Southway Switch (of Crestwold)

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Southway Switch is part of the Barony of Crestwold, this area is known as The “Southern Gateway to Crestwold”. It is mostly a stop over, especially in the seasons when the roads turn to mud. It is a smaller place, but has full caravan services, a wagon wright, mules and some horses. Halfling rum, gin, and pipe weed is also sold here from Loamwold. Each year, the After Harvest Faire of Ezrilus is held nearby – on the trade road to The Saelish.

Ruler: Family owned for 200 years; “Minister of Southway Switch” – has power to execute legal matters in the area.

Pop: 295 – Southway Switch has 230 and the rest at the hamlet of Galloway Switch; During the Ezrilus fall festival the population adds another 50-75 who prefer to stay in town instead of at the festival grounds.

places of Note in Southway Switch

  • Fife’s Road: Leads NE out of the crossroads the Inn sits on… goes past the edge of the slurry with trade into Lilymarch and interior of Bar-Innis. The Margoye Switch is used in Jan-March during the wettest and runoff season – the road is flooded in parts and the switch is dry, but adds a few hours to the journey.
  • Old Saelish Road: Leads east from the crossroads, into The Saelish
  • River Road: Leads west into Crestwold

Galloway Switch

A place where many transient folk for the Festival of Ezrilus stay – where much of the open competition and mad celebrating goes on. It is about a quarter mile east near a ridge with orchards. It contains a few farmsteads, and a common hall. Many temporary structures stay up here for festival time and fall apart after years.

Broken Beak Tavern

Run by Greg Dorl. His family runs it and he employs 12 more in a roadhouse sort of setting.

Switchroad Inn

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