Intro
El Shagorna is a sprawling city independent from the rule of the Three neighboring kingdoms of Larian, Inara, and, Tenethi, (or whichever Kingdoms you need them to be!) It thrives on trade from these Kingdoms and from across the massive, western Cerulean Sea; its skyline at all times dominated by the magical flame burning atop the Tower of the Eternal Dawn. A flame which has been fed by the City’s resident Wizard and protector- called The-Old-Man-of-The-Wake – for over 60 years. Despite having (perhaps) arrived in the City of El Shagorna seeking this Wizard, his sea-stone and copper tower lies sealed and vacant by the time the PCs reach the City.
Instead, the PCs will need to busy themselves while waiting for him to return. (What is he doing? Is he up to some very serious wizard business? Or was he simply out on a very wizardly run for milk and matchsticks?). All well and good!
El Shagorna is a city of wonder as much as it is a place of intrigue and danger.

GM Notes
Here are a few notes you might find useful while running:
– You should feel empowered to continue to spend Fear as is normal for your playstyle here, taking inspiration from the CRB/SRD. (rival gang fights, pirate/tavern brawls, a production is sabotaged by a rival theater troupe!, etc.) Try to keep the action up, (especially for those players who thrive on solving problems with their fists!)
– Contrasting the above advice, if your party is coming home from a difficult victory, consider slowing down and taking time to soak in the fruits of their labor.
– Take advantage of failed Rolls or Rolls with Fear here to Rack up Stress, and encourage the Players to use their abilities in creative ways to solve domestic problems
– When running a Party through this Environment, take time to engage and describe the PCs senses, and ask them the kinds of things their Characters are taking specific notice of as they peruse and wander the City.
– When I ran the first iteration of this Environment, I had a comical 10 appear at the base of his tower, to signal to my party that a countdown had started. You are under no such obligation, but if your Players begin wondering where the Wizard is and when he’ll be back, this could save some time.

Descriptions
El Shagorna: the shining jewel of the Cerulean coast. Her blue marble walls, polished by the spray of the western Cerulean sea, glitter before you as you approach. Even from this far away, the smells of commerce, people, oil, and salt rise from the small metropolis and greet you long before you stand before her massive southern gate.
Its wood, like the wood of the interior buildings, is tinged slightly orange. A color which patinas over time into a cool cyan, giving the entire city a simultaneously warm and relaxing hue.
As you walk her storied streets, you notice a peculiar feature of the town: either a copper, silver, or gold penny, stamped into each massive paving stone that denotes a major walkway throughout the city. (derived from a long held mason’s belief that passing by a penny on the ground brings good luck).
During the day the sun bathes the city in its rays, and all of the colors of the city dazzle off of the reflective outer walls.
The Tower of The Eternal Dawn, which rises from the Port of Oriah’s Call like a sword held aloft in victory, effects a similar phenomenon at night. The nighttime display of El Shagorna however is much more ostentatious- magically creating a facimilied aurora in the sky, and veiling the city in an air of mystery and delight.

Tower of The Eternal Dawn:
Carved of the same blue-hued stone of the outer walls, the Tower of The Eternal Dawn is a monument to wizardry. It rises like a twisting snake of cobbled stone and copper into the air as it struggles against itself and the laws of physics. Throughout its tangled form is a kind of flowing asymmetry which confuses and dazzles the eye, making it so staring at a singular point of the tower is nearly impossible.
At its apex is the eponymous Eternal Flame, which has been burning since the tower was constructed, and has been for the last 60 some odd years tended to by its current resident Wizard. It sometimes burns for years only a singular color, and often times burns a bewitching blue, or scintillating scarlet. The secrets of the Flame are rumored only to be known by the Old Man, and many give credit to its strange fire for their safe passage and security within the city proper.
So large is the domain of the Old-Man-of-The-Wake, that it is said an entire town’s-worth of materials could not satisfy its need. That it needed to be fed (magic according to the hopeful, and blood to the cynical) in order to maintain its shape and warding magics.

The Cerulean Temple:
Built on a cliff overlooking both the Sea and the port of Oriah’s Call, The largest temple to the Gods Cerulean (a triple-faceted deity heading her own pantheon of oceanic, river, and water spirits), has presided over the City of El Shagorna for longer even then the Tower of The Eternal Flame. Her temple is built in the style of an open air parthenon, and separated by large rolls of hide, and bolts of cloth dyed to a varying degree the colors blue, white, cyan, and green.
The stones of the temple are an emerald green, contrasting the cities walls, and evoking the idea that they were pulled from the deepest depths of the ocean itself- presenting itself always against the lights and the wonder of the City below. The Priests and Priestesses of the Temple, dressed in flowing robes and adorned in gold and copper, can constantly be seen walking the streets, giving water to those who ask it of them.

Creator’s Note:
This is my first foray into putting my Homebrew up onto Heart of Daggers, and is one part of a larger adventure set on the Cerulean Coast mentioned above numerous times. Be kind, and I hope you have fun
-Neckro