Avale - Revision history

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	The city has changed much over time and now consists of '''many quite [[Avale - Neighborhoods\|distinct neighborhoods]] built on low hills, the valleys in between and on land reclaimed from the river''', many old warehouses have been converted to living spaces as the city grew.		The city has changed much over time and now consists of '''many quite [[Avale - Neighborhoods\|distinct neighborhoods]] built on low hills, the valleys in between and on land reclaimed from the river''', many old warehouses have been converted to living spaces as the city grew.

	A '''new port, the largest in the world''', was constructed less than a century ago '''north of the city'''. '''Center of town''' and the '''seat of power''' are the '''Uppark''' and '''Downpark''' neighborhoods, named for the fact they are on either side of '''Narrow Park''', a small enclave of green in an otherwise built up area.		A '''new port, the largest in the world''', was constructed less than a century ago '''north of the city'''. '''Center of town''' and the '''seat of power''' are the '''Uppark''' and '''Downpark''' neighborhoods, named for the fact they are on either side of '''Narrow Park''', a small enclave of green in an otherwise built-up area.

	==== Admiralty House ====		==== Admiralty House ====
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	This ferry is powered by horses who run in a treadmill on the ship which powers two paddle wheels, one at each side. The ferry departs from the '''Pell Point neighborhood''', travels to '''Sevso Island''', from there to '''Klara Island''', then doing the same trip in reverse.		This ferry is powered by horses who run in a treadmill on the ship which powers two paddle wheels, one at each side. The ferry departs from the '''Pell Point neighborhood''', travels to '''Sevso Island''', from there to '''Klara Island''', then doing the same trip in reverse.
	==== Beehold Palace ====		==== Beehold Palace ====
	[[File:Avale Map 2025-12-14.jpg\|right\|599x599px]]A '''small castle''' that used to be outside of the city and was used mainly for hunting. With the city at its current size it is now considered to be '''on the outskirts of town'''. It is the '''royal residence''' ever since Sevso Palace was destroyed in a short uprising during the split of the [[Miforan Empire]].		[[File:Avale Map 2025-12-14.jpg\|right\|599x599px]]A '''small castle''' that used to be outside the city and was used mainly for hunting. With the city at its current size it is now considered to be '''on the outskirts of town'''. It is the '''royal residence''' ever since Sevso Palace was destroyed in a short uprising during the split of the [[Miforan Empire]].

	==== Domicile of Diligence ====		==== Domicile of Diligence ====
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	==== Ducts ====		==== Ducts ====
	The city has been raised numerous times and this has left enough room for '''canals under the city'''. There are three in total, each in the shape of a ~~semi-circle~~, entering and exiting the city, referred to as the outer, middle, and inner ducts. '''Flat-bottomed boats are used to supply warehouses and business''' deeper into the city. The canals '''don't surface anywhere inside the city'''; buildings situated above them have trapdoors that open on to them and any goods are then hoisted up or down. In rare cases of a spring tide the water will rise to the very top of these ducts.		The city has been raised numerous times and this has left enough room for '''canals under the city'''. There are three in total, each in the shape of a semicircle, entering and exiting the city, referred to as the outer, middle, and inner ducts. '''Flat-bottomed boats are used to supply warehouses and business''' deeper into the city. The canals '''don't surface anywhere inside the city'''; buildings situated above them have trapdoors that open on to them and any goods are then hoisted up or down. In rare cases of a spring tide the water will rise to the very top of these ducts.

	==== Halls ====		==== Halls ====
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	* Bert Ursa (businessman, publisher)		* Bert Ursa (businessman, publisher)
	* Sani Kasgret (dwarven female, renowned ship captain)		* Sani Kasgret (dwarven female, renowned ship captain)
	* Antus Sharrer (half-elf, '~~night life~~ connoisseur')		* Antus Sharrer (half-elf, 'nightlife connoisseur')

	[[Category:Locations]]		[[Category:Locations]]

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	==== Inner Court Arcade ====		==== Inner Court Arcade ====
	[[File:Inner Court Arcade.png\|145x145px\|right]]Found in the '''Uppark neighborhood''' on '''Lock Street''', this is one of the most '''exclusive malls''' in the entire country. Built in the days of Empire, the marbled floors reflect the glass ceiling in this two-story shopping paradise. Marble statuary flank the '''expensive stores''' that can be found here.		[[File:Inner Court Arcade.png\|145x145px\|right]]Found in the '''Uppark neighborhood''' on '''Lock Street''', this is one of the most '''exclusive malls''' in the entire country. Built in the days of Empire, the marbled floors reflect the glass ceiling in this two-story shopping paradise. Marble statuary flank the '''expensive stores''' that can be found here.

			==== None Turned Away Clinic ====
			Found on '''Foggy Close''' in the '''Lost Bay''' '''neighborhood''', this infirmary is run by the '''Boundless Healers''' who are allied with the [[Companions of Elric\|'''Companions of Elric''']]. Here medics of many stripes care for those who have nowhere else to turn. They are led by '''Harol Delmer''', a halfling paladin of [[Lirr]].

	==== Pheld Ceramics ====		==== Pheld Ceramics ====

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	==== Scarlet Bonnet ====		==== Scarlet Bonnet ====
	This former ~~warehouse~~ on '''Culvert Street''' in the '''Proviso Place neighborhood''' ~~is now a~~ '''~~meeting hall~~ and ~~restaurant'~~''~~. It~~'~~s many halls~~ and ~~rooms~~ are in great demand for guild meetings and other commercial endeavors.		This former set of warehouses on '''Culvert Street''' in the '''Proviso Place neighborhood''' has been '''converted into many halls and rooms that are rented out''' and are in great demand for guild meetings and other commercial endeavors. It also contains a '''tavern''', A Friend in Mead, and a '''restaurant''', Try a Little Tenderloin.

	==== State Museum ====		==== State Museum ====

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	==== Scarlet Bonnet ====		==== Scarlet Bonnet ====
	This former warehouse on '''Culvert Street''' in the '''Proviso Place neighborhood''' is now a '''meeting hall and restaurant'''. It's many halls and rooms are in great demand for guild meetings and other commercial endeavors.		This former warehouse on '''Culvert Street''' in the '''Proviso Place neighborhood''' is now a '''meeting hall and restaurant'''. It's many halls and rooms are in great demand for guild meetings and other commercial endeavors.

	~~==== Sevso Island ====~~
	This island was '''reclaimed from the river at great expense''' after the city was conquered by [[Miforan Empire\|Avale Sevso]]. It was the first of a number of islands that were connected with boat bridges to the western bank of the estuary. These days the island is '''a large neighborhood''' with low to middle income households and one of the few locations in the city where the imperial name remained. It is connected to the city by the '''White Bridge'''.

	==== State Museum ====		==== State Museum ====

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	==== Admiralty House ====		==== Admiralty House ====
	This imposing building on '''Anchor Avenue''' in the '''Prester neighborhood''' couldn't be more mid- Miforan architecture. As the name would suggest, it houses the Admiralty, who have been fighting for relevancy more and more over the years. Budget cuts have meant they haven't just lost ships but even had to cede a wing of the building to the Docami Budget Office. The navy are frantically looking for threats, real or imagined, to prove their worth in a time of peace.		This imposing building on '''Anchor Avenue''' in the '''Prester neighborhood''' couldn't be more mid-Miforan architecture. As the name would suggest, it houses the Admiralty, who have been fighting for relevancy more and more over the years. Budget cuts have meant they haven't just lost ships but even had to cede a wing of the building to the Docami Budget Office. The navy are frantically looking for threats, real or imagined, to prove their worth in a time of peace.
	==== Avale School of Business (ASB) ====		==== Avale School of Business (ASB) ====
	While many of the larger guilds prefer to train their people in-house and keep their trade secrets to themselves, '''business in all its forms is the lifeblood of the country'''. It should come as no surprise that this university was founded here and '''attracts the best teachers and eager students'''. It is located on '''Nusreds Way''' in the '''Fractures neighborhood'''.		While many of the larger guilds prefer to train their people in-house and keep their trade secrets to themselves, '''business in all its forms is the lifeblood of the country'''. It should come as no surprise that this university was founded here and '''attracts the best teachers and eager students'''. It is located on '''Nusreds Way''' in the '''Fractures neighborhood'''.

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	'''[[Miforan Empire#Empire\|Formerly known as Hegio]], the capital of [[Dolac]]''' lays at the estuary of the Tal river, where it empties into the [[Sarodin Sea]].		'''[[Miforan Empire#Empire\|Formerly known as Hegio]], the capital of [[Dolac]]''' lays at the estuary of the Tal river, where it empties into the [[Sarodin Sea]]. '''See <bdi>[[Avale - Guilds]]</bdi> for detailed notes on the guilds''' in the city.

	The '''shipyards that Dolac is known for, are almost all to be found down the Tal river''', one or more days south from the city. The '''popular beach town [[Duneford]]''' can be found to the east.		The '''shipyards that Dolac is known for, are almost all to be found down the Tal river''', one or more days south from the city. The '''popular beach town [[Duneford]]''' can be found to the east.

	~~'''See <bdi>[[Avale - Guilds]]</bdi> for detailed notes to the guilds''' in the city.~~

	== Locations ==		== Locations ==
	The city has changed much over time and now consists of '''many quite [[Avale - Neighborhoods\|distinct neighborhoods]] built on low hills, the valleys in between and on land reclaimed from the river''', many old warehouses have been converted to living spaces as the city grew.		The city has changed much over time and now consists of '''many quite [[Avale - Neighborhoods\|distinct neighborhoods]] built on low hills, the valleys in between and on land reclaimed from the river''', many old warehouses have been converted to living spaces as the city grew.

	A '''new port, the largest in the world''', was constructed less than a century ago '''north of the city'''. '''Center of town and the seat of power are the Uppark and Downpark ~~neighborhoods~~''', named for the fact they are on either side of '''Narrow Park''', a small enclave of green in an otherwise built up area.		A '''new port, the largest in the world''', was constructed less than a century ago '''north of the city'''. '''Center of town''' and the '''seat of power''' are the '''Uppark''' and '''Downpark''' neighborhoods, named for the fact they are on either side of '''Narrow Park''', a small enclave of green in an otherwise built up area.

	~~==== Abyss Annex ====~~
	The unofficial name for the '''Old Yards and Lost Bay neighborhoods''' that house the poorest of the poor, most not originally from Dolac. Crime is high here but so is ingenuity. It is bisected by the '''Sito Road''' which runs north through the '''Kalehaven and Jeoran Terrace neighborhoods'''.

	==== Admiralty House ====		==== Admiralty House ====

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	==== Happy Soles ====		==== Happy Soles ====
	'''Dolac is well-known for its shoemakers''' and this is the '''most popular shoe shop in the city'''. They promise to provide you with better footwear than you have ever worn, and they usually deliver. It can be found in the '''Abrinol neighborhood''' on '''Provender Way'''.		'''Dolac is well-known for its shoemakers''' and this is the '''most popular shoe shop in the city'''. They promise to provide you with better footwear than you have ever worn, and they usually deliver. It can be found in the '''Abrinol neighborhood''' on '''Provender Way'''.
	~~[[File:Inner Court Arcade.png\|145x145px\|right]]~~

	==== Inner Court Arcade ====		==== Inner Court Arcade ====
	Found in the '''Uppark neighborhood''' on '''Lock Street''', this is one of the most '''exclusive malls''' in the entire country. Built in the days of Empire, the marbled floors reflect the glass ceiling in this two-story shopping paradise. Marble statuary flank the '''expensive stores''' that can be found here.		[[File:Inner Court Arcade.png\|145x145px\|right]]Found in the '''Uppark neighborhood''' on '''Lock Street''', this is one of the most '''exclusive malls''' in the entire country. Built in the days of Empire, the marbled floors reflect the glass ceiling in this two-story shopping paradise. Marble statuary flank the '''expensive stores''' that can be found here.

	==== Pheld Ceramics ====		==== Pheld Ceramics ====
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	==== State Museum ====		==== State Museum ====
	Even though the name suggests otherwise this museum is '''almost completely funded by the guilds'''. Entry is free and there are many different exhibits ranging from art to science. There are also impressive botanical gardens. Find this expansive building in the '''Center City neighborhood'''.		Even though the name suggests otherwise this museum is '''almost completely funded by the guilds'''. Entry is free and there are many different exhibits ranging from art to science. There are also impressive botanical gardens. Find this expansive building in the '''Center City neighborhood'''.
	~~[[File:Venture Hall 2.png\|right\|144x144px]]~~

	==== Venture Hall ====		==== Venture Hall ====
	These somewhat ramshackle premises on '''Freddis Avenue''' in the '''Kesslia neighborhood''' is where the '''Adventurers Association''' is run from. The association managed to create a near total monopoly on adventuring contracts in the capital but in doing so have created a fair playing field for both clients and contractors.		[[File:Venture Hall 2.png\|right\|144x144px]]These somewhat ramshackle premises on '''Freddis Avenue''' in the '''Kesslia neighborhood''' is where the '''Adventurers Association''' is run from. The association managed to create a near total monopoly on adventuring contracts in the capital but in doing so have created a fair playing field for both clients and contractors.

	==== Vulpine Count ====		==== Vulpine Count ====
	[[File:Vulpine Count.png\|left\|115x115px]]		[[File:Vulpine Count.png\|left\|115x115px]]
	Even though this '''newspaper''' proudly proclaims in its masthead to be many centuries old, in reality it was '''resurrected''' from centuries of inactivity only '''twelve years ago'''. The rights to it were bought by '''businessman Bert Ursa''' whose parents immigrated here from [[Haza]]. The paper focuses mostly on national news and is '''well known for its shouty headlines and cheap price'''. The latter is due to the fact that '''the Guilds sponsor it to make sure it publishes only the news they want to see'''. The offices are found above their printing presses on '''New Rampart Street''' in the '''Bow Valley neighborhood'''.		Even though this '''newspaper''' proudly proclaims in its masthead to be many centuries old, in reality it was '''resurrected''' from centuries of inactivity only '''twelve years ago'''. The rights to it were bought by '''businessman Bert Ursa''' whose parents immigrated here from [[Haza]]. The paper focuses mostly on national news and is '''well known for its shouty headlines and cheap price'''. The latter is due to the fact that '''the Guilds sponsor it to make sure it publishes only the news they want to see'''. The offices are found above their printing presses on '''New Rampart Street''' in the '''Bow Valley neighborhood'''.
	~~[[File:White Bridge.png\|right\|218x218px]]~~

	==== White Bridge ====		==== White Bridge ====
	This large, grey stone bridge in the southern '''Kalehaven neighborhood connects the rest of the city with Sevso Island'''. The large span is full of shops and eateries built on either side of the roadway. The middle of the bridge has '''a semi-permanent wooden covering that can be removed when a sea-going ship needs to pass'''.		[[File:White Bridge.png\|right\|218x218px]]This large, grey stone bridge in the southern '''Kalehaven neighborhood connects the rest of the city with Sevso Island'''. The large span is full of shops and eateries built on either side of the roadway. The middle of the bridge has '''a semi-permanent wooden covering that can be removed when a sea-going ship needs to pass'''.

	==Organizations==		==Organizations==

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	The '''shipyards that Dolac is known for, are almost all to be found down the Tal river''', one or more days south from the city. The '''popular beach town [[Duneford]]''' can be found to the east.		The '''shipyards that Dolac is known for, are almost all to be found down the Tal river''', one or more days south from the city. The '''popular beach town [[Duneford]]''' can be found to the east.

	'''See <bdi>[[Avale - Guilds]]</bdi> for ~~details of~~ the guilds''' in the city.		'''See <bdi>[[Avale - Guilds]]</bdi> for detailed notes to the guilds''' in the city.

	== Locations ==		== Locations ==

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	==== Bajakian Ferry ====		==== Bajakian Ferry ====
	This ferry is powered by horses who run in a treadmill on the ship which powers two paddle wheels, one at each side. The ferry departs from the '''Pell Point neighborhood''', travels to '''Sevso Island''', from there to '''Klara Island''', then doing the same trip in reverse.		This ferry is powered by horses who run in a treadmill on the ship which powers two paddle wheels, one at each side. The ferry departs from the '''Pell Point neighborhood''', travels to '''Sevso Island''', from there to '''Klara Island''', then doing the same trip in reverse.
	~~[[File:Avale Map 2025-12-14.jpg\|right\|616x616px]]~~

	==== Beehold Palace ====		==== Beehold Palace ====
	A '''small castle''' that used to be outside of the city and was used mainly for hunting. With the city at its current size it is now considered to be '''on the outskirts of town'''. It is the '''royal residence''' ever since Sevso Palace was destroyed in a short uprising during the split of the [[Miforan Empire]].		[[File:Avale Map 2025-12-14.jpg\|right\|599x599px]]A '''small castle''' that used to be outside of the city and was used mainly for hunting. With the city at its current size it is now considered to be '''on the outskirts of town'''. It is the '''royal residence''' ever since Sevso Palace was destroyed in a short uprising during the split of the [[Miforan Empire]].

	==== Domicile of Diligence ====		==== Domicile of Diligence ====

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	== Locations ==		== Locations ==
	The city has changed much over time and now consists of '''many quite distinct neighborhoods built on low hills, the valleys in between and on land reclaimed from the river''', many old warehouses have been converted to living spaces as the city grew.		The city has changed much over time and now consists of '''many quite [[Avale - Neighborhoods\|distinct neighborhoods]] built on low hills, the valleys in between and on land reclaimed from the river''', many old warehouses have been converted to living spaces as the city grew.

	A '''new port, the largest in the world''', was constructed less than a century ago '''north of the city'''. '''Center of town and the seat of power are the Uppark and Downpark neighborhoods''', named for the fact they are on either side of '''Narrow Park''', a small enclave of green in an otherwise built up area.		A '''new port, the largest in the world''', was constructed less than a century ago '''north of the city'''. '''Center of town and the seat of power are the Uppark and Downpark neighborhoods''', named for the fact they are on either side of '''Narrow Park''', a small enclave of green in an otherwise built up area.
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	==== Admiralty House ====		==== Admiralty House ====
	This imposing building on '''Anchor Avenue''' in the '''Prester neighborhood''' couldn't be more mid- Miforan architecture. As the name would suggest, it houses the Admiralty, who have been fighting for relevancy more and more over the years. Budget cuts have meant they haven't just lost ships but even had to cede a wing of the building to the Docami Budget Office. The navy are frantically looking for threats, real or imagined, to prove their worth in a time of peace.		This imposing building on '''Anchor Avenue''' in the '''Prester neighborhood''' couldn't be more mid- Miforan architecture. As the name would suggest, it houses the Admiralty, who have been fighting for relevancy more and more over the years. Budget cuts have meant they haven't just lost ships but even had to cede a wing of the building to the Docami Budget Office. The navy are frantically looking for threats, real or imagined, to prove their worth in a time of peace.
	~~[[File:Avale Map.jpg\|thumb\|540x540px]]~~

	==== Avale School of Business (ASB) ====		==== Avale School of Business (ASB) ====
	While many of the larger guilds prefer to train their people in-house and keep their trade secrets to themselves, '''business in all its forms is the lifeblood of the country'''. It should come as no surprise that this university was founded here and '''attracts the best teachers and eager students'''. It is located on '''Nusreds Way''' in the '''Fractures neighborhood'''.		While many of the larger guilds prefer to train their people in-house and keep their trade secrets to themselves, '''business in all its forms is the lifeblood of the country'''. It should come as no surprise that this university was founded here and '''attracts the best teachers and eager students'''. It is located on '''Nusreds Way''' in the '''Fractures neighborhood'''.
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	==== Bajakian Ferry ====		==== Bajakian Ferry ====
	This ferry is powered by horses who run in a treadmill on the ship which powers two paddle wheels, one at each side. The ferry departs from the '''Pell Point neighborhood''', travels to '''Sevso Island''', from there to '''Klara Island''', then doing the same trip in reverse.		This ferry is powered by horses who run in a treadmill on the ship which powers two paddle wheels, one at each side. The ferry departs from the '''Pell Point neighborhood''', travels to '''Sevso Island''', from there to '''Klara Island''', then doing the same trip in reverse.
			[[File:Avale Map 2025-12-14.jpg\|right\|616x616px]]

	==== Beehold Palace ====		==== Beehold Palace ====
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	==== Ducts ====		==== Ducts ====
	The city has been raised numerous times and this has left enough room for '''canals under the city'''. There are three in total, each in the shape of a semi-circle, entering and exiting the city, referred to as the outer, middle, and inner ducts. '''Flat-bottomed boats are used to supply warehouses and business''' deeper into the city. The canals '''don't surface anywhere inside the city'''; buildings situated above them have trapdoors that open on to them and any goods are then hoisted up or down. In rare cases of a spring tide the water will rise to the very top of these ducts.		The city has been raised numerous times and this has left enough room for '''canals under the city'''. There are three in total, each in the shape of a semi-circle, entering and exiting the city, referred to as the outer, middle, and inner ducts. '''Flat-bottomed boats are used to supply warehouses and business''' deeper into the city. The canals '''don't surface anywhere inside the city'''; buildings situated above them have trapdoors that open on to them and any goods are then hoisted up or down. In rare cases of a spring tide the water will rise to the very top of these ducts.

	~~==== Farmhold Hamlet ====~~
	As the capital grew it, subsumed a number of villages near it, including this one. Over the centuries this '''neighborhood''' has changed completely and is now a '''bohemian hotbed''', very much looked down upon by all the other inhabitants as it is as far from the 'proper' Dolac lifestyle as one can get.

	==== Halls ====		==== Halls ====
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	==== White Bridge ====		==== White Bridge ====
	This large, grey stone bridge in the southern '''Kalehaven neighborhood connects the rest of the city with Sevso Island'''. The large span is full of shops and eateries built on either side of the roadway. The middle of the bridge has '''a semi-permanent wooden covering that can be removed when a sea-going ship needs to pass'''.		This large, grey stone bridge in the southern '''Kalehaven neighborhood connects the rest of the city with Sevso Island'''. The large span is full of shops and eateries built on either side of the roadway. The middle of the bridge has '''a semi-permanent wooden covering that can be removed when a sea-going ship needs to pass'''.

	~~==== Woodfall ====~~
	This neighborhood is known for its many migrants from the [[Sarodin Sea#Hundred Mile Islands\|Hundred Mile Islands]], [[Ogren]], [[Tilgay]], and other exotic places. Numerous woodshops line the streets here. On '''Langspelme Road''' stands the recently built '''Endorn Theatre''', named for the former boss of the Guild of Woodworkers who was instrumental in its construction. '''Promise Fields''' is filled with people at all hours and [[Dolac#Culture\|gakker]] is played here, the local team is called the Bolters.

	==Organizations==		==Organizations==