Delvin

## General

Main road runs N/S in and out of the town, the west road out of town leads into the forest, east road to the castle manor of the Duke and Duchess out of town on the hill overlooking the valley -the town is more or less shaped like a circle, small in size in a valley, forest to the south that gets much denser towards the west then thins again on the path north, towards the hill the trees thin a bit as it’s been cleared into a more grove and manicured appearance as the road approaches the large estate on the hill The majority of the town consists of wood elves with a slightly lesser population of dragonborns who seem to be drawn here due to the temple of Bahamut being the town’s relative claim to fame in the area. A few kobolds can also be found here and there. There is one dwarf that serves as the town shaman and seems to be the only dwarf living in the town.

The current unopposed ruler of the area is Duchess Gendacross, a female adult silver dragon whose temperament seems to improve with tribute, gifts and praise, but her high standards and quick disdain often outweigh the amount of times you can catch her smiling. Lately, she is highly absent in the day to day functions of the town as her young daughter, Celeste seems to have taken to the role of managing business matters. Duchess Gendacross does enjoy throwing lavish dragon related celebrations for the town, making tribute to her a primary focus around the festivities. The Duke is currently and very specifically missing from the town and has been absent as a ruler for the past year. The youngest daughter Redolyn seems to be missing as well. The reasons involving the disappearance are suspect, but the town doesn’t have any idea why. In the past he has been known to be the much more gregarious, generous side of the pairing, is the five year running baking champion in the yearly competition, and overall is a fair and just ruler. \*The town has a notable temple, the largest building in the town besides the large castle manor on the hill for the monarch and their family. It is dedicated to Bahamut and draws in people on pilgrimage as it is rumored to house relics of the Great Platinum Dragon himself. While no one has actually seen the relics, the rumor seems to stir curiosity enough and the lavish, ornate nature of it are truly astounding enough against such an otherwise humble-looking town.
Close to the edge of the forest, there is a magic wishing well. It is said to have been blessed by Bahamut and putting a platinum piece into the well will gift you a token you are meant to have by fate. (This would be a roll to get a trinket off the established trinket table, but each character can only get the one as it was meant for them specifically and can flavor for rp/lore fun). If a person tries to put anything other than a single platinum coin in the well, the result is whatever it was being spat back out at the person (Dex save DC15 or be smacked by the object for 1d4 damage). Additional attempts past the first to receive an item will receive the same treatment as Bahamut does not look kindly upon greed. There are six festivals per year, the largest by far being Bahamutmas, to celebrate the Great Platinum Dragon and gift giving to loved ones as well as large decorated trees and bright candles are common decorations. Wreaths are made and placed on doors and the colors for the festival are overwhelmingly platinum/silver tones often interspersed with blue.

## Important Npc's

### Truluck Family, Monarchs of Delvin

#### Celeste Truluck

19 year old wood elf, Daughter of the Duchess, often found at townhall managing day to day business of the town and acting leader, while quite young for the task, manages the best she can with the help of staff

### Other Npc's

#### Shawni the dwarf shaman:

She resides in a large, decorative cabin and while she tends to the general needs of the town, seems rather grumpy most of the time.

#### Silos Winnow:

The head priest at the temple of Bahamut, a wood elf who staffs a team mixed with wood elves and dragonborn alike. His temperament is even, he is a kindhearted soul, and often leads ceremonies and is present for festivals. He is the resident storyteller for the town.

#### Winnie the baker:

Owns the bakery that always smells like baked bread and sugar cookies and is a brass dragonborn woman with a warm disposition.

#### Adele Temstem:

Runs the orphanage with a strong will, but while weary does her best with the children that seem to be found in the woods with odd regularity, a wood elf in her later years with white hair and a distaste for misbehaving

#### Tim “Trim” Tippington:

Leader of the acting troupe at the theater and eccentric in taste, often found wearing makeup in a variety of styles, responsible for putting on the plays and generally organizes performances at the theater, wood elf and quite tall and thin

#### Denner “Tank” Effernin:

A mercenary who stays in the inn, a copper dragonborn who likes to challenge people to arm wrestling matches

#### Sam and Wilma:

Own the inn as a couple, their multitude of house cats roam around and are usually friendly to all that pass through and usually...tend to stay off tables. Sam and Wilma are a wood elf couple and their staff consists of children of theirs. As a family owned and run operation, Wilma runs a tight ship, but the warm environment and home cooked meals are enough to keep people coming back. There is often music and a warm fire, elven spirits available and sometimes ghost stories of the forest nearby.

#### Svenka Belvanos:

She is a wily pallid elf who runs the shop for her uncle who does the general tanning, armor making and fletching process with arrows and the like. Her brother assists with that, but they’re often in the workshop, and she sells the goods. She’s cheerful, very quirky, over-talkative, but is open to bargaining and has special arrows if asked about them.

#### Tremulus Stonewater:

The resident arcanist is often found in the library where he conducts his research and a small staff of library assistants help him with his studies. He is researching the magic potential of the forest nearby. He is a darker skinned wood elf with spectacles, and lends his services in enchantment but at a steep price, his spellcasting abilities are also used for various means in the town at times, and he is often consulted on arcane matters by the town hall.

#### Gendrik Splintstone:

Runs the marketplace booths as the head of the family of silver dragonborn clan who sell a variety of vegetables, fruits, cheeses, jams, jellies, honey and other similar products. It’s mostly the children running the booths, calling out to passerby to sell their wares (His son  Tyke is likely who adventures will speak with most of the time for vending purposes)

#### Summer Winsel:

Head teacher with deep background knowledge about the town as she has delved deep into records familiarizing herself with the town’s history, a middle aged wood elf, whose friendly familiarity with plants and animals is an accompaniment to her knowledge of the area. She is often found either at the schoolhouse or at the orphanage volunteering.

#### Edmond Baggum:

Runs the local general store that has a large selection of candy in addition to most regular items, a wood elf with a handlebar mustache who has a soft spot for a good story will often offer candy samples and the candy coated apples he sells are a specialty.

#### Elna Weaver:

A hermit that lives on the edge of the forest in a treehouse, and often yells down from her porch at adventurers as they pass. Her rantings seem paranoid, and most of the town regards her as the “town crazy” but the wild-eyed wood elf also tends to hoard found items in the woods that she’ll sell to someone if she decides she trusts them enough ((Pers DC 15)). \*-Penny: A purple tiefling runs the town butcher shop, has no problem grilling orders to go, and sells pickled vegetables in addition to the generally local variety of meats available. She also bottles and sells a fire whiskey of her own making that is popular at town events and functions.