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Old 06-21-2017, 12:41 PM   #13
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Default Re: Yrth: surface highways through Zarak?

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Originally Posted by sir_pudding View Post
Would they have a choice? I suppose it depends on how you define "road" but they'd eventually wear cart paths, regardless of any engineering they do or do not do.
It depends on the density of the surface dwellers and on the availability of caverns. I suspect there are lots of short distance paths and few long distance ones.

The opening page of Zarak answers that:

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The valleys are comparatively warm and fertile. Many hold small farming communities, populated by gnomes, a few surface dwarves, and even some humans. The valleys are connected to each other by mountain passes, but few roads lead to the outside word.
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