Yardel

Yardel is nestled in the foothills of of the Dunrock Mountains, with enough high ground to check the only road running north to south along the outskirts. Otis Brunkel described it as "quaint". It was close enough to Grimgolir that people could travel to the city and return to Yardel the next day. Just north of the village stands a hill crowned with a ruined church.

History

In the last century or so a small enclave of elves settled in Yardel for a jewelers' venture; in said community Briyakar Jurrell was born, and she spent at least part of her childhood there. However, at some point after that a failed crop in the region empoverished the community, and some of them left; Jurrell's family moved west, to Nogvurot.
The village survived, although not in the best economic conditions—it was possible to buy an entire cabin with only a few coins. In 831 PD, Jurrell returned to Yardel with her friends, the Tombtakers, and stayed in town for a while. While living in Yardel, Lucien Tavelle spent most of his time reading a journal recovered from Aeor, gaining new knowledge and power from the Somnovem. He shared this knowledge with his friends after preventing them from accepting a fake job that would have ended with them dead, and they decided to use that power to shape the world according to their wishes and make it a better place for them. Jurrell in particular wanted to make Yardel prosperous again, making its fields blossom until they burst, so that no one there would go hungry again.

Type

Village

Location under

Zemni Fields