Ketterdam

Location from Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

The Amsterdam of the Grishaverse — a canal city of trade, crime, and opportunity where gangs rule the Barrel, merchants rule the Exchange, and everybody rules themselves.

Also known as: Ketterdam, The City of Merchants

What They Know

• Capital of Kerch — inspired by Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Las Vegas
• Wealthiest city in the Grishaverse — the Exchange sets global commodity prices
• The Barrel is the criminal district — East Stave (gambling), West Stave (brothels)
• Major gangs: Dregs, Dime Lions, Black Tips, Razorgulls
• Ghezen (god of industry) is the state religion — money is the city's true faith
• Grisha are not persecuted but trafficked as 'indentures' — slavery under another name

Connections

• contains — the_barrel
• contains — crow_club
• home_of — kaz
• home_of — inej

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