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** '''Hermit Tor''' - Mixed Farming (human), field stone and wood houses, south side of the river | ** '''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 | ** '''Otter Creek''' - Lumber, Trout, and Furs (human), wood houses, on the edge of the elf wood | ||
| + | * 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 (elf), wood houses | ||
* Upper Valley | * Upper Valley | ||
** '''Eel Gully''' - Eels and Farming (halfling), wattle-and-daub, gully on the south side of the glen | ** '''Eel Gully''' - Eels and Farming (halfling), wattle-and-daub, gully on the south side of the glen | ||
| - | ** '''Applebottom''' - Apple Orchard (halfling), wattle-and-daub | + | ** '''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 | ** '''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 | ** '''Gilliford''' - Mixed Farming (halfling), wattle-and-daub, south side of the river, ford | ||
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* Troll Moor (east) | * Troll Moor (east) | ||
** '''Snipe Island''' - Trout, Berries, and Waterfowl (halfling), sod houses, dry island in a large bog north of the river | ** '''Snipe Island''' - Trout, Berries, and Waterfowl (halfling), sod houses, dry island in a large bog north of the river | ||
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==Natural Features== | ==Natural Features== | ||
===Freshwater=== | ===Freshwater=== | ||
| - | * '''Beaver Creek''' - tributary stream | + | * '''Beaver Creek''' - tributary stream draining cranberry bog |
* '''Cider Creek''' - tributary stream running through Applebottom | * '''Cider Creek''' - tributary stream running through Applebottom | ||
* '''Cranberry Bog''' - wetlands surrounding Snipe Island | * '''Cranberry Bog''' - wetlands surrounding Snipe Island | ||
| + | * '''Eel Creek''' - tributary stream running through Eel Gully | ||
* '''Honeybrook''' - tributary stream running through Edgemoor | * '''Honeybrook''' - tributary stream running through Edgemoor | ||
* '''Otter Creek''' - tributary stream running out of the elf wood and through the village of the same name | * '''Otter Creek''' - tributary stream running out of the elf wood and through the village of the same name | ||
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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 | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 22 October 2012
Roads
- Glen Road
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
- 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 (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
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
- Seed Moon (April) - spring crop planting, farrowing
- Milk Moon (May) - cows back into full milk
- Summer
- Honey Moon (June) - bees making honey, shearing
- Hay Moon (July) - gathering hay, harvest flax and hemp
- Harvest Moon (August) - harvesting grains
- Autumn
- Apple Moon (September) - apple harvest, breed cows
- Hunter Moon (October) - hunting birds, pannage, breed sheep
- Wood Moon (November) - gather wood
- Winter
- Blood Moon (December) - slaughtering
- Wassail Moon (January) - wassailing, breed sows
- Lamb Moon (February) - lambing, prune fruit trees
Traditions and Holidays
- Wassail Moon, singing to apple trees drinking mulled cider
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
