Rinqel (rin-qel)
Rinqel is a young community, built when the humans came to take Krak'tex before they moved into the region properly. It was built as a fort 400 m above sea level in the hills but has grown into a quiet little town, using the hills to its advantage to keep the town safe in the bowl. It’s a remote outpost with a handful of bored soldiers and their families that has slowly evolved to become this little hill town as more people found it.
The town grew around the temporary headquarters that became a permanent building and also where the Captain ran things when he was left in charge of the outpost when the army marched into the region. Now the descendant of that Captain runs this place.
The town is made up of clay brick buildings on stilts, which keep them cool and so they don't get flooded in the wet season. The roofs are made out of a thickly woven thatch and are heavily sloped to keep the rain out.
Water is harder to come by because of how dry the climate is, but they have found hidden water pools under the hills, which they have made into communal wells, and the largest became a bathhouse. They also use the water to stop any fires that might catch the thatch roofs. It doesn't happen often because the buildings are built apart, so it's easier to contain when it does.
Demographics
(70% Humans, 15% Hill Dwarves, 5% Rock Gnomes, 10% Other)
Government
Rinqel is a stratocracy small town in the hills and is run by a Captain who's anstors where left here to protect this region.
Defences
There are guard towers, and it is mostly walled with 3 gates, using the hills as a form of natural protection. There is a small guard presence who patrol the streets.
Industry & Trade
The farms, mines and quarries are the main exports of the town, and so are also the main source of work. Occasionally, a wandering trader comes across the town and gives them more exciting things to buy, but there's no official market.
Districts
The districts aren't strict; this is just where the buildings ended up as it slowly got built up. The locals called the different parts these, so they caught on.
Carpenters Wall:
This is the main part of the small town with the majority of buildings.
Headquarters: The main offices for the town guard; the headquarters is a single large building. Typically, the headquarters holds the offices of the high-ranking guards and any administrative members of the organisation. Guards might report to headquarters before and after shifts to check in with their superiors or to retrieve or return issued equipment. Any records, such as arrest records, guard rosters, shift rotations, and incident reports, are kept at the guard headquarters, and any evidence collected over the course of an investigation can also be found here, likely under lock and key. The headquarters is typically teeming with guards, both on and off duty. Attempting any sort of criminal activity or disruptive shenanigans within or near the headquarters likely results in a quick response from the guards.
Haunted Gate:
This is where the people say the more 'undesirables' are, yet also very needed.
Northern Slums:
The bit of the town outside the main walls and is mainly farmland.
White Town:
This part of town is built into the hillside, which is why it's outside the town.
Assets
Carpenters Wall:
Guard Stations- There are a few scattered throughout the area.
Sentry Boxes- Can be found in front of important buildings or at the corners of busy intersections.
Apothecary- Natures Own Botanicals
Bakery- Bread & Day
Barber- Stylish Locks
Blacksmith- The Corner Ore
Brewery- Honeywheat Brewery
Butchers- The Delightful Meat
Carpenter- A Piece Of Furniture
Cobbler- Happy Pair
Florists- Tilted Petals
Graveyard- Rinqel's Graveyard surrounds the shrine of Bizsus.
Headquarters- Rinqel Headquarters
Inn- The Happy Ghost
Leatherworker- Worn Armour
Post Office/Bird Mail- This is where they keep the messenger pigeons and where you can have someone write down your letter if you can't write.
Potters- The Ember Kiln
Shrines- Zagyn, Xarra, Egana, Otune, Bizsus, Dira, Fymos, Ixzotl, Lilin, Maaris, Rhetenar, Ruvanke, Taris, Uton and Veana
Stables- Rinqel Stables
Tailors- Perfect Fibre
Tanner- The Mad Tree Tanners
Tavern- The Gnarled Roc
Haunted Gate:
Guard Stations- There are a few scattered throughout the area.
Sentry Boxes- Can be found in front of important buildings or at the corners of busy intersections.
Brothel- Sticks and Stones
Jail- Rinqel Jail
Sanatorium- Littlerock Sanatorium
Warehouses- There are a few storage warehouses that were built for excess resources to be stored.
Northern Slums:
Guard Stations- There are a few scattered throughout the area.
Sentry Boxes- Can be found in front of important buildings or at the corners of busy intersections.
Farms- Moonshadow Orchard, Wild Horse Vineyard, Bird's Nest Gardens and Pinewood Acres
Inn- The Joyful Jackdaw
White Town:
Guard Stations- There are a few scattered throughout the area.
Sentry Boxes- Can be found in front of important buildings or at the corners of busy intersections.
Bathhouse- Hillside Springs
Mine- Rinqel Mine
Quarry- Rinqel Quarry
Architecture
Clay bricks, thatch, and stilts are the primary materials used in buildings, which have steep roofs and large overhangs to protect the walls. The buildings are also a little bit apart, so fire can't spread.
Geography
It's built in a savanna in the bowl between hills.
Climate
Arid/Tropical Climate in a savanna. A dry climate with a lengthy dry season and a relatively short wet season.
Citizens prefer loose, lightly colored clothing and reserve physical activity for dawn and dusk to avoid the blistering noontime heat. They also have loose waterproof coats to protect them from the wet season.
Natural Resources
Apples, chicken, cider, coal, copper, diamonds, emeralds, furs, goats, grapes, guineafowl, hay, honey, iron, lumber, marble, mead, nuts, oil, olives, pelts, sheep, spices, tobacco, wheat and wine.
This was written with the help of the Campaign Builder: Cities and Towns PDF made by Kobold Press and this map generator https://azgaar.github.io/Fantasy-Map-Generator/.
Chera County, Krak'tex Empire
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