Dampfestung

Dampfestung had long been one of Zanderil's more secluded settlements, not much more than a small town straddling the Dunstig River. Few good roads led to Dampfestung, and the shallow river still allows only for light craft. Just like its inhabitants, the town had changed little over the centuries. Its residents enjoyed the novelty of the occasional visitor, but they were content to be left alone. The Barons of the Konrad family, who have ruled Dampfestung for 150 years, were representative of their subjects, disliking sudden change and disruptions of daily life.
The construction of the railway between Ilvinda and Nachtstadt has greatly complicated matters. Dampfestung has grown rapidly in the past ten years, and now holds the potential of becoming another cosmopolitan sprawl like Ilvinda or Olbuchhaven - a fate the locals view with muted horror. Its citizens have pointedly made no effort to lure additional traffic, neither requesting improvements to the roadways leading to town nor even building a new inn near the railway station. A shantytown of huts and warehouses has sprouted up to service rail traffic, but travelers must still trudge more than a mile into town to find lodging.
Dampfestung is a quaintly rustic community, awash in consciously overgrown hedgerows, ivied walls, and herbal gardens. Cottages are constructed of wood and stone, often incorporating living trees into their frames. The town was laid out around a series of natural springs and is now dominated by the Baths, a soaring marble structure surrounded by wild gardens. The town also houses the Pharmacological Library, an archive of texts on herbal and medical cures.
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