Fleshed out city of mine, ready for critique
Apr 9, 2017 12:46:44 GMT
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Post by Orinen on Apr 9, 2017 12:46:44 GMT
Wissenberg
a city under Velvet mountains, inland, mild/subtropical climate (kind of like Wien, but warmer)
population roughly 15k with human being the dominant race
Composed of 4 parts:
study of spheres of existence, sources of magic, limits of magic, alternative uses of magic and so on
[/li][li]Free "zone"
without direct influence of Universities, academicaly neutral ground[/li]
Brief history: originally just the 3 academies, founded by brothers Damns (Klime, Simon and Deirdr)... With time, the town sprung up...
defenses: encircled by stone wall (whole wall is one piece- stoneshaping magic)
random:
It's independent city state
it has ties to courts of whole continent (like maesters in Game of Thrones), they try to keep peace
it's welcoming to nonhuman (though they can be used as test subjects sometimes...)
fight club (you bet it would be there)- entrance in glovestore (is that how you say it?) on phrase "I'm interested in one red glove"
Three Cursed Souls inn- an inn for the cursed, unliving and undead, provides day-to-night accommodation, also, the cook there is canibal foodmage (he has a whole tragic backstory)
"village idiot" Peter- you can meet him in the streets shouting profanities and references to popular films (kind of like "No, I am your father!")
a city under Velvet mountains, inland, mild/subtropical climate (kind of like Wien, but warmer)
population roughly 15k with human being the dominant race
Composed of 4 parts:
- Academia Mundi
Study of history, languages, politics, mathematics, nonmagical science - built in functional-roman style, mainly from red bricks
- vast cellar complexes (storing books, food, wine archive- it's part of history, you know?)
- cemetery garden
- situated on south side (because they need light for writing
- their duty is to keep food in stock in case of siege
- Academia Artea
Study ofall things art (sculpting, painting, acting, music, literature, you name it) - Barocc-middle eastern style, mainly sandstone, colored glass and ceramic
- most expensive for students to attend (unless they are extraordinary) - because it is expensive, it earns a lot
- ateliers, workshops, amphitheater
- most pompous, most glamorous, most easygoing (ecause of "inspiration") - nightlife (brothels, bars...)
- situated on the northwest (they don't want sun to wake them in the morning)
- their duty is to finance all public activities
study of spheres of existence, sources of magic, limits of magic, alternative uses of magic and so on
- Gothic-renesance style, mostly marble
- spatial training halls for all sorts of magic
- located on the northeastern side
- their duty is tending to all magical and magic influenced objects, beings and systems
[/li][li]Free "zone"
without direct influence of Universities, academicaly neutral ground[/li]
- inns, shops, worker houses, bank, barracks, Concil building, hospital...
- various styles and materials
- as a border between the academies
Brief history: originally just the 3 academies, founded by brothers Damns (Klime, Simon and Deirdr)... With time, the town sprung up...
After an attack of Kratsk barbarians, fortification was sanctified by the Wissenberg Concil... The growth is strictly regulated... some states (like Kalakracia) tried to overtake the city with political machinations but due to structure of Concil, these were unsuccessful (Concil- 2 chosen members from Mundi, 2 chosen members from Artea, 1 member with 2 votes from Arcana, majority decides)... Thanks to political stability, Wissenberg libraries hold accurate historical record of last 700 years, since foundation and many fragments from before that...
Brief structure: Centre- high historical buildings, narrow streets, further from the middle planned structure- flat , gradually lowering roofs for defenders to stand on.
water is conveyed with pipes to reservoirs, from there pump, bucket...
sewage system of tiny paths (too tiny for humans), every 2 months cleaned by gelatinous cubes (which follow rats controlled by students), behind the town, volunteers take care of them- local holiday
feelings evoked: clean, organized, feeling of security, anonymity, aura of antiquity
Brief structure: Centre- high historical buildings, narrow streets, further from the middle planned structure- flat , gradually lowering roofs for defenders to stand on.
water is conveyed with pipes to reservoirs, from there pump, bucket...
sewage system of tiny paths (too tiny for humans), every 2 months cleaned by gelatinous cubes (which follow rats controlled by students), behind the town, volunteers take care of them- local holiday
feelings evoked: clean, organized, feeling of security, anonymity, aura of antiquity
- mundi- smell of wax, old books, dust, must, silent (maybe scribing on paper)...
- artea- sounds of music, singing, sculpting, screams of joy and helplessnes...
- arcana- explosions, howling of wind...
defenses: encircled by stone wall (whole wall is one piece- stoneshaping magic)
- 6 city gates
- 3 free gates- searches (restrictions on drugs, checking of wares, taxes)
- 3 academic gates- needed university sign (mundi- green ink, artae- A.S.I's book of poetry, arcana-temporary tattoo of school studied in draconic)
- in towers bell alarm system- whole town on its feet in under 15 min
- gates closed and opened with dusk and dawn
random:
It's independent city state
it has ties to courts of whole continent (like maesters in Game of Thrones), they try to keep peace
it's welcoming to nonhuman (though they can be used as test subjects sometimes...)
fight club (you bet it would be there)- entrance in glovestore (is that how you say it?) on phrase "I'm interested in one red glove"
Three Cursed Souls inn- an inn for the cursed, unliving and undead, provides day-to-night accommodation, also, the cook there is canibal foodmage (he has a whole tragic backstory)
"village idiot" Peter- you can meet him in the streets shouting profanities and references to popular films (kind of like "No, I am your father!")
