Freya | Cities & Towns | Forum

I was going to wait 2 weeks to post this, but I got all giddy thinking about it, so I'll post now.

What is Freya?

History:
Freya is named after Queen Freya - Heir to the Vetra throne.

Vetronia was suffering from a severe drought. Wheat would not grow, watermelon was hard to come by, zombie meat was poisoness. Cattle and pigs were difficult to raise because of this, also leading to an unreliable food source. Vetra's fish population dropped to alarmingly low numbers. Queen Freya took it upon herself to find another source of food. She sent out a ship, the Alexandra, to locate a place in the world that is not suffering from droughts. After 3 months of looking, they finally found something. A large island, suitable for a colony and a fish population that could feed the world 100 fold.

After being established for 20 years - Freya, as is what the Colony was now named, is flourishing. At one point, Freya was the richest city in the world!  Not only was the fish used for food, but also for oil. Back then they did not have Glowstone as they do now, so fish oil was used to light the world.

Through the years, Freya has seen its up sides and down sides but its main focus is still the fishing community.

Intention:
Because of Freya's rich fishing roots, anyone listed in the top 10 for McMMO's fishing stat will be given a free home in Freya as a reward for their hard efforts. If someone passes you and you're not on the top 10 list, your home stays. The only way to lose your rights is if you get banned or voluntarily leave.

Building concepts:
Boardwalk - Plots will be placed off of the board walk.

Clock tower - Freya's landmark. It stands at over 80 blocks tall. It is used as the town hall.

Fishing guild - represents players who are members of the Freya community.

Hamlet - For people who don't want to eat fish every day.

Seamen's Bethel (chapel) - A chapel dedicated to those who perished at sea.  Also has a cemetery for those who spent their life at sea.

Visitor's Center - A place to gather basic knowledge of Freya

Fish House - Where ships deliver their daily catch for it to be processed.  Also consists of a restaurant.

School House - 2 small classrooms make up this school house for the small population here that needs to be educated.

Planning Board - A building dedicated to the improvement of Freya as well as a heads up of any future projects.

Town Hall - Where important things happen.  Voting, town meetings, financial offices, etc.

Yacht Pier - Where yachts dock their boats.

Fishing Pier - An approved area of Freya for coastal fishing.

Lighthouse - Lighthouse is located off the coast behind Seamen's Bethel.  The lighthouse is approximately halfway between Navarro and Freya in the middle of the way to give proximity to boats in the region.

Location:

Freya can be found in the image below, towards the bottom.  Also note that the area to the east of Freya is already called Alexandra - for a possible future project after Freya is complete.

Personal take on Freya:

The Freya concept comes from a couple of places.

First I'll go through why I named it.  Some people ask me, why Freya?  I was actually jamming out to some music in my car one day and the band "Freya" was playing and that name stuck to me.  A little back story: I always loved the character Freya in FFIX and decided to look for related stuff surrounding the name "Freya" and thus I found the band Freya.  Freya is the Goddess of love, beauty, fertility, gold, war, and death (according to Wikipedia).  Yes, those qualities don't represent "woman of the sea" or "fish lady", but keep in mind that Freya is named after "Queen Freya" who could have very had those traits.

Second I'll answer why a fishing village?  Well I live nearby New Bedford, Massachusetts who follows a similar story to that of Freya.  New Bedford was once a whaling port - once the richest city in the world.  They used oil from whale to light up the whole world until electricity came into the picture.  Since then New Bedford has evolved into a fishing port, becoming the number one fishing port in the United States.

And lastly I'll state my design concept.  Over a year ago I created a steampunk port called "Vauxhall".  Vauxhall had an incredible port with a great clock tower.  This was before Anvil came out and the clock tower was disproportionate.  My building style has evolved since then, which is the reasoning for creating a new clock tower for Freya.  The Hamlet I have in concept was made just before I joined VeteranCraft.  The reason I wanted to include a hamlet is to round out Freya.  Freya itself is a pretty large island and I wanted to add another dimension to make Freya feel complete.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.  The goal for ground breaking is 2 weeks from now with the clock tower being the first structure to be erected.