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Dragon Fen Estate - Northwest Wastes

Shamelessly stolen from Claiming Skull Church - Out of Character Discussions.

9-26 BOB

A new portion of the Craniate Wastes will be established. The working title is Governor of the Northwest Wastes, a protectorate of Dragon Fen. This area is approximately a 2 mile radius centered on Skull Church. That covers the area from the border with the Quellcon Estates down along Farmers Turn to the general area of one of the battle sites from the Second Drillian Civil War (-89 SKR). The Governor for this area will live in the village of Hourglass, currently a haunted burned village along Farmers Turn.

Characters most closely involved in this area:

Snee - Governor
- Will also create a small Kayugan shrine in town
- Answers to Branwyn for the protectorate
Brer - Overseer of Skull Church
- Providing a guiding hand to ensure the church remains clean of undead
- Baron Ulgin will be the priest in charge of the church
- Intends to stay a few months to ensure progress then will leave
Skarp - Territorial administration
- Will work on finding natural resources the area can develop
- Work on finding long term solutions to the Goblin problem
- Intends to stay 'a short time' and then continue on with his adventures
Talwin, Knight of Dragon Fen - Steward
- Will work with Pete on construction projects
  - First step is removing the moat
  - The Church renovations
  - Rebuilding the village of Hourglass
  - Maintaining safety along Farmers Turn
  - Proposed new path to connect to Travelers Way
- Work to coordinate with Snee and Branwyn

Of course everyone will be helping. Emerald with the goblins and other projects. Thistle and eventually Shi will be there to help and the rest of the group.

We will be having adventures here to deal with this start up. There are still lots of other things to explore as well.

First Tasks

Build wooden walkway across pool of muck to allow a choice upon entering the church
- To be replaced with a stone walkway soon
Breach the moat and begin refilling
- still to be determined fire on the black puddings
- This is a MATH problem of how many fireballs, flaming orbs, barrels of oil, etc. you will cast/need to eliminate the puddings and how much time that will take
Organize first visit to the Goblins

10/29 Spring

I needed a map and I needed a page, so here they are. The circle is based on the text description. It may be wrong - the scale doesn't look right.

I've seen some mention about this being a swamp. It's not; it's a false desert. The dikes to the west have artificially dried the terrain. Winters are wet.

The only thing preventing the Craniate Wastes from being a true desert are the cool, moist winters. In the summer, to protect from the heat and dry winds, most plants drop their leaves or die back until cooler, wetter weather arrives. It is in these winter months that the Wastes start showing its true colors with a burst of blooming from the annual flora and increased activity from the fauna in response.

Due to the harsh conditions, the plants are often tough, leathery or waxy, thorn-covered, or odoriferous to protect themselves from predation and the general climate. Shrubs and grasses are the majority of what grows in the area, and what few trees can be found in the Wastes are small and unimpressive. What fauna can be found is a reflection of its habitat: birds who use thorns to impale its prey, mammals who've grown their own spikes, creatures that burrow to escape the sun, and felines who can only be found at night.

Craniate Wastes

The Northwest Wastes.