Cale’s Hope
The largest and generally the leading settlement of the lost Caleen colonies, Cale’s Hope is located along a portion of the Tabur River that still flows. After the deliverance of the colonies from the scourge of the Shadow Horde, the surviving inhabitants of Cale’s Hope rebuilt and established new farms and bred their depleted stock of goats and sheep with the help of the Campacha nomads who recognized the need for peace and good relations in the chaotic world of the post-horde steppes.
Like the other colonies, Cale’s Hope retained a fierce independent streak and never formally joined their fellow settlements in any kind of confederacy or alliance. Just the same, Cale’s Hope became a center for trade and a meeting place located conveniently between the eastern and western settlements. Today, the town continues to prosper, with partly-paved streets, several inns, and a wood-and-stone wall. Diplomatic missions from Castorhage, Reme, and Foere have all chosen Cale’s Hope as their main location in the region, and outsiders — including merchants, explorers, and even adventurers — have become a more common sight. Mayor Ambros is a prosperous local farmer and is canny enough to recognize the potential advantages of contact with the outside world. However, he is adamantly against allowing any foreign influence and demonstrates his diplomatic cunning by playing the various visiting factions off each other.
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Cale’s Hope, Settlement of
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