Citizens of Absalom often say that Westgate, whose residents affectionately refer to it as “Bestgate,” is stuck in the Mithral Age. The people of Westgate won’t deny that. The Mithral Age was an age of wonders and boasted some of Absalom’s most important heroes, organizations, and policies. The great hero, Lady Kayle of Taldor, defeated the dragon Maejerx Steeleye in the Mithral Age. The Mithral Age was the first time slavery was abolished in the city—never mind that it’s also when slavery was first introduced. Iomedae ascended to godhood in the Mithral Age; the Pathfinder Society was formed in the Mithral Age. Being stuck in the Mithral Age is a badge of honor that Westgaters wear with pride. It’s why the Sally Guard still wears the uniforms the First Guard of Absalom adopted in 4478 ar. Likewise, hunting lodges litter the district, due to the “Golden Age of Lodges” during the Mithral Age.

Westgate may not be as wealthy as the Petal and Ivy Districts, but despite that, some of Absalom’s oldest families dwell here. The traditional and conservative nature of the district has drawn more and more people just coming into their wealth or their twilight years, and Westgate is rapidly growing. District residents say, with not a little bit of pride, that the district has grown so much that a second sewer was installed. The further west and north into the district, the more businesses give way to residential areas that grow in wealth and size as they get closer to the western wall and the Ivy District—and farther from the Foreign Quarter and Puddles District.