Walk two leagues west of the Cloud Hills and you will see The
Ascent, the city that was once the first outpost in this region. It was settled
before golems did the work of humans, and grew into one of the first cities in
the entire Empire of Gold and Jade. It is built into along the steepest slope
in the region so that the hands that built it would never forget the feet that
supported them.
Everywhere in The Ascent is a fetish for staircase, and
every structure in it is only one story tall. There are no houses as there are
on farms or in modern cities; instead, every baked clay abode is covered by
another overlapping set of stairs, going diagonal, or winding amid each other,
and every door is set beneath where someone treds. This way anyone can walk
anywhere, and this way every head rests to sleep below where feet will run, and
so everyone in the city knows they are not alone. It is a comfort and an
obligation, reminding every citizen to rest no longer than they must and to
return to service.
Don't fling your shoes - you need those.
ReplyDeleteInteresting idea for a city. Could make a really wicked and twisted story.
Sounds like a city MC Escher would have dreamed.
ReplyDeleteHaha, there's always someone who'll profit.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, I love the imagery of the city.
Jai
This sounds like a really interesting place to live in.
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