Barrows Dell

Barrow's Dell is a small village in The Haft, chiefly noteworthy for the presence of Sableshriek Hall, the ancestral home and seat of House Aradin.
The Hall sits on a hill overlooking the Barrow, were the river meets Talon's Lake. Some water traffic passes through on its way to the Woodmere. On its west side the hill drops steeply, then rises again--a bridge connects the two hilltops. The Horn Stones, an ancient megalithic site, rests on the western hill; the festival fires of the local populace are held in this circle during the advent of spring, the last harvest, and Longest Night.
Most of House Aradin's holdings are populated by rural folk--farmers and woodsmen. The village is populated chiefly by those who work around the Hall, an innkeeper, smith, and a few others who make their living from those traveling on their way south, or northwest to House Morym's seat in Keldhwen. Gywn kesGalen, the proprietor of Gwyn's Inn, makes a decent living here and trades in food, ale, and gossip.
Turan Anarwyn's family farms on the edge of the village; the Grand Oak in his field is well known in the region and considered by many to be the dwelling place of an ancient spirit. It is local custom to tie brightly colored ribbons into the branches to make a request to the spirit of the tree, especially in the spring and summer. The final harvest is celebrated with a procession that begins at the tree, then takes the road up towards Sableshriek and over the bridge to the Hornstones where the bonfire is lit. 
Category:Keledon
Category:Places in Keledon
Category:The Haft
Category:House Aradin