Moon Hills The Nerath Campaign & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Nerath campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

The Moon Hills are the hills surrounding Fallcrest that help to protect it by making it difficult for any sizeable group or army to advance without breaking up. Without the Moon Hills to help keep them safe from intruders, Fallcrest would not have lasted nearly as long as it has, and would have surely been obliterated during the Bloodspear War. The first group of Bloodspear orcs to arrive overcame the soldiers and militia and ransacked Fallcrest rather than completely destroying it. The orcs left many buildings burning and returned to the main orc army telling them the mission was complete and that Fallcrest was completely destroyed. The orc commander, seeing the smoke from the town, turned the rest of his army to attack other human settlements.

The residents of Fallcrest respect these hills and small fertile valleys and owe much of their prosperity to them. The Moon Hills over the centuries have been lightly settled by humans from many empires and there are ruins of various ages dotted all over it.

The area closest to the town is well patrolled by the Fallcrest Guard, but beyond that goblins and human bandits are known to exist. On the blackest of nights, a fearsome beast is said to roam the hills and moors of that region, hunting the unwary. No one has ever seen the Dark Drake and lived to tell the tale - its existence is only known by the gruesome remains it leaves behind.

The Dark Drake is in some ways Fallcrest’s pet monster, as it features in many stories told in taverns or to children. These tales attribute all sorts of weird abilities to it, and also talk about its extensive brood. These “lesser” drakes have been frequently spotted in the area, and they’re also clearly more dangerous and malignant than simple natural animals, but the Dark Drake itself has remained elusive for decades, evading even experienced monster hunters. Serious scholars dismiss it as just a myth. It doesn’t help that opportunists from Fallcrest sometimes stage hoaxes to make a buck or cover up a more mundane murder. Nevertheless, these smaller drakes and hoaxes can’t explain all the bodies found on the Moon Hills.

Nenlast Patisserie Shoppe The Nerath Campaign & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Nerath campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

The Nenlast Patisserie Shoppe is a bakery and home of the Chessa family in Nenlast. It is owned and ran by a pair of talented bakers known as Jemma and her husband Jameson.

The shop stands next to the Black Trout Inn which gives this establishment a lot of business. The building is a small bakery, and surprisingly well stocked for a settlement of this small size, with the front of the shop facing the main street that goes through the center of Nenlast. It has a small cellar for storing supplies, with the ground floor given over to the business and upper floor used as the family home.

The ground floor has two main sections. The front of the building is the store and is open to the public. Here, a counter ringed the room with large cabinets displaying the day's wares; there is also a bread bin. A corridor leads to the back of the the building. The cellar of the building is used for storage, holding ingredients. At the rear was the kitchen and preparation area, with a large oven, cooling racks, and work bench. The oven is magical (and the only true magic item in the building), being able to automatically adjust its temperature so everything was baked to perfection.

The bakery has a small dining room at the front of the shop. Upstairs is a small living area, furnished with two couches, rug, and bookcase with a small bedroon in the back. Off of it is a bathroom with bathtub. The shop as a whole is very cosy and confortable and it very popular with the residents of Nenlast. At times the shop has been known to have customers from outside Nenlast . . . the Nenlast Patisserie Shoppe is known throughout Nentir Vale.

Black Trout Inn The Nerath Campaign & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Nerath campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

Black Trout Inn is two-story building set in the center of the settlement and is the only inn within Nenlast.

The inn has five rooms upstairs with a communal washroom at the very end of the hall. The rooms are clean and comfortable. Although the hall does not contain windows with curtains, each of the rooms has a window. Each room has a comfortable bed, many covers & blankets, a wash stand, chamber pot, towel, pegs for garments, and several chairs and stools.

Somewhere in the inn is a job board, where people can ask for help with jobs. The overall construction of the Black Trout Inn closely resembles the appearance of the Five League House. Both inns were constructed roughly about the same time and by the same construction crews. Both owners are on friendly terms and often assist each other with needed provisions in times of need.

Red Toran is a man "in his mid 40's" who is the proprietor of the Black Trout Inn, that rents out the rooms and seems to manage the inn. He is polite and smiles often to customers, but one can tell he does not tolerate visitors who do not respect the rules of his establishment. He is friendly enough "for the most part" and is always welcoming to those visiting. A redheaded barmaid named Adelaine, rushes from table to table taking orders and going to and from the kitchen in the back to get meals for customers.

Red Toran, the proprietor of the Black Trout Inn, came to the town of Nenlast seeking opportunity in prospecting like many others. He soon found that he knew more about running an inn than mining, so he established the inn.

The establishment is a nondescript everyday Inn one might find in any mid-sized town or village. The main floor in the inn consists mostly of open area filled with small round tables with chairs and a medium sized bar located along the left side on the main floor as you enter the establishment.

Candles have been place throughout the dining area which keep the bottom floor well lit. Bar stools have been placed at the bar itself. The inn is clean and very well maintained, you can tell Nana takes great pride in her business. At most times during the day, a young red headed girl can be seen waiting tables and Yorda herself is usually here as well, standing behind the bar.

Prices at the Black Trout Inn are reasonable and the meals that are prepared here make up for short comings the Inn might have. Choice venison, mutton, poached salmon, trout stuffed with specially prepared mixtures, goose roasted to a golden brown, pork, steaming sausages, steak and kidney pie with mushrooms or truffles, squab stuffed pheasant and boiled crayfish in drawn butter are just a few of the delights which are served here. The inn may be slightly smaller than most inns but it is well ran and has earned its good reputation it currently has.

Meals are served on pottery or pewter or copper services according to the customers order. Various leather jacks, pottery mugs, wooden tankards, pewter steins, glass flagons, crystal goblets, or silver chalices are used for the beverages. The locally brewed ale and beer is supplemented by brews from other places, and wine, mead and brandy from all over the region make their way to the boards of the Nestled Nook Inn.

(All full meals served with bread and honey, potatoes, and string beans, yams, rum-boiled artichokes, potatoes, and string beans, yams, rum-boiled artichokes, cabbage, carrots, or spinach)

BREAKFAST
Peppered Bread: 7sp
Oatmeal: 3sp
Boiled Goose Eggs: 4sp
Chicken Eggs: 2sp
Fruit and Cheese: 3sp
Beef Steak: 12sp
Fried Potato Wedges: 3sp
Pork Sausages: 5sp

AFTERNOON MEALS
Beef Stew: 4sp
Boiled Crawfish with Drawn Butter: 4sp
Poached Salmon: 4sp
Spiced Sausages: 6sp
Stuffed Pork Chops: 6sp
Stuffed Black Trout: 6sp
Steak and Kidney Pie: 4sp
Venison Steak: 9sp
Stuffed Pheasant: 5sp
Roast Duck with Apples: 6sp
Roast Goose: 7sp
Cheese rolls with a Filling of Nuts, Honey and Vegetables: 2sp
Smoked Salmon Salad: 3sp
Apple Stuffed Mushrooms: 5cp
Roast Beef with Cranberry Sauce: 5sp

BEVERAGES
Whiskey: 6cp
Rum: 7cp
Beer: 2cp
Heavy Beer: 3cp
Ale: 4cp
Spiced Ale: 7cp
Mead: 1sp
Local Wine: 8cp
Fireamber Wine: 3gp
Local Brandy: 5sp

The upper rooms are very clean, and all of the rooms are heated and with the inn only having four rooms, they are easy to maintain and keep comfortable for the guests. Each room has a bed, many covers & blankets, a wash stand, chamber pot, towel, pegs for garments, and several chairs and stools.

ROOM NIGHTLY PRICES
The upper rooms are very clean, and all except the common rooms are heated. Each room has a fine bed, many covers & blankets, a wash stand, chamber pot, towel, pegs for garments, and several chairs and stools. The larger, more expensive rooms, have arm chairs, tables, footstools, bed warmers, curtained beds, and good rugs on the floor and wall hangings as well.

ROOM NIGHTLY PRICES
Standard Suite: 15sp

Watch House The Nerath Campaign & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Nerath campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

In the center of Nenlast sits a stout building where the Master of Arms coordinates her city watch and miscreants serve their sentences. The Nenlast Master of Arms is Felos, " her last name is unknown to the public - she simply goes by the name Felos Half Elven", a female half-elf veteran "former adventurer" retired in the town. She commands a small force of guards who keep the town safe.

The Nenlast Watch House stands at the intersection of Brandywine Road and Garnet Way. The watch house is a base for the Nenlast Watch and also serves as a barracks for the local militia. Also a part of the building "in the basement" is the Nenlast jail and an armory "which is located in the back of the main floor and well secured". Usually, one, sometimes two militia are present in the watch house at any given time, either hearing public complaints, guarding the jail, or sleeping.

The barracks is located on the second floor containing multiple bunks for sleeping. The jail which is located in the basement has nine cells. Each cell is approximately 15 square feet in size.