Tatcher's Pass
A trade town nestled in the Backbone of Banteave, Tatcher's Pass also hosts hundreds of miners who plumb the depths of the Backbone each day, wresting out the ores that have helped forged the kingdom over the past centuries. Tatcher iron is shipped down from the mountains into the Heartlands, where it is readily devoured by waiting merchants and blacksmiths.
Government
The town of Tatcher's Pass is governed by a triad of burghers. One oversees the patrols that guards the passes leading to Ostamber. A second governs the town's well-being and its citizens, and the third is tasked with maintaining the mine's safety and prosperity. All three answer to the Baron of Tatcher.
Defences
In addition to the natural defences that the mountains provide, Tatcher's Pass is ringed by a palisade wall and warded by heavy gates of stone and iron.
Industry & Trade
Miners, traders, craftsmen form the bulk of the workforce here. There are multiple inns and flophouses run to cater to the traders and itinerant miners in Tatcher's Pass. There is also a sizeable citizen militia that keeps the passes safe from banditry and Ostamber raiderfolk.
Infrastructure
The pride of Tatcher's Pass are its mines, which run deep into the earth. While they may not be the safest in the land, they are decidedly the most productive, and many landless yeoman stream to Tatcher every year to earn their keep for the season.
Geography
Tatcher's Pass is nestled in the arms of the Backbone of Banteave, watered by mountain streams and accessible by long and winding roads that curve up the sides of the rocky mountains around them.
Natural Resources
Iron, tin and copper ores are found in abundance in Tatcher's Pass.
Type
Town
Population
Roughly 2,000 souls call Tatcher's pass home, though the number can fluctuate depending on the needs of the mine.
Inhabitant Demonym
Tatcherfolk
Location under
Ruling/Owning Rank
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