Snailstop

Snailstops were almost inevitable. Ureonggaksi have been known to take letters and packages along on their journeys when asked by people. Unfortunately, they were not always compensated, often getting bamboozled by unscrupulous recipients instead. Or they'd get sidetracked and the mail would not be delivered anytime soon. Then some enterprising merchant in need of a reliable delivery system experimented with the idea of starting a more reliable postal service that would be beneficial to all involved. 
Snailstops were the result of that idea, each being a shell-styled building that employs one or more caretakers who accept packages and letters while maintaining the building. The senders pay a small fee to ensure that their goods are delivered (on time) to where they want them to go. The caretakers store the mail and organise it by where it needs to go, then find Ureonggaksi willing to go there, pay them an honest amount of money for doing this (when they reach their destination, usually. Or beforehand on an honor system.) and freely give rice to the hungry gastropods from the kettle that is famously always on. This has led to a behavioural change in Ureonggaksi, many of the snaily women will now first seek out the Snailstop in town rather than finding a local inn. Additionally, snailmail pays well enough that its a viable career for the timid ladies.
The snailstops are maintained through Ureonggaksi directly employed by the company behind them. Sometime later a Harpy-kin roost would be added to them for express delivery and employment of the winged women. People can also order goods from the company through the catalogues, contact relatives through the public ARE and in some places use the small shrines. Due to their usefulness, most towns accept snailstops readily, though some are slightly wary of what they consider a missionary building.
Category:Buildings