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Unless you have some way of piercing my Diabolic hide, your efforts will be for naught. Yes, Hellfire is good for the skin if you enjoy it being incinerated.

but they make fun appetizers for the guests ;-; and i like bathing in Hellfire

-looks around- Quen? Quenny? WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-cries- crying crying crying crying

I'm used to the possessiveness. My demon is very.....protective of me.

I've been daydreaming all day, but since I'm not much of an artist I'm going to try and explain it. In my mind, after looking at all the data, maps, pictures, and other stuff. I feel like going terrace would be very useful. We can also add areas as called since each district could in fact have distinct areas like a failed merchant areas. Abandoned walls and old fortresses. Cursed undeveloped areas and the odd mystical place where no one wise goes. I feel my plan allows for growth!
Okay, so I've been thinking about the city formate and decide that since all the 4 main Houses are up on the Plateau, that is would wide enough to contain 4 huge Houses (Matron family, slaves, etc.). Which means that the distance from it and the rest of the City has to be great. Right! You all still with me? Still with me, right? Good.

Because of this, the lesser Houses should probably be on a lower terrace. This though can have the some lesser powers living and stationed there. Like the Merchants and others. It would make sense since these Houses are powerful, but not as powerful. Plus, this could be where the main city Temple can be located. If there is a main city temple. This can also be where high priced taverns and shops are located.
This would be a district! Still on the same track right, if you have question please wait to bbq me in till I'm done.

Then on the last terrace would the area where all the actual business and shops are. Here is where lower guards, guilds, etc are located and live. The space area between higher residents/lesser Houses live and the lower guards, etc is the permanent fair ground. Here is where all the busy and selling takes place. Here is where places for traveling merchants, caravans , and others are located. This would run to about the river or maybe a bit beyond that. If it goes beyond then there can/should be a system that allows caravan and such through.
That can be another district, though the fair ground can have its own name. We're still rowing the same boat. Good cause I'm about done.

Last is the poor area, which is the largest area. This is where the outlaws and shady folk live. You know whats here, so I'm not going to explain.

So your wondering right , what about the two areas outside the main area.
Well, I have an idea for one area. I can be a place where all the food is made. Each of the 4 main Houses, and some lessers one own a certain area to produce the food. The other areas are owned by merchants.

I'm not sure which one of those two wings to put it and I'm wondering as I look at the map, how to get water to everyone and the farm area. Maybe irrigation, or something.
Though why I'm so worked up, seeing as no one has to agree with my daydreams... I'm going to be emo in the corner over there and grow poison mushrooms. emo

*pats* there there... I for one like your layout. Considering the origin of my tavern, I'd probably be located at the shady district. Or the shop district, considering I'm gonna expand the place and given the flow of nobles and well-established Drow the shady area would cease to be so very soon. So we assume I took over a tavern in the commercial district. 3nodding

hey what about my soul gem idea i kinda like it as it is more devious (i mean whats more evil than trapping someones soul) plus it allows for some industrialization while still keeping magical roots also black soul gems can be used to capture "the unwilling" or those not dead yet but either way i like it its evil AND practical

(note before anyone says anything YES i did borrow this idea from oblivion but i like the concept)

*Looks up* Really!?...I mean...Thank you!


Would that be the Lesser Houses and the rich merchants or would it be the Fancy Shops?
Oh well doesn't matter. If that is the area where the Houses are then thats cool.


Alright, that interesting. I'm guessing that would be where all the Main Houses go. Will that happen before or after the War?


Oh, that was really for my self. As I read through it. I felt like I was being strangled by my own words. They never seemed to end, so I broke it up based on district ideas and then I add color for the heck of it.


I can understand the Poor districts location, I was thinking of that myself. The problem is that the Shopping and Trade districts would either have to be spread from where Socere begins to the Corridor exit/entrance. Or it would have to be in the Corridor itself. This is only cause I would really like the Trade and fair to be close to where the Merchants and Lesser Houses stand. But it would also allow for the Mixing of the classes to take place. Which is a key element in allowing all the characters to mix. Plus, if there is a fair ground, that would allow for place like a Fighting ring where warriors can fight for prowess to be created. And then there could be Meeting place for the Nobles. Etc!


Okay, I can see that. So long as its know that some Houses and merchants own parts of it so that they have food and can mined for some very special gems. I'm fine with it.

I'm thinking that if the maybe we could use the Corridor for something more then travel for a while and with the way you have it mapped out. I can do something with it.

So the Merchant and trade will focus around the River. With Wealth and powerful Merchant places close to where Socere is, but they won't get to close. Around the river itself will be the permanent fair grounds. I like the idea of it since it was noted in the Me~~Whatever that name was City. Why around the river because it allows its a good place for all the walks of life in Ulorbbath to meet.

Is that okay? I mean, I know the Plateau was received for the 4 main Houses, but one can't cram an entire Merchants and trade area and Their living and business quarters, plus the Minor House in that one area. Its too far from the mines and farmland for the Merchants and to small and far from the Main Houses to allow for an entertainment places, a fair, and Living spaces for the growing minor Houses.

*Sniffle* I love it when people use my ideas, I think I'm going to cry.
*Softly weeps in a corner*