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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Testament" data-source="post: 2348849" data-attributes="member: 21833">The White PlazaThe central square of Hydebarad City is a massive area, raised above ground level, and accessible by stairs at numerous points (think the structure of a Mesoamerican pyramid, only less steep, and very broad and flat).  Designed to be accessible during the entire year, there is a large landing a quarter of the way up all the stairs, that becomes the effective ground level for the floating deckings that are affixed to the main streets during the monsoon, when the city floods.  Although designed for excellent drainage, during some of the fiercest monsoons, the plaza can still be covered in water up to a foot deep, especially if debris and litter should clog the drainage pipes.The square can be covered by an enormous canvas marquee, which is shielded from the winds by magical wards, partially protecting those beneath from the elements during the Monsoon Festival, the largest celebration on the Republic's calender.So you have a city where the streets are replaced by canals with narrow wooden walkways, shackled to the ground beneath, all converging on a partially flooded central square, in a ferocious storm.  During the biggest public party of the year.</blockquote>