Gotham City

"Gotham. It changes people, makes them do terrible things. I thought it could be fixed, it's a concrete jungle in every sense of the word, the people who enter it are trapped, I've been trapped here for 27 years, and you know what? I don't want to escape."

-Carmine Falcone, during the events of The Long Halloween.

Gotham City is the home of Batman and his allies. It is considered to be one of the most dangerous cities on the planet and is infamous for it's amount of corruption and criminal activity. The city itself is split into 3 main sections: Old Gotham, New Gotham and Gotham Island, each of the sections is also split into its own sectors.

Creation

Gotham City was at first only a small village, even then locals told stories of it being cursed by witches, some even said underneath Gotham was the portal to hell. The village itself was located on an Indian Burial Ground and was often used as spot to practice cult activity and human sacrifice. A religious man, Cyrus Pinkney came to change this negative reputation with the help of his college friend Solomon Wayne, of the Wayne Family. Pinkney designed a massive city with Gothic undertones, such as massive structures with stone gargoyles, which he felt wold ward off evil spirits and demons.

Pinkney enlisted the help of a young man named Amadeus Arkham, in return Pinkney promised he would be able to build "the finest mental hospital the world has ever seen" Arkham in turn created the section of Old Gotham, which would be nicknamed Arkham City. After construction of Gotham was finished it brought many new citizens into it's streets but some were turned away by the creation and considered the city "menacing and evil."

In it's current state Gotham holds a large population but crime takes up most of it, leaving many to wonder if Pinkey's creation didn't repel evil, but in turn, only open it with open arms into it's gates.

The Families of Gotham

Gotham City is home to many notorious families who each consider to have contributed something into what Gotham is.
 * The Waynes
 * The Cobblepots
 * The Elliots
 * The Sionis Family
 * The Falcones
 * The Maronis
 * The Carters