Gannet is
the last human outpost in the borders of the Eastland. It is a major port
city inhabited by humans, wood elves, and dwarves. It exists as a source
of gems, and more recently, one of the components necessasary in making
gunpowder. The humans rule the city, but the sheer number of elves and
dwarves give them some say in the affairs of the community. The wood elves
are mostly employed to guard the city from invasion with their knowledge
of the ways of the wood and the dwarves do most of the mining of ore. The
city itself is built on a plateau, which affords it a good strategic location
from which to defend itself. The cliffs surrounding the city are over 100
feet high and passage to the city is only by air or the tunnel that leads
to the plain below. No trees are allowed to grow for a few hundred yards
of the cliffs to make it easier to defend. The growth is burned that does
spring up. Much of the city is located underground as more and more population
grows with the need for gunpowder throughout the know world. Only the rich
can afford housing above ground. The city is very confined for space, and
the buildings rise high in the air, up to 10 stories high, constructed
of iron and steel. Beneath the city, with openings to the walls and downwind
of the city are countless forges whose fires burn around the clock. This
is to get the iron out of the ore that is mined specifically for materials
to continue building the city. Despite the lack of space, the city knows
the need for nature, and in the middle of it, a large park graces the city.
