Gitte (GEET)

A simple industrial town set in the middle of open plain/farmland and immediately east of Giant's Thumb (a large, lone rock formation East of the Elarian plateau), Gitte is the home of about 1200 people who are mostly miners and farmers. Gitte was established recently, about 2 years ago, when new mining resources of copper, tin and useful minerals was discovered in Giant's Thumb. Before that, Gitte was simply a Patrol Station, a small military outpost for patrol supply and mount refresh.   The town center is plain and a bit dusty with a few buildings made of a combination of mud-brick on the bottom few feet of the structures and wood plank on the top half with thatched roofs. The streets themselves are simply packed-down dirt. The place is active during the day and especially early morning as people walk around, pull carts, deliver goods, etc. A whistle blows three times per day to mark shift changes in the mines.   On the north side of town, there is a small guard post (one tower) with its own basic armorer, leather worker, and blade sharpening wheel. They don’t see many travelers, and the children especially are very curious when new people arrive or pass through.   There are two taverns, a kind of inn, a general store, an apothecary/clothing store, and a few merchant booths near the town well.  

Taverns/Inns:

  Gitte has two taverns. One is a tavern only (Ale), the other is a tavern and a nicer barracks for mine workers (The Stone Bowl), and some smaller/nicer rooms for when other people stay in town.   Ale -- (Poor tavern) Simply named, the tavern keep, Gus Hearn (human), wanted to be drunk all the time and avoid working in the mines, so he opened a business in town that would allow him to do both those things. He brews watery ale in the back, so he doesn’t have to pay anyone else for it.   The Stone Bowl -- (modest tavern/inn) Flora Takurn (dwarf) runs the tavern and inn with the help of her mom, Ametrine Fireforge, and cousin Wynn Fireforge. Together, they have a tavern with good food and a friendly atmosphere, a lodge for miners to stay in that's less of a cheap dorm and more like a home, complete with house rules.  

Shops:

  General Store -- Locally owned and family run, this shop provides the basic necessities an average towns person and occasional traveler might need.   Green Thumb Apothecary -- For all of your medicinal and plant-based needs.   Town Square market -- about half a dozen booths selling various items from local produce, delicious hand pies, to pickaxes.  

Leyvarr Guard

 

Guard Post:

  A large wooden structure with a lone watchtower built into one corner stands at the edge of town. The wood on the center part of the structure is a weathered grey and looks older than the much richer wood of additional structures. Currently under construction.