So about the Hanu in Kozama'uka...

[Eyrilona]

It wasn't always there? My mistake then, and thank you for correcting that for me. Well, that does explain the "How did that not suffer the storm" angle.

It still doesn't really explain though why a people whose entire culture revolves around reeds, would build such a large settlement over a river that flows too fast for reeds to grow in it? Or.. why that sidequest would result in the spontaneous building of a town that is larger than all their other settlements combined? I mean, that place could rightfully be the capital of this zone now, by size.

P.S. If they have time and resources to build all that, someone should go fix the stairs to the southern part of the zone already! xD

[AmiableApkallu]

It still doesn't really explain though why a people whose entire culture revolves around reeds, would build such a large settlement over a river that flows too fast for reeds to grow in it? Or.. why that sidequest would result in the spontaneous building of a town that is larger than all their other settlements combined?

Because it's… not a Hanu settlement? I can't check right now, but as I recall, it's not Hanu architecture. It's the same architecture as the Pelupelu travel agency, which is the sort of thing you'd expect to expand as it becomes more successful and popular.

[Eyrilona]

Because it's… not a Hanu settlement? I can't check right now, but as I recall, it's not Hanu architecture. It's the same architecture as the Pelupelu travel agency, which is the sort of thing you'd expect to expand as it becomes more successful and popular.

It is not the architecture of the Pelu Pelu either though. Which possibly makes this even more of an unexplained oddity rather than less of one. All we can say for sure is that the most populous group around the Travel Agency is the Hanu, and the design does have traits of the Hanu architecture particularly in the use of dyed coiled rope, don't you think?

[AmiableApkallu]

It is not the architecture of the Pelu Pelu either though. Which possibly makes this even more of an unexplained oddity rather than less of one. All we can say for sure is that the most populous group around the Travel Agency is the Hanu, and the design does have traits of the Hanu architecture particularly in the use of dyed coiled rope, don't you think?

I didn't say Pelupelu. I said Pelupelu travel agency.

Occam's Razor. The area shows up during the travel agency quest line. It looks like the travel agency. It's part of the travel agency. :shrug:

[Eyrilona]

I didn't say Pelupelu. I said Pelupelu travel agency.

Occam's Razor. The area shows up during the travel agency quest line. It looks like the travel agency. It's part of the travel agency. :shrug:

That would make me grin a little at the irony that the devs wouldn't touch on sensitive issues like colonialism in an expansion with otherwise strong parallels to Central America, but have no problem with pretty much refocusing the zone to suit a tourism industry with its own new resort capital larger than all native settlements combined, all funded and lead by external private investors.

[Dikatis]

It is not the architecture of the Pelu Pelu either though. Which possibly makes this even more of an unexplained oddity rather than less of one. All we can say for sure is that the most populous group around the Travel Agency is the Hanu, and the design does have traits of the Hanu architecture particularly in the use of dyed coiled rope, don't you think?

It helps that the construction efforts were led by Wuk Evu, a carpenter from Tuliyollal who moved to Kozama'uka after falling in love with its culture. In all likelihood, those huts are housing for tourists looking for overnight or multi-day excursions in Kozama'uka.