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<blockquote data-quote="garyh" data-source="post: 1081416" data-attributes="member: 6078"><p><strong>Places and Geography</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: green"><strong>Places and Geography</strong></span></span></p><p></p><p><strong>Cartography: <a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60919" target="_blank">Map development</a>.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Tavern: <a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=61028" target="_blank">The Red Dragon Inn</a>.</strong></p><p></p><p>The Red Dragon Inn is home to a motley sort of people. Located near an incredibly life-like statue of a Great Red Wyrm, rumored to in fact be a petrified dragon. Surrounded by a complex of two taverns and a huge inn with hundreds of rooms of flexible cost, the Red Dragon only irks a small amount of it's costs from the ale and bedding. In fact, most of the profits accumulated at the Red Dragon come from individuals that may never have set foot inside at all.</p><p></p><p>The Red Dragon is the functioning base of operation of a huge number of adventuresome individuals. Oftentimes a wealthy employer will post an advertisement at the establishment, costing anywhere from nothing for those who need help the most, to hundreds of thousands of gold pieces from kindoms farther away than most people knew the world stretched. <em>For more on the Red Dragon Inn, click the above link. Red Dragon Inn created by creamsteak.</em></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>City: Lathirn</strong></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Meaning, 'without a name'</span></p><p></p><p>The town of Lathirn is a seedy place. A major thief's guild is allowed to practice its trade so long as it pays taxes to the local government, which is heavily corrupted and often overlooks the under-payment of the guild. The town is a mish-mash of cultures, though one thing is predominant - the church of Taka. Unlike many other towns, the worship of Taka is an open thing here, though her aspect of disillusion is often kept secret from the rest of the population.</p><p></p><p>Architecture here is very hit-and-miss; some parts of town are more well-constructed than others. Buildings are squeezed together very tightly, and roads are muddy and not kept up at all. The few decently spaced buildings are reserved for the local government and the more affluent members of the thieves' guild. Near the center of town, a 'second story' of buildings has begun, and wooden bridges set on the lips of the lower level of buildings are a common sight, as are staircases that lead up and allow access to the higher buildings. This is a general occurance only in places where the architecture was better, which is generally in the older parts of the city.</p><p></p><p>The city is in a region with abundant rain. A nearby river keeps a plentiful supply of clean water, though few residents actually get to see it, as it is taxed heavily by the local government, which prefers to keep the water for itself. The farmers in the region sell their goods here through middlemen, rather than risk venturing into the festering hole that is Lathirn. <em>Submitted by GnomeWorks.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="garyh, post: 1081416, member: 6078"] [b]Places and Geography[/b] [size=4][color=green][b]Places and Geography[/b][/color][/size] [b]Cartography: [URL=http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=60919]Map development[/URL].[/b] [b]Tavern: [URL=http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=61028]The Red Dragon Inn[/URL].[/b] The Red Dragon Inn is home to a motley sort of people. Located near an incredibly life-like statue of a Great Red Wyrm, rumored to in fact be a petrified dragon. Surrounded by a complex of two taverns and a huge inn with hundreds of rooms of flexible cost, the Red Dragon only irks a small amount of it's costs from the ale and bedding. In fact, most of the profits accumulated at the Red Dragon come from individuals that may never have set foot inside at all. The Red Dragon is the functioning base of operation of a huge number of adventuresome individuals. Oftentimes a wealthy employer will post an advertisement at the establishment, costing anywhere from nothing for those who need help the most, to hundreds of thousands of gold pieces from kindoms farther away than most people knew the world stretched. [i]For more on the Red Dragon Inn, click the above link. Red Dragon Inn created by creamsteak.[/i] [b]City: Lathirn[/b] [size=1]Meaning, 'without a name'[/size] The town of Lathirn is a seedy place. A major thief's guild is allowed to practice its trade so long as it pays taxes to the local government, which is heavily corrupted and often overlooks the under-payment of the guild. The town is a mish-mash of cultures, though one thing is predominant - the church of Taka. Unlike many other towns, the worship of Taka is an open thing here, though her aspect of disillusion is often kept secret from the rest of the population. Architecture here is very hit-and-miss; some parts of town are more well-constructed than others. Buildings are squeezed together very tightly, and roads are muddy and not kept up at all. The few decently spaced buildings are reserved for the local government and the more affluent members of the thieves' guild. Near the center of town, a 'second story' of buildings has begun, and wooden bridges set on the lips of the lower level of buildings are a common sight, as are staircases that lead up and allow access to the higher buildings. This is a general occurance only in places where the architecture was better, which is generally in the older parts of the city. The city is in a region with abundant rain. A nearby river keeps a plentiful supply of clean water, though few residents actually get to see it, as it is taxed heavily by the local government, which prefers to keep the water for itself. The farmers in the region sell their goods here through middlemen, rather than risk venturing into the festering hole that is Lathirn. [i]Submitted by GnomeWorks.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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