The Districts of Topside- Cardinal Hill

 Cardinal Hill (The Heart of Topside)

At the center of Topside sits its necropolis- a hill covered with arching paths lined with sepulchers and sarcophagi. It can be seen from any point in the settlement making it a key directional landmark. All of the graves here sit above ground as the people of Dungeon World have learned the hard way that only bad things come to those that inter the dead in the soil born of Tiamat’s decaying body.

12. The Rose Mausoleum

At the top of the hill, a tall mausoleum rises to tower above the settlement. The head of the Grave Wardens based here, the shockingly tweenage High Sexton, claims its pink marble walls protect its inhabitants from the effects of the phlogistan. The structure's entrance is marked by a skull relief that possesses eyes set with rubies. Carved into the floor are the words, “Remember that you must die”. Visitors are known to perform Spiritual Execrises in the form of offerings to the dead they have interred there. The attempts service to implore the peaceful dead to protect them from the restless ones below. Souvenir skull rings set with rubies and engraved with the Mausoleum's trademark phrase can be purchased for 100gp each.

Entrance to the Ruby Halls

A heavy granite slab closes off access to the crypts beneath. Set into the stone is a copper skeleton whose ribs form a gate. Any that bear the souvenir skull ring sold by the Grave Wardens can lift the gate and climb down into the Ruby Halls below.