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<blockquote data-quote="Vanifae" data-source="post: 5168082" data-attributes="member: 58765"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: red">Ravendale</span></span></p><p></p><p>The village of Ravendale sits in the shadow of and ancient forest simply called the Raven Wilds, rough land with ancient primeval forest spilling forth to the north and west of the village. A brisk business of woodcutting and fishing is done in the village to supplement the various farms that make up the village of some 800 or some souls. On the edge of what was once the Kingdom of Nerath, the citizens are considered simple and often backwater by more civilized folks. </p><p></p><p>The nominal leader of the village is <strong>Lady Helen Jonas</strong>, once a human adventurer in her youth she has long since retired and the gray in her hair and her plump frame attest to the good life she has led from her adventures. Her left eye is covered in a patch, an injury she earned in her youth fighting gnolls in the local woods. She still keeps much of her gear on her farm and is a decent shot with a bow, but her skills have long since diminished. Her elf husband, <strong>Barius</strong> runs the local smithy and was also an adventurer but settled down with Helen many years ago. They have two half-elven daughters named Summer and August; ages sixteen and twelve respectively.</p><p></p><p>Seeing to the defense of the village is <strong>“Captain” Jared Barnes</strong> a rough and tumble dwarf ex-soldier. The rank is self-appointed but Lady Jonas allows him the affectation since he has done a modest job of keeping the peace and maintaining security in the region. He has at most twenty men, and usually only half that at any given time for most daily business. He distrusts outsiders and does not think highly of adventurers or the Rusty Legion. He tolerates there presence because Lady Jonas speaks highly of them.</p><p></p><p>There is a temple to Pelor in the village circle, the heart of the settlement. Attended to by three priests of the sun god; the lead priestess is<strong> Sister Agnes Darkheart</strong> a tiefling hailing from the far-off city of Fallcrest. Sister Agnes as most call her is a young priestess who is still having trouble adjusting to this rustic life far from the comforts of the city. She is good natured, but she does not enjoy nature at all and is easily frightened by bugs and small animals. She is a recent arrival, six months at the most arriving after the last priest, <strong>Brother Burkel</strong> passed on from natural causes. She is gifted with rituals and does her best to help those in need. </p><p></p><p>The only inn in town and the best place to rent a room for a night is Raven’s Haunt, a two story tavern and inn combined. Run by a trio of Halfling siblings; two sisters and a brother by the names of <strong>Mindy</strong>, <strong>Cindy</strong>, and <strong>Masco Rumbelly</strong>. The Rumbelly name is an old one in the village and the family has run the tavern for as long as any can remember. The patriarch of the family, <strong>Bando Rumbelly</strong> usually sits on the large porch of the wood and stone structure smoking pipe weed and gossiping with any that will listen. His hearing has diminished so getting his attention tends to be difficult. But he is an excellent source of local stories, rumors, and flavor. The Rumbelly farm is known for its plump grapes and Rumbelly wine is some of the finest in the region.</p><p></p><p><strong>King’s Tower</strong> is the home of the local branch of the Rusty Legion, an old dilapidated structure built back during the reign of the Nerathian Kings. The old structure now serves as something of a headquarters for <strong>High Captain Torrin Irons</strong> and his men. Captain Irons as he is more commonly called by his men and the villagers is an accomplished dragonborn warlord. He is good natured but serious and tends to weigh a situation carefully before committing to an endeavor. Despite his good nature he knows he has a difficult task ahead of him and not enough men to do it. He does his best though and tries to keep the morale high as best as he knows how. He does not get along well with Jared Barnes, he considers the dwarf a nuisance and best avoided. He has four other Legionnaires under his command besides the party.</p><p></p><p>• <strong>Marcus:</strong> A half-orc mercenary soldier before he joined the Legion, he is a lecherous scoundrel with a love of wine, women, and blades. His ranger skills have proven useful and he is often scouting the local forest for trouble. He is nominally the second highest ranking behind Captain Irons. Marcus is not overly handsome but he is muscular and he keeps himself well groomed when not on patrol.</p><p></p><p>• <strong>Bindi Brassbottom:</strong> A plucky and optimistic gnome trained in the arcane arts, she has a tendency to speak very quickly and become over excited about all things magic and mystery. She tends to be oblivious to most social conventions and spends most of her time around the tower working as something of a scribe and sage. She enjoys her work immensely, the only thing she loves as much as magic or her work is her precious little kitty named Huggles. She has sandy blonde hair pulled back into a pony tail, a bright smile, and tanned skin often smudged with ink.</p><p></p><p>• <strong>Duncan Smith:</strong> A native to the region Duncan is the newest recruit, a headstrong male youth hailing from Restwell Keep. His father adventured in his youth and enamored the young man with his tales. He joined the Legion to follow in his father’s footsteps and have his own adventures but currently he spends most of his time helping farmers with lost livestock or patrolling the village circle. He wants some action and is probably over eager to find it. He is a dark skinned youth with a shaved head and piercing eyes, he is handsome and strong. He is a natural born fighter learning at his father’s feet from a young age.</p><p></p><p>• <strong>Orlandra Moonsea:</strong> An elf hailing from the south, she is a woman of little words. She does not speak of her time before the Rusty Legion and tends to try and stay in the background. She is not an angry person just simply one that likes to keep to herself and enjoy simpler pleasures. The only member that seems to know her well is Marcus and the two have an on-again and off-again relationship often tumultuous though secret. She tends to be the least social of the group but is an excellent cook, one of the few times one can see her smile is when she is cooking.</p><p></p><p><strong>DM Notes</strong></p><p></p><p>This is my basic notes for the main settlement of Ravendale, this will serve as the home base of sorts for the heroes and is placed somewhere in the Points of Lights setting, I decided to do this to make things easy on myself. So if I need a larger city I can always send the heroes to Fallcrest have a complete mini-setting ready to go. I don't really have any huge nefarious plots ready to go other then my usage of the main villain and some of the sub-villains. I do have some inklings for some anti-gnoll sentiment in many f the villagers which if my story goes as planned will cause some conflict down the road.</p><p></p><p>Bolded names are points of interest or important NPCs in the setting, either to the village, story, or as subplots to develop down the road. This is pretty bare bones but I will probably fill in more once the heroes actually arrive. I plan to have them stay at the tavern, there is not enough room in the tower so Captain Irons has gotten them semi-permanent rooms. Two fold purpose here to keep them closer to the villagers and to use what I think will be a fun little setting the homey inn as a place of relative safety.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vanifae, post: 5168082, member: 58765"] [SIZE="4"][COLOR="red"]Ravendale[/COLOR][/SIZE] The village of Ravendale sits in the shadow of and ancient forest simply called the Raven Wilds, rough land with ancient primeval forest spilling forth to the north and west of the village. A brisk business of woodcutting and fishing is done in the village to supplement the various farms that make up the village of some 800 or some souls. On the edge of what was once the Kingdom of Nerath, the citizens are considered simple and often backwater by more civilized folks. The nominal leader of the village is [B]Lady Helen Jonas[/B], once a human adventurer in her youth she has long since retired and the gray in her hair and her plump frame attest to the good life she has led from her adventures. Her left eye is covered in a patch, an injury she earned in her youth fighting gnolls in the local woods. She still keeps much of her gear on her farm and is a decent shot with a bow, but her skills have long since diminished. Her elf husband, [B]Barius[/B] runs the local smithy and was also an adventurer but settled down with Helen many years ago. They have two half-elven daughters named Summer and August; ages sixteen and twelve respectively. Seeing to the defense of the village is [B]“Captain” Jared Barnes[/B] a rough and tumble dwarf ex-soldier. The rank is self-appointed but Lady Jonas allows him the affectation since he has done a modest job of keeping the peace and maintaining security in the region. He has at most twenty men, and usually only half that at any given time for most daily business. He distrusts outsiders and does not think highly of adventurers or the Rusty Legion. He tolerates there presence because Lady Jonas speaks highly of them. There is a temple to Pelor in the village circle, the heart of the settlement. Attended to by three priests of the sun god; the lead priestess is[B] Sister Agnes Darkheart[/B] a tiefling hailing from the far-off city of Fallcrest. Sister Agnes as most call her is a young priestess who is still having trouble adjusting to this rustic life far from the comforts of the city. She is good natured, but she does not enjoy nature at all and is easily frightened by bugs and small animals. She is a recent arrival, six months at the most arriving after the last priest, [B]Brother Burkel[/B] passed on from natural causes. She is gifted with rituals and does her best to help those in need. The only inn in town and the best place to rent a room for a night is Raven’s Haunt, a two story tavern and inn combined. Run by a trio of Halfling siblings; two sisters and a brother by the names of [B]Mindy[/B], [B]Cindy[/B], and [B]Masco Rumbelly[/B]. The Rumbelly name is an old one in the village and the family has run the tavern for as long as any can remember. The patriarch of the family, [B]Bando Rumbelly[/B] usually sits on the large porch of the wood and stone structure smoking pipe weed and gossiping with any that will listen. His hearing has diminished so getting his attention tends to be difficult. But he is an excellent source of local stories, rumors, and flavor. The Rumbelly farm is known for its plump grapes and Rumbelly wine is some of the finest in the region. [B]King’s Tower[/B] is the home of the local branch of the Rusty Legion, an old dilapidated structure built back during the reign of the Nerathian Kings. The old structure now serves as something of a headquarters for [B]High Captain Torrin Irons[/B] and his men. Captain Irons as he is more commonly called by his men and the villagers is an accomplished dragonborn warlord. He is good natured but serious and tends to weigh a situation carefully before committing to an endeavor. Despite his good nature he knows he has a difficult task ahead of him and not enough men to do it. He does his best though and tries to keep the morale high as best as he knows how. He does not get along well with Jared Barnes, he considers the dwarf a nuisance and best avoided. He has four other Legionnaires under his command besides the party. • [B]Marcus:[/B] A half-orc mercenary soldier before he joined the Legion, he is a lecherous scoundrel with a love of wine, women, and blades. His ranger skills have proven useful and he is often scouting the local forest for trouble. He is nominally the second highest ranking behind Captain Irons. Marcus is not overly handsome but he is muscular and he keeps himself well groomed when not on patrol. • [B]Bindi Brassbottom:[/B] A plucky and optimistic gnome trained in the arcane arts, she has a tendency to speak very quickly and become over excited about all things magic and mystery. She tends to be oblivious to most social conventions and spends most of her time around the tower working as something of a scribe and sage. She enjoys her work immensely, the only thing she loves as much as magic or her work is her precious little kitty named Huggles. She has sandy blonde hair pulled back into a pony tail, a bright smile, and tanned skin often smudged with ink. • [B]Duncan Smith:[/B] A native to the region Duncan is the newest recruit, a headstrong male youth hailing from Restwell Keep. His father adventured in his youth and enamored the young man with his tales. He joined the Legion to follow in his father’s footsteps and have his own adventures but currently he spends most of his time helping farmers with lost livestock or patrolling the village circle. He wants some action and is probably over eager to find it. He is a dark skinned youth with a shaved head and piercing eyes, he is handsome and strong. He is a natural born fighter learning at his father’s feet from a young age. • [B]Orlandra Moonsea:[/B] An elf hailing from the south, she is a woman of little words. She does not speak of her time before the Rusty Legion and tends to try and stay in the background. She is not an angry person just simply one that likes to keep to herself and enjoy simpler pleasures. The only member that seems to know her well is Marcus and the two have an on-again and off-again relationship often tumultuous though secret. She tends to be the least social of the group but is an excellent cook, one of the few times one can see her smile is when she is cooking. [b]DM Notes[/b] This is my basic notes for the main settlement of Ravendale, this will serve as the home base of sorts for the heroes and is placed somewhere in the Points of Lights setting, I decided to do this to make things easy on myself. So if I need a larger city I can always send the heroes to Fallcrest have a complete mini-setting ready to go. I don't really have any huge nefarious plots ready to go other then my usage of the main villain and some of the sub-villains. I do have some inklings for some anti-gnoll sentiment in many f the villagers which if my story goes as planned will cause some conflict down the road. Bolded names are points of interest or important NPCs in the setting, either to the village, story, or as subplots to develop down the road. This is pretty bare bones but I will probably fill in more once the heroes actually arrive. I plan to have them stay at the tavern, there is not enough room in the tower so Captain Irons has gotten them semi-permanent rooms. Two fold purpose here to keep them closer to the villagers and to use what I think will be a fun little setting the homey inn as a place of relative safety. [/QUOTE]
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