Millstrand

## Village Description

Milltrand is the most northern village in the Dailian Planes in central Ellarith. It is also where the famous Iris comet crashed millennia ago and is what Millstrand is known for. The comet has special properties and the villagers have used that to advance their small town. For example the comet glows naturally when in darkness so at night there is no need for touches and fire is only used for heat. The comet was once huge but over the centuries more and more of the ore has been mined for a number of things like building materials, experimented on, exported or even stolen. The comet also terraformed the earth and water and now for some reason the clean water that flows through the mills is sweet.

Due to the town being in the center of a number of branching rivers you find a large amount of clay in the riverbanks and mines, and as a result the houses have a very unique look to them. Most village structures are made with stone or wood but the ones in Millstrand was made out of a reddish purple brick and are obviously a lot more sturdier.

There are also stories of special gemstones in the comet that have magical properties and are extremely rare. There are only 3 known gems out in Ellarith, one being in the guard of the legendary longsword Haze. One has been passed down to either the current King or Queen of Knightsdale for generations, and the last is hanging in the town hall in Millstrand.

### **Geography**

This small river town is a nice and semi popular stop when travels are coming from Knightsdale to the east to Carneth in the west. There is also the desolate and crumbing village of Deepcliff to the north.

## Village Life

The people in Millstrand are quite content compared to others. This is down to a number of things, one being their sweet water that some people like to believe improves their mood. They are also slightly more advanced for a village of their size and due to their technology.

However they are still under the rule of King Olin and this can cause some distress. Most riches found goes straight to Knightsdale or if anything is sold and a majority of the profits go to Knightsdale. The people are also taxed highly due to earning more than the average villager.

## Notable Locations

*Shops/ Buildings*

**The Brave Tadpole** - A small tavern in town.

*Locations*

**Village Courthouse** - The courthouse is where the baroness lives and where town meetings are held.

**Watermills Row** - Due to Millstrand having so many rivers the town use a lot of watermills and a lot are clustered together each filtering different rivers.

**The Iris comet** - When the comet crashed Millennia ago it destroyed all life around it, but slowly nature regrew and after decades plant life came back and with the alien rock the land began to change. The comet lodged the main part of itself just off the ocean and you can see a part of it break the sea level. However there are also small chunks in the ocean and deep in the earth.

**Magenta Mines** - Just outside the village this vast mine branches out in many directions, clay is in abundance in the mine but it is also filled with underwater caverns and chambers. some even lead to chunks of the Iris comet.

## Military

The military in this village is a lot higher than normal this is due three major reasons, the first is because the village is still controlled by King Olin of Knightsdale, the second is because of comet. It's in the King Olin's best interest to have the town safe from bandits or pirates as the the mines bring in a lot of income. Lastly the third reason is is because its one of the closest town to Deepcliff, a very common place he sends criminals to fulfil their sentences, therefore if there are any deserters venture down there is a strong force waiting for them.

Kings Guard - Donning a majority white chain-shirt with and sage trim, the cities guards have a standard issue spear, shield and light crossbow with Knightsdale coat of arms also painted onto the shield.

Black Guard - As stated the blackguard often wear all black plate armour and each has a specialty in a certain weapon, from glaives and longswords to heavy crossbows, these are the more elite units