Desert Wastelands: Stargazer Village(#1463RLA)
In the wreckage of what was once a starship by the name of Stargazer there now thrives a small town, itself named after the long defunct starship. Visitors are greeted by a sign that once clearly was where the ship's name was painted on its hull, but has been repainted over the centuries so many times that none of the original paint is still there. Here is the center of large salvaging operations where people come home to after another expedition out in the wasteland for the valuable metals of the wrecked spaceships. Cobbled together buildings from various bits of spaceship dot the ground under the large section of intact hull that shades the town from the harsh sunlight. And at the center is the town's prize possession: A water mana node, stationary in its place, supplying the town with all the fresh water it should need. A large pool has been built around the node, holding the water that pours out of it so the townsfolk can gather water from it at their leisure.
[Exits : (T)o the desert wastelands(#1465E) ]
Stargazer Village is a town that has grown up from a community of people that made their living scavenging the various crashed starships out in the Desert Wastelands. The reason this starship's hull in particular was chosen to be the base of operations instead of being the target of scrappers like so many others is the water mana node that the starship had crashed down upon. The town itself is entirely in the shade of the hull itself, light coming from holes cut into the hull and a number of magically powered lanterns. Simple, hand driven pumps bring water up from the pool around the water node up to the top of the hull to irrigate the farms on the surface that feed the entire community.
The town itself is primarily residences. Businesses are usually run out of people's homes, though there is a central marketplace near the water node. The only place that truly caters to outsiders is the Rescue Inn, which is run by an elderly couple and was set up to cater to those newly arrived through the Stone Portals to await a trader that could give them safer passage to the rest of Distant Shores. Since the village is largely protected from the elements by the hull above, most residents cook and eat outdoors rather than inside homes.
While there are many races living in the village, the majority of the population is catfolk. Notable NPCs here include a pair of sisters, Rosa and Viola, who are the younger sisters of Lillia. Lillia herself is a native of the village that has since gone out to see the world. A notable local festival is the Starfall Festival.