Paradeisos
Paradeisos (pahr-uh-dees-ohs), the City of Celestials, is one of the thirteen Cities of Norn, situated in the former territory of Koweiki the Wise. The current Champion of Paradeisos is Icarus Finch.
History
Champion Challenge history
The current Champion of Paradeisos is Icarus Finch. Past champions include:
- Axl Armenteros
- Humbert Bilberry
- Piper Le Rouge
- Ayene Teshale
- Orlyss Dorxina
- Carmen Ward
- Blair Bishop
Architecture and geography
A true “city on a hill”, Paradeisos can be seen for miles on the eastern coast of Norn. Its mirrored buildings catch the sun as it rises, sending rays of light across the city and down into the surrounding valleys.[1]
Tourism
Paradeisos is designed with permanent residents in mind, but the city maintains an array of tourist destinations for visitors:
- Pegasus Hang Gliding is a popular destination for thrill seekers, and the hill is a hotspot for skiing, snowboarding, and sledding in the winter months.
- The Celestial Cineplex is the largest movie theater complex in Norn, boasting the "best movie-going experience on the continent," and features 3D documentaries recreating the lives and conflicts of the Lords.
- The Cathedral, built by Koweiki the Wise’s minions, is a domed structure filled with colorful stained glass, slanted mirrors, and murals of Koweiki the Wise's deeds. It also serves as the apartment of the Champion of Paradeisos. It is said that on clear days, the view from the top of the Cathedral stretches all the way to the smoke-filled cityscape of Charborough and the green towers of Highacre.
Infrastructure and institutional research
Paradeisos invests heavily in public works projects and many families move to the city for its highly-rated school districts.
The city has purchased many Lord-related relics from the other twelve regions in order to install them in the Corridor of Lords, a museum dedicated to the history of the Lords. The artifacts within range from the toadstool drinkware used by the pixies of Folkloure to the shell of one of the beetles of Temetul itself.
The current Champion, Icarus, sponsors archaeological digs and magical investigations in order to preserve as many pieces of the past as possible, as well as providing funding to the Pinnacle Creature Research Laboratory.
Paradeisos has also invested heavily in magical technology, and is home to the headquarters and main factory of Channel 13 Entertainment. The headquarters, a helix-shaped building that reflects golden light in waves across the horizon, dominates the skyline next to Cadrus Coliseum, the domed building where Icarus hosts his fights. The factory is tucked away on the southern side of the city, a squat building with walls of mirrored obsidian and Leo Ilirona-shaped gargoyles. Ilirona has helped the city patent new magitechnology, such as the demiplane buses that take up the space of a small car but can fit up to 75 people and the Beatific Buds, robotic cherubs that can be rented as babysitters, chaperones, or other types of guardians.
Notes
- ↑ Visitors are strongly encouraged to bring sunglasses.
