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==== Platinum District ====
The real money in Ortus is concentrated in the platinum district. Inventors, bankers, and the like have their offices here. Shops tailor to the finest that Ortus has to offer. In addition, if a person is looking for a mercenary group, they can find the top of the line here. Those mercenaries or adventurers with pedigrees of success usually find their way to the Platinum District. Silverstone Mercenary Academy If ever a young farmer or street rat wished to become a mercenary, all they would need to do is find their way to the Silverstone mercenary academy. They would then sign a contract saying that the academy will take half of what they earn over their career and that the academy has complete autonomy over them until their training is over. After this, the hopefuls wait until the barracks are full with one-hundred new recruits. Once this occurs the recruits are taken to an arena beneath the academy and forced to fight to the death until just ten remain. These ten are trained over the course of the next five years. Not all of the ten survive as at least one or two fall victim to injury or disease. However, once the training is complete, the mercenary is assigned a team and thrust into the world. Silverstone mercenaries are highly regarded and thought of as true professionals.