Ishtar, Last of Her Name — Street Smarts, Page 6
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The Imperial City. The four brigands approach the enormous walled metropolis, its gates, towers, and domed buildings rising ahead. A sweeping aerial view reveals waterways, bridges, markets, and dense neighborhoods. Captions: “The Imperial City.” “Once, every road in the Empire led here.” “Now, most of them lead somewhere else.”
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Two panoramic views establish the vast Imperial City, its walls, domes, canals and crowded streets.
About this chapter
Street Smarts opens with four brigands robbing a caravan outside the Imperial City. They head into the crowded festival streets with their loot, where an encounter with a streetwise local draws them into a city that isn’t quite as easy to navigate as they expect.