Burle
Overview
Burle is a fortified outpost acting as Salinmoor's link to the greater realm of Keoland.
Connected to the Dreadwood Road, the Longspear Trail, the Kingfisher River, and the Janustrem River, Burle provides a safe resting place before and during expeditions into the Hool Marshes, Drowned Forest, Terraces, or the Dreadwood.
Significance
The keep serves as a key stopover for travelers venturing inland from the coast as well as those traveling north or south along the Dreadwood Road.
The outpost is commanded by its castellan, Kiara Shadowbreaker, who has led many successful raids into the Dreadwood. Kiara keeps a bounty board just outside Burle's gates, which occasionally offers larger rewards for the capture or killing of specific monsters or criminals.
The community is dominated by a small keep set atop a hill that overlooks the Silverstand Forest. A key part of Burle's responsibilities is upholding Keoland's role in the Wild Flame Pact. In accordance with the great treaty, Burle's forces are always on the look out for threats emerging from the Dreadwood.
Features
Several farms cluster around Burle, the locals relying on the royal garrison and nearby wood elves to keep them safe from marauders. Burle's most distinctive characteristic is the small copse of trees that grows in the middle of the keep.
An ancient Treant named Wander Root dwells in the keep's copse, acting as an informal ambassador between the humans of Keoland, the Silverstand wood elves, and the aligned fey of the Dreadwood.
Demographics
The population skews towards humans but is incredibly diverse as well as thoroughly mixed through with wood elves and halflings.
