Crown Square

Crown Square is the newest place to see and be seen. The tall houses all around the edge include the Council Hall, the City Archives (wherein is lodged the tower of the Great Stross Clock), and the homes of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the city, such as the Greymarks, the Vandereik, the Armanac, the Hrovitz, and the Slygass. Their homes are brightly painted blue, yellow, or brick red, with the paint frequently refreshed.
On major holidays and state occasions, thousands gather in the square to hear the benediction of the High Priestess of Rava or a declaration of war against Morgau or the death sentence of a notorious river bandit. The city typically executes criminals here. The city jail, called the Redrock Bailey (§29), lies just down the street behind the Civic Courthouse (§27). The trip from the Redrock to the square is 200 yards along a wide road, and the executioner’s cart rolls along it at least once each month. Common murderers, frauds, smugglers, and bandits stay in Redrock. The Citadel holds those convicted of diabolism, sedition, coining, treason, spying, or other high crimes.
The public enjoys the displays in Crown Square. The exercise of authority and the great temple of Rava make the place an axis of power. After the Revolt, the square was briefly called the Great Folk Square, but this name never stuck, making this one of the few places that actively recalls the old feudal days.
The only things approaching a commercial interest on Crown Square are the small tavern called the Red Pig and the enormously wealthy Merchant’s Bank of Yorn and Federhan. The tavern is outrageously expensive and does not admit anyone in armor or carrying weapons or wands—its clientele hires those sorts of people, and they eat in the kitchen.

Type

Street

Parent Location

Zobeck, the Crossroads City