Gloomchill

Built almost entirely with stone, Gloomchill suffers from yearly floods in Spring, as the ice in the Calastine Range and Blood of the Tribes melts. While some farms exist in the south-west of Gloomchill, the village mainly operates as a military training facility, where the adverse conditions provide great opportunities for training. When the Academies of Taram aren't using it as a mock battleground, Gloomchill becomes an effective ghost town.

Demographics

82% human, 18% halfling

Government

Owned by the Academies of Taram, the citizens here pay virtually no tax, and are paid inconvenience fees when training simulations are run within the area. The citizens required to follow The Laws of the North of the Neck.

Defences

The central streets of the village are surrounded by a 6ft stone wall; during training exercises, and for some duration afterwards, magical defenses also exist around the idea.
Each building also has hidden embrasures built in, as well as a defensible rooftop.

Industry & Trade

The inhabitants of Gloomchill are barely enough to cover the minimum jobs needed to keep the settlement afloat. However, many criminals sentenced to hard labour work and live in this village while serving their sentence. With this addition of workpower, the standard of living improves significantly, but few would choose to live here anyway.

Infrastructure

Stone paved roads, watermills along the river. Dock just above average flood line with a boat shed.

Tourism

Most of the year, Gloomchill is the home to military training, and closed off to visitors. The rest of the year, it is uncannily empty, with very limited activity; while this would typically draw some tourism, the dreary, unhospitable environment and difficulty to access discourages almost all visitors.

Architecture

Due to the frequent mock combat and flooding, all the buildings are constructed with stone. Where possible, each building is also identical internally.

Founding Date

4149

Alternative Name(s)

Gloom

Type

Village

Population

60

Inhabitant Demonym

Gloomers

Location under

North of the Neck

Owning Organization

Academies of Taram