Barony of Ren'belore

**Ren'belore** is located in farthest southern reaches of the Blasted Lands, further down the coast from both Surwich and within the County of Ebonlight. The Barony of Ren'belore is unique in terms of its denizens with approximately 60% of the populace being of High Elven heritage as of the latest census- Ren'dorei and Quel'dorei alike. Fitting then that the name of the Barony roughly translates to "Void of the Sun" in the Thalassian tongue.

## Geography

Ren'belore is surrounded by mountains to the south and west, with low rolling hills and thin tree lines dividing it from the greater Ebonlight area. Much like Ebonlight and Surwich, Ren'belore is also a coastal settlement (though the waters are too shallow for a harbor or for shipping vessels, with both of those being in Ebonlight.)

### Natural Resources

Ren'belore has a mine that recently struck on a large vein of Truesilver. Smaller deposits of other ores such as Gold, Thorium, and Mithril have also been found in and around the mine, and further surveys are being conducted to see if expanding the mine to find more of these precious metals will be feasible.

The locals have taken to fishing from the docks and from small watercraft in to the Forbidding Sea, though most of their catch is used in feeding the populace.

## Culture

With a majority population consisting of High Elven heritage it was only natural that magic would rise to the forefront of culture in the area. Construction of a mage tower started shortly after the Barony's founding, though few mages knowledgeable on the subject of tapping in to ley lines currently reside in the township of Ren'belore and construction has been temporarily suspended until Dame-Archon Shakiena Stillwater can assess it for herself.

With a mixed population of humans and elves alike, the elven dominance is even further dominated within their own ranks by Ren'dorei- the "Children of the Void". Even though they have a large presence in Ren'belore the open practice of void magics was long since forbidden even during the early days of the Barony's founding, with private practices and research only being allowed in pursuit of averting the forever encroaching madness their people have burdened themselves with.

The mine is primarily overseen by the human third of Ren'belore's population, tending to be blue collar sorts that enjoy sport fishing off the docks or in personal crafts taken a short ways out to sea (to avoid accidentally straying in to shipping lanes traveling in and out of Ebonlight's Harbor.) Just as well it is primarily humans and a scant few Quel'dorei who tend to Sun's Light Lighthouse off the coast between Ebonlight and Ren'belore's waters.

## Beliefs/Religion

A majority of the population being Quel'dorei and Human lends itself to a covenant of believers in The Holy Light, with a sizable (currently) unnamed chapel being built on a cliffside overlooking the Forbidding Sea.

Ren'dorei and other agnostic/nonbelievers tend to largely keep to themselves, though naturally intermingle with their fellow denizens while keeping their void proclivities as typically private matters- as is the law that open practice of void magics or void magics not pertaining to retaining sanity are forbidden.