Phineas Hightower - Metropolitan Orlandia
As the Stone Blessing Festival approaches, many merchants who depend upon the resultant commerce of the impressive gathering, have petitioned The Council of Faction Representatives to lift a controversial ban that prohibits aircraft levitated by lighter-than-air gasses from entering a radius of 2 square kilometers surrounding the sky-city. The Council has determined that the gases used for balloons and rigid airships to be extremely volatile, presenting a serious risk should an accidental breach occur. It has also been suggested by Chief Engineer Sid Shadowmoon that lighter-than-air craft may be used for nefarious means by air pirates to cause considerable calamity during the festival. Additionally, It is believed that many pirates opt for lighter-than-air vessels to avoid dependence on Orlandia’s Khazradanium, thus the ban supposedly keeps many illegal aircraft out of the city’s airspace.
Merchants maintain, however, that while many of them depend on floatstones to levitate their airships, additional barges for inventory are usually suspended by balloon. Several proprietors of smaller endeavours claim that the rising price of floatstones, as well as recharging expenses have hindered their bracket of the economy, forcing newer entrepreneurs to seek lighter-than-air vessels which, while less stable, are cheaper and worth the risk for struggling merchants and artisans. Some company executives also cite the necessity of hydrogen or heated-air balloons to help support aircraft with diminished energy in their floatstones, as a supplement to help them reach the city.
The Council will meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss the ban, and if it stands, will also entertain solutions to meet the needs of merchants affected by the ban.
As the Stone Blessing Festival approaches, many merchants who depend upon the resultant commerce of the impressive gathering, have petitioned The Council of Faction Representatives to lift a controversial ban that prohibits aircraft levitated by lighter-than-air gasses from entering a radius of 2 square kilometers surrounding the sky-city. The Council has determined that the gases used for balloons and rigid airships to be extremely volatile, presenting a serious risk should an accidental breach occur. It has also been suggested by Chief Engineer Sid Shadowmoon that lighter-than-air craft may be used for nefarious means by air pirates to cause considerable calamity during the festival. Additionally, It is believed that many pirates opt for lighter-than-air vessels to avoid dependence on Orlandia’s Khazradanium, thus the ban supposedly keeps many illegal aircraft out of the city’s airspace.
Merchants maintain, however, that while many of them depend on floatstones to levitate their airships, additional barges for inventory are usually suspended by balloon. Several proprietors of smaller endeavours claim that the rising price of floatstones, as well as recharging expenses have hindered their bracket of the economy, forcing newer entrepreneurs to seek lighter-than-air vessels which, while less stable, are cheaper and worth the risk for struggling merchants and artisans. Some company executives also cite the necessity of hydrogen or heated-air balloons to help support aircraft with diminished energy in their floatstones, as a supplement to help them reach the city.
The Council will meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss the ban, and if it stands, will also entertain solutions to meet the needs of merchants affected by the ban.
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