Half-Hill
The city of Half-Hill resides along the causeway between the marshes of Fenland. It is a city filled with gnomes and halflings. The city is a major crossroads in the empire and is filled with people from across the continent.
Half-Hill is a major commercial hub due to its location and the Teamsters' Guild is one of the strongest factions within the city. It is a tinkering town, filled with engineers and alchemists, crafting machines and the substances that power them. The Tinkers Guild here is the oldest in Ankaluun, and most likely on Olquen.
Demographics
32% Gnome
28% Dwarf
20% Human
10% Halfling
10% Other
28% Dwarf
20% Human
10% Halfling
10% Other
Government
Local government consists of a Commissioner, a post currently filled by a halfling man named Armo. He is fairly typical for his kind, middle-aged, quite friendly, and a touch neurotic. He has lived in Half-Hill his entire life, rarely travels, and doesn't foresee that changing for the rest of his life.
Industry & Trade
As the city is split into platforms and the ground there are establishments of various types available on each. Despite the generally cordial air of the city, the platforms also lead to a natural segregation by occupation.
Inns in the city include...
The Sour Lily Pub - A pub on the ground in the original part of the city.
The Blushing Beard Inn (Tinkers' Platform) - Run by an older gnomish woman named Nyli, this inn is quite comfortable and has a fairly prosperous clientele.
Infrastructure
The layout of Half-Hill is quite strange. Perhaps if it wasn't settled by Tinkers it would not be nearly the size that it is. The fens to the north and south prevent significant expansion of the cities borders, at least on the surface. Long ago, the Tinkers put their best engineers on the problem and came up with the most elegant of solutions. Creating gigantic platforms of metal, forged from much of the ore that flows through the city on a daily basis, they created three platforms, one to the north and two to the south of the original city.
Guilds and Factions
- Tinkers' Guild
- Teamsters' Guild - Headquartered on the northern platform, the teamsters' guild is run by a dwarven gentleman named Mornic. He is a Burimmese dwarf who settled in Half-Hill for business and has done quite well for himself.
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Half Hill
Alternative Name(s)
Halfhill, Haf’ll
Type
City
Population
6200
Inhabitant Demonym
Hiller
Location under
Owning Organization
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