Editing Trolls of the Rubble (section)

=Common Knowledge=

The trolls (Uz) of Old Pavis are unusual for living above ground.  They occupy many of the ruined buildings of Old Pavis left from the cities one time greatness.  The buildings have windows bricked up to block out the sun and frequently have doors blocked up too, with lower entrances being the only way in or out of buildings.  Tunnels interconnect many parts of the Troll lands.  

The trolls stopped being a unifying force in Old Pavis after the apotheosis of Gerak Kag, and are now split into rival clans; four large and many small.  The largest is the Kaggroka, which controls Temple Hill and lands to the east, from its base in Opili's Fort.  All clans jealously guard their territory from other trolls and from outsiders.  What little unity remains between the trolls is orchestrated through a council of elders that meets annually, or at time of crisis, at Opili's Fort.  The fort is also the location of a small weekly market where trolls gather under the comparatively neutral eyes of the Argan Argar traders, exchange goods and news, and make and break alliances.  This is a much simpler affair than the cross-cultural market at the Troll Break.

Only one place exists where humans meet trolls safely, and that is at the market at the Troll Break, a wide damaged section of the Great Walls, where some say the Manticore Gate once stood.  Each week, Pavic merchants and nomads gather to trade at the Troll Market, and all respect this temporary neutral ground.  Apart from during this trading time, it is well known that trolls resent all intruders into their section of the Rubble, and would just as soon eat you as look at you.  Other than the Devil's Playground, the Stronglands are the mot feared section of the Rubble.