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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ace" data-source="post: 1422714" data-attributes="member: 944">Here is a descriptive passage from my game world Midrea (to hit the net real soon now tm) concerning a city called "Polis"From Tanzar's Journal Polis--Ahh Polis -- this unimaginatively named city was built long enough gao that acess to the river Nar and the mountain crossroads was still a considerationThe city sprawls out over an 20 square mile area. The old city is delinated by its walls -- shining Elemental Iron and Stone topped with great gates each guarded by an Iron Golem These walls were originally built to control entry into the city and too an extent still serve that purposeAlthough Caravans still pass through the great gates trade is no longer the lifeblood of the cityInstead the Church of the Way, The Worshipers of the Shan Gods and the Followers of Midrea coexist in an easy truce. The cities population of 10 million is supplied by hundreds of Crucibles  (improved create food 4ht level as the spell casting time 6 seconds) -- and Decanters of Endless Water. Unseen Servants sweep human waste into great vats -- gleneras using Mage Hand Talismans and an occasional Ring of Telekenesis lift salvageables out of the mire. The waste is then purified and shipped out to the countryside for use as fertizlizerThe Wizards Guild handles the non food portion of the cities needs Mills casting major creation supply raw material for clothing and the like. New construction is handled by Construction Matrix (Wall of Stone and Shape Stone at Will) crews Watching a Block House being raised is amazing -- An architect lays out the plans and within minutes ston is conjured and shaped to order Still with all of this abudance there comes a heavy price-- a pall of boredom seems to hang over the city. While everyones needs are met this lack of anything like a market place has created a strange povertyPersons unlucky enough to be born in the bario may have a life  with nothing to look forward too but the anual yule package of treats and sunday chirch dinner. The is no forward and no back just an icy oppressive nothing. There isn't even enough surplus wealth to create a criminal class. Unless you are among the lucky to be born with the gift (as they call Sorcery and Bard Talent) the only hope out of the lower city is the Army (if they will take you) The Rangers or for the fool hardy the annual Open Tunnels night into the sewers Is it little wonder that so many youngters turn to the everpresent gangs for recreation?A stranger in the wrong block can be in major trouble. Armed gangs of youth stake out block to extort money from strangers and fight one another in the ubiquous meeles Trying to keep order in this are the 3 branches -- Rangers (who prevent the troubles from the old sewer network under the city from bubbling up) Police -- Who are sometimes seen high above the city on flying carpets and Paladins who handle the spirits of the living and the deadSometimes sniffer teams of Rangers Paladins and Wizards can be seen hunting for serious Evil --Sometimes they find it</blockquote>

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