Otterville
The center of Dragon Fen Estate is the village of Otterville. This village lies a mile and a half from Dragon Fen Manor and contains a Kayugan Church, with a rare hospital, an Inn for travelers and the Sheriff's barracks.
Otterville is the central village of the Estate. The smell of fresh cut hay as it crunches under foot slightly covers up the rich scent of decay from the swamp, it is heady but not foul; there is wonder in this village. At first glance it is normal, with timbered buildings. The inn serves as the heart of the village, a place for gathering and sharing all that is good in life. It is a tall building two story building and sturdy. The church across the plaza is imposing, three stories tall. When the sun hits it in midmorning, a opalescent fire blazes from the murals painted on it for just a moment; there is wonder in this village. The wonder does not live in the opalescent fire or the scents that filter through the streets and alleys. Wonder lives in the simple things, like the farm houses in the north that crowd around a well grasping for the life it gives. It lives through the sister well in the southwest that has drawn a crowd of farmhouses of her own; small but growing. Wonder lives in a place of respite and care, a hospital where death and woe are not welcome. Wonder shines in the fierce eyes of the soldiers who rest in the barracks, ready to defend the glory of their home. Wonder lives in the knowledge that, while this place is not natural, it is good and right. In the silence of the early morning, you can hear the forest song and you know the trees are at peace. They were not harmed out of malice for the sake of progress to bring this village into existence. The tree shepherd directs the chorus of serenity that calms the world and allows the village to flourish. He is good and he is right and he knows there is wonder in this village.
Buildings associated with Otterville
- Inn with tavern on the first floor
- Grand wooden building 3 stories tall, (45 foot tall, 80 by 40 for each floor) wood floors and roof, (total of 9,600 square feet, 86 wall sections for cellar, 20x30x10, 6 tunnel sections)
- Stable for the Inn
- Medium wooden building (40 by 20) no floor, thatch roof, (800 square feet, plus 10 wall sections for 100 feet of interior walls )
- Church of Otterville
- Grand wooden building 3 stories tall (45 foot tall, 80 by 40 for each floor) wood floors and roof (total of 9,600 square feet, 86 wall sections for wood floors and roof)
- Hospital
- Great wooden building 2 stories tall, (30 foot tall, 60 by 30 for each floor) wood floors and a roof, (total of 3,600 square feet, 24 wall sections for wood floors and roof, 30 wall sections for 300 feet of interior walls)
- Barracks for the Sheriff
- Medium (40 by 20) wooden building, wood floor and roof (800 square feet, plus 11 wall sections for the floor and roof, open barracks area inside
- Town Hall
- Large (60 by 30) wooden building, wood floor and roof (1,800 square feet plus 24 wall sections for the floor and roof, open area inside for gatherings)
- General Store
- Large (60 by 30) wooden building, wood floor and roof (1,800 square feet plus 24 wall sections for the floor and roof
- Glassblower
- Medium (40 by 20) wooden building, wood floor and roof (800 square feet, plus 11 wall sections for the floor and roof
- group of 18 farm houses/barns
- Each house is a medium wooden single story building, wood floor and roof (40 by 20) 800 square feet
- Each barn is a large wooden two story building, wood floor and roof (60 by 30) 1,800 square feet open inside with no walls or second story flooring
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