Arendal
Capital of Dryst
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Arendal is the capital city of the country of Dryst, on the continent of Sarsand. It is located about thirty miles from Dryst's southern coast, the river Wen snaking its way through its centre before emptying out into the Bay of Graves. The Wen has always been the main trade route in and out of the city, though works have begun on a railway line that will connect Arendal with the industrial city of Caragal. These are currently paused due to politics.
Arendal is one of the oldest cities in Dryst. It is one of the places where the power struggle between those who want to stick to the old ways and those who want to fully embrace the industrial revolution rages the strongest.
I am intrigued by how the struggle between stability and progress will play out. I also am curious about the people who will be displaced or disadvantaged by the new technologies being deployed - are they likely to have their own version of the Luddite movement?
There is definitely already the start of a movement like that, but I think it will really start going once the planning really starts for countrywide railroads. There'll be some settlements that'll find themselves in the way, I'm sure.
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