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'''Noir''' is a major city in [[Bankrekka]], the current survival world of the Ravenkraft Network. Founded by [[ParadigmPlague]], it is located at coordinates 540, 19, -640 in region r.1.-2.
'''Noir''' is a major underground city in [[Bankrekka]], the current survival world of the Ravenkraft Network. Founded by [[ParadigmPlague]], it occupies region r.1.-2 and is one of the most architecturally distinctive cities on the server — built entirely within deep cave terrain and spanning a vertical range of '''121 blocks''' (y=−22 to y=99).
 
Its name — French for ''black'' — reflects its subterranean, shadowed character.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==


Noir's most distinctive characteristic is its depth — at y=19, it sits '''45 blocks below sea level''', placing it entirely underground or in deep cave terrain. This makes Noir one of the most unusually sited cities in Bankrekka, built into the cave systems introduced by the Caves & Cliffs Part 1 terrain generation of Minecraft 1.18.
Noir's coordinates (540, 19, −640) mark the city floor at y=19, which is 45 blocks below sea level. However, the city extends far beyond this: NBT scan of region r.1.-2 reveals sign activity from y=−22 (deep cave / bedrock layer) to y=99 (surface or near-surface). The settlement functions as a complete self-contained city with distinct districts, commerce, lodging, farming infrastructure, and Nether portal access.
 
The city symbol — '''╔╗ ╔╗ ☽ ╔╗ / ╝╚ ╚╝ ╚ ╬''' — appears at multiple levels including at y=−22, suggesting it serves as a brand, faction emblem, or decorative motif across the city's full vertical extent.
 
== Vertical Layout ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Y level !! Area !! Notes
|-
| y=−22 || Deepest level || "To: Surface" sign; city symbol present
|-
| y=14–19 || Cave floor / XP Farm || "Noir Grow-op" (539, 19, −635); XP farm with lever controls; enchant book shop
|-
| y=50–57 || Mid-cave commerce || Sushi's Soup and Copper Emporium ([[SushiBaked]])
|-
| y=80–95 || Upper city / surface approach || B'n'B Inn, stables, message board, market directions
|-
| y=99 || Surface / exterior || Welcome signs, Pony Passway entrance
|}
 
== Districts ==
 
=== Garden District ===
Directional sign at (537, 81, −602): "To: Garden District". Location and contents not yet scanned.
 
=== West Market ===
Directional sign at (530, 82, −615): "To: West Market". A separate commerce area west of the city centre.
 
=== B'n'B Public House & Inn ===
Lodging at (557, 83, −625) and (566, 88, −627): "B 'n' B Public House & Inn" and "B 'n' B Inn Lodging". The city's primary hostelry.
 
=== Public Stables ===
At (556, 91, −653). Adjacent to the Pony Passway entrance. See also: ''The Shaq'' below.
 
=== Noir Grow-op ===
At (539, 19, −635): "Noir Grow-op" — a farm at the original cave-floor level (y=19).
 
=== XP Farm ===
Below the main cave floor at y=14:
* "Levers down / to get xp" at (539, 14, −629)
* "Levers up / to grind xp" at (540, 14, −629)
A dual-mode mob XP farm with lever controls for grinding vs. collecting.
 
=== Enchanted Book Shop ===
At y=20–21, adjacent to the XP farm, a book stall with the full vanilla enchantment set:
Unbreaking · Mending · Sharpness · Looting · Fire Aspect · Sweeping Edge · Efficiency · Silk Touch · Fortune · Quick Charge · Luck of the Sea · Lure · Infinity · Punch · Piercing · Flame · Power · Feather Falling · Depth Strider · Frost Walker · Respiration · Aqua Affinity · Multishot · Fire Protection · Blast Protection · Projectile Protection · Protection · Channeling · Riptide · Impaling · Loyalty · Knockback · Thorns · Channeling
 
=== Sushi's Soup and Stolen Copper Emporium ===
At y=51–57, operated by [[SushiBaked]]:
 
* "High quality stolen copper and sussy stews ahead!"
* "All stews made with 100% love. *statement not approved by FDA"
* "surplus ingredients and supplies"
* "sussy soups price: whatever is fair <3"
* "we also sell miscellaneous bullshit that nobody asked for"
* "CAUTION: STICKY FLOORS ;)"
 
The shop's name and signs are written in SushiBaked's characteristic comedic style. A custom scoreboard trigger <code>/trigger ch_toggle</code> at (536, 18, −631) suggests custom mechanics.
 
== The Community Message Board ==
 
A community sign wall at approximately (556–560, 88–91, −664), styled "Message Board", has accumulated visitor inscriptions over time:
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Date || Text || Attribution
|-
| Sep 8, 2023 || "lina is here again x2 09/08/2023" || [[Linatic]]
|-
| Sep 8, 2023 || "Lina was here with wiz again" || [[Linatic]]
|-
| — || "harmony was here" || HarmonyRose
|-
| — || "wiz was here" || [[Wizardofire]]
|-
| — || "Super secret black market coming soon" || anonymous
|-
| — || "All I got to do here is run for my life good time tho" || anonymous
|-
| — || "WTF is this" || anonymous (first impression)
|-
| — || "Sophie has no Logic." || anonymous
|-
| — || "jet fuel cant melt steel beams" || Krekka591
|-
| Jun 5, 2024 || "Fox Was Here to Scout for MapArt Location Cards!" || [[Fox_Girl_Storm]]
|-
| — || "<--Toitles" (tortoise direction) || anonymous
|}
 
The message board is one of the clearest records of player visits to Noir and demonstrates the city's role as a social landmark within Bankrekka.
 
== The Shaq & Pony Stables ==
 
Adjacent to Noir at approximately (660–664, 102–104, −713 to −727):
 
* '''The Shaq''' — "Welcome to the start of quite a special place The Shaq..." at (660, 102, −714). A distinct named structure adjoining the Pony Passway entrance.
* '''Pony grading stalls''' — horses sorted by quality:
** "Darn Good Ponies" / "A little bit less than Darn Good Ponies"
** "Good Ponies" / "Kinda Okay Ponies" / "Really sorta not that Okay Ponies"
** "Breeding Ponies" pen separate from rated stock
* '''She-nay-nay''' — a named horse at the stables: "She-nay-nay is like the sword in the stone. Just waiting 4 the 1."
* '''Pony Passway''' — a named corridor from the stables into the city, sign at (599, 95, −686): "Welcome to the Pony Passway! Path coming soon!"
* Sign at (622, 86, −646): "A Path is NEEDED (Not Wanted) NEEDED" — Pony Passway construction was still pending.
 
== Infrastructure ==


The city has a Nether portal waypoint at approximately 67, y=?, -63 — confirming active Nether highway access.
* '''Nether Portal''' — directional sign at (578, 82, −614): "To: Nether / Portal / <----". Nether waypoint at (67, y=?, −63).
* '''To: Surface''' — sign at (580, −22, −611) — an ascent route from the deepest city level.
* '''Item sorter''' — at (739, 94, −691): "m/s Rate = 780 divided by items in chest" — rate-calculating redstone for an automated sorting system.
* "I busted out the Wall. I'm not sorry. <3 Sophie" at (620, 91, −677) — a player knocked a wall through, noted with a sign.
* "Trash Horses Leave them in the Bin, where they BELONG...<3" at (532, 80, −620) — horse management note near stables.


== Architecture ==
== Nether Access ==


The underground location at y=19 implies Noir was constructed within a cave biome, deep dark, or carved into the natural stone of Bankrekka's cave layer. The name ''Noir'' — French for ''black'' — reflects its subterranean, shadowed character.
The Nether waypoint for Noir is at approximately (67, y=?, −63) in the Bankrekka Nether (Dynmap Pathways set). At the 8:1 overworld/Nether ratio this maps to OW (536, −504), consistent with the city's location at (540, −640).


== See Also ==
== See Also ==


* [[Bankrekka]] — parent world
* [[Bankrekka]] — parent world
* [[Ravenport]] — capital city
* [[Ravenport (Bankrekka)]] — capital city, connected via Nether highway
* [[SushiBaked]] — operates Sushi's Soup and Stolen Copper Emporium within Noir
* [[ParadigmPlague]] — founder
* [[Fox_Girl_Storm]] — documented visitor (MapArt scouting, 2024)
* [[Cities]] — full settlement registry
* [[Cities]] — full settlement registry


[[Category:Bankrekka locations]]
[[Category:Bankrekka locations]]
[[Category:Major cities]]

Revision as of 22:12, 23 May 2026

Noir
Major City· Active
World Bankrekka
Coords 540, 19, -640
Region r.1.-2
Builder ParadigmPlague
Era 2022–present

Noir is a major underground city in Bankrekka, the current survival world of the Ravenkraft Network. Founded by ParadigmPlague, it occupies region r.1.-2 and is one of the most architecturally distinctive cities on the server — built entirely within deep cave terrain and spanning a vertical range of 121 blocks (y=−22 to y=99).

Its name — French for black — reflects its subterranean, shadowed character.

Overview

Noir's coordinates (540, 19, −640) mark the city floor at y=19, which is 45 blocks below sea level. However, the city extends far beyond this: NBT scan of region r.1.-2 reveals sign activity from y=−22 (deep cave / bedrock layer) to y=99 (surface or near-surface). The settlement functions as a complete self-contained city with distinct districts, commerce, lodging, farming infrastructure, and Nether portal access.

The city symbol — ╔╗ ╔╗ ☽ ╔╗ / ╝╚ ╚╝ ╚ ╬ — appears at multiple levels including at y=−22, suggesting it serves as a brand, faction emblem, or decorative motif across the city's full vertical extent.

Vertical Layout

Y level Area Notes
y=−22 Deepest level "To: Surface" sign; city symbol present
y=14–19 Cave floor / XP Farm "Noir Grow-op" (539, 19, −635); XP farm with lever controls; enchant book shop
y=50–57 Mid-cave commerce Sushi's Soup and Copper Emporium (SushiBaked)
y=80–95 Upper city / surface approach B'n'B Inn, stables, message board, market directions
y=99 Surface / exterior Welcome signs, Pony Passway entrance

Districts

Garden District

Directional sign at (537, 81, −602): "To: Garden District". Location and contents not yet scanned.

West Market

Directional sign at (530, 82, −615): "To: West Market". A separate commerce area west of the city centre.

B'n'B Public House & Inn

Lodging at (557, 83, −625) and (566, 88, −627): "B 'n' B Public House & Inn" and "B 'n' B Inn Lodging". The city's primary hostelry.

Public Stables

At (556, 91, −653). Adjacent to the Pony Passway entrance. See also: The Shaq below.

Noir Grow-op

At (539, 19, −635): "Noir Grow-op" — a farm at the original cave-floor level (y=19).

XP Farm

Below the main cave floor at y=14:

  • "Levers down / to get xp" at (539, 14, −629)
  • "Levers up / to grind xp" at (540, 14, −629)

A dual-mode mob XP farm with lever controls for grinding vs. collecting.

Enchanted Book Shop

At y=20–21, adjacent to the XP farm, a book stall with the full vanilla enchantment set: Unbreaking · Mending · Sharpness · Looting · Fire Aspect · Sweeping Edge · Efficiency · Silk Touch · Fortune · Quick Charge · Luck of the Sea · Lure · Infinity · Punch · Piercing · Flame · Power · Feather Falling · Depth Strider · Frost Walker · Respiration · Aqua Affinity · Multishot · Fire Protection · Blast Protection · Projectile Protection · Protection · Channeling · Riptide · Impaling · Loyalty · Knockback · Thorns · Channeling

Sushi's Soup and Stolen Copper Emporium

At y=51–57, operated by SushiBaked:

  • "High quality stolen copper and sussy stews ahead!"
  • "All stews made with 100% love. *statement not approved by FDA"
  • "surplus ingredients and supplies"
  • "sussy soups price: whatever is fair <3"
  • "we also sell miscellaneous bullshit that nobody asked for"
  • "CAUTION: STICKY FLOORS ;)"

The shop's name and signs are written in SushiBaked's characteristic comedic style. A custom scoreboard trigger /trigger ch_toggle at (536, 18, −631) suggests custom mechanics.

The Community Message Board

A community sign wall at approximately (556–560, 88–91, −664), styled "Message Board", has accumulated visitor inscriptions over time:

Date Text Attribution
Sep 8, 2023 "lina is here again x2 09/08/2023" Linatic
Sep 8, 2023 "Lina was here with wiz again" Linatic
— "harmony was here" HarmonyRose
— "wiz was here" Wizardofire
— "Super secret black market coming soon" anonymous
— "All I got to do here is run for my life good time tho" anonymous
— "WTF is this" anonymous (first impression)
— "Sophie has no Logic." anonymous
— "jet fuel cant melt steel beams" Krekka591
Jun 5, 2024 "Fox Was Here to Scout for MapArt Location Cards!" Fox_Girl_Storm
— "<--Toitles" (tortoise direction) anonymous

The message board is one of the clearest records of player visits to Noir and demonstrates the city's role as a social landmark within Bankrekka.

The Shaq & Pony Stables

Adjacent to Noir at approximately (660–664, 102–104, −713 to −727):

  • The Shaq — "Welcome to the start of quite a special place The Shaq..." at (660, 102, −714). A distinct named structure adjoining the Pony Passway entrance.
  • Pony grading stalls — horses sorted by quality:
    • "Darn Good Ponies" / "A little bit less than Darn Good Ponies"
    • "Good Ponies" / "Kinda Okay Ponies" / "Really sorta not that Okay Ponies"
    • "Breeding Ponies" pen separate from rated stock
  • She-nay-nay — a named horse at the stables: "She-nay-nay is like the sword in the stone. Just waiting 4 the 1."
  • Pony Passway — a named corridor from the stables into the city, sign at (599, 95, −686): "Welcome to the Pony Passway! Path coming soon!"
  • Sign at (622, 86, −646): "A Path is NEEDED (Not Wanted) NEEDED" — Pony Passway construction was still pending.

Infrastructure

  • Nether Portal — directional sign at (578, 82, −614): "To: Nether / Portal / <----". Nether waypoint at (67, y=?, −63).
  • To: Surface — sign at (580, −22, −611) — an ascent route from the deepest city level.
  • Item sorter — at (739, 94, −691): "m/s Rate = 780 divided by items in chest" — rate-calculating redstone for an automated sorting system.
  • "I busted out the Wall. I'm not sorry. <3 Sophie" at (620, 91, −677) — a player knocked a wall through, noted with a sign.
  • "Trash Horses Leave them in the Bin, where they BELONG...<3" at (532, 80, −620) — horse management note near stables.

Nether Access

The Nether waypoint for Noir is at approximately (67, y=?, −63) in the Bankrekka Nether (Dynmap Pathways set). At the 8:1 overworld/Nether ratio this maps to OW (536, −504), consistent with the city's location at (540, −640).

See Also

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