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Phoenicium

Phoenicium

The Phoenicium is a City of Sigmar found at the foot of the Arborean Mountain in Ghyran and the one of the Seeds of Hope.[7a]

It is noted as being a beacon of culture in the Mortal Realms, filled with beautiful art, architecture, and amber statuary as well as places of learning where the aelves strive to recreate all that had been lost in ages past.[3]

History

During the Age of Myth the city of Aelfgrove[4b] was encased in amber and became an enigmatic ruin, haunted by strange entities and inhabited by bands of wanderers and brigands. The ruins were preserved for hundreds of years in amber from the Arborean Mountain after the lower slopes of the mountain were torn asunder during a battle and a tidal wave of sticky sap was released, engulfing the city and the helpless combatants before solidifying into a giant glacier of hardened amber. The ruins would stay this way during the Age of Chaos, untouched by either Nurgle or Alarielle if not for its discovery by the Anointed of the Phoenix Temple, after defeating a Rotbringer host at the Dreamloss Realmgate.[1][4a][5a]

The Phoenixes of the Phoenix Temple did an aerial dance that turned the amber into golden mist, freeing the city for the first time in centuries. The golden mist persists to the present day both cloaking its wondrous promenades and white marble towers in a warming haze and defending it from enemies who are transformed into amber statues if they stray too close and added to the gleaming ramparts. With the help of the Stormcast, the Sylvaneth and the Azyrite people, they resettled the nameless city and named it Phoenicium.[1][4a]

In the wake of the Necroquake, large numbers of Nighthaunt attacked the city. Despite overwhelming the city's garrison, the gheists simply terrorized the population for a time before dissipating.[9a]

Government

Much like the rest of the Cities of Sigmar it is governed by a Grand Conclave. The head of its Conclave is known as a Master Patriarch.[6]

Society

This is the centre of the Phoenix Temple's power in the Mortal Realms and many worshippers of the Ur-Phoenix make their pilgrimage to the Phoenicium, the holy city of their deity. Aelves are the dominant culture in the Phoenicium, in terms of both population and seats in the Grand Conclave but they recognise a kinship with their fellow races and welcome both duardin and humans into the city, although only aelves may serve in the armies of the Phoenix Temple. For many aelves descending from the great civilisations lost during the Age of Chaos, the city is a testament to their former glory and they occupy themselves with art and enlightened study as their ancestors did in ages past symbolising the metaphorical rise of the Ur-Phoenix.[4a]

Military

Rulers of the Phoenicium prefer to see their home city as a beacon of culture instead of a military stronghold but its standing armies are both ready and eager to defend its borders. When war calls Flamespyre and Frostheart Phoenixes descend from their roosts on the Arborean Mountain with mournful cries that boost the resolve of the city's defenders. In battle the precise swings of the elite Phoenix Guard combined with rains of magical gouts of ice and fire unleashed by phoenixes reduce the enemies of the city into piles of ash and shattered ice in their wake.[4a]

Locations

Inhabitants

The city is considered an epicenter of Aelven culture.[4a]

Notable Inhabitants

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Cities of Sigmar Order
Collegiate Arcane • Darkling Covens • Devoted of Sigmar • Dispossessed • Eldritch Council • Freeguild • Ironweld Arsenal • Lion Rangers • Order Draconis • Order of Azyr • Order Serpentis • Phoenix Temple • Scourge Privateers • Shadowblades • Swifthawk Agents • Wanderers
Background Azyrites • Grand Conclaves • Reclaimed • Sigmar's Empire • Dawnbringer Crusades • Free Anvilgard • Goldjackets • Motor Vehicles
Major Currencies Aether-gold Ingot • Aqua Ghyranis • Comet • Glimmering • Lethisian charm • Realmstone
Sapients Aelf • Draconith • Duardin • Gargant • Gholemkind • Humans • Ogor • Phoenix • Skink • Spite • Stormcast • Sylvaneth • Warhawk
Settlements City of Sigmar • Black Ark • Freeguild Fortress • Sigmarite Strongpoint • Swifthawk Eyrie • White Tower
Magic & Prayers Lore (Cinder • Collegiate Arcane • Dark Sorcery • Eagles • Ghurish Heartlands • Illumination • Leaves • Phoenix • Smog • Umbral Spite • Whitefire) • List of Unit spells (Collegiate Arcane • Darkling Covens • Eldritch Council • Wanderers) • Scripture (Morda • Rune Lore) • List of Unit prayers (List of Unit prayers/Devoted of Sigmar • List of Unit prayers/Dispossessed)
Free Cities
Fortress Cities Capital Fortress Cities Excelsis • Hammerhal Aqsha • Hammerhal Ghyra • Lethis • Misthåvn • Settler's Gain • Vindicarum
Seeds of Hope Greywater Fastness • Living City • Phoenicium
Cities of Flame Anvilgard† • Hallowheart • Tempest's Eye
Great Cities of Azyr Azyrheim • Grimpeak • Hallowstar • Nordrath • Skydock • Stardock • Starhold
Cities of Aqshy Anvalor • Brighthall† • Brightspear • Callidium • Draconium† • Edassa • Fort Denst • Ipsala • Irrigation Keep • New Harrazan† • Rozh • Vandium
Cities of Chamon Anvilspire • Eshunna • Greenfire • Helmgard† • Ravensbach • Sephyrum† • Tabar • Tansis† • Uliashtai
Cities of Ghur Accar† • Bilgeport • Cartha† • Colonnade† • Concordia • Earthquake City • Esthu'dor† • Everquake City† • Izalend • Matarka† • Seven Words • Shu'gohl • Skyheld • Skythane • Sundsfor • Tantalum† • Thornwall† • Veldtwend
Cities of Ghyran Colostrum • Dagoleth • Druhiel of the Pines • Everyth • Fort Gardus • Heldenhammer's Triumph • Houndsgate† • Kernelstone • Kranzinnport† • Kurnothea • Lifestone • Oak's Heart • Slicston • Sludgemoot • Supcliffe • Xil'anthos
Cities of Hysh Celestrium • City of Prisms • Tor Limina
Cities of Shyish Arbitrium† • Astronica • Aventhis • City of Sighs • Cotherquill • Gholdenhal • Glimmerheart • Glymmsforge • Gravespurn • Gravewild • Lugol† • Monsam Spire • Mhurghast • Thanator's Manse • Oasis of Gazul • Port Sorrow • Twinned Towns of Belvegrod (Eastdale • Westreach) • Veilgard • Westport
Cities of Ulgu Barbed Promise • Darkdelve • Desperance • Duskhenge† • Gaolintar • Greyspire • Harkraken's Bane • Hollenwald • Murmurus • New Sadoria† • Scant Hope • Tarnastipol • Umbramox
Unspecified Alshime • Anvilheim† • Blackwall† • Bleinham† • Catransa† • Celestrius† • Farcrag • Galdheart† • Heldelium† • Holdash • Pilgrim's Reach • Shanskir • Sigmar's Reach† • Taberna† • Tallowreach† • Thraesh
Units
Collegiate Arcane Alchemite Warforger • Battlemage • Celestial Hurricanum • Griffon • Luminark of Hysh • Warhorse
Darkling Covens Black Dragon • Black Guard • Bleaksword • Darkshard • Dreadspear • Executioner • Sorceress
Devoted of Sigmar Excelsior Warpriest • Flagellant • War Altar of Sigmar • Warhorse • Warrior Priest • Witch Hunter
Dispossessed Hammerer • Ironbreaker • Irondrake • Longbeard • Quarreller • Runelord • Thunderer • Unforged • Warden King • Dispossessed Warrior
Eldritch Council Archmage • Dragon • Drakeseer • Loremaster • Swordmaster
Freeguilds Post-Reformation Freeguild Cavalier • Freeguild Command Corps (Arch-Knight • Corpus Somni • Great Herald • Mascot Gargoylian • Soul Shepherd • War Surgeon • Whisperblade) • Freeguild Fusilier • Freeguild Marshal (Freeguild Cavalier-Marshal) • Freeguild Steelhelm • Fusil-Major • Ironweld Great Cannon • Relic Envoy • Ogor Warhulk • Wildercorps Hunter • Griffon
Pre-Reformation Demigryph • Demigryph Knight • Freeguild Archer • Freeguild Crossbowman • Freeguild General • Freeguild Greatsword • Freeguild Guard • Freeguild Handgunner • Freeguild Outrider • Freeguild Pistolier • Griffon • Steed • Warhorse
Ironweld Arsenal Ironweld Cannon • Ironweld Great Cannon • Cogsmith • Gunmaster • Gyrobomber • Gyrocopter • Helblaster Volley Gun • Helstorm Rocket Battery • Organ Gun • Steam Tank
Lion Rangers War Lion • White Lion • White Lion Chariot
Order Draconis Aelven Purebreed • Dragon • Dragon Blade • Dragon Noble • Dragonlord
Order of Azyr Witch Hunter • Vampire Hunter
Order Serpentis Black Dragon • Drakespawn • Drakespawn Chariot • Drakespawn Knight • Dreadlord • War Hydra
Phoenix Temple Anointed • Phoenix (Flamespyre • Frostheart) • Phoenix Guard
Scourge Privateers Core Black Ark Corsair • Black Ark Fleetmaster • Dark Steed • Kharibdyss • Scourgerunner Chariot
Ships Black Ark • Reaver-ship • Wolf-ship
Shadowblades Assassin • Dark Rider • Shadowmare • Shadow Warrior
Swifthawk Agents Aelven Purebreed • Swifthawk Chariot • Griffon • High Warden • Reaver • Shadow Warrior • Skycutter • Skywarden • Spireguard • Swiftfeather Hawk
Wanderers Bird of Prey • Eternal Guard • Fey Steed • Glade Guard • Nomad Prince • Sister of the Thorn • Sister of the Watch • Spellweaver • Wayfinder • Waystrider • Waywatcher • Wild Rider • Wildwood Ranger
Special Unique Brethren of the Bolt • Heroes of Ulfenkarn (Brutogg Corpse-Eater • Cleona Zeitengale • Emelda Braskov • Glaurio ven Alten III • Jelsen Darrock • Octren Glimscry) • Hexbane's Hunters • Tahlia Vedra • Ven Denst family (Galen • Doralia) • Zenestra
Characters
Deities Alarielle • Dracothion • Gazul • Gorkamorka • Great Sotek • Grimnir • Grungni • Khaine • Lion God of Edassa • Malerion • Morrda • Nagash • Ozol • Ranald • Scuttling Queen • Sigmar • Teclis • Tyrion • Ur-Phoenix • Valaya
Collegiate Arcane Aelhad • Ahom • Phylebius Crade • Dhowmer • Ilesha Dune • Jerob • Maerilla
Darkling Covens Drusa Kraeth • Felion • Thajara • Lichis Evermourn • Naeve Umbraborne • Ulien
Devoted of Sigmar Templesen • Masudro Yaleh • Elethrus Vinx • Pontifex Zenestra
Dispossessed Grombrindal • Idenkor Stonbrak
Eldritch Council Aliadrenne Verentrai • Eldorel • Huras
Freeguild Docheval • Katrik le Guillion • Kyukain Hammer-Friend • Iscilla Thorian • Tahlia Vedra
Ironweld Arsenal Quentelm Boros • Claudio Herzborg • Owain Volker • Dornisson • Jorik Grunndrak • Mahk
Lion Rangers Kuva • Thystra
Order Draconis Sethril Brightblade
Order of Azyr Ammos Varon • Aemos Duncarrow • Armand Callis • Brydget Axwold • Hanniver Toll • Haskel Hexbane • Jelsen Darrock • Maleneth Witchblade • Quiet Pock
Order Serpentis Vulmir
Phoenix Temple Torelith
Scourge Privateers Arika Zenthe • Dreiloch Nar • Kraggua • Levrid Zenthe • Oscus • Salekh • Sawfang Sakur • Taras Nightscour • Theriel Kaltis • Vizrin Kyre • Yhuveth Trask • Zarkland Zenthe
Shadowblades Maleneth Witchblade • Maslaer • Raelyn
Swifthawk Agents Aedarys • Aethrian • Gossamon • Ilnarion • Thindrael Anyaerios • Haladra
Wanderers Ayaela • Ferasaen • Gallanglaen • Maesa • Aelyn Melethryl
Others Shevanya Arclis • Zane Delorius • Nadian Greenspur • Drobjorn Ironsen • Valius Maliti • Sevastean Mench • Lyssa Revenya • Mistress Verentia • Yarga-Sjuhan
Armoury • Artwork • Miniatures • Icons • Vehicles

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