Mineroc

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Vale of Lost Memories: Ev Jardarak | Mineroc Mineroc Farming Community, Population 217

"After following a well traveled path through the Verdinedel Forest, the thick brush opens up to a large farming community. Several rows of some foreign crop surround the small farming community. Several dwarves, both male and female, are constantly working the fields, and there is a deep sense of community within this small farming village."

Demographics
Every resident of Mineroc is a dwarf, and all of them are part of the Ironbreaker Clan. Visitors are very rare here, except for the occasional merchant coming to buy large quantities of the rare crop the dwarves grow.

Leadership
Orbin Ironbreaker is the undisputed leader of Mineroc and is the founder of the Ironbreaker Clan. The clan is broken up into two simple castes, male and female. While male and female dwarves have different roles in day-to-day living, they both have equal responsibilities in their community, and one caste is not seen as lesser or greater than the other caste. On every dwarf's 17th birthday, they officially become inducted to either the male or female caste. Until that time, however, they are considered caste-less and are subjected to whatever chores their respective caste leaders provide them.

The male caste is in charge of protecting the community, building any structures, and hunting in the Verdinedel Forest. The female caste is in charge of preparing and cooking food, producing textiles and other household necessities, and caring for the elderly and children. Both castes are also responsible for managing the crops.

Military
Orbin Ironbreaker is also the chief of the “military” at Mineroc, if you could call it that. While every member of the male caste is in charge of the protection of Mineroc and are trained in various simple and military weapons, virtually every dwarf able to pick up an axe or hammer can and will be called to duty by Orbin if necessary.

Economics
The primary export of Mineroc is the rare crop they grow known as Verdinen. Supposedly, it's a genetic derivative of the very trees that grow in the Verdinedel Forest, but it is also mixed with strains of popular dwarven crops grown underground such as the common mountain moss and the Grand Guard mushroom. The result of these plant strains creates Verdinen – an evergreen-like plant that bears delicious and extremely nutritious berry that has a dark teal hue to it. A handful of Verdinen berries can feed a grown adult human for 3 days, which makes it incredibly valuable. Merchants from all over the Vale of Lost Memories come here to buy the rare fruit and in turn trade their various wares.

Male Caste
(Area 1 on the map) These huts comprise the male caste center. Members of the male caste occasionally train for battle and hunting here, but most of the training takes place in the Ironbreaker Hall. Carpenters, tanners, smiths, sawyers, and other artisans all work in this area and have space in the three bigger huts. The rest of the space in the big huts and the small huts are used for sleeping quarters. Some dwarves of note who reside in this area are Myrren, Auggar, Dornof, Oathin, and Rardin.

Ironbreaker Hall
(Area 2 on the map) This large hall is used for several different purposes. It's primary function is as a tavern of sorts that accommodates the entire farming community each night and always has a great stock of dwarven ale and their own specialty: Verdinen Ale.

The dwarves of Mineroc also train in the Ironbreaker Hall. Community meetings take place here, the few merchants that come through here trade goods here, and basically every social event and gathering within the community outside of work and duty takes place here. Much of the Verdinen is also processed here into various products, such as the ale.

The bulk of Verdinen harvested is stored here. There are, however, small huts placed in the middle of each field that also store the newly harvested Verdinen as well as the supplies and resources needed for farming.

Orbin is most commonly found here on any given day, along with Rokk and Lenadryd.

Orbin's Home
(Area 3 on the map) The home of Orbin Ironbreaker. It is the only building in Mineroc made completely of stone. The rest of the village is made of stone, but has thatch roofs – very uncommon for most dwarven settlements. But then again most dwarven settlements are underground in the first place and are not farming communities. His private tower is said to contain heirlooms from the clan he originally was born into, the Ruddarvik Clan, as well as magnificent treasures he came to possess through the years of war and adventure he had undergone.

Orbin himself created the tower in Mineroc with his own resources nearly a century ago (c. AB 2000). The remnants of the army commanded during the war followed him to this location, and he thus founded the Ironbreaker Clan, named after the fabled warhammer he found deep within the Grand Guard Mountains that helped him become such a legendary hero.

Female Caste
(Area 4 on the map) The huts house the nursery of the Mineroc Community. The newborn Ironbreaker dwarves live in the nursery for roughly the first four years of their lives before they are sent to the Ironbreaker Hall for training, discipline, and studies.

Textiles and food are also processed here before being sent to the Ironbreaker Hall. The elderly are taken care of here by the female caste members as well. The Female Caste area not only serves as the hub for the essential day-to-day cares of the young and elderly, but as an infirmary as well. Its status as the communal and social gathering place is second only to the Ironbreaker Hall.

Mardaryn: The head of the female caste, she oversees all of the branches of the caste and is an expert in healing the sick as well.

Sarrak: The head of the textiles branch, she has a handful of apprentices who work for her.

Belsarof: The head of the infirmary, she and her apprentices take care of the sick and elderly primarily. She answers directly to Mardaryn.

Ellsja: The head of the nursery, she tends to all of the newborn dwarves and raises them in their infancy. She has a dozen or so others who work directly beneath her.

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Vale of Lost Memories: Ev Jardarak | Mineroc