Population: 1,200
Social Class: Upper Middle class
Character: Somber plazas, baroque towers, fortress-like buildings
District Type: Prison district
Buildings: Faction headquarters, prison, average lodgings, exotic trades, average trades, average services, poor services .
First Impressions: The medieval towers of the Mercykiller Prison dominates the area, casting the district under its shadow. People move quickly about their business, the gallows atop the square a constant reminder of an unwary sods’ fate.
Petitioner’s Square is enclosed by the Mercykiller Prison on one end and the Tower of the Wyrm on the other. Cagers avoid the square as much as they have to most of the time – until it’s time to watch a poor sod hang from the leafless tree of course. In those occasions, the square fills up as every Cager in the city comes to watch. It’s one of the few times the entire city really gets out to celebrate, and the high- ups declare it a holiday. The square fills with the jeering crowds, the prisoner is brought out in a wagon and speeches are made – Mallin of the Mercykillers reads off the crimes of the accused and declares the punishment, and the prisoner is asked if he has a few words prepared. The best knights take the opportunity to give a brief speech – not too long or the crowd gets anxious – and knowing that there’s nothing left in this world for them they’re often not too afraid to bring down coconspirators or espouse their feelings of revolution. Scribes gather the best of these last speeches and sell pamphlets for a few coppers. After the speeches, the punishment is carried out in accordance with the law.