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 ===Description of Shopkeepers & Notable Natives===
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-<li>'''Betterbeer, Brundhall''' (innkeeper) - Portly and loud with red hair, green eyes, and fair complexion, Brundhall has a merry continence and a lilting accent.  The Druid's Head Inn is run by Brundhall Betterbeer, his wife (Missela), and two young sons (Windham & Nob).  Brundhall is well-liked and kind.  He sells his bitters for a very low price to the villagers and a very high price to strangers.
+<li>'''Betterbeer, Brundhall''' (innkeeper, deceased) - Portly and loud with red hair, green eyes, and fair complexion, Brundhall has a merry continence and a lilting accent.  The Druid's Head Inn is run by Brundhall Betterbeer, his wife (Missela), and two young sons (Windham & Nob).  Brundhall is well-liked and kind.  He sells his bitters for a very low price to the villagers and a very high price to strangers. Brundhall was killed in a bar fight and his body taken on November 12, 907 TA.
-<li>'''Betterbeer, Missela''' (innkeeper's wife) - Portly and quiet with a shrill laugh, Missela has brown hair, brown eyes, and a fair complexion.
+<li>'''Betterbeer, Missela''' (innkeeper's wife) - Portly and quiet with a shrill laugh, Missela has brown hair, brown eyes, and a fair complexion. Missela took over the Druid's Head Inn when her husband was killed in a bar fight.
 <li>'''Betterbeer, Nob''' (innkeeper's son) - Thin and quiet, Nob's red hair and green eyes are overshadowed by frequent bruises to his fair complexion.  Nob follows his older brother around everywhere.  Nob is a town gossip who is frequently beaten by his father for telling secrets.  Villagers find that he is easily tricked.
 <li>'''Betterbeer, Windham''' (innkeeper's son) - The older brother is thin with his father's red hair, green eyes, and fair complexion.  Quiet by nature, Windham hangs on his father's every word.
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 <li>'''Howland the Pious''' (abbot, whereabouts unknown) - Howland disappeared around the time the Chapel of St. Betherd was closed.  Described as a tall thin man, gaunt with very grey hair, a nervous tick, and a perpetual frown, it is thought that he fled south from Haggelthorn.
 <li>'''Lacy, Eleanor''' (cook at Haggelthorn Hall) - Lacy is a woman of strict habits.  She rises early, always walks to the village for foodstuffs at ten.  Dinner is always prompt, albeit not spectacular fare.  Competent in the kitchen, Lacy's one vice seems to be an insatiable appetite for old books - ghost stories are her favorite.  She is slowly working her way through the vast Haggelthorn libraries.
-<li>'''Merko the Bold''' (fishman) - tall, thin, handsome with a nice smile, Merko will try charming any woman.  Merko drink heavily and gets boisterous.  He lives near the Owl's Head Lighthouse.
+<li>'''Merko the Bold''' (fishman, deceased) - tall, thin, handsome with a nice smile, Merko will try charming any woman.  Merko drink heavily and gets boisterous.  He lives near the Owl's Head Lighthouse.  Merko was killed in a bar fight and his body taken on November 12, 907 TA.
 <li>'''Merrywidow, Marisol''' (downstairs maid at Haggelthorn Hall) - Marisol is a young, playful woman who is always quick with a joke or a juicy piece of gossip.
 <li>'''Morrow, Anna Lee''' (housekeeper at Haggelthorn Hall) - Anna Lee is the middle-aged matron of the Hall - keeping things running and the staff in line.  She is the daughter of Frederick the butler.  She is loyal to the Haggelthorns and her father, although she does like a pint at the pub periodically.

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 The Hamlet of Haggelthorn is the second oldest human settlement in the Eastern Reaches.  It maintains a neutral political stance, although Haggelthorn supports the current rule in the Eastern Reaches.  It has no standing army.  Haggelthorn is a banking and trading center for the area dealing in a vast variety of goods and services.
-Sixty fighting men serve under Lord Elias Haggelthorn. These men keep the forests around the hamlet safe for travel. About once each month the Haggelthorns send out two merchant caravans loaded with goods. One travels to [[Dutchy of Dragonsford|Dragonsford]] and the other to Dwarrowdelf. These trade for the supplies needed by Elias Haggelthorn and make a sizable profit for the merchants involved.
+Sixty fighting men serve under Lord [[Elias Haggelthorn]]. These men keep the forests around the hamlet safe for travel. About once each month the Haggelthorns send out two merchant caravans loaded with goods. One travels to [[Dutchy of Dragonsford|Dragonsford]] and the other to Dwarrowdelf. These trade for the supplies needed by Elias Haggelthorn and make a sizable profit for the merchants involved.
 The name of Haggelthorn has been attached to the forest for hundreds of years, and just about every traveler in the area knows of the unusual exploits of this strange merchant family. Although one of the smallest minor kingdoms in the Eastern Reaches, Haggelthorn is one of the wealthiest.

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 <li>'''Betterbeer, Nob''' (innkeeper's son) - Thin and quiet, Nob's red hair and green eyes are overshadowed by frequent bruises to his fair complexion.  Nob follows his older brother around everywhere.  Nob is a town gossip who is frequently beaten by his father for telling secrets.  Villagers find that he is easily tricked.
 <li>'''Betterbeer, Windham''' (innkeeper's son) - The older brother is thin with his father's red hair, green eyes, and fair complexion.  Quiet by nature, Windham hangs on his father's every word.
 <li>'''Claypool''' the Reverent (priest, deceased) - Claypool was the last priest of the Chapel of St. Betherd.  He was killed in 832 TA during the Brimbleweed Purge.  At the time of his death, he was a young wiry man with blond hair and blue eyes, small shifty eyes, and a tendency to see the worst in people.
 <li>'''Damien the Cruel''' (fisherman) -  Now aged, Damien has a notable scar on his cheek, an overall poor complexion, dark hair, dark features, thin and small with brown eyes, he walks with a limp.  His hatred of children is legendary in town.
 <li>'''Darksword''' (ranger) - more a figure of legend, Darksword was in Haggelthorn at the time of the Brimbleweed Purge, although his role in the affair is unknown.  Described as dark-featured, bearded, tall, muscular and with a deep voice, Darksword was an orc-hunter with a magic longsword who disappearred shortly after the return of the Haggelthorns.
 <li>'''Gabler, Elwell''' (hunter, deceased) - A Green Guard, Elwell was killed during Brimbleweed Purge.  At the time of his death, he was described as a short thin man with bright red hair and an impish smile, who was very quiet.
 <li>'''Goldmaster, Gunther''' (goldmaster, whereabouts unknown) - Gunther, his wife (Helga) and sister (Gwyn) disappeared from Haggelthorn at the time of the Brimbleweed Purge.  It is said that his ghost haunts the old shop in Darkwood.  The Goldmasters were large, st
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 <li>'''Haggelthorn, Maxwell''' - (elder son of Elias Haggelthorn) - Unlike his parents, Maxwell is tall and dark with a slightly elven look about him.  Maxwell is rumored to be on a Tang Trader on the Great Sea on family business.
 <li>'''Haggelthorn, Mortimer''' - (youngest son of Elias Haggelthorn) - Like his brother, Mortimer is tall with a slightly elven appearance.  He is fair complected.  Mortimer is currently tending to family business in Teufeldorf.
 <li>'''Howland the Pious''' (abbot, whereabouts unknown) - Howland disappeared around the time the Chapel of St. Betherd was closed.  Described as a tall thin man, gaunt with very grey hair, a nervous tick, and a perpetual frown, it is thought that he fled south from Haggelthorn.
-<li>'''Morrow, Frederick''' (butler of Haggelthorn Hall) - Frederick is an an impossibly tall and thin man with thin lips and haughty expression.  He wears a fine suit of excellent weave, albeit a design that went out of fashion some decades ago.  He wears a simple silver necklace with a set of small stones set in a circle about his neck.  He is exceedingly old and slow.
+<li>'''Lacy, Eleanor''' (cook at Haggelthorn Hall) - Lacy is a woman of strict habits.  She rises early, always walks to the village for foodstuffs at ten.  Dinner is always prompt, albeit not spectacular fare.  Competent in the kitchen, Lacy's one vice seems to be an insatiable appetite for old books - ghost stories are her favorite.  She is slowly working her way through the vast Haggelthorn libraries.
 <li>'''Oldham the Shrewd''' (hunter, deceased) - A Green Guard, Oldham was killed during Brimbleweed Purge.  At the time of his death, he was described as short fat bald man, very sunburned with a nice smile and a quick wit.
-<li>'''Merko the Bold''' (fishman) - tall, thin, handsome with a nice smile, Merko will try charming any woman.  Merko drink heavily and gets boisterous.  He lives near the Owl's Head Lighthouse.
+<li>'''Pearson, Zachary''' (groundskeeper/handyman at Haggelthorn Hall) - young, tanned and perfect are the words using by the locals to describe Zachary.  A shy man, he lives at Haggelthorn Hall as the groundskeeper.  He is new to Haggelthorn and reluctant to talk about his past.
-<li>'''Madam Raan''' (mercantile) - The oldest living human resident of Hagglethorn, Madam Raan is a very old woman thin and short with grey hair and no teeth.  She is shaky but firm in her dealings, although her grandson Brin runs the shop for the most part.
+<li>'''Raan, Madam''' (mercantile) - The oldest living human resident of Hagglethorn, Madam Raan is a very old woman thin and short with grey hair and no teeth.  She is shaky but firm in her dealings, although her grandson Brin runs the shop for the most part.
 <li>'''Raan, Brin''' (grandson of Madam Raan) - Brin runs the Central Market.  Despite a hairlip, he is always smiling and considerate.  Brin has brown hair and brown eyes.
 <li>'''Raan, Constance''' (daughter of Madam Raan, deceased) - Constance was the first victim of the plague of 835 TA.  At the time of her death, she was described as an older woman with blond hair and brown eyes, very tough, but fair,  It was reported that she never smiled.
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 <li>'''Tugfoot the Creepy''' (hunter, deceased) -  A Green Guard, Tugfoot was killed during Brimbleweed Purge.  At the time of his death, he was described as a tall, thin old man with white tangled hair and yellow teeth, creepy laugh.
 <li>'''Turner, Bidwell''' (hunter, deceased) -  A Green Guard, Elwell was killed during Brimbleweed Purge.  At the time of his death, he was described as a tall thin young man with a terrible complexion, brown hair, and a gawky appearance.
 <li>'''Wen, Bransom''' (mayor, deceased) - The last mayor of Darkwood,Bransom was killed during the Brimbleweed Purge.  Thought to be at the center of the plot, he was also rumored to dabble in the black arts and slavery.  He was desribed as a fat man with no hair and a boasting manner, fair skin and pink complexion.  His body was burned.
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 In the mid-seventh century TA, the Haggelthorns were one of the wealthiest families in Teufeldorf having made their fortune as merchants. However, the eldest of the Haggelthorn sons, Ichabod, decided to expand the family business into dealing with objects of art, magic, and the occult. He longed to travel to far away lands to find strange treasures. An odd little man, nobody was surprised when Ichabod announced that he was moving to the Eastern Reaches to start up his business. However, everybody was surprised when he ordered the family mansion, Haggelthorn Hall, to be moved stone by stone with him. Needless to say, Ichabod took many servants, workers, and craftsmen with him. It took over three years to complete the move, and transplant Ichabod's family home to the coast of the Inner Sea. Many of the people who traveled with the eccentric merchant stayed in the Eastern Reaches.
-The original Haggelthorn Hall, was relocated to the top of a hill overlooking the port. When every stone in the Hall was "spirited" away in 666 TA, a new structure was built on its foundation by the sole surviving member of the family, Henrick Haggelthorn.  The structure still stands today and is the ancestral home of the Haggelthorns. Other than a brief period between 803-832 TA when the Hall was occupied by the Brimbleweed Family, a Haggelthorn has been lord of the manor for almost 250 years.
+The original Haggelthorn Hall, was relocated to the top of a hill overlooking the current-day port. When every stone in the Hall was "spirited" away in 666 TA, a new structure was built on its foundation by the sole surviving member of the family, Henrick Haggelthorn.  That structure still stands today and is the ancestral home of the Haggelthorns. Other than a brief period between 803-832 TA when the Hall was occupied by the Brimbleweed Family, a Haggelthorn has been lord of the manor for almost 250 years.
 There have been seven generations of Haggelthorns in the Eastern Reaches, although the family lineage extends further back during the family's tenure in Teufeldorf. The current ruler is Elias Haggelthorn.

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 ===Haggelthorn Hall===
-Haggelthorn Hall is the ancestral home of the Haggelthorns.  There have been seven generations of Haggelthorns in the Eastern Reaches, although the family lineage extends further back during the family's tenure in Teufeldorf.
+In the mid-seventh century TA, the Haggelthorns were one of the wealthiest families in Teufeldorf having made their fortune as merchants. However, the eldest of the Haggelthorn sons, Ichabod, decided to expand the family business into dealing with objects of art, magic, and the occult. He longed to travel to far away lands to find strange treasures. An odd little man, nobody was surprised when Ichabod announced that he was moving to the Eastern Reaches to start up his business. However, everybody was surprised when he ordered the family mansion, Haggelthorn Hall, to be moved stone by stone with him. Needless to say, Ichabod took many servants, workers, and craftsmen with him. It took over three years to complete the move, and transplant Ichabod's family home to the coast of the Inner Sea. Many of the people who traveled with the eccentric merchant stayed in the Eastern Reaches.
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 <li>'''Wen, Bransom''' (mayor, deceased) - The last mayor of Darkwood,Bransom was killed during the Brimbleweed Purge.  Thought to be at the center of the plot, he was also rumored to dabble in the black arts and slavery.  He was desribed as a fat man with no hair and a boasting manner, fair skin and pink complexion.  His body was burned.
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 == Legend: The Spiriting of Haggelthorn Hall ==

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 The original mansion, Haggelthorn Hall, was located on the top of a hill overlooking the port. When every stone in the Hall was "spirited" away in 666 TA, a new structure was built on its foundation by the sole surviving member of the family, Henrick Haggelthorn.  The structure still stands today. Other than a brief period between 803-832 TA when the Hall was occupied by the Brimbleweed Family, a Haggelthorn has been lord of the manor for almost 250 years.  The current ruler is Elias Haggelthorn.
-== Legend: The Spriting of Haggelthorn Hall ==
+== Legend: The Spiriting of Haggelthorn Hall ==
-''He was a strange little man that Ichabod Haggelthorn. Never said much to anybody. Just stayed to himself and played with those shrunken heads and things. Called it studying the occult he did. Everyone knew he was a bit crazy, but with his money they listened to him anyway. Well the story begins about a year after Haggelthorn Hall was built. It was a foggy autumn night sometime in late October when it happened. My great-great-great grandfather had just finished his rounds (being a night sentry, you know). The woods were crawlin' with evil things back then. But, my great-great-great grandfather hadn't seen nothing except a lone yellow light coming down from Haggelthorn Hall. He reported to the captain and was on his way to bed when the fog started gettin' real thick just like the town had passed into a cloud. The lights in Haggelthorn Hall were all out, but he could see the outline of the building as it lifted into the air. It was just floating there on top of the fog. Suddenly, there was a loud creak as if the gates of hell were opening up and the Hall began to move down the hill and into the forest. Well, my great-great-great grandfather ran to tell the captain what was happenin', but the captain told him to stop drinkin' on the job and to get to bed. When the sun rose the next morning and the fog was burned away, Haggelthorn Hall was gone. Only Henrick Haggelthorn was left. Said he was away on some late night business - to a brothel if you ask me. I'll tell you what happened, those spirits that Ichabod was dealin' with they's the ones that came and spirited the Hall away. Well, Henrick's great-great-great grandson, Elias, is runnin' the business now. Calls himself a lord he does and still deals in those shrunken heads and things. Probably will get himself into trouble too. A real high and mighty type he is. But those boys of his ain't too bad. Well, that's the story of the Spiriting of Haggelthorn Hall. Just as it happened. Honest. The story has been passed down from father to son for generations in my family. We knows it first hand.''
+''He was a strange little man that Ichabod Haggelthorn. Never said much to anybody. Just stayed to himself and played with those shrunken heads and things. Called it studying the occult he did. Everyone knew he was a bit crazy, but with his money they listened to him anyway.''
 == Legend: The Dreamlands of Haggelthorn Hall ==
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 ''My story starts around 790 TA - about 120 years ago - with the untimely death of my great grandfather Damien Haggelthorn.  Like the generations before him, Damien was a merchant and collector of artifacts.  A bit too successful, Haggelthorn Hall overflowed with odd and unexplored artifacts - some of which turned out to be dangerous.  Damien was killed in 790 by a strange fog that filled the Hall one night after one of his "summoning parties".  He liked to read old rituals to see what would happen.''
-''My grandfather, Thaddeus Haggelthorn, took over the family then - only 20 years old he was - and the dreamer of the family.  He became infatuated with what he called the dreamlands - sort of an extra-dimensional layer on top of this world.  In the dreamlands, Haggelthorn Hall stands exactly as you see it - on the same hill with the same rooms.  But, what is solid and real here might not be so in the dreamlands.  Then, he started moving all the "dangerous" artifacts to the dreamlands.  Now, he went a bit mad - moved the whole family into the Haggelthorn Hall in the dreamland - lost they were for 30 years until he died.  My father, escaped and returned to Haggelthorn Hall.  And no Haggelthorn has been there since.''
+''My grandfather, Thaddeus Haggelthorn, took over the family then - only 20 years old he was - and the dreamer of the family.  He became infatuated with what he called the dreamlands - sort of an extra-dimensional layer on top of this world.  In the dreamlands, Haggelthorn Hall stands exactly as you see it - on the same hill with the same rooms.  But, what is solid and real here might not be so in the dreamlands.  Then, he started moving all the "dangerous" artifacts to the dreamlands.  Now, he went a bit mad - moved the whole family into the Haggelthorn Hall in the dreamland - lost they were for 30 years until he died.  My father alone escaped and returned to Haggelthorn Hall.  And no Haggelthorn has been there since.''
 as told by Elias Haggelthorn

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-<li>'''Icabod''' ''(650-749 TA)'' - responsible for the Spiriting of Haggelthorn Hall (666 TA)
+<li>'''Icabod''' ''(625-666 TA)'' - moved Haggelthorn Hall to the Eastern Reaches (663 TA); Spiriting of Haggelthorn Hall (666 TA)
-<li>'''Henrick''' ''(688-781 TA)''
+<li>'''Henrick''' ''(650-741 TA)'' - built new Haggelthorn Hall (666-672 TA)
 <li>'''Damien''' ''(727-790 TA)''
-<li>'''Thaddeus''' ''(770-832 TA)'' - left for the Dreamlands 803 TA, thought killed
+<li>'''Thaddeus''' ''(770-832 TA)'' - left for the Dreamlands 803 TA, presumed killed in the Dreamlands
 <li>'''Harrison''' ''(800-875 TA)'' - returned from the Dreamlands 832 TA (sole survivor); removed the Brimbleweeds; blamed for the Plague of Loyalty (835 TA)
 <li>'''Elias''' ''(850 TA- present)'' - current patriarch; two sons Maxwell and Mortimer
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-Haggelthorn Hall sits upon a hillock which is otherwise covered with trees and shrubs.  The estate wall and the manor itself are made of cut stone.  The house reflects a Gothic style with intricate carvings, statues, and scroll work in abundance.  The building is a two-story structure with the exception of the tower which is four stories.
+Haggelthorn Hall sits upon a hillock which is otherwise covered with trees and shrubs.  The estate wall and the manor itself are made of cut stone.  The house reflects a Gothic style with intricate carvings, statues, and scroll work in abundance.  The building is a two-story structure with the exception of the tower which is four stories.  The graveyard and slave quarters lie at the bottom of the hillock.
 ===Map of Haggelthorn===