Map to the City Below

Latest revision as of 02:06, 6 August 2026

Overview

This title is appointed by the League Assembly

The Map to the City Below is an Imperial title awarded to a citizen of the League. The motion to construct - and cede to Sung - the Chamber of Euphony was raised by Genoveva Barossa d'Apulian, as the Senator for Spiral, during the Spring Equinox 387YE.

The Map to the City Below has a responsibility to encourage the spread of magic, music, and mystery in Apulian, and oversees the Chamber of Euphony. The title was created as a result of an opportunity presented in the The play that came to Apulian wind of fortune.

Responsibilities

The Map to the City Below is responsible for encouraging the spread of magic, music, and mystery in Apulian. In addition, if the Chamber of Euphony were to come under threat, it would be the responsibility of the Map to the City Below to respond to those threats.

Powers

Crystal Fire

Crystal Fire from the City Below
171 rings	4 crystal fire
373 rings	7 crystal fire
676 rings	11 crystal fire
878 rings	13 crystal fire

The Map to the City Below has access to a ministry, which allows the holder to purchase crystal fire at a set price. The Chamber of Euphony is visited by several heralds of the Spiral Dancer, and they are willing to sell shards of the dark mineral. The Map to the City Below makes their decision on how much money to spend during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and vis is placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.

Bound to the City

The Map to the City Below is bound to the city and benefits from a unique gift from Sung. There is some uncertainty as to what being "bound" to the city actually means.

The current belief of Apulian magicians is that the Map will usually be the first to know if the city is threatened by an eternal. Or that the Map will know about any threat as soon as Sung does. Or that Sung will know about any threat as soon as the Map does. At least one of those things is definitely true, possibly all of them. Straight answers are rare with some Night eternals, and none more so than the Lord of Illusions.

Effigy of the Night Singer

The Map to the City Below also receives an ambergelt effigy each season that can be used to submit a question to Sung, using the ritual Clear Counsel of the Everflowing River.

Sofonisba Amilcara of the City Below, Map to the City Below

Appointment

The Map to the City Below is a national position which is appointed by judgement of the League Assembly.

The Map to the City Below is appointed during the Spring Equinox each year. They can be revoked by the General Assembly, the League Assembly, and the Assembly of the Nine.

Summit	Elected	Votes
Spring Equinox 388YE	Sofonisba Amilcara of the City Below	156 Votes

Recent Elections

This title is currently held by Sofonisba Amilcara of the City Below; it will be reelected at Spring Equinox 389YE. The table to the right shows the citizens who have been elected to hold this title in the years since Empress Britta died.

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 The Map to the City Below has access to a ministry, which allows the holder to purchase [[crystal fire]] at a set price. The Chamber of Euphony is visited by several heralds of the [[Sung|Spiral Dancer]], and they are willing to sell shards of the dark mineral. The Map to the City Below makes their decision on how much money to spend during downtime from their character page. Money is removed from, and vis is placed into, the character's inventory when the downtime is processed.
+===Bound to the City===
+The Map to the City Below is bound to the city and benefits from a unique gift from [[Sung]]. There is some uncertainty as to what being "''bound''" to the city actually means.
+The current belief of Apulian magicians is that the Map will usually be the first to know if the city is threatened by an eternal. Or that the Map will know about any threat as soon as Sung does. Or that Sung will know about any threat as soon as the Map does. At least one of those things is definitely true, possibly all of them. Straight answers are rare with some Night eternals, and none more so than the ''Lord of Illusions''.
 ===Effigy of the Night Singer ===
 The Map to the City Below also receives an [[Clear_Counsel_of_the_Everflowing_River#Preparing_the_Question|ambergelt effigy]] each season that can be used to submit a question to Sung, using the ritual [[Clear Counsel of the Everflowing River]].
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 ==Appointment==
 The Map to the City Below is a national position which is [[Appointment|appointed]] by [[judgement]] of the [[Assembly#The_National_Assemblies|League Assembly]].