Abriel Locations
Local Map Key
[A] Abriel Abbey
Seat of the Bishop of Nurez. (See the following pages for a more detailed description)
[B] Bishop’s Hall
The personal residence of the Bishop. The hall is also used for the Hundred Moot. Manorial duties of the Lord are generally handled by the able but somewhat frail steward Leradas of Elen. (See the following pages for a more detailed description)
[C] Chapter house
Golian of Bireth, Reblena. (Kt. Commander) of the fighting Order of the Lady of Paladins.
He is assisted by five Melana (Knights). The bishop barely tolerates this small military contingent. No Meken (common soldiery) are allowed.
[D] Natural geography and fortifications The Abbey is protected by significant stone outcroppings, and natural geography. These natural defenses were enhanced and a gate added when the Abbey was built. The precautions likely saved the Abbey from pillage shortly after their completion.
[E] Granaries
The Granaries hold enough stores to last a year.
[F] Burial plots and crypts
Abriel has extensive crypts. It is a popular burial site for clerics and occasionally, with significant donation, for Kaldor’s devout nobility.
* Local Key for the main crypt (See the following pages for a more detailed description)
[G] Storage and tool sheds
These buildings are locked.
[H] Main Stables
Bonded Master Ostler Asalern of Lythar. Master Lythar draws stable boys from the local peasantry. His budget does not allow a journeyman, but he could use at least two. Asalern also cares for the bishop’s steeds.
[I] Weapon smithy
See the chapter house on the following pages.
[J] Bishop’s Stables
See the Main Stables above.
1 VILLEIN (Lanas of Cyrnalian)
Size: 5
Lanas’ brother and two sons work his fields. His daughter, a dreamer, helps his Goodwife manage their household.
2 METALSMITH (Mondir of Asana)
Size: 4 Quality: **** Prices: Average
Mondir is single, irreverent, and a regular patron of the Chapel Inn. His business consists of smithing for the community. He supports three resident journeymen.
3 FARMER (Thiman of Sarlis)
Size: 4
Thiman’s young wife recently delivered twins. He is the only freehold farmer in Abriel.
4 COTTAR (Balin of Ardin)
Size: 6
Balin has more children than he can feed. His wife died last winter giving birth to his fifth. His fortunes may improve over the next years, as his sons become old enough to help work the fields.
5 HALF-VILLEIN (Rakren of Kyrt)
Size: 2
Rakren recently married Inesa the eldest daughter of Torten of Faralin. Formerly a cottar, the marriage has improved his fortunes.
6 COTTAR (Davian of Ebarda)
Size: 6
Davian cares for his aging father, his wife’s daft mother, and two small children. His fortunes are bleak.
7 VILLEIN (Kaman of Varlis)
Size: 8
Kaman was one of the wealthier villeins in Abriel until Peoni blessed he and his wife with six daughters. He has saved every penny he could for the last ten years for his daughters’ dowries. His wife is busy arranging matches for his two eldest.
8 VILLEIN (Torten of Faralin)
Size: 8
Torten is the wealthiest serf in Abriel. His household has diminished as he married off his two eldest daughters. He has four sons coming of age; each sought after as husbands, and two younger daughters.
9 VILLEIN (Lasan of Asheral)
Size: 5
Lasan is a dour man. A devout Peonian who sees only the plight of poverty. His wife, two daughters, and a young son do not relieve his melancholy.
10 BEADLE (Birain of Tabela)
Size: 5
Birain stands over 6 feet and there are few men in the Hundred that will wrestle with him at village fairs. He has two strong sons who assist him with his tasks as Beadle. His youngest daughter is 13, and hopes dearly to wed Korian of Faralin, the third son of that clan.
11 HALF-VILLEIN (Landon of Arnerl)
Size: 5
Landon is overly fond of the ale his wife makes and spends much of his time in its pleasures and less in his fields. At his wife’s demands, he has been beset with the care of her sister and two illegitimate nieces.
12 HALF-VILLEIN (Gralda of Henermel)
Size: 6
Gralda is a capable husbandman. He and his wife care for his aging father, two sons, and a daughter.
13 HALF-VILLEIN (Hordis of Nart)
Size: 4
Hordis married Palael of Faralin who bore him a son and a daughter. Hordis was a villein when they wed. He has since lost favor with the Bishop. He has not spoken to his father-in-law after the incident.
14 HALF-VILLEIN (Berry of Awelesh)
Size: 3
Berry inherited his holdings from his father. He works the land with his two brothers.
15 THE CHAPEL INN (Frelyn of Varela)
Size: 4 Quality: **** Prices: High
Those seeking a refrain from the strict religious dogma of the Abbey can gain some repose at the Chapel Inn. The Inn is popular with Abbey visitors, many of whom prefer it to the Bishop’s guest quarters.
Frelyn of Varela runs the Inn with the help of her two sisters, Eilith & Hanlena. The sisters are quite beautiful, and take a casual attitude toward venery.
Tallyn of Baeryn, one of Frelyn’s lovers and a man of Jarin descent, is capable of handling any trouble. (See the following pages for a more detailed description)
16 WOODWARD (Charancë of Katen)
Size: 5 Quality: *** Prices: Average
Charancë is a skilled woodsman. Abriel wood however provides insufficient game for the large contingent of priesthood and nobles demanding meat for their table.
Charancë has had to hunt other forests on occasion. While this is technically poaching, he has tacit agreements with neighboring Woodwards, and he never over-hunts a wood.
His eldest daughter has learned much of her father’s craft. He has two young sons. His wife is the envy of many a man in Abriel.
17 HALF-VILLEIN (Tolidal of Barl)
Size: 7
Tolidal’s fortunes are falling. He has a wife, and two small children. His two hapless brothers and a wicked sister comprise the rest of his clan.
18 MILLER (Aras of Dyrela)
Size: 7 Quality: **** Prices: High
Aras is head of the local Lia-Kavair. His brother-in-law serves as lieutenant and runs games of chance at the Chapel Inn. Other activities are frowned upon by the Varela sisters. Aras has not yet forced his hand.
Aras neglects his wife and three children. He makes a sizeable profit by shorting the local peasants on their milled grains.
19 REEVE (Ragen of Charen)
Size: 6
Ragen is 54. A wise man and extremely competent husbandman. He has been Reeve for over 20 years. His adult sons help in the fields and his daughters care for their sickly mother. Little happens in Abriel that he is not aware of.
20 HALF-VILLEIN (Yrunda of Sosor)
Size: 5
Clan Sosor is the oldest clan in Abriel. They trace their heritage back to the kingdom of Nurelia. Yrunda has a wife and three daughters.
21 HALF-VILLEIN (Monart of Banadar)
Size: 6
Monart has two daughters of age. He is negotiating for marriages into clan Faralin. His sons are old enough to work the fields. He petitioned for Villein status last year but was denied.
22 COTTAR (Gabril of Narador)
Size: 3
Gabril is a happy man despite his relative poverty. His wife gave birth to their first son last winter.
23 COTTAR (Adasaen of Abria)
Size: 5
Adasaen cares for his abusive wife and her two elderly parents. Their son is a halfwit.
24 VILLEIN (Zargen of Elena)
Size: 5
Zargen cares for his recently retired parents a young wife and newborn son.
25 COTTAR (Tamin of Cyrela)
Size: 1
Tamin is extremely handsome. He is desired by many of Abriel’s daughters. His abilities as a farmer have kept him single due to the better judgement of their fathers.
26 HERDER (Urnin of Sargeriel)
Size: 6
Urnin and his two brothers tend the Abriel herds. Abriel has a descent selection of swine and a few cattle. Urnin is married and has two young daughters.
27 VILLEIN (Ibrial of Urlain)
Size: 7
Ibrial married into his wife’s holdings. He works hard to feed his aging mother-in-law, a sister-in-law, and three young sons.
28 VILLEIN (Unden of Kolarbar)
Size: 6
Unden is addicted to Fanosel, which he buys from Aras of Dyrela. He beats his wife and four children.
29 COTTAR (Indag of Darengen)
Size: 1
Indag lost his wife and infant during childbirth last winter. He speaks little.
30 COTTAR (Kelvan of Asan)
Size: 5
Kelvan inherited his cottage when his father died. He is more skilled than his father is, but three unmarried sisters and a hapless brother hamper his efforts to improve his station.
31 CHARCOALER (Harabis of Melt)
Size: 5 Quality: *** Prices: Average
Harabis has considerable skill with slight of hand. He toys with sulfur, coal and other materials to perform small feats of pyrotechnics for the amusement of his three children. His wife makes the best dark ale in the hundred.
32 VILLEIN (Rorten of Ibin)
Size: 6
Rorten lost his wife in labor with their fifth child. He has three sons and two daughters.
33 COTTAR (Lorian of Krebel)
Size: 3
Lorian cares for his aging parents. They have lived a long life and demand constant care. Lorian grows weary of it.
34 GLEBE (Merudus of Arolis)
Size: 5
Merudus is a fat and jolly man who is overly fond of ale and music. He is a good man and cares deeply for his flock. On occasion he has allowed his passion for drink to threaten his vow of celibacy. He deeply regrets this. He is assisted by two priests and two priestesses.
[A] Abriel Abbey
Seat of the Bishop of Nurez. (See the following pages for a more detailed description)
[B] Bishop’s Hall
The personal residence of the Bishop. The hall is also used for the Hundred Moot. Manorial duties of the Lord are generally handled by the able but somewhat frail steward Leradas of Elen. (See the following pages for a more detailed description)
[C] Chapter house
Golian of Bireth, Reblena. (Kt. Commander) of the fighting Order of the Lady of Paladins.
He is assisted by five Melana (Knights). The bishop barely tolerates this small military contingent. No Meken (common soldiery) are allowed.
Show spoiler
. (See the following pages for a more detailed
description)Golian secretly reports what little he can to
Edine Kynne
[D] Natural geography and fortifications The Abbey is protected by significant stone outcroppings, and natural geography. These natural defenses were enhanced and a gate added when the Abbey was built. The precautions likely saved the Abbey from pillage shortly after their completion.
[E] Granaries
The Granaries hold enough stores to last a year.
[F] Burial plots and crypts
Abriel has extensive crypts. It is a popular burial site for clerics and occasionally, with significant donation, for Kaldor’s devout nobility.
* Local Key for the main crypt (See the following pages for a more detailed description)
[G] Storage and tool sheds
These buildings are locked.
[H] Main Stables
Bonded Master Ostler Asalern of Lythar. Master Lythar draws stable boys from the local peasantry. His budget does not allow a journeyman, but he could use at least two. Asalern also cares for the bishop’s steeds.
[I] Weapon smithy
See the chapter house on the following pages.
[J] Bishop’s Stables
See the Main Stables above.
The Village Residents
1 VILLEIN (Lanas of Cyrnalian)
Size: 5
Lanas’ brother and two sons work his fields. His daughter, a dreamer, helps his Goodwife manage their household.
2 METALSMITH (Mondir of Asana)
Size: 4 Quality: **** Prices: Average
Mondir is single, irreverent, and a regular patron of the Chapel Inn. His business consists of smithing for the community. He supports three resident journeymen.
3 FARMER (Thiman of Sarlis)
Size: 4
Thiman’s young wife recently delivered twins. He is the only freehold farmer in Abriel.
4 COTTAR (Balin of Ardin)
Size: 6
Balin has more children than he can feed. His wife died last winter giving birth to his fifth. His fortunes may improve over the next years, as his sons become old enough to help work the fields.
5 HALF-VILLEIN (Rakren of Kyrt)
Size: 2
Rakren recently married Inesa the eldest daughter of Torten of Faralin. Formerly a cottar, the marriage has improved his fortunes.
6 COTTAR (Davian of Ebarda)
Size: 6
Davian cares for his aging father, his wife’s daft mother, and two small children. His fortunes are bleak.
7 VILLEIN (Kaman of Varlis)
Size: 8
Kaman was one of the wealthier villeins in Abriel until Peoni blessed he and his wife with six daughters. He has saved every penny he could for the last ten years for his daughters’ dowries. His wife is busy arranging matches for his two eldest.
8 VILLEIN (Torten of Faralin)
Size: 8
Torten is the wealthiest serf in Abriel. His household has diminished as he married off his two eldest daughters. He has four sons coming of age; each sought after as husbands, and two younger daughters.
9 VILLEIN (Lasan of Asheral)
Size: 5
Lasan is a dour man. A devout Peonian who sees only the plight of poverty. His wife, two daughters, and a young son do not relieve his melancholy.
10 BEADLE (Birain of Tabela)
Size: 5
Birain stands over 6 feet and there are few men in the Hundred that will wrestle with him at village fairs. He has two strong sons who assist him with his tasks as Beadle. His youngest daughter is 13, and hopes dearly to wed Korian of Faralin, the third son of that clan.
11 HALF-VILLEIN (Landon of Arnerl)
Size: 5
Landon is overly fond of the ale his wife makes and spends much of his time in its pleasures and less in his fields. At his wife’s demands, he has been beset with the care of her sister and two illegitimate nieces.
12 HALF-VILLEIN (Gralda of Henermel)
Size: 6
Gralda is a capable husbandman. He and his wife care for his aging father, two sons, and a daughter.
13 HALF-VILLEIN (Hordis of Nart)
Size: 4
Hordis married Palael of Faralin who bore him a son and a daughter. Hordis was a villein when they wed. He has since lost favor with the Bishop. He has not spoken to his father-in-law after the incident.
14 HALF-VILLEIN (Berry of Awelesh)
Size: 3
Berry inherited his holdings from his father. He works the land with his two brothers.
15 THE CHAPEL INN (Frelyn of Varela)
Size: 4 Quality: **** Prices: High
Those seeking a refrain from the strict religious dogma of the Abbey can gain some repose at the Chapel Inn. The Inn is popular with Abbey visitors, many of whom prefer it to the Bishop’s guest quarters.
Frelyn of Varela runs the Inn with the help of her two sisters, Eilith & Hanlena. The sisters are quite beautiful, and take a casual attitude toward venery.
Tallyn of Baeryn, one of Frelyn’s lovers and a man of Jarin descent, is capable of handling any trouble. (See the following pages for a more detailed description)
16 WOODWARD (Charancë of Katen)
Size: 5 Quality: *** Prices: Average
Charancë is a skilled woodsman. Abriel wood however provides insufficient game for the large contingent of priesthood and nobles demanding meat for their table.
Charancë has had to hunt other forests on occasion. While this is technically poaching, he has tacit agreements with neighboring Woodwards, and he never over-hunts a wood.
His eldest daughter has learned much of her father’s craft. He has two young sons. His wife is the envy of many a man in Abriel.
17 HALF-VILLEIN (Tolidal of Barl)
Size: 7
Tolidal’s fortunes are falling. He has a wife, and two small children. His two hapless brothers and a wicked sister comprise the rest of his clan.
18 MILLER (Aras of Dyrela)
Size: 7 Quality: **** Prices: High
Aras is head of the local Lia-Kavair. His brother-in-law serves as lieutenant and runs games of chance at the Chapel Inn. Other activities are frowned upon by the Varela sisters. Aras has not yet forced his hand.
Aras neglects his wife and three children. He makes a sizeable profit by shorting the local peasants on their milled grains.
19 REEVE (Ragen of Charen)
Size: 6
Ragen is 54. A wise man and extremely competent husbandman. He has been Reeve for over 20 years. His adult sons help in the fields and his daughters care for their sickly mother. Little happens in Abriel that he is not aware of.
20 HALF-VILLEIN (Yrunda of Sosor)
Size: 5
Clan Sosor is the oldest clan in Abriel. They trace their heritage back to the kingdom of Nurelia. Yrunda has a wife and three daughters.
21 HALF-VILLEIN (Monart of Banadar)
Size: 6
Monart has two daughters of age. He is negotiating for marriages into clan Faralin. His sons are old enough to work the fields. He petitioned for Villein status last year but was denied.
22 COTTAR (Gabril of Narador)
Size: 3
Gabril is a happy man despite his relative poverty. His wife gave birth to their first son last winter.
23 COTTAR (Adasaen of Abria)
Size: 5
Adasaen cares for his abusive wife and her two elderly parents. Their son is a halfwit.
24 VILLEIN (Zargen of Elena)
Size: 5
Zargen cares for his recently retired parents a young wife and newborn son.
25 COTTAR (Tamin of Cyrela)
Size: 1
Tamin is extremely handsome. He is desired by many of Abriel’s daughters. His abilities as a farmer have kept him single due to the better judgement of their fathers.
26 HERDER (Urnin of Sargeriel)
Size: 6
Urnin and his two brothers tend the Abriel herds. Abriel has a descent selection of swine and a few cattle. Urnin is married and has two young daughters.
27 VILLEIN (Ibrial of Urlain)
Size: 7
Ibrial married into his wife’s holdings. He works hard to feed his aging mother-in-law, a sister-in-law, and three young sons.
28 VILLEIN (Unden of Kolarbar)
Size: 6
Unden is addicted to Fanosel, which he buys from Aras of Dyrela. He beats his wife and four children.
Show spoiler
.His eldest son has stolen a dagger from the Abriel armory
and plans to murder his father
29 COTTAR (Indag of Darengen)
Size: 1
Indag lost his wife and infant during childbirth last winter. He speaks little.
30 COTTAR (Kelvan of Asan)
Size: 5
Kelvan inherited his cottage when his father died. He is more skilled than his father is, but three unmarried sisters and a hapless brother hamper his efforts to improve his station.
31 CHARCOALER (Harabis of Melt)
Size: 5 Quality: *** Prices: Average
Harabis has considerable skill with slight of hand. He toys with sulfur, coal and other materials to perform small feats of pyrotechnics for the amusement of his three children. His wife makes the best dark ale in the hundred.
32 VILLEIN (Rorten of Ibin)
Size: 6
Rorten lost his wife in labor with their fifth child. He has three sons and two daughters.
33 COTTAR (Lorian of Krebel)
Size: 3
Lorian cares for his aging parents. They have lived a long life and demand constant care. Lorian grows weary of it.
34 GLEBE (Merudus of Arolis)
Size: 5
Merudus is a fat and jolly man who is overly fond of ale and music. He is a good man and cares deeply for his flock. On occasion he has allowed his passion for drink to threaten his vow of celibacy. He deeply regrets this. He is assisted by two priests and two priestesses.
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