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Jorenn Village

For many years, Jorenn Village was just a tiny pioneer town trying to build off the unused resource of shadegrass. Over the past seventy years, the village has exploded in size and population after plentiful silver veins were discovered within the nearby rocky hills. Hardworking common folk and opportunistic prospectors alike flocked to Jorenn despite its unsettling proximity to the Umbra Hills. Jorenn is far enough away from Emon that the influence of the Council rarely touches it, giving opportunists and lowlifes freedom to subvert and control both the village government and the local economy. Ten years ago, a small circle of vigilantes and mercenaries declared themselves protectors of Jorenn, and took the name Shadewatch, hunting and slaying creeping dangers in the night and returning to great fanfare. Over the past decade, others seeking fame and glory joined the ranks of the Shadewatch and the group ballooned into the unofficial town law enforcement. Yet corruption took hold of the Shadewatch. The vigilantes now personally stoke the fires of fear, all while demanding increasing tribute for their services—and breaking kneecaps if they don’t get it. Today, the people of Jorenn are just as afraid of the Shadewatch as they are of the creatures they keep at bay.