General Discussion Thread IV
--There are floating islands in LEW
--There are floating islands around the Elemental tower of air
--There is a Dwarven pony express
--Creamsteak wishes the world circumference to be like our world diameter at the equator
----40000 km or 25000 miles
The Goblin King's Description of Orussus
--An ancient city that lies at the center of the world. It relies on trade to prosper which is provided in spades due to its location at the nexus of several land and sea trade routes. The docks stretch like fingers into its large sheltered bay. The climate is warm with very gentle winters. One major attraction is the [Red Dragon Inn]. Many an adventure has started there.
Like most ancient cities it is built upon the bones of long gone cities. The large sewer system was inherited from the previous settlement and could provide service for a city twice the size of Orussus. As such there are hundreds of ways in and out of the city one can use without being seen. The sewers are far from safe however as they are inhabited by bandits, thieves and even the occasional fell creature. As one goes deeper and deeper underground the architecture become more obviously crafted by non-humans.
Followed by some info from CS
--The High Court of Orussus sits on a stepped marble base on the northwest corner of the city. In front of the facility is a granite statue of a massive dwarf wielding a huge spiked club in his left hand as if the man was dragging it behind him. The statue is labeled, "In the name of Morg, In Service of Orussus." The court itself is a huge granite work originally a temple for a bastion of good-aligned minotaurs that ruled this region hundreds of years ago. The massive doors, meant to impress even a giants stature, are a sign to their history. The only religious symbols that adorn this simple location now are that of the horn-like columns that act as the superstructure for the domed building, and the statement across the dome written in giant, "Honor be damned, we live to be free."
CS also had this to say
--I've always imagined Orussus as a society ruled by a very strict courts system that controls virtually anything going on in the city, but they put such a high value on their own freedoms, personal freedoms, religious freedoms, free trade, and freedoms of expression that the law itself is founded in these values. Though the ruling parties might be considered mostly lawful neutral, and the legal system is supposed to be quite a pain for merchants and such, they don't press the same degree of control on personal liberties and rights.
That said, attempting to kill someone should still have dire consequences...
-This map was givin as a possible map for Orussus, even though it was said that Orussus is possibly bigger and walled
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