"Minas Ithil" as a name was carefully chosen. The first pass had the three Morian cities called the Silmaril, but, that seemed to be really asking for trouble. Minas Ithil has enough bad associations.
The city is, at least to some extent, designed for non-Morians. Building these Cloud Cities will require an expansion in population, beyond the trickle that normally occurs. The Morians wont be telling people that, of course.
Maybe there needs to be a second crystal city, Minas Anor, possibly built near one of the poles of Mercury?
The idea of Erebor sounds good, they'd like a Dwarven Fortress style station.
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind
The city is, at least to some extent, designed for non-Morians. Building these Cloud Cities will require an expansion in population, beyond the trickle that normally occurs. The Morians wont be telling people that, of course.
Maybe there needs to be a second crystal city, Minas Anor, possibly built near one of the poles of Mercury?
The idea of Erebor sounds good, they'd like a Dwarven Fortress style station.
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind