Catronas Building

Catronas, in a state of disrepair

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***The Catronas Building*** was one of the first structures to be built in Tailwing. It was constructed by the wealthy Catronas Family between the first and second years of Tailwing's history. Once a flourishing metalwork business, it has now been abandoned for more than forty years, as a result of its purpose becoming obsolete.

## Location

Catronas is located on the outskirts of Tailwing, near the Witches' Football Pitch and the Abbascale Bridge. Its desolate state is due to its geographical proximity to the Boreskate Sea, as well as the remnants of the Horside Forest.

## History

The Catronas Building was first conceived during the foundation years of Tailwing, by the Catronas Family. The family were looked to capitalise on the high minerate of redstone and iron deposits under the Tailwing Stripmine, by establishing a metalworks facility that would convert redstone and iron ingots into usable commodities needed to further Tailwing's development.

At its peak, the Catronas Building had 50+ employees who not only proved expertly skilled in the construction of metal commodities like rail and repeaters, but also the machines needed to establish the Abbascale Bridge. It proved highly profitable for the Catronas Family, becoming some of the richest people during Tailwing's early years.

However, during Tailwing's sixteenth year, the Catronas Building experienced a dramatic downfall in its fortunes. During this time period, rival town Kingfisher established its own metalwork facilities. Although both competitors each provided the similar quality goods and services, Kingfisher took advantage of cheaper labour coming from Villagers rather than humans, allowing the facilities to offer cheaper prices on commodities. With the Catronas facilities unable to offer higher quality products and services, much of its customer base turned to the newer, more affordable offerings from the Kingfisher plant.

The Catronas Family were unable to turn the tide in this example of intensity of rivalry, and so decided to cut their losses and moved their base to Castenels. The Catronas Building was therefore shut by the start of the seventeenth year of Tailwing's foundation, with nobody keen to bid on the structure due to the costs needed to retrofit the aging building.

## Status

After 40 years, much of the Catronas Building remains unrecognisable. While the base of the building remains, its garden has been taken over by grass and trees. This, combined with the water from the Boreskate Sea and vibrations from the Tailwing-Castenels Railway, has caused serious and irreparable damage to the building. Some of the roof has rotted away, causing the collapse of brick onto the floors below, and allowing rain to gush inside. This has corroded the metalwork equipment remaining inside, leaving only a cracked anvil left. Trees, grass and even bamboo has invaded, turning the inside of the building into a lush jungle.

It has also proven to be a highly dangerous structure, with the town's government urging people to only explore the building during the day, and to guard children away from it. With its light fixtures destroyed, Catronas is dark enough for it to be a perfect hotspot for drug deals during the night, as well as becoming a spawning ground for the typical monsters that dwell near the town.