Eternity RPC Board
07-31-2019, 02:59 PM
The Soyabarian settlers would have come across the stronghold cities of the Daluanga people.
These cities were walled and built of large stones taken from quarries in nearby mountains. Each city featured a large ziggurat like structure that sat below several temples dedicated to local gods. The walls themselves were thick and built layer by layer until they were several meters thick. Outside of the walled cities were other residences, farms, markets, and places where skilled craftspeople plied their trades. Within the walls were the palaces for the noble families, religious buildings where monks, priests, and shamans would live and work, and military structures for defense. As well, the wealthiest of the Daluanga would have the money to build their homes within the safety of the walls.
Most Daluanga cities were built along river banks, but some were built close to resources, such as a gold mine. While wars were common, actual capture of cities was somewhat rare, as the walled cities were difficult to capture and would require immense bloodshed of Daluanga warriors who were considered to valuable to waste. Daluanga conflict typically revolved around squabbles among the nobility and dispute over resources, rather than over territory. The strength and defensibility of Daluanga walled cities was chiefly to blame for this.
Trade was of immense importance to the Daluanga people. Being at a crossroads of cultures, many exotic wares and goods passed through Daluanga markets, which were typically on the outskirts of the cities, outside of the walls. It was these markets that Soyabarian visitors would first see when approaching a Daluanga settlement. With so many foreign visitors, it was unlikely that anyone would look at the Soyabarians that strangely. It wasn't terribly uncommon for lighter-skinned traders to come from the near east.
These cities were walled and built of large stones taken from quarries in nearby mountains. Each city featured a large ziggurat like structure that sat below several temples dedicated to local gods. The walls themselves were thick and built layer by layer until they were several meters thick. Outside of the walled cities were other residences, farms, markets, and places where skilled craftspeople plied their trades. Within the walls were the palaces for the noble families, religious buildings where monks, priests, and shamans would live and work, and military structures for defense. As well, the wealthiest of the Daluanga would have the money to build their homes within the safety of the walls.
Most Daluanga cities were built along river banks, but some were built close to resources, such as a gold mine. While wars were common, actual capture of cities was somewhat rare, as the walled cities were difficult to capture and would require immense bloodshed of Daluanga warriors who were considered to valuable to waste. Daluanga conflict typically revolved around squabbles among the nobility and dispute over resources, rather than over territory. The strength and defensibility of Daluanga walled cities was chiefly to blame for this.
Trade was of immense importance to the Daluanga people. Being at a crossroads of cultures, many exotic wares and goods passed through Daluanga markets, which were typically on the outskirts of the cities, outside of the walls. It was these markets that Soyabarian visitors would first see when approaching a Daluanga settlement. With so many foreign visitors, it was unlikely that anyone would look at the Soyabarians that strangely. It wasn't terribly uncommon for lighter-skinned traders to come from the near east.