Lyraine: June 2011

Monday, June 27, 2011

Gute Sohl

Gute Sohl (translated literally "Good Sole") are shoemakers. They aren't rich.

One of the less wealthy, but most liked, is the Jester.
His place of work isn't always inherit by the oldest son, as is the rule.
The king decides this.

The orphans learn about gardening, witchcraft and reading. Fresh air, knowledge and playground in the woods – what more, can children require?

The Wintersteins aren't as rich as the Goldadlers, but they have another kind of force: magic.

The smaller, shabbier tailor is old Wiedegand.

Weizengold

The Weizengolds are millers. They are one of the wealthy families.

Waxer

The Waxers are chandler.
It is a solid buisness, but you couldn't get rich with that.

On the pagan-hill lives a group of women, who has unearthly skills.

The Vittas have always been a thorn in the church's side. They offer special services and do a deal with the pagans.

"The Goat" is a bar parlour in the town Lyraine. The Turins offer special girls.
It's a real hot spot.

Seaxburga

The Saexburgas are vine dressers. Their house is between the royal fields and gypsycamp.

The applecopse is a place to work for some of the pagans.

This is the tavern "Blue Ribbon". It is ran by the Picasos.

The Pettersons work as servants in several households, first and foremost at the castle.

Hamon, the real heir of the Pekala's capital, chose a lonely live.

With good relations to the royal household Finnr opend a jail to punish criminals.

The youngest of the Pekala-brothers opend a new shop: the pharmacy.

This is the headquarter of the Pekalas.
They offer some apartments in Lyraine.

The Niridssons live in an apartment for farmhands.

The Madrirs are engaged in different families as servants.

The Lotarios sell horses. They're at a lower price as the horses of the royal stables.

Lossaus live in a hut especially for miners.

Lazarot

The priest of Lyraine runs the rural church.

Greimers trade with barrels. The buisness is successful, but not that lucrative.

Laance-family has many talented musicians.
They earn money working in theatre or playing for change.

At the Hallkell-farm sheep get breed.
Some money is also made with selling crops and wool-products.

The source of general revenue is the harvest of the fields.

The Goldadlers are the most powerful and wealthy family in the whole land.

The Gachts are a really poor family. Basket-weaving isn't a money-spinner.

Family Feuers Hand plays music and dances a lot.

The Debateaus run the theatre.
Here meet mainly the rich sims, to hear inebriant sounds of instruments and lovely chant.

There is a roomy stonehouse near the habour. A family, you might know, lives there. Lutz, Friedbert and Pascal are the founders of alchemy in Lyraine.

The Brünings live on a farm near the sea.
They grow appletrees and poduce honey.

The Brombeers sell bakery products.
(The name means blackberry.)

The family Ansgar is not aristocratic, but because of their flourishing buisness they are quite wealthy.

The Farm Hands

The fields and gardens are ownership of the king.
The priest chairs the church.

The Miners have a hard life. They work for a starvation wage. There is a mine, where ore is brought forward and a stone pit for building material.

The habour is a very colourful, but also sinful place.
There are many shabby houses of fishermen, sailors and boatbuilders, but also enjoyable inns for travellers.

Near the sea is a camp of travellers. The Gypsies love live and dance. Some of them are christian other believe in older religions and magic.

In the surroundings of the town are a few farms.
The people in the town pay well for the harvest. That's why the landowners belong to the well-off families. They employ some of the farm hands.