Ancient City of Babylon

* Requires Nwn 1.66, and all Expansions(SoU, HotU, and CEP 1.52)to use this *

As close to historical accuracy as one can get with the Toolset and using no haks other than CEP, this is the whole city of Ancient Babylon as it looked at the height of it's power and the dawn of it's decline. All the famous places are here: the Ishtar Gate, the Hanging Gardens, the great ziggurat known in biblical times as the Tower of Babel, the Royal Palace and much, much more have been faithfully re-created with exacting detail, while only the most necessary of liberties were taken. For instance, whereas the actual city had hundreds of gates, and eight major ones leading into the city, I simplified my Babylon by having the Ishtar Gate being the only main gate into the city, and a more reasonable amout within. Also, I based the layout of the city on a map from the time of Alexander the Great, which I saw in a book I own. Not every area was shown on the map, so I did a great deal of research to make each of the city's districts correct. For the Prison, I wanted to portray something of the ancient Babylonians' reputation for being merciless to their foes. As for the Necropolis, that came from a legend that said how in it's declining years, some parts of Babylon fell into ruins and were sometimes used to house the dead, when not just left to wild beasts. My Necropolis area reflects the legends well, but wild beasts are not included. Lol. Where history is silent I went by archeological information as well as Biblical accounts. All in all, this is a must-have for those who like to build modules set in historical or Biblical times. You can visit the city on the demo module and see how you like things, or you can import the .erf file containing all nine areas featured in the demo into your own modules. I have included a readme file as well, which lists each district of Babylon with all points of interest mentioned. In-game map notes will tell you where in each area these sites of interest are. Enjoy your Nwn trip back in time to Ancient Babylon! * Enjoy, and be sure to vote *