Post by Sol on Apr 14, 2014 8:12:31 GMT
Town: Respite's Grotto
Type: Impoverished, down trodden, ghetto, modern
Ruler/Regent: Mad Meryl
Demographics: There are all types of people who call Repite's Grotto home, the last national census declaring it the most culturally and racially diverse city in all of Telaris.
Description: Despite its name, Respite's Grotto is anywhere but a respite for anyone, and serves more as a "Land of Misfits", as it has been dubbed. Due to the rampant class and race warfare known to ravage Telaris, the poor and racially unwanted peoples fled from the larger cities such as Alvengrad and Mezthula, to the Grotto, a large port city somewhere near the center-east in Telaris. It is a broken down, shoddy town filled with crime(the aforementioned census also rated it the highest in violent crimes and gang related arrests), and is also revered as a "Haven for the Impoverished".
It is a dog-eat-dog city where everyone struggles to climb the financial ladder to the top, and escape the police and government brutality delivered to its undeserving citizens. To the majority of the population of the larger cities, Respite's Grotto is just a cesspool of talentless criminals, and race-on-race crime.
Aside from the demographics of gang crime and self-hate, there are political issues very alive within Respite's Grotto. Primarily, the use of excessive force by police, to an extent where there are even reports of public humiliation and rape. Not to mention a suspected(though not proven) conspiracy between the tyrant-like regent, Mad Meryl, and the Chief of Police, believed to involve lots of money and perks, so the police can terrorize as they please.
However, it is not all bad, at least to the people living there. There is a great wall that separates the outter city from the inner city, effective making it two cities in one. Outside of the inner wall, Respite's Grotto becomes at least a bit cheerier. There are attractions such as a theater, and it is relatively nicer and held up better, majorly due to the fact that majority of the teachers and other middle-class citizens live there. Aside from this, despite the seemingly uncontrolled(and relatively unchecked) violence, the Grotto has a very strong sense of community in the inner city. Cook-outs, block parties, and even Town Hall meetings are held on a monthly basis between the townsfolk, who come together for the greater good despite what the rest of the world who threw them away thinks.
~Martial Status~
3k Police men serve as the primary defense for Respite's Grotto. The standard policeman is issued a Lightning Gun for non-lethal suppressive shocks, an 8-round handgun, and magic/ballistic resiliant vests. (Sometimes the handgun is replaced by a shotgun, or other form of ranged weaponry.) Certain, exceptional men on the force are given kanine partners who can do all sorts of tasks from sniff out bombs, to locating the source of a magical presence.
30 Police Lieutenants
1 Chief of Police: (Position waiting to be filled.)