Mark Chance
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Villagers of Note
[sblock=Sir Nigel Chaucer]
An old campaigner, this landless knight has seen too much. A bit crotchety, he nevertheless has a sweet heart, especially for young Elsinor. Alcoholic, but still as good with a sword as a man half his age, he paid off a debt to the Lancasters by teaching Elsinor the ways of lance and sword and knighthood.
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[sblock=Dyfed]
Elsinor's early rebellions began with running off with a local peasant boy, Dyfed, into the forests around the village. Dyfed and Elsi are very close -- in fact, he was her first kiss -- but obviously he's unsuited for marriage. Not that Elsi is looking for that right now.
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[sblock=Koran Limmersneck]
A good friend of Reginald, poor Koran was crippled by the kick of a testy and wicked-tempered mule when he was just a young lad. At the time, Koran was the stouter and quicker of the two, but now he walks with a hobble and his muscles have grown unevenly, favoring his healthier side. Koran has grown sharp-tongued and bitter, but he sees others with more pessimism than Reginald does, and has a knack for giving 'Reggie' advice too uncomfortable for others. They grew up supporting one another, Reginald helping to ease the pain in Koran's body and Koran helping Reginald to grow both honest and wise.[/sblock]
[sblock=Borl Limmersneck]
The younger brother of Koran, Borl was spoiled by his athletic father after it became obvious that Koran would never physically recover from the accident. He grew up strong, attractive, and muscular, though his whiny attitude and quick-temper has alienated some inside the village. He enjoyed picking on Koran and Reginald when they were teenagers, as Borl quickly grew stronger than the other two and resented that Koran grew closer to Reginald than to him. Borl is a major reason why Reginald is not as charismatic as he otherwise could have been.[/sblock]
[sblock=Rhea Kulde]
The head cook at the Montrose estate, she's a canny older woman in her 50's who's raised daughters and their daughters too. She's been in the castle since she was walking, and has learned much of men and women, lords and ladies, and how things work as opposed to how they're said to work. She took a young Seraphina Montrose under her wing, recognizing something of herself in a lonely and frightened child, and teaching her much. Some of it was even cooking.[/sblock]
[sblock=Penelope Widder]
A peasant girl that Seraphina befriended as a child in her frequent tendency to roam. As they both grew up, Seraphina meddled unrepentantly in her love life...ultimately playing a pivotal role in making sure she was married to a boy she was in love with, despite significant obstacles. Now in a well-to-do merchant's family, Penelope owes Seraphina a favor she has yet to collect on.[/sblock]
Locations of Note
[sblock=Merrywort Manor]
The Lancaster ancestral estate. Located on a hill overlooking the village near where the river exits from the hills, it is a sprawling estate, more villa than castle, though it does possess walls and towers. Much of the estate and surrounding lands are given to extensive gardens where herbs, flowers, and other plants are grown, as well as orchards in the hills and an extensive bee colony. There is a large brewery, as well as an alchemical laboratory. The staple of the family's wealth is the large production of simple healing potions, restoratives, poultices and healer's kits, and other such useful items. The brewery produces Merrywort Mead, a very sweet and potent local alcohol made of honey and merrywort. Much of the estate is fairly new (as in the last couple centuries) as the family business expanded. The Old Tower is the oldest part of the manor and the only part of the original castle left standing. It is derelict, nearly ready to fall over, occasionally used for storage. It was one of Elsinor's favorite places as a child. She would climb to the top -- against her parents' instructions -- to see the best view of the district anywhere in the village. Eventually she found access to the dungeons and catacombs beneath the Old Tower. She was nearly lost down there, but the tunnels are extensive and she never fully explored them. Who knows how truly extensive they are or where they might lead?[/sblock]
[sblock=Aashee Cairn]
Deep in the heart of the forested hills above Merrywort Manor is a large open glade. In the center of the glade is a mound. Around the mound are often found rings of mushrooms. Elsinor found this place on one of the many outings she took with her peasant friend Dyfed. Dyfed says it is a faerie mound and the mushrooms are faerie rings. But what does he know? He's just an ignorant peasant. But there was that one time when they came out on the night of the Summer Solstice and she thought she saw dancing lights and music. But when they got to the cairn, all was silent.[/sblock]
[sblock=The Flower Grove]
As Reginald learned more about the healing arts, he found it important to make constant visits to a place he likes to call the flower grove. It is the greenest location in the nearby forests, with a nearby creek of clean water flowing nearby and many different types of plants that help in his collection of fruits and roots that aid in his healing skills. It might just be his imagination, but Reginald swears that the waters from the stream seem to help in the recovery of aches and illness.[/sblock]
[sblock=The Limmersneck Farm]
Just outside of the village is the Limmersneck Farm, run by a seven family members and two aging oxen. They also have several sheep that they sheer to supply materials for the local looms. The Limmersneck family grows mostly wheat and barley, though Mrs. Limmersneck is known to experiment with a small plot of everchanging crops as part of her side hobby. They are a well-respected family that has been in the village for four generations, and are good friends with the Brightwater family of loomers.[/sblock]
[sblock=The Crumble]
Once known as Uldon's Watch, now often called Madman's Watch, the structure the smallfolk call The Crumble is the ruin of a keep built centuries before, in the days of the Thirteen Kings before the lands were brought together under one crown. Uldon was a warrior of renown, a lord known for his might and unflinching courage. However, he could not accept the notion of defeat...and as forces overran the land, he buttoned his household into their keep and put up a fierce resistance to sieging forces. In the end the siege was lifted simply because the land was sacked...but Uldon refused to let anyone out. Over the following days, and weeks, he became more and more paranoid that the enemy was still lurking outside, refusing to allow anyone to leave...and as food ran out, it's said that violence, famine and disease accomplished what catapults could not. While most people avoid the area now because of its colorful past and rumors of haunting, Seraphina was drawn to it. On finding that there was indeed some kind of haunting, she attempted to capture the spirit with a magic ritual...and after some misadventures managed to succeed![/sblock]
Going Shopping
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[sblock=Sir Nigel Chaucer]
An old campaigner, this landless knight has seen too much. A bit crotchety, he nevertheless has a sweet heart, especially for young Elsinor. Alcoholic, but still as good with a sword as a man half his age, he paid off a debt to the Lancasters by teaching Elsinor the ways of lance and sword and knighthood.
[sblock=Dyfed]
Elsinor's early rebellions began with running off with a local peasant boy, Dyfed, into the forests around the village. Dyfed and Elsi are very close -- in fact, he was her first kiss -- but obviously he's unsuited for marriage. Not that Elsi is looking for that right now.
[sblock=Koran Limmersneck]
A good friend of Reginald, poor Koran was crippled by the kick of a testy and wicked-tempered mule when he was just a young lad. At the time, Koran was the stouter and quicker of the two, but now he walks with a hobble and his muscles have grown unevenly, favoring his healthier side. Koran has grown sharp-tongued and bitter, but he sees others with more pessimism than Reginald does, and has a knack for giving 'Reggie' advice too uncomfortable for others. They grew up supporting one another, Reginald helping to ease the pain in Koran's body and Koran helping Reginald to grow both honest and wise.[/sblock]
[sblock=Borl Limmersneck]
The younger brother of Koran, Borl was spoiled by his athletic father after it became obvious that Koran would never physically recover from the accident. He grew up strong, attractive, and muscular, though his whiny attitude and quick-temper has alienated some inside the village. He enjoyed picking on Koran and Reginald when they were teenagers, as Borl quickly grew stronger than the other two and resented that Koran grew closer to Reginald than to him. Borl is a major reason why Reginald is not as charismatic as he otherwise could have been.[/sblock]
[sblock=Rhea Kulde]
The head cook at the Montrose estate, she's a canny older woman in her 50's who's raised daughters and their daughters too. She's been in the castle since she was walking, and has learned much of men and women, lords and ladies, and how things work as opposed to how they're said to work. She took a young Seraphina Montrose under her wing, recognizing something of herself in a lonely and frightened child, and teaching her much. Some of it was even cooking.[/sblock]
[sblock=Penelope Widder]
A peasant girl that Seraphina befriended as a child in her frequent tendency to roam. As they both grew up, Seraphina meddled unrepentantly in her love life...ultimately playing a pivotal role in making sure she was married to a boy she was in love with, despite significant obstacles. Now in a well-to-do merchant's family, Penelope owes Seraphina a favor she has yet to collect on.[/sblock]
Locations of Note
[sblock=Merrywort Manor]
The Lancaster ancestral estate. Located on a hill overlooking the village near where the river exits from the hills, it is a sprawling estate, more villa than castle, though it does possess walls and towers. Much of the estate and surrounding lands are given to extensive gardens where herbs, flowers, and other plants are grown, as well as orchards in the hills and an extensive bee colony. There is a large brewery, as well as an alchemical laboratory. The staple of the family's wealth is the large production of simple healing potions, restoratives, poultices and healer's kits, and other such useful items. The brewery produces Merrywort Mead, a very sweet and potent local alcohol made of honey and merrywort. Much of the estate is fairly new (as in the last couple centuries) as the family business expanded. The Old Tower is the oldest part of the manor and the only part of the original castle left standing. It is derelict, nearly ready to fall over, occasionally used for storage. It was one of Elsinor's favorite places as a child. She would climb to the top -- against her parents' instructions -- to see the best view of the district anywhere in the village. Eventually she found access to the dungeons and catacombs beneath the Old Tower. She was nearly lost down there, but the tunnels are extensive and she never fully explored them. Who knows how truly extensive they are or where they might lead?[/sblock]
[sblock=Aashee Cairn]
Deep in the heart of the forested hills above Merrywort Manor is a large open glade. In the center of the glade is a mound. Around the mound are often found rings of mushrooms. Elsinor found this place on one of the many outings she took with her peasant friend Dyfed. Dyfed says it is a faerie mound and the mushrooms are faerie rings. But what does he know? He's just an ignorant peasant. But there was that one time when they came out on the night of the Summer Solstice and she thought she saw dancing lights and music. But when they got to the cairn, all was silent.[/sblock]
[sblock=The Flower Grove]
As Reginald learned more about the healing arts, he found it important to make constant visits to a place he likes to call the flower grove. It is the greenest location in the nearby forests, with a nearby creek of clean water flowing nearby and many different types of plants that help in his collection of fruits and roots that aid in his healing skills. It might just be his imagination, but Reginald swears that the waters from the stream seem to help in the recovery of aches and illness.[/sblock]
[sblock=The Limmersneck Farm]
Just outside of the village is the Limmersneck Farm, run by a seven family members and two aging oxen. They also have several sheep that they sheer to supply materials for the local looms. The Limmersneck family grows mostly wheat and barley, though Mrs. Limmersneck is known to experiment with a small plot of everchanging crops as part of her side hobby. They are a well-respected family that has been in the village for four generations, and are good friends with the Brightwater family of loomers.[/sblock]
[sblock=The Crumble]
Once known as Uldon's Watch, now often called Madman's Watch, the structure the smallfolk call The Crumble is the ruin of a keep built centuries before, in the days of the Thirteen Kings before the lands were brought together under one crown. Uldon was a warrior of renown, a lord known for his might and unflinching courage. However, he could not accept the notion of defeat...and as forces overran the land, he buttoned his household into their keep and put up a fierce resistance to sieging forces. In the end the siege was lifted simply because the land was sacked...but Uldon refused to let anyone out. Over the following days, and weeks, he became more and more paranoid that the enemy was still lurking outside, refusing to allow anyone to leave...and as food ran out, it's said that violence, famine and disease accomplished what catapults could not. While most people avoid the area now because of its colorful past and rumors of haunting, Seraphina was drawn to it. On finding that there was indeed some kind of haunting, she attempted to capture the spirit with a magic ritual...and after some misadventures managed to succeed![/sblock]
Going Shopping
[sblock=Weapons & Armor]
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[sblock=More Equipment]
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