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Shattered Vale

Background

Recent History

Gaylesboro and the Shattered Vale came to prominence about ten years ago. Prior to that it was a sleep barony ruled over by an absentee landlord, the Baron Grissom. Grissom took the Vale on as part of a long-standing rumor that there were ancient tombs in the surrounding mountains.

Gaylesboro is the capital of the barony and is named after the Baron's wife, who is known to most as "The Lady of the Vale". She handled most of the day-to-day administration until her death during childbirth nearly twenty years ago. Her son survived and now theoretically oversees daily activites in the barony. In truth he is largely ignored.

In the last year, most of the prosperity of the city has come to an end. Most believe the tombs are played out, that there are none left worth looting. The adventurers, including Grissom, and their easy money have headed east leaving Gaylesboro to restore what little order it had.

The town is relatively secure with a wall and a moat. It lies in a deep broad valley. The chief weakness is the distance to the next settlements. The mountains surrounding the area are populated principly with orcs, goblins, and kobolds. Rumors of tombs with untold riches persist although it has been more than a year since a big strike.

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