Drodkur
The only permanent settlement of the Shattered Teeth Tribe.
Demographics
This is an orcish settlement and the only permanent settlement of the Shattered Teeth Tribe. The residents are all either elderly or severely wounded and work as smiths.
Government
Unlike the other settlements in Prehn, this settlement answers directly to the leadership of the Shattered Teeth Tribe, which in turn answers to the nomadic tribunal in Uklon, which is the only body in Prehn that has chosen not to receive the guidance of the Grand Arbiters.
Defences
There are no defensive structures around Drodkur; living into old age or becoming disabled by injury is a tremendous disgrace for an Orc, so the opportunity to die with honor in battle is quickly embraced by all residents whenever anyone or anything threatens the settlement.
Industry & Trade
Smithing is the main occupation of everyone in the settlement, though not all the residents are smiths -- most spend their time cutting wood and creating charcoal to feed the fires of the smithies, fetching water for tempering, repairing broken tools, working the bellows, and tanning leather or processing ore brought back by the rest of the tribe.
Infrastructure
Smithing is at the heart of the Shattered Teeth Tribe, but it is not a practice that lends itself to the nomadic lifestyle. As such, the tribe established Drodkur as a place for the elderly and wounded, who in Orcish culture are dishonored, to make penance and provide value to the tribe as smiths. Not much effort is put into additional infrastructure such as homes or communal buildings, but the smithies themselves are works of art and highly technologically advanced.
History
The settlement of Drodkur was founded by Sharn, the first Forgewife, after she was gifted the Tools of Monah. The first smithy was built around them, and then the settlement was slowly built up around the smithy. It has been the domain of the forgewives ever since.
Architecture
Structures are primarily built out of wood with the exception of the smithies, which are built from painstakingly carved and placed stones.
Geography
Drodkur is built in the outer reaches of the Erytheian high desert and on the border of the central plains.
Climate
Dry, high-desert, relatively temperate.
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