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{{Infobox location|aliases=Free City of Blackbottom, City of Smugglers, City of Thieves (After the [[Blackbottom#Fall of Blackbottom|Fall of Blackbottom]])|language=Vaslorian|type=City|region=[[Vasloria]], [[Aendrim]]}} | {{Infobox location|aliases=Free City of Blackbottom, City of Smugglers, City of Thieves (After the [[Blackbottom#Fall of Blackbottom|Fall of Blackbottom]])|language=Vaslorian|type=City|region=[[Vasloria]], [[Aendrim]]}} | ||
The major deepwater port city of Blackbottom was the largest city in [[Vasloria]]. {{Cite web/fob august 2024|2-3}} | The major deepwater port city of '''Blackbottom''' was the largest city in [[Vasloria]]. {{Cite web/fob august 2024|2-3}} | ||
== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
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The name Blackbottom comes from the massive black flagstones that tiled the entire floor of the city's harbor estuary. No one knows who laid the stones, never mind how or why, but many fantastical candidates can be found in local folklore - none of them [[Human|human]]. {{Cite web/fob august 2024|2-3}} | The name Blackbottom comes from the massive black flagstones that tiled the entire floor of the city's harbor estuary. No one knows who laid the stones, never mind how or why, but many fantastical candidates can be found in local folklore - none of them [[Human|human]]. {{Cite web/fob august 2024|2-3}} | ||
The name "City of Smugglers" had its origins in the fact that people could do business in Blackbottom without the [[Blackbottom#Trade|fear of taxation or regulation]]. | The name "City of Smugglers" had its origins in the fact that people could do business in Blackbottom without the [[Blackbottom#Trade|fear of taxation or regulation]]. {{Cite web/fob august 2024|2-3}} | ||
The name "City of Thieves" came from the fact that the city's rulers were heads of thieves guilds, after [[Blackbottom#Fall of Blackbottom|it was bombed]] by [[Ajax]]'s troops. | The name "City of Thieves" came from the fact that the city's rulers were heads of thieves guilds, after [[Blackbottom#Fall of Blackbottom|it was bombed]] by [[Ajax]]'s troops. {{Cite web/fob august 2024|2-3}} | ||
== Known Buildings == | |||
=== Drunken Fool === | |||
One of the city's many inns, so named for the time when the local baron's jesters could drink for free. It was known for its luxurious wooded bathtubs which were refilled constantly with hot water heated over large fires. The inn collapses during the [[Blackbottom#Fall of Blackbottom|fall of Blackbottom]]. {{Cite web/fob august 2024|2-3}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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