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FieldInformation
NameGreenwich
TypeLondon district and principal modern civilian setting
Known sitesChrysalis Bookstore, cemetery and Royal Observatory
Residents and workersLilia, Mia, Tony and their families
Later roleResistance centre during the Third Great Wizarding War

Greenwich is the principal modern-world setting of WOC1. Lilia works at the Chrysalis Bookstore and moves between ordinary life and a magical society hidden alongside it.

Its public streets and historic sites allow magical events to remain physically close to people who cannot perceive their causes.

Known Sites

Greenwich contains the civilian relationships that WOC’s larger metaphysics threaten. Mia befriends Lilia at the bookstore; Tony’s blended family history unfolds nearby; Selene moves through the same ordinary spaces without revealing the Moon conspiracy.

In 2025 the Map Of Veracity sends Lilia, Tony and Mai toward the cemetery when asked for Mia’s killer. They instead encounter Mark Nottingham, whose connection to Tower and magical perception opens the next layer of the case.

During the Third Great Wizarding War, the Observatory becomes associated with a resistance network.

History And Development

Central to the 2023–2025 character histories and later used as a resistance location in 2027.

Role And Significance

Greenwich prevents the magical story from floating away from ordinary life. Bookshops, family dinners and graves remain as consequential as Arcaneum halls.

Connections

SubjectConnection
Chrysalis BookstoreMia and Lilia’s workplace.
Greenwich Royal ObservatoryMagical property and later resistance centre.
Mark NottinghamLocal teenager encountered near the cemetery.
Map Of VeracityArtefact leading the group here.

Chronology

DateEvent
2023Lilia meets Mia through the bookstore.
2024Mia dies; Nexus-linked events occur.
2025Lilia and Tony investigate around the cemetery and Mark.
2027Observatory resistance operates during the war.

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Canon Boundaries

  • The wiki distinguishes real-world Greenwich facts from fictional canon; unmentioned local landmarks are not automatically story locations.
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