coventina (coventina) wrote in othergrotto, @ 2010-12-19 13:20:00 |
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SETTING | |||
Nym is a flourishing city nestled at the mouth of a grotto. Compared to the surface world, Nym, its residents, and you look fairly small; however, that is not the case. Outside of Nym is a terrible place. Beyond the cave is the grand Tree of life and death, which drops spores into the mouth of the cave ever so often. These spores have the ability to alter one's mood completely, even drive them insane. Because of the tree, trips to the surface is off limits to everyone, and no one dares go up for fear of losing themselves. Beyond this part of the Tree there are rumored other cave dwellings much like Nym, even towns in the tree itself, but no one has made it far enough to see. A sister town used to be accessible for trade through the tunnels, but it caved in nearly a decade ago. Because of the way that Nym is built up the walls of a cave, the city has several levels stacked on top of each other. The streets are narrow and chaotic, almost no light makes its way down to the very bottom in some areas. Several bridges and aqueducts link structures together as the levels go up. Several lifts and stair towers link these levels together, but it is fairly easy to get lost. There are a total of eight levels to Nym and can be characterized by banners strung along the street lamps. Each level is assigned a color of the rainbow, the top level starts at red to the ground level of indigo. These levels are set by elevation, as the cave is on a slope; meaning, an area may not even have structures above it but will have a color such as green or yellow because of it's relative position above the Ithacia. Nym is in a semi-modern fantasy setting. The technology is not the same, but it is similar with a more steampunk base. The setting lends a type of electrical-magic hybrid as a means of power. The only means of transportation is a subway trolley system and various lifts to get onto the multiple levels of the cavern walls. Like any bustling city, Nym has shops and places of leisure. Tailors, bakeries, occult, hat shops, sundries, an open market. Everything is produced within the city and not one trinket is factory made. The currency of Nym is bronze, silver, and gold; which come in the shape of coins crafted from the aforementioned metals. It takes 100 of each to equal another (100 bronze = 1 silver, 100 silver = 1 gold) How would one outsider come across money such as this? Pawning, looting, or quests. Like any good fictional fantasy city, helping an old lady collect pieces of wood or killing fifteen hoos can fetch you a pretty penny. Getting a legitimate job in Nym is near hopeless for an outsider, so you're best doing miscellaneous quest work like the other ruffians. [⚜] GOVERNMENT Being a tribute to the nymphs, Nym is essentially in the hands of aforementioned nymphs; however, this is not the case anymore. Nym is under rule of one dictator: Invidia. Under her rule, a fleet of soldiers can be seen in pairs all around Nym. Their duties are simple: maintain peace and keeping Invidia in power and balance. If this is disrupted, they will do their best to interfere. Challenging Invidia herself will also provoke punishment as it causes problems to arise. Disruption of peace or prosperity of the ruler will result in imprisonment as little as one day. There is no structured system to punishment, the appointed guards serving Invidia operate by one rule: the punishment must fit the crime. Any citizen may take justice into their own hands if they witness peace being disrupted. [⚜] The Palace | |||
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[⚜] ARCS In the courtyard before Invidia's estate are a circlet of ancient looking arches. For most of the time, the activity around these arches are static; however, every once and a while one of the arches either lets something in or lets something out - each arch can be used as a portal to a different reality. Unfortunately, this cannot be controlled (or no one has discovered how, yet). [⚜] HOLIDAYS Like any culture, Nym has annual festivities that tend to sweep across the city. Many of these festivities have some sort of twist as to hook participants, many times inconveniently. [⚜] SPORE STORMS Sometimes the spores from the great surface get swept into Nym. When they are inhaled, they can produce strange effects. This can range from sniffles to full on mood altering. |