Tantrus

Tantrus is a Town filled with artisans of all kinds of trades every thing from swords, harnesses to carpets are made here, the town has been steadily growing in size ever since it was founded the houses that once stood above the underground springs lone ago have been taken down and replaced by well made infrastructure. many people see this as the seed to the second capital of Mevius but still its a couple centuries away from being any where close to the size of Mevlova.

Demographics

Mostly artisans about 80% of the employed are artisans the rest are farmers, towns guard and merchants and once again a majority of 95% human. the other races include some half-lings and dwarfs and gnomes.

Government

The land was sanctioned to the artisans guild by the king's advisor on land distribution. so the town is co-run between the Artisans guild and the Tantranian town guard who was made up of one candidate for the Kings guard as well as some lesser officers. all the original members of the Artisans guild and Town guard are gone replaced by new generations from the town excluding one Dwarf who was part of the artisans guild in-charge of Stone works. They run of the Standard law of Mevius and trials are to be held in front of both the towns guard current leader and at least 5 Artisans guild members.

Defences

11 town guard, a small fort with a single cell

Industry & Trade

get lots of imports of wood, stone and iron and a few imports of meats fish and other foods and exports of weapons, agricultural tools, furniture, armor, clothing, carpets, uniforms, statues and artisans tools. and also export there skilled builders to other settlements generally having the stone or wood delivered with the builder.

Infrastructure

16 blast furnaces, 4 wells, 12 spinning wells 11 weaves, 2 under ground watermill and a single courtyard.

Assets

lots of stores of wood and stone and a small amount of food stores. there are also a few of there exports yet to be exported. Artisans guild has a small store of gold from the taxes which annually 50% gets collected and sent too Mevlova as "rent" on the king's land. this amount varies from year too year depending on the success of the town. but at the end of the year is between 5000-36000 gp.

Guilds and Factions

Artisans guild (devoted to there arts they are seen as the forefathers of Tantrus ) Town guard (respected by most but due to the little crime they are sometimes viewed as unnecessary or even leaches on there "perfect town")

History

The town is less than a century old so not much has happened here there was a festival of arts for when the first member of the original artisans guild died his finest works where put on display then hanged up in the artisans building about 57 BC. the History of Tantrus has been a story of culture and art developing and growing with a town and its population.

Tourism

For fellow artisans who may want to share there trade learn something new or even settle down every one who comes too town want to see the Artisan guild, there friendly too new faces and if you want to see the best wears from the place there made Tantrus is the place to be. apart from that the town isn't much there its the place where things are brought then changed and then sent off again not much for the average jo, although many people pass through the town tend to stay at the favored inn so that's a good place to find Sailors from Southlees and Roomleck looking to live inland and maybe you can ask to hear a story or two from the sea's.

Architecture

Well built but simple houses some of stone and wood with slate roof but others completely wood with thatching roofed.

Geography

Terrain is plane with little biodiversity or tree coverage the only notable feature is the mountain from Greystone is visible from the north part of the town. the underground spring provides clean drinking water too the people through the wells and the underground rivers at the south and north east of the town provide any necessary power.

Natural Resources

natural spring connected too an underground river. there is also a few grain fields and sheep in the local hills.

Founding Date

74 BC

Type

Town

Population

270

Inhabitant Demonym

Tantranian

Related Reports (Primary)

• Session 1: a loaded trap Report