Falcon's Hollow
Falcon's Hollow is a town in Darkmoon Vale. The settlement sits only a short distance from Darkmoon Wood(link) and is little more than a logging town, comprised almost exclusively of lumbermen in the employ of the Lumber Consortium and their families. With few exceptions, the buildings and their inhabitants belong to the Consortium and totally depend on the overpriced goods delivered by the organisation.
Demographics
Government
Life in Falcon's Hollow revolves around the harvesting of Darkwood, and as such the Lumber Consortium holds sway over the community; the Consortium's primary representative in the area, Thuldrin Kreed, maintains control of the region by denying goods and services through means other than those he allows. Firmly believing his hold on the town to be complete, Kreed has no qualms against exploiting his power and position for personal gain, often at the expense of the citizenry.
Defences
The Technician structures that the town is built upon are not meant for defence, but are nonetheless more sturdy than any other material, should the town ever come under attack.
Industry & Trade
Infrastructure
The majority of the locations in Falcon's Hollow play some role in the operations of the Lumber Consortium, or at the very least are owned by the Consortium and its personnel. However, several of these sites hold particular historical significance to the area or are of importance to several members of the town's citizenry.
Guilds and Factions
The Lumber Consortium owns and dominates the town. A local gang of brutish thugs, the Redbrands, have recently arisen and have acted as an officially disassociated arm of the Consortium.
History
- 1701AR: Falcon's Hollow was founded by three families: the stern and silent Larkos, the brave Samkils, and the brutal Kreeds.
- 4603AR: The Larkos, Samkils and Kreeds weather the "Harpy-Hag Massacre", finally ending the war by marrying a Larko son off to one of the hag Ulizmila's many daughters.
- 4679AR: Jebrika, the last descendant of the Samkils, is killed during the Hobgoblin Strife. Some rumours hold that he was murdered during the confusion by Thalsin Kreed.
- 4701AR: The 'Falcon's Fued' was ended, by the mass burning of the Larko clan (most of whom had become 'unnatural folk', due to their ties to local hags.) This left the Kreeds as the only surviving descendants of the three founding families, and the only owners of Darkmoon Vale's - and therefore the Lumber Consortium's logging rights.
Architecture
Falcon's Hollow is built on the ruins of an old Technician settlement. The foundations are made of unknown materials that have remained for hundreds of years. More recent structures often made of wood from the nearby forests are built on top of these, grow old and wither, then replaced atop these mysterious foundations time and time again.
Geography
Roads radiating out from the town often lead to lumber camps operating on the edge of the treeline. Droscar's Crag dominates the skyline to the northwest, and its presence is felt throughout the region in the form of mudpots, geysers, and areas of past lava flow. The River Foam acts as the southern boundary of Falcon's Hollow, as it passes southeast through the Darkmoon Plain. The settlement boasts the flow's only ferry, a fact that helps secure the Consortium's hold on the region as they have thwarted any efforts to build bridges over the river.
Natural Resources
- Darkwood
- Unexplored dwarvish ruins.
Maps
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Map of Falcon's Hollow
A map of Falcon's Hollow, a logging town in Andoran, Golarion.
Type
Village
Population
250 to 350
Location under
Included Locations
Owner/Ruler
Owning Organization
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