Pentaire Village
"The Pentaire Village is rather idyllic, for a Tabaxi den. Most of the Tabaxi you meet in cities are riff-raff, but... the folks in Pentaire? Very civilized. Even moreso than the average furless noble, heh."
Demographics
Pentaire Village is, almost exclusively, populated by Tabaxi. Particularly, those who live in Pentaire are part of the Pentaire Kings' collective clowder.
Government
Pentaire Village is overseen by the five Pentaire Kings, blood brothers and merchant experts that keep the village safe and profitable.
Defences
By being so remote and deep in the lush Pentaire Forest, the village is well-protected. Not so from bandits, which the village tends to have tons of problems with each year.
Industry & Trade
Like I said before, ~Spices!~
As well as some animal hides and each individual often takes work as a guide through the Pentaire Forest, either into the village or out of it.
Infrastructure
Pentaire Village is made up of interconnecting tree-houses and woven plant-fiber platforms that crisscross over the center of the forest, where a large fountain is. This fountain was built by King Miraqen himself, as an offering of friendship with Pentaire and the Tabaxi people as a whole.
Assets
Pentaire Village trades ~Spices!~
No really, that's their main asset. The spices that they either import from Sakrentos up north or grow themselves in their special climate.
History
Pentaire Village was originally just an untamed and uninhabited jungle in the northernmost tip of Nobliya, not home to particularly many things. Then came the famous Humble Grotto tribe, a very large group of Tabaxi led by five sworn brothers, who would come to be known as the Pentaire Kings.
The Pentaire Kings had a knack for mercantilism, and advertised their village to all Tabaxi looking for a fresh start. Previously, there was a much smaller Tabaxi population in the country of Nobliya. But an influx began, when the Kings came to town. Soon, the village was thriving, a hub of commerce between the capitol and the neighboring country of Sakrentos.
Eventually, the Kings were invited to an audience with King Miraqen himself. The meeting was positive, and Miraqen gifted the Kings a fountain of Elven architecture, which to this day sits in the center of Pentaire Village, maintained by magic.
And then, of course, Fenmyar was crowned. Things became testy, between the Kings and... well, the King. Fenmyar's first and strongest ambition once in charge was to prepare for an invasion of the neighboring country of Sakrentos, of which he resolved the best method would be by sea, at its unprotected desert coasts. To do this, he would need a decent northern naval base, so he set his sights on the peninsula on which Pentaire sat. So he begun a march into the jungle, to create a new force for imperialism.
The Pentaire Kings strongly objected to this, and led a ragtag militia against the encroaching forces of Estellarum. And it worked, actually. Turns out living in a jungle and knowing how to get around trees made you a much better fighter, and when the powerful sorcerery of Gold Trick's blood family came into play, the Estel Empire's grand military was met with a swift and decisive kick-out. Fenmyar would've come back for vengeance, but was abruptly swept up in the civil war that blossomed up elsewhere in the nation.
In the meantime, Pentaire Village was fortified. Tall log-walls surround the central village's primary buildings, and a large population of magic users out of various families make up the guard, keeping their home safe from bullshit.
In present day, Pentaire Village is still the bustling center of commerce it always was, and is also one of the only places in Nobliya that accepts ships out of Sakrentos.
Tourism
Pentaire Village doesn't get a lot of tourism nowadays, but the Royal Fountain is still a beautiful piece of art! An Elvish centerpiece in a Tabaxi village.
Architecture
The housing is made of wood and thatching, waterproofed in some cases with imported glass or clay.
Geography
Right in the center of a forest that toes the line between deciduous and tropical wetland.
Natural Resources
Exotic woods, fiber, and of course ~Spices!~
Founding Date
495 AGB
Alternative Name(s)
Tabaxi Capitol, The Blood Brothers' Village
Type
Village
Population
~500
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