Taking a break from the posts describing Urth and the holy empire as
a whole, I’ve decided to focus on a single town, a place that could
be used as a home base for novice adventurers.
Grennenburg is a small town in the outskirts of the empire, situated
near a small forest and surrounded by hills. The woods nearby are not
as ancient and vast as the dark forest that fills the northern end of
the empire with dread, but they are still dark and deep. Wanderers in
those woods may glimpse ancient stone ruins, clearly not all of them
being human-made.
A river flows through the valley, allowing for some fishing, as well
as trade by river boat. This allows the town to pay its taxes of
grain and other crops to the rest of the empire.
Like nearly all settlements in the empire, Grennenburg is governed by
a minor noble, in this case the noble is a middle-aged woman named
Lady Penn. Penn served in the empire’s army for some years,
starting out as simple soldier but swiftly rising through the ranks,
before retiring after suffering an injury that required her left leg
to be amputated, replaced with a wooden prosthetic. As reward for her
service, she was given the title of lady, and given a house in
Grennenburg. Though long retired, Penn still has an obsession with
honor and martial ferocity, and can often be seen practicing fencing
in her backyard.
(Image borrowed from Lamentations of the Flame Princess, probably a good representation of what Lady Penn was like as a soldier)
Grennenburg is not a large place, and only has a hundred or so people
living there. Most of these people are farmers, though there is a
blacksmith and a small mine. The mine is not very active, nor
profitable, though the occasional rare jewel or piece of gold is
uncovered.
As with nearly all citizens of the empire, the town is religious, and
there is a small church run by a priest named Father Cornwall.
However, the inquisition doesn’t often bother with Grennenburg,
since it is so small, so faith in God has declined somewhat. Sure,
everyone in town still goes to church every Sunday and prays as is
custom, but for most, religion is not a large part of their lives.
For most, that is.
(Image taken from Zweihander; Grim and Perilous RPG)
Father Cornwall is a very zealous man, fiercely devoted to God and
the empire. He is always convinced that there is heresy just around
the corner, lying in wait to harm the innocent. He has a small
following of people who see as he does, about a dozen or less at any
given time. On some occasions, they may lead witch hunts, trying
people for blasphemy or magic use. Usually, Lady Penn puts a stop to
these “trials” before its too late, but she has never been able
to stop them completely, for fear of attracting the inquisition by
punishing the zealous father.
Grennenburg
- Near the outskirts of the Empire.
- Situated in a valley near a forest.
- River flows through, allowing trade from the rest of the Empire.
- Small town, only a hundred or so residents.
- Ruins out in the forest of non-human civilization, perhaps elves or faerie.
- Most work as farmers, though there is a single blacksmith and a small mine.
- Governed by a minor noble, Lady Penn, an ex-soldier with a prosthetic left leg and an obsession with honor.
- Despite going to church every Sunday, and ostensibly being faithites, religion isn’t as fanatical as in the midland of the Empire.
- There is a small group of fanatical church-goers, led by a priest named Father Cornwall. They lead witch hunts every once in a while.
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