The Village of Fairhill

The village of Fairhill rests on the largest of several gently sloping hills about 10 miles from the tradeway. Four-hundred and twenty souls inhabit the village and surrounding farmland. The village is governed by Arlen, the village magistrate. The town has a general alignment of neutral good, though individuals of all moral codes live here under the protection and goodwill provided by the temple of Freya.
Though numerous other shrines are present, Freya is the patron deity of Fairhill and her temple is the most prominent. Thus, the true “leader” of Fairhill is Shandril, the priestess of Freya. She disdains that role, however, and openly supports Arlen as magistrate. There is little political strife in Fairhill, as Arlen, Shandril, Captain Baran and the tavern owners all work together. Fairhill is a peaceful town and has not had any real troubles with bandits or monsters. That is, until recently…
For the past several weeks, orcs have appeared near the outer farms and roads of Fairhill. A village family was raped and mutilated on the road leading from the village to the tradeway recently. Rumors of a vampire in an old ruined keep are running rampant, and the peace that the villagers once enjoyed is seemingly at an end.

Demographics

331 humans, 19 dwarves, 33 elves, 4 gnomes, 9 half-orcs, 24 halflings

Government

Autocracy

Defences

Baran, Captain of the Guard (NG male human fighter 5) Lauriel, Baran’s Lieutenant (LG female elf fighter 2) Local militia, warrior 2 (x25 expert 1 (x11 bard 1 (x1 fighter 2 (x3 rogue 1 (x6)

Guilds and Factions

Shandril, the Priestess of Freya (NG female elf fighter 1/cleric 5) Tamen, Proprietor of the Cask and Flagon (N male human commoner 5) Glarian, Proprietor of the Drunken Cockatrice (NG female half-elf commoner 2) Yoril the Blacksmith (male human expert 6)

Geography

Fairhill lies some 10 miles north of the tradeway, about 8 days march east from the port city of Reme, approximately halfway between Reme and Bard’s Gate. North of the tradeway and parallel to it range the Stoneheart Mountains. South of the tradeway is the river Graywash. The tradeway follows the northern bank of the river as it winds its course from Reme, past Bard’s Gate to the forest kingdoms beyond. The Graywash River serves as a political boundary, as it has few fordable sections. South of the river, most settlements are simple farming and fishing communities. It is feared these plains will one day be the battleground between the Grand Duchy and the warlike, expansionist nations to the south.

Type

Village

Population

420

Location under

The Lyre Valley