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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===
+===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, 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
+  * 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
+  * 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. The oldest daughter named Isolde is courting [[Tariq]].
+    * 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
- * Cooper and his son Cooperson
- * Porkins and his two nephews
- * 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
-* 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:
-* 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
-* 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
 ===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 Wayfairer's Rest with 7 employees.
-  * 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 8/10/30:  Inn:  the [[Wanderer's Rest|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.
-  * 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, 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 church (on a small mead hall plan) 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.
+  * [[johnny|Johnny Venice]] lives in  his own townhouse (with barn) 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.
+  *  [[Welshie]] lives 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, in Johnny Venice's old room.
+====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]].
-===New Families  June 1130--each granted 1 hide, average 5 people per family====
+====Settlers June 1130--each granted 1 hide, average 5 people per family====
    * Atiq--Moorish Goat herd
-   * Alasdair--Scotting Oat Farmer
+   * Alasdair--Scottish Oat Farmer
    * Chad--English cobbler and wheat farmer
-   * Barclay--Scotting pig farmer
+   * Barclay--Scottish pig farmer
    * Guthlac--English hunter and oat farmer
    * Brian--Irish turnip farmer
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    * Wulfstan--English wheat farmer
+===Fortifications===
+  * Duda has built a rickety watchtower overlooking the River.
+  * Angus has built 150' of earth rampart.
-TOTAL POPULATION:
+TOTAL POPULATION:  176
-__Militia__:   9 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, and Skule or a retainer.
-__Housecarls__:  Angus plus his 7 from the Earl (Wulfric, Duda, Taffy, Neil, Raoul, Johnny, Welshie)
+__Housecarls__:  Angus plus his 9 from the Earl (Wulfric, Duda, Taffy, Neil, Raoul, Johnny, Welshie, Skule, Rousel De Osouf, plus Young Penda the Groom)
-Taxes: Angus collects 73 gp per month but must send 68gp to the Earl.
+Taxes: Angus collects 176 gp per month but keeps only 18gp of that, the rest goes to the Earl.