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* Town Name: New Bacup | * Town Name: New Bacup | ||
* Location: Monster Country | * Location: Monster Country | ||
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* Heritage: Primarily Welsh with a smattering of other heritages. | * Heritage: Primarily Welsh with a smattering of other heritages. | ||
- | New Bacup is located at the bottom of a large canyon nicknamed The Devil' | + | New Bacup is located at the bottom of a large canyon nicknamed The Devil' |
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- | Once the Bethell family returned to Kingston with riches, the town grew exponentially | + | |
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- | As the town grew it drew more of the local wildlife, monsters, and fiends to the area. The attacks grew more frequent and deadlier, however the citizens of New Bacup not having either the means to provide for their family nor the ability to travel East towards Thorsburg | + | |
- | | + | As the town grew it drew more of the local wildlife, monsters, and fiends to the area. The attacks grew more frequent and deadlier. , however the citizens of New Bacup not having either the means to provide for their family nor the ability to travel East towards [[Thorsburg]] |
- | Most of what transpired between 1111 and 1130 is shrouded in mystery, however there have been numerous rumors and stories. The most popular story being this. | + | Most of what transpired between 1111 and 1130 is shrouded in mystery, however there have been numerous rumors and stories. The most popular story being this. While running out of food, and cut off from the rest of the world the citizens with no where to run too decided to mine deeper into the canyon wall to seek safety from the hordes of creature at their doorsteps. It was around this time they stumbled upon an vast ancient temple, which they took refuge in, making sure never to stray to far in. While in the temple people started to die of starvation as their entire food stores were ran dry. One day though [[Griffin Bethell|Griffin]] traveled deep into the temple mad with hunger, he was gone for days, people were sure he he perished as well until one day he came back carrying a load of fresh fruits and meats. According to the rumors the Temple took pity on him and in exchange for his undying loyalty would provide for him and his people. People began to question where the food came from and refused to eat. However, everyday Griffin would walk deeper into the dungeon and always come back with food and eat his share. |
- | That while running out of food, and cut off from the rest of the world the citizens with no where to run too decided to mine deeper into the canyon wall to seek safety from the hordes of creature at their doorsteps. It was around this time they stumbled upon an vast ancient temple, which they took refuge in, making sure never to stray to far in. While in the temple people started to die of starvation as their entire food stores were ran dry. One day though Griffin traveled deep into the temple mad with hunger, he was gone for days, people were sure he he perished as well until one day he came back carrying a load of fresh fruits and meats. Apparently according to the rumors the Temple took pity on him and in exchange for his undying loyalty would provide for him and his people. People began to question where the food came from and refused to eat. However, everyday Griffin would walk deeper into the dungeon and always come back with food and eat his share. | + | Eventually with more people dying, people stopped caring and started to eat. Griffin did not tell the whole story though, he knew that the temple demanded a sacrifice in order to produce the bounty they received. He wasn't sure how often, but he knew as long as people to continued to die within the temple walls everything would be okay. Eventually when the people regained their strength and people stopped dying he told them what the temple required in order for it to continue to provide. At this point scared of losing their only means of food and knowing the Church abandoned them they started to sacrifice people. The citizens now at full strength, decided to fight back the hordes outside of their tunnels and reclaim their town. However, when they returned to the surface there was nothing there, no fiends, no monsters, nothing. Griffin proclaimed it was the will of the temple that their town should be spared. They started to call the temple as a whole The All-Giver. Cut-off and angry, his life extended by dark rituals within the bowels of the canyon mine, Griffin decided to start a church |
- | The Canyon has been nicknamed The Devil' | + | ===== Notes ===== |
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- | King Harold Godwinson, the defeated King of England, arrived with a refugee fleet in the New World in late 1066 AD. He was aiming for the Icelandic settlement in Vinland, but was blown off course, entering King Harold' | + | //King Harold Godwinson, the defeated King of England, arrived with a refugee fleet in the New World in late 1066 AD. He was aiming for the Icelandic settlement in Vinland, but was blown off course, entering King Harold' |
So, the present day in our campaign is 1130, about eighty years after that. Let's say that the Catholic Church gave up on this town about twenty years ago around 1111. Did it have a proper name before it was renamed "The Devil' | So, the present day in our campaign is 1130, about eighty years after that. Let's say that the Catholic Church gave up on this town about twenty years ago around 1111. Did it have a proper name before it was renamed "The Devil' | ||
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- | Let's say that corruptor demons have taken hold of a lot of these people, and so they' | + | Let's say that corruptor demons have taken hold of a lot of these people, and so they' |
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