Rimior

Rimior, the city of the Rift, one of the twelve city states that make up the independent coalition. Built over the largest opening to the underdark currently known, the Rift has been the site of many invasions from underdark armies, as well as the location the drow fled through during their exodus. The city was built over the rift to guard against any large threats that might come from the darker side of the world. The city's position has given rise to a unique structure, made up of many layers of bridges that go down deep into the hole in the world.

Demographics

Citizens class is determined by which layer they reside on. The wealthiest live at the top of the city, presenting a glowing, clean city to travelers,. The deeper one goes into the city however, the more poor the inhabitants. The city is divided into roughly 30 layers, although the divide between the lower layers becomes hazy.

Layer 1 has the richest people in the city, those ancient families who profited off of the mineral resources of the Rift.

Layers 2-4 holds the middle class, guild members, traders, etc. members of this layer are permitted to move freely throughout the city to conduct their business. Layers 5-10 are the poorer members of society, those in some form of debt usually forced to serve as miners in the deeper regions of the Rift. While it is technically legal for them to move throughout the city, they face heavy discrimination and are often forced by guards to stay out of the upper layers. by this point sunlight is all but completely obscured, giving its inhabitants a pale complexion which allows them to be picked out in a crowd.

Layers 11-20 are segregated from the upper realm by a large divide span-able only by 3 elevators which occasionally head down to check that nothing too dangerous is happening. Those who commit crimes in the city are banished to these layers to live down in the depths, and as such is a lawless land governed by gangs and crime lords. inhabitants are forced to create artificial farms to sustain themselves. the lower sections of these layers begin to be affected by the reality distorting magic of the underdark, leading some to go insane if they stay down there too long.

Layers 21-30 are the abandoned layers, the elevator which once lead to these deepest of depths long broken. any who wish to travel to this dark land must manually climb down into the hole to reach it. a single glimpse of an inhabitant of these layers trying to climb their way up is enough to persuade all who might want to make the trip to stay in the safety of their layer

Alternative Name(s)

City of the Rift

Type

Large city

Inhabitant Demonym

Rimian

Included Locations

• Lower Rimior