RE: Black Zenith [Adventure RPG / Chapter Four: Fires of Heaven]
05-23-2014, 05:34 PM
"Memory unavailable. Presenting Valonar Memory."
"Despite the size and population of Valonar, it is a fairly new city, built by King Melius II who, for unrecorded reasons, decided to construct his new capital where Valonar stands today, abandoning the old capital, Renna. I have little knowledge of this world's history and so know little more than what my scribes can tell me, but Melius was presumably quite mad and had an obsession with the 'unyielding strength of the great walls.' Perhaps he feared an invasion of some sort, or assassins. Whatever the case, the fact remains that he built the entire city of Valonar as one massive fortress, unrivaled in any part of the world from which we retain records, though i would like to add that my own fortress of solid stone, atleast, is superior to the central fortress located in Valonar, though that will unfortunately do the people i seek to protect little good in the days to come. I shall have to see if i can put more work into the outer walls without having to disassemble them entirely. But that is off topic. Within the central fortress lies the Kings Tower, a structure in the central courtyard of the fortress standing apart from the surrounding architecture, again presumably in anticipation of assassins, who would have been forced to walk the length of the courtyard in plain sight from the tower. The king held his court within the tower, and lived on the upper floors. This has apparently been to the annoyance of previous generations of kings who were less paranoid, who had to deal with several inconveniences resulting from this setup. I hope that the current king, Amond Varangian, will be an ally in the coming years. Certainly, he has allowed me lordship of Taraheen despite the unusual circumstances involved, though i suppose he could not easily deny me in this. Time will tell.
The region surrounding the city is particularly rocky, which might explain why Malius decided to build his capital there, for the easy access to stone quarries. Unfortunately, this also makes farming the land particularly rough, and as a result the city relies mostly on the rest of the kingdom to import grain and other foodstuffs to remain sustainable. The city traditionally maintains a sizeable cityguard, as well as the kings personal guard. Thanks to the cityguard and the militaristic layout of the city plan, Valonar is free of all but the toughest - or most ignorant criminals. Despite this, the regular population often suffers from lack of employment, and many beggars can be found on the streets as a result. This is primarily caused by the large amount of traders who regularly journey to the city's markets from far away.
Of signifance are the caves, where she says Remah waits."
"Despite the size and population of Valonar, it is a fairly new city, built by King Melius II who, for unrecorded reasons, decided to construct his new capital where Valonar stands today, abandoning the old capital, Renna. I have little knowledge of this world's history and so know little more than what my scribes can tell me, but Melius was presumably quite mad and had an obsession with the 'unyielding strength of the great walls.' Perhaps he feared an invasion of some sort, or assassins. Whatever the case, the fact remains that he built the entire city of Valonar as one massive fortress, unrivaled in any part of the world from which we retain records, though i would like to add that my own fortress of solid stone, atleast, is superior to the central fortress located in Valonar, though that will unfortunately do the people i seek to protect little good in the days to come. I shall have to see if i can put more work into the outer walls without having to disassemble them entirely. But that is off topic. Within the central fortress lies the Kings Tower, a structure in the central courtyard of the fortress standing apart from the surrounding architecture, again presumably in anticipation of assassins, who would have been forced to walk the length of the courtyard in plain sight from the tower. The king held his court within the tower, and lived on the upper floors. This has apparently been to the annoyance of previous generations of kings who were less paranoid, who had to deal with several inconveniences resulting from this setup. I hope that the current king, Amond Varangian, will be an ally in the coming years. Certainly, he has allowed me lordship of Taraheen despite the unusual circumstances involved, though i suppose he could not easily deny me in this. Time will tell.
The region surrounding the city is particularly rocky, which might explain why Malius decided to build his capital there, for the easy access to stone quarries. Unfortunately, this also makes farming the land particularly rough, and as a result the city relies mostly on the rest of the kingdom to import grain and other foodstuffs to remain sustainable. The city traditionally maintains a sizeable cityguard, as well as the kings personal guard. Thanks to the cityguard and the militaristic layout of the city plan, Valonar is free of all but the toughest - or most ignorant criminals. Despite this, the regular population often suffers from lack of employment, and many beggars can be found on the streets as a result. This is primarily caused by the large amount of traders who regularly journey to the city's markets from far away.
Of signifance are the caves, where she says Remah waits."