Lingen
The City of Lingen climbs the hillside leading up towards the Cliff of Lingen, white stone houses of a squat, efficient architecture are spread up the incline in a smattering array only possible for a city of such age.
The city is home to five quatres, the quarter of swords, the quarter of scales, the quarter of inks, the quarter of sails and the quarter of tombs, each roughly encapsulating a fifth of the buildings which cluster up the hillside. The first is where the militia are trained and upkept, all members of the citizenry provided with the means to train at their volition. It speaks to the temperament of the people of Lingen that the quatre is rarely un-crowded. The quarter of scales is where both traders and markets lie as well as the cities courts. The quarter of inks is where the cities arcanists and scholars undergo their works, the smallest portion of the cities quatres and home to the smaller chapels to less widely worshipped gods. The quarter of sails is home to the city’s port, though not baring the facilities to harbour larger deep-sea vessels hundreds of fishing vessels reside along Lingen pier, as well as several larger warships for their protections. Finally, the quarter of tombs is where the cemeteries and mausoleum to Mortis reside, with deep vaults and tunnels going deep into the earth all the way to the face of the Lingen Cliff where the chanters reside. Each quarter contains a possible residence for Lingen’s Ruler, with the current Lady von Lingen residing in the quarter of swords.
The city is home to five quatres, the quarter of swords, the quarter of scales, the quarter of inks, the quarter of sails and the quarter of tombs, each roughly encapsulating a fifth of the buildings which cluster up the hillside. The first is where the militia are trained and upkept, all members of the citizenry provided with the means to train at their volition. It speaks to the temperament of the people of Lingen that the quatre is rarely un-crowded. The quarter of scales is where both traders and markets lie as well as the cities courts. The quarter of inks is where the cities arcanists and scholars undergo their works, the smallest portion of the cities quatres and home to the smaller chapels to less widely worshipped gods. The quarter of sails is home to the city’s port, though not baring the facilities to harbour larger deep-sea vessels hundreds of fishing vessels reside along Lingen pier, as well as several larger warships for their protections. Finally, the quarter of tombs is where the cemeteries and mausoleum to Mortis reside, with deep vaults and tunnels going deep into the earth all the way to the face of the Lingen Cliff where the chanters reside. Each quarter contains a possible residence for Lingen’s Ruler, with the current Lady von Lingen residing in the quarter of swords.
Geography
The Cliffs of Lingen stand at the cities northern edge, a precipice of hundreds of metres overlooking the mouth of the River Ems. The dark stone of the cliffs gives them an eery look, appearing from the waters of the Ems as an imposing maw of stone and loosely clinging trees. This is enhanced further by the presence of The Chanters, hundreds of stone statues carved by dedicated priests of Mortis, which, when the wind is high, produce a sound reminiscent to the last breath of a dying man.
The River Ems runs through the northern edge of the city state of Lingen, its waters tinged brown by runoff from the bogs of the Blackmarsh and home to rapidly changing currents. The mouths of the Ems are heavily guarded by the city of Lingen and fort Thorn at the west and the city of Marl and fort Nienburg to the east.
The River Ems runs through the northern edge of the city state of Lingen, its waters tinged brown by runoff from the bogs of the Blackmarsh and home to rapidly changing currents. The mouths of the Ems are heavily guarded by the city of Lingen and fort Thorn at the west and the city of Marl and fort Nienburg to the east.
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