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The Radiance
The Radiance is the result of an error of city planning that persisted and compounded over many centuries and was thought to be one of the key reasons why the capitol was moved to Elysium with the dawn of magitech. As the old capitol grew its main housing areas in South Palmock, and the infrastructure therein, failed to up-scale to meet the new population density, and rather than take drastic measures to fix it the governors of the time took the cheap option to just keep building, leading to perpetual congestion and squalor. By the time real attention was directed to it the problem was beyond fixing, the whole district was condemned, and a new platform dropped on it with magitech. That platform became known as The Radiance. The Radiance is by far the most modern part of the Commons and its most striking feature, boasting architecture in styles that hasn't yet even made its way into the noble districts. Its theatres, restaurants and gymnasiums are a favourite haunt of the emerging upper-middle class.
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Palmock Odeon
Only the truly pretentious take the name of a place that no-longer exists. The Palmock Odeon sits on the northernmost edge of The Radiance; the theatre's seating taking advantage of the sloping at the edge of the platform where it falls away several hundred feet to the city below. Known for hosting alternative theatrical productions and supporting the works of up-and-coming composers and playwrights the Palmock Odeon draws an eclectic crowd and is never a boring place to be.
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Seven Tankards Downed
The Seven Tankards Downed, celebrated by a hanging sign depicting a row of three flagons stood upside down upon four more in typical, drinking-game fashion, is the most prominent and well reviewed pub in Valencia. It enjoys this title despite being positioned relatively unfavourably in the shadow of The Radiance by not putting on airs and remaining affordable and approachable to anyone and everyone. Boisterous and loud, the Seven Tankards Downed nevertheless retains a reputation for being safe and well-maintained, thanks in no small part to a well-developed magitech security system for use in emergencies.
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West Riverside "Old Town"
Old Town, or to use the official name for the district, West Riverside, is as the name implies one of the oldest parts of Valencia, though even it does not still have the same buildings as were in place when the city was founded. Gaining a degree of recognition as a cultural heritage site, the district - once falling into disrepair - has seen a recent restoration effort that caused a vast increase in property values. None the less it remains a place only a select few with a sense of nostalgia for a previous age would choose to live as it lacks some of the amenities of modern living in the rest of the city and dwarfed by the much taller modern buildings around the district it gets little natural light. Old Town would be a good place to start for a character whose upbringing and financial situation is wholly unremarkable.
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