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Mettledale and
Spearsmouth Dale
Along the southern border of the Forest of Lethyr lie two small
settlements that are part of the Great Dale, of Thesk, or neither,
depending on whom you happen to ask. Spearsmouth Dale
is a little more than fifty miles north of Phsant in a narrow
vale that arrows another twenty miles or so into the forest.
Lord Abraer Thellblade (CG male human Ftr8), a former adventurer,
watches over the sleepy village from a keep he and
his companions cleared of vampires several years ago. Its people
consider themselves Dalesfolk, but Lord Abraer obtained his
writ to govern the land from the ruling council of Phsant. This
doesn’t trouble the locals, who know that Abraer saved them
from death or worse by destroying the vampire lord of the keep.
Mettledale is in a larger vale just north and east of Spearsmouth
Dale. Several small villages dot this fertile valley, all
under the rule of an arrogant wizard-lord named Vosthor (NE
male hagspawn Wiz11). The dale has traditionally been ruled
by the most powerful wizard in residence, and Vosthor—a
wandering troublemaker and tomb-plunderer—unseated the
previous ruler two years ago upon learning of the tradition.
A brutal gang of brigands and thugs backs up the hagspawn,
serving as his “constables” and “tax collectors.” The folk of
Mettledale are too intimidated to move directly against their
wizardly master, but they are growing desperate to get rid of
the predacious Vosthor.
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Bloody Hook
Southgate Square
House of the Master’s Shadow
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Lords’ Park
Belltower Square
Hall of Brilliant Justice
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Uthmere (SMALL CITY)
Built where the Dalestream meets the Easting Reach, Uthmere
is easily the largest settlement in all the Great Dale.
The river is shallow and not navigable, but a stone breakwater
protects a small but bustling harbor. Of course, the people
of the wilds don’t consider the “big city” part of their homeland
at all. Similarly, the residents of Uthmere have little attachment
to the rest of the country. As the saying goes among
the people of the Great Dale, “It’s a long way from Uthmere
to Kront.”
Most of Uthmere’s inhabitants hail from Impiltur,
Damara, and Thesk. For centuries, various Impilturan lords
have ruled the city—some, exiles who fled an enemy at
court, others, crusaders who dreamed of taming the wilderness
to the east and bringing Impilturan law and culture to
the benighted Dalesfolk. Although Uthmere is nominally independent
of Impiltur, the lordship of the city remains an
Impilturan title.
As one might expect, the interests of Uthmere don’t always
coincide with those of the rest of the Great Dale. The current
ruler, Lord Uthlain (NG male human Ari12), hopes to see his
small city become a major hub of commerce in the region, but
the druids and rangers who live along the Great Road have
confounded his efforts. The Circle of Leth does not concern
itself with homesteaders claiming empty lands in the open
dale, but entrepreneurs hoping to rake furs, timber, and other
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