino

* The Lavender Dwarf
* Para-Dice
* The Summer Song
* The Velvet Lounge
* The Lucky Sabre

### **Glassmeadow**

Houses made from packs, completely identical to the last. There is a blackboard slab out front of each house where people can make art in chalk to indicate where they live.

## Council Members and their Votes

### Council Members For:

**Keladry - Mrs Lamington**

Keladry is a pretty young woman with tousled blond hair and hard eyes. She often wears a sleeveless brown leather coat, which shows her strong arms. She carries a long sword in a sheath over her left shoulder. She is left handed. She possesses a lean but well-defined build.

**Ventura - Mrs Brownies**

Ventura is a plain looking Water Genasi covered in beads, pendants and rings. She speaks in a slow, concentrated manner, and will think everything through from every direction before speaking. This can be frustrating for the people of her district, however as a politician she feels a sense of duty to not speak unless she is sure she is right.

**Odilia - Mrs Muffins**

Odilia wears a beautiful, floor length emerald gown with a dark emerald necklace. She is almost impossibly beautiful, long, waist length black hair, full lips, perfect makeup. There are faint scars of arcane sigils all over her arms, face and plunging neckline. She is extremely graceful. She appears to possess an inherent ability to charm others, even if they are resistant to charm effects. The cause of this is unknown.

**Candice - Mrs Pie**

Candice wears a floor length blue and white gingham dress and has shoulderlength brown hair. Big lips, carries a handkerchief which she wrings when she gets upset. She is extremely passive but people often feel sorry for her, leading to her election.

**Acial - Mrs Cookie**

Acial is a shirtless, musclebound Aarakocra. He wears a pendant in the shape of a half-moon (closer inspection reveals to be a broken manacle). He possesses no wings, having lost them in a manufacturing accident when he was young. He wears dark purple Arabian-style pants and carries an iron staff shaped like the long hand of a clock. Though apparently mute, he is in fact able to talk when he needs to.

### Council Members Against:

**Osibon - (Mrs Scone)**

Ozibon is a bright green almost white goblin with thick coke bottle glasses. He smells heavily of sulphur and carries what looks like a utility belt and bandolier covered with fragile looking vials filled with various liquids and powders. His left ear looks chewed and has a permanent stubble beard. He has a tiny mechanical spider armed with shaving blades.

**Raoul - Mrs Pudding**

Raoul wears a leather thigh-length tunic with a silver arcane sigil. He has a sheath for a long, thick sword on his hip, but no sword. He wears black leather gauntlets with metal plates screwed into the ends, which he can cause spikes to erupt from at will. Black boots, black breeches with silver trim. Silver shoulder length hair with a silver choker. He is a collector of swords and will happily debate which sword is better to any who will listen. He also appears to be one of the rare individuals who can control the coral sword.

**Lavinia (Wicked Witch) - Mrs Banana Bread**

Lavinia wears a simple black robe with a pointed black hat. Her skin is green and pockmarked as if from acid burns. Her tongue is forked, her back hunched and an almost permanent sneer on her face. She carries with her a simple broomstick. She is sharp but mostly fair.

**Puck (Mrs Cake)**

Puck is an overweight gnome figure who at first glance could be mistaken for a cartoon apple or beach ball. He wears red and white striped trousers and a bare chest jacket made of the scales of some kind of reptilian creature. Intricately woven chest hair in to the shape of a hammer. He appears to have a bag of holding from which he can obtain snacks.