Raunum

### Races

Imperial (Majority), Dwarves (Small Minority), Tieflings (Small Minority), Halflings (Small Minority), Gnomes (Small Minority)

### Characters in Location

Milly Gildeneyes, Tindia the people-finder

## Economy

### Produces / Exports

Religious Goods, Luxury Goods, Cultural Goods

### Description

The City of Raunum is among the first cities build by the imperial settlers. It was founded in the era of settlement. It has many walls, separating the city into multiple parts, each build for other reasons, in different styles and times. Raunum has a very clear social separation and to enter any part of the city you must be of appropriate rank or be officially invited in.

#### The ancient city

The ancient city is the very core of Raunum. All the buildings here are imposing and are either mansions, temples or cultural buildings for the elite with great gardens and white stone.  The very government of the diarchy and the seat of the diarchs is located here in the great temple of Hercurate. Allowed in this quarter are only the highest social elites like the diarchs, their family, high priests, high ranking nobles and holy knights. The wall around this quarter is mainly decorative but is guarded by elite praestido.

*Some points of Interest:*

* “The Flarian High Temple” - Temple

#### The high city

The high city surrounds the ancient city relatively evenly. The buildings here are still very imposing but have less uniform architecture. The buildings here stand between small parks, individual trees and bushes and serve as homes for wealthy cities, theatres, libraries, restaurants and some high luxury crafts shops like jewellers, goldsmiths and enchanters. Allowed in this quarter are wealthy citizen with a certain diploma, minor nobles and highly skilled craftsmen, entertainers and other employees hired by them. The wall around the high city is more practical than the one around the ancient city but can still be considered pleasing to the eye. Guarding this wall are more regular but veteran soldiers.

*Some points of Interest:*

* “The Grand Flarian Dramatic Theatre" - Theatre

#### The brick city

The brick city is named for its abundant use of brick in the construction of the buildings here. The buildings here are still nice looking but function is put over aesthetics and there are few trees and bushes between the buildings and streets. This quarter almost surrounds the high city but expanded mainly westward. In the brick city skilled craftsmen like blacksmith, leatherworkers, potion brewers and traders can be found. To enter and live in the brick city one has to earn at least an average of 4gp per day and / or have served in the military. The wall around the brick city, jokingly called “The garden fence” to reference its perceived weakness. It is a quite ugly and low wall of stacked brick that was constructed in a hurry as a response to an orc invasion that threatened the city.

*Some points of Interest:*

* "The Carousing Mountain Goat" - Tavern

#### The citadel

The citadel is the military centre of Raunum. It connects to the brick city on two ends to completely surround the high city and the architecture is purely functional. Smooth stone and sharp angles with an intentional confusing layout. Only serving military personnel or high-ranking officials and nobles are allowed to enter. In the citadel are the barracks and prison. The citadel has the greatest number of troops and guards and has access to all the city walls.

#### The low city

The low city is the largest and densest quarter of the city. The buildings here vary from small houses to tiny shacks or even just tents. This quarter more ore less evenly surrounds the rest of the city, except for one elevated road that grants direct access to the higher quarters without having to pass through the low city. The low city has many cheap taverns and unsupervised markets and almost any low skilled work. The low city has no proper walls. It rather has several elevated strong points, connected to the other walls. There are no restrictions to enter the low city but people who have access to the other parts pf the city are rarely seen here and if they were discovered they would surely be shunned and excluded from high society.

#### The under city

The under city is a known and constantly changing part of Raunum. It can be found in the sewers that were never completed and then neglected and was occupied by gangs, lowlifes, criminals and exiles. The under city is in constant conflict with itself and the administration of Raunum and is in constant flux and change. Entrances are constantly sealed and new one dug out. No one truly knows how expansive it is today. Any kind of trade can be found here. From simple stolen goods, to forbidden substances and hired assassins. Just being here means being a criminal and if the guard launches an incursion or you are caught in a gang war, you will be cut down without second thought.

Some of the largest gangs are:

*The Hercurate Sons* a religious fanatic group, believing that no one and nothing is allowed to hold power but the last emperor Hercurate and aim to bring down any and all structures and powers, except their own order, believing that the emperor speaks directly to their leader: the Cordus. He has abandoned his name when he started having his visions. He is a warlock being tricked by an entity that feeds on chaos called “Cumunartha”. As a symbol they have the old imperial Giffin with an open eye behind it.

*The two hitting hands* is a loose group of thieves, lowlifes and petty criminals which have a distaste for the current system. For one reason or another they turned to crime and joined the two hitting hands for some slight safety and company. Their symbol are two fists hitting at each other with the inscriptions “House Aurelia” and “House Revannaus”

*The Flarian liberation brothers* are a group of idealists that will fight for the freedom of every province. They form groups according from which province they come from but support each other. The F.L.B. has no central head and is secretly supported by the free cantons, mainly from Respublica. They shy back from nothing and are skilled guerrilla fighters and assassins disrupting the political structure and weakening the power of the diarchs. Their symbol are nine fists raised, one for each province and canton.