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More images and thoughts from Andur. Keeping a city of over 120,000 running in the 14th Century takes work. One species that has a special place in that are the Water Buffalo.
Having resided in originally Malakakar, Andur's original name, for over 600 years they have seen rulers come and go. While they work in wide range of professions the one area that they are best known for is as City Inspectors.
Unlike many places at this time Andur does have some basic building codes that all permanent structures must be up to. If building does meet these rules it most be brought up to or knocked down. These include width of doorways, height of steps, strength of floors and general soundness. Also buildings can not obstruct street traffic or clog up the sewers!
Here we see an Inspector in his work garb. Although it may not look it most of his gear is designed to assist him in his job. The staff he carries is made of metal and is of a very specific length. It is the basic length that all measuring is done in Andur. It is a base ten system that like the metric system also provides their weights and volumes. The system is not a creation of Andur but was imported from the Empire of the East where Chen We is from http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4103462/ For adopting it the Empire waives certain fees and tariffs with kingdoms doing business with them.
The pickaxe is of all metal construction and can be used to test the soundness of timber, stone, mortar and concrete. The triangle pendant of office around his neck is a 45/90 degree triangle which along with a plumb line let him check walls. The satchel around his neck has a wax tablet for writing temporary notes. Sealing wax and seal for notarizing documents. Paper, ink stone and ink for writing permanent notes. Plumb line and a carefully made glass bowl that has horizontal lines scribed on the inside of it. When filled with water it roughly tells the viewer how off level an object is.
His hooves have straw sandal-like coverings on them. These one provide traction on paved streets, but they also keep him from damaging people's rugs and floorings when he enters them. They are disposable and also keep him from directly stepping in "stuff" while making his rounds.
The tassel on his right horn shows he is married. The tassels on his left horn show that he has two children. One boy and a girl.
Having resided in originally Malakakar, Andur's original name, for over 600 years they have seen rulers come and go. While they work in wide range of professions the one area that they are best known for is as City Inspectors.
Unlike many places at this time Andur does have some basic building codes that all permanent structures must be up to. If building does meet these rules it most be brought up to or knocked down. These include width of doorways, height of steps, strength of floors and general soundness. Also buildings can not obstruct street traffic or clog up the sewers!
Here we see an Inspector in his work garb. Although it may not look it most of his gear is designed to assist him in his job. The staff he carries is made of metal and is of a very specific length. It is the basic length that all measuring is done in Andur. It is a base ten system that like the metric system also provides their weights and volumes. The system is not a creation of Andur but was imported from the Empire of the East where Chen We is from http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4103462/ For adopting it the Empire waives certain fees and tariffs with kingdoms doing business with them.
The pickaxe is of all metal construction and can be used to test the soundness of timber, stone, mortar and concrete. The triangle pendant of office around his neck is a 45/90 degree triangle which along with a plumb line let him check walls. The satchel around his neck has a wax tablet for writing temporary notes. Sealing wax and seal for notarizing documents. Paper, ink stone and ink for writing permanent notes. Plumb line and a carefully made glass bowl that has horizontal lines scribed on the inside of it. When filled with water it roughly tells the viewer how off level an object is.
His hooves have straw sandal-like coverings on them. These one provide traction on paved streets, but they also keep him from damaging people's rugs and floorings when he enters them. They are disposable and also keep him from directly stepping in "stuff" while making his rounds.
The tassel on his right horn shows he is married. The tassels on his left horn show that he has two children. One boy and a girl.
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My gosh, so much information in what would just be a simple picture from anyone else! As always, thanks for sharing information about Andur.
Now this will be an odd question: you visit Andur in your lucid dreams, as I recall? Do things "happen" there when you're not around to record them?
Now this will be an odd question: you visit Andur in your lucid dreams, as I recall? Do things "happen" there when you're not around to record them?
Well remember this is an urban area in which the inspector is working in. Not the villages across the bay from Andur. What he is inspecting is usually multi-story structures that house from eight to forty eight families in them. These have to built to a higher standard and are not put together by the inhabitants but professional builders. This is one of the strongest elements of Rome's hundred year occupation of Andur.
Still it is not too hard to acquire the proper measure tools from the Inspectors, but don't even think of making bogus one with the wrong increments or size to them. They take it very seriously.
Still it is not too hard to acquire the proper measure tools from the Inspectors, but don't even think of making bogus one with the wrong increments or size to them. They take it very seriously.
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