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worms_ferry [2020/11/23 20:15] – [Population] andrewworms_ferry [2020/12/07 15:43] dave
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 ===== 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'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 ===== ===== Population =====
  
-The population of the settlement itself is currently:+The population of the settlement itself is currently:  164 
 +Hides under cultivation:  23
  
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 +===The Old Families  (each of which has 1 hide of land under cultivation or grazing)=== 
 +
   * 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'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 
-    * 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:   * 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:
-    * Alistair - To the Southeast, right along the Godwin River with some Irish blood and short temper +  * 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  
-    * Jeffery - family was wiped out, except for Matron Jeffery who works at manor house now, and daughter who disappeared in the bandit-zombification incident in April 1130. +  * Robin - This smaller family of herding farmers to the Southwest are all accomplished hunters - the youngest boy Robinson is the best of the bunch 
-    * 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 the oldest named Isolde   * 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 [[angus|Reeve Angus]] and a group of seven housecarls, seconded from the Earl  + 
-  * A church (on a small mead hall plan) with 3 attached clergy ([[siegfried|Father Siegfried]], [[calen|Father Kildare]] and the [[sean|templar Sean]]).+===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.  
 +  * 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]]).
   * In June, [[johnny|Johnny Venice]] plans to move from the manor house to his own townhouse.   * 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.  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.
 +
 +===New Families  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:  73+TOTAL POPULATION:  164
  
-__Militia__:   militia (1 per household)--treat as [[nessex_militia|Class D Nessex militia]].   Plus Tariq and arguably Sean to serve for the church land.+__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.
  
 __Housecarls__:  Angus plus his 7 from the Earl (Wulfric, Duda, Taffy, Neil, Raoul, Johnny, Welshie) __Housecarls__:  Angus plus his 7 from the Earl (Wulfric, Duda, Taffy, Neil, Raoul, Johnny, Welshie)
  
-Taxes: Angus collects 73 gp per month but must send 68gp to the Earl.+Taxes: Angus collects 164 gp per month but keeps only 16gp of that, the rest goes to the Earl.
  
  
worms_ferry.txt · Last modified: 2021/06/21 10:45 by dave