K'reff

K'reff is a mining town on the misty forested slopes of the Silverheight in the heartlands of Skyreach. The K'reffites are deeply attached to the mountain, which they affectionately call "Grandmother Grey". Formerly the settlement was primarily sustained by farming and fishing, but with the advent of industrial mining, the town's economy now revolves around magic crystals. Newcomers to the town call it New Crystallo - the City of Crystals.

The Fellowship of Shields

Our heroes are paragons of K'reff, common folk who take responsibility for defending the town from danger. As K'reff gradually shifts toward industrial capitalism, the party takes on the role of vigilantes, defending the common folk and pariah.

Places

• Oaklings: there is an Oakling commune outside the town
• The Troubadour: A Local Tavern at the heart of the Bazaar
• The Old Bazaar: a plaza where community events and markets are held
• The Dionite Mines: Industrial mining operation under the Silverheight Mining Company
• Stonegrove: a hallowed circle of standing stones in a hollow between three hills not far from town.
• Lookout Cliff: You can see the whole valley from here! Aedu's house sits at the peak.

People

• Mr. Pubbs: tavernkeep at the Troubadour
• Chad: Rylai's musical rival
• Rhys and Lyle: merchants, Rylai's adoptive parents
• Krapps: local rabble-rouser at the tavern
• Hadi and Arielle: mother and daughter
• Truist: Irresponsibly builds fires
• Harris: Hunter of the Scales of Behemoth
• Hork: a young Knight Postaller
• Aedu: Master of the Wind
• Isolde, Night Folk Maskmaker
• Traxis: Old man, town's surgeon-barber
• Temar, Krapps' daughter

Natural Environment

• Trees: Mostly red oak, sugar maple, with a smattering of magnolia and whispering maple. On the east side of the hill some spruces poke through the deciduous trees.
• Foliage: Blackberries, ferns, mosses