Dimmelhill
A small village, Dimmelhill is a lone outpost amid the barren, windswept eastern reaches of the Gundlock Hills. Packs of violent humanoids, including goblins, ogres, and bugbears, roam these hills and threaten isolated farmsteads. When raids occur, locals flee to the village and the protection of the stout wooden palisade surrounding it.
Every three years, the local farmers and residents of Dimmelhill gather to elect one of their number to act as magistrate, with the authority to manage the village and nearby farms and to act as judge. Arbel Threethumbs, the current magistrate, is mainly known for having two thumbs on one of his hands, and for little else. He has served a bit over two years now, and he and most of the villagers are looking forward to the end of his term.
Unknown to most of those in Dimmelhill, the village is also home to a coven of witches dedicated to Cybele. The coven is led by a local midwife called Mother Tidwel, who has overseen the births of almost every babe in Dimmelhill and the surrounding farms for more than three decades. She checks each newborn for a mark that might indicate whether the baby has been chosen by Cybele. She notes these marks so members of her coven can settle near the children and keep an eye on them until the day when some unknown fate the Magna Mater has in store for them is revealed. The coven believes that somewhere nearby is a center of power holy to Cybele, though they have yet to find it.
Settlement
Dimmelhill, Village of
Type
Village
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