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Capital City
The Corpse Mender of Autumn Execution Grounds
Contents
Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Capital City (京城) |
| Alias(es) | The Capital |
| Species/Race | Neutral Character (AI) |
| Affiliation | Great Jing Dynasty |
Background / History
Capital City serves as the primary setting of the Great Jing Dynasty during the fifty-ninth year of Ganhuang's reign 1. Plagued by political corruption, famine, plague, and man-made calamities, the city is a chaotic urban sprawl where demons, monsters, and underground factions run rampant 1 28. It houses key administrative and judicial institutions, including the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Justice, the Imperial Medical Academy, the Censorate, the Six Fan School, and the Bureau of Corpse Management 1 3 28.
The city is divided into four major wards—Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise—which shape its overall feng shui and political balance 21. It features notorious districts such as Caishikou execution grounds, the canal transport networks at Shallow Water Pier, and the pleasure quarters known as the Eight Great Alleys 1 3 32. Under the deteriorating rule of Emperor Ganhuang, the capital becomes a battleground for secret conspiracies, including opium (Fortune-Longevity Paste) smuggling rings operated by the Western Affairs Party, white lotus cultist insurgencies, and biohazard outbreaks 28 30 34.