Troit

"Troit" is a settlement located across the Black River (Also known as the Detroit River) from Winds. It is a settlement build on the rocky shore of what was formerly a massive city known to the Giants as "Detroit". Many references in old scrolls and archives point to a significant relationship between the two cities at one point during the age of the automobile. Though most of Detroit is part of the Barrens and thus uninhabitable, the shoreline for this settlement appears to have little to no levels of toxicity.

History of Troit
The settlement of Troit was founded in 432 by a group sent from the Society for Colonization of the Barrens (SCB) in the City of Winds. SCB's mission statement is to "Provide research and manage exploration efforts into the barrens in order to preserve the species of the Saanz" and when the toxicology levels read low only months prior, Troit became it's first official settlement.

The initial colonial landings consisted of roughly 22 people though one died in an accident upon arrival. Within weeks, the colonists had built a small but efficient settlement capable of filtering water from the black river and converting algae into a processable food. By the end of the year, Troit had a population of 80 people. It is during this time that the government of the Democratic Republic of Essex began to take notice. They began to search for ways to create a safe vault for government agents in the event of it collapsing. This was a very real fear at the time due to almost a decade of violence and protests demanding reformations. Work began in 434 and many vault systems were constructed along the shoreline however work haulted with the disintegration of the DRE in 436.

To this day, Troit continues to be a quiet and self-sufficient settlement in the Kingdom of Essex. It maintains it's small population who produce small cultural outputs for the growing tourism industry.