CHAPTER THREE
“Only the inhabitants call The Town by its correct name. Due to local feuds, everyone else on the mountain calls it Goatsfart. As the nickname implies, the town relies primarily on its herds of goats that graze on the upper slopes under supervision, although there is also some farming in the area.
Because the villagers are descended from a valley tribe, their wool textiles show unusual patterns that combine elements of both their ancestral valley culture and the more typical Mount Snarl aesthetics.
Their houses are also unusual: they are dome-shaped with a chimney in the center, and are made of cut stones laid without mortar. The Town is unusual in preferring kefir (fermented goat’s milk) to beer or mead. Electricity is uncommon, usually pirated, and indoor plumbing is not
