Learned District

Learned District
The district of knowledge...

The gates  are a huge wooden sculpture—a replica of an open book—which has not been closed for generations. Learned is a free district, its own law decreeing that everyone in Filth have unlimited access to its knowledge. And too few take advantage of it. The library where Duchess Learned makes her home stands in the center of the concentric district.

People

 * Duchess Learned, Keeper of Knowledge and Giver of Facts, Information, and Skills Acquired Through Experience and Education, Both Theoretical and Practical— A gentle, and intelligent woman.
 * “My designated heirs take the same position I do. It removes any incentive for them to remove me. Why silence a voter if her successors share her philosophy?” — Duchess Learned
 * Learned’s Second— An educated man.
 * Learned Slashers— Soldiers of the Learned District.

Buildings

 * The Library

Quote
“War is a chicken which lays two eggs—we renew our resources and the loyalty of our people” Duke Carpenter proclaimed.

“Only the loyalty of those left alive after the war is fought,” Duchess Learned observed. The keeper of Filth’s great library spoke softly, but everyone listened. “The loyalty of the dead means little. And widows and orphans might not be as loyal as you hope.”

“You’re no soldier, Learned,” Steel said with distaste.

“No. I am merely a student of history. Strata is a natural fortress. The entire forest is their castle wall—a wall leagues thick with murder holes every step of the way. Even if we won, the losses would be staggering. And I should not need to remind you that we did not win last time. Indeed, you’ve been whining about our humiliating loss for the best part of an hour.”

She’s right, but too vocal in her opposition, Glass thought. Too easily replaced.

Other Civic Districts

 * Boneyard
 * The Stockyards
 * Carter District
 * The Filthy Watch
 * Scribe
 * The Mills

Closely Aligned Districts

 * Glass District
 * Wine District
 * Hilltopper District
 * Ivory District
 * Carnival District
 * Sheep District