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| + | ==Settlements== | ||
| + | * Fjord (west) | ||
| + | ** '''[[Fallsport]]''' - Town, Crafted Goods and Salt | ||
| + | * Lower Valley | ||
| + | ** '''Cloverfield''' - Cattle and Cheese (human), field stone and wood houses, north side of the river | ||
| + | ** '''Mapledell''' - Lumber, Charcoal, and Maple Sugar (human), wood houses, a small wooded dell on the south side of the glen | ||
| + | ** '''Hermit Tor''' - Mixed Farming (human), field stone and wood houses, south side of the river | ||
| + | ** '''Otter Creek''' - Lumber, Trout, and Furs (human), wood houses, on the edge of the elf wood | ||
| + | ** '''Sheer Hollow''' - small wooded dell on the north side of the glen, wizard's tower and a small village support structure (high elf) | ||
| + | * The Tarn (south hanging valley, between two great mountains) | ||
| + | ** '''Adders Bluff''' - Mining, quarry (dwarf), stone houses, on the far side of the tarn from the entrance to Stonehold | ||
| + | ** '''Stonehold''' - sealed dwarven city, abandoned during the Goblin War | ||
| + | * Elf Wood (north side valley branching off into numerous wooded glens) - centaurs, unicorns, satyrs, treants | ||
| + | ** '''Rowanbrook''' - Woodcraft and Furs (wood elf), wood houses | ||
| + | * Upper Valley | ||
| + | ** '''Eel Gully''' - Eels and Farming (halfling), wattle-and-daub, gully on the south side of the glen | ||
| + | ** '''Applebottom''' - Apple Orchard (halfling), wattle-and-daub, hilly area on north side of the glen | ||
| + | ** '''Comfort Knoll''' - Mixed Farming (halfling), wattle-and-daub, north side of the river | ||
| + | ** '''Gilliford''' - Mixed Farming (halfling), wattle-and-daub, south side of the river, ford | ||
| + | * Troll Moor (east) | ||
| + | ** '''Snipe Island''' - Trout, Berries, and Waterfowl (halfling), sod houses, dry island in a large bog north of the river | ||
| + | ** '''Edgemoor''' - Sheep, Grouse, and Honey (halfling), sod houses, south of the river, right where the valley opens into the moor | ||
| + | ==Castles== | ||
| + | * '''Rose Castle''' - on an island just outside of Fallsport, home of the earl, circular stone keep, bailey, and wall | ||
| + | * '''Riverbend Castle''' - castle on the river at the midpoint of the valley, knight's fee, motte, square stone keep, and moat | ||
| + | * '''Oakridge Tower''' - castle on a ledge overlooking the elf wood, knight's fee, wooden keep | ||
| + | * '''Trollwatch Castle''' - castle near Edgemoor, knight's fee, motte, circular stone keep, wooden palisade, and moat | ||
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| + | ==Natural Features== | ||
| + | ===Freshwater=== | ||
| + | * '''Beaver Creek''' - tributary stream draining cranberry bog | ||
| + | * '''Cider Creek''' - tributary stream running through Applebottom | ||
| + | * '''Cranberry Bog''' - wetlands surrounding Snipe Island | ||
| + | * '''Eel Creek''' - tributary stream running through Eel Gully | ||
| + | * '''Honeybrook''' - tributary stream running through Edgemoor | ||
| + | * '''Otter Creek''' - tributary stream running out of the elf wood and through the village of the same name | ||
| + | * '''Rose River''' - named for the wild roses on its banks, the main stream running through the Glen, its headwaters are on the other side of the Troll Moor | ||
| + | * '''Rowanbrook''' - tributary stream of Otter Creek running through the village of the same name | ||
| + | * '''Sugar Creek''' - tributary stream running through Mapledell | ||
| + | * '''Tarnfall Creek''' - tributary stream running out of the tarn with a waterfall | ||
==Calendar== | ==Calendar== | ||
This is the halfling calendar that was in place when humans first came to the valley. It was adopted by the human farmers and stuck. Months are 4 weeks, 28 days long. Seasons start on the equinox/solstice. New moon is the first day of the month, full moon is the 15th, half moons on the 8th and 22nd. | This is the halfling calendar that was in place when humans first came to the valley. It was adopted by the human farmers and stuck. Months are 4 weeks, 28 days long. Seasons start on the equinox/solstice. New moon is the first day of the month, full moon is the 15th, half moons on the 8th and 22nd. | ||
* Spring | * Spring | ||
| - | ** '''Sugar Moon''' (March) - maple sugar, calving | + | ** '''Sugar Moon''' (March) - maple sugar, calving (12h daylight, 34/46) |
| - | ** '''Seed Moon''' (April) - spring crop planting, farrowing | + | ** '''Seed Moon''' (April) - spring crop planting, farrowing (15h daylight, 37/50) |
| - | ** '''Milk Moon''' (May) - cows back into full milk | + | ** '''Milk Moon''' (May) - cows back into full milk (17h daylight, 45/57) |
* Summer | * Summer | ||
| - | ** '''Honey Moon''' (June) - bees making honey, shearing | + | ** '''Honey Moon''' (June) - bees making honey, shearing (18h daylight, 50/63) |
| - | ** '''Hay Moon''' (July) - gathering hay, harvest flax and hemp | + | ** '''Hay Moon''' (July) - gathering hay, harvest flax and hemp (17h daylight, 52/64) |
| - | ** '''Harvest Moon''' (August) - harvesting grains | + | ** '''Harvest Moon''' (August) - harvesting grains (15h daylight, 52/64) |
| - | * Autumn | + | * Autumn |
| - | ** '''Apple Moon''' (September) - apple harvest, breed cows | + | ** '''Apple Moon''' (September) - apple harvest, breed cows (12h daylight, 46/60) |
| - | ** '''Hunter Moon''' (October) - hunting birds, pannage, breed sheep | + | ** '''Hunter Moon''' (October) - hunting birds, pannage, breed sheep (10h daylight, 41/52) |
| - | ** '''Wood Moon''' (November) - gather wood | + | ** '''Wood Moon''' (November) - gather wood (8h daylight, 36/46) |
* Winter | * Winter | ||
| - | ** '''Blood Moon''' (December) - slaughtering | + | ** '''Blood Moon''' (December) - slaughtering (7h daylight, 34/43) |
| - | ** '''Wassail Moon''' (January) - wassailing, breed sows | + | ** '''Wassail Moon''' (January) - wassailing, breed sows (8h daylight, 30/41) |
| - | ** '''Lamb Moon''' (February) - lambing, prune fruit trees | + | ** '''Lamb Moon''' (February) - lambing, prune fruit trees (10h daylight, 30/41) |
===Traditions and Holidays=== | ===Traditions and Holidays=== | ||
| - | * Wassail | + | * Wassail (15th of Wassail): singing to apple trees drinking mulled cider |
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==Threats== | ==Threats== | ||
*'''Frost Giants:''' Viking-style raiders from the fjord, come in winter | *'''Frost Giants:''' Viking-style raiders from the fjord, come in winter | ||
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*'''Trolls:''' The moor to the east | *'''Trolls:''' The moor to the east | ||
*'''Bugbears:''' Forests to the north | *'''Bugbears:''' Forests to the north | ||
| - | *'''Orcs:''' Random bands raiding by land during the night | + | *'''Orcs:''' Random bands raiding by land during the night, hole up in secluded dales |
*'''Undead:''' The old dwarven city is riddled with undead | *'''Undead:''' The old dwarven city is riddled with undead | ||
*'''Ogres and Hill Giants:''' Throughout the hills, often work for the goblins | *'''Ogres and Hill Giants:''' Throughout the hills, often work for the goblins | ||
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*'''Werewolf:''' Edge of elf wood | *'''Werewolf:''' Edge of elf wood | ||
*'''Stone Giants:''' Tribe in the mountains to the north, enemies of the frost giants | *'''Stone Giants:''' Tribe in the mountains to the north, enemies of the frost giants | ||
| + | *'''Black Dragon:''' Lairs in the boggiest part of the moor | ||
| + | *'''Green Dragon:''' Lairs in the elf wood | ||
| + | *'''White Dragon:''' Hunts in the coldest part of winter along the fjord | ||
| + | *'''Hippogriffs:''' Flight of hippogriffs lair in the hills surrounding the moor | ||
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| + | See also [[Clan Rose]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:04, 13 November 2012
Settlements
- Fjord (west)
- Fallsport - Town, Crafted Goods and Salt
- Lower Valley
- Cloverfield - Cattle and Cheese (human), field stone and wood houses, north side of the river
- Mapledell - Lumber, Charcoal, and Maple Sugar (human), wood houses, a small wooded dell on the south side of the glen
- Hermit Tor - Mixed Farming (human), field stone and wood houses, south side of the river
- Otter Creek - Lumber, Trout, and Furs (human), wood houses, on the edge of the elf wood
- Sheer Hollow - small wooded dell on the north side of the glen, wizard's tower and a small village support structure (high elf)
- The Tarn (south hanging valley, between two great mountains)
- Adders Bluff - Mining, quarry (dwarf), stone houses, on the far side of the tarn from the entrance to Stonehold
- Stonehold - sealed dwarven city, abandoned during the Goblin War
- Elf Wood (north side valley branching off into numerous wooded glens) - centaurs, unicorns, satyrs, treants
- Rowanbrook - Woodcraft and Furs (wood elf), wood houses
- Upper Valley
- Eel Gully - Eels and Farming (halfling), wattle-and-daub, gully on the south side of the glen
- Applebottom - Apple Orchard (halfling), wattle-and-daub, hilly area on north side of the glen
- Comfort Knoll - Mixed Farming (halfling), wattle-and-daub, north side of the river
- Gilliford - Mixed Farming (halfling), wattle-and-daub, south side of the river, ford
- Troll Moor (east)
- Snipe Island - Trout, Berries, and Waterfowl (halfling), sod houses, dry island in a large bog north of the river
- Edgemoor - Sheep, Grouse, and Honey (halfling), sod houses, south of the river, right where the valley opens into the moor
Castles
- Rose Castle - on an island just outside of Fallsport, home of the earl, circular stone keep, bailey, and wall
- Riverbend Castle - castle on the river at the midpoint of the valley, knight's fee, motte, square stone keep, and moat
- Oakridge Tower - castle on a ledge overlooking the elf wood, knight's fee, wooden keep
- Trollwatch Castle - castle near Edgemoor, knight's fee, motte, circular stone keep, wooden palisade, and moat
Natural Features
Freshwater
- Beaver Creek - tributary stream draining cranberry bog
- Cider Creek - tributary stream running through Applebottom
- Cranberry Bog - wetlands surrounding Snipe Island
- Eel Creek - tributary stream running through Eel Gully
- Honeybrook - tributary stream running through Edgemoor
- Otter Creek - tributary stream running out of the elf wood and through the village of the same name
- Rose River - named for the wild roses on its banks, the main stream running through the Glen, its headwaters are on the other side of the Troll Moor
- Rowanbrook - tributary stream of Otter Creek running through the village of the same name
- Sugar Creek - tributary stream running through Mapledell
- Tarnfall Creek - tributary stream running out of the tarn with a waterfall
Calendar
This is the halfling calendar that was in place when humans first came to the valley. It was adopted by the human farmers and stuck. Months are 4 weeks, 28 days long. Seasons start on the equinox/solstice. New moon is the first day of the month, full moon is the 15th, half moons on the 8th and 22nd.
- Spring
- Sugar Moon (March) - maple sugar, calving (12h daylight, 34/46)
- Seed Moon (April) - spring crop planting, farrowing (15h daylight, 37/50)
- Milk Moon (May) - cows back into full milk (17h daylight, 45/57)
- Summer
- Honey Moon (June) - bees making honey, shearing (18h daylight, 50/63)
- Hay Moon (July) - gathering hay, harvest flax and hemp (17h daylight, 52/64)
- Harvest Moon (August) - harvesting grains (15h daylight, 52/64)
- Autumn
- Apple Moon (September) - apple harvest, breed cows (12h daylight, 46/60)
- Hunter Moon (October) - hunting birds, pannage, breed sheep (10h daylight, 41/52)
- Wood Moon (November) - gather wood (8h daylight, 36/46)
- Winter
- Blood Moon (December) - slaughtering (7h daylight, 34/43)
- Wassail Moon (January) - wassailing, breed sows (8h daylight, 30/41)
- Lamb Moon (February) - lambing, prune fruit trees (10h daylight, 30/41)
Traditions and Holidays
- Wassail (15th of Wassail): singing to apple trees drinking mulled cider
- Darkest Day (1st of Blood)
- Midsummer Day (15th of Hay)
Threats
- Frost Giants: Viking-style raiders from the fjord, come in winter
- Hobgoblins and Goblins: The mountains and valleys to the south are goblin infested, they were responsible for the fall of the dwarven kingdom
- Trolls: The moor to the east
- Bugbears: Forests to the north
- Orcs: Random bands raiding by land during the night, hole up in secluded dales
- Undead: The old dwarven city is riddled with undead
- Ogres and Hill Giants: Throughout the hills, often work for the goblins
- Griffins: A pride of griffins lives in a specific set of hills
- Kobolds: Under the mountains of the north and the elf wood
- Werewolf: Edge of elf wood
- Stone Giants: Tribe in the mountains to the north, enemies of the frost giants
- Black Dragon: Lairs in the boggiest part of the moor
- Green Dragon: Lairs in the elf wood
- White Dragon: Hunts in the coldest part of winter along the fjord
- Hippogriffs: Flight of hippogriffs lair in the hills surrounding the moor
See also Clan Rose.
