Fieari
Explorer
Tyreus said:I would like an area next to mountains, with my keep being part of the mountain.
Fortress:
A 50 ft wide passage goes 100 ft in, which leads into the main hall. This is where the barracks, training areas, kitchens and armory is located. The entire cavern is well lit through a series of mirrors that reflect light from the outside. The mirror system is designed so one broken mirror will not darken the cavern, and all the troops have a torch and tindertwigs at all times. To the rear of the cavern is another hall, the same as in the front, that leads to a large city. The entire city and farm land is sealed off by a 15 ft thick, 30 ft tall reinforced stone wall. It has one gate that faces a neighboring trade city, with a road connecting them. There is enough room in the mountain complex to hold all the inhabitants of the city. The troops are accustomed to the strict military schedule, and have comfortable living areas. They are allowed to sign up for leave, to a maximuim of 2 days. There is never more then 1/3 of the army gone at any one period. Commoners were hired as servents, craftsman, smiths, cooks, pleasureable company, runners, and bookkeepers inside the fortress. The fortress has enough preserved food, wood, and metal to go for 2 months without a lack of resources.
We're getting closer to start time, so here's some more details for you... I like flavor.
I'm naming your city Lowgate, and setting it up near the River Might, up against the Lowly Peaks. It guards the most obvious safe pass through the mountains there, and besides, the waterfall right there (a MIGHTY waterfall, comparable to Niagra) provides massive amounts of mechantical energy when combined with a wheel. Clockwork only, but your town is full of it. Rods constructed beneath the town run everywhere, much in the manner that power cables run in modern cities... and are hooked up everywhere, like wall sockets, except they only provide turning power. Mechanical conveniences are common in your city, and the Great Gate which guards the pass opens and closes only by the might of the waterfall.
Mathematics is known by Experts in your city, and there is a library and college devoted to studying it.
Lowgate Stats--
Civilian Population: 9,838 (Small City)
City Alignment: Nuetral Good -- "A neutral good power center rarely influences the residents of the community other than to help them when they are in need."
Town Guard (For Civil Disputes, Non-Military): 105
Racial Mix:
7,901 humans
831 Halflings
462 Dwarves
278 Elves
184 Gnomes
92 Half Elves
90 Half Orcs
Enclosed Territory: (I can't seem anything to base this off. Help?)
More towns forthcomming.