Two Pockets

According to Hasidic tradition, everyone must have two pockets, so they can reach into the one or the other, according to need. In the right pocket are to be the words: ‘For my sake was the world created,’ and in the left: ‘I am dust and ashes.’The city of Heilavn is a future city built on the dried up sea floor of the North Sea in a time that has witnessed the reappearance of the glaciers on the Northern continents. A mixture of European and Scandinavian influences make Heilavn a rich city, but like every city Heilavn too has its dark sides, such as the lawless Lower City and the perhaps even more lawless Upper City.Ramon Vendiaz is a ruthless opportunist who will stoop to anything to get ahead in life. Nothing and no one will stand in his way and his position between Lower and Upper City is very lucrative.When a new power rises in the Upper City that threatens this position, Ramon Vendiaz searches for possibilities to gain the upper hand.