Breetown Settlement in Afira | World Anvil

Breetown

At the foot of the great mountains sit the city of Breeton.
Smoke chokes the packed city streets while miners lumber off to work and blacksmiths hawk their wears.
 Breetown is metal town, it sits on many large ore deposits and has easy access to the mountains. With its stockpiles of silver and iron, it is the north's single largest trade partner.

Demographics

80% Southern, 19% Northern, 1% Other

Government

The metallurgy and trade guilds have massive power over the city. They have the power to sanction businesses and can raise taxes across the city. The city does have a ring of plutocratic nobles that have control over other aspects of the city, by they are usually members of one of the two guilds.   The two guilds are closely allied and collaborate often, but they do have burocratic scuffles once and a while.

Defences

A great cement wall encircles Breetown. It towers over most of the city's buildings. Six triangular towers sit at the corners of this hexagonal wall, and stylized gatehouses open on three of the walls.

Industry & Trade

Not only is the mining industry huge in Breeton, but the city also acts as a hub for all manner of trade between the north and the south. Fur, spices, ivory, and art can also be seen in Breenan market places. Alongside them can be found produce, lumber, advanced textiles, and other exports of the north.

Infrastructure

The vast majority of Breeton's infrastructure is the Metallurgy Guild's refineries. These vast stone buildings turn raw ore into usable materials. The trade guild has a large marketplace at the center of the city as well as land ports for traveling merchants.

History

Prospectors founded the settlement in 1508. When gold was found there in 1582, the small iron village turned into a sprawling trade and mining city. The town was named after its founder, Captin Gídeon Bree, a veteran of The 50 Year War.
Founding Date
27/18/1508
Type
City
Population
400,000
Inhabitant Demonym
Breenan
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