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Introduction to Ethax: A city born of magic and iron
Ethax is a small city-state located on the island of Sicily. It is essentially an alternate version of the city of Syracuse, sprinkled with magic and the spirit of the renaissance. The city is ruled by trade guilds, the Bankers first among them, who decide where all of the money in the city goes. The city has a nominal hereditary parliament, which has recently been infiltrated by the ever-growing guilds.

These are all, of course, to be expected from any renaissance city worth its salt. Ethax does have something to make it stand out, which happens to be a violation of some of the laws of physics.

Should you ever visit the city, there is a small anomaly which should stand out; they treat the concept of gravity more as a guideline than a law. Thanks to an electromagnetic oddity of a 'perfect storm' in the region- an area where lightning strikes a hundred times a day, they have access to a unique resource which grants them telekinetic power over all metals; imagine an entire city populated by Magneto of the X-Men. The city has harnessed this magic (for lack of a better word) to great effect; it is the foundation of their religion, technology, and economy.

The telekinesis of the city is based on magical lodestones; these lodestones are extremely magnetic due to the repeated exposure to lightning. The city mines these lodestones, which are used to power their arcane technology; they serve as a currency among craftsmen, and sometimes even a collector's item.

The arcane guild is arguably the most powerful organisation in the city, since it is in charge of all of the construction, as well as researching the arcane technology. The great capitols and churches have all been constructed by the guild, as well as the normal houses and markets. The access to telekinetic workers can bring labour costs down by orders of magnitude; it also makes it feasible to create works of unmatched complexity and magnificence. In addition to the arcane guild, the city is powered by its trade in ships, where its advanced technology allows it to rival the empires of Venice and Genoa; especially though powerful ships with iron hulls and motors.

As a result of this the city has its own unique architecture. It is built in 3 dimensions, with towering skyscrapers (by the standards of the time at least) crawling with tradesmen whose offices can only be reached by winch-and-pulley elevators; which are, once again, courtesy of the arcane guild. The mechanical engineering here has a century's head start, powered by a magic indistinguishable from technology.

So read on, to explore this strange city and the magic it possesses.

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