Poitiers

Description

Maintaining one of the most expansive coastlines in the northern reaches, the people of Poitiers have an ancient and proud tradition of raising some of the finest mainland seafarers and fishermen. Its village markets teem with vendors selling fresh fish, while local traders offer salted and dried fish to the cities of Westmoor, Kazakh, Oligarch and even distant Perdan.

The forbidding Grimstone Crag overlooks the northern coastal villages. This mighty rock is the site of flaming beacons that are lit to guide the small boats of the fishermen safely home during unexpected storms at sea.

Inland, Poitiers is blessed with gentle rolling hills and seemingly endless fertile farmlands. The Hambleton Hills, in the south, are the home of rugged hill farmers who raise sheep, goats, and a few cattle. The main farmlands stretch across the rest of the region. It is here that the essential crops, such as wheat, barley, and oats are grown. Most of the stocks of cattle are also to be found in these farms. Many of the crops and livestock from these lands are then sent to the market village of Fulford for sale.

The regional seat of government is the large village of Drakkon, which houses the Tower where the lords of Poitiers hold court. It is also where the region's granary and training camps are located. According to tales told by the villagers, the Tower is all that remains of an ancient fortress that crumbled and became overgrown centuries ago.

Whether this is the truth or just a folly of peasants is unknown, but many of the homes and shops that line Drakkon's streets are built with huge stones that the village elders maintain are too large and heavy to have been meant for such simple buildings. The mystery is compounded by the fact that none can say when the village was first built, or by whom.

July 29, 2012 by Thomas

Statues and Monuments

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