Wellbarrow

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The township of Wellbarrow with local roads and a couple of fishing villages.

Wellbarrow is the northernmost town in the Artipellin kingdom. It is meant as a guard against hostilities from the north, though Artipellin has good relations with Wyny. Instead it's mainly a means to get access to the river and a fortification against Vasj intrusions.

The town has a castle and a low stone ring wall with a wooden frame on top.

  • Population: 5826
  • 0.388498 square km / 96 acres
  • Diameter if round: 703.314m
  • The town has 10 noble houses.
  • Mayor: Baronet Tred Arthorn - Thin, wiry muscly, bald, blue eyes, white hair, 60 years, key of city around neck, expensive green mantle
  • Mayor's son: Rakvin
  • 7 advocates to assist with legal matters.
  • 165 clergymen and 7 priests.
  • Full-time guards: 51, conscriptable: 251


Seafaring

The seas around Wellbarrow can be tricky to navigate. Wellbarrow itself offers pilot service to trading vessels for a charge but there are also two light houses that are placed within a few kilometres of the town that helps guiding boats through some of the underwater cliffs near the coastline. In times of war, these are generally turned off to increase the difficulty of attacks by sea.

Both lighthouses are rumoured to be built on top of ancient dwarven ruins.


Souhern Lighthouse

The southern lighthouse has been guarded by Petre Hills for as long as anyone can remember. He is a slightly cooky man in his 60's and is known for regulating the lighthouse well on his own. In fact, he isn't known to ever have missed the service for any reason including illness. He is slightly bent over and walks with a walking stick. How he traverse all the stairs is a mystery to those delivering supplies to the lighthouse, but he does it!

He is called cooky because he says weird and inconsistent things to visitors, though always very welcoming and often offers food. His only other company is a parrot he has named "Harry" that freely flies in and out of the building, mainly coming for the free food.


The Areas of Wellbarrow
The local geography around Wellbarrow.

Locations

  • Corner (area close to the North Gate and up)
    • North Gate
    • Inns: None
    • Taverns: 2
  • Entrance (area close to the West Gate)
  • Medio (area west of Shallows)
    • Inns: None
    • Taverns: 1
  • Mercant (area around the square)
    • Trading establishments and related
    • The Square
    • The Well
    • Tingshouse (courthouse)
    • Pt. Harnim's Temple
    • Tori Estate (Mayor's Estate)
    • The Guardhouse (behind the Tingshouse)
    • Inn: Snorting Bull (run by Bernard Vitali, good quality)
    • Taverns: 4
    • Establishments:
  • Piado (area west of the temple)
    • Inn: Small Preacher Inn (run by Duilio of Wellbarrow, average, religious owner)
    • Tavern: The Red Pilgrim (good)
  • Shallows (area surrounding the Harbour Gate)
    • Shady area mostly controlled by the Shadow Chamber
    • Harbour Gate
    • The Shadow Chamber (local chapter, imprecise location)
    • Rayen's Smithy (run by Master Rayen of Wellbarrow)
    • Inn: The Pissing Unicorn (run by Marcela of Wellbarrow, basic/poor)
    • Taverns: 5
      • Greasy Marquis Arms
  • Southside
    • Seven noble estates located here and rich merchants
    • South Gate
    • Inn: Hawk's Halls (run by Wintri Helmio, luxurious)
    • Taverns: 3
  • The Harbour
    • North Side
    • South Side
    • Inns: None
    • Taverns: 3

Noble Houses

  • Sagese - Dukes in charge of the county.
  • Arthorn - Baronets, Mayor of Wellbarrow.
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