Garren
This is a fortified hilltop settlement deep in the Great North Wood. It is the holding of the powerful chief Arlor Garloss and his wife, the witch Jirella Garloss. The settlement is home to some 500 members of the Black Bear Clan. The settlement is surrounded by a wall of rough mortared stone with four towers and several fighting platforms. Most of the homes are built with the inner side of the settlement's wall serving as the back wall of the house. The houses are also made of mortared rough stone. The settlement is very hard to approach, a narrow though fast flowing and fairly deep river bends around the base of the hill cutting off all approaches except from the south. The southern approach is up a path that twists and turns up the steep hillside.
Demographics
Most inhabitants are Northron humans, but a few Corgerians, mainly women captured in raids, are mixed into the population.
Government
Arloss rules, but consults with the leaders of the major families of the settlement.
Defences
The settlement is completely surrounded by a stone wall with the strongest defenses along the south side, which has fewer natural defenses.
Industry & Trade
The village is geared towards subsistence activities. Sheep and goats are raised by the Bear clan and grazed in the surrounding areas. The clan members hunt throughout the surrounding area and trade furs with the civilized lands to the south in excahnge for steel tools and weapons.
Alternative Name(s)
Arlor's Hold
Type
Village
Population
500
Inhabitant Demonym
Bear People
Location under
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