City of Barish
The City of Barish is a very messy city, with winding streets and hundreds of back alleys and secret, forgotten roads. The buildings of the city are quite unique, shaped in many different shapes and sizes, however all are made of brass parts. The brass on the outside buildings are dulled to not blind the inhabitants of the city. The City is divided into eight districts: Capital, Market, Farm, Smith, Arcane, Tailor, Graveyard, and Entertainment.
The Capital district is located in the center of the city. The market, smith, arcane, tailor, graveyard, and entertainment districts form a ring around the capital district and are a much lower quality area. The farming district is outside the city walls and is where the lower income families reside.
The Cities inhabitants were once kind and simple folk, however with the most recent three Kings things have gone downhill. The City of Barish has become a city of judgement and factions. If you have a belief in something, you enjoy something and it is almost guaranteed that someone in this town will hate you for it. The cities population is mostly atheist, and those who do serve deities are few and hidden away, afraid of what their faith may get them into.
The Districts
The eight districts provide the City of Barish with a system of order in the messy planning of less intelligent and selfish kings.Capital District
The Capital District contains areas for government and the military. These buildings include:- The Brass Palace
- The Army Barracks
- The City Watch Office
- Official Courts
- Teleportation Center
The Brass Palace
The Brass Palace is a Persian style palace with walls of brown stone and many brass decorations on the roof and doorways. The inside shares this color and material pallet and is decorated with small fountains and plantsThe Military Barracks
This is where the military stays, it is a rather simple rectangular building with many windows and a training ground behind it.The City Watch Office
While the military trains and maintains the defensive military, their jurisdiction lies outside the city. The City Watch are the guards that keep the citizens in check; the police. The City Watch Office is similar in design to the palace however it is much smaller and less decorated on the inside.Official Courts
While the Courts are in the Capital District they are separate from the cities government and have its own set of laws and guards. It is run by the National Court system which was set up by the gods when they roamed free and its judges are incorruptible. The building itself is made of marble with a red shingled roof made of fired clay.The Market District
The Market district holds most of the everyday items and foods an adventurer needs. There aren't many shops pre-made as I want to give anyone using this world the opportunity to make your own shops. This district contains:- Hafsah Hosni’s majestic marketplace
- Summer Produce
Hafsah Hosni's Majestic Marketplace
Hafsah Hosni's Majesctic Marketplace is a general goods store that sells adventuring items as well as tools for everyday citizens. It is run by a stiff and fair brass dragonborn named Hafsah. He has fair prices but will not haggle for lower ones. The store is a squat building with gray stone walls and a brass plated roof that angles upwardSummer Produce
Summer Produce is a store that sells rations and fresh food. The store is a square gray stone building with a flat roof and a second story where Summer Serina, the shops proprietor, lives. She doesn't carry any meats and charges 2 Silver per day of rationsThe Farming District
The Farming District is a large area outside of the city walls that farms for the towns food. Its main crop is wheat; However, some other tubers and grains may be farmed during other seasons. Names to use for resource- Steve Worthall, Male human
- Hattie Grates, Female Human
- Agornak Kershah, Male Dragonborn
The Smith District
The smith district is very hot, obviously. This district is where the smelting of Zinc and Copper happens. Here is also where metal working is sold, swords, armor, tools, and beautiful art pieces are forged here. Any weapons or armor are forged here but if you want theme enchanted you send them to the Arcane District. People here include:Nissa Ashheart
Nissa is a Gnome who makes armor for any raceAmber Balderk
Amber is a stout dwarf who primarily crafts weapons, overcharges anyone who isn't a dwarf by X1.5Arcane district
The Arcane district is the last stronghold of goodness in the City of Brass. Barely qualifying to be a district the Arcane district consists of eight wizards of each magic school and some shops. It is only the size of a small neighborhood. It is mostly decorated with cloths dyed in bright blues, deep purples and magentas. The magic of the place seems to float through the air. The eight wizards and shop keepers that reside here are:Sapphira the store owner
Sapphira sells potions of many types and has information on magic item whereabouts and the city of knowledge.Waldorf the Wonderful
Waldorf the Wonderful is a crotchety old asshole who hates to sell his wares. He wears traditional blue robes and has an Einstein poof gray hair on his head with a perfectly trimmed goatee. He wears a golden sword at his hip. while he is a great wizard he is not one of the eight as they serve the king. Waldorf hates the king and would attack him on sight. He sells incredibly powerful magic items. Any item rarer plus is in his inventory, as a GM you decide what he is displaying at any given time. However it requires a very high DC to convince Waldorf to sell you anything, DC can range from 15 to Critical Success.The Cosmetic District
Luind's Luxury Tailoring
Luind is a black human male who wears very high class clothes. He charges very high prices for very high end clothes.Lulu-Bell's Lavishes
Lulu-Bell is a halfling that makes accessories such as jewelry, hats, and shoes.Aego
Aego is a sun elf how is covered in tattoos, He is a tattoo artist and is accepting of all.The Graveyard District
This district is the third smallest, it is where people bury their dead, the oldest tombs are deep in a walled off section of tunnels called The Ways of Sorrow. With a high perception check, 17+, Players find the hidden temples to gods. It is against the law to follow a god/goddess.The Entertainment District
This district is where the taverns are, also here are arenas where players can compete against monsters to earn 1d10x10 gold. Monsters are CR 7+. The theater and a large building that is a slave market is here.- Black Star Tavern
- The Lonely Lamb
- The Mysterious Dolphin
Demographics
The City of Brass is mostly populated by humans and halflings , with a few dwarfs, dragonborn, half-elves, and Beastfolk thrown in.
Government
The City of Brass is ruled by a Monarchy with close to absolute power. His word is law, however the Wallace's set up a council to oversee "trivial" matters and only intercede when they want to.
The past three kings have made religion a crime
There are taxes on selling goods, 20% of what you earn.
A Terrif is set up to tax incoming goods
Defences
The City's Defenses are one of the reasons its so famous in the land. Surrounding the city
Industry & Trade
The City of Barass is an incredibly large city with a great deal of trade in and out of the city.
Assets
The Eight Districts
Guilds and Factions
Carpenter's Guild, Smith's Guild, Merchant's Guild
History
The city of brass was an old mining town set up long before civilization took hold in Torkland. It was the first city founded in the land and was built in its location because of the rich resource of copper and zinc, hence the name of the city and the building material for most of the future buildings. The city prospered and flourished under the rule of one wise and noble king after another, however, as all things must, This came to an end and the city suffered greatly under King Normand and his heirs. Now King Normand III is seeming just as horrible a ruler as his forefathers.
Architecture
The City of Brass is mostly made of Brass and Brown stone, with glass windows. Some buildings in the capital district are made of marble
Geography
The City of Brass is located in a planes like area with a few trees here and there. A spring of freshwater flows from a fountane in the city center and flows all throughout the city providing water.
Natural Resources
Grain, wood, stone, zinc, copper.
Alternative Name(s)
That Horrible Hellhole
Type
Capital
Population
4,000,000
Inhabitant Demonym
Humans
Location under
Planes of Celicila
Owner/Ruler
Characters in Location
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