Farholde

Farholde is a small frontier city next to the Caer Bryr. It was ruled by Duke Argus Welshire, who had gone off to fight the bugbears. This leaves Sir Valin Darian in command. Sir Valin only has twenty overworked soldiers, and most of the other nobles have sent forces to fight the bugbears too.

Every spring, it floods for about two weeks, but the nine hills are rarely covered.

The swampy low-lying town is located less than a day north of the Horn of Abaddon.

Locations

 * 1) Hammarhall: the main castle of Farholde, it is largely empty due to Duke Argus taking his army to war
 * 2) The Accarian Beacon: a lighthouse
 * 3) Calliver Green: a gated community, it is home to six manors, including that of Baron Arkov Vandermir.
 * 4) Abbey of Saint Cynthia-Celeste: led by Abbess Temperance Avigail, this convent hosts dozens or hundreds of nuns, many of which are armed and at least some of whom cast divine prayers.
 * 5) The Vandermir Orphanage, led by Bergill Mott
 * 6) BryrWatch ("The Trident"): a watchtower, now largely empty due to Duke Argus's war
 * 7) Auld’Irey: the oldest, most densely-populated part of town. It hosts numerous businesses and the city watch.
 * 8) Templeton Rise: the hub of Lady Shalyn Marsten's business empire
 * 9) Newchurch: the church district
 * 10) Drownington: the bad part of town, run by Rubal Thraam
 * 11) Lord Drownington’s Manor: actually a bar, brothel, fight club, black market and thieves’ guild
 * 12) Wrecker Isle: this navigational hazard is haunted by the ghost of the half-elf/half-Iraen druid Sallain The-Spider-Waits
 * 13) Westell: a farming community largely owned by Baron Vandermir
 * 14) Corgan's Landing: the port district

Nobility

 * Duke Argus Welshire, killed by Sakkarot Fire-Axe at Upandshire
 * Ramsay Welshire, Argus's nephew and serial killer. Currently taken "captive" by the Ninth Knot
 * Sir Bonder of the Beacon, lord of Beaconhelm
 * Ghasten, owned by the Ghasten family from Ghastenhall
 * Mayor Hugo Hallynbeck, mayor, half-elf, lord of Hallynsgate
 * Lady Shalyn Marsten, unscrupulous merchant
 * Baron Arkov Vandermir, half-elf, secret worshiper of Ghaunadaur