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==Notable Thoroughfares==
==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)
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* '''Baker Street:''' runs along the western shore of the island from Mill Court to Castle Square (10' wide)
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* '''Baker Street:''' runs along the western shore of the island from Mill Court to Castle Court (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), most of the dwarves in the city live here and on Smith Street
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* '''Mason Street:''' runs through the center of town from north to south (10' wide)
* '''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)
All the other streets are only 5' wide.
All the other streets are only 5' wide.
==Locations==
==Locations==
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===Beggars' Alley===
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A dead-end alley where homeless congregate in a shantytown built up against the east wall of the town.
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* '''The Drowned Man''' - tavern, cheap, frequented by beggars and laborers
===Bloody Row===
===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.
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
* '''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
* '''The Bloody Knife''' - tavern, home of the town's thieves' guild, dark, shadowy, suspicious
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===Carpenter Street===
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This street is the closest thing to an elven enclave in the town.
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* '''Carpenters' Guild'''
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* '''Woodworkers' Guild'''
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* '''Bookbinders' and Papermakers' Guild'''
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* '''Bowyer's Shop''' - old wood elf and his half-elf daughter
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* '''Furriers' Guild'''
===Castle Court===
===Castle Court===
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The area just outside of the castle gates holds the local well and market and most of the the lord's staff who don't live in the castle dwell there. The neighbourhood is human, with the few dwarves who used to live here after the castle was built moving east to the dwarf enclave on Mason Street.
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* The Lord's Head - tavern, guards
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* '''The Lord's Head''' - tavern, frequented by town and castle guards
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* Temple of Bahamut
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* '''Temple of Bahamut'''
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===Gropers' Alley===
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A small alley near the Market Square frequented by prostitutes and hired hands.
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* '''The Broken Blade''' - tavern, effectively the mercenaries' guild
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* '''The Bath House''' - bath house and brothel
===Fountain Square===
===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.
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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* '''Rye Bakery'''
* '''Rye Bakery'''
===Market Square===
===Market Square===
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The economic heart of the town and the glen as a whole. It has a large fountain showing a dragon in flight (funded by the Temple of Bahamut) that provides water for the neighborhood.
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* '''Portage Inn'''
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* '''The Old Tavern''' - tavern
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* '''Temple of Erathis'''
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* '''Merchants' Guild'''
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===Mill Court===
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A rectangular square that sits in front of both the old mill and Miller's Gate. It contains the local well and market. The stout halfling community centers on the court, extending north and south along the river, following Baker Street and Fuller Street.
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* '''The Brewery''' - produces ale and small ale
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* '''The Old Mill'''
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* '''The Cider House''' - tavern, social center of the stout halfling neighborhood
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* '''Temple of Pelor'''
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* '''Bakers' Guild'''
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* '''Braith's Pastry Shop''' - baker's widow, guild member
===The Rafts===
===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.
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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* The Blessed Barge - tavern
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* '''The Blessed Barge''' - tavern, social heart of the lightfoot halfling community
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* The Floating Market - fish and food market
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* '''The Floating Market''' - fish and food market
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* Temple of Avandra
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* '''Temple of Avandra'''
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===Rag Court===
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Small square dominated by the four clothiers' guilds, site of the local well and market.
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* '''Weavers' Guild'''
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==Neighbourhoods==
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* '''Tailors' Guild'''
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===Market District===
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* '''Launderers' Guild'''
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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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* '''Cobblers' Guild'''
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* '''Market Square''' (60' square, fountain)
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* '''Eye of the Needle''' - tavern
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** Portage Inn
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===Other Locations===
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** The Old Tavern - tavern, market (oldest)
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** Temple of Erathis
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* The Broken Blade - tavern, mercenaries
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* '''Beggars' Alley'''
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** The Drowned Man - tavern, cheap (mostly beggars and homeless laborers)
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* Merchants' Guild
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* '''Clothiers' Lane'''
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** Weavers' Guild
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** Tailors' Guild
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** Launderers' Guild
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** Cobblers' Guild
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===Bridge District===
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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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* Bridge Gate - Portage road out to the Old Bridge
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* '''Castle Court''' (40' square, in front of castle gatehouse, local market)
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** The Gatehouse - tavern, merchants (second oldest)
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* '''Carpenter Street'''
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** Carpenters' Guild
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** Woodworkers' Guild
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* Furriers' Guild
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* Bowyer's Shop - old wood elf and his half-elf daughter
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* '''Gropers' Alley'''
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** The Bath House
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** The Brothel
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* '''Library Street'''
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** The Library - high elf sage/wizard
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** Bookbinders' and Papermakers' Guild
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* '''Kiln Lane'''  
* '''Kiln Lane'''  
** Potters' Guild
** Potters' Guild
** Bricklayers' Guild
** Bricklayers' Guild
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===Mill District===
 
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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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* Miller's Gate - Mill Road to Mill Bridge
 
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* '''Mill Court''' - neighbourhood well
 
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** The Brewery - produces ale and small ale
 
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** The Old Mill
 
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** The Cider House - tavern, stout halflings
 
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** Temple of Pelor
 
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* Bakers' Guild
 
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* Baker Street Market - local food market
 
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* Braith's Pastry Shop - baker's widow, guild member
 
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===Rose Castle===
 
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Southern part of town. The houses here are all stone and the population is almost entirely human. (2 acres, 120 pop)
 

Revision as of 16:12, 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 Court (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)
  • 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

Beggars' Alley

A dead-end alley where homeless congregate in a shantytown built up against the east wall of the town.

  • The Drowned Man - tavern, cheap, frequented by beggars and laborers

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

Carpenter Street

This street is the closest thing to an elven enclave in the town.

  • Carpenters' Guild
  • Woodworkers' Guild
  • Bookbinders' and Papermakers' Guild
  • Bowyer's Shop - old wood elf and his half-elf daughter
  • Furriers' Guild

Castle Court

The area just outside of the castle gates holds the local well and market and most of the the lord's staff who don't live in the castle dwell there. The neighbourhood is human, with the few dwarves who used to live here after the castle was built moving east to the dwarf enclave on Mason Street.

  • The Lord's Head - tavern, frequented by town and castle guards
  • Temple of Bahamut

Gropers' Alley

A small alley near the Market Square frequented by prostitutes and hired hands.

  • The Broken Blade - tavern, effectively the mercenaries' guild
  • The Bath House - bath house and brothel

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 economic heart of the town and the glen as a whole. It has a large fountain showing a dragon in flight (funded by the Temple of Bahamut) that provides water for the neighborhood.

  • Portage Inn
  • The Old Tavern - tavern
  • Temple of Erathis
  • Merchants' Guild

Mill Court

A rectangular square that sits in front of both the old mill and Miller's Gate. It contains the local well and market. The stout halfling community centers on the court, extending north and south along the river, following Baker Street and Fuller Street.

  • The Brewery - produces ale and small ale
  • The Old Mill
  • The Cider House - tavern, social center of the stout halfling neighborhood
  • Temple of Pelor
  • Bakers' Guild
  • Braith's Pastry Shop - baker's widow, guild member

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, social heart of the lightfoot halfling community
  • The Floating Market - fish and food market
  • Temple of Avandra

Rag Court

Small square dominated by the four clothiers' guilds, site of the local well and market.

  • Weavers' Guild
  • Tailors' Guild
  • Launderers' Guild
  • Cobblers' Guild
  • Eye of the Needle - tavern

Other Locations

  • Kiln Lane
    • Potters' Guild
    • Bricklayers' Guild
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