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1) The Palace district is where the nobility live! There are a small handful of noble families that compromised the King's court. They all live in rather beautiful buildings on the outskirts of the Palace's actual property, in a semi-circle around the King's structure.
2) The Palace is mostly populated by Crown's Guard and folks in fine linens and silks. You would find similar people in the House of Wisdom -- the library and the institutions of higher learning tend to be for the richer folk and, by reason, they are the ones who tend to populate those types of areas. Nothing of real interest is to be said with the richer folk . . . they talk neutrally about Kathashun, not super jazzed with their new ruler, but also not disparaging. It's very much a "loose ships sink ships" atmosphere, and all of them tend to put on a perfect air that everything is fine and nothing at all is wrong whatsoever!! They tend to just remain where they are and wander back and forth between the places in the higher district.
3) There is a general of the Crown Guard, a burly looking man with one eye named Maliq. He, according to the lower guards, is a real son of a bitch who will kill you as soon as look at you. The General was the right hand of King Kallathor and, the Crown's Guard, by and large, seem fairly married to King Kathashun only because they have to be, due to his royal blood. Some Crown's Guard have direct contact with the King, but it's only his personal guard, hand picked by General Maliq. The Crown's Guard is the police, the judge, the jury, and the executioner . . . or they used to be, before Kathashun took over. The Syndicate is on the hit list, but King Kathashun hasn't executed anyone since he's taken control.
4) There is a tax collector in El Minha, but no one seems to know who he actually is. He's sort of this guy that shows up whenever you owe money, and if you owe, the Crown's Guard tends to be the ones who get it out of you, if you know what I mean. Anyone killed was either killed by the hand of the King or General Maliq. King Kathashun hasn't killed anyone since rising to power. There is a jail in the city, a construct off-site, on the very outskirts of the Palace's property. Nobody in the high district wants to see the criminals in their backyards.
5) You can definitely ask around! The General of the Guard is the right hand to the King . . . or he was, when King Kallathor was in charge. If the King is indisposed, the General maintains authority over the Crown until the King returns. However, if the King dies and has no heirs, the Blessing of the Phoenix transfers to the next in line -- someone related to the magical line, but not necessarily whoever is closest. The city must respect whoever has the next gift.
6) Yes! The first wielder of this gift was a woman, named Amaani. She was bestowed this gift by the goddess Thaamira, who wished the people of El Minha to survive. This city was built by Amaani, and Thaamira's gift has been passed down through her ancestors ever since. It presents differently in everyone. There's not really a religious structure in place like priests and whatnot, but the people within the city definitely pay worship to Thaamira, who is the guardian of the city. People in the higher-ups are educated by private tutors or the private academy, but the poorer people are pretty much shit out of luck if they can't afford it.
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1) The Palace district is where the nobility live! There are a small handful of noble families that compromised the King's court. They all live in rather beautiful buildings on the outskirts of the Palace's actual property, in a semi-circle around the King's structure.
2) The Palace is mostly populated by Crown's Guard and folks in fine linens and silks. You would find similar people in the House of Wisdom -- the library and the institutions of higher learning tend to be for the richer folk and, by reason, they are the ones who tend to populate those types of areas. Nothing of real interest is to be said with the richer folk . . . they talk neutrally about Kathashun, not super jazzed with their new ruler, but also not disparaging. It's very much a "loose ships sink ships" atmosphere, and all of them tend to put on a perfect air that everything is fine and nothing at all is wrong whatsoever!! They tend to just remain where they are and wander back and forth between the places in the higher district.
3) There is a general of the Crown Guard, a burly looking man with one eye named Maliq. He, according to the lower guards, is a real son of a bitch who will kill you as soon as look at you. The General was the right hand of King Kallathor and, the Crown's Guard, by and large, seem fairly married to King Kathashun only because they have to be, due to his royal blood. Some Crown's Guard have direct contact with the King, but it's only his personal guard, hand picked by General Maliq. The Crown's Guard is the police, the judge, the jury, and the executioner . . . or they used to be, before Kathashun took over. The Syndicate is on the hit list, but King Kathashun hasn't executed anyone since he's taken control.
4) There is a tax collector in El Minha, but no one seems to know who he actually is. He's sort of this guy that shows up whenever you owe money, and if you owe, the Crown's Guard tends to be the ones who get it out of you, if you know what I mean. Anyone killed was either killed by the hand of the King or General Maliq. King Kathashun hasn't killed anyone since rising to power. There is a jail in the city, a construct off-site, on the very outskirts of the Palace's property. Nobody in the high district wants to see the criminals in their backyards.
5) You can definitely ask around! The General of the Guard is the right hand to the King . . . or he was, when King Kallathor was in charge. If the King is indisposed, the General maintains authority over the Crown until the King returns. However, if the King dies and has no heirs, the Blessing of the Phoenix transfers to the next in line -- someone related to the magical line, but not necessarily whoever is closest. The city must respect whoever has the next gift.
6) Yes! The first wielder of this gift was a woman, named Amaani. She was bestowed this gift by the goddess Thaamira, who wished the people of El Minha to survive. This city was built by Amaani, and Thaamira's gift has been passed down through her ancestors ever since. It presents differently in everyone. There's not really a religious structure in place like priests and whatnot, but the people within the city definitely pay worship to Thaamira, who is the guardian of the city. People in the higher-ups are educated by private tutors or the private academy, but the poorer people are pretty much shit out of luck if they can't afford it.