The Three Rings
A Common Occurrence
In the center of Zamarrid lies three large slightly elevated red rock platforms, polished and smoothed to a dazzling quality along the edges carved into the stone with perfect precision are jagged are sharp runes, humming day and night, they will give off a dim blue light that will cast soft shadows against passersby in the night. Then at every quarter of an hour a strong aroma of cedar will fill the air and the subtle lights will become powerful and bright purple that beam brightly into the sky as and in a flash new carts and merchants usually in their decorated national wealth. The dwarves with gold rings in their beards, the elves with intricate tattoos and pearl necklaces and Tengu ancient family swords scabbards embroidered with detailed depictions will arrive all at once. Quickly followed by a scurrying of Mages Order in their burgundy robes and bright white belts that jangle medals and with their assistance the merchants will be helped off the platform to ferry their things into the temporary storage areas where the more senior Mages' will inspect and detail what comes in for illegal items and collect the portal taxations fees.
Operations
The influence that The Three Ring has as the center of Zamarrid trade routes is massive, while some merchandise does come through its port the vast majority will be ferried through and out of these portals. The Mages Order has been tasked with responsibility of maintaining, taxing and resolving disputes here. As any guild can be delayed and/or denied services by The Magus Order their word is law in all transportation practices, control of these has given them an respected and feared place in the city. Oddly enough as one must only have a basic competence in spell craft to be in the Mages Order, that remains the level of majority of its members now much of its senior membership will break from this trend but knowing only a handful of cantrips at its lowest level is by far from common. Opposite of the early days when the city feared the mighty Magus Order mighty fireball spell, they now fear more their much more mighty red pen of rejection notices.History of The Rings
The Magus creation of these portals was done with little to know knowledge from the kingdoms its connected and is still an mystery to all who've attempted to study them, while its incredibly restricted by the Magus Order in Zamarrid the other ends in the three other kingdoms have all made their own attempts to decipher and recreate the runes and portals all ended in failure. Once created The Recorded Truth bombarded The Magus with queries and interviews until an ancient artifact orb was claimed to be the cause of the spell and could not be redone. The early days of the city at that time were very tense and who controlled the Zamarrid side of the portals seemed in question, everyone expected a war to break out between the kingdoms and the Magus was the key whoever's side he joined would win, and then it seemed like all three would turn on him all together. Just a rather grim fortunate effect would occur the properties of Viyah Waters were discovered and the soon War Wars conflicts would leave The Magus and his well trained Magus order without dispute.
Founding Date
584 EE
Type
Transportation station
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Owner
Owning Organization
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