The Scrabbles

The only neighborhood in Kratas that is younger than the Scrabbles is The Stables . Pre-Scourge, the neighborhood with the hame of manual laborers, reaching maximum capacity when the citadel's dome was constructed. The neighborhood is tightly packed with narrow streets and tiny alleyways and buildings most often two or three stories tall. The Scourge was difficult on the Scrabbles, which suffered the most structural damage due to cheap construction of the homes and buildings. Today, the district is divided into territories controlled by various extortion gangs, most of which pay protection money to Garlthik One-Eye. The dark alleyways are perfect for infighting between the gangs and turf wars. Most visitors to the city expect the rest of the city to be similar to the Scrabbles, and as such sometimes don't consider settling in one of the other areas. Because of the unique architecture and maze of alleyways, rule is hard to control in this neighborhood and, as a result, the Force of the Eye has barely any presence here. The area is often used by smaller gangs who wish to do business without being constantly monitored by the Force, but continue to pay the protection money on the off chance that Garlthik moves into the area. The gangs often have lookouts postedon the borders of their territories, giving the gangs a heads' up as to any strangers wanding into the gang's area. Most gangs in the area are rather impoverished since they live off of the poorest Kratas has to offer and as such are badly equipped. They are numerous however, making up for a lack of gear and skill with sheer force of numbers. There are not many buisnesses here, and it is mostly a slum . Most residents have low-paying jobs, often piecemeal in other parts of the city and only return here to sleep. There are a few taverns in the neighborhood, but these are primarily hangouts for various gangs, and don't tend to have signs advertising their presence or even formal names. Strangers to these taverns are made to feel unwelcome and might be forced to buy drinks for all the gang members, mugged or even killed just for entering. Those who live here often don't fit in anywhere else, and have very little. Often what they do have is taken away by the gangs of thieves, and protection rackets are more expensive here than in other parts of the city.

Gangs of the Scrabbles