Gate District (Ra’azum)

The Gate District is the primary western entry district of Ra’azum, controlling access between the city and the desert of Eru Yor. It exists to process, observe, and filter overland arrivals before they reach the city’s interior.

The district is state infrastructure: guarded, regulated, and constantly under watch.

Location and Adjacency

The Gate District occupies the western edge of Ra’azum, centered on the city’s principal western gates and the roads leading inward.

Adjacent areas include:

• West: The desert of Eru Yor
• Southwest: Caravansarai District
• South: West Market District
• East: Castle District

This placement separates political and military ingress from economic ingress.

District Character

The Gate District is crowded, tense, and overtly controlled.

• Heavy guard presence
• Inspections, delays, and holding areas
• Dense foot traffic mixed with wagons and animals
• Minimal tolerance for loitering

Those who linger are noticed.

Gates and Access

The district contains Ra’azum’s primary western gates, regulating:

• Civilian entry and exit
• Military movement
• Customs inspection and taxation
• Diplomatic arrivals and detentions

Access policies shift with political pressure and perceived threat.

Trade and Flow

The Gate District is not a marketplace, but a choke point.

• Civilian goods are routed south toward the West Market District
• Bulk caravan traffic peels southwest toward the Caravansarai District
• Information and rumor enter the city here before spreading inward

Security

Security is uncompromising.

• Guards patrol openly
• Watch rotations are frequent
• Detentions are common and explanations rare

Order is enforced to prevent instability from crossing into the city.

Social Role

For many, the Gate District is the only part of Ra’azum they will ever see.

It is where the city decides:

• who may enter,
• who may stay,
• and who is turned away.

Pages in this category

This category includes pages for gates, guard posts, customs offices, holding areas, officials, and incidents tied to entry into Ra’azum.