I will when i get access to a computer. As for the LoK thing, none of those events happened here since this is a non-canon world. Aand and Korra never existed.
ah, so the towns and such are completely different. I suppose that means we can make up areas?
Yeah, steam-punk-ish, I guess. Think mechancial limbs, mainly metallic animal-inspired devices that range from vehicles to communication devices... Though I guess you can just make up your own stuff. Things like airships already exist in this era so...
I've tried, but I can't seem to...I'll keep trying! Could you help me figure out tabs? This is my first time.
You can do it like that but they don't have to be so strict :) Guns (since thanks to bending and its counterpart, chiblocking, there wouldn't be need for guns) don't exist, so martial arts would make sense. You can have chiblocking too.
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Name: Shangtan City
Classification: City
Significance: Important trading location between the Fire Nation, Viola and the Earth Kingdom, leading import for clay/underwater minerals for the other nations, the main location of the local street gang "Shangtan Stompers", along with other small wives' tales about the area.
Inhabitants: Ming Xiang[/tab]
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The Timeline:
➀ Shangtan City began as a small outpost on the mountains. It started to to develop with the aid of Viola and the Fire Nation. Specifically, Omashu's populace was beginning to burst out of its seams and those who couldn't pay for a place in the city moved to the Mining Village, and then to Shangtan Outpost.
➁ The facilitated trading with the Eastern E.K base, Senlin Village and the Mining Village helped to source Shangtan Village's income. Meanwhile, the hotsprings located near the mountain made the small village into something of a romantic getaway, piquing the curiosities of Viola and the Fire Nation even further, along with tourism income from Omashu.
➂ Consumerism gripped the village of Shangtan. Business was booming, income was plentiful and the industrialism of Shangtan Village came quick and fast. A strong undercurrent of smuggling occurred in the steamy fog of the mountains, a result of the factories that ran on the hot water in the springs and mined through the snowy cliffs of the mountain range, connecting with the Mining Village. A well-kept road spread to Senlin Village, allowing regular carts to come to and fro with Earthbenders who dug up the clay from the sea floor with their bending.
➃ Shangtan Town was already a hotspot for living in the east, but the recent success in trade also gave way to new ideas. In order to improve socially, an opulent district opened up with two centrepieces; two embassies for Viola and the Fire Nation. Business deals came and went in this city, favoured for its close proximity to the other nations. However, it never surpassed the might of Omashu; the more important deals such as politics and large-scale businesses were still very much made in Omashu and Ba Sing Se.
➄ Shangtan City becomes what it is today. With a strong trading focus, the main brunt of the people here work in the factories refining the clay and other underwater minerals for the other nations, exporting through the means of Senlin Village, and the East E.K base. However, poverty seems to strive closer into the mountain whilst the outskirts show affluence and importance.[/tab]
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THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
Located closer to the mountains and thus hidden away from the distinguished gaze of the rich and wealthy travellers from the other nations, the Industrial District spews out smog and steam into the air and onto the denizens. Most of the people here are factory workers, along with a few shops here and there for the workers. Since the authorities somewhat care for their workforce, this place has a slightly lower crime rate than Downtown, but that doesn't stop muggers and criminals from lurking in the darker corners.
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DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
The scummiest district of Shangtan, full of closely packed alleyways, brothels, corner shops with under-the-counter transactions, thieves, and generally rough people to be around - but also packed with artists, songwriters and more creativity than you could shake a stick at. People live in apartment-styled buildings, closely packed and filthy. Crushed between the Industrial District and the Markets, the only way this gloried slum was able to expand was to reach up, resulting in tall buildings and unstable structures.
Locations of interest:
NAME: The Red Orchid
SUMMARY: A small-time tea-house on the bottom floor, with an upstairs brothel and living compartment. It's one of the more reputable brothels in the Downtown District, and the favoured hangout of the "Shangtan Stompers".
NOTABLE PERSONS:
- Ming Xiang (PC belonging to RainyDays)
- Big Bo (Owner of the establishment, mother-figure for the inhabitants, she who handles the bills and gives the rooms out for the night. Makes a mean noodle soup.)
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[sup]Art by Ericoscarj[/sup]
THE MARKETS
As a city known for its trade, the Markets sprawl around the lower districts, acting as a colourful, consumerist wall to separate the rich and the poor. Here, many of the middle class reside and sell their wares, usually pottery and souvenirs for the tourism trade, along with restaurants, small inns and an ungodly amount of shops. The security is rather tight here compared to the other districts, mainly because it's the gap between crime and embassy-folk, and pickpocketing is a common practice amongst the poorer people around the area. Guards regularly patrol this district.
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[sup]Art by Chentzu[/sup]
THE EMBASSIES
Essentially the outskirts of the city are lavished with attention. These areas show the hard-earned work of the industrial district, the tax from the markets and also bring in the highest-quality Downtown entertainment in order to please the nobility, politicians, generals and upper-class society who use Shangtan as an area to perform business. They hold the tallest buildings and grandest structures, with the best quality of food and imported goods. The security here is strongest, but not oppressive in nature, and mostly hidden from the public eye.
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[/tabs]I'm not sure what the problem is this time... :/ In my previews it looks right but the post shows two different tabs for district.
Try popping it up on the locations part of the OP? Maybe it's just because I'm posting it.
