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When the wind blows, the City speaks. Thru coiling stone streets, from the mouths of gargoyles, it whispers; the Committee listens, and then they build. 
 
Only the Committee may permit new developments; unauthorized constructions are torn down, or fall in on themselves, struck down by the City itself. Seen from above, the City streets spell a message no one can read.
 
Under their rule, the City prospers. Two wars, a falling star, and Fate herself could not yoke its thundering economy.

If you are reading this, you are a member of The Eldon Planning Committee.

Yours is a Society of urban planners.

You are expected to support the arts, and to be cordial with your fellows. You are expected to protect the City from harm; you have no such obligations to its people.

Exspiravit interra.

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SKILLS - CANTRIPS

• Architecture - You can always find the stairs. You know exactly which walls/beams to collapse in order to bring down the ceiling.
• Driving - You can always find your car. No one can mess with your car if you aren’t in it, and you can park it anywhere without consequences.
• Dowsing - You can always find water. You can use your hand as a metal detector.
• Logistics - You can always find high ground. You muster twice the men you paid for.
• Gravedigging - You can always find a grave. You can dig a coffin-sized hole in 10 minutes, regardless of weather or soil condition.
• Parapsychology - You can always find a ghost. So long as you are not disliked by the local ghosts, you may request the assistance of a spectral hand. It can move light objects slowly and is not strong enough to deal damage.
• Anatomy - You can always find a vein. Given an unaware subject with a comprehensible anatomy, you can stun them with a pinch, chop, or jab to the pressure points.
• Mathematics - You can always find 𝑥. You can estimate distance, weight, and time with unsettling accuracy.

At B template, you know the rite of open doors, by which one fills a house with ghosts. After three months of rearranging, the house can be considered haunted: doors will lock when unattended, chimneys will howl, and cold spots will appear throughout the demense. 

At C template, you always know exactly how many secret rooms, doors, and passageways are on the current floor.