Lessef
Lessef sits beside a dirt road connecting the cities of Storm Haven and Bargarsport, not far from the coast of the Reaping Sea. The hamlet lies at the base of a knoll, the only peak for 20 miles in any direction in the flat farmland, upon which sits a small, whitewashed church, Lessef’s only true landmark. Called Poverty’s Bethel, the shrine to Freya serves as a community center, temple, and shelter from the occasional dangers of The Plains. A cemetery dating back hundreds of years surrounds the church with the broken monuments littering the hillside; the priest’s house stands behind the shrine.
Several years ago, some of the elders hired an out-of-towner to help keep the town safe. Sheriff Dreng is more of a bully than anything, however, and makes up laws on a whim to keep residents in line. In the absence of a real government, most townsfolk turn to Almery Burgand for guidance.
A one-room tavern named the Pebble (but known locally as Scaby’s Shack) is the only business left in town and survives by selling only the cheapest ale. A few farmers hide stills in abandoned houses, but Sheriff Dreng turns a blind eye to these if he’s paid a fee to look the other way.
A massive — and decisive — battle during the War of Divine Discord was fought on the land that eventually became Lessef. Farmers still turn up truly ancient weapons or tools as they till their fields.
Settlement
Lessef, Hamlet of
Type
Hamlet
Owning Organization
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