reepipuddleglumweather
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how big was cair parevel and the surrondings, was it a city, were there talking animals, and centaurs, ettc. in the city, or was it only for humans.
cair parevel
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Chakal your friendly Mage Scribe here. Let me take you on a brief tour of Cair Paravel.
First off all of Narnia is for the Talking Animals. The purpose of the Kings and Queens is not to dominate but to serve. The Old Heidelberg doctrine, you know, that to serve is the highest calling and the greatest ruler is the one that is servant of all.
With that in mind, given the tiny human population (four during the golden era) no, Cair Paravel was not for humans alone. It was not built by the hands of man, and men did not paint it, clean its streets, argue in its legislative chamber, defend its walls, cook its food, store its larder, or hoist its flag each morning.
Government in Narnia is locally grown. There is not a lot of infrastructure compared to classic European monarchies. The High King presides over a Privy Council, his advisory group, which is made up of two branches: 1) the Council of Ministers (persons over various functions such as defense, trade and standards) and the Royal Magi, of which your humble servant is a member.
The Chamberlain is the main inkeep who runs the daily affairs of the household and takes personal responsibility for everything from keeping the lawn tidy to repairing leaky roofs. He has a huge staff that is run, by all accounts, like clockwork. And speaking of clockwork he maintains the water clock in the courtyard.
The Captain of the Guard has four shifts of brave souls that maintain order, give directions, and in times of war kick some pretty mean hindquarters.
The Stablemaster is in charge of the staff of grooms that tend the horses and the beasts of burden.
The Order of Saint Suleyman is a lot like the Knights Hospitaler in your world...they run a ward for the sick and injured that is second to none.
Various Trade Guilds have their offices at Cair Paravel. There is also a school of Natural Philosophy and a school of Arts and Music.
First off all of Narnia is for the Talking Animals. The purpose of the Kings and Queens is not to dominate but to serve. The Old Heidelberg doctrine, you know, that to serve is the highest calling and the greatest ruler is the one that is servant of all.
With that in mind, given the tiny human population (four during the golden era) no, Cair Paravel was not for humans alone. It was not built by the hands of man, and men did not paint it, clean its streets, argue in its legislative chamber, defend its walls, cook its food, store its larder, or hoist its flag each morning.
Government in Narnia is locally grown. There is not a lot of infrastructure compared to classic European monarchies. The High King presides over a Privy Council, his advisory group, which is made up of two branches: 1) the Council of Ministers (persons over various functions such as defense, trade and standards) and the Royal Magi, of which your humble servant is a member.
The Chamberlain is the main inkeep who runs the daily affairs of the household and takes personal responsibility for everything from keeping the lawn tidy to repairing leaky roofs. He has a huge staff that is run, by all accounts, like clockwork. And speaking of clockwork he maintains the water clock in the courtyard.
The Captain of the Guard has four shifts of brave souls that maintain order, give directions, and in times of war kick some pretty mean hindquarters.
The Stablemaster is in charge of the staff of grooms that tend the horses and the beasts of burden.
The Order of Saint Suleyman is a lot like the Knights Hospitaler in your world...they run a ward for the sick and injured that is second to none.
Various Trade Guilds have their offices at Cair Paravel. There is also a school of Natural Philosophy and a school of Arts and Music.
reepipuddleglumweather
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so....
so if i went to the streeets, i would see centaurs trotting , and like badgers walking on the streets! that would be awesome!
so if i went to the streeets, i would see centaurs trotting , and like badgers walking on the streets! that would be awesome!
reepipuddleglumweather
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but
didnt it have a city surronding it?
didnt it have a city surronding it?
This is canon...not becase it is in Chronicles, but because it is in history. All castles whatsoever had a number of buildings in them to do all the many things people need when there is a war going on and folks can't live outside where the arrows and spears fly. They had stables, stores of food and water, weapons lockers, a chapel, a central castle with offices and a throne room, etc etc etc.
They were small cities in themselves.
All castles were. Only these days a lot of the wooden structures are long gone leaving only the outer wall and center bailey.
They also had lots of buildings OUTSIDE the walls where people had communities. Cair Paravel was more than just a castle in the middle of nowhere. It had to be in order for the monarchs to have three meals a day and horses to ride. I mean, like, really.
They were small cities in themselves.
All castles were. Only these days a lot of the wooden structures are long gone leaving only the outer wall and center bailey.
They also had lots of buildings OUTSIDE the walls where people had communities. Cair Paravel was more than just a castle in the middle of nowhere. It had to be in order for the monarchs to have three meals a day and horses to ride. I mean, like, really.