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This gazetteer (or geographical dictionary) identifies the places and features of the TUC universe that have actually been mentioned in pregame and game threads. Where these features also have their own pages, these are referenced; otherwise, descriptions from the game threads are copied (and the threads themselves referenced).
The gazetteer is organized into three main categories: Amber and Associated Shadows, Chaos and Associated Shadows, and Unaffiliated Shadows. Subcategories within these follow a logical progression from larger to smaller geographic areas – down to individual rooms, where applicable.
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- Tattersail, spice quarter - Now Eric moved to one side of one of the broader streets, where the buildings seemed to have sunk somewhat below the level of the street, for there were steps leading down, cut at the sides of the roads. Down one of these Eric led Islain, and then through a stone arched passage that seemed to have been carved at the base of the house itself. Suddenly they found themselves in a high walled garden, planted with a variety of strange and beautiful flowers. There was a wooden table at the center of the garden ... The Distant Past: Eric and Islain Yr -158.
Amber Environs
Forest of Arden
Rebma
Tir ...
Valley of Garnath
- She still had a way to go, but now saw the black mount that reached high enough that she would swear that she should have seen it long before. And upon it a unfathomable shape of black, only perceptible by the negative space around it edged with flashes of light. She stared in fascination, and as time passed, each flash of light seemed to reveal something different. She could swear that she could visualize something, but what it was she could not voice. Amba and Helena: A New Arrival to Chaos
- Their corridor opened up onto a wide and long pedestrian bridge spanning a flat plain which stretched into the far distance on either side. Squares lined the plain, all divided into grids, some with ten units on a side, some fifteen or twenty. People stood in the squares, some holding weapons and some empty-handed, or off to the side watching. ... A large square, maybe sixty meters or so on a side and divided into a twenty by twenty grid, stretched out below them. Two players stood inside the grid, one on a grid square that glowed purple in color, the other on a grid square of orange. Various other grid squares also glowed purple and orange, the remainder black. Amba and Helena: A New Arrival to Chaos
- The Sculpture Garden on the grounds of the Hattusas Museum was one of Claudio's favorite places. True to both parts of its name, it mingled three-dimensional works of art with decorative vegetation -- sometimes both at once, as in the Flower Dial or the Topiary Maze. It also featured plazas, terraces, fountains, walks both populous and secluded, and while it was never quite the same twice running, most of its visitors had their own catalog of favorite spots.... A few minutes before the agreed-on time, Claudio arrived at the Papingo Terrace. They'd chosen it mainly because it was well lit at almost any time of day, but also because it was away from the more populous areas of the Sculpture Garden, screened from the main path by a thickly planted trellis of vines and multicolored tropical blossoms, and provided with a semicircle of comfortable benches. Sketches in Synergy
- [After stepping through a Trump connection] They found themselves in an enclosed garden under slanting golden afternoon light. Ivy and more delicate flowering plants twined over rough grey stone walls. The air hummed with bees passing to and from an ancient, gnarled apple tree covered with pink and white blossom. [They passed through the] trellised arch starred with white flowers ... onto a path of herringbone brick overarched by trees, their trunks bronzed by the slanting light and their green leaves whispering. From there, grey stone steps led up to a wide verandah. A tea tray was already set out on a wicker table, within easy reach of the sofa and chairs arranged around it. [A] row of French windows ... gave on to the verandah. Patterns in Practice
- Claudio's Studio: The domed ceiling of his studio was something Claudio's sister Lovisa had found for him out in Shadow and transported to the Ways of Barimen. Made of psychosensitive material, it could shift its tint and polarization from complete transparency to opacity, or any stage in between, in response to mental commands.... Under the domed ceiling, the studio was perfectly round -- at least, as far as one could tell, since the walls were completely covered with hangings of various colors and patterns. The floor, of a dull, neutral color with a finish that obviously had easy cleaning rather than aesthetics in mind, was similarly brightened with throw rugs of various sizes. Painting Jerusha
- An enormous fortress imposed itself in front of her, its walls reaching to the horizon on her left and her right, its massive gate like an open maw and guarded by men in black and red livery. People lived and worked outside these walls - there was an open market nearby selling fresh food, by the smells wafting past Amba on the breeze, strange music and the chattering of people filled her ears, and the bright colors of exotic textiles assaulted her eyes. Amba and Helena: A New Arrival to Chaos
- Helena guided her through narrow hallways, along a forest path, past a brown plain containing an open training area surrounded by barracks, over a rainbow bridge surrounded by stars, and finally into a wide hallway lined with closed doors. ... Helena stopped at the third door to her right and opened it for Amba. Inside was a small room, simple and functional in decor. Two doorways opened on either side, a bath on her left and a bedroom on her right. A window and small sitting area occupied the back wall, the window looking out onto formal gardens. Amba and Helena: A New Arrival to Chaos
- So here she was. It was featureless - the room, that is - plain, amorphous, white. The walls and floors had a spongy feeling to them - all the better to absorb impacts, she’d supposed. ... [S]he began to go through another exercise, wishing that she had some sort of weapon to practice with. As the thought went through her mind, her hand passed through the surface unexpectedly, throwing her off-balance. As she pulled her hand forth, she noticed that some of the wall came with it - a bit of amorphous fluff that reminded her of nothing so much as cotton candy. Even before her eyes, the fluff began to elongate, the surface taking on the appearance of wood as it became a quite useable staff. Amba and Helena: A New Arrival to Chaos
- [Torren's] image came swiftly to life - he appeared to be in his private study, a room Helena knew well, one that was redolent of rich spices and mellow alcohol. Teatime and Genetics
- a bevy of small, anxious demons had taken Helena and set her on the top of the work bench which seemed to be covered with some sort of purple moss ... Amba and Helena: Healing Wounds
- She passed through great book-lined studies, rooms of imposing learning. By and by she saw through a long, diamond-paned window a small green garden, with a dove cote where white doves were roosting. Standing in the middle of the grass was a lady, dressed in green, her long red hair looped back with a single gold thread. ... As Amba took note of the window, she approached, and saw that further along the wall, near a table where an old man was reading, there seemed to be a door open to the garden. Facing the Gallows
- Fiona had turned and was walking with her along a garden path that suddenly seemed to stretch far longer than the length of the garden itself. ... Somehow they were walking in a cave now, with slick grey walls, and the atmosphere was becoming a little steamy. ... She moved forward and Amba could see, through the steam, that they were approaching an area of pools and small waterfalls, with exotic blooms all around. The only unusual thing about this idyll was that the water was steaming. Facing the Gallows
Unaffiliated Shadows
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