The Oasis

The Oasis is a major city in Zothique, centered at approximately 430, 65, 880 in the overworld (r.0.1). Built and managed primarily by theoubre, it served as a regional hub for commerce, diplomacy, mob study, and horse breeding. The Oasis forms a twin city with Mirage to the east.

Location Info
World	Zothique
Coords	~430, 65, 880 (city center)
Region	r.0.1
Type	City
Builder	theoubre (primary); MickyMack, mycroft53 (contributors)
Twin City	Mirage
Rail Station	OW ~494, 39, 1013

Overview

The Oasis is a desert city in the heart of Zothique's south-central desert. Its northern gateway, at approximately OW ~330, 65, 555, served as the primary Spawn welcome center for new players, complete with a barter shop, tips board, and free watermelon garden. The full city extends south along the desert, surrounded by the Desert Tortoise Ecological Preserve — a large protected zone administered by The Oasis, marked throughout with signs reading Land under the protection of The Oasis. Tread lightly!

The Oasis maintained a diplomatic embassy district at approximately ~324–358, 75–83, 611–650, hosting formal embassies for the Archean Empire, the Commonwealth of Paxis, Cangrejos, and the twin cities of Oasis and Mirage.

Spawn Welcome Center

Located at ~327–335, 65, 555:

Barter shops selling tools, food, torches, stone pickaxe, iron sword, and soup (exchange a wood bowl for soup)
Tips for new players: city etiquette, replanting trees, map at map.fourz.org, shop search at barter.fourz.org
San Mateo Fresh Fish at ~306, 65, 564 — 16 cooked salmon for 1 iron, 6 coal, or 8 rotten flesh (For the newbies!)
Free watermelons in the adjacent public garden
Direction signs: Rainbow District (east), Twin Pines (north), The Oasis (south), Desovar (northwest)

Districts

Twin Pines — residential district to the north (~346, 68, 570)
Rainbow District — shops and bazaar with towers (~422, 69, 570 east); plot administrator: Rottorz
The Oasis proper — the desert city, south of the welcome center

Mob Museum and Villager Warehouse

A combined tourist attraction and trading facility at ~492–510, 60–65, 718–740:

Museum of Modern Art at 492, 60, 715
Mob Museum — exhibits include:
- Horse exhibit: all 35 coat combinations
- Bat Cave at 486, 60, 726
- Casper the Unfriendly Ghast at 482, 64, 744
- Cat exhibits (Siamese, Tuxedo, Tabby, Invisible Cat)
Llama Loft at ~489, 65, 754
Villager Warehouse at 509, 61, 728 — all villagers for sale; contact theoubre for pricing. Automated buying system with splash potion of healing included.
Named horses for sale at ~493–507, 67, 970–992: Eeyore, Sir Galahad, Pokey, Spot, Untamed, Speedy Gonzales, Jesse James, Liberty, Aurora

Oasis Mining Company and Underground Rail

Underground infrastructure at level ~38–46:

Oasis Mining Company at ~486, 59, 940
Underground Rail Station at ~492–509, 38–43, 1009–1016:
- NORTH: Spawn / Rainbow District / Desovar
- SOUTH: Elysium / Rome / Cangrejos
- EAST: Haven / Rushmore
- WEST: Village
Zombie Spawner auto-kill station, sorting machine, aquarium

The Oasis Mining Company also operated Haven (r.2.1) as a direct subsidiary, the Haven Outpost (r.3.1), and Withering Heights (r.2.−11) as a planned nether-aesthetic city at the far end of the Purpur Line. Additional Oasis Mining holdings in the Purpur Line corridor include Black Mesa (Water Temple, Map Room, Island Retreat, Triumphant Arch) and an Acacia Fishing Village in nether r.0.−4.

Desert Tortoise Ecological Preserve

A large protected zone spanning r.0.1 and into r.1.1. Formal protection under The Oasis administration; no building permitted.

Diplomatic Quarter

At approximately ~324–358, 75–83, 611–650:

Embassy of the Archean Empire at 324, 83, 611
Embassy of the Commonwealth of Paxis at 353, 76, 614 — TechBro Union member; members: mycroft53, Ausible
Embassy of Cangrejos at 351, 76, 646
Embassy of the Twin Cities of Oasis and Mirage at 353, 76, 650

Notable Signs

The Oasis lies in the heart of the desert to the south.
Please don't take sand from the Oasis desert!
The Oasis underground rail south line references "Elysium" as a destination, indicating a city by that name in southern Zothique.

Builders

theoubre (primary), MickyMack, mycroft53, Rottorz (Rainbow District), TheWanderingFool (Phat Lakeside Palacio at 342, 66, 519)