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====The City Of Memories====
Also known as the Grey Paradise - strange, anomalous underground city in the Mansus dug into the stone, overlooking the Sea of Mists. It appears as an eclectic mix of various different cities across the Histories, particularly places the Way-Light is fond of. It is dimly lit by wisps and neon lights. Despite being indoors, it is always raining. It is a maze that looks different to each who visit it - You might turn around, and see a completely different path than the one you came from. But if you know the hidden doors, you can find your way to many... Special rooms.
====Rainwalker Gallery====
A round plaza, built into the edge of a cliff, accessible through the City. It has many little cafés and commodities on its sides, and a massive black marble obelisk in the middle lit by ever-present fireflies. You can sit by the railing and see the Sea of Mists from there. The Rain-Walker occasionally holds parties in this place.
====The Grand Observatory====
Sometimes, also referred to as the "Hall of Memories". A magnificent tower, built entirely from bronze. Its walls are lined with windows leading nowhere, yet light comes from behind them. Their colourful stained glass depicts scenes from various mythologies across the Histories - Favouring tales about trickster gods and mystical guides. Its ceiling is covered in twinkling stars, with silver threads connecting them into the guiding constellations used by navigators and sailors.
In this room, The Way-Light stores most of his personal collections. The centerpiece of the highest room is an extremely detailed, firefly-lit fountain shaped as a weeping weasel, with a solemn expression, made of stone and marble, whose every tear is the final raindrop of a storm that never happened. The displays hold many oddities - Maps of cities that don't exist, little pearls containing various memories that have been sacrificed to him by his followers. Other items containing abstract emotions - Speaking a new word for the first time, walking somewhere new, feeling sunlight after being indoors a little too long, Becoming aware of the seasons' changing, that strange feeling of existential dread you get if you think too much about yourself, standing before something of unspeakable majesty and becoming aware of your place in the universe. Sometimes, there are other things. An amulet and a note from an ambitious young lady, a single remaining memory from somebody who subsumed themselves, a vial of blood from a certain follower, the broken glasses of an old friend... All the things he considers valuable. Except for the paintings - those are kept in the Gallery.
It is a place of deep peace and contemplation, unknown to any of his followers, or Names. The observatory is a well-kept secret, and most believe it does not truly exist.
===The Histories===