Zantaric

Zantaric could be called La'marri’s polar opposite. It’s another free-for-all village, independent of any governments, where anyone may come…but unlike La’marri, it attracts those people with a tendency toward shadier dealings. Mages dabbling in forbidden arts make a living here, and various outlaws and criminals may make a pit stop here to hide out or conduct business. Zantaric’s philosophy? Everyone’s business is strictly their own. If someone murders another inhabitant of Zantaric? It’s no big deal, and chances are a blind eye will be turned toward the ordeal—unless, of course, such an event happens to affect anyone else. It’s their business, and only the business of those involved. So, in a nutshell, it’s the perfect criminal hideout. Not the safest one; there’s no guarantee that one won’t be back-stabbed by someone else for no good reason, but it’s pretty damned good in the scheme of things.

This is definitely not a village one would want to stop and ask for directions at. An ignorant person, or just someone who isn’t very experienced with this kind of environment, could easily end up dead or simply very, very messed up.

While there is a general lack of unity among the village as everyone is basically just looking out for their own interests, that’s not to say there is no unity at all. People tend to be protective of what they consider to be theirs, so if the village were to fall under attack for whatever reason, chances are, the people would defend it, and given the high population of mages, most with little to no inhibition when it comes to using the deadly magics they practice, attacking the village for whatever reason would be pretty darned stupid.

Zantaric is located in the Southern portion of Le'raana near a jagged mountain range that may have once been volcanic (there are rumored to be lava fields nearby, though very few people venture that far) and an ancient, secluded forest that seems to be gradually withering away. Deep within the woods, an old, abandoned temple also lies. While some inhabitants may use the temple as a place of worship—no one religion lays claim to the temple—more often than not it is used as a secluded spot to conduct business deals.