Discussion.
The University of Al’Rashad’s origins lie in antiquity. It certainly predates the New Bokan Calendar, having been built somewhere around 650 OBR (Old Bokan Reckoning) and is probably the oldest institution of learning in the world outside of Boka. Architects […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kleghom’s career, given his lack of noble birth, is something that would not have happened before the reign of Joric the Great. Joric’s creation of a functional state bureaucracy for Gundring was nothing short of miraculous. Discussion.
Gundring prefers not to build its foreign embassies but rather houses its ambassadors in existing buildings. The embassy in Al’Rashad has been in operation for approximately seventy years; it used to belong to a powerful merchant who was ruined after […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Dung Merchants’ Quarter is surprisingly large, or perhaps not when you consider how much dung a large city like Al’Rashad generates. Dung merchants sell their wares to composters, farmers and tanners. Discussion.
Despite most cultures not considering them reliable weapons, Gundring pistols are nonetheless quite valuable on the black market – moreso if they are loaded. Discussion.
Joro is perhaps exaggerating when he says that the Gundring Embassy – located behind the Second Wall – is “behind him,” but only a little. Rashadi culture, as a whole, does not lend itself to straight, organized streets. Discussion.
Street urchins have very little in the way of legal protection in Al’Rashad; although killing them is widely frowned upon, most merchants can do so without any official legal consequences. Societal disapproval generally keeps these children alive until they hit […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…