Ut
Znagrúkic: Ut /ʏːth/
Gláðic: Úð /uːð/
Ut is the largest city in Ágra, the southern and central province of the Znagrúk Empire in southern Dragonía, and the current capital of the Znagrúks.
The city is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements of the Znagrúks, who believe it to have been founded on the spot where a trio of divine Ortú Cormorants rested after creating the world by bringing clay and other materials from the bottom of the primordial sea.
Ut is the largest city in Ágra, the southern and central province of the Znagrúk Empire in southern Dragonía, and the current capital of the Znagrúks.
The city is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements of the Znagrúks, who believe it to have been founded on the spot where a trio of divine Ortú Cormorants rested after creating the world by bringing clay and other materials from the bottom of the primordial sea.
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Located on a cliff overlooking the countryside to the north and the Súrkniss Sea to the south, Ut is surrounded by massive walls of cyclopean masonry which only Znagrúks could build and, past terraced fields, several watchtowers and a long stairway, entered through Úhruz-Mek, a gate adorned with the image of a three headed bird.
The city is divided into four districts, the first being the home to craftsmen of all sorts, the second is where the market and workshops are located, the third houses the aristocracy and within the fourth is where the royal palace and main temple complex are found. The districts are divided by low walls and gates of glazed bricks.
Two springs provide the people of Ut with freshwater, one located in the market district and another just outside the main sanctuary. In addition to the temple complex, twenty-two shrines dot the city, each housing a statue of a deity carved from a boulder brought from their associated sacred mountains located within the Znagrúk Empire.
Fishermen, tanners and local farmers live in small settlements just outside the city walls, as well as Jeihókan brewers and beekeepers, as the latter cannot stand life in Ut proper due to their sensitive hearing and nocturnal lifestyle.
The city is divided into four districts, the first being the home to craftsmen of all sorts, the second is where the market and workshops are located, the third houses the aristocracy and within the fourth is where the royal palace and main temple complex are found. The districts are divided by low walls and gates of glazed bricks.
Two springs provide the people of Ut with freshwater, one located in the market district and another just outside the main sanctuary. In addition to the temple complex, twenty-two shrines dot the city, each housing a statue of a deity carved from a boulder brought from their associated sacred mountains located within the Znagrúk Empire.
Fishermen, tanners and local farmers live in small settlements just outside the city walls, as well as Jeihókan brewers and beekeepers, as the latter cannot stand life in Ut proper due to their sensitive hearing and nocturnal lifestyle.
Architecture
Most buildings, from the houses of craftsmen to the royal palace, have flat roofs and are made of wood and mudbricks, with glazed bricks adorning the outside walls. The houses in each neighbourhood in the craftsmen's district all feature the same colour, workshops are particoloured and homes of aristocrats have three, but only the palace has glazed bricks on the inside as well. Plain bricks are used for the simplest structures as well as homes outside the city walls.
While the main temple has glazed bricks as well, these are only seen on the inside, while the outside walls are covered in stucco with colourful stones stuck to it, brought from sacred places from all corners of the empire and beyond.
While the main temple has glazed bricks as well, these are only seen on the inside, while the outside walls are covered in stucco with colourful stones stuck to it, brought from sacred places from all corners of the empire and beyond.
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