Gaterlin

## City Description

Gaterlin isn’t the oldest or largest town in Ellarith, however it has a rich history that has seen many battles in its time. It's also part of The Coalition of Kinship however the bond between the towns and city isn't as strong as it use to be and is slowly deteriorating. never the less the Lord of the town Eric Vedmire, who's family have been in charge for generations are well respected and have the trust of the people to do good by them.

The town is very divided on the matter of Orcs and Goblinoid's half seem not to mind while others have a prominent dislike towards them, as over the years the two races have butted heads with the people of Gaterlin on more than a few occasions. The most predominate and famous being The Battle of Tooth and Claw.

### **Geography**

A lot surrounds the town, small mountains, hills and thick forrest are all within a few days ride of Gaterlin. In every direction you take through the main roads also takes you to a number of places. For example, the city of Knightsdale is only a weeks travel north or so. Travel east and you find the port town of Baywater. South the small lumber-town of Riverfoot is settled and lastly go west long enough and you'll come across Oldfront.

### **Weather**

Like many places in Ellarith the weather isn't too extreme and especially in the middle of the continent where Gaterlin is set the weather doesn't caution too much of a problem. It's rains enough for crops not to dry out and the sun shines enough not not turn everything into a marshy land.

### **Gods**

A few worship Helm and some others pray to Lliira. But the main worship in Gaterlin is towards Pelor.

## City Life

The city life has gone through a drastic change in recent years. Once protected by The Crowns Corps the town is now in limbo after they left as a result of the the kings in Knightsdale's sudden change of character when he pulled out his men to protect the town. Now Lord Eric Vedmire has been struggling to keep up on the demand. As a result the Goblins and Orcs problem has once again started occurring with raids being more and more frequent.

Apart from the problem with raiders not much else troubles the people, apart from the slight divide in opinion regarding on Goblinoids the towns folk normally agrees with each other. The Vedmire bloodline runs deep alongside the history of the city the their fates and normally woven together, Such as if something good or bad happens to the town its normally connected to a Vedmire doing something.

The Feast of Morrow: Its tradition all over the Dailian fields to hold a grand feast the day before battle, most make it a joyous occasion for celebration of life, while a few see it as defeatist mentality.

### **Demographic**

With Knightsdale and a lot of the Dalian Planes mainly being a human realm its stands as no surprise the largest population of the people are human (61%). However you see some Elves (7%) around and as a result Half Elves (12%). The same goes with Orcs (2%) and half orcs (6%) however due to the racism towards them you dont see as much. The rest of the towns people (12%) consists of various different races.

## Notable Locations

*Shops/ Buildings*

**A Knights Rest**: Probably the most popular inn for visitors to get a hot meal and warm bed for the night.

**Piece of the Pie**: A bakery in town

**Blazing Blacksmiths**: The Blacksmith that is run by the one handed man mountain man.

**Tin and Trinkets**: A pawn shop that buys and sells random goods.

**The Lucky Traveler**: A popular and loud tavern where you can also hire some company and a bed for the night.

**Drunken Dream Inn**: A tavern were the locals usually drink but also has beds for travellers.

*Locations*

**Vedmire Keep**: The most secure and oldest location in Gaterlin. The Vedmire Keep is also used as a refugee point in case of an emergency, such as the town being under attack or a natural disaster. The keep is also home to the Vedmire's an old family that have lorded over the people for generations. The Keep was the only thing left standing when Lord Vedmire took the fortress. After the old war Vedmire build a village around the fort and turned it into his keep.

**Gaterlin Catacombs**: The Catacombs is the final resting place for a lot of Gaterlin's historical citizens you can find a lot of the Vedmire's tombs there.

## Military

Until recently Gaterlin use to be under the protection of The Kings Corps sent from Knightsdale, in agreement with the 'Coalition of kinship' for decades. A well trained battalion of Kings Crops that would work with the small group of local guards to protect the town. However since their order to return back to the city was issued the people of Gaterlin have struggled with the demand, now very short staffed the military aspect of the town has to work none stop to keep the people safe.

Gaterlin Guard - The equipment for the guards are similar to most in the Dalian Fields. Standard issue for the soldiers are a chain shirt, spear and shield. Some solider get trained with the short bow to help defend the town from range. The Galerlin guard also share the same colour scheme as the Crowns Corps, mainly out of showing unity, however the difference is the coat of arms on the shields and armour.

## History

**Humble Beginnings**

Gaterlin wasn't always a town, it was once just a fort. Build and placed to keep a look out for Knightsdales rising power in the north. However once their expansion begun out to the south Fort Gaterlin was one of its highest priority. For a long time Gaterlin was near impenetrable.

The first battle of tooth and claw