Soulstagne
Purgatory. The in-between. Whatever you may call it, if you have never been dead, you aren’t getting in. Some say the gates are guarded by Lucifer, or even the God of Death himself. Others just think it’s a magical field in which the living cannot enter. Death is a natural part of life...and the souls that reside within are countless. Literally.
Those who can enter:
Anyone who has died at any given time. Even if life breathes in their veins, if they have crossed over once, they can enter.
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Soulstagne is NOT a vortex of souls. Should your character have beliefs that decide where their soul arrives after life, then that is where they will end. Soulstagne is an 'in between'.
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If you wish to have your recently killed character stay here, that is fine. Just remember, they will be ghosts otherwise stated in the death post. If your character comes back as a spirit or ghost or some similar type, they will not be able to leave Soulstagne until resurrected. If they enter already dead or undead (With a body), they can come and go as they please.
Books to Die For
A place to buy books… Books from times long past, books freshly printed. You can find the manuscripts of writers who never finished their work, the treaties of kingdoms long past, and other incredibly strange things the dead have left over the thousands of years the world has been turning. The shop is run by a skeleton named Bones who pretends to be a human, wearing the skin of… Someone else. Don’t ask, for he won’t tell.
Brainless Benny's
Run by a zombie who is missing his entire brain but keeps on chugging, Brainless Benny’s is a tavern that caters to the undead, though it serves the living on the occasion of that time of the year when the living and dead join hands in harmony. Many strange alcohols and foods can be found here, the kind of stuff which honestly would not be out of place in a place like Vex Mora.
Ghostly Ores
A blacksmithing shop run by a man named Zed, who is known for the quality of his weapons. Of course, all of his weapons are magically enchanted so as to be wield-able by the undead, meaning ghosts. However, he has expressly banned any sort of silver within the grounds of the shop, refusing to work with the material. Given many of the city’s people are weak to the substance, it’s not hard to see why.
Ghoulish Delights
Ghoulish Delight, one of the highest class restaurants in all of Soulstagne. It is known for serving all sorts of undead and technically not alive individuals, since… Who else would come to eat at a restaurant in Soulstagne? Everything they serve is strange. Food even a ghost can taste, meat that is discerningly similar to human flesh but the owner swears is artificial meat that only tastes like man, and blood for a drink. It also, during that time of the year when Soulstagne opens its doors to mortals, serves “normal food”. The place is run by a man named Geoff Lastover, who nobody can quite manage to figure out what type of undead they’re supposed to be.
Potions for Zombies
A potion shop that specializes in mixtures that affect the undead. A very popular item is corpse preservation items, since believe it or not skincare isn’t exclusive to the realm of the living. The shop is known even for producing potions that can mimic blood for vampires to consume safely. It is, in fact, run by a vampire, a man named Berlyn.
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Afterlife Midwife
A healer’s shop and midwife’s, the healer who runs it specializing in magic that is capable of healing the spirits and bodies of the undead. She is a very kind if quiet woman, supposedly the product of a mad scientist’s experiments who decided on a better path than such insanity. Her name is Franka, and she makes sure a patient never leaves unsatisfied. Though, one has to wonder… How does one deliver the child of an undead?
The Aftermind
The Aftermind is the oddly named academy that exists within the city of Soulstagne, catering exclusively to the undead. The owner of the academy, Xytharian the Lich, has retired from waging war against the living in other lands to dedicate himself to teaching those whose lives have already ended. After all, even after you’re dead it’s never too late to learn, so long as you have a mind!
Biting Bites
A butcher’s shop that specifically caters to the needs of the undead. Have an unrelenting hankering for human flesh? Biting Bites has you covered, though they promise the meat they provide isn’t actual human flesh. The owner of Ghoulish Delight is said to get his meat from there, so this is considered trustworthy enough… Hopefully. It is run by a big undead named Borsk.