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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6620959" data-attributes="member: 92305"><p><strong>-- RAEZE --</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The city of Raeze, on the Argossean coast, near the border with Shem. This pic below, if you can imagine it not as ancient, weathered, and worn, is very similar to the design of the city.</p><p></p><p>The structure in the foreground is how most of Raeze is built. Raeze is in the middle of a desert area. Lumber has to be imported. Stone can be mined in the nearby hills. With Raeze, there are these grid-like structures making for most of the city. It makes a framework that people use for housing and other structures. Much of Raeze are these little plots with cloth stretched across the roof and sides. People enter through a flap. It's like a tent with a stone framework. The framework exists. When you get a space, you can fill in the walls however you can afford.</p><p></p><p>Not all of the framework is stone. There are some wooden frames. The more expensive way to go is to put up wood walls and ceiling within the framework. The floor can remain dirt or stone, or a flooring of wood can be added. Some places within the framework are quite elaborate, with wood or stone staircases to upper levels. There are a couple higher structures in Raeze, but rarely do buildings (the framework) go above two levels. Most of the city is spread out in a single story.</p><p></p><p>Thieves are known to climb up the sides of the framework and drop down on businesses from above. The citizens of Raeze call he roof structure the "Thieves Highway".</p><p></p><p>Here, in the pic, we see stone walkways. But not all of it is stone. There are sandy dirt paths between structures, down the narrow allies and the like.</p><p></p><p>Imagine this place in better shape (not an ancient ruin), and imagine cloth or wood closing up the holes between the columns. Then imagine all sort of people walking about--native Argosseans, hook-nosed Shemites, primarily--and you'll have a good idea of what the city looks like.</p><p></p><p>The outer structures of the city are filled in, making a sort of city wall. But,the wall connects directly to structures--it's not a wall, then path, then structure. The wall is like the side of the buildings, except it is filled in without the holes that you see. </p><p></p><p>Just inside the main city gate is a large, open area that serves as a bazaar. Some of the more established merchants have building stalls for their businesses, but many come to open bazaar to trade their goods. Beware of pick pockets that play their trade here!</p><p></p><p>If you enter the city gate and move to the left, you will travel through the bazaar and right into the Caravan Gate. Raeze sees a lot of trade as it is the last major city on a trade route connecting Argos and Shem, though the route has seen decreased traffic in the last eighteen months as bandit activity has picked up considerably.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--R6XrCt3Hjg/UVXQ7-dfe-I/AAAAAAAAOr8/zDPel_qazZs/s1600/Maarb7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 6620959, member: 92305"] [b]-- RAEZE --[/b] The city of Raeze, on the Argossean coast, near the border with Shem. This pic below, if you can imagine it not as ancient, weathered, and worn, is very similar to the design of the city. The structure in the foreground is how most of Raeze is built. Raeze is in the middle of a desert area. Lumber has to be imported. Stone can be mined in the nearby hills. With Raeze, there are these grid-like structures making for most of the city. It makes a framework that people use for housing and other structures. Much of Raeze are these little plots with cloth stretched across the roof and sides. People enter through a flap. It's like a tent with a stone framework. The framework exists. When you get a space, you can fill in the walls however you can afford. Not all of the framework is stone. There are some wooden frames. The more expensive way to go is to put up wood walls and ceiling within the framework. The floor can remain dirt or stone, or a flooring of wood can be added. Some places within the framework are quite elaborate, with wood or stone staircases to upper levels. There are a couple higher structures in Raeze, but rarely do buildings (the framework) go above two levels. Most of the city is spread out in a single story. Thieves are known to climb up the sides of the framework and drop down on businesses from above. The citizens of Raeze call he roof structure the "Thieves Highway". Here, in the pic, we see stone walkways. But not all of it is stone. There are sandy dirt paths between structures, down the narrow allies and the like. Imagine this place in better shape (not an ancient ruin), and imagine cloth or wood closing up the holes between the columns. Then imagine all sort of people walking about--native Argosseans, hook-nosed Shemites, primarily--and you'll have a good idea of what the city looks like. The outer structures of the city are filled in, making a sort of city wall. But,the wall connects directly to structures--it's not a wall, then path, then structure. The wall is like the side of the buildings, except it is filled in without the holes that you see. Just inside the main city gate is a large, open area that serves as a bazaar. Some of the more established merchants have building stalls for their businesses, but many come to open bazaar to trade their goods. Beware of pick pockets that play their trade here! If you enter the city gate and move to the left, you will travel through the bazaar and right into the Caravan Gate. Raeze sees a lot of trade as it is the last major city on a trade route connecting Argos and Shem, though the route has seen decreased traffic in the last eighteen months as bandit activity has picked up considerably. [img]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--R6XrCt3Hjg/UVXQ7-dfe-I/AAAAAAAAOr8/zDPel_qazZs/s1600/Maarb7.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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