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Torrelsons Ford (Capital of Crestwold)
Torrelson’s Ford – the capital of the Barony of Crestwold – is located on the south side of the Murchart River, its mostly self sustaining and exports rice and fish. To the north of the town, on the other side of the river is a set of rock hills scoured by ages of river winding and a flood plain. The largest rock plateau there is the massive hill and near-shear cliff of Blaylon’s Reply.
Fording: The actual fording at Torrelsons Ford is now (since CY 8923) the Marshal Ferry Crossing (owned and operated by the Marshal family) of the Murchart River east of the town a half mile, where the river is wide and slightly slower.
Going South: Answers Meadow is a floodplain with a grain mill. Before it is the old gapland walk; A stone bridge remains that cut down lumber is dragged across from the moorswood in the rainy season. Or go to the delta and take the mobac foot bridge over the south fork.
Ruler: (Capital of Barony); city proper operations by mayor.
Pop: 5,100 (once almost 8-9,000)
Donk’s Travels: large Inn with a boisterous meal crowd and sometimes decent music.
Deepwater Maps and Reference Works: Best place around for maps, tide records, history, archeology, and almanac type information.
Red Wing Stables: A massive stables for over 30 horses it goes mostly empty. It can service 3-4 merchant caravans all at once – carts, wagons, etc.
The Lumber Yard: Brothel
The Bitterwheel Tavern: Offers a penny-hang for those too drunk to stagger home. Its near the port and caters top a lower end clientele. It has several booths for groups and conducting business. The second story is locked – the Sheppard family that owns the tavern lives above it.
Cats Cross is where the Elon folk hang out in Torrelsons FordDiamond Curios and Antiques: This is an interesting old shop, and collects and sell both Dunstrandian and Umbakian antiques from local areas and sells them mostly to outsiders. Its rumored to be a meeting point for academics, and said to be connected to House Malor. They are the only place in Crestwold that sells Lily Healing items legally. It is also an outlet for Quizmans Magusterum.
Cerstwhile Keep
Cerstwhile Keep is the ancestral home of the Baron of Crestwold. The Cerstwhile family has had the title since CY 8415. Located on a rise east of Torrelsons Ford. It is a fortified manor, with a 8′ wall around all 20 acres, and a gatehouse. It is not in good repair, but there is little to threaten it in any direction.The Cerstwhile family operates a smithy out of the manor grounds – essentially there are 2 smithies in Torrelsons Ford. The manor smithy is mostly for weapons and armor.
Briarwood Sacred Grove of Gaia
The grove holds the stone hall and thatch roofed church of Gaia. It is surrounded by a ring of birch trees and pines.
