Seaxe Houses

The common house design and usual modifications used by the Seaxe people as they travel east from their homeland.

Purpose / Function

Housing small to medium sized families. Often found on farms, but versions of this house are common in settled towns and villages.

Alterations

The original design was intended for use in extremely windy hillsides of the western lands. As such the houses here are exceptionally low to the ground, with the roof almost touching the ground in many cases. Sidings would often be made of stone sheets commonly found in the area, or wooden posts in areas that lacked them.
In the north the structure adjusted itself a bit to include stronger support walls and moved the roof up about three feet off the ground, In general the roofs in these northern buildings have more supports, more internal supports, and stronger supporting walls.
In swampy terrains or areas with common floods the housing design is shifted again with the large roof trees being bent upwards off the ground in grate arches, with the building supported above the ground and partially held aloft by the primary beams of the roof.

Architecture

The structure uses several long tree trunks as the fundamental frame upon which siding is applied. The structures are usually long and low, with a roof that comes to just a few feet above the ground. The interior may have several support posts or sub-divisions depending on the purpose of the house and the residents.

History

Originating out of the wind swept western lands the Seaxe brought this style of house with them when they came to Ethilia. The Seaxe found their house structure to be quite versatile, capable of dealing with the large snow pack in the north, or with modifications to the building materials handle arid or swampy terrains.