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| - The Westfarer Route and its sister route both served dutifully in travel from region to region for thousands of pre-conquest years, especially in the traversing of the treacherous Moonlyt Peaks, the dense foliage of Gardoria, and the swamps of the Wetlands. Of the two, the Eastfarer is far more famous, because of the post-coronation ceremonies of both Thyllanor and the Wetlands involving a pilgrimage down the routes. It was one of the first true engineering marvels of Andoras, as well; where the route was to cross bridges, it did so in terrific fashion, with iron supports and rods rather than the former traditional wood. The Eastfarer was even more durable, and was the less-destroyed of the two, where the bridges and tunnels in the Moonlyt Peaks trudged along at a steady pace to the south.
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| - The Westfarer Route and its sister route both served dutifully in travel from region to region for thousands of pre-conquest years, especially in the traversing of the treacherous Moonlyt Peaks, the dense foliage of Gardoria, and the swamps of the Wetlands. Of the two, the Eastfarer is far more famous, because of the post-coronation ceremonies of both Thyllanor and the Wetlands involving a pilgrimage down the routes. It was one of the first true engineering marvels of Andoras, as well; where the route was to cross bridges, it did so in terrific fashion, with iron supports and rods rather than the former traditional wood. The Eastfarer was even more durable, and was the less-destroyed of the two, where the bridges and tunnels in the Moonlyt Peaks trudged along at a steady pace to the south. It was, of course, not cheap to construct such routes, so all four kingdoms pitched in significant sums of gold to pay for the construction. The Westfarer took approximately twenty years to complete, while the Eastfarer took eighteen; a shorter distance for the Westfarer, but it was hindered by the mountains and the marshes that got in the way. However, these are just rough estimates; one can assume that the routes were constantly being repaired and renovated for thousands of years before they were destroyed, with the Southfarer Route being a notable addition that took twenty-two years itself to complete; at its completion, however, it made the Westfarer Route the longest continuous road in the world. When Draegon landed on Andoras, he was pleased to find that part of the Eastfarer Route lied at a small town where he decided he would establish his beachhead. This eventually became Dragonspire City -- perhaps the most famous result of industrialization/immigration because of the Route's reach. The routes were also very vital supply lines; one of the main reasons they were initially destroyed. With the Dragomyr invasion of Andoras, Draegon Dragomyr ordered the destruction of both routes, so as to seriously hinder trade between the kingdoms and force them to surrender without their full strength. While the dragons that Draegon wielded were far more instrumental in annexing kingdoms, the lack of their main trade routes seriously inhibited these four nations, and soon they became completely isolated as the Dragomyr forces themselves utilized what remained to march right into capital cities and plant their banners. After the conquest, Draegon proposed to have Drakonian-style highways built roughly in the place of the Westfarer and Eastfarer routes. These, too, have started to fall out of shape in lesser-traversed areas with three and a half centuries of unchecked erosion, but in urban regions, they are kept beautifully intact, and are a daily reminder of the conquest and the Drakonian influence on Andoras, even after all this time.
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