LOCATIONS
HOMMLET
The Village of Hommlet has grown up around a crossroads in an area of wooded hills. Once far from any important activity, it became embroiled in the struggle between gods and demons when the The Temple of Elemental Evil rose to power but a few leagues away. Luckily for it's inhabitants, the Temple and it's evil hordes were destroyed a decade ago, but Hommlet still suffers from occasional incursions of bandits and strange monsters...
A trade and farming community of some 200 folk (perhaps twice that when outlying farms and ranches are included), Hommlet is quiet and quaint for the most part, surrounded by farms, orchards and ranches. With the exception of Burne's Tower, the town has little in the way of fortifications or defenses. Still, most able bodied men of the village serve in the local militia, and the former adventurers Burne and Rufus lead a company of some two-dozen men-at-arms.
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- Inn of the Welcome Wench: The Inn of the Welcome Wench is a fine establishment, known throughout the region for its excellent service, delicious food and comfortable lodging. Run by Ostler Gundigoot and his family (his wife, and daughters Vesta and Coline), the Gundigoots employ two pretty serving maids (Beka and Alice), a young stableboy (Olien) and groom (Nolan), and a pair of potboys (Wilton and Dewitt).
A large building, the Wench has a solid stone foundation and walls of rough-hewn timber. Slate tiles cover the sloping roof, and thick wooden shutters cover each of the inn's many windows. At least a dozen stone chimneys rise above the roof, and several of them are continously smoking. The square sign in front of the yard shows a buxom and smiling girl holding foaming mugs of beer.
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Common Room: 1 sp/night
Small Room: 1 gp/night
Large Room: 2 gp/night
Supper: 5 sp
Breakfast: 2 sp*
Lager (local), mug: 3 cp
Ale (local), mug: 4 cp
Ale (local, special reserve), mug 2 sp
Wine (local), glass: 1 sp
Wine (Keoish Golden), glass: 2 sp
Wine (Lortmil Farms White), glass: 2 sp
Wine (Blue Mountain Reserve), glass: 3 sp
Wine (Sundish Lilac), glass: 4 sp
Wine (Urnst White), glass: 5 sp
Wine (Celene Ruby), glass: 8 sp
Wine (Furyondian Emerald Pale), glass: 1 gp
Wine (Velunian Fireamber), glass: 3 gp
Brandy (Renton Reserve), glass: 5 sp
Brandy (Keoish), glass: 1 gp
Brandy (Ulek, aged), glass: 3 gp
Liqueur (Ulek Elixer), glass: 5 gp
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- Burne's Tower: This large stone tower sits upon the eastern border of Hommlet proper. It is the home of the wizard Burne, the warrior Rufus, and their band of men-at-arms, sometimes called Burne's Badgers. The tower is surrounded by freshly dug ditches and the beginnings of field stone walls; it is obviously that a castle is being built around the site of the tower, though it is still in its earliest stages.
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Library: The library, really little more than a well-appointed study, is fairly small, but lined with shelves and shelves of tomes and books. Several small tables, surrounded by overstuffed armchairs and ottomans furnish the place. A fire usually blazes in a brick and stone fireplace set in one wall, helping to keep the chamber warm. Nearby is a sideboard, holding a dozen glasses and several bottles of spirits atop it. A pair of writing desks with padded armchairs round out the furnishings.
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NULB
Rumored to house thieves, brigands, smugglers and river pirates, the ramshackle village of Nulb sits on the Imerdys Run. The Run, a small river flowing from hills deep within the Gnarley Forest and flowing into the Emridy River, is wide and deep enough to allow river vessels to offload cargo and such at the small village.
The buildings are of turf, mud brick, old timbers and crudely hewn logs, and most appear to be in serious need of repair. Judging by the village's appearance, few in the place make much in the way of money. The road from Hommlet passes by a few homes and outlying farms before reaching an old wood and rope bridge that spans the Imerdys Run and leads into the town proper. The village smells faintly garbage and filth.
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- Waterside Hostel [Burned Down]: The hostel is a large, relatively well-constructed building, with a foundation of fieldstone, and walls of sawed timbers. A weathered signboard proclaims the place as the Waterside Hostel. A large yard lays before the place, and a shabby barn off to one side provides shelter for horses. It is a rough place, frequented by bandits, river pirates and worse sorts. It is said that blades can often find employment here, though the nature of the work may not be "honorable." The proprietor is Dick Rentsch, a tall, lanky man who wears a patch over one eye.
Food, drink and rooms are cheap, but of low-quality. The fare usually consists of greasy stew and hard bread, and drinks are watered down or vinegary. The rooms are cramped and drafty, with only the barest of shoddy furnishings.
