Re: Plants in unlikely places from Simon Miller on 2004-10-21 (Whitewall)

From: Simon Miller <simonmiller60_at_...>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:41:41 +0200 (CEST)

Jane, that's really interesting about the block! I have a friend who has often talked about modelling the block; I shall forward him a copy of this email.

Simon

Message date : Oct 21 2004, 07:53 AM
From : "Jane Williams"
To : whitewall_at_yahoogroups.com
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Subject : Plants in unlikely places

> > Might it be possible to grow some food on top of Whitewall?
> >
> > I visited Volterra in Tuscany this summer, and they were able to
> resist lengthy sieges (1-2 years IIRC) by growing a good deal of food
> within their walls; including grass to feed herds. Volterra is
> somewhat reminiscent of Whitewall... very high with steep approaches.
> >
> > I'm not an expert on the Volsaxi but I would imagine they would
> want their fortress to be capable of supporting their herds for a
> fair period of time.
>
> That's a good point. However Whitewall is a rock outcropping so any
> crops/pasture on the tor itself would have to have been carved out of
> the rock itself so any pasturage would be limited.

I've heard of one game where there's vegetation growing on top of the Block, of all places.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Glorantha3D/message/574

(hmm, archives not public....)

"In our campaign, there is
about a foot of top soil on top of the block. Rue, our pygmy Vingan, claims its years of griffin shit =) Regardless of its origin, it provides a lush cover of grass and low lieing vegetation, though its not enough to support large plants. The plants are "different" no doubt, but I didn't have time to investigate it during my visit."

And here's the picture

http://www.geocities.com/kaiachak/destiny.jpg

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