Friday, August 9, 2013

The City of Azrea'lan


Interior of an upper-class home and exterior of a lower-class community within the same city/environment.
"The city of Azrea’lan is  located in the dry barren desert of Kalim.  The slums of the city are overrun with ragged, hand sewn tents that serve as shelter for the poor souls who
reside there.  While meager in appearance, even the slums enjoy the beauteous sunrises and sunsets that Azrea’lan is renowned for experiencing. The city is actually scattered throughout the desert, and as such, many of the slum areas stand far enough from the wealthiest of the residents’ tents to seem like a village all their own. The upper-class residents of Azrea’lan are still simple folk, luxury indicated more by the beautiful lanterns and ornate carpets they have in their tents. A nomadic people overall, they do not keep many things that do not serve a purpose, but instead enjoy a life of simple luxuries such as tea and soft cushions. Based off a combination of Saudi Arabian merchant dwellings, and lodgings of the Turkic peoples of the19th century silk road."