Fort Brinks

North - Rose Moor
East - Dread Caves
South - Goblin Wood
West - The Kingdom

Located on the very edge of Wellbush Hundred in Rigbyshire at the junction of two small rivers, overgrown creeks really, the Mallow Brook and Deepwyne. Brinks, by royal decree now Fort Brinks, is a small village of about 54 families.

The village of Brinks started out as this things usually do a few farms clustered around the Goat and Wizard, an inn catering to the many adventurers seeking fortune and fame in the area. Growing slowly as additional farmers arrived to till the newly tamed lands and businesses formed to provide adventurers a place to spend some of their hard won gold.

Life in Brinks would have been good, very good if it were not for the constant danger and occasional raids by monsters from across the Mallow Brook. That changed some 27 years ago when a successful and famous adventurer, Brok the Barbarian, beat back an all out assault and then led a party into the Goblin Wood to utterly wipe out the attackers and their camp. In gratitude King Osric knighted Brok and granted him Brinks as a manor fief. A wise decision of The King's for few have attacked Brinks since and those that risked it did not live long before Brok's battleaxe found it's way into their skulls.

More recently King Osric has had a sizable fort constructed in order to strengthen The Kingdom's border defenses and aide his long held desire to tame, then annex the Eastern Frontier. In reward for Brok's long, loyal service and to lesson the impact the hot-headed barbarian's ego at having a large fort built on his fief The King bestowed the rank, title, and privileges of Barron Brinks to Brok.

Opening up the region to adventurers is the next part of King Osric's plan. His privy council advised "Why expend precious royal resources to cleanse the frontier of danger when adventurers will do it for nothing more than the trinkets they find." King Osric also hopes to repeat his success with Barron Brinks, knighting and bestowing new manors to individuals who demonstrate exemplary abilities.

Fort Brinks dominates the small village. It is located in a bend of the Mallow Brook where the Deepwyne joins the larger waterway.

North across the Mallow Brook is Brinks Manor, walled and fortified house of well liked and respected Barron Brinks.

Catering to the many adventurers passing through Brinks on their way to almost certain doom in the frontier are several business not normally found in a village of this size. First and most famously is the Goat and Wizard inn with good food, better ale, plenty of room, and a large walled compound with competent ostler. A metalworker, clothier, and leathergoods provide arms, armor, and garments befitting would be heroes. The sprawling four building complex comprising Accoutrement's of Heroes, Hides Alive, Esoterica Exchange, Adventurer's Goods and Services aims to sell anything adventurers are willing to buy. An apothecary, clinic of the Twin Lanterns, and Church of the One supply care and comfort to those that return a bit worse for wear. Finally, the last service an adventurer will ever need is the solemn duty of Gravedigger a half-orc Embalmer.

If one's purse is heavy the burden can easily be lightened at the Fun and Fancy gambling house. Although, more of a local's place, the Severed Hand tavern is not above serving foreigners, outsiders, adventurers or anyone else with coin to pay. The newest addition to Brinks' entertainments is one of the mysterious elf-only Elf Halls opened just last year.

Guilds with local chapters include the Adventurer Guild and the Arcane Mysteries Guild for obvious reasons. The Timberwrights Guild hopes to profit greatly from harvesting the untouched woods of the frontier. That is as soon as the goblins, undead, and other dangers are done away with.

Other businesses include a blacksmith, bowyer, hideworder, mason, mercantyler who also manages the bonding house for the Barron, miller, potter, salter, and wheelwright.

The large hedged compound to the west is occupied by Renfred, reeve of Brinks, and his extended family. The Barron's other officers include Brinks' beadle and woodward. Most local disputes are handled at the Moot hall. Those that aren't are heard by the Barron himself once a month when he holds court.

Dotting the village are many farmer's cottages and small garden plots they tend. Most farmer's are serfs of the Barron, but a couple are freemen. One is even rumored to be a retired adventurer. Beyond Brinks to the West and North are fields of wheat, barley, and other crops that occupy the majority of the farmer's time..

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