Wilken's Mill
A rural village near the western border of the Principality of Westland.
Industry & Trade
The village was founded to support the three watermills owned by the Wilkendal family. Farmers from many miles around bring ther grain here at harvest to be ground into flour. At other times of year, one or more of the mills can be converted to mill lumber, pound fiber into pulp for paper, or any other use that the operators can think of.
History
Wilken's Mill was founded about 150 years ago by a man named Wilkens. He noted the fertile land to the north and east which was suitable for farming, and felt that the nearby cascade was an excellent location to build a watermill to serve the farmers who he expected to soon settle the area. The econimic success of his venture soon led his familiy to become the defacto leaders of the area.
Following the fashion of some Wallacian nobles at the time, he chose to add the suffix "dal" to his name for use as a new surname of his family. His descendents continue to own and operate the watermills to this day.
Points of interest
Other than the three watermills, the most prominent structure is Wilkendal manor on the east side of the village sqare. This is a large, three story tall brick house. A cupola juts up another story above the roofline, and contains a large brass bell.
Geography
The village is built on a level area halfway up a shallow hill, just to the east of the north-to-south running Wilken's Creek. Just west of the watermill sluices is a long cascade of small waterfalls linking the upper and lower Wilken's Creeks.
A small man-made channel diverts fresh water from the upper creek down through a small pond in the center of the village. Overlfow from this pond rejoins the lower creek below.
North of the village is mostly rolling hills and flat farmland. To the south, the lower elevation gives way to thewater-logged bogs and flooded forests of the Smuggler's Fen.
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