# Arcturox ## Category City / Technological Power / Semi-Sovereign Region ## Known Facts - Arcturox is a city in southern [[Ovristan]]. - It is separated from northern regions by a mighty mountain range. - Through trade, ports, technology, and focused development, Arcturox has grown into something close to an entity of its own. - Arcturox has sought sovereignty from [[Ovristan]] more than once. - The votes on sovereignty were close. - Its people are ambitious, forward-looking, and increasingly focused on technological advancement. - Arcturox research has moved beyond ordinary industry into the merging of arcane thought with mechanical or technological development. - Many traditional magical institutions and great arcane academies believe Arcturox is beginning to cross lines that should not be crossed. - Arcturox is connected to stored spells, arcana, and devices powered by stored magic. - [[Keth]] is known as the Traitor of Arcturox. - [[Keth]] is connected to [[The Order]], [[The Brotherhood]], the [[Blood of Ko]], and possibly a new Engine. - Arcturox’s technological work matches things the party has seen, including: - [[Keth]] - Rift Gate technology - The laboratories - [[The Adaptive Engine]] - Strange goldish alloy - [[The Order|Universal Order]] devices beyond traditional magic - Arcturox is now understood to be part of the wider web, not merely a distant place. ## Known By - [[Pipe]], through library research - Full party, after Pipe’s findings - Arcturox citizens - [[Ovristan]] - Traditional magical institutions - [[The Order]] - [[Keth]] ## Important Connected Sites - Arcturox - Southern [[Ovristan]] - Mountain range separating north and south - Ports and trade routes - Arcane/technological research centres, exact names unknown ## Associated Factions - Arcturox researchers - [[The Order]], through shared technology or [[Keth]] - Traditional magical academies, as critics - [[Ovristan]] political authorities - Possibly Keth’s former circles ## Associated Characters - [[Keth]] - [[Pipe]] - [[Lucius Neeve]], indirectly - [[Gillian Quill]], possibly - Arcturox researchers ## Connected To - [[Keth]] - [[The Order]] - [[Blood of Ko]] - [[Warwick Thistlebloom]] - Adaptive Engine - Rift Gate technology - Laboratories - [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]] - Stored spells - Strange goldish alloy - Arcane technology - [[Ovristan]] ## Open Questions - What did [[Keth]] do to earn the title Traitor of Arcturox? - Is Arcturox officially involved with [[The Order]]? - Is Arcturox officially involved with [[Keth]]? - Are Arcturox researchers helping [[Lucius Neeve|Lucius]]? - What is the Adaptive Engine? - How does Arcturox technology relate to [[Lineage of the Veiled Kin/09 - Items, Artifacts & Documents/Aetherite|Aetherite]]? - Is Arcturox trying to become independent from [[Ovristan]]? - Are its sovereignty votes still politically active? - Are Arcturox’s experiments causing planar or magical instability? ## Session 49 Archive Research - Arcturox is a southern city in [[Ovristan]], divided from the north by a major mountain range. - It has repeatedly sought sovereignty from Ovristan, with close votes. - Its power grew through ports, trade, technology and the merging of arcane theory with mechanical development. - Traditional magical institutions increasingly believe Arcturox is crossing dangerous boundaries. - This strengthens its connection to [[Keth]], Rift Gates, the Adaptive Engine and [[The Order]].