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Latest revision as of 02:53, 12 January 2026
The Coil is a spiraling slum of stacked housing and rope bridges strung between the three karsts of Deepberth. Gang territories here stretch both vertically and horizontally and any stairwell might well lead into a different territory with different rules. There are frequent fires and collapses here, though residents rebuild over the ashes within days of the fires going out. Street urchins are everywhere, almost more common than the hordes of rats that prowl the streets unafraid. Upward mobility is literal... the most powerful gangs rule the highest buildings and the weak are left to struggle and wallow in the damp dregs where everything drips down. The most powerful gang bosses have formed a loose coalition known as the Coil Crowns, mostly as an excuse to enjoy the district's pleasures without having to worry about them killing one another. Sometimes, they organize against some external threat, but such an alliance is brief and rarely finds much success before it falls apart to bickering and infighting.
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Notable Locations
- The Burn Run: Blackened tunnels through the district, these are ostensibly escape routes from the frequent fires in the district. They are generally kept clear of debris by residence and local gangs, who never know when they might need to use them.
- Crownstairs: This rusted iron tower is neutral ground for the gangs here. Barely visible among the buildings and structures that surround it, the Crownstairs are where the gang leaders go to negotiate and argue over the constant slights they perceive.
- The Sky Well: An open bazaar at the center of the district, it is a huge, circular area of buildings stacked atop one another from the swampy ground to the sky above. Several waterways, some secret, stretch beneath the Coil from the harbor, with bargemen constantly bringing goods for sale by the vendors here.
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