Printing Press

The woodblock printing press has revolutionized communication over the last half century. It allows for mass production of proclamations, pamphlets and other printed materials meant to be disseminated across large areas. Together with innovations in seafaring technology and the formation of the Messengers Guild the printing press allows word to travel quickly throughout the two kingdoms.

Royal courts, bodies of governmental administration and powerful barons own or have access to printing presses. In addition, there are independent presses primarily found in free cities and other cities with a Merchants League presence (e.g. New Felix). These presses print news and propaganda pamphlets that are often produced by burghers and other groups and individuals in some way affiliated with the Merchants League.

The printing press's primary role is dissemination of news, but they are also used to produce copies of literary works. Printers use woodblocks representing glyphs but most often they employ syllabary characters as there are less symbols and therefore less blocks are needed. Thus the printing press has contributed to the widespread usage of the syllabary writing system. Almost all printed materials are written in the Long language.

The printing press originated in Hu and the oldest printing presses Histiotus, Kerivoula and Taphozous are all located in Northern Chiroptera.