Ravenscar
A collection of quaint wood-frame buildings surrounds a town market and a series of small roads heading out toward the Shroudwood and various nearby farms and ranches. While there are no walls for the city, a single small stone tower marks the home of Arendil, an elven wizard who helps protect the town from any attack.
Now known as Ravenscar, the town that first stood here was known as Castleview. The powerful wizard Taosiir constructed a castle here, and, while doing so, cleared out most of the monstrous creatures and other dangers in the area, which helped attract farmers to the area. Those farmers needed services and a place to trade their goods, so a town gradually grew up around the castle. At some point — certain histories argue different times — the castle and surrounding town were all but destroyed by a magical green fire that rained down on them one night, leaving behind nothing but ruins. The nearby farmers rebuilt the town and renamed it Ravenscar after the raven-shaped patch of burned ground left behind by the calamity.
The burned-out ruins of Taosiir’s castle provide a beacon that attracts adventurers to the area, but in truth, no treasures have been found by those delving into the ruins. The villagers and local farmers stay away from the castle ruins, convinced that they are haunted. Lord Mayor Harlyth Obraiun is happy to attract adventurers and treasure seekers to the town, mostly in the hopes of increasing the security of the town for his people, but also because bandits are in the Shroudwood and he hopes adventurers might solve that problem for him. The fact that he runs the general supply store in Ravenscar also makes him very open to visitors.
Villagers are happy to provide services to travelers, and even the clerics at the temple of the Revered Mother certainly provide healing services at a reasonable cost, but the village does most of its trade and service with the nearby farmers. A few loggers go into the Shroudwood, but most of the area is dependent on farming.
Settlement
Ravenscar, Town of
Type
Town
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