Civitas is the name of a demiplane, a man-made mini plane, that is one, big city. The city is home to all types of races from the Central Planes, but many men and gnomes are found in Civitas. Civitas was created by a powerful wizard known as "The Gray Old One" made Civitas circa. 1007. Civitas, like Bator-Gotha, is ruled by a number of guilds, the guilds being;
The Acolytes of the Gray Old One: a magicians' guild, and one of the most powerful. Founded by the followers of the Gray One, the Acolytes' main job is to police magic-usage and planeswalkers in Civitas. The Acolytes always wear gray robes, with deep cowls, and they have gray staffs, and massive spellbooks. The Acolytes make their home in the Gray One's Castle. The members of the Acolytes of the Gray One are called Gray acolytes.
Grandel's Sewerworks: a spy guild, Grandel and his sewerworkers are the most infamous interplanar spy ring, Grandel has sewerworkers in every major and minor city in Eilendor. On Civitas, the Sewerworks' main job is to keep the sewers and pipes working, though this allows them to spy on the people of the city. The guild was founded by Grandel, a human from Eilendor, and he still runs the guild. the Sewerworks make their home in the Civitas sewers, and members are called Sewerworkers, or Grandelites.
The House of Black: an assassins guild, a guild of black-clad assassins that go around Civitas, and sometimes beyond, for pay. The House of Black members are seen at night, policing roof tops and alleyways in their black, tight-fitting suits, at day they are normal civilians, or at the House's home base, the Hall of Black. The House's main job is to watch over Civitas at night, though they have drifted away from that job somewhat. Members of the House of Black are usually called black assassins.
The Cult of Rezvardus: a religious/occult guild, a secretive guild, the members of the Cult of Rezvardus are in charge, along with the Golden Masters, of the churches of Civitas. The cultists spend most of their time in their secret temples, worshiping the mysterious demon entity, Rezvardus. Rezvardus disciples wear gold-lined, crimson robes and carry holy, or rather unholy, symbols of Rezvardus. The Disciples of Rezvardus's home base is referred to as the "Crimson Sanctum".
The Secretspeakers Coalition: a magicians/scholarly guild, the Secretkeepers are a mix of scholars and magicians, in charge of preserving and collecting books and knowledge. The Secretkeepers are seen clothed in blue, rune-covered robes, and are almost always seen with a book or more. The Secretkeepers also have and collect many secrets from the planes, and many of their planeswalkers have been all over the Multiverse. The members of the Coalition are called secretkeepers, and they gather in the Great Civitas Library.
Halderd's Legion: a militia guild, the Legion's soldiers are seen policing the streets during the day, and hunt down the members of the Guild of Knives. Helderd's followers are mundane races, mostly humans, and prove themselves through martial prowess, and the members wear armor and weapons of any kind, but they all have a green tabard with a silver castle on it. The members of Halderd's Legion are known by most people as "legionaries", and their headquarters are the Civitas Barracks.
The Guild of Knives: a thief guild, mortal enemies with Halderd's Legion, the Guild of Knives relive many of the rich Civitas citizens of their heavy gold jewelery. The Guild's job was espionage, to disguise as criminals, then turn them in, but the Guild quickly became a thieves guild. The members of the Guild of Knives have no uniform, but all members carry daggers, knives, or throwing knives. The Guils's members are usually called knife thieves, and they gather in the Rogue's Den, a secret section in the Minotaur"s Axe Inn.
The Blue Judges: a religious guild, are enemies with the Cult of Rezvardus, and are both the protectors and judges of the religions on Civitas. Blue Judges wear navy blue judges's robes, wield staves, and reside in the Marble Temple. The Blue Judges revear all good gods, and have shrines to them in their Temple.
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