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Serra~
Serra the teller~
A neatly dressed woman stands behind the counter waiting to help you.
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A slim, dark-haired woman of indeterminate age, Serra is a Thesden
fixture. She dresses neatly but conservatively, in the manner of most
bankers. Although the fabric of her garment is a fine, skillful weaving,
the chaste cut of it and her manner make it clear that she is all business.
The cut of her hair hides the tips of her ears, but her face is too round to
be elven, and too angular to be human.
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butcher~
The butcher~
A sweaty man in a blood-stained apron is slicing meat here.
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#OBJECTS
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donation box~
the donation box~
A large wooden box is bolted to the floor here.~
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dice~
a pair of dice~
A pair of dice lie here.~
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fountain~
the fountain~
A beautiful fountain of bronze and stone stands here.~
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fountain~
A bronze statue of King Devon Dunluce, the powerful man who founded the
Athanmere line, stands boldly atop the back of an enormous beast. While
Devon's bronze eyes stare sightlessly southwards, towards the castle that
bears his name, the bronze beast rears slightly under his feet. Water pours
from the mouth and blowhole of the beast, which appears something like a
cross between a giant crocodile and a whale. The elaborate stone work that
holds the pool of water has been carefully sculpted with stories from the
life of Devon Dunluce.
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beef jerky~
beef jerky~
Some beef jerky lies here.~
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Thesden Town Hall~
This wide hall looks welcoming, if somewhat plain compared with most of
Thesden's architecture. The well-swept floors are done in unfinished teak,
worn with years of footsteps. A staircase leads upwards, a neatly painted
sign at the bottom reads, 'Offices may be found Upstairs'. A narrow
entryway to the east leads to a Donation Room. To the west, a framed
doorway contains the passageway to many wondrous lands, the Library.
Travelers who are new to Exodus should look manifesto for a few hints to
surviving.
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Donation Room~
This small room is dominated by a large box which stands in the center, a
sign above it reads `kDonations for the Poor and Needy, Please Help. ``
`lAside from the box the room has no furnishings, just an open doorway
leading back to the main hall to the west. ``
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Murk Memorial Library~
`hFunded by generous benefactors and patrons, this beautiful alcove has
been erected here, adjoining the stately Thesden Town Hall. Glorious wooden
arches frame the pristine glass windows that face the busy street outside,
creating an enclave for scholars and visitors alike. Plants hang from the
rafters and potted trees embellish the corners of this room, lending the
library the ambience of a comfortable study. Rows of books, some leather
bound, some creased with love, line the shelves against the wall.
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Southwest Devon Square~
A steady stream of people flow in and out of the wide foors of the
'Thesden Town Hall' to the south. The building is imposing and made
entirely of hard stone, it rises three stories, casting a deep shadow over
this section of the square. A smaller wooden building to the west has a
beautiful sign, worked in pure silver, which reads 'Ith's Silver and Gold
Smithing'.
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Ith's Silver and Gold Smithing~
Glittering necklaces and bright, intricate figurines fill the glass cases
along the walls of this shop. The work is mostly impractical and designed
for the nobility with nothing better to spend their money on, though it is
still quite beautiful.
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West Devon Square~
The largest square in the city is filled with people of every status
trying to earn a coin. Majestic stone monuments and fountains rest in the
center and corners, memorials to previous kings or for wars won. The thick
golden paving stones turn to slate to the west in the direction of
Cumberland Avenue.
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Devon Square Center~
The fountain dominates the center of the square, surrounded by several
stone benches mixed among the few old elm trees that have survived. The
water from the fountain swirls into a pool, in which several large orange
fish swim, searching hungrily for food. Within the stonework of the square,
an unlabelled map is set between two paving stones, slightly north of the
fountain proper, and well-worn by numerous feet.
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South Devon Square~
The great square rumbles with the sounds of the crowd, peddlers shouting
prices, wagons rolling on hard granite, water falling on the brass statues
of the fountain to the north. Upscale shops line the sides, and to the west
the stone walls of the town hall can be seen. Huge decadent homes stand
along Seahan Way to the south.
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Seahan Way~
The shouts of the peddlers in Devon Square to the north echo off the
large wooden homes of this street. The mayhem of the square does not reach
here otherwise, and only a few citizens move along towards the gate to
Castle Dunluce, visible far off to the south. A tall granite archway leads
into the arena to the east. Cheers of the crowds within the massive,
imposing building pour over the walls in a low rumble.
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Seahan Way~
A wide arch leads off this quiet street to the west into a stone building
with a domed roof. `d'Thesden Savings Bank'`l is written along the top of
the arch. The street leads to Devon Square not far to the north, and Dorset
Square off to the south. ``
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Thesden Savings Bank~
This large stone building has marble tiled floors and a number of dark
wooden desks. A long line of people seem to be waiting for a turn to make a
deposit or withdrawal from the bank.
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`kCumberland Avenue~
`lBuildings made of dark, sturdy woods line the sides of this wide
street, some as tall as four stories. The lack of waste being thrown from
high windows attests to the fact that Thesden's limited sewer system does
reach these buildings at least. A steady stream of people flows from
Devon's Square to the east, heading to the west side on Cumberland.
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`kCumberland Avenue``~
`lThis wide street continues across town east to west, filled with
merchants, farmers, peasants and nobles. The ground is paved in wide slate
stones, grey turned brown from years of dirt and worn in places from
thousands of wagon wheels. To the south, thick white curtains hang in the
windows of a building, a sign above the door reads, '`fCumberland
Clothier`l'. ``
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`kCumberland Avenue``~
`lThe main avenue of Thesden is always crowded heavy merchant wagons
travel along the center in time-worn ruts in the road, travelers and
peasants move along the sides entering shops or begging for a coin. A
number of strange sounds are coming from the building to the north, outside
hangs a wooden sign which reads '`dLoris' Exotic Pets`l'. Another sign,
painted in dripping crimson paint above the pub to the south reads
'`bHangman's Tavern`l' reminding you that gallows square is located just to
the west.
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`kNorth Gallows Square``~
`lWide slate stones cover the ground of this small square. Few people can
be found here, those that are seem to be in a hurry to get somewhere else or
are gathered in a crowd in the southwest corner. Larger crowds can be seen
to the east moving along Cumberland Avenue. To the north stands the Thesden
courthouse, rising three stories above the square. Its windows face out
onto the gallows and the prison beyond to the south.``
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`kNorth Gallows Square``~
`lThis small square spreads out to the south and east. Wide slate stones
cover the ground mixed with dirt and mud. A crowd is gathered to the south
in front of the grim walls of the prison. A cobbled road leads to the
north, and to the west a wooden bridge spans the river. ``
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`kThe Bridge``~
`lThis wooden bridge may have once been white, but the years have treated
it badly, fading it to its current grey and brown. The beams creak under
the strain of feet, though the others on the bridge don't seem much afraid
of it falling. A foul-smelling, murky green river runs beneath the bridge. ``
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`kWest Cumberland Avenue``~
`lA thick layer of dirt and gravel cover the shattered paving stones of the
street here. The houses are remarkably smaller than those on the east side
of town, though they also seem much more populous. The sound of children
playing and screaming mixes with the din of a hundred conversations on the
street, filling the air with noise. A worn wooden bridge crosses a murky
river to the east, and the road continues to the west.``
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`kWest Cumberland Avenue``~
`l Wagon tracks make two parallel ruts through the dirt and crushed stone
of this street. Peasants and beggers mix with merchants headed to the docks
or back to the wealthy districts on the east side. The street opens into a
small square to the west and leads towards east Thesden to the east. ``
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`kElm Square``~
`l This square marks the intersection of Cumberland Avenue (east/west)
and Crowland Street (North/South). At the center stands a withered old elm
tree, dead branches and names of a hundred sweethearts carved into its
trunk. Two deep ruts run from the east side to the south side, showing the
path of the wagons from east Thesden to the docks to the south. ``
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`kWest Cumberland Avenue``~
`lThe wide slate paving stones of the avenue are somewhat crumbled here,
but an effort has been made to fill in the cracks with gravel. Only a few
people walk by, usually moving quickly to the west gate or east towards the
center of town. ``
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`kWest Cumberland Avenue``~
`lThis wide avenue leads straight across town, reaching from the west gate
almost all the way to the east. Used constantly by merchants and travelers
heading to the center of town, the slate stones worn and cracked from a
thousand footsteps and wagon wheels. The gate to Thesden can be seen just
to the west.``
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`kWest Gate``~
`l The thick wooden gates of Thesden are to the west, flanked by two tall
rounded towers. Only a few travelers or merchants occasionally come through
the gates, heading quickly to the east side of town along Cumberland. A
narrow, dark street crosses here, heading off to the north and south. ``
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`kOutside the Western Gates of Thesden``~
`dA narrow dirt road, barely wide enough to let a wagon pass, leads off
into the woods to the west. To the east, two towers stand on either side of
the gates of Thesden. The low rumble of crowds pours out of the town as if
trying to disturb the peace of this quiet forest. A short path to the north
leads to a small clearing. ``
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#RESETS
O 0 600 0 601 -1 * The donation box at Donation Room
M 0 610 1 610 1 * Serra the teller
O 0 606 0 606 -1 * The fountain at Devon Square Center
D 0 622 3 1 * `kWest Gate`` [west]
D 0 623 1 1 * `kOutside the Western Gates of Thesden`` [east]
M 0 630 1 630 1 * The butcher
D 0 600 3 1 * Thesden Town Hall [west]
D 0 602 1 1 * Murk Memorial Library [east]
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