Nobi Lake

Nobi Lake is a lakeshore fishing village whose cheerful nets and wooden boathouse now sit half-charred and half-submerged after an airship crash sparked by a dragon attack, leaving the place grieving and brittle with rumor.

TypeVillage
PopulationApproximately forty survivors living in tents while many original villagers remain missing or dead.
WealthGenerally poor with a single very wealthy merchant family dominating trade.
GovernmentElder council with influence from the dominant merchant family.
ReadinessMinimal and improvised while survivors tend the wounded and recover bodies.
Nobi Lake is a lakeshore fishing village whose cheerful nets and wooden boathouse now sit half-charred and half-submerged after an airship crash sparked by a dragon attack, leaving the place grieving and brittle with rumor.

Smoky salt air, quiet grief, and a tense watchfulness in every eye.

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Geography

RegionNorthern lowland lake district
ClimateCool, misty mornings with sudden summer storms over the lake.
TerrainPebbled shorelines, reed-filled shallows, and a ring of low forest.
Travel Links
Seasonal lake barges to the market town of GarenfordA rutted cart track to the highroad three days awayInformal sky-porter visits before the crash that are now suspended

Culture

Practical, stoic, and suspicious of outsiders until proven useful.

Races
Pydwyni (humans)
Religions
Pyd (goddess of hearth and harvest)Wyndynast (god of death and passage)
Arts & Entertainment

Folk songs about the lake and small puppet plays at the temple of Pyd.

History

Government

LeaderElder Miren Hallow, chosen by the council but indebted to Voss trade credit.
Elder council with influence from the dominant merchant family.
Key Laws
No taking fish from another's net without agreement.All salvage from wrecks found in village waters must be reported to the council.Burials must be registered at the shrine of Wyndynast.
Problems
A scalding scandal over a murdered village girl sparks unrest and distrust of justice.

The richest family's son is suspected of murder and the family shields him.

Rebuilding and rationing sap resources as survivors argue over salvage rights.

The crash destroyed homes and the watch is short on arms and food.

Economy

Industries
FishingBoat repair and salvageSmall-scale trade
Scarcity

Fresh grain and finished metal are scarce after the crash disrupted supply lines.

Wealth LevelGenerally poor with a single very wealthy merchant family dominating trade.
Exports
Smoked lakefishRepaired boatsSalted hides
Imports
Metal toolsTextilesSkyship parts and fuel

Defenses

ReadinessMinimal and improvised while survivors tend the wounded and recover bodies.
Fortifications
A half-collapsed wooden palisade along the quay.A raised earthen levee patched with charred timbers.A ruined watch tower overlooking the lake that is still used as a lookout.
Nobi Watch(Twenty sworn; many lack armor or proper weapons.)

A volunteer watch made of fishermen and a few merchant guards.

Law & Order

crime Level
High in the wake of the crash and scandal.
enforcement
A volunteer elders' council and the Nobi Watch apply rough justice between rival interests.
typical Punishment
Fines, public shaming at the quay, or exile for serious offenses.

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