Kingsholm

Originally appearing in Barrow of the Forgotten King by Ed Stark

Kingsholm is a rich and sleepy little town in the uplands of Baden Valley that benefits from trade with nearby [Stonedelve clans and peaceful relations with Fiore traders and gypsies. It has many trading houses and storage facilities for minerals and other commodities.

Demographics

75% (1,299) Human
8% (138) Hillwalker Golenti
7% (121) Fiore
4% (69) Djenati
3% (52) Stonedelve Golenti
3% Other

Defences

The town guard, known as Sentinels, is captained by Mia Desarna and is comprised of twenty-three able-bodied warriors, three of which double as trackers. The militia can call on about seventy other individuals as needed.

Industry & Trade

Kingsholm does a fair business trading with the nearby Golenti - Wood, meats, and food in exchange for ore, stone, and gemstones.

History

Kingsholm lies at the base of a series of rolling foothills. No one knows how long the community has existed; Ian Turbrand, the owner of the Coronet and Cabbage Inn, insists that someone from his family has run the hostelry for more than three hundred years. Kingsholm appears much like every other town in the land, with one exception - its graveyard. Built on and in the nearby hills, the graveyard has existed for centuries. Some townsfolk believe the graveyard predates the community, and nearly all the people living in Kingsholm evince a particular pride in that fact. Prominent individuals who die in Kingsholm have the honor of being interred in the graveyard's mausoleum, the centerpiece of the graveyard.
Kingsholm's guards - known as Sentinels - patrol the graveyard almost as frequently as they patrol the community's streets. The most notable feature of the graveyard actually lies a little over a mile north of the town, high up in the hills. There stands the statue of an ancient king. No one in Kingsholm knows who he was or why the statue was erected there, but the townsfolk live in awe of the monument. Indeed, while the common folk have no fear of their maintained graveyard, few venture up to visit the forgotten king.

Architecture

Most buildings in Kingsholm are of solid stone construction, with thick walls and large stone hearths. A handful of buildings, such as the

Type

Town

Population

1732

Inhabitant Demonym

Kingshan

Location under

Baden Valley

Owner/Ruler

Phodor Landros

Owning Organization

Kingdom of Baden

Characters in Location

• Phodor Landros