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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daztur" data-source="post: 5920698" data-attributes="member: 55680">The Bridges East and WestAdditional information about Hex 17.17.Using this thingie again: <a href="http://nine.frenchboys.net/city.html" target="_blank">Serendipity: City Generator</a> (With Castle Tarengael lying in on an island in its center, two great bridges span the River of Crystal Waters here. They are the foundation of much of the wealth of the Duke of Thring for the Duke charges tolls both on those who cross over the bridges and those who sail under them. The western bridge is made from mundane stone and appears drab alongside the eastern bridge, which is made of a glass-like material that is as strong as steel. This bridge shines radiantly in the light of the sun and almost seems to glow at night but it is slippery when wet and can be difficult to navigate around, which is why some portions of it are often painted with scenes from Thringish history. However, such paintings never last for long it is difficult for anything to adhere to the bridge and it soon weathers away.At the far end of the two bridges are a pair of simple by sprawling villages, unimaginatively named Westbridge and Eastbridge. They are inhabited by those servants of the Duke for whom there is no room within his castle. By Thringish law they are not true holdings and have the same legal standing as a collection of shed in a cow field. They are also not fortified for no people of value (at least in eyes of the nobles of Thring) live in these villages.Westbridge is even poorer than Eastbridge since few travellers come west from the Hills of Gore and the desolate lands from the west and to make matters worse the men-at-arms that serve the Duke's steward keep a sharp watch on its people and ensure that none have money that would not be better kept in the Duke's pockets. From among the poor of Westbridge a few men have been able to rise, notably the Black Duke of Thring who was born here among the muck and rose to become one of the greatest warriors and greatest tyrants in Thringish history.Recently a weaver from Shuttered has set up shop in Westbridge and the Duke has granted him a large number of peasant children as apprentices. He claims to have come here to avoid the restrictive rules of the Shuttered craft guilds.Meanwhile, Eastbridge is a different place altogether. Many merchants come here from the north and east to deal with the court of Thring and all those who are not welcomed into the court as guests stay on the east side of the bridges. As a result, there are a large number of inns here clustered around the main square where the monthly warhorse market is held. These inns cater to not only travelers who are unable to arrange for rooms in Castle Tarengael itself but Thringish men and woman who seek to enjoy themselves away from the confining etiquette of court. Strangely enough, the streets of Eastbridge are actually paved, at least some of them. The paving stones that are used have been transported here all the way from the Bitter Coast.Hooks:-Why is there an entire bridge made out of glassteel here?-How heavy are the tolls here?-Why does it mater that Eastbridge and Westbridge aren't legally holdings?-What is the weaver up to?-Any interesting inns in Eastbridge? What sort of entertainment can be had there?-Why were paving stones brought here so far from the Bitter Coast?</blockquote>

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