Central Island

A small town existing on the oversized, dormant lava dome in the Caldera

Though not a large city by most standards, Central Island is unique for housing two primary cultural groups, the Followers of Corvus who hail the sanctity of Central Island's dome, and the scientific community studying the volcano beneath it. Though the two groups can and do overlap in mission and scope, leadership within the group occasionally comes to conflict over handling of issues which fall too far into one camp or the other. Though the two groups have managed to work together (and pick their battles) in most cases, there are many issues that fall technically in areas of perpetual bureaucratic red tape (even deliberately overlooked by administration to avoid further conflict or antagonization of a particular group). As a result, inhabitants have made due with workaround solutions, ranging from the inventive to the secretive to the amusingly make-do.

The Scorium (Hall of Volcanistry)

• The Science District is home to scientific outposts focused on the study of various aspects of the dormant volcano (ranging from the practical to the mystical, and from the profitable to the philosophical). With most occupants often operating on temporary leases, the buildings in this district are a good source of specialized (if rotating) information and skillsets, with a few more permanent Centers providing consistent storefronts for information and services.

• The Scorium: Though officially called The Hall of Volcanistry, this permanent home to the study of the Caldera Volcano is more commonly referred to as The Scorium, nicknamed for the deposits of scoria that dominate the Hall's architecture. The frothy basaltic black and red rocks, best identified by a porous structure created by an abundance of hot gas, is a metaphor not lost on Hall residents and outsiders alike as they navigate Scorium politics.

The All-Seeing Eye

Central Island is considered under the generosity of Corvus

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