Chapter 2 - Set, The City of Gods

Enimpi shrugs. "If the owners are all vanished, who would give a formal resignation? It is...unorthodox, but so is an entire sect's vanishing. I'm not sure there is a precedent for such a thing so I'm sure the Council would have to vote but yes, it is within their powers."

She turns to the dwarf, a perfect picture of patience that the unknown have developed over their careers dealing with other like-minded customers. "Their cult is more than just jotun. It's only that the Moon Goddess's temple is just outside of their village they were the representatives we ran into. Most of Oceanus' practitioners are humans, mostly from coastal lands and islands. Which places would you like me to show you? The empty spot in Seaside? We walked past it when we left your boat and entered the city."

Once Hagrac asks the question, everyone who took the boat from Kem remembers seeing an eerie glowing light under the waters off the coast of Set.

Enimpi looks from one of you to the other. "You are certainly the most...unique customers I've had in quite some time. Well, you still have my services for the remainder of the day. Would you like me to show you the proposed temple spot in Seaside? Or I can help you charter a boat. Can any of you captain a boat?"

Enimpi shakes her head at the dwarf's questions. "I don't leave the city walls during business. Didn't you come in on that merchant vessel? No large ship like that will take a short passenger trip to likely danger. You'll need a personal craft like a rowboat or schooner. I'm sure you could hire one at Seaside. I wouldn't mention your true destination, however, unless you want to pay a lot more for insurance. Are any of you able to breathe underwater?"

Enimpi smiles. "Well shall we take the long way around to see the other side of the city as we make our way back to Seaside? As for potions, you might be able to find some at the alchemist's shops. I also believe a few members of Oceanus are magicians and they specialize in water magic. I'm sure it is within their ability to perform spells which will protect you from the water. And if you are intending to help them out, I think they'd be glad to help you return the favor."

Enimpi leads you southwest through another opening in the city's dividing walls which leads onto Autarch's Crown, giving a guided tour as you follow. A high wall surrounds it, with gates opening onto each adjacent district to allow free passage. The smallest section of the city, it is home to the autarch’s palace and several governmental buildings that see to the day-to-day workings of Set.

The palace of the autarch is an enormous structure that dwarfs the other buildings here, doubling as the ruler’s residence and offices for the city’s bureaucrats. The residence comprises nearly one hundred rooms in six towers, a grand hall under a great domed roof, and quarters for the staff of two hundred servants, attendants, and guards. The palace also includes a high court, the chamber of the Council of Faith, offices for tax collectors and record keepers, and guest quarters for emissaries and diplomats from the Confederacy and beyond.

Through a gateway in the west Enimpi points out the now-ironically-named New Paradise, while a gateway in the southwest leads to High Town, where the rich and powerful live, literally looking down upon the rest of the city. As these are out of your way, she doesn't take you into these places, just giving you a quick view and moving on south, leading back into Red Roofs, albeit on the western side rather than the eastern side you traversed on your way previously. Finally you enter back into Seaside.

Enimpi takes you past the buildings you encountered previously, but through a few side streets she stops at an open area of ground. "This is it. The open plot of land the followers of Oceanus wanted to buy to build their temple."