Industry & Trade
Large warehouses, major thoroughfares, and nondescript worker tenements make this utilitarian Precinct a hub of activity for shipping, storage, and other mercantile concerns of the Tenth District. Included in its massive sprawl is a slow descent into the Undercity.
Wide cobblestone streets allow for the passage of beasts and constructs that transport raw goods from points beyond the Tenth and for the shipping of manufactured materials back to those locations. The demands of commerce keep the area constantly active, and the inconspicuous nature of the warehouses makes them popular as rendezvous points for all sorts of transactions, legal and illicit. At night, lurking undead and the horrors of the undercity, coming up from Deadbridge Chasm, keep wary citizens indoors, while a few people who deal in sinister magic seek the monsters out for nefarious purposes. People who live in this working-class precinct are often practical-minded and thus tolerant of some degree of illicit activity. Being a good neighbor means keeping to yourself, unless you live in the
Smelting District, where the atmosphere is much more raucous.
Affiliated Guilds
The Orzhov Syndicate owns many of the warehouses in the precinct and controls much of the commerce around this section of Tin Street. Members
The Golgari Swarm often crawl around the edges of Deadbridge Chasm, which is an opening to their sprawling subterranean network.
The Boros Legion rents many of the warehouses to store manufactured goods from the
Smelting District, and Kamen Fortress houses a garrison to protect the Legion's interests.
The Rakdos Cult operates a number of pain clubs throughout the precinct, especially around Tin Street, and Rakdos street performances are more common in Precinct Six than anywhere else in the Tenth.
Neighborhoods & Landmarks
Precinct Six is home to many working class folk, most packed into modest apartments near their place of work. It's also home to more than its share of monsters, most of which are active at night.
Smelting District: The heart of the manufacturing industry in the Tenth is at the north end of this precinct. The Smelting Quarter is smokey, hot, and filled with activity day and night. Goblins often make their homes near the factories on Foundry Street, preferring the constant activity to sleepier neighborhoods. Standing south and east of the quarter, Kamen Fortress is a Boros Legion garrison dedicated to keeping watch on Cult of Rakdos activity. Clashes between both of these guilds and various goblin gangs are common throughout this precinct.
Gore House: A Rakdos club called the Gore House, run by a Viashino named Nyoser, occupies a defunct factory in the south end of the Smelting Quarter. Known for particularily nauseating displays of violence for entertainment.
Medori Park: The western part of the precinct, Medori Park, is named after an Orzhov pontiff who converted a city park into a warehouse lot many years ago. This neighborhood is particularly rife with undead at night, both corporeal and incorporeal. Some serve dark masters and often guard valuables, while others pursue their own evil urges.
The Orzhov Syndicate owns many large warehouses here, and
The Boros Legion maintains facilities to store a variety of equipment used by their soldiers, including valuable weapons and armor. The most important facilities are heavily guarded-often by angels,
whether Boros or Orzhov.
Deadbridge Chasm: A gaping opening in the ground dominates the precinct and is lined with mossy stairs and fungal blooms. Deadbridge Chasm serves as an entrance to
The Golgari Swarm's undercity realm and their guildhall,
Korozda. The area smells of decomposition, an odor that grows particularly intense on hot days. Many kraul make their homes in the walls that line the cavernous descent, and Devkarin elves come up to the surface through this passage to trade on Tin Street.
Wayport: The neighborhood of Wayport rises like a pillar from the midst of Deadbridge Chasm, and a number of bridges, large and small, connect it to the surrounding city of multiple vertical levels. Many goods traded with other districts are funneled along Tin Street, often pausing in Wayport's warehouses along the way. But only the wealthiest merchants can afford storage space here.
Benzer's Bridge: This wide bridge is a main thoroughfare for cargo
traveling to and from districts beyond the Tenth. A
small market is located here, complete with shops and
restaurants, all of which close after dark. Secret pain
clubs, hidden below the market in dark rooms inside the bridge itself, come alive after sunset.
Goods & Services
Trade goods can easily be acquired in Precinct Six,
along with manufactured items such as artisan's tools.
Weapons, armor, and mounts are rarely on sale here.
Fences deal in stolen and otherwise illicit goods. On
Tin Street, which runs along the eastern side of the precinct,
most anything can be had for the right price.
Meals and lodging of poor to modest quality meet
the needs of the laborers, dock hands, and street performers
of Precinct Six for a price they can afford. The
wealthy are viewed as outsiders, and the truly impoverished
are generally shunned.
Law & Crime
The folk of Precinct Six are pragmatic, not overly concerned
with the welfare of others, and thus often willing
to disregard minor crimes. Arresters from
The Azorius Senate can often be found on patrol in and around the
warehouses. Soldiers from
The Boros Legion are common
near the warehouses and in the
Smelting District.
Precinct Six is a hotbed for illicit activity, particularly
organized crime. Goblin gangs haunt the Smelting
Quarter, most notably a large gang that claims Foundry
Street, led by a goblin named Krenko. Vicious turf wars
sometimes erupt in that area. Violent crimes occur with
regularity all over the precinct, with most of the bodies
ending up in Deadbridge Chasm. Night-lurking monsters
are a particular problem in the precinct as well,
often attacking and disappearing before help can arrive.
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