Pullkirk
Industry & Trade
The town thrives on trade, especially between Gattland merchants and Skint Parish dealers. Products and goods bought here travel north to Gattland, south to Riverskint and Triad's Grace. Some enterprising traders might even trek over to Lightdrip or any of the Free Cities of Marlock.
Infrastructure
Four roads lead into and out of Pullkirk, roughly corresponding to the cardinal directions of a compass. Watchtowers are at each entry point and the entire community is surrounded by a thick stone wall.
Guilds and Factions
The Gilded Vial has an affiliate in town with Mortim's Mixtures.
Rumor has it that Consolidated Imports and Exports is front for a more illicit business, but further information appears ellusive.
History
Long before there was a Pullkirk, there was a trading community at this location. Goods and services have been exchanged here since well before the Age of the Crater, extending most definitely into sometime in the Unknown Age.
More recently, Pullkirk was established and joined the Republic of Skint in 623 AC. Its affairs were managed by a rotating council of merchants and traders.
With the fall of Skint during the Skintish War in 824 AC, Pullkirk came under Alerki Ascendency control and its church celebrating the Gavronic Pantheon was repurposed into a Tabernacle.
Geography
Situated on the historical border between Gattland and Skint, Pullkirk has always been a crossroads. Its plains are traversed daily by ambitious traders and its lightly forest environs make ideal locales for hunting and grazing livestock. Although the nearest river is many miles away, there are an abundance of small lakes and streams (as well as ready access to underground aquifers) to support the populace.
Natural Resources
The forests around Pullkirk provide game meat and hides. There is some light mining and excavation, but, more than anything, trade is the resource of this town.
Founding Date
623
Alternative Name(s)
Barncombe
Type
Town
Population
2781
Inhabitant Demonym
Kirkers
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