Pavis
Pavis, or New Pavis as the inhabitants of the Real City insist on calling it, was founded by Dorasar in 1550. It is a frontier town of around four thousand people, which makes it a sizeable urban centre, but tiny by comparison with the ruins of old Pavis that it adjoins, now known as the Big Rubble. The population is predominantly human, with a few Mostali dwarves. Most of the humans are of Sartarite origin, but there is a sizeable Yelmalian community from Sun County, a few Praxian nomads who have taken to the settled life, and an increasing number of Pelorians, Tarshites and Carmanians who have arrived with the Lunar occupation forces.
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Oldtown
Oldtown is the quarter of Pavis between the Farmer's Quarter and the Temple of Pavis. It contains some of the oldest buildings in Pavis, and was one of the first settled areas, but most of its original inhabitants then moved to Rich Hill or Downtown. It is now home to a transient population of recent immigrants and visitors, and most of the rowdier elements of Pavis nightlife, plus those who have been pushed back out of Downtown by the Lunars.
Public Quarter
The Public Quarter includes most of the major temples and public buildings of Pavis, including the Pavis Temple itself.
Downtown
Downtown has now largely been taken over by the Lunar occupying forces - many of its inhabitants have decamped into Oldtown instead.
Downtown Gazetteer
Riverside
Riverside is probably the largest quarter of Pavis, both in area and populations. Running along most of the eastern side of the city, by the wall above the River of Cradles, it is home to riverfolk of all kinds, but its narrow alleys and poorly built shanties are also home to a lot of the city's poorest inhabitants as well (and its least law-abiding). The normal stench of the city fights here with the smell of fish from the markets. Riverside is the most vibrant and exciting part of Pavis, and also the part where you are most likely to get your throat slit. The watch and Lunar patrols only enter in squads, especially at night.
It is also home to two of Pavis' main daily markets - the Fish market and the Meat market, due to proximity both to the river and to the bridge where herd animals are brough across the river from the nomad camps on the other side to be slaughtered.
Riverside Gazetteer
Suntown
When Dorasar founded New Pavis, he gave the Yelmalians of nearby Sun County their own quarter, in order to make sure that these capable but insular warriors had a vested interest in the city's success. The Yelmalians still have their quarter, although they did donate the Palace that the Count maintained to the Lunars when they took the city. The Yelmalians still keep themselves to themselves - there are few taverns and no inns in the quarter, and little in the way of entertainment or late night festivity here, although the Uleria Temple is technically in Suntown, albeit right on the edge.
Suntown Gazetteer
Farmers' Quarter
Originally this was open land for nomads to camp on, but after an unsuccessful riot they were kicked out of the city and the area was turned over to agriculture. As the city expanded, the fields were gradually built over and now none remain. This is still where most of the facilities that deal with nomads remain though, showing that memories are old.
It is home to the Grain market, where produce from the farms surrounding Pavis (and inside the Rubble) are brough in daily to be sold.
Farmers' Quarter Gazetteer