Brindol

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Map of region

Location

Brindol is situated on the river Brind, just a shade over 10km from the west coast of Thorast, in the region known as the Kleinius Vale. This walled town has previously gone by the names of Brindford and Brindton before settling on it's current name in the year 310IC.

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Brindol ©2006-2018 WotC

The name change was to celebrate the town's victory, in 312 IC, over "The Red Fist Army" plagued towns along the east coast of Thorast and had lain siege to the town for over a year. The final showdown between the 33rd Legion and this army took place just west of the town and is now known as "The Battle of the Brind".

Population

Brindol 'proper' has a population of just over 6000 citizens of various nationalities and races. Although not a large town as such (being about the same size as Heerlen on Aanvang Island it is the most 'complete' settlement that visitors to Thorast from the western countries of the Empire reach, and it is a "moderately" cosmopolitan settlement. By that it is meant that the "official" races of the Empire are welcome but others will be treated with suspicion until they have proved themselves trustworthy.

Numerous farmsteads surround the town, adding nearly 1000 extra people to the town's potential population.

The town does not have any Imperial army units stationed inside its borders. The nearest army garrison is a little over 20 kilometers to the north at "Fort Unstein". Instead the town relies on its "watch guard" which consists of around 200 men - most of whom are volunteers. The town of Brindol is proud of its watch members but still doesn't really provide them with sufficient funds to do more than patrol the town.

Description

Brindol is situated along the south bank of the River Brind, which is the source of most of it's freshwater as well as a fair decent trade of freshwater fish. The easiest access to the town is via either of the gatehouses on the north bank and crossing over the bridges, although there are a further four entrances. Each entrance has gate house that houses a couple of dozen members of the town watch.

Inns and Taverns

Inns:

• Chatrius and Sons
• The Red Door
• The Crossroads
• The Majestic
• The Stone Wyvern

Taverns:

• The Best Tavern
• The Craven Raven
• The Hanging Tree
• The Marooned Schooner
• The Oyster
• The Thirsty Zombie
• The Wheelhouse

Notable places

Brindol, as far as Imperial towns goes, is unusually pious and within its walls are four significant shrines. These are dedicated to:

• Zeus
• Hades
• Athena
• Apollo

Brindol also has a cemetery within its town walls, although due to lack of space this is more of a crematorium. A further, larger graveyard is located due south outside town.

Brindol has what it refers to as a 'School of Magic', called "The Academy for Gifted Youngsters". Whilst capable of training wizards it has nothing like the prestige of any of the colleges in Academia and is considered a 'budget option'.

The region immediately outside of the town is farmland, mostly in the possession of small landowners (owners of a small area of land; the owners themselves may be small medium or large in height). Further out to the North there is a belt of land that is used for vineyards. The most notable of these was the Rivenroar Estate although that was destroyed soon after the end of the last war and no-one has sought to claim it.

A full key to the map can be found here.

Notable People

A town the size of Brindol has many notable people but by far the most influential are the five members of the town council. They are:

• Laurentius Troyas
• Baskin Haskinar
• Phyllis Kaal
• Eldremma Axenshaft
• Drun Trollgrip

Acknowledgements

The town of Brindol was originally featured in the WotC module "The Red Hand of Doom" (by Richard Baker and James Jacobs). It was later updated for the adventure "Rescue at Rivenroar" (by David Noonan) As such the map and much of the accompanying information in these notes are ©2006-2018 Wizards of the Coast, Inc.