Ashkyos

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Ashkyos
Geography
Type	Settlement
Region	North-Eastern Khul, Titan
Society
Races	Dwarves, Elves, Gnomes, Half-Ogres, Humans, Lizard Men, Man-Orcs
Politics
Ruler's type	Dictator

Ashkyos was a city located on the Ashen River of north central Khul, ruled by the warlord turned dictator Marshal Lakatos.

Description

It was one of the cities located on the Great Northern Trade Route.

Ashkyos was a notoriously violent and almost lawless place, similar to settlements such as Kharé in Kakhabad or Port Blacksand in Allansia.

Population

Two of the fine guardsmen in the city.

Ashkyos' inhabitants were mainly human, though many race and peoples considered it a haven. There were some elves, dwarfs, lizard men and gnomes working as merchants in Ashkyos.

There was also a large population of half-ogres, who often found work as gladiators, mercenaries and torturers. A population of man-orcs also appeared to be found in the city.

Crime

A footpad at the top of some stairs in a dark alley.

The city is a hive of crime with many a footpad roaming its streets. The infamous Ashkyos Guard was of little comfort, being a particularly corrupt and unforgiving institution. Some of its captains happened to be man-orcs.

Sport

In Ashkyos, sport was an important part of life, with the Gladiatorial Park dominating Entertainer's Square, a throwback perhaps to Kabeshian influence.

Geography

Ashkyos was divided into a number of districts;

• The shops;
• The warehouses;
• The entertainers square;
• The markets;
• The docks; and
• The Old Quarter.

The Old Quarter

The infamous Old Quarter was distinguished by its rowdy drinking dens, gambling houses and even more dubious establishments lining filthy thoroughfares. It was frequented by drunks and wide-eyed smokers of suspicious-looking water-pipes.

The Markets District

In the Markets District numerous merchants bought and sold all kinds of wares; everything from food and fabrics to basilisk-skin cloaks, kegs of guursh, and magical pots and pans that cleaned themselves.

The buyers and sellers themselves tended to be varied in their origins. Humans, dwarfs, elves, the odd furtive gnome, man-orc and even a lizard man peddling patent medicines and necklaces of shark's teeth for charms, could be found there plying a trade.