(Central) Virehold - Farming and Government Tower
- Hallowspire Village
It is divided into 5 districts
Isadora's Apothecary
Crimson Tower
Widow's Peak Caverns (Venrathi Stronghold)
Virehold - Central: Farming and Government Tower
The heart of Hallowspire, where the town's meager agricultural efforts struggle against poor soil and harsh conditions. The farms are arranged in a circular pattern surrounding the imposing Government Tower, which looms over the fields as a symbol of control and surveillance. Council officials and enforcers operate from here, issuing decrees and monitoring the populace. Food is heavily guarded, with rations distributed under strict supervision and hoarding punished severely.
• Architecture & Atmosphere
• Cold, echoing chambers of stone and steel
• Flickering crimson lanterns casting long, distorted shadows
• Air tinged with oil and dust
• Every sound amplified—footsteps, whispers, creaking hinges
• Security Presence
• Enforcers patrol with mechanical precision and silent, rehearsed movements
• Padded boots mute footsteps, giving the illusion they glide
• Surveillance nodes—small, lens-like devices—embedded in walls track motion and sound
- Finds a mysterious sketchbook tucked into her coat after a routine inspection near the Spire of Law
• Cold stone alcove off a torchlit corridor
• Bolted oak desk with leather-bound ledger, quill, inkwell, and sealing wax
• Iron-bound cabinets stamped with the High Executor’s bone-thread emblem
• Lone tallow candle in a wrought-iron sconce casting flickering light
• High barred arrow-slit window admitting only a sliver of gray sky
• Dancing shadows that whisper every word is watched
High Regent Thorne
| Physical Description | Description | Traits |
|---|---|---|
| - Gaunt, skeletal figure in crimson robes - Unblinking pale eyes - Bone-thread insignia at throat - Statuesque stillness |
- Stands atop the Government Tower issuing thunderous decrees - Echoes through stone corridors - Embodies absolute control and purity |
- Unyielding - Inscrutable - Authoritative - Fearsome - Statuesque |
Inquisitor Nyx
| Physical Description | Description | Traits |
|---|---|---|
| - Draped in ink-black silk robes - Crowned with a halo of bone-thread filaments - Pale, spectral complexion - Glimmering, unreadable eyes - Gliding gait |
- Speaks in calculated lies despite an obsession with truth - Relentlessly uncovers hidden information on anyone - Silent arrival fills the air with unease |
- Obsessive - Deceptive - Relentless - Perceptive - Unsettling |