Location: Tusk Town
Rikka and Tib had lead a group of the refugees from Drowned Trees down towards The Stag Lord’s Fort to supplement the forces left behind. And they had managed to pick up a couple of groups of settlers on the way. Rook, Percy and Zorah had taken care of the undead creatures living in the hillside, before they left.
So Rikka and Tib turned their attention to the area surrounding the Fort’s Mound – and discovered that it had been built on previously - making it easy to clear for new developments. All together they found three separate areas - one down by the lake, one immediately around the fort’s mound and a third to one side. Making Three areas cleared for city development immediately.
When Henry arrives he brings a few soldier and more settlers with him. The soldiers settle in to support the garrison, and some of the settlers join the crews clearing rocks from the new city districts and carrying them up the fill to the fort, then building huts and seeking casual work building, hauling or even just cleaning up after the horses. The start of Tusk Town as it is to be known, and ready to help build and run businesses and services any new town needs.
Many others find somewhere out in the countryside, within a few miles of the keep - close enough so that they come under the protection of the guard – but far enough away that they aren't under the thumb of the guard. Small holdings, market gardens and fishing hamlets start to appear.