Was an excellent post! And the reference to our story together was sweet, thank you!<br/><br/>CS, you have the next post, while I work out mine and the little bit I have to do for the next phase of the story.<br/><br/>I am trying to figure out something, so you guys don't think I am weird or anything. I want to see if I can find a layout of a city we can use, so we can kind of map where things are in relation to each other.<br/>In my mind, Crescent City is large and sprawling, with lots of buildings in each area. The Upper Terrace is where most of the nobles and the Duke are located. The center area, between the docks and the Upper Terrace, is where the Merchant District has all its shops and Inns. Craftsmen and merchants live here. This is where I have the Dew Drop located. So that there is easy access from the Upper Terrace as well as the Docks.<br/><br/>Now the Docks are a rough and seedier part of town, where the poorer people live and the thugs and gangs run rampant. Here there are warehouses that are used to store goods that are being traded with other parts of the Kingdom. I can see an area where there is a stockyard for livestock, several smaller taverns and even a seedy Inn where travelers can stay cheap. If they are tough enough to take care of themselves.<br/><br/>Now as far as where people live, Hani stays in the Dew Drop as does her father. Mercy and most of the rest of the staff live in apartments in the Merchant district. Lots of people living in crowded but mostly clean and well kept rooming houses (apartments). The wealthier Merchants will have townhouses with yards and stables. They are on the fringes of the Merchant District, as close as they can get to the nobles and the Upper Terrace.  The Elves are diplomats who have their own area, guarded by Elven and Half Elven paid guards. The Duke has a very large Keep and a full complement of military, along with the horses of his personal use and the cavalry. I want to say he has about a dozen Knights at his disposal, and they live in a special barracks, separate from the main military. They are kind of snooty, and of course Sir Doryn is one of them, but he has his own estate, as he mentioned. I am thinking his estate would border on the edge of the Merchant district, with the winery taking up several acres of land as well as his manor house and personal stable. Correct me if I am wrong and you want him to have it elsewhere.<br/><br/>I was even thinking of constructing the Crescent City in Minecraft...might be fun!<br/><br/>So for Ethirdir, I am imagining him having a large manor in the Elven District, which is close to the Merchant District. Maybe a half mile or so? The Elves are encouraged to build and expand in the city in certain areas, but of course they would not want to be too low down in the valley or near the Docks. Roads are cobblestone in the city and rough dirt outside of it. There is a main trade route that leads directly out of the Merchants District and heads towards the fertile Elmtree Valley. There are farms and of course the river runs there on its way to the Sea. The King's Road leads to the Midlands capital of Gutenburg, several hundred miles away. Lots of little towns and maybe a larger city between, but we won't worry about them. I can see the King's road having a clear and distinct route to the Docks. Other side streets of course as the city is large and spread out. There is a connecting road to the Duke's Keep that leads through the Merchant District and the ELven district, right to the Keep. If we need to name these roads later I will do so.<br/><br/>The reason I say these things is I want the characters to rely on either horse drawn cabs or their own horses or carriages. Walking is fine if it is a short distance. I am fine with the Elven shop being close to the Dew Drop. It is considered a merchant business.<br/><br/>Does this make sense to you two?