Points of Interest

[swiftyuki]

Aside from the temples, there are other points of interests where people may gather. It can be anything from a popular store to a cafe or bar, to even a local orphanage.

[b]Name of Place:[/b] What is it called
[b]Region:[/b] Where is it located? (Using temple names to better pinpoint)
[b]Description:[/b] What happens here?
[b]Other:[/b] Anything else that applies

[Sparky]

Name of Place: The ∇ri∆ngle
Region: Hurricane Keep, Avalon
Description: A locally owned club in Hurricane Keep, The ∇ri∆ngle is a place where many go to take a load off, have a pint, listen to music, or socialize. The name of the establishment is shown on a neon lit sign hanging outside, but also goes by the name "The Delta" in reference to the symbol used in the title (though be warned, you'll get weird looks). It's not exactly a fancy place, but it's clean and serves good beer. 
Other: The bartender has a general knowledge of many things, and will pass on rumors or even potential jobs to those who ask. Get in good standing with him, and he'll give more trustworthy and lucrative information, might even offer a good paying job himself.
Side note: The place allows minors to come in and hang out, but all alcoholic beverages are off the menu. No exceptions. Yes, even if your birthday is just a day away. Don't try to weasel around it either, the Bartender always seems to know when someone's lying.

Menu: (Alcohol section has a spell placed upon it by The Bartender that he dispels only if the person is of legal drinking age)

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~Drinks~

Fountain Soda: Grape, Orange, Root-beer, Cherry Cola, Lemon-Lime, Coke. -1g 
Smoothies: Single ingredient. -1g (multiple ingredients cost 1g extra)
Ruby Special: Cherry lemonade with frozen raspberry ice cubes. -2g
The Blue: Blue-raspberry/blueberry blend.
Pure Pink: Strawberry/watermelon blend in a sugar rimmed glass. -3g
Princess Treat: Peach and cherry smoothie in a caramel rimmed glass, topped with whip cream. -4g
The Royal: Special made smoothie with black cherry, strawberry, pineapple, and royal gem berry in a sugar rimmed glass topped with whipped cream. -6g

~Food~

Nachos: Crisp tortilla chips with melted cheese and a second dip of your choice. -2g
Loaded Nachos: Crisp tortilla chips topped with melted cheese, onions, peppers, and either bacon or ground beef, served with sour cream and/or salsa. -4g
Potato skins: Grilled potato skins filled with melted cheese and topped with bacon. -2g
Mozzarella Sticks: Stringy, breaded mozzarella, deep fried and golden brown. -2g
Pretzel Sticks: Buttery pretzel sticks served alongside two dipping sauces of your choice. With or without salt. 3-g
French Fries: Freshly sliced and deep fried in peanut oil. (If you have allergies, please notify staff so they may be fried in an alternate oil) -1g
Loaded Cheesy Fries: Fries covered in melted cheese, topped with peppers, ground beef, and bacon. -4g
Bbq Wings: Full platter of wings glazed in a home made bbq sauce alongside two dipping sauces of your choice. -4g
Spicy Wings: Full platter of wings, breaded and deep fried, and glazed in a home made Habanero pepper sauce. Served alongside two dipping sauces of your choice. 
Chicken Tenders: Fresh white chicken meat, breaded and deep fried until golden and crisp. 3g (1g extra if you wish to have them glazed in either a spicy or a bbq sauce)
Irlyn Wings: Breaded and Deep fried Irlyn Wings served with a dipping sauce of your choice. -5g
Jarl Beast Kababs: 3 Cubed and Grilled Jarl Beast meat kababs, seasoned in teriyaki sauce and served alongside a side of choice. -6g

~Alcohol~

Disclaimer: If you are not over the legal drinking age, and attempt to forge your identity, you will be removed from the premises and not allowed to return.

Special Cocktails
9mm: 1oz Cherry Vodka, 1oz Peach Snapz, 1/4oz Pineapple juice, 1/4oz Lemon Lime Soda. -6g
B-52: 1/3oz Coffee liqueur, 1/3oz Baileys Cream Liqueur, 1/3oz Grand Marnier Liqueur. -8g
Old Fashioned: 2oz bourbon, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, 1 sugar cube, orange twist garnish. -5g
Moscow Mule: 2oz vodka, 4 to 6oz ginger beer, .5oz lime juice. -6g
Whiskey Sour: 2oz whiskey, 1oz lemon juice, 1 tsp sugar. -7g
Holiday Hurricane: 2oz rum, swirled chocolate, cream, and caramel. -8g
Peaceful Heartache: 1oz rose whiskey, 1oz raspberry liqueur. 5g
∇ri∆ngle Special: 2oz Vodka, 1oz Starberry juice, 1oz Royal Berry juice, 1/4oz simple syrup. -10g

[swiftyuki]

Name of Place: The Scrapyard
Region: Avalon Periphery - Automata
Description: A large area dedicated to scraps of metal and old mechanical parts that aren't bound to a robotic body anymore. Many go here to search for parts rare and common, old and new.
Other: Densely populated with the Skaven.

Name of Place: The Drunken Dragon
Region: Ignis Reach - Avalon
Description: The bartender is a sphinx who has a special deal. If you can answer her riddles, you may get what you like on the menu for free. Failure to solve the riddles means you must pay double. The tavern is minor friendly, although many adults come here to have Ignis Reach's specialty beverage known as 'Phoenix Whiskey'.
Other: Named after Pyrion when he got drunk and started to perform the martial art, Drunken Dragon.

[Sparky]

Name of Place: Blackmarsh City
Region: Avalon Periphery 
Description:

Blackmarsh City, "affectionately" called "The City" by it's inhabitants, is infamous for it's poor state and high mortality rate amongst citizens. During the war between Light and Dark, the primarily Dark aligned city was caught in the crossfire. Trading hands multiple times between either faction, the horrific fighting lead to the deaths of over a third of the inhabitants and destruction of many structures. After the war, the city was left to clean itself up on its own, leading to many issues as the brutal fighting and destruction left it vulnerable to outside attacks. When relief finally came, it was from Automata, the city aiding Blackmarsh in rebuilding, turning it into a semi-modern city-scape. Around this time, a new power differential had come into play as families aligned more with Light took control of the formerly Dark aligned city. Through a mixture of brute force, wealth, and other harsh tactics, three main Light families pushed the Dark into the slums. While they controlled Blackmarsh in a mob-like fashion, the rest of the citizens suffered in the cities suffocating underbelly. Because of the harsh treatment, and lingering resentment from the war, a large atheistic population began to grow, rejecting the gods altogether. In current times, the city has a borderline dystopian feel, with the skies rarely clear of smog, strangling the light out of the lower city levels. Law enforcement remains securely under the Light family's rule, rarely intervening in civilians lives unless something displeases the leadership. This has led to a higher than normal crime rate, with many gangs waging territory wars against each other, sometimes acting as proxies for one or more of the major families. The miserable atmosphere cultivated by the city has led to the population creating many colloquial terms to describe the variety of blights plaguing Blackmarsh, such as the high rates of drug addiction and overdose. Furthermore, the general quality of living and high poverty rates has also created a pervasive myth; "No matter how far someone runs, they will always end right back in the city." This myth has lead to very few people trying, for fear of failing. Regardless, the overall tone is clear: Stay away from Blackmarsh.

Other: Blackmarsh is one of the biggest sources of illegal drugs, many of the main families garnering wealth from the sales. 

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Moonsight: A pink-red vapor drug, the drug causes a person's eyes, tears, and saliva to glow a dull pink color. The user remains lethargic and immobile as they are subject to intense hallucinations, spanning anywhere from thirty minutes to six hours depending on the strength of the dose, however the drug has an added effect of causing the user to feel as though time is slowed immensely, making the longest trip- six hours- feel like a full day, complete with signs of sleep deprivation and exhaustion once a user has come down from their high. Users report seeing vibrant colors, brilliant galaxies, and alternate realities filled with life and color. These visions are likely how Moonsight users become psychologically addicted to the drug. Overdosing can lead to heart failure, extensive brain damage, and seizures which will almost always result in death due to the drugs lethargic effect, many users suffocating on their vibrant pink vomit.

Stargems: A psychoactive drug taken in pill form, Stargems increase a person's dopamine production, making a user incredibly giddy and hyper, giving it a reputation as the best "Party Drug." Users see a variety of colors and hallucinations while high, making them incredibly attractive at raves. While not initially addictive, the immense dopamine rush users get usually get them hooked. The more frequently a person takes these pills, the harder and harder it is to chase the high as the body gets used to the drug, making the highs feel less and less enjoyable, and the lows feel harsher and harsher. Overdosing almost always leads to death through heart failure, kidney failure, or abdominal bleeding.

Crash: A liquid drug injected via needle, Crash is a dangerous, highly addictive substance. First time users get an incredible dopamine rush, leading to feelings of invincibility, overconfidence, and even making some users believe they have powers that are stronger than they actually are. While on Crash, users are unable to tell the passage of time, the world feeling slower and faster at the same time. Crash simultaneously numbs a person's pain receptors, making them less likely to feel pain, no matter how bad. This trait alone has made it popular amongst Bandit berserkers. When a person comes down from their high, they feel sluggish and lethargic. Withdrawl symptoms set in only a day or so after the previous dose, coming with cold sweats, dry mouth, vomiting, aching joints, migraines, eye strain, nose bleeds, and even trouble breathing. These symptoms, as well as the powerful and consistent high users get, make the drug even more addictive than it already is, seventy to eighty percent of users dying from overdose within one to three years. Overdosing leads to heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, liver failure, brain death, and many victims of overdose have been found with blood leaking from their eyes, nose, and mouth. For those who pass five years, users suffer from discolored skin, loss of hair, teeth, and nails, loss of vision, early wrinkling, and increased risks of heart attack or stroke.

Dragon's Blood: A blood red liquid injected via needle, this drug was originally used by many vanguard and suicide troops during war-time. Currently popular amongst mercenaries, gangers, and bandits, Dragon's blood gives users a powerful adrenaline rush, erasing all fear of death and tinting a user's eyes a deep red. The state a person falls into while using Dragon's blood comes down to a person's mindset. For a casual user with a clear or calm mentality, Dragon's blood is considered one of the quintessential "Party Drugs," making a person more hyper and giddy while erasing feelings of exhaustion. However, for those looking for a fight, the drug taps into an animistic, berserker like rage, dulling pain and sending a user forwards like a viscous beast. Constant use will always result in a user's death within two to three years. Overdosing on Dragon's Blood can inflame muscles to the point of tearing, burst veins, and cause abrupt heart failure, aneurysms, and stroke. Withdrawal can cause a person's body to deteriorate, muscles and organs breaking down as the body becomes dependent on the drug for vitality.

Mindwipe: A dangerous hallucinogenic drug, even just going barely over the normal dose can lead to heart failure. However, when used in the correct amount, not only will the drug lead to colorful hallucinations, the drug also has a separate effect which it garners its name. While on Mindwipe, a person becomes more accepting of outside commands, giving a separate person a drug induced form of mind control. A person on Mindwipe is easily influenced into following orders, making it favorable amongst thieves, kidnappers, and rapists. When a person comes down from their high, they are left with little to no memory of what transpired while they were drugged.

Party Deer: A snortable, amber dust. Party Deer is made from the seeds of a rare flower, which are dried, ground, and processed until a fine powder is produced. After snorting the dust, a user enters an intense state of euphoria. When taken along with Stargems, users experience an intense rush filled with bright, vivid visual hallucinations. While on this drug, user's movements become more sluggish and uncoordinated, as though drunk. Smaller doses decrease this effect slightly. However, overdosing dangerously effects a person's nervous systems, causing permanent paralysis or even sudden brain death. Withdrawl leaves users feeling as though they're suffering a week long hangover, complete with intense migraines, chills, lethargy, and nausea.

Entropy: Entropy is a crystalline substance smoked in a pipe. When used, individuals are first given an intense rush, with an increased heart-rate and metabolism, before finally cresting into the high. During this time, users feel aggressively smarter and become more argumentative. The delusional effects can result in a user becoming intensely focused on an insignificant item, believing it to hold more importance than it actually has. This delusion of increased intelligence steadily worsens through long time usage, steadily becoming less and less rational, until it devolves into borderline psychopathic ramblings. Long term effects lead to anxiety, confusion, paranoia, chest pain, unhealthy weight loss, rapidly aged physical appearance, brain disease, heart disease, severe tooth decay and gum disease, damage to blood vessels, lung disease, and eventually death. Overdosing can cause loss of consciousness, brain damage, heart attack, cardiovascular failure, organ failure, toxic alterations to cardiac rate, tremors, and seizures. Withdrawl can last anywhere from thirty to ninety days, and can cause intense cravings, depression, loss of energy and the ability to feel pleasure, headaches, and thoughts of suicide.

Wonderland: Wonderland is a snortable, pink dust created from three different rare flowers which are dried, crushed, mixed with the nectar of a fourth plant, and then dried for a final time before being processed into a fine powder. When snorted and ingested, users eyes glow a dull violet color before becoming lethargic and immobile while they experience their trip. Users experience a vivid out-of-body experience before feeling as though they're transported to a different world, full of bright colors and distorted visuals. While most describe it as a pleasant experience, a bad trip can turn a pleasant hour into a nightmarish hell. Not addictive in itself, users that suffer from depression may become psychologically dependent on it as a form of escapism. While difficult to near impossible to overdose on, "bad batches" can keep a person locked in a trip for days, weeks, sometimes even indefinitely, which can be a curse for those trapped in a bad trip. Often used alongside Moonsight to increase the intensity and duration of trips.

Afterglow: A glowing blue liquid injected into the veins, Afterglow causes a person's eyes and veins to glow a similar color. Afterglow causes feelings of euphoria and stimulates the dopamine receptors in a person's brain. While on Afterglow, users experience vivid visual hallucinations, described as though wisps of bright blue liquid are seeping out of the world. Most users experience a general calming effect once they reach their high, and become generally more placid and sedate. Individuals struggling with anxiety can become dependent on this drug to keep themselves calm. Overdosing on Afterglow can cause severe damage to blood vessels, seizures, brain damage, heart damage, liver failure, and blindness.

[Sparky]

Name of Place: Vyridel Academy
Region: Pillar Steppes
Description: Founded and named after a legendary mage centuries ago, Vyridel Academy is a high class school for only the most exceptional magic users. The purpose is to hone and perfect the magical potential of natural born prodigies, practiced masters, and exceptional magic users of all cast and creed, allowing them to become powerful and influential mages. The selection process for Vyridel Academy is strict and harsh, as expected of such an esteemed College, and only the best of the best are able to enter, giving those who graduate a mark of pride on their record. Notable graduates have gone on to influence their home cities, have become powerful forces in the military, and have even gone down in the history books as legendary heroes themselves. Whatever dream a mage may have when enrolling, should they get in, the teachers take pride in helping their students flourish and attain their goals. Courses can take many different forms; Scholarly classes to help tend to the many magical archives throughout the world, sanctioned military classes taught by respected veterans and current military members, guard training to join the ranks of forces such as the phoenix guard, or even general courses for a mage planning to become the best of the best in bounty hunting. Whatever path a student takes, the resources are happily given so that they can follow it.
Other: Outside the entrance is a statue dedicated to the founder. Students are allowed free housing so they may stay on site, and behind the school is a small park area for students to relax, practice magic, study, or socialize. Alongside the main building, a stadium is set up for various sports and competitions. Every so often during important events, the stadium is opened to the public. Training weapons and gear are offered for students wishing to practice their combat skills against one another.
 
Uniforms;
Male: Black suit with a white piping trim and Gold buttons, worn with white undershirt and black tie, dress pants, and black formal shoes with white/black socks. white dress gloves allowed.
Female: Similarly designed jacket, paired with skirt or optional pants, and white undershirt with bow or tie. Dress shoes required. Any type of socks/stockings allowed as long as they are black or white.
Head-wear such as glasses, goggles, bows, pins, and so on are allowed, with the exception being hats, hoods, and visors. Accessories meant as magical aids or as parts of a mage's kit are allowed. 
Top ten Honors students have a gold chain attached to their pocket.

[Sparky]

Name of Place: The Copper Cradle
Region: Pillar Steppes, Avalon
Description: One of the older taverns, The Copper cradle is a popular mainstay in Pillar Steppes, where many go to grab a drink or have a chat. While not entirely suited for those not of age, there is a kids menu with milkshakes and some appetizers for one to treat themselves to. A bounty board is posted near the entrance for the adventurous types to look upon, and the Cradle has a tradition of celebrating successful hunts with free rounds for everyone. The a bartender there is a cheery old Centaur, who's always up for a good conversation. 
Other: The place has been handed down through each generation of the bartender's family, though the current bartender doesn't have any kin or children to pass it down too, meaning that may very well end after his passing. 

Name of Place: Babel's Bits and Bobs
Region: Pillar Steppes
Description: An Odds-n-Ends shop owned by a cheerful Goblin named Babel. While he may not have been the most popular kid on the block when he first arrived, both him and his store have become a mainstay of the market district. The goblin always knows the best places to look for treasure, and will always lead you in the right direction as long as you give him a small cut of the loot. 
Other: Aside from standard Gold, Babel also has two other methods of "payment" up for offer. One is through information, if you give him solid deets on treasure stashes and locations, he'll let you get an equally nice item in return. Alternatively, he does accept trades. But beware, the goblin is good at appraisal and has a keen eye for price and value, and while he's fair about it, he also knows when he's being gypped and doesn't like to haggle about it. If you're not careful you may wind up losing more than you bargained for.

Name of Place: Old Dog's Oddity Emporium
Region: Pillar Steppes
Description: A strange store owned by an old Dog Faunus (hence the name), many odd wares are bought and sold here that wouldn't be found anywhere else. A talking blade? He's got em by the bunch. A floating eye that follows you and watches you while you sleep? Jars full of them. While weird, most of what he sells are more helpful than harmful, but just be careful. Helpful they may be, they will definitely come with... unintended consequences. 
Other: Some mages have gotten unique companions from this shop, hence why the Old Dog still sells the aforementioned floating eyes. Tastes can be weird, but, at least it's enough to keep him in business. Inversely, if you have one that you want to get rid of, he can take it off your hands. He also knows how to do curse removals for a small fee.  

Name of Place: Dragon's Horde
Region: Ignis Reach, Avalon
Description: A small shop that buys and sells magical items of all types, but still specializing in more of the rare, magical crystal variety. The shop is owned by the married pair of a human man and a draconic woman, and both have a certain mastery over the different aspects of their shop. The Husband handles buying items from wandering adventurers, and knows how to properly appraise magical jewelry. the wife handles sales and knows how to handle and appraise magical weaponry of all types. Many upstart mages have gotten good quality magical items from the shop, and the couple are always looking for adventurers who are willing to go out and get them a fresh supply.
Other: The owners are always looking for high quality items, and are willing to pay top dollar for anything ancient, rare, or powerful. 

Name of Place: Flit's Flying Circus
Region: Ignis Reach
Description: A mainstay circus owned by an Avian named Flit. Many of their stunts and attractions are exciting and aimed towards being fun for both the performers and the audience both. Entry is fairly cheap, and all of the performers and animals are treated exceptionally well. During festivals/holidays, entry is free for all, and most times they'll have special performances and acts based around what type of festival or holiday it is. 
Other: Sometimes have audience participation tricks included, but all performers and Flit himself make sure to not only practice immensely beforehand for them, but also have an intense level of hidden safety nets to ensure nothing goes wrong, keeping to the theme of making it fun, exciting, and importantly- safe for everyone involved. Special performances are planned in the event a god or champion joins the audience, showcasing all of the performers best talent, making the performance the best many have ever seen. 

[cyanidesawtooth]

Name of Place:
The Mermaid's Harbor

Region:
Deep Sea Sanctuary

Description:
A two story bar comprised mostly of light marble walls. Though the outside has decorations related to fishing and sailors, the inside has a cozy and warm feeling to it, sturdy birch tables and plenty of mirrors and quest boards. The bar itself is quite large and is usually tended to by one or two different bartenders/barkeeps. On Tuesday nights there's a karaoke night and depending on the month, Clio, the owner, will open the bar up to slam poetry and or local bands. The second story of the building is allocated to private rooms that Clio will rent out to travelers or people too drunk to find their way home.

Other:
The bar owner is a sweet woman who will offer you a place to rest should you find yourself unable to return home. She is quick to note if someone is becoming too rowdy and will cut them off. She allows minors into the bar but will not allow them to consume alcohol. Okay, maybe one little sip won't hurt too much. Either way, she tries to ensure that her bar is a safe place for travelers and patrons alike.

[Sparky]

Name of Place: Gorilla Groove Music Shop
Region: Pillar Steppes, Avalon
Description: A music store, owned and run by a rather peculiar individual. The store itself is divided into two sections, one for musical instruments, and one for the music albums/records themselves. The shop is soundproofed very well, and is a calm place to hang out, with a small corner dedicated to being able to do such a thing, with a few couches and spare headphones to relax and listen to music. Nearby to the checkout counter, there is a small "section" with magazines/comics, and various snacks and other items (Toys, cards, clothing). 
Other: Store hours are 9am to 6pm and the owner is currently searching for employees, paid standard wage. While the store owner is mellow and easy to talk to, pissing him off is a massive mistake. The store offers a variety of instruments, both modern and formal, and almost any music type you can think of is on offer on the shelves. It's a popular place for the youth, unsurprisingly, however the quality of the formal instruments do attract more than just the rebellious.