Marinoit

## The City of Marinoit

### Background

The city of Marinoit was founded in 1867 as the administrative capital of the colony of Vestrines, now known as the Free State of Vestrines as the need grew for a centralized place of bureaucracy closer to the main export harbours. Placed further inland from the original capital of Saulogne, Marinoit was originally a town with a population of approximately 10.000 people, most of which bureaucrats, clergy, lawyers and other administrative personnel. The town developed slowly over the Colonial period as it had little to offer colonists until the dawn of the 20th century, when Saulogne experienced overcrowding and people moved deeper inland. Due to more modern farming methods, the areas around the city began being tilled and a small industry rose up inside the town, with it graduating to the status of city by 1906.

The primary industry of the city was In the form of bookkeeping. Factories for typewriters, metal cabinets, writing ink, pens and furniture rose up and would become exported into the rest of the colony towards lesser administrative outposts in the provinces. Due to the rapidly growing importance of the city, a small military outpost was established in 1907 and the population continued to grow throughout The Great War. Despite the rapid destabilization of the colony as a whole, the city remained relatively stable and peaceful thanks to it's local power grid and the creation of an emergency generator farm when the war came to an end.

Despite this relative independence, The Tearing would eventually reach even the capital region. During this era of unprecedented instability, many settlers from outside the region fled to Marinoit and the city, neatly segregated by industry, administration, military and residential, started becoming more and more connected with hastily constructed streets and housing for the refugees. After the 5th Cavalry and the Colonial Government arrived at the city following The Consolidation, this problem was exacerbated. A city meant to hold no more than 50.000 was forced to accommodate over 130.000 people, as it quickly turned into the only safe haven remaining in the country as the natives ravaged the countryside. Slums cropped up all over the place and most houses have become overcrowded with refugees.

Now, the city numbers 126.284 inhabitants inside it's limits, with a further 22.152 living in the surrounding areas.

### Layout

Originally having been planned and grown as an administrative hub city, mainly to be inhabited by fancy city folk and other well-off people, the plan was to separate all aspects of the city so they could not interfere with the lives of those that didn't need to visit those areas. Housing for the most part, is located in the South-West. Many of the houses there, even nowadays, after 2-3 stories tall and tightly packed. Despite being dated buildings, they are in heavy demand for being far better insulated than whatever improvised shelter most people have nowadays. Intended for one family, often 20-30 people live inside these houses. Some larger buildings are reserved for government officials and high ranking military personnel, who do not permanently share these accommodations with others.

In the South-East lays the Industrial District. Naturally this contains factories, but also many smaller workshops, storage buildings and most importantly, the Marinoit Electrical Station. Further details on the exact buildings are provided in the Industry section of this document. The buildings here range from workshops no larger than the average home, to large scale industrial buildings the size of a whole street. The area was originally surrounded by forest and purposefully build further out than other districts to avoid the smoke and smells of the area, but with the sprawling slums, most trees have been chopped down and the buildings are the most notable parts of the city skyline.

To the North-West lays the Administrative District. This houses the Marinoit House of Justice and the Great Hall of Vestrines, formerly a royal palace for the Aeduai governor, it now serves as the capital building of the state, and the house of government for the Civil Affairs Committee. Many of the buildings that formerly housed the various clerks of the colony have now been repurposed for housing and manufacturing. It has also been sectioned off from the rest of the city with large fences and military checkpoints staffed by the military, due to the location also serving as the primary location for food and ammunition storage due to it's buildings better suited for these purposes than the military District allows.

The Military District is located in the North-East, rather close to the Administrative district, it is a rather large area surrounded by fencing and watchtowers. It has several large hangers where the remaining vehicle fleet of the 5th Cavalry Corps is stored and it's remaining fuel supplies. The camp is by far the least crowded part of the whole city, with the military tents and barracks leaving enough open space for exercises, marches and larger force organization. During winter however the gates are opened for anyone stuck out on the streets so they may have a place to sleep and can be better tended to to prevent further loss of life in the harsh reality of the current times.