 The largest of the sky islands on Sinai is Rephidim, which houses a sizeable city of the same name. The city of Rephidim is dominated by a theo-bureaucracy based in the Temple, its emblem being that of the Star and Anchor. Rephidim is the most technologically advanced of any of the known Sinai cultures, largely due to the fact that magic is suppressed by approximately 75% (by most measures) here, and that technology is more reliable than down on the surface of the world. While Rephidim is a bustling city, it is also home to well-entrenched corruption and crime. The seediest portion of the city is referred to as Darkside, and is almost a city unto itself. At an altitude of 10,000 feet ASL, the air is thin and cold ... but due to a localized phenomenon, the atmosphere immediately around Rephidim is breathable and of a moderate temperature. In essence, the area around Rephidim is a permanent weather front, and its arrival as it meanders across Sinai is often heralded by storms on the surface.
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