Bremen

Pop: 150

Sacrifice: Warmth

Heating: Whale Oil

Bremen

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Residents

Cora Mulphoon

A middle-aged human woman, the innkeeper of Buried Treasures.

Dorbulgruf Shalescar

A very old shield dwarf man, the Speaker of Bremen.

Huarwar Mulphoon

A human male youth, Cora's son.
Two months ago he joined a search party to find Speaker Shalescar after he went missing during a blizzard one afternoon. The speaker was brought back safe and sound, but Huarwar got separated from the others and didn't find his way home until the following morning. He had frostbite and could barely walk. He was changed, mean. A few days later, two tieflings (a male and a female) arrived at the inn and offered Huarwar sanctuary in their castle. He left with them willingly. Cora misses her son terribly and she hopes he is still alive.

Locations

Buried Treasures

Buried Treasures is an inn that caters to treasure-seekers, specifically ones who pan for treasure along the riverbank in warmer weather. During the winter, this establishment has few, if any, visitors. The middle-aged innkeeper, Cora Mulphoon, treats her guests like royalty while trying to conceal the fact that she is barely making ends meet.

Five-Tavern Center

Five taverns stand in a semicircle around a central yard in the heart of Bremen. As the story goes, five brothers originally intended to build a tavern together, but each had assumed he would be the one to run the business. Since none of the brothers would work for the others, each built his own tavern, and they all compete for customers. The five taverns are called Even Keel, Stones, The Grumpy Moose, The Black-Bearded Brother, and The River's Mouth. The taverns are old and poorly maintained.

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Background from Tom
Founded by dwarf prospectors, the sleepy town of Bremen sits on the west bank of Maer Dualdon, at the mouth of the Shaengarne River. Bremen's harbor has frozen, requiring local fishers to haul their boats across the ice to put them in the lake. Visitors who lack a boat can reach Bremen only by crossing the river, which is mostly frozen over. Targos, Termalaine, and Lonelywood are all visible from the docks on clear days.
If this everlasting winter has one benefit, it's that the hardy folk of Bremen are spared the seasonal floods that normally threaten the town in early summer. That's not to say that the long nights, frigid air, and howling blizzards provide any comfort. They don't.