Burle

Of all the towns of the Viscounty of Salinmoor, Burle has arguably the most charm. Nearby the Dreadwood, Burle is built more with wood than the stone of Salinmoor’s coastal communities. It is also built with a woodsmen’s sensibility for natural surroundings rather than a seaman’s need for practical efficiency in the face of the sea. Where Salinmoor’s coastal towns feel close, Burle feels much more open and expansive.
Burle is the southern terminus of the Dreadwood Road, the only north and south track through the Dreadwood allowed by the wood elves. In consequence, Burle sees steady, if rarely heavy, overland commercial traffic. It is a transhipment point for goods moving from the coast to the interior and from the interior to the coast. It is the only such overland route that sees much use. The coast road from Seaton to Gradsul is rarely traveled as it is usually more efficient to travel by ship. Burle also connects the adjacent Viscounty of Nume Eor, which must otherwise rely upon the Javan River, with greater Keoland.
While Seaton is the capital of Salinmoor, since first being awarded the Viscounty, the ruling Secunforths have chosen to spend most of their time in Burle, which is consequently where they have also spent a good deal of their money. The Secunforth’s gravitated to Burle because it most reminded them for their former possessions which lay in Keoland’s north. Ironically, the ruling family of Salinmoor does not particularly care for the sea. This is no secret but is not held against the Secunforth’s as they have been content not to disturb the traditional rule of the land by local magnates.

Type

Town

Owning Organization

Viscounty of Salinmoor