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* '''Double Subverted''': But they cross another wall, and they find a beautiful city.

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But they cross another wall, and they find a beautiful city.city.
** Southeast Tropain is actually worse, but the government of that side, who created the rumors and the wall in the first place, is doing everything it can to prevent their citizens from wanting to escape to Northwest Tropain.
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** While there are different demographics for each district, there is much less segregation. The more respectable commoners do live in some of the upper-class areas, perhaps due to being successful in business, or being appointed as resident artisans by the nobility. Likewise some of the nobility do live in the lower-class sections of the city, because some owns factories and needs to be there 24-7, some would rather get away from the boring pampered life to try out living hippie/simple/adventurous, and some others are simply philanthropists who would like to help.
** Northwest Tropain has bigger houses, lovely parks, and wide beautiful roads and vistas. Southeast Tropain has small apartments, somewhat narrow streets, and relatively few parks. Both, however, have public amenities that guarantees a decent minimum standard of life (eg schools, hospitals, council housing, sewer connection).

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** While there are different demographics for each district, there is much less segregation. The more respectable commoners do live in some of the upper-class areas, perhaps due to being successful in business, or being appointed as resident artisans by the nobility. Likewise some of the nobility do live in the lower-class sections of the city, because some owns factories and needs to be there 24-7, 24/7, some would rather get away from the boring pampered life to try out living hippie/simple/adventurous, and some others are simply philanthropists who would like to help.
** Northwest Tropain has bigger houses, lovely parks, and wide beautiful roads and vistas. Southeast Tropain has small apartments, somewhat narrow streets, and relatively few parks. Both, however, have public amenities that guarantees a decent minimum standard of life (eg (e.g. schools, hospitals, council housing, sewer connection).

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** While everyone would like to have wide open squares, big mansions, and beautiful parks, sometimes, gentrifying the area can drive out poor people and create slums elsewhere. Of course the poor deserves at least a good-enough home, schools, health care, and reasonable proximity to workplaces like everyone else. What they shouldn't expect are luxuries like big parks, wide avenues with wide footpaths, or 10-bedroom mansions. (Resulting in Downlayed entry #3.)

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** While everyone would like to have wide open squares, big mansions, and beautiful parks, sometimes, gentrifying the area can drive out poor people and create slums elsewhere. Of course the poor deserves at least a good-enough home, schools, health care, and reasonable proximity to workplaces like everyone else. What they shouldn't expect are luxuries like big parks, wide avenues with wide footpaths, or 10-bedroom mansions. (Resulting in Downlayed entry #3.)


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* '''Untwisted:''' Both sides of the river appear fairly equal, except the roughest parts of the Northwest Tropain are equal to the nicest parts of the Southeast.
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** Current day Tropain is a merger of two or more neighboring towns (and Brunsville still has that independent spirit)
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* '''Exploited''': Ulrich the Usurper gathers his rebel army among the disadvantaged Southeasterners, playing on their discontent.

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* '''Exploited''': [[TheStarscream Ulrich the Usurper Usurper]] gathers his rebel army LaResistance among the disadvantaged Southeasterners, playing on their discontent.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Northwest Tropain is a shining jewel in the country of Troperion, with amazing architecture, the great MinigameZone and some of the best and brightest of their elite ranks. ''Southeast'' Tropain, on the other hand, is a WretchedHive which is alco a DungegonTown.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Northwest Tropain is a shining jewel in the country of Troperion, with amazing architecture, the great MinigameZone and some of the best and brightest of their elite ranks. ''Southeast'' Tropain, on the other hand, is a WretchedHive which is alco a DungegonTown.DungeonTown.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Northwest Tropain is a shining jewel in the country of Troperion, with amazing architecture, the great MinigameZone and some of the best and brightest of their elite ranks. ''Southeast'' Tropain, on the other hand, is a complete slum

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* '''Exaggerated''': Northwest Tropain is a shining jewel in the country of Troperion, with amazing architecture, the great MinigameZone and some of the best and brightest of their elite ranks. ''Southeast'' Tropain, on the other hand, is a complete slumWretchedHive which is alco a DungegonTown.
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** Tropain was founded/or conquered by an alliance of migrating tribes. The cities constitution reflects how they divided the territory when they settled there.
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** Tropain is an apartheid-type society consisting of a ruling class and an oppressed underclass divided by race. They are forced to live in separate parts of the city by law.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Southeast Tropain didn't start out as a dump; originally it was as upscale as Northwest Tropain, but was trashed by repeated raids and siege attempts from southern enemies. The Duke tides complainers over by making a big show of "urban renewal" projects; while these are barely a drop in the bucket, they let the "good" citizens feel like they're doing something great for their less fortunate neighbors ''and'' let them look down on the "ungrateful cretins" for not being satisfied.

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Southeast Tropain didn't start out as a dump; originally it was as upscale as Northwest Tropain, but was trashed by repeated raids and siege attempts from southern enemies. The Duke tides complainers over by making a big show of "urban renewal" projects; while these are barely a drop in the bucket, they let the "good" citizens feel like they're doing something great for their less fortunate neighbors ''and'' let them look down on the "ungrateful cretins" for not being satisfied.satisfied.
** While everyone would like to have wide open squares, big mansions, and beautiful parks, sometimes, gentrifying the area can drive out poor people and create slums elsewhere. Of course the poor deserves at least a good-enough home, schools, health care, and reasonable proximity to workplaces like everyone else. What they shouldn't expect are luxuries like big parks, wide avenues with wide footpaths, or 10-bedroom mansions. (Resulting in Downlayed entry #3.)

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** While there are different demographics for each district, there is much less segregation. The more respectable commoners do live in some of the upper-class areas, perhaps due to being successful in business, or being appointed as resident artisans by the nobility. Likewise some of the nobility do live in the lower-class sections of the city, because some need to live there to reduce commuting time, some would rather get away from the boring pampered life to try out living hippie/simple/adventurous, and some others are simply philanthropists who would like to help.

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** While there are different demographics for each district, there is much less segregation. The more respectable commoners do live in some of the upper-class areas, perhaps due to being successful in business, or being appointed as resident artisans by the nobility. Likewise some of the nobility do live in the lower-class sections of the city, because some need owns factories and needs to live be there to reduce commuting time, 24-7, some would rather get away from the boring pampered life to try out living hippie/simple/adventurous, and some others are simply philanthropists who would like to help. help.
** Northwest Tropain has bigger houses, lovely parks, and wide beautiful roads and vistas. Southeast Tropain has small apartments, somewhat narrow streets, and relatively few parks. Both, however, have public amenities that guarantees a decent minimum standard of life (eg schools, hospitals, council housing, sewer connection).

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* '''Downplayed''': The city of Tropain is split into halves by the Tropiary River. Most of the city's middle-class inhabitants live in Northwest Tropain, while the lower-income residents tend to live in Southeast Tropain.

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The city of Tropain is split into halves by the Tropiary River. Most of the city's middle-class inhabitants live in Northwest Tropain, while the lower-income residents tend to live in Southeast Tropain.Tropain.
** While there are different demographics for each district, there is much less segregation. The more respectable commoners do live in some of the upper-class areas, perhaps due to being successful in business, or being appointed as resident artisans by the nobility. Likewise some of the nobility do live in the lower-class sections of the city, because some need to live there to reduce commuting time, some would rather get away from the boring pampered life to try out living hippie/simple/adventurous, and some others are simply philanthropists who would like to help.


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** The more successful Southeasterners, the more enlightened Northwesterners, and a strong socialist government selflessly took efforts to actually improve the slum houses - connecting sewer, allocating better teachers, and providing subsidized house repair services etc. 50 years later, the southeast became just as safe and savoury as the northwest.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Ulrich the Usurper gathers his rebel army among the disadvantaged Southeasterners, playing on their discontent.

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** Tropain is a major center of commerce, attracting lots of people eager to make their fortune; to deal with this, Duke Winsblown has a very strict martial presence that is decidedly ''laxer'' on the southeastern side of the city.

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** Tropain is a major center of commerce, attracting lots of people eager to make their fortune; to deal with this, this.
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Duke Winsblown has a very strict martial presence that is decidedly ''laxer'' on the southeastern side of the city.



* '''Subverted''': Northwest Tropain and Southeast Tropain, are divided by a wall. Our heroes live on the Southeast side. We here rumors about how Northwest is better, but once they get over the wall, they find the Northeast is not better.

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* '''Subverted''': Northwest Tropain and Southeast Tropain, are divided by a wall. Our heroes live on the Southeast side. We here rumors about how Northwest is better, but once they get over the wall, they find the Northeast Northwest is not better.
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** When Tropain was first founded the aristocrats and governors built their estates on the northwest bank, the servants and commoners were placed in the southeast bank, and the separation remained this way ever since.

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** When Tropain was first founded founded, the aristocrats and governors built their estates on the northwest bank, the servants and commoners were placed in the southeast bank, and the separation remained this way ever since.

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** When Tropain was first founded the aristocrats and governors built their estates on the northwest bank, the servants and commoners were placed in the southeast bank, and the separation remained this way ever since.



** Alternatively, when Tropain was first founded, the aristocrats and governors built their estates on the northwest bank, the servants and commoners were placed in the southeast bank, and the separation remained this way ever since.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???The city of Tropain is split into halves by the Tropiary River. Most of the city's middle-class inhabitants live in Northwest Tropain, while the lower-income residents tend to live in Southeast Tropain.
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* '''Subverted''': Northwest Tropain and Southeast Tropain, are divided by a wall.Our heroes live on the Southeast side. We here rumors about how Northwest is better, but once they get over the wall, they find the Northeast is not better.

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* '''Subverted''': Northwest Tropain and Southeast Tropain, are divided by a wall. Our heroes live on the Southeast side. We here rumors about how Northwest is better, but once they get over the wall, they find the Northeast is not better.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': Residents of both sides aren't too thrilled with the growing blight of Southeast Tropain; members of the "good" side see it as a blight and a security risk, while the reason why members of the "bad" side dislike it are entirely obvious. Social upheaval throws both sides into disarray.
* '''Reconstructed''': Southeast Tropain didn't start out as a dump; originally it was as upscale as Northwest Tropain, but was trashed by repeated raids and siege attempts from southern enemies. The Duke tides complainers over by making a big show of "urban renewal" projects; while these are barely a drop in the bucket, they let the "good" citizens feel like they're doing something great for their less fortunate neighbors ''and'' let them look down on the "ungrateful cretins" for not being satisfied.



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* '''Deconstructed''': Residents of both sides aren't too thrilled with the growing blight of Southeast Tropain; members of the "good" side see it as a blight and a security risk, while the reason why members of the "bad" side dislike it are entirely obvious. Social upheaval throws both sides into disarray.
* '''Reconstructed''': Southeast Tropain didn't start out as a dump; originally it was as upscale as Northwest Tropain, but was trashed by repeated raids and siege attempts from southern enemies. The Duke tides complainers over by making a big show of "urban renewal" projects; while these are barely a drop in the bucket, they let the "good" citizens feel like they're doing something great for their less fortunate neighbors ''and'' let them look down on the "ungrateful cretins" for not being satisfied.



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* '''Justified''': Tropain is a major center of commerce, attracting lots of people eager to make their fortune; to deal with this, Duke Winsblown has a very strict martial presence that is decidedly ''laxer'' on the southeastern side of the city.

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Tropain is a major center of commerce, attracting lots of people eager to make their fortune; to deal with this, Duke Winsblown has a very strict martial presence that is decidedly ''laxer'' on the southeastern side of the city.



* '''Defied''': However, the river isn't as good at keeping the 'undesirables' out as they wanted, and many find ways to get back in, leaving them all back at square one.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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However, the river isn't as good at keeping the 'undesirables' out as they wanted, and many find ways to get back in, leaving them all back at square one.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Northwest Tropain is a shining jewel in the country of Troperion, with amazing architecture, the great GoldenSaucer and some of the best and brightest of their elite ranks. ''Southeast'' Tropain, on the other hand, is a complete slum

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* '''Exaggerated''': Northwest Tropain is a shining jewel in the country of Troperion, with amazing architecture, the great GoldenSaucer MinigameZone and some of the best and brightest of their elite ranks. ''Southeast'' Tropain, on the other hand, is a complete slum
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* '''Played For Drama:''' TheHero had a very hard childhood in Southeast Tropain. With his family abandoning him and [[YourLittleDogToo his little dog killed by the local Mob]], our hero sets off to make a better life for himself on the other side. However, his status as a Southeasterner makes it hard for him to get employment, and the parents of his new friends and LoveInterest forbid them from interacting with him.

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* '''Played For Drama:''' TheHero had a very hard childhood in Southeast Tropain. With his family abandoning him and [[YourLittleDogToo [[AndYourLittleDogToo his little dog killed by the local Mob]], our hero sets off to make a better life for himself on the other side. However, his status as a Southeasterner makes it hard for him to get employment, and the parents of his new friends and LoveInterest forbid them from interacting with him.

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* '''Invoked''': The wealthy elements of Tropian arrange for 'undesirables' to be rounded up and herded into ghettos in the poorer regions of the city.
* '''Defied''': However, the river isn't as good at keeping the 'undesirables' out as they wanted, and many find ways to get back in, leaving them back at square one.

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* '''Invoked''': The wealthy elements of Tropian Tropain arrange for 'undesirables' to be rounded up and herded into ghettos in the poorer regions of the city.
* '''Defied''': However, the river isn't as good at keeping the 'undesirables' out as they wanted, and many find ways to get back in, leaving them all back at square one.one.
** Meanwhile, rich Northwesterners have been taking advantage of the low property rates to build second homes in the Southeast, slowly "gentrifying" neighbourhoods on the other side of the river.



* '''Played For Drama:''' TheHero had a very hard childhood in Southeast Tropain. With his family abandoning him and [[TourLittleDogToo his little dog killed by the local Mob]], our hero sets off to make a better life for himself on the other side. However, his status as a Southeasterner makes it hard for him to get employment, and the parents of his new friends and LoveInterest forbid them from interacting with him.

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* '''Played For Drama:''' TheHero had a very hard childhood in Southeast Tropain. With his family abandoning him and [[TourLittleDogToo [[YourLittleDogToo his little dog killed by the local Mob]], our hero sets off to make a better life for himself on the other side. However, his status as a Southeasterner makes it hard for him to get employment, and the parents of his new friends and LoveInterest forbid them from interacting with him.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???TheHero travels from one district to the other, and comments on the obvious class-based divisions, possibly snarking at the impracticality of it all if the Southeast is really that bad off.



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* '''Discussed''': ???
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* '''Defied''': ???
However, the river isn't as good at keeping the 'undesirables' out as they wanted, and many find ways to get back in, leaving them back at square one.
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TheSmartGuy [[MrExposition explains to]] TheHero, [[NaiveNewcomer an out-of-towner]], the history of the city and how Tropain came to be split into its current class-based divisions.
* '''Conversed''': ???TheHero, the UpperclassTwit, and TheSmartGuy have a lengthy debate on the history, benefits and drawbacks of the current layout of the city. Many of the arguments they all make can be compared to RealLife cases of UrbanSegregation, its causes, and possible remedies.



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* '''Played For Drama:''' ???
TheHero had a very hard childhood in Southeast Tropain. With his family abandoning him and [[TourLittleDogToo his little dog killed by the local Mob]], our hero sets off to make a better life for himself on the other side. However, his status as a Southeasterner makes it hard for him to get employment, and the parents of his new friends and LoveInterest forbid them from interacting with him.
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** A neighborhood that gains a good reputation (good schools, safe, good jobs, etc.) tends to attract those who help further that reputation via higher income (and subsequent taxes).

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** A neighborhood that gains a good reputation (good schools, safe, good jobs, etc.) tends to attract those who help further that reputation via higher income (and subsequent taxes). Likewise, negatives such as high crime and pollution keep people except the poor and desperate away.
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* '''Subverted''': There is no difference between Northwest and Southeast Tropain.
* '''Double Subverted''': There is no ''visual'' different between Northwest and Southeast Tropain... so long as you're on the Northwest side. Skilled illusionists create the image of a beautiful continuation of their shining city on the other side; for those actually ''living'' there, however, there are no such illusions.

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* '''Subverted''': There is no difference between Northwest Tropain and Southeast Tropain.
Tropain, are divided by a wall.Our heroes live on the Southeast side. We here rumors about how Northwest is better, but once they get over the wall, they find the Northeast is not better.
* '''Double Subverted''': There is no ''visual'' different between Northwest But they cross another wall, and Southeast Tropain... so long as you're on the Northwest side. Skilled illusionists create the image of they find a beautiful continuation of their shining city on the other side; for those actually ''living'' there, however, there are no such illusions.city.
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** A neighborhood that gains a good reputation (good schools, safe, etc.) tends to attract those who help further that reputation (via taxes).

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** A neighborhood that gains a good reputation (good schools, safe, good jobs, etc.) tends to attract those who help further that reputation (via via higher income (and subsequent taxes).
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** A neighborhood that gains a good reputation (good schools, safe, etc.) tends to attract those who help further that reputation (via taxes).

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