Post by The Rising Dragon on Sept 30, 2009 22:02:32 GMT -5
The Highways
The Highways are a vast, interconnected series of roadways spanning across the length of Zailleon, going from the westernmost coast to the easternmost coast, up towards the cold northern reaches and down to the hot, southern fringes. The roads of the Highways are always wide, usually four lanes wide, and can rise up onto concrete bridges, sometimes stacked on top of each other using supports, connected through various on-ramps and exits. Usually the Highways span across vast fields and plains, but occasionally bridge over rivers and small canyons. Highways tend to be in better shape closer to towns and cities, and are often desolate and in disrepair when located out in the wilderness. Various mechaniloids are sent out to repair them when the damage becomes too great. Oftentimes, the Highways are accompanied by railways, which often run alongside, and occasionally intersect, the roadways. As such it is not uncommon to see trains in the Highways.
These vast highways are natural attractions to various racers and biker gangs, seeking to race and cause havoc across the roads. Most of these racing thugs disregard the rights of other travelers, often terrorizing them and attacking them, or otherwise goading them into combat or racing. While they do not tend to congregate far in the wilderness, these gangs do not stray too close to towns. Another recurring problem on the roads are attacks from highwaymen, preying on travelers making their way across the Highways to various areas of Zailleon. Highwaymen are much more commonplace farther out in the wilderness than the biker gangs, but shy away from areas near towns and cities, where they are much more likely to get attacked and arrested by the Stamarian police forces. Off of the roads, travelers can often find other creatures roaming about, including aqua bullies and jackalope.
Bestiary:
’Splody Aqua Bully – near water only
Bear
Biker Gangster – roadways only
Bulab
Dragonet
Faerie
Highwayman
Jackalope – fields only
Kargaroc
Peahat – western regions only
Pegasus
RoadPaver
Tigrex
Wild Guar – fields only
Wolf
Worker Droid
Wyvern – fields only
The Highways are a vast, interconnected series of roadways spanning across the length of Zailleon, going from the westernmost coast to the easternmost coast, up towards the cold northern reaches and down to the hot, southern fringes. The roads of the Highways are always wide, usually four lanes wide, and can rise up onto concrete bridges, sometimes stacked on top of each other using supports, connected through various on-ramps and exits. Usually the Highways span across vast fields and plains, but occasionally bridge over rivers and small canyons. Highways tend to be in better shape closer to towns and cities, and are often desolate and in disrepair when located out in the wilderness. Various mechaniloids are sent out to repair them when the damage becomes too great. Oftentimes, the Highways are accompanied by railways, which often run alongside, and occasionally intersect, the roadways. As such it is not uncommon to see trains in the Highways.
These vast highways are natural attractions to various racers and biker gangs, seeking to race and cause havoc across the roads. Most of these racing thugs disregard the rights of other travelers, often terrorizing them and attacking them, or otherwise goading them into combat or racing. While they do not tend to congregate far in the wilderness, these gangs do not stray too close to towns. Another recurring problem on the roads are attacks from highwaymen, preying on travelers making their way across the Highways to various areas of Zailleon. Highwaymen are much more commonplace farther out in the wilderness than the biker gangs, but shy away from areas near towns and cities, where they are much more likely to get attacked and arrested by the Stamarian police forces. Off of the roads, travelers can often find other creatures roaming about, including aqua bullies and jackalope.
Bestiary:
’Splody Aqua Bully – near water only
Bear
Biker Gangster – roadways only
Bulab
Dragonet
Faerie
Highwayman
Jackalope – fields only
Kargaroc
Peahat – western regions only
Pegasus
RoadPaver
Tigrex
Wild Guar – fields only
Wolf
Worker Droid
Wyvern – fields only
