Fallsport

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The largest settlement in [[Rosendale]].
The largest settlement in [[Rosendale]].
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==Major Thoroughfares==
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==Notable Thoroughfares==
* '''Portage Road:''' runs from Miller's Gate to Falls Gate (20' wide)
* '''Portage Road:''' runs from Miller's Gate to Falls Gate (20' wide)
* '''Baker Street:''' runs along the western shore of the island from Mill Court to Castle Square (10' wide)
* '''Baker Street:''' runs along the western shore of the island from Mill Court to Castle Square (10' wide)
* '''Castle Street:''' runs from Castle Square to Market Square (10' wide)
* '''Castle Street:''' runs from Castle Square to Market Square (10' wide)
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* '''Mason Street:''' runs through the center of town from north to south (10' wide)
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* '''Mason Street:''' runs through the center of town from north to south (10' wide), most of the dwarves in the city live here and on Smith Street
* '''Fuller Street:''' runs along the western short of the island from Mill Court to Laundry Bend (10' wide)
* '''Fuller Street:''' runs along the western short of the island from Mill Court to Laundry Bend (10' wide)
* '''Giant's Causeway:''' runs down the cliff face from Falls Gate Bridge down to The Shelf (20' wide)
* '''Giant's Causeway:''' runs down the cliff face from Falls Gate Bridge down to The Shelf (20' wide)
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==Minor Thoroughfares==
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All the other streets are only 5' wide.
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==Locations==
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===Bloody Row===
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The stretch of Portage Road starting at Miller's Gate Bridge and extending a way's north is nicknamed "Bloody Row" because this is where the members of the Fleshers' Guild have their workshops on the river side of the road. The other side of the road is dominated by stockades and pens for the animals which are their trade.
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* '''Fleshers' Guild''' - butchers, leather-workers, skinners, and tanners gather in this large wooden hall
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* '''The Bloody Knife''' - tavern, home of the town's thieves' guild, dark, shadowy, suspicious
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===Castle Court===
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* The Lord's Head - tavern, guards
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* Temple of Bahamut
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==Thoroughfares==
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===Fountain Square===
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* '''Portage Road''' - runs from the jetty, through Dock Gate to Bridge Gate, and then down into the elven forest (20' wide)
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Built at the crossroads of Mason Street, Wicker Street, and Smith Street, this square is the center of the dwarven community which once was a small enclave along lower Mason Street but has been fed by refugees from the Goblin War until it was one of the most prominent neighborhoods in the town. The eponymous fountain shows the dwarven king surrounded by his honor guard, beset by goblins and is the local neighborhood's source of water and the square is home to the local market.
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* '''Mill Road''' - leads from the market to Miller's Gate (10' wide)
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* '''The Mead Hall''' - tavern and meadery, social center of the dwarven community
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* '''Bloody Row''' - leads south from Mill Street just outside Miller's Gate along the Ditch (10' wide)
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* '''Temple of Moradin'''
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* '''Lake Street''' - runs parallel to the docks in both directions from Portage Road (10' wide)
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* '''Metalworkers' Guild'''
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* '''Mason Street''' - runs from Fountain Square northeast to the market (10' wide)
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* '''Stoneworkers' Guild'''
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* '''Smith Street''' - runs from Fountain Square east to Portage Road (10' wide)
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* '''Axe and Hammer''' - weapon shop
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* '''Baker Street''' - runs from Fountain Square north to Mill Road (10' wide)
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* '''Dented Helm''' - armor shop
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All side streets are only 5' wide.
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* '''Rye Bakery'''
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===Outside Town===
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===Market Square===
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* '''Glen Road''' - runs north from Miller's gate along the Rose River
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==Neighbourhoods==
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===The Rafts===
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===Docks===
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Built off the 20' wide stone shelf at the base of the causeway is the neighborhood referred to by the locals as "The Rafts", a combination of docks and permanent and temporary structures built on wooden rafts. The residents are almost entirely lightfoot halflings.
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Northern border of town, outside the walls. Lake Street is its main thoroughfare. The few buildings here are wood or wattle-and-daub. The population is mostly itinerant lightfoot halflings living on their barges. (3 acres, 180 pop)
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* The Blessed Barge - tavern
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* The Blessed Barge - tavern, lightfoot halflings
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* The Floating Market - fish and food market
* Temple of Avandra
* Temple of Avandra
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* Dockside Market (Lake Street Market)
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==Neighbourhoods==
===Market District===
===Market District===
Northeast corner of town, centered around the market square at the junction of Portage Road, Mason Street, and Mill Street. Most buildings here are wood, with important ones made of brick or stone. The population is mostly human but very mixed. (10 acres, 600 pop)
Northeast corner of town, centered around the market square at the junction of Portage Road, Mason Street, and Mill Street. Most buildings here are wood, with important ones made of brick or stone. The population is mostly human but very mixed. (10 acres, 600 pop)
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** Launderers' Guild
** Launderers' Guild
** Cobblers' Guild
** Cobblers' Guild
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* '''Kiln Lane'''
 
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** Potters' Guild
 
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** Bricklayers' Guild
 
===Bridge District===
===Bridge District===
Southeast corner of town around Bridge Gate and the castle gate. The buildings here are mostly wood with important ones made of brick. The population is predominantly human. (8 acres, 480 pop)
Southeast corner of town around Bridge Gate and the castle gate. The buildings here are mostly wood with important ones made of brick. The population is predominantly human. (8 acres, 480 pop)
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* '''Castle Court''' (40' square, in front of castle gatehouse, local market)
* '''Castle Court''' (40' square, in front of castle gatehouse, local market)
** The Gatehouse - tavern, merchants (second oldest)
** The Gatehouse - tavern, merchants (second oldest)
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** The Lord's Head - tavern, guards
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** Temple of Bahamut
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* '''Carpenter Street'''
* '''Carpenter Street'''
** Carpenters' Guild
** Carpenters' Guild
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** The Library -  high elf sage/wizard
** The Library -  high elf sage/wizard
** Bookbinders' and Papermakers' Guild
** Bookbinders' and Papermakers' Guild
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* '''Kiln Lane'''
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** Potters' Guild
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** Bricklayers' Guild
===Mill District===
===Mill District===
Northwest corner of town, main artery is Mill Street leading from the market to Miller's Gate. Buildings are generally wattle-and-daub. The population is mostly stout halflings. (8 acres, 480 pop)
Northwest corner of town, main artery is Mill Street leading from the market to Miller's Gate. Buildings are generally wattle-and-daub. The population is mostly stout halflings. (8 acres, 480 pop)
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* Baker Street Market - local food market
* Baker Street Market - local food market
* Braith's Pastry Shop - baker's widow, guild member
* Braith's Pastry Shop - baker's widow, guild member
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===Bloody Row===
 
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Outside the western wall, along the ditch, runs south from Miller's Gate and dead-ends. The buildings here are wood or wattle-and-daub with thatch roofs. The population is mostly humans with some dwarf and halfling refugees in the shantytown. (2 acres, 120 pop)
 
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* Shantytown
 
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* '''The Mews''' - stable yard with well
 
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** Fleshers' Guild - includes leather-workers, skinners, and tanners
 
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** The Bloody Knife - tavern, thieves' guild, secret tunnel under wall
 
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===Riverward===
 
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Southwest corner of town. The heart of the district is Fountain Square. The houses here are predominantly stone. The population is predominantly dwarves of both sub-races. (7 acres, 420 pop)
 
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* '''Fountain Square''' (30' square, fountain, local market)
 
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** The Mead Hall - tavern and meadery, dwarves
 
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** Temple of Moradin
 
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** Metalworkers' Guild
 
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** Stoneworkers' Guild
 
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* Axe and Hammer Weaponsmith Shop
 
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* Dented Helm Armorer Shop
 
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* Rye Bakery
 
===Rose Castle===
===Rose Castle===
Southern part of town. The houses here are all stone and the population is almost entirely human. (2 acres, 120 pop)
Southern part of town. The houses here are all stone and the population is almost entirely human. (2 acres, 120 pop)

Revision as of 01:59, 22 October 2012

The largest settlement in Rosendale.

Notable Thoroughfares

  • Portage Road: runs from Miller's Gate to Falls Gate (20' wide)
  • Baker Street: runs along the western shore of the island from Mill Court to Castle Square (10' wide)
  • Castle Street: runs from Castle Square to Market Square (10' wide)
  • Mason Street: runs through the center of town from north to south (10' wide), most of the dwarves in the city live here and on Smith Street
  • Fuller Street: runs along the western short of the island from Mill Court to Laundry Bend (10' wide)
  • Giant's Causeway: runs down the cliff face from Falls Gate Bridge down to The Shelf (20' wide)

All the other streets are only 5' wide.

Locations

Bloody Row

The stretch of Portage Road starting at Miller's Gate Bridge and extending a way's north is nicknamed "Bloody Row" because this is where the members of the Fleshers' Guild have their workshops on the river side of the road. The other side of the road is dominated by stockades and pens for the animals which are their trade.

  • Fleshers' Guild - butchers, leather-workers, skinners, and tanners gather in this large wooden hall
  • The Bloody Knife - tavern, home of the town's thieves' guild, dark, shadowy, suspicious

Castle Court

  • The Lord's Head - tavern, guards
  • Temple of Bahamut

Fountain Square

Built at the crossroads of Mason Street, Wicker Street, and Smith Street, this square is the center of the dwarven community which once was a small enclave along lower Mason Street but has been fed by refugees from the Goblin War until it was one of the most prominent neighborhoods in the town. The eponymous fountain shows the dwarven king surrounded by his honor guard, beset by goblins and is the local neighborhood's source of water and the square is home to the local market.

  • The Mead Hall - tavern and meadery, social center of the dwarven community
  • Temple of Moradin
  • Metalworkers' Guild
  • Stoneworkers' Guild
  • Axe and Hammer - weapon shop
  • Dented Helm - armor shop
  • Rye Bakery

Market Square

The Rafts

Built off the 20' wide stone shelf at the base of the causeway is the neighborhood referred to by the locals as "The Rafts", a combination of docks and permanent and temporary structures built on wooden rafts. The residents are almost entirely lightfoot halflings.

  • The Blessed Barge - tavern
  • The Floating Market - fish and food market
  • Temple of Avandra


Neighbourhoods

Market District

Northeast corner of town, centered around the market square at the junction of Portage Road, Mason Street, and Mill Street. Most buildings here are wood, with important ones made of brick or stone. The population is mostly human but very mixed. (10 acres, 600 pop)

  • Market Square (60' square, fountain)
    • Portage Inn
    • The Old Tavern - tavern, market (oldest)
    • Temple of Erathis
  • The Broken Blade - tavern, mercenaries
  • Beggars' Alley
    • The Drowned Man - tavern, cheap (mostly beggars and homeless laborers)
  • Merchants' Guild
  • Clothiers' Lane
    • Weavers' Guild
    • Tailors' Guild
    • Launderers' Guild
    • Cobblers' Guild

Bridge District

Southeast corner of town around Bridge Gate and the castle gate. The buildings here are mostly wood with important ones made of brick. The population is predominantly human. (8 acres, 480 pop)

  • Bridge Gate - Portage road out to the Old Bridge
  • Castle Court (40' square, in front of castle gatehouse, local market)
    • The Gatehouse - tavern, merchants (second oldest)
  • Carpenter Street
    • Carpenters' Guild
    • Woodworkers' Guild
  • Furriers' Guild
  • Bowyer's Shop - old wood elf and his half-elf daughter
  • Gropers' Alley
    • The Bath House
    • The Brothel
  • Library Street
    • The Library - high elf sage/wizard
    • Bookbinders' and Papermakers' Guild
  • Kiln Lane
    • Potters' Guild
    • Bricklayers' Guild

Mill District

Northwest corner of town, main artery is Mill Street leading from the market to Miller's Gate. Buildings are generally wattle-and-daub. The population is mostly stout halflings. (8 acres, 480 pop)

  • Miller's Gate - Mill Road to Mill Bridge
  • Mill Court - neighbourhood well
    • The Brewery - produces ale and small ale
    • The Old Mill
    • The Cider House - tavern, stout halflings
    • Temple of Pelor
  • Bakers' Guild
  • Baker Street Market - local food market
  • Braith's Pastry Shop - baker's widow, guild member

Rose Castle

Southern part of town. The houses here are all stone and the population is almost entirely human. (2 acres, 120 pop)

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