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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 9472802" data-attributes="member: 63">Nightlife:The second great city of Ostalin is Eshkital, which through blessings of the goddess Chebas mastered the river on whose banks it lies. One manifestation of this is a part of the city called The Rambles, formerly a sprawl of rocky islets that could be walked between during the dry half of the year, when the level of the river was low. The Eshkitalers used dikes to protect the land between those rocky outcroppings, turning the Rambles into a meandering garden punctuated by upper class mansions and public halls built on what were once islands. Six nights out of the week, the Rambles hosts performances of music, dance, and theater. Aspiring musicians find eager audiences here, though they cannot perform with a license granted by the city, which is meant to maintain a certain decorum and orthodoxy in the district's art scene. Likewise, the prosperous houses in the district strive for prestige by providing the best entertainment or maintaining the most beautiful arbors. The inland edge of the Rambles is bordered by thick hedges, meant to funnel traffic through seven gateways. The threshold of each gate is marked by a kelma-blessed dictate, a gift to the city from a Logos devoted to one of the city's patron gods, merciful Imsaia. Within 12 cubits of these tablets, any items stolen since the last dawn cause the bearer to be weighed down and pinned to the ground unless freed by a priest. Thus, people relaxing amid the Rambles feel safe to flaunt their jewelry and finery - and thieves often lurk just outside the area, hoping to rob complacent revelers on their way home.The most unique aspect of the Rambles are the pirate performances. As the district is separated from the river only by dikes a few cubits thick, performers who cannot get a license - often because their music is deemed vulgar or sacrilegious, but also simply because they steal the works of others - can simply row a boat to the edge of the dike and sing loud enough for those inside to hear.</blockquote>

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