Lankhmar

Lankhmar is a fictional city in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories by Fritz Leiber. It is situated on the world of Nehwon, just outside the Great Salt Marsh. It is a decadent city rife with corruption, the perfect home of Leiber's two anti-heroes.

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Lankhmar is so saturated with smog it is rare to see the stars. It is supposedly ruled by an Overlord and a nobility, but the real power is held by the Thieves' Guild.

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Located in the labyrinthine Thieves' House on Cheap Street near Death's Alley and Murder Alley, the Guild pretty much rules Lankhmar's criminal element, except for Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Another notable institute is the Silver Eel Tavern, behind which is Bone Alley.

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The religious center of Lankhmar is the Street of the Gods, where one goes to worship the Gods in Lankhmar, not to be confused with the Gods of Lankhmar. The less one knows about the latter the better.

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One of the main meeting places is the Plaza of Dark Delights, where there are numerous shops and merchants. At one time, the Bazaar of Bizarre was located near here, but it has disappeared.

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Lankhmar is next to the Outer Sea and is visited by ships from across Nehwon. It is the starting point to Fafhrd and the Mouser's many sea voyages.

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Beneath, Lankhmar is an underground city inhabited by sentient rats.

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