EN World City Project: Geography

Knightfall

World of Kulan DM

• Apr 2, 2003

• #251

CLOSEUP: Western Common District

This section of the city is the reason why the nobles of the Posh District want to build a wall that stretches from Westgate to the Old Wall.

Not really a poor section of the city, the Western Common District is just that, common. The nobles feel that 'the commoners' are too close for comfort and wish to put them out of mind by putting them out of sight.

Of course, they's never say that in public. They say that such a wall would help with the city's defense and point to the walls built around the Dwarven Quarter as an example of what they mean. However, the Dwarven Wall isn't just for dwarven guards and is a public wall.

The nobles insist that if they get permission to build a northern posh wall that it would be a private ediface that they would only reliquish during a crisis, just as they do with the section of the Old Wall that divides the Posh District from the rest of the city.

To say that the nobles insistance that the wall be built has pissed off the residents of the WC District is an understatement. It was only two generations ago that the families of the Posh District were their friends and even their relatives.

Now the 'nobility' is starting to become to noble, in the mind of these residents. They are just starting to learn what the rest of the city has know for generations. Saying you're noble doesn't make you noble of heart.

Does anyone have a better name for this district?

 

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Lalato

Adventurer

• Apr 2, 2003

• #252

What's the scale of these maps? On first blush... it seems like there is way too much open space.

--sam

 

Knightfall

World of Kulan DM

• Apr 2, 2003

• #253

CLOSEUP: Southwest

Here is the southwestern part of the city, made up of The South Commons and the Jollita District.

 

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Knightfall

World of Kulan DM

• Apr 2, 2003

• #254

CLOSEUP: Southeast

And here is the southeastern section of the city, made up of the Squats and the Dock District.

 

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Knightfall

World of Kulan DM

• Apr 2, 2003

• #255

CLOSEUP: Northeast

Here is the northeastern section of the city, made up of The North Commons, Poor District and northern section of the Squats.

 

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Knightfall

World of Kulan DM

• Apr 2, 2003

• #256

CLOSEUP: The Heart of the City

This section of Mor's End is known as the Heart of the City. It is made up of the Traders District, part of the North Commons and the Gods District.

 

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Knightfall

World of Kulan DM

• Apr 2, 2003

• #257

Lalato said:

What's the scale of these maps? On first blush... it seems like there is way too much open space.

--sam

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Ok, you have to take into account that the roads shown are the MAIN roads. It is possible that some areas might have additional side streets and back alleys but I've not gotten down to that level yet. Main roads first then we'll see it goes.

Until then here is a closer look at the Gods District with a scaled section so you can get a better judge for yourself.

That's it for me today.

KF72

 

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Lalato

Adventurer

• Apr 2, 2003

• #258

Ok, you have to take into account that the roads shown are the MAIN roads. It is possible that some areas might have additional side streets and back alleys but I've not gotten down to that level yet. Main roads first then we'll see it goes.

Click to expand...

Got it... In that case... It looks freakin' awesome. You've done an incredible job KF72...

I wish I could send over a team of professional hand massagers and acupuncturists to alleviate the pain.

--sam

 

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Conaill

First Post

• Apr 2, 2003

• #259

I like the idea of the inner wall falling into disuse. At least - more so than the idea of having two fucntioning ring walls. But I still doubt enough time has passed to allow for *two* such massive undertakings. A far as I'm concerned, the fewer walls we add at this point the better!

As a compromise - could we make the inner wall a chunk smaller? Newbridge is fairly recent, so there's no reason the Old wall would have to reach so far East.

Also, the shape of the dwarven district is rather weird. It looks as if it grew out of the outer city wall, rather than as a settlement next to the Old city wall. Almost as if someone just looked at the outline of the city, and carved out a section for the dwarven district.

The dwarves would also have picked out the highest ground in Mor's End for their settlement. Maybe they can even see the mountains of Kul Moren from there? If they're on a hill, that would definitely affect the street plan in the area.


How about something like this:

 

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Conaill

First Post

• Apr 2, 2003

• #260

Knightfall, what do you think of my earlier suggestion that the Posh district and Gods district should be swapped? It would make much more sense for the Posh district to be inside the Old wall (oldest buildings in the city, including ancient aristocrat estates), and next to the Traders district (where the rich guys get all their money from in the first place!)

I've never understood why D&D cities should have a "temple district" in the first place. Historically, churches tend to be spread out over the city, with a few major ones in the center, and typically a healthy competition for parishoners between them. In a D&D universe there would be a lot more strife between different religions, and therefore even more incentive for temples to not cluster together but spread across the city!