MOLE'
Fondly referred-to simply as Mole, this small city is
devoted to copper and silver mining, and quarrying of Pyraen
marble and granite. Located in the hills of the Pyr Range.
It is also home to the Archon Monastery. This retreat
serves as a bastion of defense for the people of Mole’,
a place of worship, a center of instruction for priests and
friars, and a school for Monks. Archon monks follow St.
Cuthbert, but they are not holy men or priests (though they
can be.) Whether they use their martial skills to serve
Cuthbert is up to them. Those who do are respected and
welcomed by the Church and its emissaries. Some monks
start out as devout followers of Cuthbert, but once they are
out in the world they fall away from the faith and pursue their
own way in life. These are referred to as “Fallen
Monks” by the rest of the faithful, and are viewed with
a mixture of pity and disregard.
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Size: |
Village |
| Population: |
1,200 |
| Trade: |
Granite, wine, wheat, potatoes, vodka |
People
of Interest
Curate Molini
- Entrusted with the care and maintenace of
books and artifacts, Molini is known for his knowledge
of the mundane, divine and mistical. Aside from paying
a fir price for recovered artifacts he supervises
the distillery wher the vodka is bottled.
In their own words:
"Many treasure does the erath yield. The value in
in the care and keeping."
Ortin Lenbo- Proprietor
of the Stonesaw, Ortin is a retired miner and storyteller.
standing only just over five feet tall and weighing in
at nearly 200 lbs he is nealy as big as the tales he
tells.
In their own words:
"My last night in the mine I saw her with my own eyes, The Maiden of Trundle. There
was I with my crew. 'Twas nearly a month underground when she came to us. As
she approached we felt a tremble in the ground. She came like the wind extinguishing
our lamps and even the wizards fire. She had her own light that consumed and
bathed us in blue. All around us we could here the mine collapsing. Her hair
was silver like the richest vein of silver you e' er saw. One by one she cradled
us in her arms growing in size with each of us she saved. When her light faded
we found ourselves at the mouth of the cave nearly eight miles from the collapse."
Places
of interest
Acheron Monistery -
This fortification is proof against the indigenous population
of gnolls and bugbears that wander in from the surrounding
hills and mountains. Cleric warriors and paladins organize the
defenses.
Stonesaw Roadhouse - A favorite of miners
and travelers. The Stonesaw is a haven for any who venture
through the hamlet.
Merchants
& Guilds
The mining guild is the
only organization in the town with sufficient numbers to
maintain a guild. Though the silver mine is profitable
the vein runs almost vertically into the earth. Travel time
from the surface to the active mine takes nearly a day
to reach. The journey uses a combination of rails and elevators.
Some sections of the cave were so unstable as to warrant
solicitation of the Mage's Guild at Torri Duo. With the
advise of mining chiefs the wizards were able to shore
up the environment an enable deeper exploration. Many of
the miners supervising the magicians as they worked were
assaulted by beings they described as otherworldly beings and spirits.
For a time construction halted. Eventually a high cleric
from Florenta arrived to purge the incursion. In order
to proof the mine against further attacks is was the decision
of the Prefect to construct a chapel in the mine. Ever
since it has been heralded as the deepest mission in the
empire.
The
marble, granite, and silver have resumed their uninterrupted
flow to the Imperium. The guild's coffers ar deep, even after
a healthy tithing. Shipments leaving the area enjoy some
of the best protection in the realm.
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