Caltha'na'b
This is our Home Town, were we've setup the The HearthStone Inn and Nasar has built up his property.
We have good relationship with Lady Naomi and many others here, partly because we've saved their butts a number of times.
Need to greatly expand this and include map links etc.
Overview
The town is mostly on one side of the river, and started out as a walled fort as it is on the border of Fershaw. Outside of the walls of the fort grew up additional buildings and a town. Due to a war this town was mostly enclosed with a ditch(and sometimes moat) courtesy of Millain and the party (with lots of help). The town is also supported by The Mine a relatively short distance away that provides diamonds as well as other goods.
There is a bridge across the river, magically made and pretty much impervious, as well as a main road out of town, making it a critical trade route. The town and fort have access to the riverfront and many small and large docks are there.
Due to the wisdom of Lady Naomi and the protection provided by the party, as well as Naomi's recent marriage to Janar KeepStalwart of Fershaw, Caltha'na'b is booming and growing rapidly.
Bridge
The bridge is truly massive. It's construction required significant magic and it is imbued with strong magics to both protect it from sabotage and to ease the huge amount of travel that crosses it every day. It will comfortably pass 6 wagons across and is almost a kilometer long.
Fort
The Fort of Caltha'na'b now has two walls.
The internal wall encloses: Lady Naomi's mansion/palace; Livestock Market; Central Marketplace; The Fig & Apple (officier's tavern); The Dog & Moon (luxury inn); Temple of Pelor; Temple of Fharlanghn; Caravaner's Guildhouse; Woodsman's Guildhouse; Merchant's Guildhouse; Military Administration & Training grounds; Courts & Prison; Military Docks & Storage; Soldier's Barracks; Commercial Docks; Auxillary training & barracks (formerly the Royal Monastary); Master Engineer's home; Noble Sage's home; Storehouses; Military Stables; assorted elite smithies and craftshops; and assorted guard towers.
The external wall encloses almost all of what was original Caltha'na'b when the party first encountered it, as well as significant portions of the farmland and new construction.
River and RiverFront
There are assorted riverfront buildings all along the river on both banks. The river has cut cliffs on both sides for several miles in each direction so most access is through winding stairs or wooden lifts. The cliffs average 40 feet tall but range from 30 feet at the commercial docks to 65 feet near the bridge. The river is huge, almost a kilometer across at its narrowest point. It has occasional shifting sandbars and a strong but sedate current.
New Expansion
Caltha'na'b has seen an explosion of growth due to its status as the sole source of Fernshaw goods. There are new buildings being built at a rate of about 2 a week. The population has quadrupled in the past year and managing this growth has become a major problem. The generously sized outer wall has been insufficient to contain the growth and there is already discussion of a third wall. There is constant pressure to convert the farmland or forest into housing land but Naomi has thus far forbidden any erosion of the farming base or the forest.
History
Caltha'na'b has been around in one guise or another for a very long time. The current fort used as building materials the remains of the Old Fort outside of the current walled fort in the newly protected area not far from The HearthStone Inn. The addition of the second wall and the explosion of building has depleted the Old Fort site of materials and blanketted it in houses, taverns, and workshops.
Maps
- I will be adding more once I get a chance to update them
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