Strack Island

Governmental

Parliament is a dark edifice, a set of smoky black walls that jut from Strack Island like a shark’s tooth or a stingray’s jag, some monstrous organic weapon rending the sky. The Parliament building at the confluence of the Canker and the Tar is actually a sprawling complex of government offices and archives of all city records. The living quarters of the Lord Mayor and his ministers are also here, for use in times of unrest or civic disturbance. The primary section of Parliament is the legislative building itself, home to the constant deliberations, bribery, and brinksmanship that make up New Crobuzoner political life. Numbers of politicians vary from session to session, as new rules of order are adopted by each Parliament to govern the size of the succeeding one, but generally between 300 and 500 members of Parliament work and live on Strack Island during the height of the sessions.

The mayor’s office in Parliament is the Lemquist Room, a veritable mini-fortress, with soundproof walls and exquisite decorating. If he so chose, the mayor could govern from this room alone, using a multitude of speaking tubes to communicate with sections of the city. The island is not open to the public. The waters surrounding the island are patrolled by vodyanoi militia.

The skies above are watched by aerostats and well-trained garuda. The grounds themselves don’t appear heavily armed to the untrained eye, but are protected by well-placed sniper towers and a series of underground tunnels for moving troops quickly around the island out of sight. Just southeast of the island proper is the island in which laboratories, holding cells for high-level political prisoners and the seat of militia power are located within the obsidian spike that jutts out from the centre of the islet.

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  Strack Island

  The seat of Parliament and militia might.

Type

Government complex