Whirlybird Harbour

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Whirlybird is a large port town known for its shipyards and spindizzy manufacturing. It is located Yggdrasil's Sprout, on one of its small root planetoids, Peridot. Almost entirely inhabited by Gnomes, Whirlybird is also a popular port for merchants and travelers making the journey to and from the Telasian System, since they are more open (and have less regulations) than the Avalonian Imperial Navy community of Skyreach

Demographics

• 80% Gnomes
• 5% Elves
• 5% Humans
• 10% various

Wealth Distribution

Whirlybird is largely run by a Council of Magnates, made up of the wealthiest gnomes in the community. They make up about 5% of the population. 15% of the population could be described as "well-off," and perhaps 15-20% of the population could be described as "comfortable." The rest of the population struggles to make ends meet. There is about 10% of the population that struggles with true poverty, although the gnomes of Whirlybird have excellent supportive infrastructure, such as orphanages, soup kitchens, hospitals and homeless shelters.

Government

A plutocracy run by a wealthy society of the richest gnomes in Whirlybird, known as The Conclave.

Infrastructure

Whirlybird is a technologically advanced community that puts their skills in automation to work. Watermills and windmills help not only to grind grain, but to power their wondrous automated devices. Their roads and bridges are in excellent repair. Most of all, they are known for their quality shipyards, and for the mass construction of spindizzy Starfaring Engines. A citizen or landed immigrant can usually find work at one of the shipyards or manufactories, or at the docks, hauling freight as a stevedore.

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Founding Date

3rd Green Moon, 4587 AC

Type

Capital

Population

12,518

Inhabitant Demonym

Whirlybirds

Location under

Peridot

Owner/Ruler

Hususerry Windtoll

Ruling/Owning Rank

Magnate

Owning Organization

Whirlybird

Related Professions

• Dockworker | Stevedore and Longshoreman