Shepherd’s Crook

This sparsely traveled overland route connects the agricultural center of Glendovel Close to Darnagal with a stopover point in the tiny village of Palmer’s Field. Stone mileposts erected along the sides of the well-worn path clearly delineate the road from the pervasive grasslands flourishing beside it. Despite or perhaps because of hosting only light traffic, the road remains relatively safe for nearly its entire length except for pockets of trouble close to the southern edges of the Shorsai Forest where bands of hobgoblins, gnolls, goblins, and orcs occasionally venture outside the woodland to try their luck at seizing a merchant caravan or butcher explorers traveling across Shepherd’s Crook. Darnagal occasionally dispatches a small unit of mounted soldiers to patrol the area as a reaction to news of a recent attack or increased monstrous activity. According to legend, the road acquired its name when Cyril Wynbrush led his flock of 650 sheep from Glendovel Close to Darnagal. Some local residents who travel along the road swear they periodically hear a young lamb bleating, even though no animals are present. Many whisper silent prayers to Cyril when walking on Shepherd’s Crook, hoping he watches over them and their companions during their journey.

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Road