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Midweld began as a small Village, however, the constant threat of fade beast incursion from beyond the eastern forest has caused many people to abandon or completely uproot and move their own homes and villages seeking safety in numbers from the vantage point of the central cliff top city. The growth of Midweld and their relative seclusion from [[Sutherfane]] and [[Vezenhold]] have given them the opportunity to develop into a burgeoning city-state in their own right. Disorganized but determined, Midweld's leadership and citizens are united in a common goal. | Midweld began as a small Village, however, the constant threat of fade beast incursion from beyond the eastern forest has caused many people to abandon or completely uproot and move their own homes and villages seeking safety in numbers from the vantage point of the central cliff top city. The growth of Midweld and their relative seclusion from [[Sutherfane]] and [[Vezenhold]] have given them the opportunity to develop into a burgeoning city-state in their own right. Disorganized but determined, Midweld's leadership and citizens are united in a common goal. | ||
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''The locals don’t seem to notice. The people of Midweld are friendly, seem to make eye contact and exchange brief greetings with people they pass, but everyone moves with purpose. The sound of hammers and saws seems to come from every direction, and massive steam-powered cranes lift materials from various points on the Cliffdocks, extending their arms to unbelievable lengths as they deliver their payloads sometimes more than a hundred yards away.'' | ''The locals don’t seem to notice. The people of Midweld are friendly, seem to make eye contact and exchange brief greetings with people they pass, but everyone moves with purpose. The sound of hammers and saws seems to come from every direction, and massive steam-powered cranes lift materials from various points on the Cliffdocks, extending their arms to unbelievable lengths as they deliver their payloads sometimes more than a hundred yards away.'' | ||
''Sputtering machines with large wheels bounce along the dirt roads occasionally, pulling carts full of stone or heavy lumber, their drivers tipping hats to people who make an effort to get out of their way. Behind them, the rocky dirt roads are so hard-packed that their wheels barely | ''Sputtering machines with large wheels bounce along the dirt roads occasionally, pulling carts full of stone or heavy lumber, their drivers tipping hats to people who make an effort to get out of their way. Behind them, the rocky dirt roads are so hard-packed that their wheels barely leave ruts deeper than those on foot.'' | ||
''The Cliffdocks are at the northern end of the massive city, and as a result, the highest part of the cliff itself. Spreading southward from you is a sprawling tapestry of people and industry, wooden and brick structures as far as the eye can see, | ''The Cliffdocks are at the northern end of the massive city, and as a result, the highest part of the cliff itself. Spreading southward from you is a sprawling tapestry of people and industry, wooden and brick structures as far as the eye can see, with only a handful of them appearing to be more than two stories high.''" | ||
==People of interest== | ==People of interest== | ||
[[Important Characters|Merek Sallworth]] (Governor) | |||
* [[Important Characters|Merek Sallworth]] (Governor) | |||
* [[Important Characters|Alistair Fawkes]] | |||
* [[Important Characters|Mara Tisette Jostenbury]] | |||
==Points of interest== | ==Points of interest== | ||
*[[Kernsby Field]] | *[[Kernsby Field]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:08, 20 June 2023
Midweld began as a small Village, however, the constant threat of fade beast incursion from beyond the eastern forest has caused many people to abandon or completely uproot and move their own homes and villages seeking safety in numbers from the vantage point of the central cliff top city. The growth of Midweld and their relative seclusion from Sutherfane and Vezenhold have given them the opportunity to develop into a burgeoning city-state in their own right. Disorganized but determined, Midweld's leadership and citizens are united in a common goal.
"The elevator rattles to a stop and you can feel it lock firmly beneath your feet into place as a piston fires, loudly, seemingly from inside the cliffside itself and positions itself beneath the massive elevator cage, it’s purpose to prevent the elevator from descending. The entire wooden receiving dock shakes a bit with the force of the thing, but the busy men working around the ramshackle scaffolding of the Midweld Cliffdocks don’t seem to notice at all.
Midweld is buzzing. You’ve been to a few towns in your time, but Midweld is the first place you’ve ever been where the town itself feels alive. The streets, scantly paved with a few stones here and there, are hard-trodden dirt and the dust kicked up from the seemingly constant crowd fills the air, its earthy sweet scent seems to abate the fact that it’s also clogging your nostrils already.
The locals don’t seem to notice. The people of Midweld are friendly, seem to make eye contact and exchange brief greetings with people they pass, but everyone moves with purpose. The sound of hammers and saws seems to come from every direction, and massive steam-powered cranes lift materials from various points on the Cliffdocks, extending their arms to unbelievable lengths as they deliver their payloads sometimes more than a hundred yards away.
Sputtering machines with large wheels bounce along the dirt roads occasionally, pulling carts full of stone or heavy lumber, their drivers tipping hats to people who make an effort to get out of their way. Behind them, the rocky dirt roads are so hard-packed that their wheels barely leave ruts deeper than those on foot.
The Cliffdocks are at the northern end of the massive city, and as a result, the highest part of the cliff itself. Spreading southward from you is a sprawling tapestry of people and industry, wooden and brick structures as far as the eye can see, with only a handful of them appearing to be more than two stories high."