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town’s founders, make Turtleback Ferry the central trading town | town’s founders, make Turtleback Ferry the central trading town | ||
for the region. | for the region. | ||
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| + | 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 (The Turtleback General Store), an inn (The Turtle’s Parlor), | ||
| + | a tavern (Bottoms Up), and a smith (Irontooth’s Metal Goods). | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | === Turtleback Ferry === | ||
| + | Village conventional (mayor); AL LN<br> | ||
| + | GP Limit 200 gp; Assets 4,300 gp<br> | ||
| + | Demographics<br> | ||
| + | Population 430<br> | ||
| + | Type isolated (91% human, 5% gnome, 4% halfling)<br> | ||
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| + | '''AUTHORITY FIGURE''' | ||
| + | Maelin Shreed, mayor (LG male human cleric of Pelor 5) | ||
== Locations == | == Locations == | ||
| − | === 4. | + | === 4. Bottoms Up === |
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| + | === 8. The Turtle’s Parlor === | ||
| − | === 9. | + | === 9. Irontooth’s Metal Goods === |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 13 December 2009
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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 (The Turtleback General Store), an inn (The Turtle’s Parlor), a tavern (Bottoms Up), and a smith (Irontooth’s Metal Goods).
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
4. Bottoms Up
8. The Turtle’s Parlor
9. Irontooth’s Metal Goods
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 |