Riftshire
Structure
A magocracy by nature, the whole city is dedicated to arcane magic. Experimentation is as common as theory, with safeguards set up before any test for the safety of the city. The city is run by an archmage, who uses their magic to safeguard their city. Magic is also employed in many other fields as well.
Public Agenda
Riftshire has two main goals. The first is the improvement of arcane magic. More powerful spells, simpler casting techniques, easier access to magic. Those types of improvements are common studies for mages. Their other goal is planar exploration. The Otherworld is a whole new world, and they intent to explore/exploit it. To this end, portal magic has been developed and a large permanent portal has been set up with the goal of linking these two worlds.
History
Riftshire was once on a peninsula on the eastern shore that stretched to near the west. However, after a failed experiment the peninsula cracked and was ripped away from the mainland. The city was leveled, and the survivored were forced to rebuild. They chose the eastern coast of Ociles, and have since been more careful with their magical experiments. They have kept quiet about what exactly the experiment that blew up their city was, but it took place during the war so it can be assumed to either have been sabotage or an attempted superweapon.
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