Diamond District

The Diamond District lies upon a bluff in between the western and eastern Scar, separating it physically from the rest of the city. This district houses many of the most powerful people in the city, and cannot even be entered without passing a credit check to prove you can afford to be here. If you do make it past the gatehouses, you will find wide, ornate brick streets lined with high-end shops, boutiques, restaurants, and parks. Go deeper into the district and you will be walking past mansions, plazas, statues, and gardens.

The residents of the Diamond District are rich and powerful, and they like to show it. Their eccentric and lavish lifestyles are on full display here, with many strutting around the plazas in the latest fashions and with rare and exotic pets. The Aloysius Hunting Lodge can be found here, which is a full-blown hunting lodge sitting in the center of the city. The patrons of the lodge are a group of "sportsmen" who dress up as big game hunters and attend the lodge regularly, though nobody has actually seen them hunt anything. Also famous within the Diamond District is the House of Whispers, a group that acts as information brokers from their mysterious compound in the center of the district. Over along the northern edge of the cliffs overlooking the Slave Market is Fort Windstrom where the renowned Crimson Drakes reside. This band of mercenaries ride drakes into battle and can often be seen training them on the cliff and in the air around the fortress.

The Phoenix family rule over the Diamond District and are one of the Triumvirate, the three most powerful families in Surket. The family's patriarch, Arcade Phoenix has been the Speaker for the Council of Surket for 34 years, promoting stability and unity within. Unfortunately, he hasn't been attending meetings for the last few months as rumors grow about his failing health and his daughter, Andromeda, has been acting as a consul in his stead. She is young and is not as well-respected as her father, which is leading the other Great Families to begin to make plays and moves against her.

Notable Locations

 * Phoenix Manor
 * Amunir Manor
 * Ipso Manor
 * Keth Manor
 * House of Whispers (Location)
 * Aloysius Hunting Lodge
 * Fort Windstrom

Notable Factions

 * House of Whispers (Faction)
 * Phoenix Family
 * Aloysius Hunting Society
 * The Crimson Drakes