| Keggekhar: Districts, Part One |
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| Written by The Wizard | |
| Sunday, 21 January 2007 | |
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Life in Keggekhar, City in the Highlands, is a mix of energies. Traditionalist dwarves strive to maintain control in their ancient city while humans enter the political arenas and marketplaces, ever looking for new horizons to explore. For the average resident, however, life continues as usual in the mines, the smiths, or the taverns. This week, we visit three districts in Keggekhar and detail some of the flavor and structure of this evolving city.
Civic District One of the district's largest buildings is the seat of the city council. The council consists of twelve members, three of whom also serve as governors. Over the last several decades, more humans have held these seats than Keggekhar's demographics would suggest. Some strife results from this, as the dwarven clans, who have inhabited the city for far longer than most of the human groups, are now underrepresented in the city's politics. Most of the city's dwarven inhabitants are loathe to resort to violence over this issue, but many are seeking diplomatic means toward fairer representation. Dwarven Sector In time long past, the underground passages stretched far wider. Over time, however, as many of the ore veins have been exhausted, halls have been abandoned and have collapsed. Now, only this small neighborhood remains. Dwarven holds of old are rarely fully emptied, however, so it is likely much of value could be gained by any brave enough to test the few remaining timeworn caverns. Guildhall District A number of other professions and crafts are seen in the district, but no others are more visible than the presence of the mages. As the city itself has grown in contemporary times, so has interest in some of the newer ore veins, which seem to possess high concentrations of the bizarre mineral found in the stones of teleportation sites. Two spires have been erected to house the influx of mages, one a branch of the College of Wizards and the other of the Arcane League. Competition is fierce between these two institutions over the secrets of the mineral, as it may hold a key that could lead to a true rebirth in magic. |
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