Gwendal
Sat on the Edge of the Endless Sea, on the Gulf of Fendal, the humble fishing town of Gwendal is the nearest settlement to both the city of Hofendal and the Elmaran Border. As such, the settlement benefits from direct trade with merchants travelling to the Capital, as well as direct protection from the Royal Guard. Banditry is practically nonexistent, yet the feif still host a garrison of 30 Men, and a wooden palisade.
Indeed, while common crooks are no issue for the people of Gwendal, the Beast-Men of the Hofen-wood keep their door locked and windows shuttered. While the Royal Scholars deny their existence, local farm-hands swear by it. They talk of huge, human-like figures with the heads goats or cattle, with cloven hooves and eyes of fire, menacing with brass horns and swords of rusted iron.
Legend has it that the Druid Priestess Gwendolyn Fairbriar cursed the village in days of yore, after the Elder's Son, Geoffrey, shot the White Stag, who was in reality Gwendolyn's lover Aerlalon, in animal form. She proclaimed thus than any male child born during the full moon should be born a monster, a twisted amalgam of Man and Beast.
According to the Court Scholar's, this tale is completely and utterly fictitious- yet confess that Gwendolyn was, in fact, very real, and the town's namesake.
-Alphonse XII, Fendalian Adventurer.
Industry & Trade
The main exports from Gwendal are fresh fish (Sea Bass, primarily), barley, textiles, and salt. It main imports are Wool, Iron, Olive Oil, and livestock.
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