Aelthiur Architecture
In all cities and among most large towns, 95% of all buildings are made of stone, due to the relative scarcity of wood.  Many houses have pillars in the front, and pillars covered in vines are normally considered a good sign of a house.  Houses have slanted roofs, normally slanted toward the front, and are usually shingled.  Many more decorative houses have roofs that curve upward at the side.  The stones used for creating houses are typically fairly dark, so for decoration many houses have dragonic designs carved into them, as has been the style of Aelthiurian decoration for many millennia.  These designs are often painted to add some color to the house, although many unaccustomed visitors to Aelthiur find them slightly eerie. 

Gardens are also common in Aelthiur, but houses tend to have only a single color of flower represented in their household that goes with the color they have made their dragon d�cor.  For instance, a house might have several blue flowers in the garden to match the blue dragons carved into the sides of the house.  Red flowers and dragonic carvings are normally only found in more rich houses, and a person will often be notified by the city council if their house�s coloring is not appropriate for their rank. 

Doors often have circular tops but created in the rectangular shape.  Doors always have the hinges on the left side from the outside, with the door handle on the right.  Windows can be circular or square, and are normally made out of colored glass that is hard to see through but allows light in.  Courtyards are very common among even slightly affluent households or in apartment buildings.  Apartment buildings were normally designed so that rooms became smaller as they went upward, with the poorer inhabitants in the upper rooms.

Furniture was often made of brass and lightly done so that it was transportable but cheap.  Cushions almost always come with furniture, even cheap furniture.  Furniture rarely comes with a back, although more wealthy people often buy furniture with a back.  Designs that accompany the dragonic designs of most households are also common for furniture.
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