Fuzzy: Dragons Den - Darius's Table
Brother Florin smiles at Darius's enthusiasm, obviously delighted to have found a kindred spirit in this frontier town.
"Well, let me see. Lord Henry has built himself a villa up there at Henryhall as the last stop before leaving Midmarch on the road to Restov, or the first stop on the way in. He has also established a fort at that spot labelled Outpost, with a garrison of guards to patrol the roads across the middle of Midmarch.
"Down here, on the Shrike River about halfway between Tusk Town and Ringbridge, there is a restricted area called Sootscale. It is the home territory of the Sootscale tribe of kobolds. Lord Henry has agreed some sort of treaty with them, so the area is basically off limits except that river travel between Tusk Town and Ringbridge is permitted - just make sure you stay on the boat and obey the warning signs along both banks of the river. Oh, some folk would definitely be tempted to go in uninvited as the kobolds have a silver mine there, but Marik Metals have secured the rights to that trade and Marik himself is Henry's appointed agent for all dealings with Sootscale. So anyone wanting to even talk to the kobolds needs to talk to Marik first.
"Then there is another restricted area up in the northern part of the Narlemarch forests. It is the homeland of a community of fey creatures of various sorts. Again, Lord Henry has some sort of treaty with them, so it is a case of keep out or you'll have more trouble than you looked for on both sides of the border.
"Up there in the Northern Narlemarch Reserve, as well as the Fey lands you have got Hunters Rest and an ancient shrine to Erastil called Elkwall. That sounds like a fascinating sight. I heard someone describe Elkwall as a 300-foot long cliff carved to look like an enormous elk! Much as it pains me to promote anything about any other religion but Abadar's, it certainly sounds like that would be one place any worshipper of Erastil would want to see before they die!"
He leans back with a happy smile on his face as he studies the map laid out in front of him, then waves a barmaid over to the table.
"Well, this is a jolly nice way to spend the evening, isn't it? I think I might just indulge in a small beer while I am here."