Beetlebridge
Beetlebridge is a village built beside a bridge where the Trader’s Way crosses one of the Gaelon River’s many tributaries, the river Windyforth.
This small town near a bridge crossing the river Windyforth, a tributary of the Gaelon River, would be unremarkable if not for its unusual livestock. Outside the town’s gates, its residents raise and breed massive giant beetles that they train to work as draft animals. In a clever twist, the townsfolk use trained dire badgers to root up and gather the beetles’ eggs before they hatch. They train these vermin, which are larger than a horse, and then sell them to small villages in the countryside to perform the tasks normally assigned to traditional beasts of burden. The creature’s carapace functions as crude armor, giving it natural protection against attacks and injuries sustained in the field. The beetles can certainly hold their own in a fight, yet the council of elders seems edgy. They recently learned a plot is currently afoot to steal the unhatched eggs from the breeding ground next season. They only know scant details about the plan and nothing about the conspirators, prompting some in their ranks to actively recruit investigators to unravel the mystery.
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Beetlebridge, Village of
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Village
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