Living ENWorld:Old Medibaria
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Old Medibaria (the city)
Old Medibaria is the capital of the modern day Kingdom of Medibaria. It's a large town built of ancient stone blocks that have clearly been moved and reused. Once, this place was the capital of an ancient empire, but now it has lost its great influence. Even so, the people here cling to the memory of the Medibarian Empire. The town is built aside and a bit above the ruins of a massive older city, apparently moving towards the nearby river, as the coastline has retreated over time. Old Medibaria has gates. The innkeeper near the gates' daughter's name is Darina. He also has a wife and at least one other daughter.
Old Medibaria has an Acrobats, Jugglers, and Tumblers Guild. They are government sanctioned, and allow only registered guild members to perform on the streets, under penalty of fine and/or imprisonment. The guild house a round stone building, it is also by the Musicians Guild on alternating days. The receptionist at the guildhouse is named Trina, she dresses in gaudy performer's clothes and wears a red ribbon in her hair.
The Old City from the New City: It's to the east, down and out of the New City, not too long of a journey. Exiting the gates, make your way through a silent ruins whose buildings are missing various pieces due in part to crumbling, but mainly due to looting of the stones to build new structures in the New City. Further along is a portion of the ruins that is reasonably well-preserved, missing very few stones and subject to little of the decay evidenced in the surrounding area. Every so often, soft ethereal sounds seem to echo eldritch whispers from amidst the buildings.
Near here is a secret passage into one of the abandoned building's basements. A secret door in the wall behind a serpent statue.
The Academy of the Chromatic Order is located in the Old City.
Misc
Medibarian fashion: Layers of loose linen in browns and whites. Both men and women often wear their lightly-coloured hair long, though the men tend towards lightly-beaded braids and the women sport patterned scarves that help keep their hair spilling down the back in a controlled fashion.
Medibarians are very proud of their heritage and have no small disdain for outlanders.
The formal Medibarian bow: Hands palm up, then bring them together in front of the chest, fingers up and thumbs inwards, and bow the head slightly.
