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Shadowed City

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Shadowed City

Towering above the forlorn streets and shuttered buildings of this once-magnificent city is a colossal pyramid visible from malms away. Its architecture distinctly resembles that of Mhach, a great power reduced to naught by the War of the Magi and subsequent Sixth Umbral Calamity. As the stigma associated with Mhach's forbidden arts remains strong today, the secrets of its destructive magicks and summoning rituals have been largely left to slumber in the desolate swamplands of Yafaem─and perhaps here, in this ruined metropolis.

Occult Record: The Shadowed City

Shadowed City is an area in The Occult Crescent: South Horn. Located in the southeast region of the map, this area is Mhachi-themed. An excerpt of the background music from Raid Dun Scaith will play here.

Lore

Surrounding the base of the shadowed city's great pyramid is a labyrinth of streets flanked by imposing apartment facades. The architectural motifs on display are unmistakably late-Mhachi in origin.

Having foreseen the coming floods, the mages of Mhach constructed a floating island, that the populace might escape the impending deluge. The impossibly tall buildings of its residential quarter made efficient use of the space available, and stand as a testament to the ingenuity of Mhachi engineering even today. The attention to detail is evident in the protective glyphs carved into every ilm of these ruins.

Occult Record: The Silent Streets