Vice Acceptance

[Kender Bard]

Sept 18, 2013 22:51:27 GMT -5 Skittlebug said:

Beastlands

Seere

Brothels - Seere doesn't have any brothels, as far as an organisation goes, but there is the occasional prostitutes. They aren't looked down on, but do tend to stay under the radar.

Drug Dens - While drugs are more readily available here, being so close to Humontis, they are not used in excess. They are used more in private, for relaxing and such. Anyone who slips into a drug addiction is generally offered help to get out of it.

Gambling Dens - The Seerlings don't gamble any more or less than other nations. It is generally kept to small games in taverns and such.

Poldora

Brothels - Much the same as Seere, Polodra doesn't have any actual brothels.

Drug Dens - In the militant society of Poldora, mind and ability addling drugs are looked down upon much more, particularly is a Warrior is found to be partaking.

Gambling Dens - Poldorans enjoy gambling much more than their Seerling cousins, though being so nomadic they don't have any actual dens. At any gathering large or small, there are generally those who break off to bet on games, boasts, or challenges.

Excessive Drinking - At large or important gatherings, it is a general custom in Poldora to break out the drink and go wild. This typically degenerates into various amounts of fighting, but once everyone wakes the next morning all was in fun and bonds may have even been deepened.

Beleg

Brothels - Very much frowned upon in Beleg, anyone who cannot rely on their own strength and must resort to such is seen as weak.

Drug Dens - It is not unheard of for Belegites to psych themselves up before a battle with certain drugs, but they are not used much for recreation. 

Gambling Dens - When Belegites gamble is it generally on boasts, challenges, and physical feats. The losers tending to lose face as well as valuables.

Aluvar

Brothels - Aluvar does not have much along these lines, and is too small currently to support this kind of profession.

Drugs - Aluvar does not have the access to drugs that their Beastland cousins do, this means that usage is quite rare.

Gambling - No more or less than in most nations.

Humontis

In Humonits in particular, the mindset of the general populace may be loosened each winter, when the topsiders join the rest of the nation in the mountain. With so many extra citizens, and not much work for them to occupy themselves with, the city's brothels, drug, and gambling dens see a significant rise in custom.

Brothels - Humontis has a number of brothels, and while frequenting them isn't necessarily looked down upon, it is generally something that their customers tend to keep to themselves.

Drugs - Use of drugs, likely in large part due to their ready availability, if not uncommon in Humontis. There are many places to find them, and in general no one is looked down on for using.

Gambling - Humontis does have a gambling den or two, though they are no more or less popular than in other nations.

[Kender Bard]

Sept 4, 2011 3:37:52 GMT -5 Darastrix said:

Talen'sul

• Brothels: There are a few available if one knows where to look or knows the right people. (Elysium is a good place to hide places like that.) With the crowding, discrete affairs among friends and neighbors can be tricky (though people do manage), so if you just want something without strings attached that probably won't get back to your spouse or lover, these are ideal.
  Not condoned, especially in the smaller villages.
  
  
• Drug dens: I can see this being somewhat tolerated; Talen'sul Winds like to have fun and relax. I'd say occasional/casual patronage of a den is somewhat tolerated, though it might still raise brows in certain circles. Full-blown addiction is frowned on a bit more severely than a drinking problem would be, though in Gwellon, there's a bit more understanding, as some miners tend to need to calm their nerves after being underground.
  
  There's one high-quality den in Skyheort that caters to the members of the merchant-to-upper classes who don't mind people knowing they indulge. The good quality, safe (as in not contanimated or faked) stuff comes primarily from Humontis and is thus pricey, hence the level of clientele.
  
  
• Gambling dens: Less accepted; there's accepting your fate and then there's just being stupid about it and asking for trouble. Gambling is viewed as the latter. There are one or two places tucked away, though, if one decides to be stupid anyway.
  

New Anarlina

• Brothels: The little houses of love are available and accepted, provided that 1. the workers are employed there willingly and 2. the patron is not being unfaithful to someone in buying their services. A brothel making people work against their will or a patron who is sneaking around on their spouse/lover is NOT accepted.
  
  
• Drug Dens: Accepted-ish. Those in such businesses are very closely watched and regulated. People are free to buy and indulge, but not at the risk of another.
  
  
• Gambling Dens: Not accepted. Little games of chance and the like are fine among friends, but having establishments to actively encourage a person into debt isn't. If a person wants to gamble, they may, but there aren't businesses dedicated to it. There are, however, always the Soahcian Gamblers.
  

Khelek

• Brothels: Not accepted or available. (Hell, they only NOW have a Lustful priest.) What few prostitutes that are willing to walk the cold streets and ply the even colder people do so without the dubious safety and comfort of a whorehouse.
  
  
• Drug Dens: Not available. Who needs drugs when one has icewater? Not to mention, most drugs would need to be imported, and imported goods tend to be pricey in Khelek, even if they come from the closer lands. And alcohol is a long-standing traditional thing everywhere. It's familiar and people know what to expect of it, and in Khelek, being a drunk is probably one of the lesser social sins. Addiction to something else is probably an auto-shun. However, plain tobacco in a pipe is fine, and may be purchased (for a premium).
  
  
• Gambling Dens: Accepted. In midst of a blizzard, even for Ices, there isn't a great deal else to DO.
  

Ilyamen

• Brothels: As accepted as they were pre-rat infestation, though fewer in number (like most everything else).
  
  
• Drug Dens: Still frowned upon and even more scarce.
  
  
• Gambling Dens: What happens in Haven, stays in Haven. *thumbs up*
  

[Kender Bard]

Ronduin

• Brothels: Brothels exist in Ronduin, but discreetly. It's nothing anyone talks about aloud, yet everyone still knows where to find the prostitutes. There's not many brothels, but those that exist can always be found near the docks.
  
  
• Drug Dens: Drug dens are not something that anyone can find as an established location within Ronduin. There are people who peddle various drugs, especially ones smuggled out of Morilanta or potent herbs from the House of Healing. While street sellers can be found, you have to know someone who knows someone in order to find them, as the guard does not tolerate their presence.
  
  
• Gambling Dens: Gambling houses are fairly common and nothing that's hidden or otherwise obscured. Most gambling dens are little more than regular gatherings of folks at specific houses or taverns. They operate primarily at night, after the working hours, but for the tavern-located ones, you can almost find someone lingering about willing and eager to gamble their coin in games of chance.

Sensatia

• Brothels: There is one brothel in Sensatia, and like Ronduin, it's not openly talked about. This brothel has been in practice for many years. Although the brothel isn't openly acknowledged, there have been no attempts to shut it down either. As a result, it's earned the reputation of being Sensatia's "dirty little secret."
  
  
• Drug Dens: Due to the strictness in which Minds are brought up to avoid losing control of their mental facilities lest they accidentally harm themselves or others, there are absolutely no drug dens to be found in Sensatia. Any drug use is strictly private or done in the sanctity of Soahc's wing within the temple. Alcohol can still be bought and consumed but individuals caught making a disturbance while drunk are dealt harshly with.
  
  
• Gambling Dens: Games of chance are well embraced and Sensatians can often be wealthy enough to afford the indulgence. There is one established gambling house within Sensatia, but several establishments feature it as a side benefit.