Difference between revisions of "Coup of Urteau"

Urteau is of rather large importance as it used to be situated upon the canals, which means that the family Venture, who had ownership of the city, had control over every shipment of merchandise that needed to get to other cities (particularly, Luthadel). Since ships are one of the only ways to transport heavy merchandise at a reasonable speed, through taxes and other fees, the city has quickly risen to become one of the most important ones in the area.{{cite}} However, during the eventstime of the[[Quellion]]'s bookrule, the canals are dried and is used as roads, oras places for merchants and beggars, and as a placelocation where thefor homeless skaasskaa canto spend the night.{{citebook ref|mb3|16}}

MoreEven importantmore evenimportantly, Urteau is the location of one of the [[Lord Ruler]]'s storage caches. It contains not only food, resources and equipment, but also information about new[[electrum]], one of the previously undiscovered metals.{{clarify|whichbook metal?ref|mb3|5}} andThe information left there also discusses the upcoming danger that Ruin represented.{{cite}} It is later discovered that the Lord Ruler redirected the canal's water to the city's storage cavern. This causes the canal to dry out but ensures a fresh water supply for the cavern.{{cite}}