Category:Zembabweian

 THIS SECTION IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.   Architectural influences: The Empire of Ghana.

The cities of Zembabwei are usually built on hills. The wealthier a citizen is, the higher on the hill that citizen is allowed to live. The poorest citizens live on the plains surrounding the hill. Stone walls that enforce the stratification created by distinctions in wealth encircle the hills. The wealthiest can even afford privacy walls around their courtyards. In these cities iron is smelted and forged into tools and weapons and precious metals are worked into forms of artistic beauty. Wood and soapstone is carved into ornate dishes and figurines. Cone-shaped grain towers store food against drought and famine.

The racial mixing has also turned the Zembabwans into skilled engineers, capable of building massive stone structures without mortar, as well as impressive dams, water conduits and irrigation canals. Zembabwan mines include both horizontal and vertical shafts dug deep into the earth. Many of their stone cities display well-constructed terraces carved into hills. Their stone masonry skills rival those of the Hyperboreans, using chequered, chevron and herringbone patterns in the walls. In addition to their remarkable masonry skills, the Zembabwans are accomplished goldsmiths and copper workers.

''Tip: This is your black kingdom of choice if you like to build at lot and in higher tier (T3) materials. The Zembabweans are skilled masons and can build castles like structures like other great civilizations.''

(This has been sourced from the CLA.)