#sangedakru

born to sangeda murphy grew up in one of the most developed sangeda villages, one where they lived in ruins rather than tents, holding the main port for one of the only desert trade routes. he grew up as a happy kid with a happy family, all of that went south when murphy got sick, he was sick for days before his father went out and tried to steal medicine to help him, after being caught he was stoned to death with his wife and son cast out in accordance to his clans laws. before leaving murphy set fire to the house of the man who caught his father stealing, he lived in ruins so the cement didn’t burn but his belongings, bed and the man did. murphy went from a twelve year old who had been banished to a murderer who anyone from that village knew to kill on sight.

Clans of The 100

named for las vegas, lavega was where a grounder went to drink, gamble, get high and do whatever else. while located in sangeda territory lavega was filled with clansmen from all over with a heavy nomad population. with the population ever changing it is at any given time higher than the sangeda capital itself. the whole city is overcrowded having to push through crowds of grounders anywhere you go.

lavega itself is a mostly outdoor city with more to do than most people manage to get through in their usually short visits. few people actually live there full time but there are plenty of ruins and tents to stay in for a few nights, free of charge if you can find a place to sleep but it’s not by any means safe and you won’t often wake up with all your possessions still with you. there’s no law against stealing but there’s no law against murder either so it’s ill advised to make enemies. keeping to yourself is the best way to not be bothered but the longer you stay the more you push your luck.

traveling merchants , they’ll come and go within a few days to trade before leaving again. the area where merchants set up shop is one of the busiest in the city so the crime rate against merchants is relatively low. it helps that prices are lower than other markets because they have to compete with the prices of all the other shops and they sell so much in a day that they make quite the profit either way. that said they’re notorious for ripping off tourists who aren’t expecting the change in price from what they are accustomed to. different merchants are constantly switching off so everyday you can find something different to trade for.

entertainment , most entertainment in lavega relates directly to sangeda above any other clan for obvious reasons. games and competition is the most common form of pass time in lavega, it’s hard to find someone in lavega who hasn’t participated in knife or dart throwing competitions as they’re the most popular. winning is mostly bragging rights but people will bet things or favours when competitions get heated. there is also a so called fight circle, with the crowd making up the walls to the arena slaves and prisoners and anyone else who for whatever reason is in the possession of another person will be pinned against another and forced to fight to the death for the entertainment of those sick enough to watch. sometimes warriors will participate on their own word but it’s not a common thing to do.

other , alcohol and drug use is incredibly common among them but since neither is made in the area they’re the most commonly traded or gambled items. lavega is also a major trading point for the trading of slaves, most often frikdreina since you’d be likely to run into a friend of a war prisoner with all the different clansmen who visit lavega.