The Pitt
The Pitt is ostensibly a Theban city built in the bowl-shaped crater left behind after a Fortress and mine complex was blown up during the Peninsular Wars.
The exact circumstances surrounding the explosion aren't entirely known as both defenders and attackers died in the spectacular explosion that occurred there. Historians believe that the Spathan and Theban attackers must have found a back way into the mines under The Pitt and set off explosives beneath the fortress. It's likely that trapped gasses, possibly methane or natural gas ignited with the explosion and brought down the fortress and a significant chunk of the mountain right on top of the besiegers.
Today, The Pitt is a mining and quarry town. The nearby caves happen to also be an excellent source of bat guano, which is used in food preservation, fertilizers, pesticides, fireworks and herbicides.
The center of the crater is a deep pool of impossibly blue water that bubbled up after the fortress was destroyed. This water rose up to a the level it is today where it found a crack in the crater that let the water escape out to the South forming the River Paras, the newest river in Pella.
The oldest parts of the city itself are built in to and hang off of the steeply angled walls of the Pitt crater. Navigating the old town is quite a workout, with carved ziggurat-style steps leading to upper reaches. Newer parts of town are build into "the flats" between the pool at the center of the city and the steep walls of the side of the crater. This is where the working class miners and quarry workers live.
Entering the town from the West involves going down a long corkscrew ramp carved into the West and Northern faces of The Pitt. The stone wall here has inns, pubs, stables, general stores, and all sorts of services for travelers carved directly into the face of the mountain.
Exiting the city toward the East has you entering a 2 mile long cavern/tunnel right through the mountainside that used to be the path of a mighty underground river now completely dried up.
The far end of the tunnel ends in a wide gallery under the battlements of Fort Welcome, a Theban Fortress and and customs house that marks the official boundaries of Theban territory.
The exact circumstances surrounding the explosion aren't entirely known as both defenders and attackers died in the spectacular explosion that occurred there. Historians believe that the Spathan and Theban attackers must have found a back way into the mines under The Pitt and set off explosives beneath the fortress. It's likely that trapped gasses, possibly methane or natural gas ignited with the explosion and brought down the fortress and a significant chunk of the mountain right on top of the besiegers.
Today, The Pitt is a mining and quarry town. The nearby caves happen to also be an excellent source of bat guano, which is used in food preservation, fertilizers, pesticides, fireworks and herbicides.
The center of the crater is a deep pool of impossibly blue water that bubbled up after the fortress was destroyed. This water rose up to a the level it is today where it found a crack in the crater that let the water escape out to the South forming the River Paras, the newest river in Pella.
The oldest parts of the city itself are built in to and hang off of the steeply angled walls of the Pitt crater. Navigating the old town is quite a workout, with carved ziggurat-style steps leading to upper reaches. Newer parts of town are build into "the flats" between the pool at the center of the city and the steep walls of the side of the crater. This is where the working class miners and quarry workers live.
Entering the town from the West involves going down a long corkscrew ramp carved into the West and Northern faces of The Pitt. The stone wall here has inns, pubs, stables, general stores, and all sorts of services for travelers carved directly into the face of the mountain.
Exiting the city toward the East has you entering a 2 mile long cavern/tunnel right through the mountainside that used to be the path of a mighty underground river now completely dried up.
The far end of the tunnel ends in a wide gallery under the battlements of Fort Welcome, a Theban Fortress and and customs house that marks the official boundaries of Theban territory.
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