The Giant's Wheel
This towering waterwheel is truly a sight to behold. With a
diameter of 30 feet, the immense wooden wheel generates
the torque needed to power a mechanized lumber mill and
turn the treadmill that transports cut logs. The Giant’s Wheel
has belonged to the Menhemes family for generations, but it
isn’t exclusively used by the Otari Mill. The other two lumber
companies pay to use the mill, allowing Oseph to keep an
eye on his competition. The constant noise of the wheel’s
grinding and churning competes with the whine of the saws
and the clatter of the loading ramp. At night, the busywork
of the mill can be heard in the town below.
Day-to-day operation of the Giant’s Wheel and its mill
fall to its foreman, the heavily scarred ex-gladiator named
Klorte Hengus. In his youth, Klorte made a name for himself
as a gladiator in a distant metropolis, fighting with paired
hatchets as “the Lumberjacker.” The serious Klorte considers
that violent past behind him, and he fails to see any irony in
the fact that he now works for actual lumberjacks.
Purpose / Function
Mechanical powerhouse of the lumber industry.
Architecture
Made of local wood, it has been under constant repair since it began operation. As a result, it has a patchwork look to it.
Defenses
As a business that never closes, not only is it guarded at all times, but is quite busy at any time of the day.
History
Built shortly after the founding of Otari, it's success has been responsible for the rapid growth of the town.
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