Notable Cities in the Outer Planes
Below are stats (see City Stats) for important and large outer planar settlements circa 2016 C.E. (more details about them are given earlier in this chapter);
Roulette
Population: 21,450 (Search +1)
Physical and Magical Environment
Terrain: Woodlands
Appearance: Attractive (+1)
Hygiene: +0
Normal Mana (Very Common Enchantment)
Culture and Economy
Language: English, Spanish, French, Italian
Literacy: Native
TL: 8^
Wealth: Comfortable (x2)
Status: -2 to 5
Political Environment
Government: Representative Democracy
CR: 3 (Corruption -2)
Military Resources: $2,230,800
Defence Bonus: +12
Notes:
Gambling, in casinos and on sporting events, is legal and common; +3 to Search rolls.
Mage duelling has its own tournaments and clubs all over the city, it is considered one of the city’s top sports; +3 to Search rolls.
The surrounding region has quite a few Ley Lines; +2 to Search rolls. Within the city itself, places of power can be rented out to magi with little wait-time; +2 to Search rolls. Magical services and goods are ultra-visible here; +2 to Search rolls.
Triangle
Population: 600,000 (Search +3)
Physical and Magical Environment
Terrain: Plains
Appearance: Attractive (+1)
Hygiene: +0
High Mana (Very Common Enchantment)
Culture and Economy
Language: English, Korean, Spanish, Russian
Literacy: Native
TL: 8^
Wealth: Wealthy (5x)
Status: -2 to 5
Political Environment
Government: Representative Democracy
CR: 3 (Corruption -2)
Military Resources: $156M
Defence Bonus: +12
Notes:
The city is a central haven of Thaumaturgy, home to major corporate HQs (+2 to Search rolls), the Three-Points Thaumatological University & Research Institute (+3 to Search rolls for Thaumatological information), and the biggest enchanted items market in the outer planes (+3 to Search rolls).
Abydos
Population: 30,000 (Search +1)
Physical and Magical Environment
Terrain: Plains
Appearance: Unattractive (-1)
Hygiene: +0
High Mana (Common Enchantment)
Culture and Economy
Language: English, French, Greek, Russian
Literacy: Native
TL: 8^
Wealth: Average (1x)
Status: -2 to 5
Political Environment
Government: Representative Democracy
CR: 3 (Corruption -1)
Military Resources: $1.56M
Defence Bonus: +12
Notes:
Abydos is a hub of necromancy and its industrial applications (+3 to Search rolls). The local non-sapient undead is not counted amongst the above population number. The man-made non-sapient undead in Abydos number around 5,000 with frequent fluctuation, and an unknown amount of spontaneously created undead. Sapient undead, such as ghosts and vampires, require special citizen registration with the Abydos government and their official population numbers 1,100, included in the city’s population numbers.
Paideia
Population: 35,600 (Search +1)
Physical and Magical Environment
Terrain: Mountain, Underground, Aerostat
Appearance: Beautiful (+3)
Hygiene: +2
Very High Mana (Very Common Enchantment)
Culture and Economy
Language: Latin, Arabic, English, Korean
Literacy: Native
TL: 8^
Wealth: Wealthy (5x)
Status: -2 to 5
Political Environment
Government: Corporate State
CR: 4 (Corruption -1)
Military Resources: $23.14M
Defence Bonus: +7
Notes:
The central enterprise of the city is a great magical university and its research facilities (which also supports a thriving market for enchantments, elixirs and charms); +3 to find a magical education or magical goods. Magical CR is two lower than the usual CR 4. Finding ley lines and places of power in and around Paideia is easy (+3 to Search rolls), but every one of them are occupied already. The city’s actual infrastructure is split up over several areas on and around a mountainous cliff – the base, the top, inside a series of caverns, and floating airships docked alongside the cliff face.
Lodestone
Population: 67,000 (Search +2)
Physical and Magical Environment
Terrain: Desert, Enclosed
Appearance: Average (+0)
Hygiene: +1
High Mana (Common Enchantment)
Culture and Economy
Language: English, Spanish, Korean, Russian
Literacy: Native
TL: 8^
Wealth: Comfortable (2x)
Status: -2 to 5
Political Environment
Government: Representative Democracy
CR: 3 (Corruption -2)
Military Resources: $6.968M
Defence Bonus: +12
Notes:
Lodestone is a haven of industry, warehouses and manufacturing plants. The Correspondence is where a mass of ley lines converge, allowing huge numbers of spatial and interplanar gates to be arranged. Magical transportation across distances and dimensions is the lynchpin of the city.
Avatar
Population: 17,000 (Search +1)
Physical and Magical Environment
Terrain: Plains, Woodlands, Enclosed
Appearance: Average (+0)
Hygiene: +0
High Mana (Common Enchantment)
Culture and Economy
Language: English
Literacy: Native
TL: 8^
Wealth: Average (1x)
Status: -2 to 5
Political Environment
Government: Representative Democracy
CR: 3 (Corruption -1)
Military Resources: $884,000
Defence Bonus: +12
Notes:
Anything related to spirits is easy to find in Avatar; +3 to Search rolls. While the English language is used the most within Avatar, you can easily find many other languages used (just not by more about 18% of the population for any one language other than English, which is why it’s not listed under Languages). Magic is used to protect the city from harsh weather. Planar gates are easily available.
Carcass
Population: 30,000 (Search +1)
Physical and Magical Environment
Terrain: Jungle
Appearance: Ugly (-2)
Hygiene: -1
High Mana (Common Enchantment)
Culture and Economy
Language: English, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Literacy: Native
TL: 8^
Wealth: Comfortable (2x)
Status: -2 to 5
Political Environment
Government: Corporate State
CR: 3 (Corruption -3)
Military Resources: $3.12M
Defence Bonus: +12
Notes:
Healing magic and places of power that exclusively benefit the Path of Body are the main economic pillars of Carcass; +3 to Search rolls.
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