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<ic>A citadel of Axos, a city of towers and mausoleums built in the foothills of the of the sky-scraping mountains southern Axos. Where other cities might spread in all directions, the architects of Kantor have chosen to build ''upwards'' instead. The hills above the city are pocked with entrances to maze-like tombs, guarded by living and dead alike, where lie the ancestors of Kantor - and where the ghosts of sorcerors and merchants alike can be found</ic> | <ic>A citadel of Axos, a city of towers and mausoleums built in the foothills of the of the sky-scraping mountains southern Axos. Where other cities might spread in all directions, the architects of Kantor have chosen to build ''upwards'' instead. The hills above the city are pocked with entrances to maze-like tombs, guarded by living and dead alike, where lie the ancestors of Kantor - and where the ghosts of sorcerors and merchants alike can be found</ic> | ||
The Towers of Kantor are a busy metropolis that focuses on trade. Not only Axou merchants come to Kantor, but also [[Skoura|Skouran]] traders from across the southern mountains. | The Towers of Kantor are a busy metropolis that focuses on trade. Not only Axou merchants come to Kantor, but also [[Skoura|Skouran]] traders from across the southern mountains. Like all Axou cities, one is never far from a mausoleum, tomb, or memorial to the dead. Like the other Axou citadels, the revered dead of Kantor are interred in chambers beneath the city. Due to the vertiginous buildings that the citizens of Kantor favour, however, the arrangement of the catacombs is significantly less haphazard than in other citadels for fear of undermining the massive structures. Rather, there are said to be a second set of inverted towers build in the spaces between the main structures - sepulcher after sepulcher extending down, down into the dark stone beneath the city and linked by narrow galleries and passages. | ||
In addition to [[Materials#Beggar's Lye|beggar's lye]] gathered from extneive forest preserves at the foot of the plateau in central Axos, Kantor has extensive mineral wealth gathered both from deep [[mine|mines]] in the mountains and trade with Skoura, leading to a bounty of [[Materials#Tempest Jade|tempest jade]] and [[Materials#Orichalcum|orichalcum]]. | In addition to [[Materials#Beggar's Lye|beggar's lye]] gathered from extneive forest preserves at the foot of the plateau in central Axos, Kantor has extensive mineral wealth gathered both from deep [[mine|mines]] in the mountains and trade with Skoura, leading to a bounty of [[Materials#Tempest Jade|tempest jade]] and [[Materials#Orichalcum|orichalcum]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 4 October 2016
Overview
There is only one Axou port available to Imperial characters with the fleet resource; the Towers of Kantor.
Some Imperial captains prefer to avoid the Towers of Kantor and trade directly with some of the other citadels. This may involve a short overland trek - neither the Gates of Ipotavo nor the Halls of Maykop are easily accessible by sea. These citadels tend to be less prosperous on average than the Towers of Kantor itself, but trade in roughly the same goods (OOC: It is fine to role-play trading with one of the other citadels, but your character will receive the same goods regardless of where they go in Axos.)
Towers of Kantor
The Towers of Kantor are a busy metropolis that focuses on trade. Not only Axou merchants come to Kantor, but also Skouran traders from across the southern mountains. Like all Axou cities, one is never far from a mausoleum, tomb, or memorial to the dead. Like the other Axou citadels, the revered dead of Kantor are interred in chambers beneath the city. Due to the vertiginous buildings that the citizens of Kantor favour, however, the arrangement of the catacombs is significantly less haphazard than in other citadels for fear of undermining the massive structures. Rather, there are said to be a second set of inverted towers build in the spaces between the main structures - sepulcher after sepulcher extending down, down into the dark stone beneath the city and linked by narrow galleries and passages.
In addition to beggar's lye gathered from extneive forest preserves at the foot of the plateau in central Axos, Kantor has extensive mineral wealth gathered both from deep mines in the mountains and trade with Skoura, leading to a bounty of tempest jade and orichalcum.
Yet the Towers are also a source of luxuries unknown in the Empire - exotic foodstuffs, strange wines and spirits brewed with subtle spices, beautiful woolen garments, delicate but hard-wearing ceramics, and disturbing ceremonial articles associated with the practice of the necromantica, funerary urns, narcotics, and texts dealing with disturbing themes of death, ghosts, and even heretical notions associated with the strange Axou religion. All of these items fetch a fine price in the Imperial bazaars (OOC Note: They provide the player who owns a fleet with money as part of the production for visiting this port.)
Trade with the Towers of Kantor
A starting fleet resource that engages in trade with the Towers of Kantor during downtime will produce 2 measures of beggar's lye, 2 ingots of orichalcum, 2 ingots of tempest jade, 2 crystal mana, and luxury goods worth 24 rings. A fleet that has been upgraded will produce more valuable resources according to this chart of foreign ports.