CITY OF TORCADINO
Roads
"Torcodino, on the flats of Serpeto, is a crossroads city. It is located at the intersection of various routes, the Genesian, connecting Brundisium and other coastal cities with the south, the Northern Salt Line and the Northern Silk Road, leading respectively west and north from the east and south, the Pilgrim's Road, leading to the Sardar, and the Eastern way, sometimes called the Treasure Road, which links the western cities with Ar."
Mercenaries of Gor, p. 101
City Positions
We still have positions needing to be filled
Restoration
Restoration within the city is still taking place so bare with us
City Rules
We have a city Meeting coming up, let's nail down some rules OOC wise so everyone feels comfortable.
Aqueducts
"The natural wells of Torcodino, originally sufficing for a small population, had, more than a century ago, proved inadequate to furnish sufficient water for an expanding city. Two aqueducts now brought fresh water to Torcodino from more than a hundred pasangs away, one from the Issus, a northwestwardly flowing tributary to the Vosk and the other from springs in the Hills of Eteocles, southwest of Corcyrus. The remote termini of both aqueducts themselves are usually patrolled and, of course, engineers and workmen attend regularly to their inspection and repair.
These aqueducts are marvelous constructions, actually, having a pitch of as little as a hort for every pasang."
Mercenaries of Gor, pp. 101-02
Walls
The walls were adorned with mosaics, scenes generally of civic life, prominent among them were scenes of public gatherings, conferences and processions. One depicted the laying of the first stone in Torcadino's walls, an act which presumably would have taken place more than seven hundred years ago, when, according to the legends, the first wall, only a dozen feet high, was built to encircle and protect a great, sprawling encampment at the joining of trade routes. Within the hall were several soldiers, and several officers, at tables, conducting various sorts of business. To one side, permanent fixtures, immovable and sturdy, their supports fixed in the floor, were several rows of long, narrow, marble benches.."
Mercenaries of Gor, pp. 141-42
Latest Building Project of the City
Markets
"Due to the location of Torcadino, the City receives Merchants from all over Gor, so the Marketplace offers a wide variety of products; such as silks, satins, embroidered cloths; hides, skins, rugs and mats; jewelry and mirrors, gold and silver; cushions, perfumes; tools; leather goods; whips and chains; a variety of fruits and vegetables, spices, and several other goods. Some of these goods are brought to the City from distant places, others are produced in Torcadino."
Mercenaries of Gor p.104
The City welcomes the newest restoration of our Magnificent Theatre. Please take a look at the building restoration that has been underway.