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**Bastion is a city of stone, with narrow roads and buildings piled atop one another like enormous children's blocks. Even in the twilight the looming mountains can be felt all around. Torches line the main thoroughfares, and the streets are busy, even in the evening's chill. The Folly proves to be a tall, narrow stone building, the door braced by lanterns tinted green. Inside it is hot and crowded; townsfolk jostle with merchants and sellswords for a table. Over the course of the evening the adventurers hear many things of interest. | **Bastion is a city of stone, with narrow roads and buildings piled atop one another like enormous children's blocks. Even in the twilight the looming mountains can be felt all around. Torches line the main thoroughfares, and the streets are busy, even in the evening's chill. The Folly proves to be a tall, narrow stone building, the door braced by lanterns tinted green. Inside it is hot and crowded; townsfolk jostle with merchants and sellswords for a table. Over the course of the evening the adventurers hear many things of interest. | ||
**A nearby settlement, Norrogal, was attacked by ogres the previous day. While the town militia managed to fight off the sortie with minimal loss of life -- mostly livestock were taken -- the Baroness is offering a bounty of 25 alcedes per ogre head to anyone willing to go after the brutes. | **A nearby settlement, Norrogal, was attacked by ogres the previous day. While the town militia managed to fight off the sortie with minimal loss of life -- mostly livestock were taken -- the Baroness is offering a bounty of 25 alcedes per ogre head to anyone willing to go after the brutes. | ||
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==People== | ==People== | ||
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Seneschal Beorthmac is a large, florid man sporting wild chin whiskers and a habit of breathing through his mouth. He motions the adventurers to sit. "I understand you have questions for me!" he exclaims, after everyone has seated, "what can I do to help?" | Seneschal Beorthmac is a large, florid man sporting wild chin whiskers and a habit of breathing through his mouth. He motions the adventurers to sit. "I understand you have questions for me!" he exclaims, after everyone has seated, "what can I do to help?" | ||
*"I am called Micma Ume", the man says, "and am a purveyor of . . . interesting weapons, shall we say. (weapons dealer in Rheas Ford) | *"I am called Micma Ume", the man says, "and am a purveyor of . . . interesting weapons, shall we say. (weapons dealer in Rheas Ford) | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
*several Cycles ago, as the Skeldrene were collapsing to the south, a number of clans of beast-men known as mochyn dominated this area of Absalom. Every so often a strong leader would emerge to unite the tribes, but such alliances rarely lasted more than a generation, if that. Called boar-folk by the historians, the mochyn withdrew to the north as the Variagated Princedoms pushed westward and they came into contact with men. | *several Cycles ago, as the Skeldrene were collapsing to the south, a number of clans of beast-men known as mochyn dominated this area of Absalom. Every so often a strong leader would emerge to unite the tribes, but such alliances rarely lasted more than a generation, if that. Called boar-folk by the historians, the mochyn withdrew to the north as the Variagated Princedoms pushed westward and they came into contact with men. | ||
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==Organizations== | ==Organizations== | ||
*There are a number of mining camps spread throughout these hills, run by private mercantile concerns. The largest company, the Red Sky Mining Company, is offering a bounty on beastmen heads. Their main office is here, but they’ve established a semi-permanent camp here,” she indicates hex 72.43 (see northern map) | *There are a number of mining camps spread throughout these hills, run by private mercantile concerns. The largest company, the Red Sky Mining Company, is offering a bounty on beastmen heads. Their main office is here, but they’ve established a semi-permanent camp here,” she indicates hex 72.43 (see northern map) | ||
*The Red Sky Mining Company is the largest mining concern to the north. There are others -- the Crimson Mercantile Exchange has a foothold there as well -- but the Red Sky is the big one | *The Red Sky Mining Company is the largest mining concern to the north. There are others -- the Crimson Mercantile Exchange has a foothold there as well -- but the Red Sky is the big one | ||
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===Religious=== | ===Religious=== |