Field of Honor
The Field of Honor is the center of the Eastern District, both literally and figuratively. By day, it is a commercial hub, and by night, it is home to cloaked duelists with flashing blades. At all hours, it is the heart of The Syndicate, the criminal organization that controls the Eastern District.
History
In the early days of Freeport, the pirates lived by a code of fellowship. Disputes that could not be settled in any other way were decided by formal duels outside the city walls. For hundreds of years, those duels were fought at a location known as the Field of Honor. When the city expanded over this area, it was preserved as a spacious plaza in memory of Freeport’s past. Nowadays, the Field of Honor is the hub of the Eastern District. Important businesses are located on the plaza, and nearly all transport in the district moves through it. The Halfling Benevolent Society is also here, a constant reminder of Finn’s control of the district. During the day, the Field of Honor fills up with hawkers’ carts, but these clear out once it gets dark. Several years ago, a group of young, bored Freeporters, attracted by legends of the old pirate code, revived the practice of dueling at the Field of Honor. Their duels were tame compared to the combat to the death that used to occur on this spot, but the fights nonetheless agitated many of the local merchants. In response to this ire, the duelists changed the fight times to the deep of the night, when all the businesses in the area were closed. Finn’s Syndicate, never an organization to pass up a moneymaking opportunity, began placing odds on the fighters. Now the sounds of clashing blades and clinking coins can be heard in the Field of Honor almost every night.Description
The Field of Honor is a roughly circular plaza three hundred feet in diameter. It is cobbled with a rose-colored stone imported specially for this arena. During the day, the plaza is mobbed with people on foot, in rickshaws, or in carriages. Everyone must dodge their way through the hawkers’ carts that fight for a spot each day.
Type
Neighbourhood
Location under
Characters in Location
The World of Nor
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