Kleineritz

Kleineritz is a rugged mining settlement overlooking a spectacular cascade on the Ored River. The misty spray and roar from these waterfalls can carry halfway across town. Glorious rainbows arc through the mist on sunny days, but when the skies turn gray, the rainbows are replaced by spectral, twisting shapes believed to be the spirits of men killed in the mines. Kleineritz also serves as the gateway to lonesome mining camps deep within the Thruweizen Alps.
River traffic can access Kleineritz through the docks at the southern edge of town, but the main approach is a pair of massive suspension bridges that pass through the waterfall's spray. Each bridge is wide and sturdy enough to support the heaviest of wagons, and traffic on each bridge is one-way only. Aqueducts, both raised and subterranean, channel water from the falls, supplying every home with fresh, running water. Within the mines, waterwheels along the underground aqueducts power great machines used to crush ore, then flush waste out through drainage pipes.
Kleineritz is perched on the edge of massive cliffs hewn into four wide tiers. While a number of squat stone buildings line the edge of each tier, the majority of the town's population resides in homes burrowed directly into the cliffs, in sprawling, windowless complexes. Deeper in the earth, these homes give way to vaults of the dead and extensive mines. Between the churning Ored River and the cliffs, the town needs no fortifications.
Warehouses and peasants' homes are clustered on the bottom tier, closest to the polluted river. The second, commercial tier includes the primary mine entrances, marketplaces, and two local landmarks: Isa's Gem Emporium and Huffmann's Sorrow. The third tier is the residential district for the upper classes. Lastly, the governmental tier houses the tomblike palace of Baron Ignatz Grosser and his family.
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