Storyline Status:
Open (to Resistance)
Open (to Resistance)
Storyline Activity:
Active
Active
Storyline Locations:
Vienda, Anaxas: Specifically, the Uptown Sewers and shady locations within the Soot District.
Vienda, Anaxas: Specifically, the Uptown Sewers and shady locations within the Soot District.
Plot Summary
The aim is to cause Vienda's upper district sewerage system to back up without affecting the Lowtown and Soot District flow. By erecting a dozen barriers at key points along with the system and blocking the Uptown's drainage, the waste would gather and collect with nowhere to go. With enough time the same waste would produce all manner of unpleasantness and gases, and with a tiny spark and a little gunpowder, the waste would have only one way to go - back the way it came.
Timeline of events:
38th Roalis 2720 - Prohibition is called for
45th Roalis 2720 - Gale/Artful has a meeting/planning session to lay out the idea. Various individuals split off to do their various related tasks. - [Open - Resistance] Planning a Stink - ACTIVE
70th Roalis 2720 - The sewer blocks are installed - [Open - Resistance] Causing a great stink - ACTIVE
Xth-Early Yaris 2720 - The detonators are installed
Xth-Mid Yaris 2720 - Profit???
OC Science and Research stuffShow
Because I hyperfocus on these things and I'm not sorry about it.
For the curious, there are actually incidents of sewers exploding or igniting in history, primarily due to methane produced from the breakdown of excrement and the general pouring of oils and fats down the drain without thought. Even recently in the present day at wastewater processing plants, there have been cases of it exploding (unfortunately with victims). In general, however, some of these issues can primarily be avoided however by allowing good airflow and circulation in the area (which then dispurses it). Of course, if the area is sealed off the gases and matter are going to build up.
Sewer gas itself isn't dangerous in small amounts, but the primary components (Hydrogen Sulphide, Methane, Ammonia and Carbon Dioxide) can be dangerous at high levels. Should these gases be present and something explosive happens it could have serious consequences not only against property and infrastructure but also life. The other issue with sewers backing up is the spread of disease across the population leading to outbreaks (the great stink event for example had three outbreaks of Cholera).
But how much of a build-up? I'm not sure on the per day - in the UK it's currently 150 litres of wastewater per day for an average person. So halving it (presuming that Hygiene isn't as highly demanded as in the present) would be 75 litres per person (to allow for there being no washing machines and the possibility of not everyone having indoor plumbing).
Multiply that by the Uptown Population of Vienda?
Well, here are the presumed numbers:
If the population of Vienda 2.56 million of which the Galdor make up 4.9% of the numbers (based on total Anaxas race distribution percentages), that means there are 125,000~ Galdor in Vienda.
Presuming for ease of numbers all the Galdor live in the uptown that's:
125000 x 75 = 9,375,000 litres of wastewater.
Multiply that by... 30 days?
9,375,000 x 30 = 281,250,000 litres of wastewater (or 74,298,389 US liquid gallons, or 100 olympic swimming pools, or 2,000,000 bathtubs).
And that's before you even consider things like adding in rain, runoff, hospitals, commercial properties waste and so on.
References:
Healthline on Sewer gas: https://www.healthline.com/health/healt ... /sewer-gas
Great Stink event: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stink
Knowlton, W. T. “Explosions in Sewers and Sewer Maintenance.” Sewage Works Journal: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25028122
For the curious, there are actually incidents of sewers exploding or igniting in history, primarily due to methane produced from the breakdown of excrement and the general pouring of oils and fats down the drain without thought. Even recently in the present day at wastewater processing plants, there have been cases of it exploding (unfortunately with victims). In general, however, some of these issues can primarily be avoided however by allowing good airflow and circulation in the area (which then dispurses it). Of course, if the area is sealed off the gases and matter are going to build up.
Sewer gas itself isn't dangerous in small amounts, but the primary components (Hydrogen Sulphide, Methane, Ammonia and Carbon Dioxide) can be dangerous at high levels. Should these gases be present and something explosive happens it could have serious consequences not only against property and infrastructure but also life. The other issue with sewers backing up is the spread of disease across the population leading to outbreaks (the great stink event for example had three outbreaks of Cholera).
But how much of a build-up? I'm not sure on the per day - in the UK it's currently 150 litres of wastewater per day for an average person. So halving it (presuming that Hygiene isn't as highly demanded as in the present) would be 75 litres per person (to allow for there being no washing machines and the possibility of not everyone having indoor plumbing).
Multiply that by the Uptown Population of Vienda?
Well, here are the presumed numbers:
If the population of Vienda 2.56 million of which the Galdor make up 4.9% of the numbers (based on total Anaxas race distribution percentages), that means there are 125,000~ Galdor in Vienda.
Presuming for ease of numbers all the Galdor live in the uptown that's:
125000 x 75 = 9,375,000 litres of wastewater.
Multiply that by... 30 days?
9,375,000 x 30 = 281,250,000 litres of wastewater (or 74,298,389 US liquid gallons, or 100 olympic swimming pools, or 2,000,000 bathtubs).
And that's before you even consider things like adding in rain, runoff, hospitals, commercial properties waste and so on.
References:
Healthline on Sewer gas: https://www.healthline.com/health/healt ... /sewer-gas
Great Stink event: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stink
Knowlton, W. T. “Explosions in Sewers and Sewer Maintenance.” Sewage Works Journal: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25028122
OC How big are Vienda's Sewers?Show
A difficult question, but one that it still necessary to ask.
Fortunately we have a real world example of 19th Century sewers that still run a city today - London. The "modern" london sewers were constructed over the 19th century (or potentially already built) and consisted of three main types (all measurements are KM for math ease):
Six main interceptor sewers - total length 160km
Main sewers - total length 720km
Small local sewers - total length - 21,000km
Three different sewer sizes were also noted during the research.
Sewer divert flow - 3.4m diametre
Relief sewer - 2.13m diametre
Small sewer - 1.4m x 0.9m
The following therefore in the math has been presumed:
The Interceptor sewers have a 3.4m diametre
The Main sewers have a 2.13m diametre
The local sewers have a 1.4, x 0.9m size.
And now for the math:
Six main interceptors: Area = 36.3msq, Volume = 36.3 x 160,000m = 5,180,688 cubic metres
Main Sewers: Area = 14.25 msq, Volume = 14.25 x 720,000m = 10,262,160 cubic metres
The Local Sewers: Area = 1.274msq, Volume = 1.274 x 21,000,000m = 26,754,000 cubic metres
Total volume of london sewers: Approx 42,826,848 cubic metres.
But what about Vienda?
Well late 19th Century london had a population of 5.56 million. Vienda has a poulation of 2.56 million, and therefore is 46% the size of London. Following that same logic, it can be presumed the sewers is 46% the size of London's.
Therefore, Vienda's sewer volume is: 19,694,041 cubic metres.
Theoretically then, the volume of the Galdori sewers (taken from the previous 4.9%) would be: 965,008 cubic metres, or 965,008,049 litres which would take 102 days to fill if it was a sealed container (or386 olympic swimming pools).
Fortunately we have a real world example of 19th Century sewers that still run a city today - London. The "modern" london sewers were constructed over the 19th century (or potentially already built) and consisted of three main types (all measurements are KM for math ease):
Six main interceptor sewers - total length 160km
Main sewers - total length 720km
Small local sewers - total length - 21,000km
Three different sewer sizes were also noted during the research.
Sewer divert flow - 3.4m diametre
Relief sewer - 2.13m diametre
Small sewer - 1.4m x 0.9m
The following therefore in the math has been presumed:
The Interceptor sewers have a 3.4m diametre
The Main sewers have a 2.13m diametre
The local sewers have a 1.4, x 0.9m size.
And now for the math:
Six main interceptors: Area = 36.3msq, Volume = 36.3 x 160,000m = 5,180,688 cubic metres
Main Sewers: Area = 14.25 msq, Volume = 14.25 x 720,000m = 10,262,160 cubic metres
The Local Sewers: Area = 1.274msq, Volume = 1.274 x 21,000,000m = 26,754,000 cubic metres
Total volume of london sewers: Approx 42,826,848 cubic metres.
But what about Vienda?
Well late 19th Century london had a population of 5.56 million. Vienda has a poulation of 2.56 million, and therefore is 46% the size of London. Following that same logic, it can be presumed the sewers is 46% the size of London's.
Therefore, Vienda's sewer volume is: 19,694,041 cubic metres.
Theoretically then, the volume of the Galdori sewers (taken from the previous 4.9%) would be: 965,008 cubic metres, or 965,008,049 litres which would take 102 days to fill if it was a sealed container (or386 olympic swimming pools).
Who is Involved?
Nicholas Fogg / Sir Tick - Providing clockwork timers to set off detonators.
Aodh Elzo -
Tobias Murdock / Egg -
Various Faceless Resistance NPCs - assisting in minor roles such as heavy lifting and putting the parts in place.
How to Get Involved
A final thread may have to be done to set the detonators for the "explosive" return day in Early to Mid Yaris. The backing up can occur any time after that.
Players between these times are more than welcome to do their own related threads on the subject without Gale around.
