Brethren Heights

Brethren Heights is the dirty open secret of the Unified Republic of Raegor. While the Republic is amazing civlized inside of city walls, the one city that is the exception is Brethren Heights. The city is viewed as the ultimate vacation by some, and a complete cesspool by others. The city guard is widely known to be incredibly corrupt, controlled entirely by a criminal syndicate that has a reach in many cities across the Archipelago. This group uses the city guard to ensure that "taxes" on all illicit activities are paid but as long as they are, there are no problems. Those who refuse are treated to physical assault, blackmail or, most commonly, imprisonment. The result is the perfect tourist trap. Gambling, prostitution, drugs, illegal objects of all types and a very active, if unreliable, black market which often opperates openly in back alleys and at the backs of whore houses. Disputes between individuals are often solved with fist fights though a body or two is dumped into the sewers every night to join the countless others that fill the ocean beneath it. Underground fight clubs and arenas have become something of a popular novelty in recent years as welll.