Unnamed Town

The **Unnamed town** is a provincial town where Karluk Eihon and his family live. Although some of the residents, including the Eihon family, had nomadic ancestors, all of the residents live in their homes year-round.

## Description

The town is vaguely stated to
be somewhere near Bukhara. The townspeople practice a variety of economic
activities, such as farming, raising livestock, trading and even craft
production. It appears to be quite prosperous, which is reflected by how
well-dressed most of the townspeople are. Certain craftsmen like potter and
woodcarver can also make a living in the town, which means its residents can
afford to decorate their houses and become patrons of arts. Their prosperity
could be due to their close proximity to Bukhara, one of the popular trading
centre on the Silk Road. Occasionally the townspeople will also travel
elsewhere, such as Persia, for trading purposes. Some locations around the
village include a communal oven and a marketplace. The town also employs canals
to bring in water for consumption and water wheels to mill flour.

The town is self-governed and ruled
by a chief and its defensive force is basically made up of the townsmen armed
with rifles and cannons, though a peacekeeping troops will be sent by a governor should the situation escalated to a mayhem. The troops, wearing what may
be a Cossack uniform, imply that the Russia has already started its conquest in
Turkestan. While the story is generally dated around 19th century,
the presence of the Cossack army and the impending invasion of Russia in Bukhara may place the timeline to be around 1860s and onwards.

## History

The origin of the townspeople are nomadic tribes that had decided to settle on the land. Similar to the Halgal tribe, The nomadic tribes were capable of using bows and arrows for hunting but it is a skill that has already been lost by the current generations as there were no longer needs to hunt for food.

## Plot

The town appeared to live harmoniously
with the surrounding communities, including the Halgal tribe. Unfortunately once the
Halgal elder passed away, the tribe grew antagonistic towards the
townspeople out of the desperation of their own living situation, and at one
point the town was even attacked by the tribe in an attempt to invade their land. While
the Halgal tribe eventually lost, the townspeople still suffered a massive devastation with a lot of their men injured, their houses
demolished and their livelihood destroyed. The town however has a strong sense of
community and before long it was rebuilt again with the cooperation from all of the
townspeople.

## Gallery

*Tandoor*, which are clay ovens used by the townspeople.Making *non* (flatbread) are both ways of making food for the family and socialising for the townswomen.The woodcarver's workshop.The potter's workshop.One of the architecture in the town.A lake near the town.The canals that bring in water for the townspeople.The waterwheel used to mill flour.The town destroyed during the invasion of the Halgal-Batan tribe.Rifles and cannons are the main weapons used in defense for the town.The peacekeeping troops, in which the town is under its protection.