Little Realm
The Little Realm district, or as it's sometimes known Dragon Town, is the Realm ethnic center of the city ship. Predominantly composed of the relatively modern fleet that came with House Cyte, it is certainly not limited to that family, being a home away from home for merchants, diplomats, hustlers and wanderers of the Realm. It is noted for being somewhat more organized in layout and law than the average for the city, generally attributed to the fact that the majority of the ships all arrived at about the same time and with having a single authority, rule is more consistent. Dealing as they do with a wide range of peoples, most things are listed in multiple currencies. Cyte coinage is by far the most common, with silver and jade script being the next most dominant, but there are a few places that list prices in jade coin or more exotic values.
Like any district there are many places that bear little mention, temples to various gods, dealers in various goods great and small, money changers and street vendors. But there are a few locations that do bear mention or note.
House Cyte: Well, less a house and more a large ship, but habits are hard to break. This is the residence of Cyte herself, as well as her grandson Leuko, his wife Peleps Saeled, a few dozen assorted servants and guests. It is from this house that regular court is held to settle disputes, taxes are collected, treasures stored, and wisdom made available to the locals.
A Taste of Home: A very informal cafe and restaurant that serves meals prepared in the various common means of the regions of the Realm, combined with private dining rooms in the back for the locals of greater means with specific requests. Rumors that the highly private back rooms are used for political or secretive meetings over expensive food and drink are no doubt highly exaggerated, but it is openly known that it is run by a group of Five master class chefs who trade off between them working in the cafe, preparing meals for House Cyte, and training the apprentices in regular rotation.
Daana'd's Tent: In spite of the name, this is actually a relatively small, the residence and office of Dr. Hale skilled physician, healer of disease and boyfriend of Peleps Saeled.
The Crimson Guard: This is the flagship of the privateer Peleps Saeled, wife of Cyte Leuko, who in turn is known as Sae'May (Sal-EE-May) to her friends, and the Thin Red Line to her enemies. When in the city, her flagship is usually located at a dock nearest either House Cyte or Daana'd's Tent depending on how long it has been since it was last at the city. Her blood-brown sails and hull are known (and feared) across many seas of the world, and her crew do nothing to prevent the spread of the rumor that she's painted the colour of blood to save effort when cleaning after encountering criminals. The Crimson Guard and her captain are technically a privateer of the Realm, however after decades of successful service, the line between "privateer we periodically hire" and "someone who solves the problems it would be awkward for the realm to officially step into" is strongly leaning towards the latter.
Dragon's Fish Market: There is little to distinguish the Dragon's Fish Market from any of the dozens of others in the city. A number of rough looking fishermen and buyers and sellers of the bounty of the sea. Maybe Realm fishermen get a bit better price than the average, and maybe residents get a bit better a price than outsiders... or else. Maybe there are rumors that some of the merchants and workers deal with smugglers or black market goods.
The Legless Whore: A drinking establishment owned by Surlu the Ulsur who is, not shockingly, from the northern city of Ulsur.
The Shrine to the Perfection of the Soul: As the handful of very well armed and armored priests will repeatedly tell you, in spite of the large number of images of The Empress, the catalogs of her deeds, the epics and poems written to her glory that adorn the walls, they do NOT worship the Empress as that would be improper. Instead they pray to the dragons and seek to achieve perfection of the soul, and the Empress just happens to be the most perfect soul since the Dragons walked Creation. Still, it's a very pretty place, and as long as you don't mind listening to the priests they are remarkably open and generous, offering food and shelter to those in need... that are willing to put up with the chatter.
Charity Square: Officially called The Dragon's Blessing Public Square, it has become more commonly known as Charity Square. A public space engineered on the top two decks of a large ship, it was intended as a public space for the local peasants to relax and meditate on the blessings of the Dragons, with potted plants upon the upper levels and murals on display below. Unfortunately the supposedly sealed ballast deck was secretly opened up and became a rats nest for the destitute. The enforcers of the law opted to simply remove the valuables from the second deck and seal it, giving that much more space to the residents. This combined with the charitable tradition of House Cyte buying the remaining unsold food merchandise from the fish market and turning it into a nourishing (if unpalatable) gruel that is served in the square to any who wish to partake has encouraged a number of those around the city without means to migrate to the ship.
The Demon's Due: A durable goods storefront and warehouse fronting the docks. Unusual in that it is selling primarily durable goods ranging from simple cookware to arms and armor made of demon metal and material and crafted by demons, mostly manufactured in The Foundry Nest. They are all perfectly serviceable, safe and slightly underpriced for the quality of the goods, mostly because there is no quibbling about the fact that they were made by demon-slaves. A Trio of bookies also runs out of the back of the warehouse attempting to have some of the appearance of honesty rub off on them.
The Sleeping Block: The local slave market. Unusual only in that it follows (and enforces) house Cyte laws on slavery, which are themselves a branch from Realm slave laws.