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Wyrmwood is a magical town in Termanistan. It has no fixed location, but moves from place to place.

Description

By some called the City with no Name, most people call Wyrmwood well, Wyrmwood. It is a peculiar place - hard to find yet not hidden, just never where you expect it to be. Some say it wanders the land on the shell of a giant tortoise, others that it is assembled by the Night People or a travelling circus. It has even been known to grow slowly out of the ground or to suddenly have been a permanent part of a city for centuries.

It is a free haven for anarchists, escapees and free-thinkers, and is open to any- and everyone. Powerful entities are trying to hunt it down, but it seems to always escape at the last possible moment.

History

Wyrmwood's history stretches back to the arcanist Viliethon Meandemarch, who designed his tower to have a layout he could change on his whim. The architect, the spirit Ze'an Knixeract, was bound into the fabric of the tower to enact Viliethon's will. After the master's death the spirit grew increasingly bored and some say insane. After a few centuries the tower just up and left, and reports of the ambulating town started appearing.

Locations

Wyrmwood Library

Just as Wyrmwood is a runaway part of Termanistan, so Wyrmwood Library is a runaway part of the Great Library. It consists of the most unruly books - those who resent being categorized, books that have run away from their masters, and others who simply prefer the atmosphere and milieu of free thought and discussion fostered by Wyrmwood's special status.

On the library's shelves, in its chairs and simply floating in the air, you can find books on the most diverse subjects, having discussions of philosophy, magical theory, physics and politics. Within the library's walls no subject is beyond discussion, and so the occasional fight is to be expected.

The Pyramid of Elements

At the center of Wyrmwood, in the town square, sits a peculiar stepped pyramid; its steps are made from the purest elements - the first step is of earth, the second of water, followed by fire and then air. Atop that is a layer of negative energy, then positive.

Notable citizens

• Xenthasto is the head librarian at Wyrmwood Library. He is a death slaad and immensely proud of it. While his magical powers seem limited, his knowledge of which books exist and where to find the information you need is nigh limitless.

• Roger, High Priest of the Elements, likely is neither a high priest, nor has much knowledge of the elements, but he can always be found in front of the Pyramid of Elements, chanting praise to the element of the day or ranting about how he has been the victim of a terrible wrongdoing.

Trivia

Wyrmwood is roughly divided into nine districts, each related to an alignment. While not an immutable truth, it's evident that lawful good creatures tend toward the north-western corner, and chaotic evil ones toward south-east.

Being an anarchic place at heart, Wyrmwood has little in the way of a police force or the like. Beware though, those who consider themselves part of such. They tend to hit hard and fast, and are either slaves to some unbreakable law or whoever pays them.