The Bastion

The coastal town, what many called the Beacon of Hope or the Bastion, while other called it Gateway to Prosperity (people do like to paint a colorful picture of places they wish to visit), is in reality in a rather sad shape. It is by no means large or prosperous, and it definitely didn't deserve the name "Bastion", for the meager fortifications set in place wouldn't prevent anything other than some wild animals.

In the year or so since the first settlers came they've managed to build very little. The Wildelands were unfriendly, so gathering the necessary resources here was difficult, and reliance on shipments made progress slow. There was a port, though only two ships could land at any given point. A smithy and a once-woodcutter lodge now-turned woodworking shop were built first as these were necessary for speeding up further construction work. A palisade was set up afterwards, separating the commercial district from the rest of the town.

The Sleeping Fox was the third structure which was raised, allowing safe nights for the newer arrivals and enabling further expansion. Now, between the first palisade and the second, a disjointed sprawl could be seen, mostly housing, though it was natural that many merchants would open shop wherever they could, even if they weren't within the official commercial district (which, in reality, was now only a name).

Councillors and other affluent people live in distinguished homes, most being two story houses, while the rest live in more modest accommodations. The roads themselves are earthen, leading to muddy streets whenever it rains.

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