Rooms

  As the well-maintained roads direct the way into the the heart of

Verminasia they open into an expansive, octagonal square just south of the

fortress-like temple and palace of Verminasia.  Framed on all sides by

elegant covered walkways, Guillotine square occupies the rise of a hill

within the city center, bisected by Guillotine Road to the east and west and

the Royal Avenue travelling north and south.  The focal point of the square

is it's namesake guillotine, an instrument of grim reprisal that stands atop

a broad dreadwood platform, giving all within the square ample view of these

special occasions.  The square functions as the civic center of the city, a

place where both the noble; families and low-born congregate or travel

through to the city's many religious and historic sites.  The iconic

language of the dark city's history is told through use of statuaries and

carving beneath the porticoes and by the inlaid granite mosaic of the

square.  The towering Karecus arena rises up to the southeast of the square,

beckoning combatants and spectators alike with promises of bloodshed and

glory.