TEXT: The Circle 
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  Overview 
  The Circle is a town built inside a massive circular wall of light green glass, seven meters tall and 
  four meters deep.  The wall has two long, gated, dirt ramps allowing travellers and townsfolk to come 
  and go from the east and west ends of town where the main local road connects to town.  The people 
  of The Circle, called Circulars, enjoy much more protection than most of the towns and villages in 
  the area due to their impenetrable wall.   
  However the glass wall itself is a Numenera, and has a few strange effects.  First, it conducts and 
  conveys sound, light, heat, and other forces seemingly randomly, allowing people in town near the 
  wall to see and hear each other from time to time as though they were in a neighboring room.  This 
  and the very nature of having a wall of glass in one’s home has caused many in town to give up on 
  the pretense of modesty and privacy.  It’s not uncommon to see vastly more nudity in The Circle 
  than in other rural towns. 
  Additionally, the ring-like wall seems to store some of the energies around it over the course of time, 
  before discharging it once every twenty five days or so.  As the wall stores the energies it begins to 
  glow brighter and brighter, until on the twenty fifth day when it is as bright as a light bulb along the 
  entire surface.  When the discharge occurs, it takes the form of a flash of light and a blast of 
  electricity, reaching out for several meters around.  Those caught in the blast are burned, scarred, and 
  often killed (10 points of damage).  After this burst, the ring becomes dark and cold. 
  During the days leading up to a discharge, the citizens who live along the wall move themselves and 
  their flammable belongings to the town center, a circular pavilion called The Hub.  It is during this 
  time that the town holds its political processes, discussing and solving community problems and 
  determining who will serve in public offices by voting.  Traders and local craftspeople sell their wares 
  to the collected community and the town comes alive with commerce and entertainment. 
  Many believe the wall itself fell to earth at some point in the distant past.  The ring is partially buried 
  into the ground, such that the wall is slightly tilted to the south.  The south part of town, having 
  somewhat less protection due to a shorter wall, has a reputation as the “bad” part, so this is generally 
  where taverns and the brothel can be found.  The north end is the location of most of the more 
  ambitious and expensively constructed homes. 
  
  Circulars of Note 
  Rasha.  The town mayor.  A female abhuman with the lower body of a cheetah, Rasha is primarily 
  concerned with expanding trade for the town, which means finding protection for traders along the 
  roads from the various bandit groups who operate in the area.  She has an appetite for adventure and 
  enjoys patrolling the roads herself when she has the time.  Level 5, 7 for attack rolls with her bow. 
  Jaken.  The town Aeon Priest.  A representative of the Order of Truth, Jaken is a community leader 
  who coordinates all things technological in town.  Jaken has much skill with the Numenera, with a 
  focus on adapting technologies for use as farm implements.  He has even rigged three Numenera into 
  makeshift tractors.  Working closely with the town metal workers and other crafters, Jaken is always 
  on the lookout for new materials and objects. 
  The Harens Brothers.  Three men in their thirties run The Glass Cutter, the largest tavern in town, 
  serving warmed barley beer and facilitating dice and card gambling.  Located at the south end of 
  town, The Glass Cutter has a reputation for having a boisterous, friendly crowd.  The eldest Harens 
  brother, Iliam, works as the affable barkeep at the tavern.  He is always a good source of information 
  and odd jobs from throughout the community, and he has a weakness for a pretty face. 
  The Old Naked Man.  A citizen of The Circle for many decades, no one remembers his name 
  anymore.  He lives outside the walls in a shack made of synth mats and twine.  Bearing many scars 
  from what appear to be acid burns, the Old Naked Man claims to have been a treasure hunter in his 
  youth.  Though most find his insane rantings annoying, some claim his knowledge of locations for 
  collecting Numenera to be impeccable. 
  Rumors in The Circle 
  The Rest of the Machine.  Far to the northeast there is another ring of glass with the same 
  dimensions as The Circle and connected to a massive broken machine.  Some of the objects thought 
  to have been destroyed by the discharge of The Circle every 25 days can be found at this other site. 
  Dead Priests.  Some say a group of Aeon Priests passed through town two weeks ago, heading to a 
  cave to the north.  Their clothes were found several days ago at the cave mouth by a goat herder 
  operating in the area.  He says the cave is making strange noises. 
  Bandit King.  Some have seen a massive encampment of bandits several miles from town, beyond the 
  barley fields.  Rumor has it that a leader has emerged from among the many groups of criminals in 
  the region, unifying and organizing them.  The attacks against traders are now vastly more organized 
  and sophisticated, lending credence to this theory.  One wild claim purports that the leader is a 
  massive blue mutant of incredible intelligence who wields a long Numenera spear, crackling with 
  energy. 
  
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