The Dao's Step

'''The Dao's Step''' (Axash Sabban, Wahir Drudach, Emerald Ward, Calimport) is the headquarters of the Cobbler's Society. This guildhall gains its name from a children’'s story about the first shoes created by the "First Trader" of Calimshan. In essence, a powerful dao was jealous of the opulence and cleanliness of the other genies, since his feet were always muddy from walking on and under the ground. The First Trader created the first slippers so the dao could appear as prosperous as the other genies. Thus, shoes and slippers are seen as social climbing tools more than practical footwear (though both have developed).