Bricktop

Though a great deal of buying and selling goes on in the Old Quarter and the North End, real business takes place in Bricktop. It is here that the merchant caravans of the Bloodstone Lands are bought and sold before they ever set out from their homelands, the price of mead is set throughout the region, and fortunes that would make kings weep are made and lost every day.
A more or less affluent area of town, Bricktop is the Merchant District. It is named for Bricktop Road, a major thoroughfare. The slang term “bricktop” indicates anything that is of good quality. Bricktop is made of yellowish, fired brick and runs around the perimeter of Palace Hill. The color of the brick accounts for statements in the slums that the streets in Heliogabalus are paved with gold. This area is characterized by small- to medium-sized expensive homes; the population is mostly of Damaran descent.
Many merchants, ministerial aides, and other well-paid persons live here. It is also the home of retired adventurers of middling incomes.
Bricktop is known for a dwarven neighborhood (Dwarftown) and a halfling neighborhood (The Burrows), both races are more common in Bricktop than other districts in Heliogabalus.

Government

The Guilds of the Merchants' District take their responsibility of oversight very seriously. Each guild has at least one senior member assigned to the district administration office, and they often have a staff which includes at least one barrister provided by the guild. The Merchant's Guild alone has almost a dozen administrators on retainer to oversee the efficient governance of the district.

Defences

Town/District Guard

Nellisir Avanson (human male) is a fairly laid-back captain who spends his time preparing for a thieves guild incursion to “his” district.
Guard patrols tend to be consistent and spread out, usually two guards patrol together, and the district probably has a dozen patrols out during the day. At night the patrols double, consisting of four men, but Avanson can only field six to nine of these larger patrols.

Industry & Trade

Merchant's Heart is the lifeblood of the city, the main docks of Tradeharbor are located in the district, as well as the Merchants' Guildhall and many craft guilds. The district is always buzzing, and the guilds have paid for everburning torches in lanterns on the main roads of the district, so there's always light.

Guilds and Factions

Important People

• Captain Nellisir Avanson (Captain of the Bricktop Guard)

• Count Jaggar Vordin (Head of House Vordin)

• Master Trader Jennack Arrith (Cleric of Waukeen, head of the Trading House)

• Guildmaster Dernan Nathane (Damaran Merchants' League)

• Vintra Marktunsel (Guildmaster of the Chicane Guild (spices))

Not-So-Important People

• Arvin Copperpot (retired hin and nosey neighbor)

• Lil' Vera (hin midwife and nurse)

• Bolfin Farrobar (majordomo of Goodbarrel Manor)

Geography

Neighborhoods

Bricktop Center. The heart of Bricktop, the Center is the district's government center.
Merchant's Heart. The center of industry in Heliogabalus. Merchant's Heart is home to the Damaran Merchant's League, the most powerful guild in the kingdom. Everything can be bought or sold in Merchant's Heart, if you have the coin.
Tradeharbor. One of the neighborhoods on Lake Mogodor, Tradeharbor hosts the majority of the guild docks. This neighborhood is always busy with porters, sailors, and teamsters. Most ships are guild-owned, independently-owned ships tend to use docks outside of Tradeharbor.
Lakeview. Lakeview is more pleasant than Tradeharbor. The Grand Theater is located in Lakeview, and it is considered one of the most upscale neighborhoods to be in outside the Hill. It boasts many inns, taverns and restaurants.
The Burrows. The hin neighborhood of Heliogabalus, the Burrows doesn't really look like the rest of the city. Instead of cobbles and stone, much of the Burrows is grass and garden. Traditional hin burrows replace some of the houses, though many of the locals still have wood or stone homes. In some cases, the homes are deceptive, with a large burrow hollowed out below a small single story home.
Dwarftown. The dwarven neighborhood of Heliogabalus, Dwarftow is nearly all stone. The din of hammers striking steel or stone is ever-present in Dwarftown.

LOCATIONS

Political and Government

• 1. Bricktop Administration Office (Bricktop Center)

• 2. Bricktop Court House (Bricktop Center)

• 3. Bricktop Revenue Office (Bricktop Center)

• 4. Bricktop Guard Barracks (Bricktop Center)

• 34. Harbour Master (Tradeharbor)

Temples and Institutions

• 20. The Trading House (Temple to Waukeen, also contains a shrine to Shaundakul) (Merchant's Heart)

• 63. Shrine of Yondalla (The Burrows)

Guilds and Industry

• 5. Tailors Guildhall (Bricktop Center)

• 21. Damaran Merchants' League Headquarters (Merchant's Heart)

• 23. Scriveners' Guildhall (Merchant's Heart)

• 47. Bowyers Guildhall (Lakeview)

• 64. Bakers Guildhall (The Burrows)

• 69. Guildhall of the Chicane Guild (The Burrows)

• 77. Blacksmith's Guild House (Dwarftown)

• 78. Bricklayers Guildhall (Dwarftown)

• 87. Graysmere Manor

• 78. Guild of Locks and Baffles (Bricktop Center)

• 78. Coopers' Guildhall (Tradeharbor)

Inns, Taverns, and Entertainment

• 6. The Goose Downs (boardinghouse) (Bricktop Center)

• 24. Turano's Guesthouse (Merchant's Heart)

• 36. Artful Hands apartments (Tradeharbor)

• 37. The Bay Inn (Tradeharbor)

• 65. The Left Hand Inn (The Burrows)

• 66. Seven Trees (Inn) (The Burrows)

• 7. The Crown & Castle tavern (Bricktop Center)

• 39. Helman's Bar (Tavern) (Tradeharbor)

• 40. The Low Seas Tavern (Tradeharbor)

• 80. Bricklayers' Arms tavern (Dwarftown)

• 82. Darkstone Tavern (Dwarftown)

• 72. Three Fish (Restaurant) (The Burrows)

• 73. Second Breakfastes (Hin Restaurant) (The Burrows)

• 45. Imelda's Beauties (brothel - festhall) (Tradeharbor)

Shops and Services

• 76. The Grand Market of Heliogabalus (Dwarftown)

• 54. Fall's Marketplace (Lakeview)

• 29. Eridok's Expedition Provisions (outfitters) (Merchant's Heart)

• 28. Narron's Fine Foods (grocer) (Merchant's Heart)

• 41. Ree's Wholesale Foodstuff (Tradeharbor)

• 55. Aristo's Wines (wine merchant) (Lakeview)

• 70. Titus Angelicus' Grocery (grocer) (The Burrows)

• 71. Harrag the Candymaker (The Burrows)

• 84. Gorlim the Axe (weaponsmith) (Dwarftown)

• 85. Thogar's Smithy (smith) (Dwarftown)

• 10. The Strong Bow (bowyer/fletcher) (Bricktop Center)

• 26. House of Knives (cutlery) (Merchant's Heart)

• 11. Bistro the Potter (Bricktop Center)

• 12. Verria's Toy Shop (Bricktop Center)

• 27. Rennago's Gems and Jewelry (Merchant's Heart)

• 42. Laaryana's Wigs (Tradeharbor)

• 43. Heranthes (cobbler) (Tradeharbor)

• 56. Elspeth's Jewelry (Lakeview)

• 57. Belle of the Ball (Costumes) (Lakeview)

• 58. Silver Lining (Silversmith) (Lakeview)

• 86. The Golden Globe (glassblower) (Dwarftown)

• 13. Carroway the Cartographer (Bricktop Center)

• 30. House of Dymyrra the Sage (Merchant's Heart)

• 31. Finwarin the Sage (Merchant's Heart)

• 44. The Needle's Point (tattoos) (Tradeharbor)

• 46. Goodwife Thana (Tradeharbor)

• 75. Lil' Vera's Home (nurse) (The Burrows)

Culture and Sites

• 17. Baron Yuschiev mansion (Bricktop Center)

• 32. Scriveners' Guild Public Library (Merchant's Heart)

• 60. Renn's School of the Blade (Lakeview)

• 61. Grand Heliogab Theater (Lakeview)

• 62. Lakeview Theater Company (Lakeview)

Important Residences

• 15. Jaggar Vordin's House (Bricktop Center)

• 16. Grygori Vordin's house (Bricktop Center)

• 18. Rugo the Rich (financier) (Bricktop Center)

• 19. Gilli the Pleader (barrister) (Bricktop Center)

• 35. Bloody Barbers Street Gang (Tradeharbor)

• 59. Turano's Manorhouse (Lakeview)

• 74. Goodbarrel Manor (The Burrows)

• Arvin Copperpot's Burrow

Type

District

Population

approximately 5,500 residents call Bricktop home.

Location under

Heliogabalus

Included Locations

• Goodbarrel Manor
• Left Hand Inn

Characters in Location

• "Lil' Vera
• Arvin Copperpot
• Vintra Marktunsel