Jörgfurt

by Sina Abbasnia

Demographics

Population

1,600

Majority

Humans and Halflings

Minority

Dwarves

Religion

Praverianism (Bornican)

Language

Common and Valic

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Jörgfurt (translation evolved from "Jörg's Ford") sits atop--and within--a large hill nestled in the confluence of the Gutdal and Velmar Rivers. Though over half of the town's inhabitants are human, Jörgfurt's building-style resembles the hobbit holes that dominate the rural

The Shire by Andrew Read

countryside, however on a larger scale. The base of

the large hill is surrounded by a tall, newly-built wooden palisade, dotted with wooden watchtowers every hundred-or-so feet. Within the walls, there's a winding tangle of pathways, building-facades, turrets, roofs, and chimneys, disappearing into hill and creating the effect of an earth-bound citadel.

Though densely populated, each building managed to squeeze in at least a little fenced-in garden along the street-front, framing every front entrance. The riverfront (outside of the walls) is the only part of the town dominated by free-standing above-ground structures, constituting Jörgfurt's bustling docks. Hill-homes and hill-vineyards dot the rolling countryside beyond.

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Economy

Exports

Primary: Wool and Wine
Secondary: Mead and Lavender

Imports

Wheat, Iron, Stone, Beer

Government

(Coming Soon)

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Headquarters

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This two-story home--built into two asymmetrical hill-mounds--sits at the very top of the large hill that constitutes the town of Jörgfurt. The residence resembles the typical hill-home (or "hobbit hole"), but at a slightly grander scale with ornate wood-trimmed dormers poking out from the green hillside, and even a short turret hugging the side of the larger of the two hill-mounds. The "structure" is crowned by a short and gnarly scrub oak, flanked by two smoking stone chimneys of different heights.

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The interior of this house is much like one would expect from an over-sized hobbit hole, however with the unusual feature of a playfully curved wooden staircase leading to bedrooms on the second level. The previously mentioned turret hosts a small sitting area and writing table, conjoined with the home's small library.

Type

Town