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 ===== 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's new reeve.
+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's new reeve.  Angus's housecarls have been busy establishing businesses and dwellings in the village in Spring-Summer 1130, and Angus recruited 11 new farm families in June 1130 to bolster the village.
 ===== Population =====
-The population of the settlement itself is currently:
+The population of the settlement itself is currently:  176\\
+Hides under cultivation:  24
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+===The Old Families  (each of which has 1 hide of land under cultivation or grazing)===
   * 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's Town.  Porkins is supplier of Mighty Haggis (and other meat products) to  the Manor.
-  * 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 "Brother Riley" and his blasphemous monks in January of 1130
-  * 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' family names are:
+  * Several 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' family names are:
     * Alistair - To the Southeast, right along the Godwin River with some Irish blood and short temper
-    * 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. The oldest daughter named Isolde is courting [[Tariq]].
-    * Jeffery - A godly family directly West, once close with "Brother Riley" but most recently forsaking the abbey
+    * Miller - A small mill along the creek to the North is run by the greedy Miller and his family of six marriage-age daughters.
     * 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
-  * A small mill along the creek to the North is run by the greedy Miller and his family of six marriage-age daughters the oldest named Isolde
-  * A trading post run by Tariq
-  * The Manor House, inhabited by Reeve Angus and a group of seven housecarls, seconded from the Earl
-  * A church (on a small mead hall plan) with 3 attached clergy (Father Siegfried, Father Kildare and the templar Sean).
-TOTAL POPULATION:  78
+===The Reeve's Men (i.e., PCs)===
+  * A trading post, The [[Dragon's Codpiece|Dragon's Codpiece]], run by [[Tariq]] currently 2 Hides worked by 4 tenant farmers, and the trading station with 2 employees Coming 8/10/1130:  Inn:  the Wanderer's Rest with 7 employees.
+  * [[stately_angus_manor|The Manor House]], inhabited by [[angus|Reeve Angus]] and a group of seven housecarls, seconded from the Earl, Matron Jeffery works as the house maid since the ruin of her family and farm, and Young Penda is Wulfric's groom/page.
+  * A church (on a small mead hall plan, built on the site of the burned out "monastery-cottage" of "Brother" Riley.) with 3 attached clergy ([[siegfried|Father Siegfried]], [[calen|Father Kildare]] and the [[sean|templar Sean]]).
+  * A larger timber church is under construction.
+  * In June, [[johnny|Johnny Venice]] plans to move from the manor house to his own townhouse with his new assistant Prostitutta.
+  * In June, [[Welshie]] plans to move into his own townhouse.  In August, his [[Welshie's Wardogs|Welshie's Wardogs]] business will open with 2 employees.
+  *  [[neil|Neil]] the Druid, who is making the deserted Jeffery Farm into a [[Neil's Hemp|Hemp Farm]] and Rope Shop with 4 employees.
+  * [[Taffy's Bar|Taffy's Dive Bar]] complex with 8 regular employees and 2 armed retainers, offers food, drinks, lodging, prostitution and gambling.
+  * Raoul has built 2 primitive huts that house his 3 scribe/retainers:  Alice, Alassandro and Alfwine
+  * Skule Runar the Lege, a Norwegian herbalist and rune master, has moved into town intending to set up a [[Skule's Herbs|herbalism and brewing business]] with 4 employees..
+  * Lord Rousel Osouf, a Norman knight in the service of the Earl.  Has recently joined the Housecarls in the manor.
+====New Families===
+  * Raymond O'Nets--Norman fisherman settled near Worm's Ferry in April 1130. He built a hut and has a boat. He always has tales of some of the wild and terrifying monsters he has glimpsed beneath his fishing boat as he navigates the [[king godwin river|Great King Godwin river]].
+====Settlers June 1130--each granted 1 hide, average 5 people per family====
+   * 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
+===Fortifications===
+  * Duda has built a rickety watchtower overlooking the River.
+  * Angus has built 150' of earth rampart.
+TOTAL POPULATION:  176
+__Militia__:   20 militia (1 per household)--treat as [[nessex_militia|Class D Nessex militia]].   Plus Tariq and one of his underlings and Neil and arguably Sean to serve for the church land, and Skule or a retainer.
-__Militia__:   10 militia (1 per household)--treat as [[nessex_militia|Class D Nessex militia]].   Plus Tariq and arguably Sean to serve for the church land.
+__Housecarls__:  Angus plus his 9 from the Earl (Wulfric, Duda, Taffy, Neil, Raoul, Johnny, Welshie, Skule, Rousel De Osouf, plus Young Penda the Groom)
-__Housecarls__:  Angus plus his 7 from the Earl (Wulfric, Duda and the rest)
+Taxes: Angus collects 176 gp per month but keeps only 18gp of that, the rest goes to the Earl.
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 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 a bend of [[Longcrook 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. There is a suspicious paucity of adult men left in the village, as Ricketts himself just passed his eighteenth winter.
+  * [[Lesserton]] - This humble village of fourteen families in a bend of [[Longcrook 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. There is a suspicious paucity of adult men left in the village, as Ricketts himself just passed his eighteenth winter.
   * [[Shepherd's Hollow]] - Surrounded to the North and East by some hills is a herding community dedicated to raising large herds of sheep. In the Spring and Summer flocks of these animals can often be seen roaming from the Dillswood to the river. In colder months, the shepherds and their animals winter together in barns.
   * [[Shepherd's Gallows]] - Along the base of the hills to the East of Shepherd's hollow is a lonely platform and gallows. Its history or purpose is unknown at this point. It serves as a handy landmark and meeting place, despite having the subtle funk of evil.