Once the Hill District was the site of a fine palace, perhaps belonging to an ancient prince or king. Today that place is a shattered husk, its roof fallen in and its carved walls collapsed. Ordinary citizens avoid the area, and not just because of the rumors of hauntings that inevitably spring up around ancient ruins. The Hill District is a gathering place for the shadier elements of Nibenese society: cutthroats and cutpurses, poisoners for hire, elves, and black marketeers.