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Jorvikburg
Located along the Codfish Creek in the center of Jorvikshire, the town of Jorvikburg is the hub of activity for the Northern Frontier of the Kingdom of Nessex. It marks the center point of 4 Hundreds: North Jorvik, South Jorvik, East Jorvik and West Jorvik and has a population of 4000 within its walls. About 3000 of population are farm families who travel out to the “Hundreds” to work their land, but live inside the town. Many of these also sell homecrafted goods from their houses too (shoes, clothes and foodstuffs especially). The other 1000 are organized as an Urban Hundred (called Jorvikburg Hundred) and both dwell and work in the town itself, this includes many craftsmen, soldiers and court officials. All 5 Hundreds have the Earl of Jorvikshire as their personal Lord and he administers justice, collects taxes and leads the militia of these 5 hundreds personally.
Population Breakdown:
Knights: 40
Earl's Housecarls: 160
Militia: 400 (additional 100 live outside the walls in the Hundreds)
Laborers: 400 (additional 100 live outside the walls in the Hundreds)
Dirtbags: 160
Churchmen: 30
Wizards and Weirdos: 10
Women, Children, Old Folks: 2800
Facilities
Inns: 3
Alehouses: 4
Churches: 3 (Cathedral, 1 smaller parish church, and 1 monastery church)
Armorers: 4
Blacksmiths: 8
Alchemist: 1
Herbalists: 2
Building Company: 2
Gangs: 2
MAJOR SITES
The Earl's Castle: (SW corner, Market and George)
Jorvikburg Cathedral: (NE corner, Market and George)
Abbey of St. Martha in Jorvik (South End of Queen Street)
The Small Church of Jorvik: (North End of George Street)
Market Square: (Bordered by Market, Phillip, Beaver, and George)
INNS AND ALEHOUSES
The Welcome Inn: (George Street at South Gate)
The Red Cod Inn: (Market Street at West Gate)
The Inn of the Two Sheds: (Queen and Philip)
Ulfric's Alehouse: (Earl Street, at North Gate)
Trolltown Alehouse: (King and Queen Streets)
Whizzo's Alehouse: (King and Beaver)
Judith's Alehouse: (Market and Beaver)
NOTEWORTHY SHOPS
Theodoric of Jorvik: master alchemist (Market and Queen)
Mistress Grundy: herbalist (Earl and Market)
Strange Riley: herbalist (Godric and Philip)
Sword Paschal: French Swordsmith, Armorer (Market and Earl)
Beater Johnson: High traffic blacksmith (Market and Beaver)
The North Mark Builders: enterprising building company, skilled in stone (Market and Queen)
The Jorvik Carpenters: frontier builders, fast timber construction specialists. (Market and Godric)
The Irish Coward, East Market street, seller of woman's shoes and finery.
NOTEWORTHY CITIZENS
Phillip of Burgundy: reclusive scholar, whispers say he is a wizard
NOTED CLERGY
THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT
MAP
- The Eastern wall is commonly known as the “Pine Wall” because it was originally built from a stand of pines that was nearby.
- The Southern wall was dubbed the “Princess Wall” since it was built with the dowry that was granted to the original Earl of Jorvikburg on his marriage.