Kharaz Windfold

Kharaz Windfold is a seasonal nomad camp tucked leeward of a jagged spine of peaks, chosen for windbreaks and rich spring grazing; in the gathering months it swells into a clustered ring of tents, trade stalls, and corral pens where caravans meet herders to barter wool, meat, and guides for coin and metal goods.

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Nomad camp

Kharaz Windfold

A ring of tents beneath the spine where herds and caravans bargain with wind and cairn.

TypeNomad camp

PopulationAbout 600 souls at peak season and around 120 in deep winter.

WealthModest but strategically valuable due to caravan traffic.

GovernmentCouncil of Tents convened at the Great Counting.

ReadinessA seasonal militia trains in the weeks before the Gathering while scouts patrol year-round.

“A wind-sculpted ring of canvas and smoke where trade, music, and herds meet beneath a raw mountain sky.”

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Geography

RegionThe Spine of the World highlands.

ClimateAlpine with bitter winters and short, windy summers.

TerrainLeeward hollows, stony ridges, and plateau pastures surrounded by sheer peaks.

Travel Links

Summit Pass to the northern salt flats.Ridge Trail leading east to the coastal lowlands.Hidden goat-paths used by caravans to skirt the peak winds.

Culture

Self-reliance tempered by strict hospitality and fierce protection of shared pasture.

Races

HumanTuskbornGarruk (mountainfolk)

Religions

Sky-Mother cultStone-Bound ancestor worship

Arts & Entertainment

Story-chanting around smoky braziers and competitive tent-weaving mark social seasons.

History

Kharaz Windfold grew from a single clan's leeward encampment into a seasonal gathering when herders discovered the hollow's reliable spring grass; after a brutal famine the community invented the Great Counting to share pasture and resolve grievances, and later caravan routes turned the camp into a vital herding and guiding hub beneath the Spine of the World.

Founding AgeLeeward FoundingThe camp formed where migrating herds found a permanent leeward hollow centuries ago.

Age of SharingThe First CountingA winter famine forced the first Great Counting and instituted shared pasture laws.

Caravans' RiseRoutes ChosenCaravans began routing through the hollow, making Windfold a seasonal trade hub.

Government

LeaderAsha Tallmane, High Foldmistress.

Council of Tents convened at the Great Counting.

Key Laws

Pasture is communal during Gathering and may not be fenced without council consent.Hospitality must be offered to passing travelers for one night.No blood feud is to be taken within the ring of cairns during council season.

Problems

Grazing dispute between caravan and herdmaster.

A dispute over grazing rights with a visiting merchant caravan threatens to split the council.

Cairn desecrations and suspected cult activity.

A rash of cairn disturbances has alarmed the Cairnwardens who suspect a cultist at work.

Economy

Industries

Herding and pastoral husbandrySeasonal caravan guidingTent-weaving and hidecraft

Scarcity

Fresh timber and large metal stock are scarce during deep winter.

Wealth LevelModest but strategically valuable due to caravan traffic.

Exports

Wool and hidesSalted meatPack-beast guides and trail knowledge

Imports

Metal tools and bladesDried spices and teaCeramic pots and woven cordage

Defenses

ReadinessA seasonal militia trains in the weeks before the Gathering while scouts patrol year-round.

Fortifications

Outer ring of piled stones used as shelter and lookout posts.Hidden palisade trench around the central herd pens.Cairn signal network along the ridge to warn approaching caravans.

Windfold Wardens(Approximately 120 fighters at peak season.)

Seasonal mixed-weapon militia drawn from the camp and allied herders.

Law & Order

crime Level: Low to moderate, spiking during late-season drunken disputes.
enforcement: Community elders and the Windfold Wardens enforce judgments and mediate feuds.
typical Punishment: Public restitution, temporary exile to outer grazing, or enforced labor on communal projects.

Asha Tallmane

NPC

High Foldmistress

High Foldmistress and presiding scribe who resolves disputes and organizes the Counting.

Torgan Icehide

NPC

Herdmaster

A hulking herdmaster famed for moving great yakkin and for raw bargaining skills.

Mirrek Venn

NPC

Caravan master and merchant

Shrewd caravaneer who times his arrivals to leverage supply shortages and make deals.

Sera Skycaller

NPC

Shrinekeeper

Elder priestess whose quiet readings can sway council opinion during the Counting.

Eldra Quickhand

NPC

Archivist and storyteller

Archivist who copies routes and sells memory-slates to trustworthy caravans.

Mirrek's Sling & Sinew

Shop

Leather and caravan goods

A lean stall of cured hides, harnesses, and pack-sinew where Mirrek trades and brokers guides.

Stone-Salt Exchange

Shop

Trading post

A cramped exchange where salt is measured against hides and travelers swap rare spices for wool.

The Leeward Drum

Tavern

Herders, caravan drivers, and the occasional restless scholar.

A smoke-scented tent where drums set the pace of conversation and deals are struck over flatbread.

High Fold Council

Faction

Council

The council that convenes each Gathering to settle disputes and allocate pasture.

Wandered Merchants Guild

Faction

Economic

A loose guild of caravan masters who control access to mountain passes for a price.

Cairnwardens

Faction

Religious-Militant

Guardians of the ridge-cairns who maintain signal stones and enforce sacred cairn law.

Leeward Hollow

Point of Interest

A bowl-shaped hollow protected from the worst winds and carpeted with spring grass.

The Everfrost Spring

Point of Interest

A frozen spring that never fully thaws and provides the camp with a tainted sweet water.

Herdstones

Point of Interest

Old standing stones used as markers for herd routes and whispered to hold ancestral names.

Cairn Trail

Point of Interest

A narrow goat trail carved into the ridge used by expert guides to bypass ambushes.

Calendar of Events

March 21, Year of the Hollow Stone

Great Counting of Windfold

Seasonal Great Gathering when herds are counted and caravan contracts are sealed.

A long-dormant cairn will begin to glow at dusk, stirring old superstitions.

June 9, Year of the Hollow Stone

Drums for Rain

A night of drum-singing to call rain to the grazing hollows.

Some drums hum with a note none recall teaching.

Secrets

Eldra Quickhand holds a stolen map to a hidden salt well that could change trade routes.

RegionalListen to Eldra's barters for odd phrases about a 'salt seam'.

Sera secretly altered cairn readings to hide an affair and protect a favored family.

LocalWatch the Sky-Mother shrine brazier at dusk for unusual smoke colors.

Asha Tallmane maintains a hidden ledger of unclaimed beasts that she uses to steer favors.

LocalNote which beasts are missing from Asha's private ledger at the Great Tent of Counting.

Rumors

A hidden salt well lies beneath the northern fold and someone has a map to it.

The cairns sometimes repeat the voices of those who once prayed there.

A merchant brought a shard of blue glass said to be from a sea beyond the peaks.

Plot Hooks

Glow Beneath the Cairns

The cairn glow hints at a sealed chamber beneath the ridge that holds an ancestral relic.

ExplorationSera SkycallerAncestral relic and lasting favor with the Cairnwardens.

Missing Beasts

A caravan claims a herd was stolen and points to a rival family as culprits, risking a feud.

InvestigationMirrek VennPayment from the caravan and right to purchase exclusive guide contracts.

Map of the Salt Well

A hidden salt well map in Eldra's possession draws bandits who believe it will make them rich.

BountyEldra QuickhandShare of the well and a cache of preserved salt.

Bribe at the Counting

During the Counting an outsider offers a bribe to shift pasture lines, and the council must be protected.

ProtectionAsha TallmaneCouncil gratitude and a rare metal tool.

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