Thornhollow is a timber town stitched into an ancient forest where rope bridges link tree-sprung houses and scent of pine resin fills the air; traders move carved goods along muddy lanes while druidic ritual fires glow beyond the palisade, and strangers are weighed by their respect for the trees and their coin.
Where the trees watch and the saw sings.
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Warden-Councilor
A practical leader who balances guild demands and grove protections with steady hand.
Master Carpenter and Guildmaster
A genial master carpenter known for clever joinery and a booming laugh.
Innkeeper
Runs the busiest hearth in town and keeps ledgers of favors owed to many patrons.
Ranger Captain
A taciturn ranger who knows every hidden path and keeps a close watch on the roadways.
Apothecary
A meticulous herbalist who experiments with rare strains and cautious remedies.
Merchant
A shrewd trader with a quick smile and a knack for negotiation.
Apothecary
A cramped shop scented of herbs with shelves of labeled jars and a small mortar bench.
Woodwright
A sun-darkened workshop where planks are smoothed and apprentices practice ornate joinery.
General Goods
A general market stall where Isema trades imports and barters goods from visiting caravans.
Woodcutters, passing merchants, and the occasional druidic traveller.
A roaring common room with soot-black beams and a hearth always kept low for drying herbs.
Veteran traders, retired guards, and quiet mapmakers.
A dim, lower-ceiling tavern favored for private deals and late-night maps.
Military
Forest wardens who patrol borders and arbitrate disputes about timber use.
Guild
A guild of carpenters and mill owners who regulate trade, apprenticeships, and pricing.
Religious
A quiet circle of grove-druids and herbalists who steward rare plants and enforce seasonal rites.
A living oak with a hollow that holds votive ribbons and whispered wishes.
A narrow moss-slung bridge that creaks and sings under moonlight.
Ruined sawmill foundations where old cogs sparkle with trapped resin.
A shallow fen where pale mushrooms flash faintly at night and hide unusual herbs.
Beneath the temple lies a sealed grove-binding stone used to restrain an ancient tree-wyrm.
A string of small-time smugglers within the market divert metal shipments for secret buyers.
Rellan's enchanted saw is keyed to a distant fey gate and may open it if used on the right timber.
A lost elder tree beneath the town hides a forgotten spirit.
A traveling collector will pay handsomely for a specific carved stave.
The spores are an omen when they light the houses in a single night.
The Iron Chest in the Hollow
A hidden cavity beneath an elder oak contains an old iron chest bearing a foreign sigil.
The Sleeping Saplings
Patrols report blighted saplings that glow at night and lure animals into sleep.
The Missing Ledger
A caravan bound for Larchford was ambushed and a ledger of illicit trades vanished with it.
The Apprentice and the Idol
A guild apprentice ran off into the fen with a strange carved idol and will not answer the door.
