Sivillised

Troll towns are somewhat rare, but they do exist, and this Toswaldian village is one of them. Sivillised was founded in 978 FA by nine trolls who were dissatisfied with primitive life in the steppes, so they set off to make their way in the world. Eventually, they found themselves in the town of Odunk, which was not accustomed to troll visitors and where trolls clearly weren’t welcome. Nevertheless, they hung around for a while to observe the activities of the townspeople in the hopes of gathering enough information to form their own town. Much of the townspeople’s behavior consisted of screaming and running away from them, although they were also able to observe some ordinary activities, like trade, crime, punishment, and travel. They also learned a bit about politics from watching a town meeting on what to do about several trolls who had been wandering around town recently. All this lasted about two days until the poor trolls were finally run out of own by a mob.

Deciding that they had learned enough, the group found a spot they liked relatively nearby and did their best to construct buildings by imitating exactly what they had seen in Odunk. The result was a series of rather crude structures sized for humans. They fashioned clothing (although this time they had the sense to size it properly) and drew up a series of laws, mostly arbitrarily. Then they set about the process of living life. They held town meetings, traded in the town square, and voted for each other. As time went by, they acquired many new citizens, who they accepted gladly. Most of them were trolls, but a few were other races. As of the late 900s FA, the town has a population of around 100, and several trolls are currently expecting. Sivillised traditions are still based on their observations of nearby Odunk, although other trolls have since added their perception of what other places do to Sivillised’s perception of how to be a town. In spite of this new information, however, members of Sivillised often greet visitors by feigning fear and running away. Of course, the town’s highest honor, which involves running the guests out of town, is reserved for people the trolls are really happy to see.