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| == Surrounding Area == | | == Surrounding Area == |
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− | === Village of Muckmire ===
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− | ==== Alcalde Estates ====
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− | This large, gated compound of buildings was constructed not long after Athervon re-took the city from the Jhonians in AY966. The owner is an Anidan, Nalencampa Orellana-Alcalde de Peña, who by now must be a very, very old man. Little is known about this mysterious resident, who seldom enters town himself, relying on a rather strange staff of servants. The compound was the height of luxury when it was built, but in the last decade or so has started to show signs of decrepitude, with some maintainance and upkeep lagging. Rumors withing the Village of Muckmire and the City itself are rife about the place and the owner. What is known is that no one has ever been inside that was not explicitly invited by Nalencampa. Huge Bakulan mastiffs patrol the grounds inside the high iron fence; one of the thieves’ guilds sent operatives in shortly after the compound was finished to scout the place and see what goods might be stolen, and none of them ever returned.
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− | ==== The Old Arena ====
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− | A leftover relic from the city’s population apex just prior to the Jhonian invasion, the Old Arena was the home of gladiatorial shows, circuses, travelling fairs, jousting and other sporting events. It was severely damaged during the Jhonian conquest, and the Jhonians decided to build their own complex inside the city walls (see Colosseum District). The Old Arena has been abandoned now for nearly two centuries, and the locals avoid it completely, as the structure is unsafe (but too expensive to tear down). Local children tell stories of ghosts and monsters that reside there, and local toughs challenge each other to spend the night within its walls. At least three people have gone missing and presumably drowned visiting the place since the reconquest of the city, and the local authorities impose harsh penalties on anyone they learn has been visiting the place.
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− | === Town of Eastshore ===
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− | Eastshore is a bustling town just outside the Outer Docks District, connected by two gates into the city proper. Eastshore sports its own docks, which offer lower mooring fees than those in the city proper; the city evens things out by imposing steep taxes on goods brought into it from Eastshore. Thus, economics dictate that much of goods flowing through Eastshore end up travelling by road or river up into the interior of Athervon. The town is a “work hard play hard” type of settlement, with business and industry all that can be seen during the day, but with rowdy taverns, drunken sailors, and entertainment to rival Torchtown during the evening. The nightlife is fueled in large part by two Bardic Colleges, one a classical Athernian school focused on music and song, the other a recently established Jhonian society that emphasizes scholarly research and poetry.
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− | ==== Shúj`id-al-Alrakh (College of the Arts) ====
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− | ==== Dravedi College ====
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− | === Village of Foghollow ===
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− | Foghollow dominates the land traffic into and out of Avis Armois; The West Gate is very low traffic as few venture into Mistwood and the Fens beyond; Eastshore is responsible for much trade, but little of it enters the city proper. Thus the great King’s Gate entrance to Avis Armois that is accessed from Foghollow is the main source of land traffic in and out of the city proper. It is also the closest gate to the higher ground to the north of the city where agriculture can be practiced reliably, and thus much of the food and raw materials for the city pass through King’s Gate. The Village itself is a riot of cart vendors hawking food and other sundries to the lines of people waiting to get in (or the ones that got out and are looking for cheaper prices than they could get inside), and simple businesses in the buildings. The city rents out several of the buildings in the village to house their clerks and scribes, and much of the paperwork and taxes for goods being brought in or out of the city are taken care of here, where there is space and room to do so.
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| == City Districts == | | == City Districts == |