Chorhop

Other names: Khorop, Corapia

Population: 1500

Governance: de iure city councilor, de facto Adnan Zeforika

Foundation date: 992 before BF

Derographical affilication: Meridiana: Askania

Political affiliation: independent (as member of Black Alliance)

Trade Zone: MEN

Traffic routes: Magistrala Askania, Rabensteig, Way to Nasha, Askanian Sea

“Phex is with us.”
— a city councilor of Chorhop, 1036 FB

“Phex has left me.”
— a Drôlian adventurer, 1038 FB

Region: Free city, allied with Al’Anfa (signatory of the Black Alliance)

Population: 1,500, including 300 Novadi; outside of the city 800 free men and 500 field slaves

Governance: Nominally a city council, but in truth, the head of the Temple of Phex

Temples: Boron (Al’Anfan rite), Phex, Rastullah; shrine of Efferd

Trade and Industry: Rose wood, sugar cane, slaves, Chorhopian ink, ships, herbs and wood from the jungle, dice

Characteristic Features: The nine highest public offices in the city are assigned yearly via raffle. House of Games, Tulamydian bath-house, the arena, the statue of Phex throwing dice

Atmosphere in the City: Stark contrast between rich and poor; hedonism; corruption

The popular opinion is that Phex himself secretly govern the city. Nowhere else can one find as many gambling dens as in Chorhop, where visitors can make a fortune or lose everything in a heartbeat. The House of Games is always packed, and many bets are placed on the results of gladiator or animal fights in the arena. The most important offices of the city, with their attendant privileges, are doled out once a year in the Great Lottery. All who can afford a ticket may enter — the price is just 1,000 ducats, or one’s own freedom.