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+ | To the West of Worm's Ferry is bandit country, made up of a group of gangs led by a self-styled Irish bandit king named Dill. This fellow has managed to create a small settlement in these wilds as a base of operations to lord over settlers looking to escape the king's yoke, but still be protected from the wilds. This settlement is colloquially known as Dill's Burg. | ||
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+ | A relatively wide and strong creek known as the [[Longcrook Creek]] empties out into the [[King Godwin River]] just North of the settlement. The [[Golden Trousers Creek]] empties into the [[King Godwin River]] a little over four miles South. | ||
===== Recent History ===== | ===== Recent History ===== | ||
- | Angus McNasty led a group of the Earl's men to liberate the village from bandits. They recaptured the manor house on January 9, 1130 and rechristened the manor house [[STATELY ANGUS MANOR|Stately Angus Manor]] in honor of Angus, the village' | + | Angus McNasty led a group of the Earl's men to liberate the village from bandits. They recaptured the manor house on January 9, 1130 and rechristened the manor house [[STATELY ANGUS MANOR|Stately Angus Manor]] in honor of Angus, the village' |
===== Population ===== | ===== Population ===== | ||
- | The population of the settlement itself is currently: | + | The population of the settlement itself is currently: |
+ | Hides under cultivation: | ||
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+ | ===The Old Families | ||
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* Cooper and his son Cooperson | * Cooper and his son Cooperson | ||
- | * Porkins and his two nephews | + | * Porkins and his two nephews, the younger, Chester Porkins, has made 2 expeditions as laborer to Angus to Deadmans' |
* Handsome Steve, Esther the Godly and twenty-one Stevelings perform a variety of other odd jobs including providing a safe storehouse for provisions in their outbuilding | * Handsome Steve, Esther the Godly and twenty-one Stevelings perform a variety of other odd jobs including providing a safe storehouse for provisions in their outbuilding | ||
- | * Worm the ancient ferryman, his second wife Mary (nee Non-Gorilla) and their eight youngish children - at least three of which bear an uncanny resemblance to Handsome Steve | + | * Worm the ancient ferryman, his second wife Mary (nee Non-Gorilla) and their eight youngish children - at least three of which bear an uncanny resemblance to Handsome Steve Little Timmy - Worm's oldest child by his first wife - was killed in the fight against " |
- | * Little Timmy - Worm's oldest child by his first wife - was killed in the fight against " | + | |
* Five farm homes that tend the fields and livestock within a half mile radius are located in various directions a few hundred yards from the square of the settlement. The farmers' | * Five farm homes that tend the fields and livestock within a half mile radius are located in various directions a few hundred yards from the square of the settlement. The farmers' | ||
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- | * Beverly - Northwest by the beaver dams in the stream, these farmers have a quality harvest and often offer their surplus as trade | + | * Beverly - Northwest by the beaver dams in the stream, these farmers have a quality harvest and often offer their surplus as trade |
- | * Jeffery - A godly family directly West, once close with " | + | * Robin - This smaller family of herding farmers to the Southwest are all accomplished hunters - the youngest boy Robinson is the best of the bunch |
- | | + | * Wolfgang - This family to the South has built a serviceable oven to get into the baking business but they are just terrible at it |
- | * Wolfgang - This family to the South has built a serviceable oven to get into the baking business but they are just terrible at it | + | * A small mill along the creek to the North is run by the greedy Miller and his family of six marriage-age daughters |
- | * A small mill along the creek to the North is run by the greedy Miller and his family of marriage-age daughters | + | |
+ | ===The Reeve' | ||
+ | * A trading post, The [[Dragon' | ||
+ | * The Manor House, inhabited by [[angus|Reeve Angus]] and a group of seven housecarls, seconded from the Earl, Matrona Jeffery works as the house maid since the ruin of her family and farm. | ||
+ | * A church (on a small mead hall plan, built on the site of the burned out " | ||
+ | * In June, [[johnny|Johnny Venice]] plans to move from the manor house to his own townhouse. | ||
+ | * In June, [[Welshie]] plans to move into his own townhouse. | ||
+ | * [[neil|Neil]] the Druid, who is making the deserted Jeffery Farm into a [[Neil' | ||
+ | * [[Taffy' | ||
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+ | ===New Families | ||
+ | * Atiq--Moorish Goat herd | ||
+ | * Alasdair--Scottish Oat Farmer | ||
+ | * Chad--English cobbler and wheat farmer | ||
+ | * Barclay--Scottish pig farmer | ||
+ | * Guthlac--English hunter and oat farmer | ||
+ | * Brian--Irish turnip farmer | ||
+ | * Jawar--Moorish goat herd | ||
+ | * Rhodri--Welsh shepherd | ||
+ | * Gilroy--Irish brewer and pumpkin farmer | ||
+ | * Asgrim--Norwegian lumberjack and oat farmer | ||
+ | * Wulfstan--English wheat farmer | ||
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+ | ===Fortifications=== | ||
+ | * Duda has built a rickety watchtower overlooking the River. | ||
+ | * Angus has built 150' of earth rampart. | ||
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+ | TOTAL POPULATION: | ||
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+ | __Militia__: | ||
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+ | __Housecarls__: | ||
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+ | Taxes: Angus collects 164 gp per month but keeps only 16gp of that, the rest goes to the Earl. | ||
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+ | ===== Map of Worm's Ferry ===== | ||
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- | ==== Nearby Points of Interest ==== | + | ===== Nearby Points of Interest ===== |
There are several smaller settlements on the far Northern frontier that have been identified in scouting missions. | There are several smaller settlements on the far Northern frontier that have been identified in scouting missions. | ||
- | * [[Lesserton]] - This humble village of four families in the bend of the creek are led by a young man who calls himself Ricketts. They raise goats and grain, and live in fear of harassing bandits and the sorceress across the creek. | + | * [[Lesserton]] - This humble village of fourteen |
- | * [[Shepherd' | + | * [[Shepherd' |
- | * [[Shepherd' | + | * [[Shepherd' |
- | * [[The Irish Treehouse]] - | + | * [[Irish Treehouse|The Irish Treehouse]] - A small ruined and crumbling wooden defensive works used by bandits as a base of operations for hijackings along the route from Jorviburg to Worm's Ferry. |
+ | * [[Frogtown]] - While larger than Lesserton, and less populous than Shepherd' | ||
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