is my current "project." A dark fantasy world, during an early industrial period (1830s-ish). This is part of a longer series of in-depth looks at prominent neighborhoods in the City of Curses. The University is led by the, a figure associated with academia and more lovecraftian horrors.conquered the world over ten thousand years ago. Since then, they've lost knowledge of spaceflight and other magic. Tiny, feral halflings, you only call them that at your own peril.is known as the Divine Empire, and it is also dominated by the. The Church of the Twins is centered on two goddesses, the Summer Rose and the Black Rose. Ith , where Crux is located, is known as the Sorcerous Republic. The University and thebased there are central to its own independence, which it only won two decades ago.