Oxenhalt
Small village of a few dozen clustered homes and businesses within a wooden palisade wall. The wall has occasional lookout towers that aren't much more than raised platforms with a canvas cover to shield from the weather.
On the west is Gladegate, leading to an area of fertilised and farmed land. There are small plots here interspersed with areas used for grazing or containing livestock of various sorts. Cattle, sheep, pigs, and some goats. Even a couple of oxen.
On the north of the village is Shadegate which leads to a winding road that eventually heads to the Beltway. Just around the wall from the Shadegate set slightly back among the trees is the town cemetery. Some of the more opulent houses and stores of the town sit near Shadegate.
On the east of the village is marketgate. It breaches the wall right near the market square. This road leads a winding path to Belhaim.
The market square is small and borders a small park against the wall which is sometimes pressed into service for trading on busier market days.
On the south of the market square is a shrine to Avandra (goddess of change and luck) it features a relief depiction of her gesturing toward the sun and the moons.
On the west of the Market Square is a small Tavern called The Serpent and Unicorn. Only three small rooms are upstairs, and there is a sizeable tap room with walls that fold back to open up space onto the market square sometimes setup as a small beergarden. A large oak still stands beside the tavern casting shade over this area, and parts of the square.
South of the market square a small road leads to the front of the temple of Oxenhalt. The temple has a circular design, but has squared outer corners. On entering up the front steps there is a central circular space with semi circular benches. A few small lanterns hang on nearby walls. Around this central meeting and waiting space are a series of cells. Some immediately off the space, and some doan a short walk, essentially creating a second layer of cells. Each one is dedicated to a different god. The central cells are Avandra, Bahamut, Erathis, Moradin, Melora, and Pelor. The second layer holds Bane, Ioun, Kord, Raven Queen, Sehanine, and Tiamat. The head cleric of the temple is Esabel "Essa" Chantry, a young cleric of Pelor.
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