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The city of Hellianoptis is located on the southwestern coast of the island of Ilkara and has a population of 8,000 people. The city is a major sea port and has a harbor capable of handling several dozen trade ships at a time. Hellianoptis is often called the "city of bronze" because of a pigment mixed with plaster used to cover nearly all of the houses and buildings in the city gives them a bronze color. The city has a thriving trade and industrial base and visitors of all lands are welcome. Taverns and Inns are located between the harbor and the local bazaar. | The city of Hellianoptis is located on the southwestern coast of the island of Ilkara and has a population of 8,000 people. The city is a major sea port and has a harbor capable of handling several dozen trade ships at a time. Hellianoptis is often called the "city of bronze" because of a pigment mixed with plaster used to cover nearly all of the houses and buildings in the city gives them a bronze color. The city has a thriving trade and industrial base and visitors of all lands are welcome. Taverns and Inns are located between the harbor and the local bazaar. | ||
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Education is a highly prized asset among the citizen of Hellianoptis. Their is a library and university located within the city that receives boons and grants from wealthy merchants to help feed and clothes the scholars as well as pay for supplies. The library contains hundred to thousands of scrolls many written by local scholars on many subjects such as philosophy, astronomy, plants, animals. Perhaps the most interesting are the scrolls written by merchant ship captains detailing their explorations and dealings with foreign cultures. The library also contains much older clay tablets that are hundreds of years old from the early years of the city and library. The librarians are currently in the process of transcribing these old tablets, but much of the libraries works are still only available on these tablets. | Education is a highly prized asset among the citizen of Hellianoptis. Their is a library and university located within the city that receives boons and grants from wealthy merchants to help feed and clothes the scholars as well as pay for supplies. The library contains hundred to thousands of scrolls many written by local scholars on many subjects such as philosophy, astronomy, plants, animals. Perhaps the most interesting are the scrolls written by merchant ship captains detailing their explorations and dealings with foreign cultures. The library also contains much older clay tablets that are hundreds of years old from the early years of the city and library. The librarians are currently in the process of transcribing these old tablets, but much of the libraries works are still only available on these tablets. | ||
− | As part of their repayment for their grants and boons the scholars of this university must teach the young children of the city how to read, write and do basic math. Sessions are held three times a week for several hours and children must attend between the ages of 7-12. After the age of 12 most children enter into apprenticeships and discontinue any further education. Only those children who show a talent for scholarship are taken on as students at the university and allowed to further | + | As part of their repayment for their grants and boons the scholars of this university must teach the young children of the city how to read, write and do basic math. Sessions are held three times a week for several hours and children must attend between the ages of 7-12. After the age of 12 most children enter into apprenticeships and discontinue any further education. Only those children who show a talent for scholarship are taken on as students at the university and allowed to further their education. |