Fairmont

## General Overview

Fairmont Springs was a very successful resort town built around a natural hot spring in the nearby mountains. It was often used as a vacation spot, mainly by loggers and farmers. Since the hot spring also connected to the main river running through the area Fairmont Springs also found itself right in the middle of the river trading system set up between the towns in the area. The hot springs were very popular and some even claimed they had healing properties. The most notable building in town was the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, which is over on hundred and fifty years old. The town saw the height of it's prosperity approximately a hundred years ago (Ch 162).

About fifty years ago the town experienced a string of mysterious disappearances thanks to the Labyrinth appearing in the town. Since they didn't know of the existence of the Labyrinth the residents believed there was a beast in the forest killing people and hired hunters to track it down. Unfortunately, the hunters all also disappeared without a trace. After about a year of this, a mass disappearance (approximately half the town) proved to be the final straw for the local population and they all moved out, leaving the town abandoned. Many of the residents who left the town moved into the nearby city of Talent Town, which is just a few hours away on the other side of the mountains, for a short while before moving on to find more permanent places to live (Ch 162).

After the town was abandoned there were investigations into the disappearances for about the next decade afterwards as police, hunters and even adventures entered the town. Many of these investigators also disappeared, leading to a fence being put up around it's perimeter and the entire abandoned town being closed off to the public (Ch 162).

## Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

This hotel is located on the outskirts of Fairmont, through the forest and across the river. It is a large stone building, at least fourteen stories tall. It is often compared to a castle when first scene, suggesting it is a rather impressive looking building (Ch 168). Dark, wooden steps lead up to the stone porch of the hotel where the front door sits (Ch 169).

The inside of the hotel also continues it's grand castle theme. The lobby is made up of a wide hall with low arches. Various chairs and couches sit on the square rugs that cover up the stone floors. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling and an ornate staircase leads up to the higher floors. The lobby also has a front desk for check-ins and a back room for employees. Against one wall is a grandfather clock (Ch 169).

The higher floors hold the guest room, which are connected together with long, dark, fancy hallways that match the rest of the building. The rooms themselves are simple, with just a bed and a closet inside. Rectangular windows with simple drapes allow a view of the outside. The doors have old key locks on them and it is possible to look through the key hole into the rooms (Ch 169).

## Leticia's Cabin

This cabin was built half a mile from the Fairmont fence at the request of Leticia Bradley (Ch 174).

## Trivia and Notes

### Trivia

* Fairmont becomes covered in fog during the colder months of the year due to the cold air hitting the warm hot springs. This means that there is no clear visibility of the town from the mountains like there would be during the summer (Ch 162)

### Notes

* The town of Fairmont is based off of the real world hotel "Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel" located in the city of Banff, Alberta Canada. The hotel is famous for being one of the most haunted locations in Canada