Major cities for imrp in Rubato

Blancwood: The beautiful, prosperous royal capital. It has one of only two national hospitals, as well as the only secondary school and university in the country, the Blancwood Academy. The academy is private, and tuition is very costly, but those who can get an education there from primary to university are very fortunate and become successful indeed. The nobles live mainly in this town, and it's very posh to live near the Blancwood Palace, where the current King Ferdinand Leon Olmo II resides. The castle courtyard is filled with statues of past kings, and some have been broken by disgruntled citizens in the past in revolutions. A grand fountain is also directly across from the palace gates. The Royal Mall is located in this city, as well as many boutiques and other stores. Farms are around the city limits, which are marked by a ring of white birch trees for which the city gets its name. The highway connects to this city.

The city, which is practically the size of a city-state in itself, has its own standing army. It once engaged in war with Cernilia when the emperor made a second attempt to claim it. Without Blancwood, Rubato's economy and population would come crashing down. Cadenza once went to school here, and her first husband Paris Valentia, who was long-believed to have died from war, resides here. The police station here is the center of the Rubatoian Police Department, and is headed by Chief Moreno. The police force here employs a Cernilian citizen, by the name of Inspector Daniela Cruz, and is also rumored to employ a vampire, named Otto von Blod.

Residents: Greene, Ernesto, Hunter, Louis, Celia, Selene, Arina, Yosha, Ms. Silva, King Olmo, Larena, Ace


Agra: Surrounded by canyons and jutting rock formations, it's one of the largest cities further north in Rubato, where the deserts turn to rockier mesas. Much of the soil is reddish in color. Agra is split up into various districts because of its sheer size, including the Western District, which is filled with many pubs, and conveniently the Agra Police Station, the Northern district, which is a bit more lawful than most of the others, and has some immigrants living there, and then the oh-so-infamous "Black Smog" District, which is the hub of the illegal drug trade in Rubato, as well as prostitution, and the black market. It was named for the black smog and smoke that seems to hang perpetually about the streets there. Agra in general is one of the more wild and lawless areas, and has a been of a spaghetti western feel to the bars and architecture. Outside the city limits, but grouped by many as still being part of Agra, is the "Pedra Roja" (literally "red rock") district, which is a community of hermit-like or reclusive mages and magical-drug dealers (who tend to call their shops "apothecaries") with an occult-like and seedy reputation throughout the country. These are seen as the weirdos among even the mages. The highway connects to Agra.

There is much gang and mafia activity throughout Agra, which once was controlled by the Madrigal and Dionne families, until Vivace Madrigal-Dionne's death (my character Cadenza's oldest sister.) Cadenza still has some dealings in this town with its drug trade, especially in Pedra Roja. The Madrigal family name is very well-respected here, as it is throughout most other cities.

Residents: Domingo Vargas

Allegre: Not a town I have written as much about, but Allegre is a border town with the nation of Cernilia. It was once half of a larger city with Denadoro (which is now part of Cernilia), but after the war when the emperor split the nation, the large city was also split. It's very hilly and has some sparse grass, and some of the few scattered nobles in Rubato live here, if they do not live in Blancwood. Their manors are occasionally the victim of higher-scale robberies. A primary school is located here.

Residents: Cindy, formerly Carla, on the outskirts of Denadoro

Pe del Fuego desert: The hottest desert in Rubato, and also the largest. The name translates literally to the "Foot of Fire" desert, because it is said that if you stepped onto the sand with your bare feet, they would be burned immediately.

Isla do Noir: Literally, the "Isle of Black", the Isla do Noir is a craggy, high-cliffed island in the blue-green, churning waters of the Miradic Ocean (think the Pacific) off the western coast of Rubato. It is covered with some grass, but its land is mainly taken up by the very large federal prison, which holds the nation's worst criminals.

Saguaro: A small town that was destroyed in a massive fight between Zorolo's character Monroe, and Mikey's character Cain.

Ceguera que Quema desert: The second hottest desert in Rubato. The name translates literally to "The Blindness that Burns", and it was named because the sun shines down so harshly and brightly that it is said staying there too long would blind you.

Santa Mariela: A growing town in southern Rubato, surrounded on all sides by desert. A river, called the Rio Primavera ("Spring River"), once flowed through the city, but it has dried up scores of years ago. It is connected to Rubato's system of sparse highways, and has one of the country's primary schools. It also has one of the larger bazaars in the nation, outside of Blancwood and Sereia. This city is heavily under the influence of the Madrigal family, as it is where they have lived for generations. Their reputation there is mixed, with the positive deeds of Galliard Madrigal, the inventor and patriarch, and the negative deeds of the mafia, once led by Vivace. But they are highly-respected for providing leadership in the town of whatever kind, and thwarting the police, who are widely believed to be corrupt by many of the poor who do not get such equal treatment. Cadenza Madrigal lives here with her boyfriend and adopted daughter, as do her three remaining sisters and father. It has its own police station, run by the strict Captain Romero.

Residents: Cadenza, Luminari, Arietta, Galliard, Ruin, Leo, Zach, Tyran

Rancha Rosa: One of the biggest cities in Rubato, and the location of one of the two national hospitals, as well as a large police station that is headed by Captain Buffon. Tracey de Carlo works primarily at this police station, and lives in this city with her husband Monroe. The highway connects to this city.

Residents: Con, Damien, Will, Linda, Tracey, Alex, Monroe

Sereia: Rubato's only functioning port town. The culture is somewhat different here, as fishing and seafaring are a part of every day life. The bazaar is down by the docks, and remnants and traces of mermaid statues and sailor life can be found all throughout the city. Many bars are pirate-themed, like the Buccaneer's Boot, and temples are devoted to the Spirit of Water. Sea-vines can be found clinging to some buildings. The genius blacksmith Omar Vargas keeps his forge by the docks, and is a dear family friend of the Madrigal's. The town's name, Sereia, literally means "Mermaid", and it was named by the first settlers there, who believed they had seen mermaids off the coast of the town. The highway's southern most part comes to Sereia.

Residents: Algretta, Omar


Forest of Renewal residents: Gaia, Morticus, Erik, Tierra, Suena

Selma Village (Rameses’ village) residents: Rameses, Malcolm, Magda, Eulie, Adrianne, Pauline, Hyde, other former purifiers

Citta residents (in Cernilia) – Dorian and family