Vocatum of Auri

the vocata
blurb about what they are

Vocatum of Auri, the Dreamer
Auri is the deity of illusion. Devotees of the Vocatum of Auri are aligned with values such as possibilities and the endless worlds spun in dreams of all sorts. They live in a world of constantly shifting thoughts, perhaps never quite concrete enough to be a memory, an action, an ambition; but rather dancing across all of them, twisting in various ways but never fully setting foot in any one. Some may call them airheaded, blinded to reality, lost in silly fantasies or useless daydreams. But this ability to separate themselves from a mundane reality is their greatest strength -- no brilliant idea was ever woven from something so ordinary as what sits in plain sight. Devotees enjoy discounts in Auri Ward, as well as special access to some of its locations.

Auri Ward
''Amidst gauzy curtains and the yellow glow of warm lights, you walk between buildings of pure white, limned in gold that frame pristine streets. In the distance, you can hear sweet music singing to you, though as you try to walk closer to the source, it never seems to grow any louder. Ornate sculptures coil through the air and poke over the tops of gardens; some icons of figures you cannot name, and some little more than swirling shapes and bold strokes. Every day your path takes you past the same fountain, though every day its waters seem different from before -- a new color, a sparkle over the surface, waves that lap at the marble edges, pulled by some unknown gravity. The flowers must know you, for they too shift in your wake. Petals morph to a new shape, a brighter shade, and you swear you’ve never seen something so beautiful... and then they transform again as another approaches. You can only assume they have never seen something so beautiful. Splashes of color smeared over the stark white. Wind chimes and the flutter of a bird’s wing. The taste of crisp mountain air from your place safely on the ground. You are at peace. ''

Temple of Auri
A stone path that runs parallel to two small streams leads to a quiet foyer, and should you go through the simple curtains you’ll find yourself in the open air once more, with a large pool of crystal clear water stretching before you. Surrounding it are pillars with vines twisting around them, rising to meet the greenery growing from the aqueduct that circles the area and runs outside. Nothing stirs the surface of the water except for the occasional leaf that falls from the trees growing in the pool - a phenomenon that causes a different reaction in every visitor. Perhaps you are lulled by the peace of it all, or perhaps it strikes you with a feeling of tension, like knowing you’re about to wake from a perfect dream. Auri may lend you some guidance in finding your answers, and all you have to do to reach her altar is follow the path of stepping stones that seem to float on the water’s surface.

Reverie
The housing district in Auri Ward is called Reverie. Housing here is asymmetric, scattered around in a very open-concept form of communal housing.

First Tier
The area is decorated with gauzy drapes wrapped around pillars, golden accents, dreamy foliage that lends to the image of a secret garden from your most peaceful dreams. While each standalone, four-person residence is roughly the same size, with four bedrooms and one central area, no two buildings have the same layout. Some are circular, some are two stories, some have a porch, some have a garden, some have a small pond nearby. It lacks a central area like the other districts, instead having several, small gathering areas -- fire pits, gardens, fountains, murals, gazebos. There is a public bathhouse, with pools both hot and cool depending on where your whims take you to that day.

Second Tier
Located behind a gossamer curtain that somehow knows to open if you are permitted to be there, the chateaus of Reverie are larger and a bit more beautiful, well-decorated, and well-outfitted. The chateaus also have a few accommodations restricted to residents of rank Calibre and above. There is a small, private amphitheater where residents can request performances of anything the city has on record -- including rarer, historical performances that aren't usually done in the city's theatres, because over time people care less about the history they've heard a thousand times over and are looking for some fiction to spice things up. In addition, there is a massive, ornate fountain that some rumors say is blessed by Auri Herself. If you listen to these rumors, they’ll tell you that if you make an offering that’s enough to appease Her, she’ll grant you a vision.

Artistic District
Auri’s province is widely regarded as the art district - within her region of the first tier of the city, you’ll find locations like sculpture gardens and even communal painting walls, where residents can express themselves freely. You’ll also find the Castle in the Air, an amphitheater capable of holding hundreds of people at a time and provides a wide variety of performances. Of course, in order to execute these performances there needs to be space to practice, and all of that happens within the Flight of Fancy - one of the city’s largest buildings, containing three floors of all manners of ballrooms. Some are reserved for performers, but many are open to be rented by citizens for events. While you won’t find any art history here, you will find galleries featuring citizens’ works and, should you choose to, contribute your own. And perhaps you too can go down in Epoche’s history as the next greatest creator!

Blessing of Auri
The gods work in mysterious ways, and some of their methods have been lost to time, turned to fairytale and myth. But some still whisper of the miracles Auri can spin for those who have earned her favor… Perhaps what’s lost to time shall be again revealed in time.