Lakeshore

Founded: ~457 REM Population: 4,500 Settlement Type: Research Militia: Bows
As the planet began to unfreeze, a primary concern was resettlement and reducing the overpopulation of Three Streams. In a unanimous decision by the council, the three most prominent families were gifted land on the southern waterways, and citizens paid to resettle in these particular locations. The council wished to preserve the traditional culture of the Gnomes in these cities as Three Streams had been saturated with countless foreign cultures, all blending together during the 500 years underground. Citizens were to construct traditional homes, celebrate gnomish holidays, and reignite the vigor for creating for the pure enjoyment of creation.
This resettlement of the prominent families served an ulterior motive as well. Confinement and resource scarcity had bred division at the heart of society. The three largest factions were thus divided by hundreds of miles and unknowingly still pitted against one another in a contest of invention and cultural preservation. This rival runs strong in the cultures of the cities, sometimes resulting in violence.
As time progressed, each city blossomed, producing abundant crops, yields, and experimental arcane-infused devices that caught the wonder of the world’s population. However, none were so famous as the barrel enchantments, which allow programable flow based on the customer. These barrels can now be found globally.
Originally closer to the main supply lines, Lakeshore relocated after encountering spies from Ecrin who sought to discover their enchanting techniques and poach valuable ideas from the family’s master tinkerers. The Lakeshore family is synonymous with breakthrough inventions, with great deliberation from the Three Stream Council on the need for their departure. However, without constant distraction, the family continues refining the bond between the machine and the arcane, striving for the same bond level achieved during the Age of Amplification. As a result, the city now hosts the most brilliant Gnomish minds and all manner of marvelous constructs, which would instill awe in Gia’s population if they were perfect enough to be deemed finished.