Bremen
Government
The town is run like the rest of the ten towns, with the elected speaker representing the town at councils and delegating duties.
Industry & Trade
Most live by fishing, scrimshawing, and trading.
Assets
The town militia consists of 27 poorly equipped guards.
History
Founded by subterranean dwarf prospectors many years ago. Not long after the town suffered invasions by hostile mountain folk, dwindling it's population and prospects.
Twice in the past two months, residents of Bremen have had to mount search parties for their town speaker and oldest living resident, Dorbulgruf Shalescar, and twice they've found him wandering the frozen shores of the Shaengarne in heavy furs, with no memory of how he got there. Dorbulgruf, old even by dwarf standards, isn't long for this world. Many locals fear the same is true of the town itself, if Auril's brutal winter does not abate.
Points of interest
Buried Treasures Inn: This inn caters to treasure-seekers, specifically ones who pan for treasure along the riverbank in warmer weather. During the winter, this establishment has few, if any, visitors. The middle-aged innkeeper, Cora Mulphoon, treats her guests like royalty, though many locals have noticed the mask begin to slip.
Five Tavern Center: Five taverns stand in a semicircle around a central yard in the heart of Bremen. As the story goes, five brothers originally intended to build a tavern together, but each had assumed he would be the one to run the business. Since none of the brothers would work for the others, each built his own tavern, and they all compete for customers.
The five taverns are called Stones, Even Keel, the River's Mouth, the Grumpy Moose, and the Black-Bearded Brother. The taverns are old and poorly maintained, though one that hangs around may manage to learn a rumor or two.
Nine Knuckles, a resale shop run by Davrick Fain.
Shaengarne Street, the street lining the harbor and separating the town from the floodplains along the banks of the river.
Statue of Rölph Bremen, presumably a founder of Bremen.
Speaker"s house and town hall.
Wet Rock, a rocky islet in the center of the Shaengarne River, atop which sat a lonely shack.
Geography
Bremen was located on the southwestern shore of Maer Dualdon, where the Shaengarne River met the lake. Bremen's position made it susceptible to flooding, although Bremenites knew the signs and lives were rarely lost because of it.
Climate
The town is freezing year round since the start of the Everlasting Rime, much to the suffering of it's residence.
Founding Date
770
Type
Hamlet
Population
150
Inhabitant Demonym
Towners, Bremenite
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