Since the Essentia Rush began about 40 years ago, settlements like Wyllin's Gulch formed around Godfell Mountain. Some are small encampments, while others are bustling towns cut through by dirt streets. But no matter their size, they're always referred to as outposts, because everyone knows that once the local essentia veins are cleaned out, people will have their town packed up overnight.
Essentia outposts range in size from a small collection of tents to a thriving town. Some outposts are formed when just a few folks get together to mine the same vein or sift the same river. Others are created when a company purchases a parcel of land containing a vein and installs a small settlement of workers. Still others are larger towns built by people wanting a bit of community along with their work. Though essentia outposts can vary in size, style, and operating procedure, one thing is always true: where there is an outpost around Godfell Mountain, there's a vein of essentia. Now, these outposts face the coming threat of more colossi rising from the earth as Kudamat locates his soul shards and uses the essentia veins to siphon back his power.
The outposts
- Wyllin's Gulch — the unofficial capital of the western line.
- The Cinderline — black sand, a played-out river deposit, and the last fresh water for a long stretch.
- Havalaugh — a mile of tents, the premier market on the eastern side, and no sheriff at all.
- The Iron Kettle — a company mine governed, in practice, by its smiths' union.
- Pryor — built into an abandoned mine, and easy to ride straight past.
- Defiance — a mesa-top outpost with its artillery pointed down.
- Left Luck Outpost — the home Preacher Rayos took his flock out of.
Source · Drylands History