Traditional Peasant Home

On the continent of the Grande Rocc, peasants can live in relative comfort in most areas. Local Lords try to protect their territories, and the peoples living within. A peasant living in this area typically has the resources and skill to build and maintain a simple home like the ones described below.

Purpose / Function

Structures such as this offer shelter, warmth and relative safety for the typical peasant. Several such structures are placed near each other in a hamlet, and near the local fields and work areas. People living in homes like this are almost always of the working class, and traditionally farm the land to provide enough food for themselves and the rest of the hamlet.

Alterations

Many such structures include additional rooms, large fireplaces, outbuildings or barns, as well as decks or cellars. A building like this can also be white washed or plastered, to further protect the mud walls from the elements.

Architecture

Typically build of stone, wood, mud and clay these buildings are constructed in a 'Wattle and Daub' style. The thatched or wood shingle roof provides excellent defense against the elements, and is easy to maintain.

Some larger and more elaborate homes may include a second story. This is more technically complicated, but vastly increases the available space for goods, food storage or family members.

The interior is traditionally lit by a central fireplace, with candles to light the areas not near the fire. the warm, dry interior is often scented with hanging herbs and drying meats (depending on the people living there). The front room is a living and cooking area, surrounding the central fire. The back room(s) are traditionally storage and sleeping quarters for the family.

Windows are traditionally wood bars with shutters on the inside and outside, which can be closed to retain heat or keep out weather and wind.

History

This style has been popular for several hundred years, having first become popular around -180 CE.

Alternative Names

Grande Rocc Hut, Hamlet Home

Type

House