Riceton
Riceton is the northernmost town in the continent of Astrolath.
Riceton is located in a vast wetland named the Ricemarsh for its apparent aptitude for cultivating rice. This fact led to Riceton growing into an economically independent city from most of the other cities in Astrolath. Riceton's settlers began as a small group that broke off from the Great Migration and headed north.
Several families built small plantations that then grew into some of the most profitable ones in the region. In the center of the town is the Silohold, where three giant rice silos stand, holding the stores of the wealthiest family in Riceton. Settlers' Square is so named since it was where the first true settlers of the town resided, with naught but several homes and an armory. The Golden Grain Tavern is the only building in Settlers' Square to have been remodeled, when its owners came into a small fortune through their production of rice-based ales and wines. Now, it is one of the busiest places in the town.
The Markets are in the northwest of central Riceton, where travelers come to trade their goods for the prized Riceton grains, as well as other items.
In the gallery, you will notice that there were several iterations of Riceton's city planning. At first, I thought to connect to the southern region of the continent by making a well the central component of the town, but I realized after two more iterations that this would most likely not occur in a real-world scenario. Riceton is a very socially isolated place as a result of its location close to the dreaded Doomgate and the ominous Ghost Swamp. It is also only accessible by the Northroad, which goes through the earthquake-plagued Trembling Valley.
Thus, Riceton would most likely have become its own society in a certain way, with little care for the likes of Gods Below or Above. Their access to such a profitable resource in rice and their proximity to a fertile region for the crop has led them to become their own independent culture, with limited interaction with the rest of Astrolath.
The first couple of versions of Riceton adopted the well as a central theme, and the first version even put the city on a stone platform that was built to prevent the town from flooding, but I soon moved away from that in favor of a design that could convey more culture and unique character through it's contrast to the rest of the continent.