Raedirk Freehold

[Larb]

I've not been very productive lately so I'm starting a new map just to try and get back into a routine. I decided to do another village. Here is a sketch of the layout. I'm mostly happy with it but I'm just going to go ahead and start making it proper regardless. I plant to get in all the basic buildings tonight - I'll be doing it similar to my Carremvek map. This is how I generally start all of my town maps by the way.

And naturally I find it harder to work on a map if I can't think of at least a bit of backstory so I made some up as I was doing the sketch. So this is Readirk Freehold! It lies north of the ruined city of Argot and northeast of Carremvek in the lands of Baron Sallaego whose castle (well more of a tower house) is a mile or so to the southeast. Unfortunately the Baron and his family are all dead (and there isn't exactly a line of people queuing up to succeed him as his lands are now considered cursed) and the people of the village have been left to fend for themselves. Some refugees from Argot and farmsteads nearby have also taken up residence in the village which has led to some tensions with the original inhabitants.

Other interesting characters include a witch (she used to be an outcast but now people have been turning to her for help - they even killed the village priest for her!), and the local Callo (a title which is similar to a mayor or bailiff). The people have also taken to cremating the dead now instead of burying them. You know, just to be sure.