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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3181981" data-attributes="member: 35788">As Venial approaches Stalagmite he can see the town from several miles off.  The large city wall surrounding the entire city is the most obvious marker.  The wall is made of solid field stone and blends well with the surrounding landscape.  What makes it visible is not so much the color but rather the unbroken expanse of the wall across the horizon.The city itself is slightly over 28,000 inhabitants and boasts to be the second largest city in Enigmatica.  The only city larger is the capitol of Tongra, Eberdeen, under the rule of King Rupert.  Eberdeen boasts an incredible 34,000 inhabitants.  The city of Stalagmite is incredibly proud of its ability to sustain such a population successfully.As is the case with most major cities in the nation of Enigmatica - at least those with city walls - there are four main gates into the city.  Each of the gates matches precisely with the four cardinal directions: North, East, South, and West.  Venial knows that above the East Gate a one foot diamter focusing lens rests upon an iron stand.  The lens is designed to catch the sun's rays from the moment of dawn on the summer solstice.  The focused rays of the sun travel about 20 feet to where a two foot torch rests upon another iron stand.  The focused rays easily ignite the torch within a minute of dawn.  In this manner the people of Stalagmite (and thus the people of Fenneress) know when they are living the longest day of the year.  They also know that from this day on the days will get progressively shorter.Over the West Gate a similar set of iron stands is aranged on a different height.  These iron stands are intended to catch the closing rays of the sun as the sun descends on the winter solstice.  In this manner the people know when the days will be getting longer and the winter should begin to ease.The city of Stalagmite lives up to its name.  The city sprawls across much of a valley, enabling most of the city to be short buildings.  There are two buildings that rise up together side by side.  The Baron's Palace area encompasses both of these buildings.  Neither of these tall buildings belong to the Baron, however.  One of the buildings is the large stone steeple of the largest temple in the land - the temple devoted to Altua, Heironeous, and Moradin.  The other building is exactly equal in height to the temple steeple.  This building belongs to what the people commonly call the Baron's wizardry college.  Of course it is not a school, but it is a large collection of magical minds.Within the walls of this town most anything desired in the land can be purchased for the right price.  To purchase something one must merely be able to find to right palm to place a few coin within to get information about where to purchase the item.As Venial approaches the gates of the city they are open as he might expect.  This deep within Fenneress there would be little cause to keep the gates closed during the day.  The gates are manned by guards, but the guards seem to be on crowd control than interrogation.</blockquote>

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