Back Bay

The actual bay this neighborhood was named after was little more than a stagnant pool of seawater, and it was filled in during the last half of the 19th century. The bay is now one of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods and sports an extensive collection of brick row houses and high-end boutique stores, most of which are along Newbury or Boylston streets.

Vendors hawk mass-market mainstream culture from carts, from kiosks and from malls. Although the malls and boutiques are slick and full of pretty, successful people, there’s little reason for most mages to spend time here once they’ve finished their shopping.

Sanctums

The Putnam Estate - The sanctum of the White Putnams cabal is a walled house on a side street near the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.

Shadow Realm: Stagnant Pool

Those attentive to such things will notice that the Gauntlet is particularly thick throughout this area (Strength 5). On the other side of the Gauntlet, the Shadow Realm geography is shockingly different from its material realm counterpart. While most of the buildings do appear there, they are partially submerged in water — in the Shadow, the bay still holds sway.

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