The city of Ehnaiton: District of Acropolis
The full city map: https://www.reddit.com/r/sake_rpg/comments/1sx8roo/the_city_of_ehnaiton_full_map_is_only_readable_on/
The Acropolis is the oldest district in the city, its origins supposedly dating back to the time of the elves – a claim supported by the elven ruins and the so-called Undercity beneath the more modern Asteanic city.
The district is filled with relatively small houses along narrow streets. Most are very old, some dating back nearly a thousand years to when the Asteans took over the site. The architecture is in the Marall style, though generally darker in tone.
Today, the district serves primarily as the religious centre of the city, housing the famous Model of Maat in the Rock Temple of Maat, the Temple of the Divine Ocean, and the Temple of Mirage.
The Acropolis is also home to two of the three most important educational institutions in the entire Atanate: the Detranic University of Sorcery and Science and the Seminar for the Doctrine of Eternal Waters. As a result, it is also the most vibrant party district, driven largely by the universities. The sons and daughters of nobles studying there tend to buy or rent apartments (or reside in family-owned houses) in the Acropolis. This concentration of students – along with professors, sorcerers, and itinerant priests – creates a constant atmosphere of revelry. The narrow streets are filled with bars, inns, taverns, bordellos, and other establishments of entertainment. This, in turn, draws not only young nobles but also the heirs of wealthy syndicate masters.
They party through the night, as leaving the upper city is typically impossible after dark – the gates between Hightown and Steeldrop are usually closed and will not be opened at the request of drunken youths.
However, there is also a darker side. During the Great Troubles, many higher and lesser nobles lost their lands and, as a result, ended up buying or renting houses in what was once the most prestigious district of the capital. Now, after many decades (or in some cases centuries) without recovering their estates, these people form a sizeable class of mostly impoverished and unemployed ex-nobles within the district. Many seek work as ronin, while others drift into outright criminality, some preying on intoxicated students.
The city of Ehnaiton and the adventures around it will be detailed in a future book.