Court of Weavers

The Court of Weavers (also known as Weavers Court) is a Factory in southern Brossal, well known for housing the infamous partisan judicial Body of the same Name during the Uprising of the Hardworkers in 1864.

The Uprising

Until 1864, a laborer fell within three classes of work:

• Fineworkers, which created artisanal products from metals or fine woods
• Softworkers, who handled most of the traditional jobs such as butchering, painting, or creating barrels
• Hardworkers, the newest addition of largely uneducated workers filling factories and workshops

The later ones were generally mistreated, but made at least a living wage if at least two adults worked per family.

This all changed in 1864 when a new law was introduced, removing the distinct state of the Hardworkers and taking all their privileges, few as they were, with it.

After many factories had walk-outs, some Factory-Owners thought it a good Idea to have disguised henchman try to suppress the protest marches by force, triggering at least sixteen distinct cases of Tatendrang.

Following the bloody riots was a period of general uncertainty in which Hardworkers scowered Brossal searching for many well-known Factory Owners, Presidents and Directors, putting them in front of mock trails and finally to death.

Ultimately, the outrage and with it the bloodshed died down, the law was repealed unanimously and safeguards against such drastic changes created.