by SoulDemon » Sat May 24, 2008 8:42 am
Not sure if I see Leto as a Robin Hood type of sorts living in a forest...
I see him more of a likable poiltician. He's a 'man of the people' in the sense that unlike his counterparts, he is seen in bar/taverns, out and about mingling and visable. Charismatic in the sense that he is a good speaker who inspires people to fight for him and people want to serve him. The 'raising to fame in circles not mentioned in polite conversation' leads me to believe he was involved in the underground dealings of whatever cities he grew up in. Slave trade, prostitution, perhaps assassinations and other such crimes. He may not of performed them but he might of been a point of contact or a broker in the negotiations.
The dual edged meaning part can hold true for all of that. While he appears to be this person who cares for his people and inspires them to fight, his past assocations with shady characters and possibly his past doings could haunt him. He could involve himself in fights that he may not be the clear cut winner, when people expect him to do one thing he does another, his actions may seem just flat out chaotic when viewed in comparision to his counter parts.
To create a city based off of his description is hard, but I suppose it could be done. Lets take the city you live in now or the next big city near you as an example and put it in a fantasy setting.
Every major city has its nice parts, its livable parts, and its ghetto/bad parts. The rich, nobles, king/queen/city mayor or whatever live in the nicer parts. Bar's are nicer, more upstanding, people dress better, its cleaner and safer. Markets are more bountiful, but the price of goods is higher (but they are the best avialable.) The city crime patrol has a heavy presense in this part of the city and if you even look shady you are harassed.
The livable part would be the middle class section of the city where, depending on the overall feel of the city, the majority of common peasents may live. They have bars/taverns/shops, etc. Prices are more affordable here, but the goods may not be as fresh or as good of quality as in the rich section. There is petty crime in this area, pickpockets, theft, brawls and fighting, the occassional 'bad' crime stuff. (maybe someone gets killed once in a blue moon as a result of a bar fight). City patrols are seen here as well and the peace is kept fairly well.
Your lower class, poor, and shady characters inhabit the ghetto section of the city. Those who dwell here are dirt poor, dirty or they are mercenaries or involved in mostly illegal trade or other such activities. Alot of wharehouses, and small townhome style houses and apartments where multiple families may live in the same dwelling. The streets are dirty and littered. The taverns and bars here are hole in the wall places where you normally don't dwell unless you are looking for something specific. The criminal underground dwells here as does any sort of illegal drug or goods trade. People disappear in this area all the time and nobody thinks a second thought about them, overall not a nice place to visit unless you are looking for something specific. If the city has docks or any sort of access to a river you would find this section close by to the docks. If its a coastal city may even have some piracy going on here as it is easier to move stolen goods.
At least thats how I'd see it.
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