A crossroads village centered on a great communal hearth where travelers and locals trade, gossip, and settle disputes in the town hall or the arena.
Where four roads share one hearth and every traveler finds a story.
A high-res, share-ready sheet you can post or print.
Sergeant of the Watch
A pragmatic sergeant who organizes the militia and knows every tavern brawl.
Community matron
Leads the Hearthmother Circle and oversees rations when supply is low.
Herbalist and postmistress
Brews potions and sends stamped parcels along the road network.
Master cartwright
Runs the Mender's Hearth and negotiates repair fees with caravan masters.
Arena keeper
Organizes matches and officiates wagers with surprising impartiality.
Potion shop & postal office
A narrow shop lined with jars, stamped parcels, and a small counter for barter.
Repair shop
A cluttered stall of patched cloaks, leather, and wheels kept under a brazier.
Postal office
A tidy post with brass scales where villagers pawn small goods and merchants hire messengers.
Caravan drivers, local farmers, and the occasional noble in disguise.
Long benches circle a roaring hearth where news and wagers are exchanged.
Younger crowd, apprentices, and those looking for quiet deals.
A low-ceiling room with private nooks and a side door to the market.
Trade guild
A loose guild of menders and tinkerers who keep wagons and weapons serviceable.
Religious-civic order
A matronly order that organizes communal meals and mediates domestic disputes.
Religious-protection order
A pragmatic cult that blesses roads and seeks to tax passing caravans under pretense of protection.
A shallow ford where caravans water their beasts.
A circle of stones where storytellers trade news for bread.
A small fenced plot used as the communal garden and seed bank.
An old milepost covered in trade sigils and faded directions.
A small cache of gemstones from a noble's tolls is hidden in the market markers.
Mager Tolen cultivates a rare moonroot with minor restorative magic.
Roric keeps a private stash of goods 'recovered' from caravans to settle debts.
A lord from the east once paid a toll in gemstones that are rumored to be hidden nearby.
A ghostly lantern walks the south road on moonless nights and leads those who follow astray.
The roadwarden priestess keeps a ledger of secret donors and their requested favors.
The Missing Music Box
A merchant claims his caravan was lightened of a crate containing a child's music box that hides a map.
Runed Stone of the Spring
A blemish in the spring's flow reveals a stone with runes and a sealed vial inside.
Pages of Hidden Tolls
A repair apprentice stole a ledger page that names nobles who pay secret tolls through Embergate.
Staged Prize
A traveling troupe offers a bogus prize at the Feast to incite a brawl that would let a thief escape.
