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<blockquote data-quote="chutup" data-source="post: 5895517" data-attributes="member: 6690844"><p><strong>Three Curiosities of Blind Midshotgatepool (26.20)</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The Snake Wall: </strong>Nearly two hundred years ago, the five towns that make up this city were growing into each other, and it was decided that they should each ratify legislation that set their borders on exactly contiguous lines. However, the sly officials of Blindsnake snuck in a clause that no-one saw, making Blindsnake's borders approximately one yard wider than those of the other four towns. As a result, Blindsnake commands a monopoly on the tariffs for those entering and leaving the town. The other four towns were furious about this, and hired a coven of Earth Whisperers to destroy Blindsnake's margin by vanishing the very earth it was built on. The officials of Blindsnake acted quickly to arrest the Earth Whisperers on grounds of 'making an illegal construction without prior planning permission'. The apparently bottomless pits that they made can still be seen along the northwest edge of the town.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Hall of Five Gates: </strong>At the centre of the city stands a large wooden hall with five wide gates. This is the only place where one can legally pass from the jurisdiction of one town into another. It is not uncommon to see, for example, a Banshot merchant delivering her goods (always <em>her</em> - for all merchants of the Five Towns are women) to a warehouse, where prospective buyers from Sepool inspect the wares. If they agree to a deal, the merchant will then load up her goods, take them to the Five Gates, move into the jurisdiction of Sepool, then return to the place where she has (physically) just been.</p><p></p><p>People, goods, animals and buildings are all marked as being under a particular jurisdiction, daubed with one of five colours of paint. Tampering with official paint is punishable by a harsh fine, but this doesn't often dissuade the Thieves' Guild. Nevertheless, Wortimer understands the importance of the system to the city's economy and does not want to dismantle it completely. For example, as the law currently stands, only a man painted with the yellow of Blindsnake can leave the city at all (see above), which means that he must pass through the Blindsnake gate. On any given night, there is a fair chance to see agents of the Thieves' Guild hanging around this gate, waiting to pounce on some enemy or traitor who they know is trying to flee the city.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Road Paved Quince: </strong>This road is a relic of the time before the war with Shuttered, when the August City was still rich. This minor streetway became the site of a battle of civil one-upmanship. Sepool had it paved in cheap raffrock, but the locals began to complain of the wailing, so Midton decided to go one better and pave it over with good quality granite. Puffed-up Pontgate paved it thrice, this time with marble. Next came Banshot to pave it quadrice, in silver, and lastly rich Blindsnake to pave it quince, in gold.</p><p></p><p>Not coincidentally, this road ends at the old mansion of the Yaboon family, who for over a century have been known as "wizards of bureaucracy" for their almost supernatural ability to manipulate officials and bend civil ordinances to their own ends. The current owner of the mansion, Dabbon Yaboon, frequently offers his services as a consultant to Wortimer the Scrivener. It is possible that this relationship is the only reason that the thieves have not already stolen the entire road.</p><p></p><p>Hooks:</p><p>- Who are the Earth Whisperers?</p><p>- Are the bottomless pits really bottomless? If not, what's down there? If so, do they at least intersect with any other tunnels?</p><p>- Why are all the merchants of Blind Midshotgatepool female?</p><p>- Who has betrayed the Thieves' Guild recently? Are they trapped in the city due to ridiculous regulations?</p><p>- Why does raffrock cause wailing? Where can raffrock be mined, and is it good for anything?</p><p>- How do the Yaboons manipulate bureaucracies? Are they a Mountain Clan, or just really good at what they do?</p><p></p><p>(Note: 'quadrice' and 'quince' are not real words, but someone on Yahoo Answers seems to think they are, and for myself I think they <em>should </em>be.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chutup, post: 5895517, member: 6690844"] [B]Three Curiosities of Blind Midshotgatepool (26.20) The Snake Wall: [/B]Nearly two hundred years ago, the five towns that make up this city were growing into each other, and it was decided that they should each ratify legislation that set their borders on exactly contiguous lines. However, the sly officials of Blindsnake snuck in a clause that no-one saw, making Blindsnake's borders approximately one yard wider than those of the other four towns. As a result, Blindsnake commands a monopoly on the tariffs for those entering and leaving the town. The other four towns were furious about this, and hired a coven of Earth Whisperers to destroy Blindsnake's margin by vanishing the very earth it was built on. The officials of Blindsnake acted quickly to arrest the Earth Whisperers on grounds of 'making an illegal construction without prior planning permission'. The apparently bottomless pits that they made can still be seen along the northwest edge of the town. [B]The Hall of Five Gates: [/B]At the centre of the city stands a large wooden hall with five wide gates. This is the only place where one can legally pass from the jurisdiction of one town into another. It is not uncommon to see, for example, a Banshot merchant delivering her goods (always [I]her[/I] - for all merchants of the Five Towns are women) to a warehouse, where prospective buyers from Sepool inspect the wares. If they agree to a deal, the merchant will then load up her goods, take them to the Five Gates, move into the jurisdiction of Sepool, then return to the place where she has (physically) just been. People, goods, animals and buildings are all marked as being under a particular jurisdiction, daubed with one of five colours of paint. Tampering with official paint is punishable by a harsh fine, but this doesn't often dissuade the Thieves' Guild. Nevertheless, Wortimer understands the importance of the system to the city's economy and does not want to dismantle it completely. For example, as the law currently stands, only a man painted with the yellow of Blindsnake can leave the city at all (see above), which means that he must pass through the Blindsnake gate. On any given night, there is a fair chance to see agents of the Thieves' Guild hanging around this gate, waiting to pounce on some enemy or traitor who they know is trying to flee the city. [B]The Road Paved Quince: [/B]This road is a relic of the time before the war with Shuttered, when the August City was still rich. This minor streetway became the site of a battle of civil one-upmanship. Sepool had it paved in cheap raffrock, but the locals began to complain of the wailing, so Midton decided to go one better and pave it over with good quality granite. Puffed-up Pontgate paved it thrice, this time with marble. Next came Banshot to pave it quadrice, in silver, and lastly rich Blindsnake to pave it quince, in gold. Not coincidentally, this road ends at the old mansion of the Yaboon family, who for over a century have been known as "wizards of bureaucracy" for their almost supernatural ability to manipulate officials and bend civil ordinances to their own ends. The current owner of the mansion, Dabbon Yaboon, frequently offers his services as a consultant to Wortimer the Scrivener. It is possible that this relationship is the only reason that the thieves have not already stolen the entire road. Hooks: - Who are the Earth Whisperers? - Are the bottomless pits really bottomless? If not, what's down there? If so, do they at least intersect with any other tunnels? - Why are all the merchants of Blind Midshotgatepool female? - Who has betrayed the Thieves' Guild recently? Are they trapped in the city due to ridiculous regulations? - Why does raffrock cause wailing? Where can raffrock be mined, and is it good for anything? - How do the Yaboons manipulate bureaucracies? Are they a Mountain Clan, or just really good at what they do? (Note: 'quadrice' and 'quince' are not real words, but someone on Yahoo Answers seems to think they are, and for myself I think they [I]should [/I]be.) [/QUOTE]
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