Living Greyhawk:Atherlea
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| Atherlea | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Realm: | Duchy of Urnst |
| Size: | Town |
| Government | |
| Authority: | Mayor Thorbert Bulz |
| Government: | Mayoral council |
| Alignment: | Neutral good |
| Demographics | |
| Population: | 4,500, and 1,500 refugees (586 CY) |
| Races: | Halfling, Gnome |
| Languages: | Halfling, Common |
| Groups | |
| Religions: | Fharlanghn Garl Glittergold Pelor Phyton Yondalla |
| Organizations: | Keepers of the Vale |
Description
[edit source]Atherlea was a peaceful, picturesque halfling town in the western part of The Vale.[1]
History
[edit source]Altherlea, like the rest of the Vale, was overrun by orcs during the Midsummer Festival of 592 CY, it was not until 594 CY that the town was freed, though refugees and orc raiders are still an issue.[2] The town was destroyed by demonic forces n 598 CY. [3]
Geography
[edit source]Atherlea is located in The Vale County along Yondalla's Bounty, upriver from Splendorrill.[4][5] The two towns are connected by Longpenny Road.[6]
People
[edit source]Government
[edit source]- Mayor Thorbert Bulz (male halfling Ari4)
- Marigold Cheever (female halfling Clr9) Head Priestess of Yondalla and town council member
- Veldrik (male half-elf Exp4) merchant and town council member
- Tansy Roothollow (female halfling Com3) town council member
- Matron Cinda Finel (female halfling Pal3/Ftr2/Knight Protector 1) Deputy Warder of the Vale[7]
- Fyrin Methers (male halfling Ftr3) Emergency Marshall
Languages
[edit source]Religion
[edit source]Fharlanghn, Garl Glittergold, Pelor, Phyton, and Yondalla
Races
[edit source]The people of Atherlea are predominently halfling (85%) and gnomish (10%), though there are a few other species, as well (5%).
Economy
[edit source]Resources
[edit source]Farming and trading
Currency
[edit source]Uses the Duchy coinage—platinum sterling duke (pp), gold duke (gp), electrum bright (ep), silver shield (sp), and copper common (cp).[8]
Merchant houses
[edit source]- House Kaste—Represented by Lord Tredyk Kaste (male human (Suel)) He is a man in his mid-twenties, with blond hair and a neatly kept short beard. Though not particularly sharp-minded, he is affable, well-meaning, and genuinely kind-hearted..[9]
- House Kruske—Represented by Daneae Kruske (female human(Suel) Clr of Phyton). Danaea is the consummate diplomat, maintaining a calm and gracious demeanor regardless of provocation. A middle-aged woman of noble birth, she carries herselfwith quiet authority and wears the clerical vestments of Phyton, reflecting both her station and devotion.[10]
- House Meissel—Lidrith Meisse (female human (Suel)) Lidrith is a blonde Suel woman of about thirty, marked by unapologetic ambition and a keen sense of her own importance. She harbors a dismissive attitude toward halflings, whom she regards with thinly veiled condescension.[10]
Notable locations
[edit source]- Brindle Bulldog Inn—Owned by Tira Stillwater (female halfling Exp3), the inn only has proper accommodations for small people. [11]
- Government Square—Open gathering area in the center of town in front of the town hall, the jail, the White Rose Inn, and several homes.[12]
- Temples
- Fharlanghn—Run by Tarn the Restless (male halfling Clr4) and the temple is scaled to accommodate humans.[11]
- Garl Glittergold—Led by Kero Landreckstingferhorlun (male gnome Clr5) and the temple is scaled to accommodate humans.[11]
- Pelor—Led by Luidra Gaern (female human (Flan/Suel) Clr4) [11]
- Phyton—Run by Daneae Kruske (female human (Suel) Clr)[11]
- Yondalla—Led by Marigold Cheever (female halfling Clr9) and the temple is scaled to accommodate humans.[11]
- The Tree and Tankard—Is a pub only and sized for small people.[11]
- Veldrik’s General Store—Owned by Veldrik[11]
- White Rose Inn—The largest Inn in town and can accommodate "big folk" and is next to the Government Square.[12] Owned by Carrow Diens (male Halfling, Exp3).[1]
Gallery
[edit source]References
[edit source]Notes
[edit source]Citations
[edit source]- ↑ a b Forged in the Vale (2006; RPGA), p.5
- ↑ Keepers of the Vale 2.0, (2004; RPGA), p.1
- ↑ The Allies of My Enemies Pt. 2 (2008; RPGA), pg.1
- ↑ David Wall (cartography). Living Greyhawk Duchy of Unrst. RPGA LG DoU Triad. Archived from the original on April 02, 2006. Retrieved on 19 November 2024.
- ↑ Forged in the Vale (2006; RPGA), p.27
- ↑ Desperate Measures (2006; RPGA), p.7
- ↑ Forged in the Vale (2006; RPGA), p.8
- ↑ Living Greyhawk Gazetteer (2000), p.124.
- ↑ Desperate Measures (2006; RPGA), p.11
- ↑ a b Desperate Measures (2006; RPGA), p.13
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Forged in the Vale (2006; RPGA), p.24
- ↑ a b Desperate Measures (2006; RPGA), p.8
Bibliography
[edit source]Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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