The City of Chains
A floating metropolis of power, trade, secrets, and survival—layered in tiers and bound by oath.
Endspire is a vertical megacity built atop ancient ruins. It’s powered by unstable magictech, ruled through fragile political alliances, and surrounded by dangerous remnants of forgotten gods. Everything in this campaign begins and ends in the city — a closed world where myth, ambition, and secrecy fight for control.
Other Historical Moments
Theories, divine traces, ancient anomalies, and supernatural forces that shape the unseen foundation of Endspire. Some are academic, others fringe — but all are threads in the city’s deeper tapestry.
- Magitech Basics & Mysteries — A breakdown of Endspire's crystal-powered arcane technology — its brilliance and its flaws.
- Arcane Singularity Theory — A controversial hypothesis claiming a buried arcane force lies beneath the city, shaping magic and history.
- Storm’s Echo — Residual storms of forgotten magic, looping through space and time in haunting aftershocks.
- Stormwells — Unstable magical pits that connect Endspire’s surface to unknown arcane zones below. (To be created)
- The Chainbound God — A silent divine witness to all vows and betrayals — invoked more through ritual than worship.
¶ 💰 Trade, Wealth, and Crime 💰
- Council of Chains — The ruling body of Endspire, composed of powerful families, guilds, and political factions.
- The Unchained Guard — Elite enforcers loyal to the Bound Emperor, tasked with maintaining order above all else.
- The Masked Table — A clandestine council of Endspire’s most influential criminal figures.
- Sundered Hand — A secretive network of relic hunters and magitech recovery specialists operating on the city's fringes.
- Chainbound Faith — The dominant ceremonial religion of Endspire, rooted in oaths, order, and sacred obligation.
- The Mourner's Guild — A spiritual service guild offering ritual contact with the dead — equal parts commerce and mysticism.
- Cloister of the Nameless Covenant — A humble sect that practices anonymous altruism, rejected by the powerful but beloved by the poor.
- Lanternwardens — Volunteer patrols who safeguard neighborhoods through nightly presence and communal trust.