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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack of Tales" data-source="post: 4149954" data-attributes="member: 59475">Here's some on another one of the factions. Junkers, The Kings of Scavenging[sblock]Brief Description: A faction of thieves, con-artists and scavengers. This faction above all others has delved deep into ancient buildings and taken whatever was useful. They dwell in an old warehouse district now called The Downs in the corner of the ancient wall.Leadership[sblock]The Junkers are led by a single leader who occasionally holds votes on important issues to determine opinion. While he or she can go against this opinion it often leads to the overthrowing of the leader. The Junker leader gains the title of the King or Queen of the Downs and is often referred to simply as King or Queen from then on even by his closest friends. The King/Queen stays in power until death where upon a vote is called to determine a replacement.    The current King of the Downs is Derrick Gervin.Code of LawsThe Junkyard Code is a codified list of various laws that the Junkers must follow. The laws are as follows:1.    Do not steal from a fellow Junker.2.    Trade fairly to the Savuy and one’s fellows.3.    Do not kill. The Junkers do not murder unless in war.4.    Do not wear purple, it is the color of pride and brings bad luck.5.    Do not go outside the palisade after midnight.While these are only a sample of the laws in the code, they contain the most important and the most peculiar. Going against any of the laws often brings a fitting punishment. Minor offenses such as wearing purple lead to public chastisement and an hour in a stock. Murder leads to imprisonment and possibly death.     [/sblock]Dwellings [sblock]Since The Downs was a former warehouse area it is filled with large, spacious buildings. Wood from the nearby forest has been harvested to build walls and make-shift rooms within these warehouses creating an apartment complex-like atmosphere. Those families seeking a more private living area build wooden huts in the wide streets. The entire area has been cordoned off with a sharp palisade which works as a makeshift wall against other factions. [/sblock]Culture[sblock]  Visual Art[sblock]The Junkers have a unique take on painting that uses several dyes made from breaking apart plants grown in the Gearhouse. The Junkers paint on the walls of Faction. The Downs itself has no free wall space and many paintings are often over-painted by the younger generations. This Junkyard Graffitti appears throughout the city where Junkers have scavenged.[/sblock]Music: Junkers play a down-to earth style of music with lots of heavy beats and slow, methodical dancing. Common instruments are percussion, guitar and singing. Holidays [sblock]Day of Determination: When a trio of trolls found their way into the Downs, the Junkers began to be decimated. The trolls feated on the flesh of the faction for days while dwelling inside their own homes. The greatest Junker warriors ran forth to fight the creatures but unfortunately failed and were killed. It took a great combination of efforts to finally separate and bring down the beasts one by one. This day is celebrated now as the peak of Junker determination for life. Flowers from the forest outside and various gardens decorate the walls and windows of the Downs. Many people play music in the streets and dance. Little work is done on this day. Lots of painting contests occur.     Winter-Fall: The day when the coming of winter is celebrated, or prepared for. The winter festival brings forth a parade of white-garbed individuals performing the Dance of Snow and the famous The Love of Imna Faucha.     Careval: This festival occurs during the beginning of spring. It celebrates the life-style of scavenging of the Junkers. A large market-day occurs where the rarest scavenged items are sold or brought out to be displayed. Bright colors, banners and ribbons are strung across the warehouses.[/sblock]Dress: [sblock]Junkers dress in urban colors that are difficult to see in the city. Grey, brown, black, white. The style of dress is very simplistic with men wearing tunics, leggings, a belt, sturdy boots and a sound hat (typically a skullcap). Women are expected to dress very traditionally in one piece dresses or a skirt and blouse. They also wear boots. [/sblock]Organized Crime: The Junker faction is in itself a form of thieves' guild but at the same time there is a localized thieves guild within the faction. Cuisine: Prepared dishes unique to the faction include the use of fennel seed and lots of salt which can be found in almost unlimited quantities in the undercity. Fennel seed grows wild along the walls near the Junker territory. Other Entertainments: [sblock]Junkers are skilled gamblers and like to try their hands at games of luck. Common sports amongst the faction include a variety of baseball using wooden balls and a version of football using a leather ball and the streets. Junkers also encourage their children to play games of stealth that involve one team hiding and the other seeking them out. This trains the children in the most useful Junker traits: stealth and scavenging. Drinking is a common occurrence for all Junkers young and old alike.[/sblock][/sblock]</blockquote>

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