Port Nyanzaru
Port Nyanzaru hugs the coastline at the south end of the Bay of Marakuru. No other city exists in Marakuru, along the coast or anywhere else, except in ruins or overrun by monstrous creatures. Until recently, Port Nyanzaru was under the firm control of the Empire of Nizam, a foreign nation.
Government
Forty years ago, Nizam was forced to relinquish the city to a wealthy and powerful consortium of Marakuran traders or risk a bloody conflict that probably would have ended with the city winning its independence anyway. Seven Marakuran traders have since grown into influential merchant princes, enticing folk from lands far and wide with their wares.
Architecture
The ground floors of most buildings are made of stucco-covered stone and have tiny windows to keep out the heat at street level. The upper floors have bamboo or thatch walls with enormous windows to let in the breeze, under broad thatched or tiled eaves. All buildings are richly decorated with paint, ivy, and vivid flowers. Some are painted in symmetrical, geometric patterns of straight lines and sharp angles, while others portray animals, monsters, landscapes, and heroes in a stylized manner unique to Marakuru. Where space permits, buildings traditionally include a walled yard or garden.
All the city’s water comes from rain, so every building has a cistern or wooden barrels to catch water running off the roof. Every public square is built around a fountain or rain basin. With so much water running downhill, Marakurans also make excellent use of water-driven mechanical gadgets. Many buildings have water wheels built into their cisterns. Rainwater running through spouts or channels turns the wheel, which pumps water into pools, turns millstones, powers bellows or lathes or saws, or accomplishes any other labor-saving or amusing task Marakuran engineers can dream up.
Geography
The city is defined by four steep hills. The westernmost hill, called Temple Hill because it’s home to the Temple of Zann, is completely walled off from lower ground. A wide stone bridge crosses on arched columns from Temple Hill to Throne Hill, site of Goldenthrone. A second bridge connects Throne Hill to the southern slopes, site of several merchant princes’ villas. East of the harbor, the Hall of Gold gleams atop the city’s tallest hill, Mount Sibasa, which is connected by bridge to the neighboring Yklwazi Hill (pronounced yick-ul-WAH-zee), site of the Grand Coliseum. Steep, stepped streets and terraces surround each hill.
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Related Reports (Primary)
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 02
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 04
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 13
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 13.5
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 14
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 16
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 17
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 24
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 25
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 26
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 26.5
- Tomb of Annihilation - Session 27
Related Reports (Secondary)