The Hog Pit

The Schwarzehalle slum’s Hog Pit is a sprawling series of open pig pens. The pigs dine on the town’s scraps and filth, which are sold to swineherds by enterprising gong farmers (excrement collectors). Citizens wishing to cross the Hog Pit use a series of elevated wooden platforms. These boards are treacherous, and more than one burgher has slipped, falling into the mud, waste, and pigs below.

Gart Fünke, an old farmer of both pigs and gong, is the Hog Pit’s most influential man. Theoretically, any Ubersreik citizen can keep pigs in the Pit, but in practice they need Fünke’s approval. He is only willing to provide this with the promise of purchasing any pig ‘feed’ directly from him. Fünke ensures his racket is unchallenged by providing the local Watch with a ready supply of pork.