Distrall

Distrall (large city) is the capital city of Dardan. The city is largely divided into two sections, Inner and Outer Distrall. Inner Distrall is home to the king of Dardan, the nobility of Distrall, all government buildings, the HQ of the Dardanian army, and barracks large enough to house 10,000 soldiers (including 500 horses). There is also a small and very expensive market in Inner Distrall. Only the finest quality goods can be found here. The only inn in Inner Distrall (The Boisterous Prince) can be found bordering the market. Inner Distrall is surrounded on three sides by a 20 ft high, 10 ft thick wall that is consistently manned. The north of Inner Distrall is on the Sea of Khalahm. The royal navy calls the docks here home, and the docks and waters around this area are constantly patrolled, though the water route is still the easiest covert way into Inner Distrall (successfully scaling the wall undetected is nearly impossible, barring magic use of course).

Outer Distrall has pretty much everything you would expect a large city to have: markets featuring both cheap and expensive goods (though not as expensive as the market in Inner Distrall), inns and taverns (both nice and not so nice), slums and wealthy neighborhoods, and of course crime. The only thing you won't find in Outer Distrall is a lot of nobility and the super rich. Outer Distrall is roughly divided into different districts or neighborhoods. See here for a rough description of where they are in the city and what stands out about them. There is a city police force, but corruption is commonplace.

Life in Distrall is very tough for those with and without financial means. Taxes are high, as mentioned the police are corrupt, and the nobles can and will do anything to keep or increase their station. While slavery is not strictly legal, harsh indentured servitude, which is little better than slavery, is not uncommon. Outright slavery isn't even rare; money placed in the correct hand will keep the authorities off one's back.

Distrall is a mostly human city, and while racism doesn't run rampant, subtle racism is not uncommon. All of the nobility in the city is human, as are a vast majority of the wealthy. Most non-humans live in the Halfarin District.

King Xendious, who had been king for 10 years, died two years ago and his son, King Marious took the throne. Since then, the treatment of non-human races by guards, nobility, and other officials has gotten a little worse, but since it was already bad, it doesn't feel like much has changed. Unless you were one of the dwarves, halflings, or others who had his home destroyed so that the new king could build a gladiatorial arena in the Halfaran District (on the edge of the Gildin District and Entrance District). So this is a big, ongoing thing in the city. Lots of families got displaced, there was some unrest, the army got involved, but most of that dust has settled.

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