The city of Angels at the very north pole of the world. Centered around the White Tower. Inside a wall that burns anyone alive who attempts to enter uninvited. Mortals may be invited inside if they bring a relic deemed worthy (by inscrutable standards).
S14 Background
The pale sun looms watching, fixed in the sky above the White Tower in the North, which is surrounded by the enormous City of Aseraphal. It is from the city the Church of the White Crown serves the will of the Angels, beautiful and terrible gods that rule over your world.
It is said that the lands of Aseraphal exist in a perfect and perpetual Spring, blooming with beautiful flowers of all variety and hue, where behind its enormous white stone walls those who have been accepted by the Church and proven themselves devout to the angels enjoy all the splendor of the their blessings.
One of the known ways to prove yourself to the Angels is to bring a relic from ancient times to them. Sometime they will find the offering sufficient, and grant the supplicant admission inside the walls; other times they will turn the offering away as insufficient, and none know why. Merrick has been rumored to be turned away more times than any, despite having offered some powerful artifacts in his time.
History Divergence Note
This world’s history contains sparse reference to the existence of the Octurne, but the arrival of the Octurne is not an explicit part of the history understood in this world. Rather, the City of Aseraphal predates recorded history with no record of the city’s construction.