Varnhold
This small brewery established Varnhold’s own beer brand, Cheerful Delver Stout—an earthy, dark beer that swiftly became a favorite among the locals.
Sellen FordThe Kiravoy River is shallow here, only 4 feet deep at the center. To the east, the river bed drops into a deep pool anyone using the ford who strays too far in this direction could well find herself unexpectedly dropping into the 20-foot-deep pool.
Livery and BlacksmithThis long, low building partially surrounds a yard encompassed by a split-rail fence. A sign above a wide, barn-like entrance shows harness for a horse and a blacksmith’s anvil.
The WaterhorseThe Waterhorse was the focus of social interaction in Varnhold on days other than Sundays (when the focus shifted to the church of Erastil). The hostler, Miriam Kolescu, was of old Issian stock from a fishing village on the shore of the Lake of Mists and Veils - she brought many of her family’s traditions and beliefs with her to Varnhold, though she was also a staunch loyalist to the Surtova crown. Her inn is simple but well kept. Its first floor consists of a common room (whose tables are still set with rotting plates of food), a kitchen, a bathing chamber, and stores, along with a wing for the Kolescu family.
The second floor consists of six guest rooms, all of which save one were unoccupied at the time the population vanished.
Church of ErastilThis small church of Erastil was established by Maegar Varn’s companion, the cleric Caspar Morgarion. It served as the official church of Varnhold. The interior is simply furnished with wooden pews and a humble altar.
GraveyardThe cemetery was established when the colony experienced its first casualties, who succumbed to the elements and Nomen raiders. It holds a total of 14 wooden grave markers, the latest one standing over a fairly fresh grave. That marker reads, “Andrisha the Potter,” and is dated several weeks ago.
Stockade and BlockhousePerched atop a low hill, this triangular fortification looms over the town. A palisade of sharpened stakes leaves enough gaps for archers within to fire out upon the surrounding hillsides. The southern corners of the fort both have twin watch platforms, and the northern corner is anchored by a solid-looking blockhouse of sturdy timbers.
Demographics
- 674 humans
- 37 Half-Orcs
- 20 Half-Elves
- 17 Gnomes
- 5 Elves
- 17 Others
Government
Infrastructure
- a brewery
- an exotic craftsman
- a garrison
- a granary
- an inn
- a smith
- a tannery
- a temple
- 3 trade shops
- 8 houses