Riventow

Government

Like most villages in Vestonia Riventow is run by a council formed by a representative of the major groups making up the village. In the case of Riventow these groups are the woodcutters guild, the stone mason's guild, the tradesmen's guild, the serfs, and the Mages guild. As always the representative from the mages guild holds the most power.

Defences

The village has few defenses as they have not faced any serious threats for quite some time. They do have a look out and patrol set to watch the forest as some of the nastier creatures such as goblins like to steal chickens and other small animals.

Infrastructure

The village has many wonders that were built specifically to help the village prosper. There is a small port to allow river travel as well as a large water mill. Thanks to the Grey Dwarves the roads of the city are paved with exquisite craftsmanship. These roads run all through the village as well as to the entrance to the dwarven city.

Assets

Riventow is a village built for trade. As the closest village to the dwarven city of Undermountain, Riventow has the privilege of doing trade with the Grey Dwarves. Stone and ironwork come from the mountain to travel down river while cloths and foodstuffs travel up river to end with the dwarves. Because of this, Riventow is rather wealthy considering its small size. Most of the villagers are involved in trade in some way. Trade is vital to the village and it is the reason the village was founded in the first place.

Guilds and Factions

There are three main guild within the village of Riventow although only two of them have any real power.

The Mages Guild

The Mages guild is the central authority for all settlements within Vestonia. Not only is it a place for magical training but it is also where the political authority lies within each settlement. In each village there is a Reeve who is the local "High mage". Their job is to act on the council as a representative for the mages guild. They are also in charge of adjudicating justice within their demesne. Within Riventow, Archadius Valenz

Tradesmen's Guild

The Tradesmen's guild is made up of all persons who world in the trading industry. All the way from the lowest grunts to the men who own the ships or caravans. Within Riventow, Julius Ashton is the leader of this guild.

Stonemason's Guild

The Stonemason's guild are in charge of working with the Grey dwarves to ensure all stonework coming from Undermountain is of the correct quality. They hold significant influence within Riventow as they are the ones who deal directly with the dwarves and the Grey dwarves are known for being mistrustful of strangers. This has caused the other factions within the city to being dependent on the Stonemasons. Within Riventow, Wranz is the leader of this guild.

History

Riventow must settled as a result of the first encounter with the Grey dwarves in 1363. when the Grey dwarves first explored the land outside their mountain they arrived at the village of Cliffsedge. When trade was found to be possible Riventow was established so as to have a closer settlement to the entrance to the dwarven city. Since its founding it has prospered but it still remains rather small as despite its wealth the surrounding land makes it difficult to support a town or city.

by Savageshiranui

Type

Village

Population

1000

Location under

Goldenknock