The cemetery Katie had mentioned was on the outskirts of the Upper City. Unlike cemeteries elsewhere, which were usually church back gardens, this one was simply a burial ground.
Well... that was not quite right either. According to Katie, those buried here were royal and noble family members who had died serving their country, but whose status was not high enough to earn them a place in the royal cemetery.
In plain terms, they had held high ranks and titles but lacked influence. Nobles like the Baskervilles had their own family cemeteries, and any of their members who earned distinction would certainly be buried there.
But those of humble origins who earned distinction in war and failed to survive until its end were buried here, as a way of granting them some dignity.
There were also royal family members who, "for certain reasons," could not be buried in the royal cemetery, and were relegated to this one instead.
That was why it was also known as the Honor Cemetery, implying that those buried here had nothing left but their honor.
The cemetery was divided into upper and lower sections. The small upper section was reserved for royalty, while the rest mostly held officers and soldiers killed in war.
That made it something like a cemetery for fallen heroes.
For that very reason, although the place was not heavily guarded, anyone caught robbing graves here faced far harsher punishment than elsewhere. Still, few people tried. The Upper City was well policed, and those buried in the Honor Cemetery were mostly ordinary officers and soldiers. Their burial goods consisted of personal belongings they had carried in life, which were hardly worth anything.
You might make more by digging up a few rich people's graves in another cemetery.
Besides, whatever else it was,