Dicilium

**Dicilium** lies north of the Eastern Continent of Dawntide. Often called the Dawning City or the City of the Dawn, it is the origin point of the Empire of the Dawn and as such is the Capital. They call themselves by these names due to its founder nearly dying out in the cold but being saved by the sun risin over the Western horizon, saving him from certain death. This resulted in him dedicatin him and his family to Ortisia and the Cardinal Gods.

## Dicilium

Map created by Magpie and Digitised by Robin

## Location Information

### Continent

Dawntide

While before it’s integration with Valium it was somewhat advanced for it’s technological level, constantly being at war with other parts of Dawntide causing it’s population to constantly innovate. Once it got the technology of the elves it truly became the centre of technology that it is today.

When the Empire first started, it was a group of zealots on a cold plane. As it kept stomping over more and more of the rest of the continuent, which was known as Xalax at the time, it started to become less zealotry and more accepted practice. Being able to steal from other cultures and places to keep the warmachine going until it conquered three quarters of the continents, leaving only Laventhrose,Paramore and Pan’do’ria as they had no ways to penetrate the walls or get to the city without causing mass casualties. Changing the continent to what it’s now known as, Dawntide. While the Empire did cause suffering and strife wherever it went, it did cause the continent to be more connected than they were ever before. Even now when the Empire is only contained to the eastern continent, it’s glory days can still be felt.

## Description

Living in Dicilium today would cause any person culture shock unless they were born there. As the technological efforts that have been made in the past 50 years are mind boggling. With the invention of Cars, trains, electricity, firearms. A part of Dawnian Culture is a strong disdain for arcane magic. So much so, that if a child is seen with magical potential, it is encouraged for the parents to give up their child to the state so that they can be trained and put to war. Also, while before magic users were completely banned from the empire, in recent years a licence or permit is allowed for visitors who use arcane magic. Those being Artificers, Bards, Profane Soul Blood Hunters, Eldritch Knights, Arcane Tricksters, Wizards, Sorcerers, Warlocks. (There are exceptions to Celestial Warlocks, Divine Sorcerers and Celestial Blood Hunters, and Order of Theology Wizards.)

While this ban used to extend to Druids and Rangers, a Druid by the name of Darlton Armetallia convinced the empress of the time that all druidic magic comes from Materia. So it is divine magic in a different form. Allowing Druids and Rangers to move freely through the Empire.

Dicilium being the capital of the Empire, some say the capital of Dawntide and some say capital of Navinium. The city constantly moves, and never sleeps. There will never be a time that a light isn’t on. Some say that you can even see it’s lights from Laventhrose across the water. There are tall concrete buildings housing offices, businesses and housing.

## Society

So the culture of Dicilium is one to never stop, and to never be satisfied with where you are. To always keep going and wanting the new thing. This culture is just as sure of itself as they are sure the sun will rise in the morning. Comparing itself to a beacon in the darkness that will save all from itself.

The Order of the Magi has a strong presence.