Zhong Valley lies nestled in between two small mountains. The town rose up around the abundant presence of precious metals and everyone who lives in the grown up settlement contributes to the mining effort to some degree. The people are kind and welcoming to passers through due to a small population and not exactly being an envied destination for sight seers and the wealthy. The city scatters in a strange set of rings, as houses and business are built in circles around the great smelting houses taking advantage of the heat they output. Minecart tracks ride through the town their riders making stops at each smelting house before looping back around to be refilled by the miners beneath Shanshan Mountain.

Details

Population: 400
Governer/Leader: Ah Wei
City Scale (in miles): 3

Buildings/Layout

Shops

General goods store. The only real shop in town, caters to whatever the townsfolks need, sells rations, miner pick’s, lanterns, pitons, rope and nails. Run by Low Huang

Inns/Taverns

There are two taverns in Zhong Valley

Cresting Water Hole

Cresting Water Hole

A depressed looking gnome named Li Wei is the bartender (not the owner).

Menu

  • Room and Board: 2 Chips 10 Shards
  • Gnomish Ale 1 Chip
  • Mead 3 Chips
  • Miner’s Remorse, water mixed with Gnomish Ale, very cheap. 2 Shards
  • Pork n’ Loaf
    Simple meal of the cheapest cut of pork and half a loaf from the local bakery.
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Down the Shaft

Down the Shaft

Twin Gnomes Mei and Pei run the tavern in their father’s stead. He is a landlord in Vulkud and has granted them this opportunity to develop their business acumen. Mei and Pei are very no nonsense but friendly.

Down the shaft also hosts rooms with heated baths, each requiring 5 shards to power the heating element, 3 for the actual Meyda-circle and 2 later to be collected by the establishment.

Menu

  • Room and board: 3 Chips
  • Gnomish Ale 1 Chip
  • Mead 3 Chips
  • Miner’s Remorse, water mixed with Gnomish Ale, very cheap. 2 Shards
  • Pork n’ Loaf
    Simple meal of the cheapest cut of pork and half a loaf from the local bakery.
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