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Permalink Reply by Will Hopkins on October 29, 2009 at 12:02am

Humber River - A river of refuse and storm drains, the Humber was once known as the Humbler River, but the "l" has long since been rubbed off and few remember the story it tells.

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Permalink Reply by Zakharov Sawyer on October 29, 2009 at 1:13am

Skydome - An oddity in Toronto Below, this area of the city - through some force of magic, has a day and night cycle, including sunlight and the rays of the moon. Be careful though - the moon can cause people cursed with being some sort of were-animal to change. During the day, though, people of all sorts can be seen here with wagons and carts - mobile farms - to let their produce get some of the sun's warmth and light.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Modro on October 29, 2009 at 6:50am

Maple Leaf Gardens: A carefully-tended grove of maple trees of various types, located within a mysteriously large chamber decorated with a painted sun on the ceiling that seems to shed light and warmth. The trees are said to provide healing and insight to those who sleep beneath their boughs. The maples are tended by a cadre of equally-mysterious monks who, for the most part, are rather benign. Anyone bearing an object made of oak or resembling something related to oaks who tries to enter the grove is almost immediately swarmed, however, by monks carrying hatches, axes and saws.

Wychwood Park: Another curious underground natural reserve, this is the domain of the Wych, a long-lived -- possibly immortal -- entity rumored to possess vast powers of a frustratingly limited range. Its (his? her? their?) spells are said not to be able to cross the boundaries of the Park, but within that bailiwick, they are terrifyingly potent.

Eaton Center: Just as London's Knightsbridge is Night's Bridge to those Below, so Eaton Center is actually Eaten Center -- the home of wretched creatures known as the Eaten. Victims of a spiritual malaise that rots not their bodies, but their memories, the Eaten suffer from a slow and irretrievable loss. Once they forget something, it is lost to them, so they spend their days muttering to themselves, recounting as much as they possibly can. Eventually they are reduced to repeating their own names, over and over. Any Eaten that are discovered are brought here, by force if necessary, and abandoned.

Exhibition Place: Got skills? Want to show them off to prospective employers? This is where you need to be. Artisans, tradespeople and fighters of all stripes gather here (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly?) to demonstrate their ability to those in need of their services. A ban of truce lies on Exhibition Place, enforced by warriors clad in blue and white and marked with a maple leaf insignia, who speak in thunderous tones only when delivering a warning or making an arrest for violating the peace.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Modro on October 29, 2009 at 12:25pm

That last line in the Maple Leaf Gardens should read "hatchets, axes, and saws". Not "hatches".

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Permalink Reply by Ciaran Chatwin on October 29, 2009 at 12:33pm

Heh, I figured. I didn't see a bunch of monks approaching me with trapdoors being nearly as thematically appropriate (though pretty funny)

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Permalink Reply by Ciaran Chatwin on October 29, 2009 at 9:09am

These are all fantastic! I don't think Toronto's ever seemed so magical before!

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Permalink Reply by Ciaran Chatwin on October 30, 2009 at 10:39am

Just a note: If you guys have an idea for another section of Toronto (not listed here) feel free to mention it, I just didn't want to list *every* part of Toronto as I'd be here all day. :D

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