Arlington

Arlington is a town located on the arid plains of a valley called the Milegran Steppes, where vegetation is sparse and the ground hard to till. Arlington grew adjacent to a water source called the Oxneau River and a well-traveled road that intersects trade routes leading west towards the Chimeric Kingdoms, and north to the Alis Territories, and is comprised largely of humans. Arlington is part of a confederacy of tribes unified by the current dynasty of the Miloszian Khurungate, which worships many nature-related spirits and heroes. A Dogahn, or priestly leader, designates ceremonies to the Lord of the Loom & Field, Pelathin as a part of the Sarakarai selection.   The muddy expanse where streets meet serves as a town square and marketplace capable of performing a Sarakarai, a slave-auction headed by the town's Dogahn. The few stalls here look like the wares of traveling merchants rather than local folk, as they sell things that people in the village can’t make or trade for themselves. A stone well stands on the side of the square. Corn dollies, little humanoid effigies made from straw, surround its base.   The community is known for its agrarian citizenry, with much of its farmland placed south, downhill from the town proper, as well as for its militia of farmers and soldiers. They are governed by a Krelmen, an elective officiated by the Krol whose land he governs. These people were once nomadic, whether, by inclination or necessity, the community is central to where they are. Their primary form of agriculture and trade is sheep and goat herding, to which they give as taxes towards the Khurungate and the Stewards. The little money they earn from working for landowners or trading livestock allows the people of Arlington funds to spend on passing merchants, or even a slave to aid in their labors.