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Crystal-Vein

Crystal-Vein is a "Wet Village" built across a series of natural limestone spillways. The architecture is dominated by stone aqueducts, spinning water-wheels, and raised walkways that keep the residents above the constant splashing runoff. The air is perpetually misty, and the sound of rushing water is so loud that residents have developed a form of hand-signaling for daily communication.

Race Position (Communities): Completely Intermixed

Race Position (Segregation): Common Districts

Race Position (Rights): Primary races are dominant

Race(s) (Primary): Human, Hill Dwarf, Wood Elf

Race(s) (Secondary): Halfling, Rock Gnome, Half-Elf

Languages: Common, Dwarvish, Elvish

Literacy: Low (High among "Aqueducts-Keepers")

Technology Level: High Fantasy Medieval (Advanced water-channeling and filtration)

Industries \ Trades: Hydraulic Management; Silt Filtration; Freshwater Fish Hatcheries; Alchemical "Pure-Water" Export

Arms \ Equipment: Tridents, Net-launchers, Scale Mail

Government System: Appointed "Water-Warden" (Liaison between the Gap and High-Crest)

Ruler(s): Warden Theron (Human)

Came to power by: Contractual appointment by High-Crest's Council of Thanes

Social Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Civilization Archetype: Utility-Focused Frontier Village

Settlement Type(s): Village

Settlement Population: 460

Cultural Archetype: Industrious, Protective of resources, and highly organized

Rebelliousness: Low (Dependency on mountain water keeps them loyal to High-Crest)

Brigandage: Moderate (Occasional raids from "Dust-Bandits" seeking to hijack water supplies)

Founded in Y115 by High-Crest engineers. They realized that the mountain runoff was being lost to the thirsty sands of the eastern plains before it could reach the subterranean rivers. They built Crystal-Vein to act as a "Valve," catching the water and directing it through deep-bore filtration wells. It is a vital node in the continent's hydrology, and while it serves High-Crest, its survival is essential to the "water-tax" Astra unwittingly receives.

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