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Mud-Lark

Mile 38: "Mud-Lark" (The Scavengers)

Mud-Lark is a sprawling, messy settlement built in a low-lying marshy area of the Gap where seasonal rains turn the dust into thick slurry. The houses are haphazardly constructed from crate-wood and canvas. The "Mud-Larks" spend their days dredging the nearby silt-beds for gear discarded by the Army's ground forces 150 years ago.

Race Position (Communities): Completely Intermixed

Race Position (Segregation): Common Districts

Race Position (Rights): Merit-based (Whoever finds the loot keeps a share)

Race(s) (Primary): Human, Halfling, Half-Orc

Race(s) (Secondary): Tiefling, Rock Gnome

Languages: Common

Literacy: Very Low

Technology Level: High Fantasy Medieval (Specialized sifting and dredging)

Industries \ Trades: Scavenging; Scrap-metal Refining; Bone-carving; "Ghost-Wagon" recovery

Arms \ Equipment: Mismatched salvage (Rusted blades, dented shields)

Government System: Chiefdom (The "King of Mud")

Ruler(s): Chief Silt

Came to power by: Finding the largest cache of abandoned Army gear in the village's history

Social Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

Civilization Archetype: Scavenger Settlement

Settlement Type(s): Village

Settlement Population: 260

Cultural Archetype: Greedy, desperate, and opportunistic

Rebelliousness: Low

Brigandage: High

Founded in Y130, Mud-Lark sits atop a site where several supply-wagons were abandoned after a flash flood during the early troop deployments. Because the Marshall’s logistics were so poor, these wagons were never recovered. The village grew as scavengers realized the "Mud" was full of iron, leather, and the occasional magical bauble. It remains independent because no hegemon wants to deal with the literal filth required to harvest the site.

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