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Blakelock, the capital city : summary
A short history
The Branduin
river being at that time inappropriate to navigation for
ca. 12 km, cargo and passengers used to cross land to reach the
Aythlis river to continue further downstream (the Aythlis river
being fairly navigable, and joining the Branduin 15 km northeast).
Settlers took advantage of this situation to build a
stronghold called Blake's Lock. Earliest sources date back
to 469 BP with the Brendan Chronicle citing 'the marvellous path
named Bailiff Road [Chaussée
du Bailli], on which every pilgrim and traveler can find safety
to cross land between the rivers'.
Between 330 and 105 BP, with the colonization of the inner lands
by Stervian clans, the town became a central hub for trade. It began
gradually to compete with older Stervian cities as a political center,
becoming one of the Five Great Cities during the First Stervian
Confederation.
In order to meet the needs of the industrial
age, a canal (Canal des Quatre Fleuves) was built in the
first century AP. With more and more demand for transport fluidity,
the dredging of the Branduin became necessary. Both the upper and
lower arms of the Branduin were dredged in the first years of the
second century AP, thanks to gigantic public works employing thousands
of convicts and other forced workers. The need for a link between
Branduin and Aythlis had therefore disappeared, but Blakelock had
already become one of the most powerful
Stervian cities.
Far from the coasts, it was always free of Mauretanian influences,
and was seen from the Imperial Court as 'the heart of the Stervian
tribes evil'.
When Brolecia fell, the remnants of this ill-fated nation decided
to choose Blakelock as their capital city and it remained the capital
city of the new Stervian Confederation.
General map of the city
Blakelock is divided in 12 districts, most
of them having their own local traditions, lifestyle and particularities.
Click on the district name (or directly on the map) to get access
to the detail map.
1 : Centre
Historique (historical district) / map : 133 kb
2 : Sous les remparts (under
the ramparts) / map : 117 kb
3 : Les Marais (the marshes)
/ map : 140 kb
4 : Les Carmes (carmelite
monastery) / map : 155 kb
5 : St Niklaas / map
: 118 kb
6 : Trasaythlis (over-Aythlis)
/ map : 153 kb
7 : L'Ancien Marché
(the old market) / map : 143 kb
8 : Hauteville / map
: 156 kb
9 : St Antoine / map
: 200 kb
10 : Les Ormes / map :
208 kb
11 : Mont Calme / map
: 154 kb
12 : Les Docks / map :
83 kb
Map courtesy City of Blakelock / Stervian Geographical
Institute
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