Skordictil

Skordictil is the capital city of the country of Wocklor. It is a metropolis with a little over 100,000 inhabitants. Skordictil is the city of clockwork, and while clockwork is common in Wocklor, it is pervasive in every aspect of life in Skordictil. The city is populated mostly by a fairly even mix of humans, gnomes, and halflings. Other races can be found in the city, but they make up a very small percentage of the population. There are three clockwork guilds in Skordictil: inventors, builders, and operators. Traditionally, clockwork inventors are gnomes. Clockwork inventors (gnome or not) have the highest social status in the city. A clockwork inventor who creates some new, clever or really useful clockwork device can quickly achieve celebrity status in the city. Halflings, on the other hand, are traditionally the builders of clockwork. Their small, nimble fingers make them particularly good at putting clockwork devices together. Clockwork builders have a lower social status than inventors. Finally, most operators of clockwork are human, and have the lowest social status of the three. It's not that they are looked down upon or are a lower class, it's just nearly impossible to achieve any real status or renown as an operator, though they still have a higher social status than someone who is not a member of a guild. Of course, there is a lot of work to be done in the city that has nothing to do with clockwork, and any race can be found doing just about any kind of work. This is where a real lower class exists in Skordictil, though not everyone in this group can be considered lower class. There are some very wealthy merchants, and there are people of other professions that live reasonably well, though none achieve the same social status as those that belong to one of the guilds.

The government of Skordictil, and of Wocklor at large, is a council of three. Each of the three major races in the country, human, gnome, and halfling, elect a representative that serves a 4 year term. This triumvirate makes laws and governs the city of Skordictil and the country of Wocklor. Other towns and villages in the country generally elect their own triumvirate to govern local issues. Other races also get to vote for a racial representative to have their voice heard by the government. These representatives do not get a vote, but by law, they cannot be denied a chance to speak to the council of three (though they can be cut off if they aren't civil or don't get to the point).