The Blessed Town of Hallenrul
Jan 8, 2017 3:21:52 GMT
Post by Velaeri on Jan 8, 2017 3:21:52 GMT
NAME: Hallenrul
KINGDOM AT A GLANCE: A small town mostly kept by simple people in the northern mountains, approximately four days travel east of Ashdell. Secluded from the world by a region of thick forests and heavy mountain fogs, it's not a place you know about unless you've been to it yourself.
Much like the people that live here, the town is also quite simple. Several log homes line the roads leading in, here and there a two-story marked a place of notability. The town square sits around a singularly large water well from which a spring of some of the freshest waters in the mountains could sate the thirst and cure the ails of any passerby.
Hallenrul is blessed by the protection of the great golden gryphon; the Elder being in possession of one of her feathers has the ability to summon her during times of need. The gryphon has a standing pact with the town and its people: she provides protection as well as a regular donation of her blood to their well, in return they provide her shelter, food during her travels, and anything else she might have need for.
SIZE AND LOCATION: Small
WEALTH: Low - This is a town of people who hunt and farm off of challenging lands. Their main resources for trade is iron ore and other minerals mined from the mountain. There is no nobility here except that which your moral code and actions demonstrate.
STABILITY: High - as a small town of tightly knit families, their way of life is uncomplicated. The families work together to provide for one another and follow the lead of the town Elder.
DANGER TO TRAVELERS: Low - the town itself is quite friendly and welcoming to travelers. They don't see them very often but hospitality is a thing. What danger is presented comes not from the town, but from the lands in which they are located. Dangerous fogs, unpredictable weather, rockslides, wild creatures, and a labyrinth of mountain ridge paths can lose even an experienced traveler.
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Hallenrul is lead by the town Elder, an old man by the name of Rawn Claygen. There is little in the way of micromanaging - each family knows its purpose in the community.
FREEDOM AND OPPRESSION: Communication is open, dissent and major decision making is handled democratically. Claygen leads with the wisdom of his experience over many many long years. He knows the mountain passes the best despite no longer being physically able to travel them himself.
COMMON SPECIES: The town consists primarily of humans, but non-humans are welcome as well.
MILITARY FOCUS: Non-existent. There are no arms and no defenses installed. In times of crisis the town relies upon the hunters and the presence of a peculiarly large gryphon for protection.
TECHNOLOGY: Medieval
PLAYER CONTROLLED: No
