Greenbark
Founded in the year 335 with it's neighboring sister town Lintara hidden deep within the Silent Forest. A large but fairly quiet self-sustainable town with diverse residents from all kinds of species and races. Greenbark is known to be a place of refuge for those manage to make their way through the Silent Forest unharmed.
Demographics
The demographics of the residents is very diverse from Humans, Furrykinds, and Dragonkind, with only slightly larger populace than it's neighbouring town Lintara.
Government
The town of Greenbark is governed by an elder who's lived in this place since it was built and.
Defences
This town is safe from external threats as the Silent Forest provides natural protection for the towns with its thick dense mystical fog which can make you get lost.
Infrastructure
The town of Greenbark is self-sufficient and only takes what it needs from nature in terms of farming and foraging, they have wind turbines for electricty to power things despite the fact they use magic for most things anyway, by using the natural flow of a nearby river stream it powers the flour mills.
Because this town acts as a refuge for those fleeing for safety it has to maintain places for people to stay in, as money is of no concern for this town when it comes to helping others by sharing everything they have with others.
Assets
Apocrathy Store - A store where you can buy herbs, spices and other materials for potion making, with some rare finds which can only be found from the Silent Forest.
General Store - A store where you can buy general everyday goods.
Magic & Creatures - A store with magic artifacts and scrolls on spells, and a history of magic. They also deal in magical creatures found near Silent Forest.
Hardware Store - A store for all your general hardware needs which stocks various tools and equipment and even armors, with free to use equipment to craft or repair tools, weapons and armors.
Refuge Shelters - Regular home living spaces shared with others, built like a block of flats.
Residents who wish to attend schools have to go over to Lintara
Guilds and Factions
No guilds or factions exist unless you count rivalry between the Elders of Greenbark and Lintara.
History
The town of Greenbark was founded in the age 477 along with it's sister town Lintara after managing to escape the war that ravaged the lands of Sylvantara.
Architecture
Built with grey and white stone bricks, and build around or in old hollowed trees, dirt paths and roads lined with some bricks blend together giving the town a very connected feeling to nature. Black painted steel lanterns line the streets of Greenbark, inside the metal frames of these lanterns is a Luma Crystal mined from the mountains of Crystal Peaks. These are often preferred over using electricity by some residents.
Geography
Being a town located in a open clearing of Silent Forest the air quality is the best it can be for the residents who live here, a refreshing earthy pine smell fills the air, and maintains a near perfect temperature all-year round thanks to the protection of the Silent Forest. Many of the lands in this clearing opening has plenty abundance of natural resources here, access to a lake supplies the cleanest and freshest water from the deepest part of the forest
Climate
The temperature is near perfect all-year round thanks to the protection of the Silent Forest. While the temperature can be near perfect it can still follow the flow of seasons and get snowfall.
Natural Resources
With many trees in abundance they have plenty wood for all their needs which is not often unless its for building or repairing something. There are a couple caves where they can mine resources for stone and metal ore, and they have 2 lakes that downstreams from the Silent Forrest providing fresh clean water. Foraging for other kind of food from their own woods is in great abundance.
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