Retreat
Retreat is a small town in Thorast.
Location
Retreat is located approximately midway between Winterhaven to the West and Wayfarer's Rest to the East. Either of these two locations are within a day's walk, Winterhaven being slightly closer at about 14km away.
Population
At the last census Retreat had a recorded population of 800 which officially makes it a town rather than a "village"
Description
Travellers from Brindol to Wayfarer's Rest are often impressed at how nice a town Retreat is, but that is usually because they have had to pass through Winterhaven to get here. In truth, Retreat is a fairly average town, surrounded by farmland, but with aspirations to grow and to become as wealthy as it's larger neighbours. It is currently just at the point where civic pride allows the populace to retain a 'village' feel but big enough that infrastructure investment is needed if the town is to grow further.
As such the town has already started to plan for extending the town walls to encompass the buildigs currently outside the west gate and to replace the wells in town with fountains fed via aqueduct from the nearby river. To fund this, all travellers are expected to pay 5 unari to enter town.
Defences
The town of Retreat has wooden palisade walls, three proper town gates with a manned Scorpio fitted to a watchposts above them. In addition it has its own town watch, paid for by the town, currently employs 36 men who are equipped with broadswords and leather armour, which means they can actually keep the peace within the town fairly effectively but would be quickly overwhelmed by an external force.
Retreat also has a "beacon tower" - essentially a wooden tower on top of which a ring of torches can be mounted and lit. This is only lit if the town requires assistance from it's neighbours and this can also be seen at nearby Shadowfell Keep.
Inns and Taverns
As might be expected of a town of this size there are two inns and four taverns.
Inns:
- The Fallen Oak
- The Hangman's Noose
Taverns:
- The Empty Helm
- The Forgotten Queen
- The Green Lord
- The Noble Dwarf
Notable People
Acknowledgements
The map for this town was randomly generated using the tools at https://watabou.itch.io/medieval-fantasy-city-generator.
