Maudru

The oldest city in Vielene/Valgrozna, Maudru is a city of thieves. Well, "city of secrecy" which generally translates to a city of those job descriptions which require secrecy. So, still thieves.
There are a number of holidays in Maudru dating back hundreds of years in which masks are meant to be worn. This, accompanied by a long tradition of pickpocketing, means that they are a rather limited tourist destination, despite the fact that the city is around six hundred years old and has a number of fascinating historical sites. For obvious reasons, the average person doesn't feel comfortable there.
For those who are more comfortable being around crime, it's positively delightful. The city is rife with historical markets selling goods of questionable origin. The hotels are comfortable, well established safe zones for those seeking to relax. Spaces for violence are well marked out. And everyone is accustomed to giving everyone else privacy.
There is a city government that enforces what regulations do exist, as well as keeping out national forces that would try and enforce the overall laws of Valgrozna. Sometimes by literally keeping them out, sometimes by using massive backlogs of blackmail to force the government to do it for them, and sometimes by inviting hapless inspectors inside to assure outside officials that everything is well and good by means of a carefully-curated tour.
The city is quite well kept. Crimes are cleaned up quickly, and the decisive action with which actual murder is dealt with means that there's less blood on the streets than the more lurid stories told by the global agencies. The nature of the city means that fortunes can be turned upside down in either direction very quickly, so there's little room for despair.

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City