Ishgard's wars with the dragons further bolstered Ul'dah's alchemical exports. The Holy See's inquisitors also ordered paralysis potions, allegedly to stop self-harm during interrogation. Another order was for single-spell wands to "preserve life" in heretics prior to their sentencing.

Lovely expression used in a level when complaining about the Thaumaturges' Guild falling behind on payments for ether: "I suppose that once their magicks wax full with the ether, they forget the fear of the moonless night." Another calls Ul'dah, "the city of gold and blood."

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I thought it went well. Nevermind the magic gold...

Ul'dah is "Where folk turn sand into gold!" Someone can be "an auroch in Scorpion Crossing." The narrator says: "The Twin Faces of Nald'Thal maintain Their vigil over all that has been and shall be" and "May the Traders Nurture our fortunes as They kindle the flames which burn within us all."

Some souls in Thanalan discover inequality continues in death. Finding they have not been properly embalmed and given headstones, they wander in rage. Such souls are often found near the lichyard of The Church of Saint Adama Landama. The wealthy are buried in stone mausoleums, their bodies treated.

"Let the world fade away to black," he told his apprentice. "Look inside yourself. Find what you feel. Find its color. Accept it. Master it so it does not master you. Now paint the world again. Fire."

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I've never been in love with dice for MMO RP. But sometimes it is fun to use them to reflect character skill or have a bit of tension. Here is one way to use dice outside of the usual pass/fail or opposed rolls. All skills/dice here are hypothetical. This can all be retooled as needed.

Notes on agriculture in Thanalan: Popotos grown outside Ul'dah are from Tural. There is "Garlean Garlic" and "Coerthan Carrots" growing in the hard soil. The latter is known for growing in rocky alpine soil. After The Calamity, the sultana ordered a lentil plantation founded near Nophica's Waters.

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Canyon overlook

Ul'dah is not done with necromancy. Bonekeeper Yayake Yake, a thaumaturge at Arrzaneth Ossuary, studied methods to transpose the soul of the dead into a living body. After 20 years, experiments were successful when souls were transposed into vultures, which promptly escaped.

Ul'dahn artisans sourced "Coblyn Pyrite" as a cheap alternative to Limsan iron during Reconstruction. They also devised a solution to extract traces of metal from low-grade ores. Coblyns are fed such ores. The impurities pass. The coblyn is then thrown in a forge, killed, and pure metal remains.