# District: Redbrick District The **Redbrick District** stands as a bastion of tradition and stability within [[City - Treston]], serving as the city's traditional market location and home to prestigious guildhalls. ## Atmosphere & Description The Redbrick District stands as a bastion of tradition and stability within the rapidly evolving landscape of Treston. Situated away from the damp squalor of [[District - Mud Shores]], this area is defined by its namesake masonry and a generally pleasant, lower-middle-class atmosphere. The Redbrick District serves as the traditional market location for Treston, housing the prestigious trading and monetary guildhalls. Because of the immense wealth flowing through these halls, the district maintains a heavy and constant guard presence, offering a sense of security that is sometimes rare in a city where crime is on the rise. Education and ancient lore are woven into the very fabric of these streets, as the district is home to the old mages' guild and numerous libraries. In the central squares, adventurers can find a reprieve from the global bustle in homely, quiet pubs and restaurants that offer a stark contrast to the rowdy inns found near the docks. At the heart of the district stands a massive, ancient tree, a local landmark and meeting spot that serves as a living reminder of the beautiful nature found in the wider world. However, even in this well-guarded haven, the unconventional thinking of the modern era and the pressures of capitalism have left their mark. Beneath the veneer of respectability and the quiet rustle of library pages, those who know where to look may find underground fences and thieves' guilds operating in the shadows of the halls. While it is a premier location to pick up supplies and conduct legitimate business, the Redbrick District is not immune to the growing discontent with social inequalities brewing across Treston, making it a place where ancient customs and new-age greed frequently collide.    ## Key Features ### Architecture - Defined by distinctive **red brick masonry** - Well-maintained compared to poorer districts - Solid, traditional construction ### Economy & Commerce - **Traditional market location** for Treston - Houses prestigious **trading guildhalls** - Houses prestigious **monetary guildhalls** - Premier location for picking up supplies - Legitimate business hub ### Security - **Heavy and constant guard presence** due to wealth flowing through guildhalls - Offers sense of security rare in crime-rising Treston - Despite guards, underground criminal elements still operate ### Education & Knowledge - Home to the **old mages' guild** - Numerous **libraries** - Education and ancient lore woven into the streets ### Social Atmosphere - Generally pleasant, **lower-middle-class** atmosphere - Homely, quiet pubs and restaurants (contrast to rowdy dock inns) - Place where ancient customs and new-age greed collide - Growing discontent with social inequalities ### Landmarks - **Massive, ancient tree** at heart of district - Serves as local landmark and meeting spot - Living reminder of beautiful nature in wider world ## Hidden Elements - **Underground fences** operate beneath veneer of respectability - **Thieves' guilds** in shadows of the halls - Criminal elements coexist with legitimate business - Not immune to the pressures of capitalism and modern unconventional thinking ## Population - Lower-middle-class residents - Guild members and traders - Students and scholars (mages' guild, libraries) - Underground criminals and fence operators ## Recent Events [To be added as the party explores this district]