The
Ursian Empire had a number of technological advancements for its time. After its fall, many of these technologies were forgotten or survive in small pockets where the people have passed down through the generations how to maintain and keep operating them. Perhaps the most luxurious of these are the Ursian baths and the best known location to find them in modern
Korinthia is
Hawthorne Village.
Previously this expensive technology only belonged to the very rich. Hawthorne village has taken the former home of a rich Ursian and turned it into a public facility benefiting the village.
Aesthetics
The bath house in Hawthorne is designed with large coved ceilings and arched doorways, mosaic tiled floors and walls. The mosaics tell the stories of the gods of Ursian legend, very similar to the modern Korinthian gods. The design of the building is based around airflow and relaxation. Once inside, a person is guided through the bath house without a barrier ever barring their way. No doors, only doorways. Attendants keep pleasant fragrances on hand at all times and music drifts through the atmosphere.
Technology
The floor of the bathhouse is constructed of a layer of small ceramic mosiac tiles over a layer of concrete. The concrete rests on another layer of larger ceramic tiles. This floor is elevated on several short pillars, just over half a foot in height and distanced about 2 feet from each other. The air is heated by a furnace and circulates below the floor then up through the ways. Ceramic tiles in the walls help maintain the heat. Eventually the air is let out through flus through the roof. It is of utmost importance that the smoke from the furnace does not leak into the main rooms as it could result in a build up of poisonus gasses, something the Ursians understood.
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