Palustris

Flag of Palustris

Palustris is a savanna town led by Baron pc1894, located southernmost of Cactus County desert region. It is home to Palustris Royal Palace and Vornschmidt Square.

Geography

Palustris is situated in a hilly savanna biome on the southern coast of the Cactus County desert region, where a river ends in the town. The town also includes two islands, with the smaller one housing the Palustris Royal Palace. The town borders the region's deserts in the north, with a linear defensive wall shielding the town from it. The town is a neighbor of Saguaria in the northwest and Keitopia in the southwest. Other towns or cities that are across Palustris's seas are Willem Stad in the south and Saltworth in the west.

Structures

Palustris skyline

Palustris features the Palustris Royal Palace as its landmark, along with wood-based vernacular buildings generally featuring two to four stories and an attic. The town has two squares, one in the southeast and one in the north (named Vornschmidt Square). The hilltops of Palustris feature small temple-like structures made from prismarine walls and golden roofs. Outside of these, Palustris also contains a small cemetery, three bridges (including one to the palace), a lighthouse, a Mr. O's Industrial Strength Carpet Cleaners shop, and a tower separated from other building groups. The tower is situated northeast and has three 'stacks', each approximately equivalent in height to three stories. Within Palustris's WorldGuard jurisdiction, there is a tower on its southern sea made of diorite and magma blocks. An airship is visible in Palustris's sky.

Palustris Royal Palace

Palustris Royal Palace, entrance side

Palustris Royal Palace is a castle-shaped structure, functioning as the seat of Baron pc1894. It is situated on Palustris's western island, surrounded by seawater as the palace's natural moat. The palace is connected by a bridge on its eastern side; the bridge leads to the city's fort, which is the main entrance from the palace to the town. The palace features a great hall building, four towers, and two battlements on its northern and southern sides. It has four levels: the first and second levels are indoors; the third features the great hall's roof, which is connected to the battlements' crenels (upper spaces); the fourth is the rooftops of the towers.

Palustris Royal Palace's entrance door leads directly into the throne room with orange-and-white triband carpet; the throne is labeled with "pc1894 - Baron of Palustris". Adjacent to the throne room, the palace has a small farming space, a small garden, a kitchen, a room for multiple beds (possibly for workers), and an entertainment room. Stairs can be accessed through its eastern rooms. The second level has a dining hall in its center, along with the Baron's office, bedroom, library, and bathroom.

Southeastern square

The southeastern square has a stone-based, water-featuring monument on its center, and provides easy access to transportation modes: the Empire Line-serving Palustris station, as well as the warp spot '/warp Palustris'. A Costa Copy Express stall is open in the station. Buildings around the square include a Sammich's House, a Taz's House, an Ayu's Pub, a woodshed, and five street stalls.

Vornschmidt Square

Vornschmidt Square

Vornschmidt Square, located in northern Palustris, has a prismarine-based ancient monument with a door on its side, marked: "Only the damned may enter". There are four street stalls around the plaza, including a lemonade stall. Buildings around the plaza include a Costa Copy Grande building, as well as a market building which hosts:

• Mists of the Hague: Dangerously Hot Tea and Coffee (1st level)
• Le Troll Du Promenade: Fine Clothing and Accessories (1st level)
• Keikei's Wyrms and Dreks (2nd level)
• Odrekle's Oddities and Teahouse (3rd level)
• Hay's Falafels (4th level)
• a possible garden plants shop (attic)

The square was once covered in a Follywood Slanderer news report about the sightings of a lizardman, who turned out to be a Palustris resident, Michael Snithers. The report suggested the the incident might imply the existence of a sentient lizard species in Shiredom; this became a subject of a subsequent protest outside the Palustris Royal Palace.

Non-lore information

The non-lore status of this section's information has not been formally reviewed.

As of May 2025, members of the Palustris WorldGuard (other than owner pc1894) are Crabchef, GJRickard, joshuhwuh, and Master_Chief. The town is included as a model for the 2016 Cities of The Shire Building Competition.

References

This list includes only public sources and does not cover original research or field surveys.

• FOLLYWOOD SLANDERER: Palustris Resident HALF-LIZARD??? WHAAAA???, Follywood Slanderer / Shire Global News, last accessed May 29th, 2025.
• THE FIRST BC OF 2016!!, The Shire Forum, last accessed May 29th, 2025.