Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Cemetary
The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline
The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE.
Inspired By Gary Gygax
Dedicated to the Raven Queen, with an altar to her just inside the main gate to the cemetary, the cemetary is a patch of dead grass with headstones scattered haphazardly. There is no priest of the Raven Queen in Nenlast, so the care of the graveyard falls to the other clergy, who don't take as much care of the cemetery as they do the chapel.

After orc incursion years ago, many were laid to rest in the cemetary which is located just outside of Nenlast, including some members of Allara Estorean's former adventuring party: Syrus Kalidrem, Dohla Loria, and Ghen Taleve. The cemtary is maintained by a grounds keeper named Relic Tamsen.

Monday, March 4, 2024

Erkar's General Store
The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline
The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE.
Inspired By Gary Gygax
Most popular for its wide selection of bait and tackle, Erkar's General Store sells just about any necessity for life on the shores of Lake Nen, including archery gear and leather products. Erkar carries some of the most basic spell components, but it's a small selection that he doesn't really cater to, as most mages prefer to buy from the Sapphire Tower.

Erkar took over the general store in Nenlast when his wife passed and has been running it for the last four years. He has a variety of items available for sale, including anything off the list of adventuring gear shown in the Player’s Handbook. He does not deal in the magic business, finding his lack of knowledge of the arcane extremely limited.

For the most part, this establishment is generally looked at as being well stocked in the surrounding region surprisingly for such a small settlement, selling anything from clothing, to dried foods and such. He also sells general utility items found in the Players Handbook and sells such items at 155% mark up value.

GENERAL GOODS & TRAVEL GEAR
Backpack, sturdy canvas: 3gp
Bedroll, wool: 3sp
Blanket, heavy: 8sp
Waterskin: 5sp
Rope, hemp (50 feet): 2gp
Rope, silk (50 feet): 15gp
Oil Flask: 2sp
Torches (6): 1sp
Tinderbox: 8sp
Crowbar: 3gp
Hammer: 8sp
Lantern, hooded: 8gp

ADVENTURING SUPPLIES
Grappling Hook: 3gp
Mirror, polished steel: 8gp
Chalk (10 pieces): 2sp
Candles (10): 2sp
Iron Lock: 16gp
Map Tube, leather: 2gp
Belt Pouch: 2gp
Healer's Kit: 8gp

LEATHER GOODS & CLOTHING
Leather Belt: 5sp
Leather Gloves: 8sp
Leather Boots: 3gp
Leather Satchel: 5gp
Leather Armor: 16gp
Common Clothes: 1gp
Traveler's Clothes: 3gp
Heavy Wool Cloak: 3gp
Heavy Winter Coat: 8gp

CAMPING & SURVIVAL
Small Tent (2 person): 15gp
Large Tent (4 person): 30gp
Firewood Bundle: 2cp
Trail Rations (1 day): 8sp
Trail Rations (1 week): 5gp
Cooking Pot, iron: 2gp
Whetstone: 2cp
Waterproof Tarp: 3gp
Woodcutting Axe: 8gp

HOUSEHOLD & UTILITY GOODS
Iron Frying Pan: 2gp
Wooden Bowl: 1sp
Clay Jug: 2sp
Soap: 3sp
Sewing Kit: 5sp
Twine (50 feet): 2sp
Burlap Sack: 2sp
Wooden Bucket: 8sp

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Black Trout Inn
The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline
The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE.
Inspired By Gary Gygax

Black Trout Inn is two-story building set in the center of the settlement and is the only inn within Nenlast.

The inn has five rooms upstairs with a communal washroom at the very end of the hall. The rooms are clean and comfortable. Although the hall does not contain windows with curtains, each of the rooms has a window. Each room has a comfortable bed, many covers & blankets, a wash stand, chamber pot, towel, pegs for garments, and several chairs and stools.

Somewhere in the inn is a job board, where people can ask for help with jobs. The overall construction of the Black Trout Inn closely resembles the appearance of the Five League House. Both inns were constructed roughly about the same time and by the same construction crews. Both owners are on friendly terms and often assist each other with needed provisions in times of need.

Red Toran is a man "in his mid 40's" who is the proprietor of the Black Trout Inn, that rents out the rooms and seems to manage the inn. He is polite and smiles often to customers, but one can tell he does not tolerate visitors who do not respect the rules of his establishment. He is friendly enough "for the most part" and is always welcoming to those visiting. A redheaded barmaid named Adelaine, rushes from table to table taking orders and going to and from the kitchen in the back to get meals for customers.

Red Toran, the proprietor of the Black Trout Inn, came to the town of Nenlast seeking opportunity in prospecting like many others. He soon found that he knew more about running an inn than mining, so he established the inn.

The establishment is a nondescript everyday Inn one might find in any mid-sized town or village. The main floor in the inn consists mostly of open area filled with small round tables with chairs and a medium sized bar located along the left side on the main floor as you enter the establishment.

Candles have been place throughout the dining area which keep the bottom floor well lit. Bar stools have been placed at the bar itself. The inn is clean and very well maintained, you can tell Nana takes great pride in her business. At most times during the day, a young red headed girl can be seen waiting tables and Yorda herself is usually here as well, standing behind the bar.

Prices at the Black Trout Inn are reasonable and the meals that are prepared here make up for short comings the Inn might have. Choice venison, mutton, poached salmon, trout stuffed with specially prepared mixtures, goose roasted to a golden brown, pork, steaming sausages, steak and kidney pie with mushrooms or truffles, squab stuffed pheasant and boiled crayfish in drawn butter are just a few of the delights which are served here. The inn may be slightly smaller than most inns but it is well ran and has earned its good reputation it currently has.

Meals are served on pottery or pewter or copper services according to the customers order. Various leather jacks, pottery mugs, wooden tankards, pewter steins, glass flagons, crystal goblets, or silver chalices are used for the beverages. The locally brewed ale and beer is supplemented by brews from other places, and wine, mead and brandy from all over the region make their way to the boards of the Nestled Nook Inn.

(All full meals served with bread and honey, potatoes, and string beans, yams, rum-boiled artichokes, potatoes, and string beans, yams, rum-boiled artichokes, cabbage, carrots, or spinach)

BREAKFAST
Peppered Bread: 7sp
Oatmeal: 3sp
Boiled Goose Eggs: 4sp
Chicken Eggs: 2sp
Fruit and Cheese: 3sp
Beef Steak: 12sp
Fried Potato Wedges: 3sp
Pork Sausages: 5sp

AFTERNOON MEALS
Beef Stew: 4sp
Boiled Crawfish with Drawn Butter: 4sp
Poached Salmon: 4sp
Spiced Sausages: 6sp
Stuffed Pork Chops: 6sp
Stuffed Black Trout: 6sp
Steak and Kidney Pie: 4sp
Venison Steak: 9sp
Stuffed Pheasant: 5sp
Roast Duck with Apples: 6sp
Roast Goose: 7sp
Cheese rolls with a Filling of Nuts, Honey and Vegetables: 2sp
Smoked Salmon Salad: 3sp
Apple Stuffed Mushrooms: 5cp
Roast Beef with Cranberry Sauce: 5sp

BEVERAGES
Whiskey: 6cp
Rum: 7cp
Beer: 2cp
Heavy Beer: 3cp
Ale: 4cp
Spiced Ale: 7cp
Mead: 1sp
Local Wine: 8cp
Fireamber Wine: 3gp
Local Brandy: 5sp

The upper rooms are very clean, and all of the rooms are heated and with the inn only having four rooms, they are easy to maintain and keep comfortable for the guests. Each room has a bed, many covers & blankets, a wash stand, chamber pot, towel, pegs for garments, and several chairs and stools.

ROOM NIGHTLY PRICES
The upper rooms are very clean, and all except the common rooms are heated. Each room has a fine bed, many covers & blankets, a wash stand, chamber pot, towel, pegs for garments, and several chairs and stools. The larger, more expensive rooms, have arm chairs, tables, footstools, bed warmers, curtained beds, and good rugs on the floor and wall hangings as well.

ROOM NIGHTLY PRICES
Standard Suite: 15sp