Fort Wess
The Last Colony
Far beyond the seas lies the lost continent of Rarkhen. It is a land of mystery and great, dark jungles. Long ago, before the outbreak of the Khordai Plague, many settlements and forts just like this one were built to export resources back to the mainland. Many were on islands off the coast, but some were in the jungle itself. When the Khordai Plague broke out, it spread to all the settlements, and then back to the mainland itself. When that happened, the settlements's budget was heavily cut and many settlements were abandoned and forgotten. Some remained though, and Fort Wess is one of the final settlements of man left in the continent of Rarkhen. Never again will the Kingdoms of Man venture deep into the jungle. Never again will we uncover the dark plagues that lay festering in the jungle. Fort Wess is the last remnant of a bygone era that shall never return.
Demographics
Many inhabitants are settlers from the kingdom of Wessaryn, although there are a few settlers from other places farther away. Most of them are simply people looking for a new life.
Government
The settlement is run by a Lord-Governor, elected by a group of fossilized old men in some building all the way back in Wessaryn.
Defences
The defenses in Fort Wess are nothing more than a wooden wall surrounding the settlement guarded by an occasional wooden tower. The wall is surrounded by a few spikes in the ground, but that is pretty much it.
Industry & Trade
The only reason the settlement is still around is because its local wood is very high quality and is highly sought after back on the mainland.
Infrastructure
As you might expect from one of the last of its kind, the settlement has nothing more than unkempt dirt roads. Almost every building in the settlement is made from local wood, with the occasional stone foundation.
Assets
Fort Wess's equipment mostly comes from an occasional export of goods and supplies from the mainland. These supplies are usually just some weapons, more food, and some building materials and the occasional settler among other things.
History
It was first built before the outbreak of the Khordai Plague and was one of the dozens of settlements that had sprung all over the so-called New Lands. After the Khordai Plague broke out and all the other settlements closed, this was one of the last ones to remain open.
Geography
Fort Wess is located on an island a mere river away from the jungles of the continent. The island is large, but yet tiny compared to the great jungles from the continent.
Alternative Name(s)
The Last Outpost
Type
Outpost / Base
Population
~1,000
Inhabitant Demonym
Wessarian(mostly)
Location under
Owning Organization
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