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Weissbruck

Originally little more than one of many tiny fishing villages along the River Bögen, Weissbruck has in the past century grown rapidly into a bustling port for goods and travellers moving between Bögenhafen and Altdorf. Weissbruck’s change in fortune is due to its shrewd rulers, the Grubers, who decided to capitalise on the rich deposits of coal and iron found in the Skaag Hills. This ready supply of much needed resources enabled the Grubers, with the permission and partnership of the Prince of Altdorf, to commission Dwarf engineers to construct a canal in 2462IC, which rapidly accelerated the town’s growth, bringing all manner of citizenry with it. While the output of the mines has slowed in recent years, trade has steadily increased. Despite its rulers’ riches, Weissbruck retains something of the character of a typical mining town; burly miners and dockworkers ensure an uneasy peace, and the threat of violence is never far removed. As the mines’ output has diminished, more and more miners have descended from the Skaag hills, a growing, agitated, unemployed workforce with little to do but drink cheap rotgut and scowl at strangers.