Town of Faerlyn

Faerlyn is an elven sheep-ranching village of quiet splendor, nestled mostly on the northern banks of the Faer River. Its waters shimmer like starlight even at midday. The village lies at the edge of the Moonfen Forest, where veils of mist drift silently and wild cries echo across ancient boughs.

It serves as both a frontier outpost and a royal project, part of King Rhysanus's grand effort to restore Elven presence across the reclaimed lands of Jordaine.

Royal Sponsorship:
Faerlyn's flocks are sponsored by the Elven crown itself. Through King Rhysanus's vision, the town is granted protection, magical aid, and expert workers from Arethane. The wool harvested here is refined into cloaks for spellcasters and vestments for priesthoods. Though the Barony of the Vale claims nominal authority, real governance rests with Faerlyn's own Eldergrove Council.

The village's annual Wool Tithe Festival draws royal barges to its shore. These emissaries collect enchanted fleece, hear citizen petitions, and inspect the borderlands beyond the Faer.

Setting and Environment:

• To the South: the Faer River, pure and glimmering, fed by ley-charged springs.
• To the East and North: Moonfen Forest, home of fey spirits, ancient whispers, and shadowy beasts.
• To the North and West: the looming Lasse'Amon Mountains.

Strategic and Political Importance:

• Produces wool compatible with enchantments like Armor of Ithan and Invisibility.
• Serves as a northern watchpost for wild magic or forest incursions.
• Preserves rare Elven customs from the pre-Alaxus age.

Governance:
The Eldergrove Hall council, led by ranchers, craft-masters, and druids, makes most local decisions. However, authority ultimately lies with Mayor Taleira Moonsheen, a Silver Elf shepherd-matron who wields the Crown's sigil and ancient forest wisdom.

Magical and Cultural Features:

1. The Faerlooms: Prophetic cloaks that hum under moonlight.
2. The Moon-Ewe Rite: Once per decade, a white ewe is gifted to Moonfen to appease the spirits.
3. Riverblessed Rams: Sometimes born with magical resistances, or rare speech.

Town Features and Locations

1. Woolwarden's Archive (Records & Ledgers): A domed building made of alabaster and cedar; holds genealogies of flocks, weather lore, and trade agreements.
   Inhabitants: Archivist Quenlin, an ancient Elf with a mind like a steel trap and a penchant for moss tea.
2. The Moonfleece Loomery (Textile Workshop): A whitewashed stone building with intricate Elven murals. It houses looms enchanted to sing while they weave. Produces fine cloaks, tunics, and ceremonial garb. Inhabitants: Velian and Rhuea Starreel, twin Elven weavers and mild telepaths who communicate silently while working.
3. Eira's Herbal Wash (Wool Cleaning & Dye House): Wool is cleaned and dyed here using herbal brews. A fragrant place with steaming vats and drying lines of rainbow wool.
   Inhabitants: Eira Fernmoss, a quiet Moon Elf who hums to the vats to ensure the colors settle properly.
4. Briarthorn Inn: A cozy rest-house with a green sod roof, it caters to traveling wool merchants and seasonal shearers. Inhabitants: Aeren Briarthorn, a jovial Elven innkeeper and retired ranger; assisted by his Human wife Milly.
5. The Spindle & Stave (Tavern): A lively, lantern-lit tavern with low music and carved wooden furniture. The walls are decorated with shepherd's crooks and wool-tufted branches. Inhabitants: Soryn Elthalas, a flirtatious bard and brewer of elderflower mead.
6. Faerlyn Shrine to Elandur (Shepherd-God): A quiet open-air glade with a carved obsidian sheep statue. Offerings of wool and milk are made here.
   Inhabitants: Priestess Naelwyn, a serene Wood Elf who communes with sheep spirits.
7. Shepherd Home: Modest but graceful cottages with fenced pastures and mossy walls. Inhabitants: Bran and Marta Solkin: breeders of night-sheep with dusky wool.
8. Shepherd Home: Modest but graceful cottages with fenced pastures and mossy walls. Inhabitants: Thalior and Selaen Wyrbranch: breeders of night-sheep with dusky wool.
9. Shepherd Home: Modest but graceful cottages with fenced pastures and mossy walls. Inhabitants: Coran Velweather: a young elf training his talking sheepdog, Mirth.
10. Shepherd Home: Modest but graceful cottages with fenced pastures and mossy walls. Inhabitants: Shanil Windmere: elderly spinner and storyteller.
11. Shepherd Home: Modest but graceful cottages with fenced pastures and mossy walls. Inhabitants: Feylin and Ruvin Caelthorn: parents of four; operate a tiny shearing cooperative.
12. Shepherd Homes: Modest but graceful cottages with fenced pastures and mossy walls. Inhabitants: Orissa Dapplemane: trains sheep for trail-guiding and long caravans.
13. The Sylvan Shearing Barn: A long, airy structure of woven branches and stone troughs. Used for communal shearing rituals under moonlight. Inhabitants: Shared by village families during season; supervised by Hevan Wyrleaf, a master shearer and flute player.
14. Ewe & Ember Smithy: Primarily a toolsmith's forge for making shears, shepherd's crooks, and iron-shod boots. Has a chimney of red-glass bricks.
    Inhabitants: Darniel Firemane, a Half-Elf smith with a tattooed face and a gentle heart.
15. Thistlehitch Stables: Houses riding sheep, rams bred for defense, and a few trained mountain goats used by scouts. Inhabitants: Nymria Thistlehitch, rancher of battle-rams; her son Pell, dreams of becoming a knight.
16. Eldergrove Hall (Town Hall & Gathering Place): A circular hall of living trees grown in a spiral formation, their branches woven into a vaulted roof. Meetings, festivals, and rites of shearing are held here. Inhabitants: Mayor Taleira Moonsheen, a Silver Elf matron with a shepherd's wisdom and druidic magic.
17. Lanolin & Lace (Boutique): Sells elegant Elven wool goods: cloud-light scarves, thread-of-gold sashes, charm-stitched vests. Inhabitants: Yselda Moonspindle, enchantress-tailor with a voice like silver rain.
18. Tannis & Co. General Provisions: A humble supply shop for tools, dried fruit, travel bread, and wool-oil.
    Inhabitants: Tannis Corweir, a Human merchant long adopted by the Elves, famed for his gossip and story-swapping.
19. Watchtower of Elisar: Used to watch for wolves, dire owls, and rogue goblins. A small garrison, known as the Twilight Thread, Lead by Maerin Dawnshade, bowmistress.
20. The Fleeceway Trading Post: The General Store. Has hitching rails and stone ledgers for weighing bales.
    Inhabitants: Torbel Evenbrook, a silent half-elf logistics overseer; secretly writes epic poems.
21. Whispergrove Schoolhouse: Teaches Elven history, sheep-care, and runes to Faerlyn's few children. The school bell is a wind chime. Inhabitants: Teacher Elluneth, an old Elf who trained at the capital and now tends saplings and students alike.
22. Healing Hall: The Healer's Hall
    Inhabitants: Lirael Faenwing, healer and herbalist with a deep empathy for wounded animals and souls.