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settings:lojem:gendel [2023/07/18 22:50] – [Native Gelnds] simeonrice1_gmail.comsettings:lojem:gendel [2023/07/19 19:24] – old revision restored (2016/06/01 16:31) simeonrice1_gmail.com
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 Back in the Karfelon days it was a small fishing village with a seperatist population that talked funny. At the breaking of the seawall it became an obvious place of trade for Lojem isle (way easier to get to than Karfelon was, it already has docks, etc...). The native population quickly sucumbed to capitalism. Back in the Karfelon days it was a small fishing village with a seperatist population that talked funny. At the breaking of the seawall it became an obvious place of trade for Lojem isle (way easier to get to than Karfelon was, it already has docks, etc...). The native population quickly sucumbed to capitalism.
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 ===== Native Gelnds ===== ===== Native Gelnds =====
  
-The old-style Gendels (now called Gelnds as a group) are still around and still stick to their way of life and traditions. Most stay out of town except to buy or sell stuff. The people all speak in a strange accent some describe as similar to what a talking frog may sound like. The Charter of Gendel guarentees that the Gelnds way of life cannot be infringed upon and that Gendel can make no laws that do so and that citizens doing so will be punished to the maximum extent of the law. The Gelnds are also not subject to normal taxation but are still, in theory, protected by the courts and the Watch of Gendel. The Gelnds are devout followers of Neptune, Osirus and Isis. There are around 500 Gelnds believed to live in and around Gendel. The number could be off as there isn't a regular census and they stereotypicaly have large families.+The old-style Gendels (now called Gelnds as a group) are still around and still stick to their way of life and traditions. Most stay out of town except to buy or sell stuff. They still have weirdly accented Paroli (hard to understand if your not paying attention) and their own way of doing things. The Charter of Gendel guarentees that the Gelnds way of life cannot be infringed upon and that Gendel can make no laws that do so and that citizens doing so will be punished to the maximum extent of the law. The Gelnds are also not subject to normal taxation but are still, in theory, protected by the courts and the Watch of Gendel. The Gelnds are devout followers of Neptune, Osirus and Isis. There are around 500 Gelnds believed to live in and around Gendel. The number could be off as there isn't a regular census and they stereotypicaly have large families.
  
 The current population (10044) of Gendel township is 8500. The surrounding area that makes up the whole Greater Gendle tax base probably has 15K (those outside town are farmers, fishermen, hunters, tanners, some small bit of copper mining, etc...). The current population (10044) of Gendel township is 8500. The surrounding area that makes up the whole Greater Gendle tax base probably has 15K (those outside town are farmers, fishermen, hunters, tanners, some small bit of copper mining, etc...).
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 +A lot of trade comes in by ship. Way easier to land in the north than to circle around to the south and dodge reefs, sea walls and small islands. That many people can actually be self supporting. A lot of what they make is used internally. Foreign trade is just to get hard currency to buy foreign made stuff. The portal farm is pretty close and has definately had an impact on trade. The mayor, Selic, is in negotiation with Terminal-3 to get a good rate for goods exchange with at least one off world civilization.
  
 **The Road** - A large scale improvments project was conducted and completed mid-10044. A path 20 feet wide spanning the entire distance from Gendel to Portal Farm was cleared and graded. Several bridges were built and some hills dug down. The road started out dirt but has since been mostly cobbled. Work continues. There is a low-intensity project ongoing to put rails in the center of the road. Gendel is working with neighboring villages to ramp up iron and steel production. Until then the center 5' of the road is being re-dug and more stable foundation laid to support heavier weight traffic. **The Road** - A large scale improvments project was conducted and completed mid-10044. A path 20 feet wide spanning the entire distance from Gendel to Portal Farm was cleared and graded. Several bridges were built and some hills dug down. The road started out dirt but has since been mostly cobbled. Work continues. There is a low-intensity project ongoing to put rails in the center of the road. Gendel is working with neighboring villages to ramp up iron and steel production. Until then the center 5' of the road is being re-dug and more stable foundation laid to support heavier weight traffic.
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 Gendel also maintains 2 "war" type vessels and the crew to staff them. The Gendel "Navy" is mainly to discourage pirates and to serve as a coast guard. Gendel also maintains 2 "war" type vessels and the crew to staff them. The Gendel "Navy" is mainly to discourage pirates and to serve as a coast guard.
  
-===== Economics =====+Fishing has always been a staple industry in Gendle and continues to be so today. The calm northern waters are ideal breading ground for several varieties of large and tasty fish. Several thousand feet of shoreline near the city have been reserved to raise Grakken and the ever popular 'sea buffalo'. Their import treaties with the great rice paddy are solid and they serve as the major distribution point on northern Lojem for goods from the GRP. They export Grakken (in the shell, salted or pickled (Good eats) and buffalo meat as well as the ubiquitous fish. Grakken shells (which turn translucent when properly treated) are decorated and exported.
  
-Fishing has always been a staple industry in Gendle and continues to be so today. The calm northern waters are ideal breading ground for several varieties of large and tasty fish. Several thousand feet of shoreline near the city have been reserved to raise strange creatures called Grakken and the ever popular Sea Buffalo. Their import treaties with the Great Rice Paddy are solid and they serve as the major distribution point on northern Lojem for goods from the GRP. They export Grakken (in the shell, salted or pickled) and buffalo meat as well as mountains of fish. Grakken shells, which turn translucent when properly treated, are decorated and exported.+Bizarrely I thought this staple meet product was in the book but I guess not. It looks much like a hippo but without the attitude and with hooves more adapted to swimming, mud and sand. It likely has an Inferior INT and PER and is a ready target for any predator if it can't make it to land (and some would get it even then). Movement about 50 on land and maybe 30 in the water.
  
 The best place to eat breakfast in town (according to the watch) is Maxies. They serve pancakes that are to die for and provide free refills on java. The best place to eat breakfast in town (according to the watch) is Maxies. They serve pancakes that are to die for and provide free refills on java.