Atop the Holy City Summit, a steaming hot pot kept the bitter cold and outside turmoil at bay.
Meanwhile, the Holy City below, and indeed the entire Continent, was plunged into unprecedented turmoil by a decision promulgated through a Papal Imperial Decree.
"A 'Tower of Aofa' is to be established in the Holy City to select the gifted for the systematic study and instruction of the Path of Elemental Perception, Energy Manipulation, and Material Transformation. It shall exist in parallel with and complement the current Holy System, so that we may explore the world's secrets, uncover latent power, and prepare for future changes."
This decree, issued in the name of Pope Vesta I, spread rapidly through every level of the Holy City's institutions. Then, through the Church Court's channels, it began to sweep across the nations of the Continent like a hurricane.
