[@Carantathraiel] Setting: (brief) The city of Ilar, in the southern plains of the known world, on the banks of the River Tyren.  The city is an epicenter of civilization for the region.  The city is divided into three large pieces.  The first being the Commons, which houses the docks, the workshops, and markets the city needs to run its economy.  The commons takes up a good half of the city's actual square footage.  The second piece is the University: the only school of higher education in the region, a privilege of nobility mostly, but some with true skill and talent can find a place there.  It's largely self contained, self governed.  The third piece is the Noble Quarter, which provides the home for the regional Duke, as well as inns and housing for all visiting lords and ladies.  

Plot: (brief) It is said that where people gather together, corruption arises, surely the City of Ilar is no exception.  She is as blemished as she is radiant.  With brothels and drug lords, cutpurses, thieves, mercenaries, money lenders, and just your average crooks as well as a number of religious figures, doctors, saints and all around decent people.  The Commons has a number of churches, both large and small, the university teaches everything from modern philosophy, to magic, to the religious doctrines of all the major religions, to skills of war and battle.  The Seven masters govern the University, while the Iron Law of the Duke rules the lands otherwise, but coin rules them all.  We start off in this world, establishing ourselves, two university students who will be caught up in the world around them.   A rumor will travel on the wind, the death of the King, his heir, and the end of his line.  The Duke of Ilar, seeing his opportunity, calls to arms the city militia, his own forces, and the skilled magics of the University in order to secure the throne.  But the Seven masters refuse, claiming the Duke has no authority to command them to war, and they would not spend the lives of their precious students in such a conflict.


It's pretty character driven, and open to a wide array of twists and turns. If you're interested, I can start working up a character here shortly.  I've already got a few ideas running through my head.