Oh this is somewhat hilarious. I posted this in Lore instead of Core (ie Staff eyes only).
I guess I could act all cool and pretend that's what I meant to do.
Still great to get it out there!
This could fit in to some lore if done right.
Witch looked up at the other members present sitting around her. She had invited them to dinner, to talk about a pressing matter.
"We need to do something about those Herogates." Witch stated, breaking the silence. "People are taking advantage of making towns right beside them." She took another bite of her food and looked around her. She could tell they were all confused, as this wasn’t something they didn’t expect what the meeting would be about. Witch walked out of the dining room, and returned with a map, which she then spread out on the table. She pointed to a spot in the northwest.
"The citizen Garvkoc build his town on top of this herogate in the north continent." She then pointed to a quite spot towards the right. "Valcral, made their outpost incredibly close to the no-build zone. We know that this has been a tough spot, since we have received quite a few complaints." The others nodded their heads in agreement. Munchlax left for a moment to get more beer for Yav and himself.
“The towns of Legacy and Ravenhold also have this problem, I’m afraid. Other than these four towns, I haven’t found anything related to this problem. There is one thing for sure, we have to do something about this, because people attempting to use these gates might feel in danger when towns sit dangerously close to their portal.” Witch folded up the map and continued to speak. “I think we need rules. Like…how a free passage will need to come in effect to make sure town citizens aren’t killing those who want to use herogates. We should also include a rule stating that they aren’t allowed to build closer than one chunk from the-”
“I’m confused.” Munchlax interrupted. “Why is this a problem? As long as there is a free passage to the herogates we haven’t really cared about it.” Munchlax then took a pause to down the rest of his beer.
“I’m with Munchlax on this, I dislike towns near herogates.” Dwarfers spoke up.
“Then why did you make an outpost next to a herogate?!” Witch shouted.
“Hey, that wasn’t me. Naomi wanted to make an outpost or something and then Soren dug a giant hole in that area.”
Naomi blushed. “I can confirm that. An outpost seemed like a cool idea to have, and Soren did what Soren does.” Tim finished his chicken and pushed his plate aside.
“I still need to claim herogates.” He then took his plate to the kitchen to be washed, leaving the rest of the comrades at the table. Yav then spoke up.
“I like the one chunk idea. Towns can still be close to a herogate, but not intimidently close. And, to add on to your idea Munchlax, we could have a new rule that declares full passage for non-citizens who want to get through.” Silence continued for ten minutes afterwards, as some continued to finish their meal. Some then followed Tim to the kitchen to put away their plates, and began to pack up. Robes were put on, swords and bows put away, and other potions and gimmicks were picked up by the folk. They then bid their farewells, leaving only some left at the table, eager to continue the conversation.
