Roads of Belestar

There are few real roads in Belestar; once grand Elven roads criss-crossed the countryside, but most of those have since been conquered by nature. The most important road runs from Fort Belestar to Angletown, then onto both Rolmor and Gerios colonies. Although there is no official name, it is affectionately known as the ‘Penal Road’ by the Imperials, as most of the legionnaires think of the Belestari assignments as a punishment. The name has stuck, despite its negative conotations. The road mainly passes through swamp land, and as been built on a raised ridge, reinforced with stones. It is wide enough for three wagons to pass each other, and has been constructed upon an old Elf-road. At times, the original marble of the Elven road can bee seen. The road is paved, and lined with a rough fence to keep the traders away from the swamp. The ridge needs to be maintained constantly, due to the heavy traffic, to ensure that the road is not reclaimed by the swamp. There are several hostels built along the road; these are mainly small inns for traders to rest in, rough and wooden. The upper floors serve as barracks for the patrols. The patrols wander the roads, protecting the trade-wagons and keeping dinosaurs and predators away from the roads.
The Vultani and the Pachacaca do not build roads, nor are they necessary; most know their respective regions well enough, and often they know the location of former Elven trails, or natural animal trails. The Ursani, who are more urbanized, have built several roads in the Pampa valley, though most of these are little more than dirt-trails.
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