Lymnester
Lymnester is home to Leofric Abbey, a convent of 30 priestesses of Eostre led by the imposing Abbess Gunnfrith. The charter granting the town and surrounding lands to the church is one of the oldest, dating to shortly after Oescreheit Downs. The Warders of St. Leofric, a small order of holy knights, is based here to guard the abbey and the surrounding countryside.
With Leofric Abbey providentially located at the intersection of roads leading to Lichfield, Uthelgardt, and Bournedon, a small town has grown up around its walls to cater to merchants and travelers making their way through the peninsula. While those passing through are not required to pay any tolls, it is long tradition to make a donation of a portion of the value of one’s goods to the abbey to ensure the gods’ favor. After all, the roads here can be perilous, threatened by orcish raiders from the mountains or brigands seeking to separate coin from those traveling unawares. The abbey and the walled town are a welcome sight to many braving the empty miles in the midst of the peninsula. And tales certainly tell of greedy merchants who failed to pay a proper tithe to the priestesses, only to vanish after leaving Lymnester, never to arrive at their next destination.
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Lymnester, Town of
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