Origins: Grasslands of Merakai – Towns and Villages

Continuation of my Origins series, as detailed previously. -Mark

Towns and Villages

Lierchmon

This small village has about 35-40 buildings. Most items can be purchased here but everything is 125-150% of the book cost. The trail to Dresan is well used and is usable by wagons and carts. Most of the population is human though other demi-humans are scattered within the population.

Fedell

Fedell is a wild town of 50-60 buildings. It is a very rough city with many thieves and adventurer types. Most of the business charge 175% book cost for supplies and various items. The proximity of Fedell to the barrier mountains makes the area very difficult to civilise.

Arfeld

Arfeld is an outpost of civilisation lying only a few miles within the bounds of the Grasslands of Merakai. Arfeld is a very small town (15-20 buildings); the basis of life here are a few farmers, an inn, a general store, a blacksmith, and few other odd merchants.

Marple

This is a small town of 60-70 buildings. All supplies are 150-175% of the original cost. Rare items will be 200% or more. Marku is a relatively calm town. It sits along a major trade road which ends at Korton 25 mi to the south. The road leads north then west and eventually ends in Dresan.

Korton

Korton has been fairly well covered in the Korton Forest posts (see below). Korton has 50-60 buildings and supplies are 150% normal cost. The scenarios for spawning from Korton should lead the PC’s into Korton Forest for the set encounters (again, see below). Other than that, Korton sits on the forest-plains transition. It is a small town but one that can protect its owns. Most of the populus distrust halflings because two years ago a group of 30 of the little buggers wandered into town and didn’t leave for a week. When they did leave, so did half of the citizens material possessions. Therefore, no halflings are allowed in the bars or most stores for that matter. However, they can get food delivered to them in the street for 300% the normal cost.

The Northeast: Marku, Dadta and Harrilen

Marku, Harillen, and Dadta are in the scrub plains area. There are more bushes and dwarf trees in this area due to its closer proximity to the coast.

As a matter of fact, Harillen is only 2-3 miles from the coast line and lies on a semi-navigable river. Only small boats and river boats can make it upstream from the ocean. However, most of the boats that existed have been destroyed by the hobgoblins.

South of Harillen is Great Cliff (see below). The hobgoblins have not yet travelled this far south and probably will not. Further south of Great Cliff, is the beginning of the Cardas Mountains. The Cardas Mountains follow the eastern coastline of this island continent except for one area of shallow warm sea that creates the Olkivan Swamp.

Obviously I wasn’t focused on most of the smaller towns at the time. Strangely they are all quite small. -Mark

Tags: Grasslands of Merakai, Origins, Setting