Halcyon Peninsula
"The Mines of Halcyon Peninsula are not a place where a fine upstanding citizen of Malaz wants to find themselves. Keep yourself humble and hardworking, and hopefully you can avoid such a fate." -Lady Jayne
Demographics
Primarily made up of a population of captured half orcs and humans from northern tribes, and occasionally those who have made enemies with powerful entities of Malaz
Government
The settlement is run basically as a prison camp. The Overseer of each mining camp has complete power over the mines, and is only responsible to make sure that quotas are met. However that is achieved is up to them.
Defences
Wooden palisades surround the entirety of each mining camp, with towers spread at 50 ft intervals to ensure none of the working is allowed unauthorized access to the outside world.
Industry & Trade
Inhabitants squirrel away whatever they can of their savings to try to purchase their freedom. They are paid a nominal wage for their efforts, however the costs of food and lodging are exorbitant compared to the wage, and the vast majority of the workers have given up ever getting out, instead turning to the various vices that run rampant in the mines.
Infrastructure
A few small shops and gambling dens have set up in the mines, allowing for a black market of sorts to be set up in the settlement, allowing workers to find whatever it is they need, so long as they can pay the prices. Black Tar, a particularly dangerous narcotic, has been introduced to the miners recently as well.
Geography
Jagged mountains provide a backdrop to the mines, and the entire peninsula is characterized by hilly terrain and uneven, rocky ground.
Natural Resources
Iron, Granite, Copper, Silver
Alternative Name(s)
The Mines
Type
Outpost / Base
Population
200-250
Owner/Ruler
Characters in Location
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