Thaliost’s Thrane-descended citizens live in a twin state of prosperity and fear. Almost all of the city’s upper class, and certainly its governors, are Thrane by descent. Where others just scrape by, they grow wealthy, taking full advantage of the city’s valuable location. On the other hand, Thrane citizens are the most frequent targets of Aundairian anger when those people do rouse themselves to action. Many a wealthy merchant or official has been found beaten in an alley, lynched, or simply turned up missing