Swansborough, centered upon the elegant and desirable neighborhoods of Queen Daphne Hill and Swansford, lies just to the south of Uptown. In the neighborhoods of Venering, Swansford, and Queen Daphne Hill, the crowded and antique dignity of such places as Ro Hill is diminished, but here the elegance is more expansive. The streets are wider, lined with tulip and plane trees, the houses of the elite more often stand in their own grounds. It is a brighter, more open place, and one in which many a country family maintains a desirable city residence.
To the south, in Mantid Common and upon Middleswithe Hill, the tone is less haughty and more commercial. Merchants and traders of all races can be found here, shops are common, and markets abound. There are canal-side shops and dwellings, and small boats are a common sight.
In the east, in Rose Gate and Thorncaster, workshops and small industry abounds. Nothing like the heavy industry of Soot, but neither is it dainty. Glassmakers, potters, weavers, and dyers can all be found here, along with a thriving community of cheese makers, bakers, brewers, and small distillers. The people of Rose Gate claim, with some evidence, that the finest perfumeries in Anaxas are found on the Street of the Lilacs. The Company of Perfumers in Muffay would, however, strong disagree with this case.