Sarbreenar rebuilt from the rubble

HE town had to be rebuilt from the rubble. There was a plentiful supply of stone from the surrounding mountains, but timber was in short supply. The Vast has never recovered from the long-term devastation of the forests by the orcs and only a few forests have survived. Timber had to be brought in by ox-carts, from Brynwood, along Helve’s Trail and then up the High Trail. Settlers came from all around – elves from Brynwood came as guards for the wagons – some of them claiming descent from Beluar. A few dwarves returned to join the mining community. Tradespeople and craftspeople came to serve to needs of the settlers and an overspill of adventurers came from Ravens Bluff along with a number of lowlifes.

The land rises abruptly in cliffs prone to avalanches, all around Sarbreenar. Nestled among the rocky ridges and pinnacles are a dozen or so narrow, wet valleys carved by mountain streams, and up all of them are farms where arthritic folk rear sheep and goats among the moss and the constant mists. Sarbreenar is their market town, their smithy, and their wagonworks.

After a few years a semblance of stability returned to Sarbreenar. Stone was cut and transported north to Ravens Bluff and south to Procampur, to be sold. The rugged local breeds of sheep and goats thrived on the sparse mountain scrub and they were herded and sold off in the nearby cities. Once the trading routes were re-secured many merchants chose to send their caravans through Sarbreenar rather than take the longer route over Dragon Falls and through Glorming Pass. As they stopped off at Sarbreenar new businesses sprung up to serve their needs.

Work began on a town wall to protect the townspeople from the still present threat of raiders. Everything seemed to be going so well. But it wasn’t to last...

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