Coiller Town
Coiller Town, now part of the Coiller Industrial District in Penchester, is a historic town located in Etharlice Valley known primarily for its Quarry.
Government
Unusually for a settlement of its size, the town decided to remain independent of Penchester once the Outgrowth reached it.
Typically towns and villages become integrated into Penchester once it becomes surrounded by its border growth and the Cosmopolitan Line is extended to accomodate for the new district.
By remaining independent, they may still chose how to operate outside of the specifications of the Crown, but miss out on the opportunity of benefitting from the capital's vast infrastructural capacity.
Typically towns and villages become integrated into Penchester once it becomes surrounded by its border growth and the Cosmopolitan Line is extended to accomodate for the new district.
By remaining independent, they may still chose how to operate outside of the specifications of the Crown, but miss out on the opportunity of benefitting from the capital's vast infrastructural capacity.
Infrastructure
Due to the town deciding to remain independent it still hosts comparatively basic infrastructure without a public Crankhouse, Offal Repurposement Plant or other practical institutions.
The river provides fresh water and local farming guarantees food even in harsher times, while firewood is extracted from the surroundings and is used for heat and as a source of energy.
Transport commences without locomotives, but the occasional Velocigin may be seen on the jittery country routes spanning the region.
The only touch of modern infrastructure in the village is a recently updated Trevy containing a small Dovepost Station, but it is mainly used for signals in transit for the town has little need for it.
The river provides fresh water and local farming guarantees food even in harsher times, while firewood is extracted from the surroundings and is used for heat and as a source of energy.
Transport commences without locomotives, but the occasional Velocigin may be seen on the jittery country routes spanning the region.
The only touch of modern infrastructure in the village is a recently updated Trevy containing a small Dovepost Station, but it is mainly used for signals in transit for the town has little need for it.
Geography
The settlement is husteled around a large cleft anlong the Bairenn Wall, a natural formation of mountains, in Etharlice Valley.
Having eroded the surface over time to form this deep and fairly narrow valley, the Mecon River passes fairly close to this cleft and became the primary mode of transport for the quarry.
On the opposing side of the valley lies the Bertrosar, its steep flanks not allowing for much plant-life.
A curious phaenomenon resulting from the positioning of the town and the surrounding mountains is that the settlers have very little sunlight in the morning, and would gather on the steep flanks of Bertrosar in the winter times to feel its rays.
They would spend much time here, since the irregular terrain and the undulating freezing and thawing of the river impeded the trade of their stone. To occupy themselves they would tear up any greenery attempting to grow there, exposing the white surface of the stone beneath.
It would appear that the inhabitants realised the utility of this white surface for reflecting the morning sunlight onto their town, and made it a tradition to 'clean' the stone flank, some even going so far as to roughly polish it to increase this effect. The tradition has come to be known as the Fursundud, or the 'bringing of light', and is often welcomed with various local festivities.
Having eroded the surface over time to form this deep and fairly narrow valley, the Mecon River passes fairly close to this cleft and became the primary mode of transport for the quarry.
On the opposing side of the valley lies the Bertrosar, its steep flanks not allowing for much plant-life.
A curious phaenomenon resulting from the positioning of the town and the surrounding mountains is that the settlers have very little sunlight in the morning, and would gather on the steep flanks of Bertrosar in the winter times to feel its rays.
They would spend much time here, since the irregular terrain and the undulating freezing and thawing of the river impeded the trade of their stone. To occupy themselves they would tear up any greenery attempting to grow there, exposing the white surface of the stone beneath.
It would appear that the inhabitants realised the utility of this white surface for reflecting the morning sunlight onto their town, and made it a tradition to 'clean' the stone flank, some even going so far as to roughly polish it to increase this effect. The tradition has come to be known as the Fursundud, or the 'bringing of light', and is often welcomed with various local festivities.
Natural Resources
The primary source of income is the high-quality stone of the Quarry, on which the livelyhood of the town used to depend.
While the Quarry remains in strong use and has grown significantly deeper into the mountains with the advance of technology, it has become returned less and less profit over the years, and the inhabitants have gained more access to goods, education and professional opportunities with the Outgrowth of Penchester engulfing the town.
While the Quarry remains in strong use and has grown significantly deeper into the mountains with the advance of technology, it has become returned less and less profit over the years, and the inhabitants have gained more access to goods, education and professional opportunities with the Outgrowth of Penchester engulfing the town.
Alternative Name(s)
Quarrytown
Type
Town
Population
238
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