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Megachihuahua said:
People of Ember

Less than half of the people who are inside Ember at any one time actually live there. In Ember, the inhabitants are either merchants, people catering to the needs and wants (especially wants) of the merchants and their families, or 'just passing through'. It is a valued trade city because it is outside the soveriegntity of any nation, and therefor has very little restriction. The entire city is almost entirely run by private businesses, and the govenment is restricted to collecting taxes and giving contracts to the companies. The merchants are so wealthy very little taxes are needed to keep the city defended and sewered. The inns are the finest and most expensive in Christa, and the merchants demand no less.

While the merchants are busy hammering out deals which would be illegal anywhere else, their families find various ways to entertain themselves. Various stores selling useless tourist trinkets abound, as well as taverns and eateries. In the center of the three towers is the largest of the many gladiator pits in the city, owned and operated by His Majesty, High Merchant Lord Evral Tepesh, second most powerful man in the city. In addition there are brothels, bear- and bull-baiting, and some profesional sports...

There are virtually no poor in Ember. Beggars are thrown to the water-monsters because they are bad for business. Instead of begging, people turn to crime. The merchants are strongly against and kind of law enforcement, so theives can rest assured that their crimes will probably go unpunished.
 
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yes...we must see his bio. Not EVERYONE can be connected. It is alright to have some firsts in here ;)

As for the Xhile business:

OK WoF...I'm going to try something. There is a character that only Manfred and Sathria have met and I think it shall have great bareing to the story line in Ember. I'm adding him in here, mostly because I figure you don't care....

At least...I think Manfred has met him...yes...but briefly. Dave...would Manfred remember someone even if he had only met him for a moment???
 
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I cant say for sure, but probably not. However, I meant to ask... A friend of mine wants to join the thread. His SN is General E, and he would like to join as a demonslayer once we reach Ember. I dont know if he has pmed you or not, but we decided that if you allowed him to join that he and Manfred had trained together, and were old friends. Let me know if this is ok. Again, he wanted to join once we reached Ember.
 
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