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Minerals.
knnn:
Is there anything that explains where they get their minerals from? I suppose all the mud comes from outside, and maybe the lime and whatever else they need to make mortor, but for copper I would think you'd need a mine of some sort, unless they been canabalizing the spire itself for the last two centuries.
Also, what about the iron/steel? Iron seems to rot so quickly, and yet they have so much "copper clad iron". They must have some source for, and more importantly, some way to forge it without it rotting, to give them time to cover it with copper.
Tarion:
Hard labour on the surface, would be my first thought. We know they use it for punishment, after all. I wouldn't be surprised if it was their major punishment method.
Also - Is it possible that the spires extend below the surface? They could have been built in mineral rich areas. With trade between different spires to fill out the gaps in their local supply.
Quantus:
Hard labor in extremely dangerous mines (not too much more insane than all the Wood harvesting), and recycling operations. Depending on the actual chemical reasons for the Iron Rot, it's possible they can process the rotted Iron oxide back into elemental iron, to reduce teh constant losses.
--- Quote from: Tarion on October 12, 2015, 02:28:51 PM ---Hard labour on the surface, would be my first thought. We know they use it for punishment, after all. I wouldn't be surprised if it was their major punishment method.
Also - Is it possible that the spires extend below the surface? They could have been built in mineral rich areas. With trade between different spires to fill out the gaps in their local supply.
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Ya, they mentioned it at the end when discussing what to do with the caputred enemy: the spirearch expected them "to be set to work at the base of the spire" which now that you mention it could be on the surface or could be in interior mines.
knnn:
--- Quote from: Quantus on October 12, 2015, 02:56:49 PM ---which now that you mention it could be on the surface or could be in interior mines.
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I think you'd have to get lucky to find deposits of all the right minerals within walking distance of your spire. On earth, you've got small deposits all over, but they run out very quickly. Industrial-sized mines for the stuff you need are much rarer.
Nice thought on the iron rot though. There's a quote about one of the Auroran swords that describes what happens to rotted iron. It might be worth looking for that one. Heck, it might be worth having a reference thread for these kinds of things.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: knnn on October 12, 2015, 03:27:25 PM ---I think you'd have to get lucky to find deposits of all the right minerals within walking distance of your spire. On earth, you've got small deposits all over, but they run out very quickly. Industrial-sized mines for the stuff you need are much rarer.
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Not if the location of each spire where CHOSEN with it's local mineral resources in mind. It's also worth noting that they do have over-land travel and trade /between/ spires, so it's not out of the question to have mines that range out from the Spires a good distance. Presumable they have tree Farms (or at least known harvesting spots) along those lines.
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