Beast Crown District
The posh district located in the northwest corner of the city is the Beast Crown, bound to the north by Salt in Wound’s walls, to the south by Salzinwuun, in the southwest by the Throat and the south east by the Tail Stones. This part of the metropolis is further divided into “house neighborhoods” populated by members and those favored by the Meridian Houses. Each neighborhood is presided over by a manor-tower, a looming structure intended by its owners to display the wealth and power of their respective noble owners. Most of these towers, intentionally or not, also reflect the character of its house in addition to featuring repeated instances of the house number. Even those unfamiliar with the district can fairly easily find their way around. The streets here are clean and jealously patrolled. While any may freely access the district, individuals who lack an aristocratic bearing (or fail to produce a token of a Meridian House) face a veritable inquisition by the resident House Militias, a process repeated every few blocks as a traveler passes through different house neighborhoods. In addition to serving the sprawling Meridian House families, the Beast Crown district is also home to numerous boutique shops, pricey entertainments, and diversions of which the world famous Salt in Wounds Opera is the most prominent and most of the metropolis’ official administration buildings including the courts, tax centers, trade offices, House Militia barracks and more.