JA's - The Borderland Keep

[J. Alexander]

The pattern is pretty much routine for the next 20 days. At midday, on the 21 day or 34 days after you left you arrive at Rosedown. The last half day travel is thru well ordered well regimented famrsteads etc and the number of peope you see is well above what you expected. In addition, the roads are all paved and everthing is organized. Farmhouses are built to be strongpoints, everything else is burnable. The crops and livestock seem to be in overabudce and a cosniderable amount of money, a large fourtun, has been spent on the infrastructure or Rosedown.

 

[Kaodi]

" Impressive, " comments Tetke at least once during the last leg of the journey. " I had not quite expected our charge to be in quite so advanced a state. This level of organization should make my job a lot easier. "

Having spent so much time on the road, even the knowledge hungry elven sage is eager for a proper bath and a bit of time to relax before hitting the books and ledgers. But first, of course, is the matter of meeting the Baron. " I suppose we shall be received shortly? " he asks.

 

[Rhun]

Edoryan is in good spirits upon seeing the town. It appeared to be much better off than he had originally expected.

 

[ghostcat]

As the caravan gets closer to Rosedale, Catylina starts to feel more and more out of her depth. Finally she sighs and says "Things look too organised, I can't see where we fit in. I just hope they provide proper guidance as to what they need from us. "

 

[kinem]

"The Baron has done well. I think there will be plenty of work for us though. This town is growing rapidly" Heinz says.

 

[J. Alexander]

The one key feature that is striking about Rosedown, is the series of manmade canals (refer to map) which provide defensive and travel/shipping advantages to the city. Buildings are all of quarried stone of a greyish hue with a slit tinge of pink, and the bricks are of a solid dark brown color.

 

[kinem]

Heinz looks to Captain Sky for an answer to Tetke's question.

 

[J. Alexander]

"He has devoted the better part of his life and fortune to Rosedown. Few other than merchants travel here so it is a semi kept secret. The lands outside a 5 mile peremiter are less organized and structrued though and that is where most of the action is. A strong tree grows slowly, my uncle is fond of saying" and here around Rosedown is an exceptionaly strong network of roots..now the trunk needs to be formed"

 

[Rhun]

"Looks to be an abundance of local stone for building," says Edoryan. "That should come in quite handy for building our estates."

 

[J. Alexander]

'yes indeed" sky replies, "the baron owns the quarries..the downside is that everyone must buy from him..the upside is that he is terrible fair and only sells 15 to 25 percent about his raw cost depending on the volume.