§%§§/~....                                          ....~/§§%§
§%§/««....                                          ....««/§%§
@§§%%§/«~.                                          .~«/§%%§§@
##@§%§/«~.                                          .~«/§%§@##
§§§§//~...                                          ...~//§§§§
¶§§§//«...              ///////////////             ...«//§§§¶
#@¶§%§/«~.             /  ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶  /              .~«/§%§¶@#
¶%/«...... /          ¶     roads      ¶          / ......«/%¶
¶§%§«.....             /  ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶  /              .....«§%§¶
¶%§///««~.              ///////////////             .~««///§%¶
#@¶§%§/«~.                                          .~«/§%§¶@#
##¶§%§/«~.   roads are physical representations of  .~«/§%§¶##
§§§§///«~. the  lines on maps that  tell you  where .~«///§§§§
¶§§«......             you can travel.              ......«§§¶
§§§§««....                                          ....««§§§§
#@¶§%§/«~. those called  roads  are for  cars.  for .~«/§%§¶@#
§§«....... bikes  they are called paths, for trains .......«§§
¶%/~~.....          they are called rails.          .....~~/%¶
@§§««.....                                          .....««§§@
##@¶§§/«~. when traveling by  foot,  you can follow .~«/§§¶@##
§%%§«.....          all of these, or none.          .....«§%%§
##@¶§%§/«~                                          ~«/§%§¶@##
§%§/«.....                  .~«@«~.                 .....«/§%§
#@¶§%§/«~.                                          .~«/§%§¶@#
#@¶§%§/«~.    most roads are elevated, suspended    .~«/§%§¶@#
#@¶§%§/«~. between   three  to  a   hundred  (rare) .~«/§%§¶@#
##@¶§§/«~. meters above  ground. the closer you get .~«/§§¶@##
##¶§%§/«~. to a  city,  the  more  intertwined they .~«/§%§¶##
§§%%/««~..                   get.                   ..~««/%%§§
##¶§%§/«~.                                          .~«/§%§¶##
@§%%%§/«~. in   such   areas,   all  crossings  and .~«/§%%%§@
§§§%%§/«~. intersections are  placed in tunnels, or .~«/§%%§§§
@¶§§§§/«~.   special tower-like structures called   .~«/§§§§¶@
##¶§%§/«~. outposts, which  enfold  the roads where .~«/§%§¶##
§§/~~.....              they interact.              .....~~/§§
#@¶§%§/«~.                                          .~«/§%§¶@#
#@¶§%§/«~.                  .~«@«~.                 .~«/§%§¶@#
#@¶§%§/«~.                                          .~«/§%§¶@#
§§§«~..... here and there you will find  symbols in .....~«§§§
¶¶%§/~.... white, on  the  asphalt. these are meant ....~/§%¶¶
@¶¶§%§/«~. to   tell   the   drivers   about   what .~«/§%§¶¶@
@@¶§%§/«~. manouvers  they allowed  to  perform  on .~«/§%§¶@@
@§%%/«....     that particular stretch of road.     ....«/%%§@
¶¶§%%§/«~.                                          .~«/§%%§¶¶
##@¶§%§/~. however, some creatures  paint their own .~/§%§¶@##
#@¶§%§/«~.   illicit symbols encoding territorial   .~«/§%§¶@#
¶%§«~~....    claims, nearby resources, or other    ....~~«§%¶
#@¶§%§/«~.      unknown and mysterious things.      .~«/§%§¶@#
¶§§«......                                          ......«§§¶
#@¶§%§/«~.                                          .~«/§%§¶@#
##¶§%§/«~.                                          .~«/§%§¶##
@@¶§%§/«~.                                          .~«/§%§¶@@
##@¶§§/«~.                                          .~«/§§¶@##