Zwartterp

"You spent four minutes in the bathroom! How dare you throw away useful education time like that, child! Write down the following fifty times: Privacy is for the Selfish. Always be selfless, be there for the Community!

Located at the edge of the Drowned Lands, Zwartterp is a Terp expanded out of a natural low rise. It is fully surrounded by mudflats, with a single connecting dyke to its nearby farmlands. As part of its construction, a moat was dug around it, so that even during low tide the Terp remains surrounded by a barrier of water.
Its southern farmlands are supplied by the Alddjip brook, which was redirected and surrounded by dykes in the 70s. This construction was done as a collaboration with nearby Aldterp, an ally and trade partner of Zwartterp until the Massacre of Aldterp in 2085. Since then, Zwartterp has had no other trading partners.
The Alddjip brook and Zwartterp farmlands are surrounded by three layers of floodplains, so that even if a storm breaks two dykes, the food production will not be endangered. The farmlands even contain internal dykes, to create a cell-like structure as additional safeguard. Various crops are grown in these farmlands, while the floodplains are used by grazing cattle. Zwartterp also has a few small farms inside its walls.
Zwartterp's leadership is extremely xenophobic, covertly killing any people they discover near their lands. They raise their residents to be extremely distrusting of all outsiders. Its paranoia includes distrusting its own residents, resulting in Zwartterp acting as a massive commune. Families are only allowed to be together during dinner time, all other activities must be done in large groups. Privacy is a forbidden concept, and children are brainwashed from a young age.

Type

Large town

Population

3585