Fletcher
The farming village of Fletcher is very small, with The Butcher Shop, a bustling village square, and the tavern being the main highlights. It extends far past the consolidated village square into the farmlands, but the part most travelers stop at is the tavern in the square.
There's a tavern known as The Swirly Snail there run by the Gastrosapien Uuowouu and human Harlowe James, a married couple (see:
Whispers of Redwillow NPCs. It's eccentric, courtesy of Harlowe, with chocolate candles in the lighting fixtures above and a small basement sleeping area. Harlowe is the waitress and face of the tavern, and Uuowouu is the bartender and cook.
The guards in the village of Fletcher as of 231 AL are Geo Rowan and Finn Arcaid, and there's often times when neither of them are working or they can't be found. They're not trained to deal with situations such as murder, accusations of murder, or anything of the sort, so they usually do what they think is best (which includes mediation instead of arrest sometimes).
The butcher shop in Fletcher is found along a path out closer to
The Redwillow Forest, ever-encroaching, and run by Phus Rodah, a chromatic dragonborn.
The Cottage of Treasure
Guarded by the Keepers of Treasure (see: The Phoenix Shroom NPCs), people must go through 3 trials in order to get that which they truly desire. They go through riddles at the hands of Lepto, time problems at the hands of Poma, and dance puzzles at the hands of Zopse before reaching Callio’s treasure room. These four rarely take a day off, but when they do, they let animals watch over the shop.
A few hours into the Redwillows south of town, when the lights of Fletcher behind you are gone and there’s darkness ahead, there lies a cottage. It shines in the moonlight like flames, and for the moment before your eyes adjust, it is blinding. If you wait, the flames will recede, and the door will swing open, beckoning you inside. Inside, there are four friends: the green one of riddles, the yellow one of time, the invisible one of puzzles, and only then will you meet the one of treasure, who will offer you a reward. The reward I was given was the elusive phoenix shroom, only grown in deserts far out of our reach. I’d like to taste it again someday…
The cottage is a few hours into the Redwillows, south of Fletcher. It shines in the moonlight like flames, and if you wait just long enough, the flames will recede and the door swings open, beckoning you inside.
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