Chapter Two: Background (Lichgate)

Lichgate

Size: small town
Population: 1,300
Racial Mix: 90% human, 8% halfling, 2% other races
GP Limit: 800 gp
Power Centre: Council of Elders
Sheriff: Apple Merrywind

Lichgate is a farming community comprised of mostly humans and a fairly large contingent of halflings. Lichgate is the largest (by percent of population) gathering of halflings in all of Chillhame.

The Council of Elders leads this town. The Council of Elders consists of fourteen older men and women who the townspeople respect to make good decisions. It is obvious from your brief interaction with them that they do not come to decisions quickly. They argue among themselves endlessly unless some outsider (such as yourselves) pushes them to decide something quickly.

There is a large temple dedicated to Yosa here as well as minor sanctuaries devoted to Aranu, Blediwesse, and Hombel in this town.

The Lichgate Arms offers suitable accomodations and tasty meals for visitors at reasonable prices. The Drunken Halfling and the Sour Grapes Beer Hall are two respectable taverns in which travelers and townsfolk alike can slake their thirsts in peace and reasonable quiet.

The party has warned Lichgate of the impending Duergar invasion, and the townsfolk appear to be well-motivated and organized to get the heck out of there and head to Saragost. In fact, Apple was able to get several unmarried males to head out in three groups immediately. They left to the east, west and south to help with warning people in outlying farms of the impending attack. At least a few families plan on leaving at dawn tomorrow for Saragost.

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