Locations

These are the locations mentioned in Court of Darkness.

## Saligia (Magical Realm)

The use of magic in this world has rendered science and technology unnecessary for the most part. The magical realm is primarily ruled by seven kingdoms, which were for a long time caught in endless war with one another. A truce is currently being upheld by Avari, Qulsum, Luxure, Akedia, and Ira. The main language of Saligia seems to be Latin.

In Book 3 Chapter 7 of the Princes' Path, it is stated that Saligia and the Human Realm were once the same world. Thaumaturges became obssessed with the power they had and started dominating over those who didn't have magic--humans or what became known as mundanes. The people who didn't have magical powers referred to these insatiable thaumaturges as "demons" and looked at them with fear and reverence. However, 8 of these thaumaturges weren't satisfied with just conquering the mundanes, they decided they wanted to rule the world as well. The names of these 8 "demons" were Avari, Akedia, Invidia, Ira, Luxure, Qelsum, Tristitas, and Voleri. Each of these thaumaturges created their own domain which they controlled and then waged war with each other. However, there was 1 thaumaturge who refused to pledge their allegiance to any of these kingdoms and that was the Creator of Saligia, Vane. Vane was not greedy like the other thaumaturges and filled her magic with feelings of hope. In order to prevent the mundanes from getting caught up in the wars between the thaumaturges, she used her full power to create a world that was identical to the Human Realm and sealed all the thaumaturges there. This artificial world is Saligia.

* Saligia was originally made to mimic a section of Earth, but has now developed its own unique culture and customs. (Book 3 Glossary)
* It seems like Saligia's calendar months are the same as in the Human Realm. (A Holy Night's Indulgence - Lynt's Route)

Saligia is a medieval acronym for the seven deadly sins in Latin:

* Superbia (Pride)
* Avaritia (Greed)
* Luxuria (Lust)
* Invidia (Envy)
* Gula (Gluttony)
* Ira (Wrath)
* Acedia (Sloth)

In the English version, several of the kingdoms in the Magical Realm get their names from the Latin names of the seven deadly sins. In the Japanese version, however, the countries' names were based on the Princes of Hell, a classification of demons Peter Binsfeld wrote in 1589.

## Human Realm

The world the playable character originated from.

## Transportation

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## Religions/Organizations

### Church of Vane

* A religion founded on the worship of Vane, the Creator. Boasts the largest number of followers in Saligia.

### Iritium

* A group of Vanan magic users bent upon overturning the current world order in Saligia.
* According to Secundus, Iritium wants to reunite the Human Realm and the Magical Realm.
* They create cursed artifacts and sow darkness wherever they go.
* The scope and scale of Iritium is yet unknown.
* Obscurus: A generic name given to the upper echelons of Iritium. Even those within Iritium are unaware of its members. (Glossary > Book 4)
	+ Lou remarks that trying to understand Obscurus is futile because ethics and common sense are beyond them. (Prince's Path: Book 4)
* Voracitas: The rank directly under Obscurus. Only those of Voracitas rank are allowed audiences with Obscurus. (Glossary > Book 4)
* Disclosure Curse: Members of Iritium apart from Obscurus are cursed to secrecy; if they speak of Iritium to outsiders, their own throats will burn them to death. Unranked members of the society are unaware of the curse's existence. (Glossary > Book 4)
	+ The curse activates the moment any member of Iritium that is below the rank of Voractias attempts to talk about Iritium.
	+ The members of rank Voracitas and above are only forbidden from speaking about Obscurus in great detail.
	+ The upper ranks are involved in expanding the scale of Iritium, so they are in positions to negotiate. So, they are not cursed to secrecy.
* The location of the meetings are always chosen by Obscurus and is reached via a transportation enchantment. Also, the location and the enchanted object that is provided changes every time.
* Iritium has the opinion that no one in Saligia is of higher stature than they are.

* Iritium has many secret bases.
* In the Princes' Path, it is revealed that Iritium is trying to recombine Saligia and the Human Realm into a single world like it once was. Afterwards, they will take control of that new world.
* There is a underground city full of Vanan people that Iritium is in control of. They force these Vanan people to make sigilla arcanas every day.
* Iritium brought some of the Vanan people from the underground city to their various secret bases which are guarded by other Iritium members. These Vanan people don't want to escape for fear of what will happen to the Vanan people in the underground city if they do successfully escape.
* Iritium members also have Sigillum Arcanums.
* Iritium is capable of making Magical Impediment Devices which prevent thaumaturges from using their magic for a short amount of time. (Book 2 of Jasper's Consort Route)
* Iritium is harvesting the magic of the Vanan people in order to create sigilla arcana, cursed artifacts, and other forbidden arts. (Prince's Path: Book 4)

### Thaumaturge Supremacists

* They believe a person's worth is tied to their magical ability. Because mundanes can't use magic, thaumaturge supremacists think they are useless and have no purpose.
* They freely use the word "Inanitus" or "Inanitae" (plural), as a slur referring to mundanes. It means "worthless" or "empty".
* Because Lou believes people should be able to speak freely, he allows them a platform on the Isle of Colde provided things don't turn violent.
* How widespread this organization is and their way of thinking is unknown. They have not made an appearance in the Princes' Path as of book 3 (Dark Magic), chapter 2 (Extraordinary Emotion), and while the power struggle between thaumaturges and mundanes is a theme in Grayson's book 1, thaumaturge supremacists don't make an appearance there either. The game also hasn't shown anyone at the academy being hostile to Grayson. In fact, in Fenn's route of the For the Love of Qelsum story event (which was meant to correspond with Valentines Day), Grayson is given chocolates by some students. However, in Gryason's route in the When the Dawn Comes story event, Lou tells MC she hasn't seen many thaumaturge supremacists or been exposed to their ideology before because there aren't many mundanes on Colde; the island is comprised mostly of students attending the academy so they don't bother with Colde that much. This may imply that they are more active in mundane communities within in the kingdoms. This is supported by Grayson in the same story event when he tells MC that he's encountered similar groups in the past.

### Underground

* This is the Saligian equivalent of the Black Market.

## Messenger Bird System

* The Messenger Bird System is used to send and receive mail and packages.
* There are various species of birds that are used as messenger birds.
	+ Messenger Birds - Regular birds that are used to deliver mail within a standard amount of time.
	+ Messenger Owls - Messenger owls are slower, but they are able to deliver packages that are heavier in weight.
	+ Express Falcons: Express falcons are used for express or urgent mail.

## References

* Menu > World > Glossary > Book 1
* Menu > World > Glossary > Book 2
* Menu > World > Glossary > Book 3
* Menu > World > Map > World Map > Map
* Menu > World > Map > World Map > Relation