The Beggars Quarter is the Old Town of Zothay, or at least what became of it. This is a
place with an ill reputation, and its gates are shut for the night: the Quarter is effectively
lawless after dark.
Attempting entry or egress is punishable by death. The buildings within the Beggars Quarter
are old, run-down and large – most have three or four stories, hidden doors and passages
which lead into each other, not unlike some areas of
Quitak. By the agreement between Zothay
and Ossary, the town must let the quarter be and allow the Slave Market to operate unhindered.
Both Kritas and the majority of the citizens detest this situation. The Beggars Quarter is
sparsely populated – many buildings stand empty or abandoned after a plague wiped out many of
its inhabitants fifteen years ago. The Thieves Guild is rumoured to control most of the
district, except the Tower of the Prophets and its surroundings where the strange Prophets of
the Waste congregate.