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A surprisingly lavish house for such a small frontiers town, this is the manor where the Baroness Sandeli Foxglove lives. Overlooking the houses below it lays on the slope towards the mountain behind. It is a little secluded from the rest of the town. It include a garden, although not well kept, in season there are lots of foxgloves growing there, an outhouse and a small cabin for the gardener. | A surprisingly lavish house for such a small frontiers town, this is the manor where the Baroness Sandeli Foxglove lives. Overlooking the houses below it lays on the slope towards the mountain behind. It is a little secluded from the rest of the town. It include a garden, although not well kept, in season there are lots of foxgloves growing there, an outhouse and a small cabin for the gardener. | ||
| − | === 2. | + | === 2. Bakery === |
Baker specializing in dark sourdough bread and biscuits well suited for long travels. ??? son is experimenting with pastries. | Baker specializing in dark sourdough bread and biscuits well suited for long travels. ??? son is experimenting with pastries. | ||
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=== 5. Butcher === | === 5. Butcher === | ||
| − | The butcher is a small but surprisingly strong halfling woman who with the help of her | + | The butcher is a small but surprisingly strong halfling woman who, with the help of her two cousins cuts enough meat for the towns need. They keep the livestock in a pen in the back. |
=== 6. Bathhouse === | === 6. Bathhouse === | ||
| − | + | The bathhouse have several tubs where you can clean up or just relax. Hot water is added as needed. | |
| + | The bathhouse also have a barber who often get to work on trappers or miners who have spent several weeks away from civilization. There are other services available too, like massage and more. | ||
=== 7. Harbor Warehouses === | === 7. Harbor Warehouses === | ||
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This is the smith. | This is the smith. | ||
| − | === 10. Candle's and Soap === | + | === 10. Turtle's Candle's and Soap === |
| − | + | Elora is Turtleback Ferry's candle-maker who also makes soap. She uses both wax or herb oils and tallow. There are scented versions of both candles and soap. The tallow and fish oil is used to make heavy duty soaps best suited for laundry and textile usage but the herb oils used together with perfumes from Sanos forest makes wonderfully scented washing soap. Those are known as far away as Magnimar. | |
=== 11. Turtleback Ferry Church === | === 11. Turtleback Ferry Church === | ||
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The square is often filled with stands where fishermen and trappers sell their catch, but you can also find groceries from nearby farms, freshly baked pies and perfumes and other more exotic items brought in by gnomes from Sanos Forest. | The square is often filled with stands where fishermen and trappers sell their catch, but you can also find groceries from nearby farms, freshly baked pies and perfumes and other more exotic items brought in by gnomes from Sanos Forest. | ||
| − | === 13. | + | === 13. Fisherman's wharf === |
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=== 14. Turtleback Ferry === | === 14. Turtleback Ferry === | ||
The very ferry that gave the small town its name docks here. | The very ferry that gave the small town its name docks here. | ||
| − | === 15. The old turtle shells === | + | === 15. Turtleback General Store === |
| + | Turtleback Ferry also boasts a trading post that is well equipped to handle most needs that arise from farming, fishing and hunting. This is a sturdy two story stone house with a thick door. The owner is scared of break ins. | ||
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| + | === 16. The old turtle shells === | ||
The original turtle shells that was used as ferries creating the settlement. | The original turtle shells that was used as ferries creating the settlement. | ||
| − | === | + | === 17. School === |
A small school managed by ???. She also looks after the old ferries. | A small school managed by ???. She also looks after the old ferries. | ||
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| + | === 19. The Golden Goat === | ||
This is the towns most expensive tavern and is newly opened by the newly appointed baroness Sandeli Foxglove. Her personal cook, Kaven Windstrike, makes the Noble's food available to all that can afford it, but the dishes are still good value as they are made using good quality meat and exotic spices. It's only open when the baroness is in town. | This is the towns most expensive tavern and is newly opened by the newly appointed baroness Sandeli Foxglove. Her personal cook, Kaven Windstrike, makes the Noble's food available to all that can afford it, but the dishes are still good value as they are made using good quality meat and exotic spices. It's only open when the baroness is in town. | ||
| − | === | + | === 20. The Graveyard === |
Just north of town is the graveyard located. It holds the graves of the town's founders but no others of note. | Just north of town is the graveyard located. It holds the graves of the town's founders but no others of note. | ||
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| Rise of the Runelords |
Turtleback Ferry is a small township perched on the rain-drenched west shore of Claybottom Lake. Three distinctive ferries crafted from the shells of giant turtles slain by Autek Lavendy, one of the town’s founders, make Turtleback Ferry the central trading town for the region.
Nearly 80 miles from the next town of equitable size (Ilsurian), Turtleback Ferry has nominally been under Magnimarian rule for 45 years, an arrangement the settlement agreed to in return for protection from the region’s ogres and ogrekin. Yet Turtleback Ferry remains independent in many ways, for its remote location ensures that official visits from Magnimar are few and far between. Turtleback Ferry’s current mayor is an aged cleric of Pelor named Father Maelin Shreed, a selfless soul who tends to the village church as both a safe haven for travelers and a hospital wherein he tends the village’s sick. Turtleback Ferry also boasts a trading post, an inn, a tavern, and a smith.
Most of the village’s other buildings are the homes of farmers, hunters, fishers, and trappers. Visitors to Turtleback Ferry find the locals friendly enough, although many of them seem nervous and skittish, quick to lock their doors at night and often overreacting to the sound of dogs barking or other unexpected noises.
The wilds nearby (particularly Kreegwood) have grown more dangerous. Wild animals like bears, firepelt cougars, and boars are becoming increasingly common along the edges of these woodlands, and several of Turtleback’s hunters and trappers believe these predators are being forced from the depths of the woodlands by the increased activity of local monsters like ogres, trolls, and worse.
Turtleback Ferry
Village conventional (mayor); AL LN
GP Limit 200 gp; Assets 4,300 gp
Demographics
Population 430
Type isolated (91% human, 5% gnome, 4% halfling)
AUTHORITY FIGURE Maelin Shreed, mayor (LG male human cleric of Pelor 5)
Locations
1. Foxglove Manor
A surprisingly lavish house for such a small frontiers town, this is the manor where the Baroness Sandeli Foxglove lives. Overlooking the houses below it lays on the slope towards the mountain behind. It is a little secluded from the rest of the town. It include a garden, although not well kept, in season there are lots of foxgloves growing there, an outhouse and a small cabin for the gardener.
2. Bakery
Baker specializing in dark sourdough bread and biscuits well suited for long travels. ??? son is experimenting with pastries.
3. Brothel
There are several brothels in Turtleback Ferry, serving the needs of the men and women of the frontiers, but this is the most renown since The Paradise's Gate burned.
4. Bottoms Up
This tavern is often visited by visiting hunters, trappers and visiting scoundrels looking for drinks. Bar fights are not uncommon, but are usually broken up by ???, the well grown owner. You can get food, but the usual stew isn't ordered because of its taste.
5. Butcher
The butcher is a small but surprisingly strong halfling woman who, with the help of her two cousins cuts enough meat for the towns need. They keep the livestock in a pen in the back.
6. Bathhouse
The bathhouse have several tubs where you can clean up or just relax. Hot water is added as needed. The bathhouse also have a barber who often get to work on trappers or miners who have spent several weeks away from civilization. There are other services available too, like massage and more.
7. Harbor Warehouses
When merchants bring exotic wares from Sanos forest they bring it along the Old Sanos Trail and the Wicker Walk to Turtleback Ferry. In these warehouses it is stored until it can be loaded onto ships or a caravan sets out along the Pendaka road.
8. The Turtle’s Parlor
This inn has a calm atmosphere where weary travelers can refresh themselves with food, drink and entertainment. There are usually music played by visiting bards unless the nearby smithy disturbs the peace. The owner, ??? thinks of himself as better than most and has a superior attitude, that most visitors don't even notice.
9. Irontooth’s Metal Goods
This is the smith.
10. Turtle's Candle's and Soap
Elora is Turtleback Ferry's candle-maker who also makes soap. She uses both wax or herb oils and tallow. There are scented versions of both candles and soap. The tallow and fish oil is used to make heavy duty soaps best suited for laundry and textile usage but the herb oils used together with perfumes from Sanos forest makes wonderfully scented washing soap. Those are known as far away as Magnimar.
11. Turtleback Ferry Church
Father Maelin Shreed, an aged cleric of Pelor and a selfless soul, tends to the village church that is also used as both a safe haven for travelers and a hospital wherein he tends the village’s sick. It is a sturdy stone building among the oldest in town overlooking the square.
12. Market
The square is often filled with stands where fishermen and trappers sell their catch, but you can also find groceries from nearby farms, freshly baked pies and perfumes and other more exotic items brought in by gnomes from Sanos Forest.
13. Fisherman's wharf
14. Turtleback Ferry
The very ferry that gave the small town its name docks here.
15. Turtleback General Store
Turtleback Ferry also boasts a trading post that is well equipped to handle most needs that arise from farming, fishing and hunting. This is a sturdy two story stone house with a thick door. The owner is scared of break ins.
16. The old turtle shells
The original turtle shells that was used as ferries creating the settlement.
17. School
A small school managed by ???. She also looks after the old ferries.
18.
19. The Golden Goat
This is the towns most expensive tavern and is newly opened by the newly appointed baroness Sandeli Foxglove. Her personal cook, Kaven Windstrike, makes the Noble's food available to all that can afford it, but the dishes are still good value as they are made using good quality meat and exotic spices. It's only open when the baroness is in town.
20. The Graveyard
Just north of town is the graveyard located. It holds the graves of the town's founders but no others of note.
See also
| Rise of the Runelords | |
| Campaign | Rise of the Runelords • Episodes • People • Drawings |
| Heroes | Dorothea • Honeypot • Nathaniel • Nell • Velicia |
| Locations | Whisperwood • Turtleback Ferry • Sandpoint • Magnimar • Perrenland |