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SHEA  \nby Michael E. Shea  \nDesign and Writing by Michael E. Shea  \nEditing by Scott Fitzgerald Gray  \nCover Art by Allie Brigss  \nInterior Art by Allie Briggs, Bebeto Daroz, Matt Morrow, Danny Pavlov, Bryan Syme, and Zuzanna Wuzyk Cartography by Chloe Bolland and Saga Mackenzie Adventure Maps Based on Original Designs by Dyson Logos Logo Design by Rich Lescouflair  \nPage Design and Layout by Scott Fitzgerald Gray  \nThanks to our Kickstarter backers  \nfor supporting this project!  \nCopyright © 2024 by Michael E. Shea Art copyright © 2024 by the individual artists  \nWebsites referenced in this book can be found at [https://slyflourish.com/](https://slyflourish.com/$$$/)[$$$](https://slyflourish.com/$$$/)[/](https://slyflourish.com/$$$/)[ ](https://slyflourish.com/$$$/)Look for the  symbol (clickable in the PDF) .  \nThis work includes material taken from the A5E System Reference Document (A5ESRD) by EN Publishing [and available at](and available at A5ESRD.com)[ ](and available at A5ESRD.com)[A5ESRD.com](and available at A5ESRD.com), based on Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition, [available at](available at www.levelup5e.com)[ ](available at www.levelup5e.com)[www.levelup5e.com](available at www.levelup5e.com). The A5ESRD is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. International License available at [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode).  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nCHAPTER 1: WELCOME TO THE CITY OF ARCHES  \nAbout This Book A City of Adventure Using the City of Arches  \nIntroductory Scenario: Golgoron Arises  \nCHAPTER 2: GAZETTEER OF THE CITY OF ARCHES  \nPolitics Economics  \nKeys to the Arches Revealing Secrets  \nNPCs of the City of Arches Locations in the City of Arches Factions ofthe City of Arches Events in the City of Arches Encounters in the City of Arches History of the City of Arches  \nCHAPTER 3: THE LOWER REACHES  \nHistory of the Lower Reaches Politics and Economics  \nSecrets and Clues of the Lower Reaches Locations in the Lower Reaches Encounters in the Lower Reaches  \nCHAPTER 4: THE CLIFFS OF THE DEAD  \nBorderlands of Life and Death The Magistrate of Tombs  \nSecrets and Clues of the Cliffs of the Dead Locations in the Cliffs of the Dead Encounters in the Cliffs of the Dead  \nCHAPTER 5: THE ENDLESS WARRENS  \nCaverns Spanning Worlds  \nTraveling to the Endless Warrens Secrets and Clues of the Endless Warrens Locations in the Endless Warrens Encounters in the Endless Warrens  \nCHAPTER 6: SUNKEN REVVIA  \nEntering Sunken Revvia  \nSecrets and Clues of Sunken Revvia Factions of Sunken Revvia Locations in Sunken Revvia Moving through Sunken Revvia NPCs of Sunken Revvia Encounters in Sunken Revvia  \nCHAPTER 7: VAULTS OFTHE NAMELESS KING  \nTraveling to the Vaults Secrets and Clues of the Vaults Locations in the Vaults  \nEncounters in the Vaults ofthe Nameless King  \nCHAPTER 8: THE BORDERLANDS  \nThe Revlend Marshes  \nSecrets and Clues of the Revlend Marshes Locations in the Revlend Marshes Revlend Marshes Location Summary Encounters in the Revlend Marshes The Doorish Hills  \nSecrets and Clues of the Doorish Hills Locations in the Doorish Hills Doorish Hills Location Summary Encounters in the Doorish Hills The Deadlands  \nSecrets and Clues of the Deadlands Locations in the Deadlands Deadlands Location Summary Encounters in the Deadlands  \nCHAPTER 9: WORLDS BEYOND  \nTHE ARCHES  \nKorax—Primeval Land of the Red Star Vynan—The Forgotten Laboratory Terrache—The Jaws of Chaos Maphotar—The Infernal Machine Drendaan—World of Air and Water Eruwynd—The Endless Forest Io—The Forge of Creation Threska—Desert of Dead Gods Drakeholm—Land of Dragons Deathreach—The Endless Dungeon Arkus—World of Dead Temples  \nCHAPTER 10: CAMPAIGN ARCS  \nThe Key of Worlds  \nReturn of the Nameless King Collision of Worlds  \nCHAPTER 11: ADVENTURES  \nThe Obsidian Skull Pit of the Vile Prince The Tomb of Rorathix  \nCHAPTER 12: ADVENT","cbCaipmSmMP7oajH","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipmSmMP7oajH","pdf",7253602,42,"English","# Chapter 1: Welcome to the City of Arches\n## About This Book\n## A City of Adventure Using the City of Arches\n## Introductory Scenario: Golgoron Arises\n# Chapter 2: Gazetteer of the City of Arches\n## Politics and Economics\n## Keys to the Arches\n## NPCs, Locations, Factions, Events, Encounters, History\n# Chapter 3: The Lower Reaches\n## History; Politics and Economics\n## Secrets and Clues; Locations; Encounters\n# Chapter 4: The Cliffs of the Dead\n## Borderlands of Life and Death\n## The Magistrate of Tombs\n## Secrets and Clues; Locations; Encounters\n# Chapter 5: The Endless Warrens\n## Caverns Spanning Worlds\n## Traveling to the Endless Warrens\n## Secrets and Clues; Locations; Encounters\n# Chapter 6: Sunken Revvia\n## Entering Sunken Revvia\n## Secrets and Clues; Factions; Locations\n## Moving through Sunken Revvia; NPCs; Encounters\n# Chapter 7: Vaults of the Nameless King\n## Traveling to the Vaults\n## Secrets and Clues; Locations; Encounters\n# Chapter 8: The Borderlands\n## The Revlend Marshes\n## The Doorish Hills\n## The Deadlands\n## Secrets and Clues; Locations; Encounters\n# Chapter 9: Worlds Beyond the Arches\n## Korax; Vynan; Terrache; Maphotar; Drendaan; Eruwynd; Io\n## Threska; Drakeholm; Deathreach; Arkus\n# Chapter 10: Campaign Arcs\n## The Key of Worlds; Return of the Nameless King; Collision of Worlds\n# Chapter 11: Adventures\n## The Obsidian Skull; Pit of the Vile Prince; The Tomb of Rorathix\n# Chapter 12: Adventure Frameworks\n## Secrets of Summervine Villa; Brother Cavel\n# Appendix A: Villains and Monsters\n# Appendix B: Legendary Figures\n# Appendix C: Adventure Generators\n# Appendix D: World Generator\n# Appendix E: City of Arches\n# Player’s Guide","[{\"question\":\"What is the City of Arches, and how is it positioned in the setting?\",\"answer\":\"The City of Arches stands for thousands of years along a border between this world and others, built where boundaries between planes and realms are naturally thin.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the Gazetteer section of the city include?\",\"answer\":\"The Gazetteer covers politics and economics, keys to the arches, secrets, NPCs, locations, factions, events, encounters, and the city’s history.\"},{\"question\":\"Which regions and themes are covered after the city introduction?\",\"answer\":\"Subsequent chapters expand into the Lower Reaches, the Cliffs of the Dead, the Endless Warrens, Sunken Revvia, the Vaults of the Nameless King, and broader Borderlands areas with locations, secrets, clues, and encounters.\"}]","City of Arches - High-Fantasy City Source Book for Lazy GMs | PDF",1791247843,65]