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<blockquote data-quote="greyscale1" data-source="post: 4494608" data-attributes="member: 65303"><p>Have a theme song for each city!</p><p></p><p>Other than that, maybe Ill just list some of my more exciting venues:</p><p></p><p></p><p>Dar'es'Balat (might have ripped the name from Dune, no longer sure):</p><p></p><p>A Dragonborn city built into the walls of a massive ravine, a great river runs along the bottom of the ravine. The whole city I describe as smelling thick and rich with spices, lit constantly by massive bonfires in what look like huge iron woks hanging from wooden beams laid across the top of the canyon. It is a city of reds and oranges. Herb sellers, whorehouses, a dwarven mead-hall, debauchery is thick but the mood stays light. Several prostitutes have gathered, sitting on their haunches and listening to a smiling paladin of Bahamet, flagon of mead in one proselytizing hand, the other gesticulating wildly. At the bottom of the ravine on the shores of the river is another city, Sanlaash, sister of Dar'es'Balat. Sanlaash is a halfling trade city, and is painted in more somber tones. The smell of the sea is always fresh here, as many boats sail up the river that leads to the ocean and moor in the ravines safe harbors; great water filled caves that were cut eons ago into the canyon walls at the base of the river. Sanlaash is almost all business, while a spralling city in and of itself, it has almost no non-laboring residents.</p><p></p><p>Karish</p><p></p><p>A great obsidian fortress sticks out of the Westfens like a broken ogres tooth. From far away the city of Karish is a fearsome sight. However, once you get up close to the city, its a different story. Many of the obsidian walls of the fortress have been painted over by young children, most of the interior and exterior walls have been painted in great strokes of bright colors. The obsidian walls dont hold pigment well however, so you often see flocks of children lead by their schoolteachers out into the marsh to gather flowers and berries, then heading back and slathering the parapets with fluffy clouds and crudely drawn stick figures holding hands. It is said that Karish was once a fortress of the shadar'kai in ancient days. Those days are long gone, and the terrible fortress of Karish is now filled with the heady smells of swampfruit, ale, and flowers.</p><p></p><p>Etc etc. If you want more I'll post more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greyscale1, post: 4494608, member: 65303"] Have a theme song for each city! Other than that, maybe Ill just list some of my more exciting venues: Dar'es'Balat (might have ripped the name from Dune, no longer sure): A Dragonborn city built into the walls of a massive ravine, a great river runs along the bottom of the ravine. The whole city I describe as smelling thick and rich with spices, lit constantly by massive bonfires in what look like huge iron woks hanging from wooden beams laid across the top of the canyon. It is a city of reds and oranges. Herb sellers, whorehouses, a dwarven mead-hall, debauchery is thick but the mood stays light. Several prostitutes have gathered, sitting on their haunches and listening to a smiling paladin of Bahamet, flagon of mead in one proselytizing hand, the other gesticulating wildly. At the bottom of the ravine on the shores of the river is another city, Sanlaash, sister of Dar'es'Balat. Sanlaash is a halfling trade city, and is painted in more somber tones. The smell of the sea is always fresh here, as many boats sail up the river that leads to the ocean and moor in the ravines safe harbors; great water filled caves that were cut eons ago into the canyon walls at the base of the river. Sanlaash is almost all business, while a spralling city in and of itself, it has almost no non-laboring residents. Karish A great obsidian fortress sticks out of the Westfens like a broken ogres tooth. From far away the city of Karish is a fearsome sight. However, once you get up close to the city, its a different story. Many of the obsidian walls of the fortress have been painted over by young children, most of the interior and exterior walls have been painted in great strokes of bright colors. The obsidian walls dont hold pigment well however, so you often see flocks of children lead by their schoolteachers out into the marsh to gather flowers and berries, then heading back and slathering the parapets with fluffy clouds and crudely drawn stick figures holding hands. It is said that Karish was once a fortress of the shadar'kai in ancient days. Those days are long gone, and the terrible fortress of Karish is now filled with the heady smells of swampfruit, ale, and flowers. Etc etc. If you want more I'll post more. [/QUOTE]
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