Most of the residences in the crowded living areas are still made of wood. The duke replaced the last wood in his castle with stone, the wall towers were rebuilt in stone, and several important town buildings have been built or rebuilt in stone. However, since Derval Ironeater’s family brought their stone working skills to town a century ago, a number of people have built in stone. Generally, most of the buildings in the town are made of wood and thatch. The area surrounding the castle is almost entirely given over to the commons, where horses and cattle graze in times of siege and when the river floods the lowlands around the castle. Most of the town’s buildings are built on the low ground below the hill holding the duke’s castle. The wall protects the town and castle from periodic flooding. The town wall also surrounds the castle of the duke of Daggerford. Description of the Town Daggerfordĭaggerford is a walled town built against the side of a low hill. In all, there are about 1,000 people dependent on the Daggerford market for goods they cannot make themselves, and who would retreat to Daggerford in case of an invasion. There are also some isolated farms and a few estates of minor nobility. Each hamlet has a fortified town house to which the residents can retreat in case of a raid. There are about 20 farming hamlets within a day’s walk of Daggerford (15-20 miles), each of which has about five families of around 20 people. Most of them till the fields outside the town walls. Living in DaggerfordĪbout 300 residents live in the town and in the duke’s castle. By the wording of the town charter, the duke is not a member, but the head of the militia, who happens to be the duke’s master at arms, is a member. The chief priests of the town’s three main religions (Chauntea, Lathander, and Tymora) are also members of the Council of Guilds. There is the Smith’s Guild, Merchant’s Guild, Tanner’s Guild, Farmer’s Guild, Waterman’s Guild, Riverman’s Guild and Taverner’s Guild, among others. The guilds of Daggerford are not as formal as those of larger cities. Everyone knows that the guildmasters are the members of the Council of Guilds. However, the population of the town is too small for true secrecy. In a self-conscious imitation of the Lords of Waterdeep, the members of the Council of Guilds attend meetings in masks and never reveal their identities to the populace.

The town itself is run by the Council of Guilds. The current duke, young Pwyll Greatshout, seems to have no inclination to revoke the charter. After a couple of problem-free centuries passed, the town became essentially independent from the castle, although a common wall surrounded them both.įor hundreds of years, the duke of Daggerford still controlled the town, but it was given its own charter by Duke Conan 50 years ago.

At times, the dukes have actively controlled the entire area, but these days they do not.Ībout a century after the dynastic war which destroyed the Kingdom of Man, the duke’s subjects began building their shops and homes outside the castle proper, closer to the Delimbiyr (Shining) River. It was during that period that the dukes of Daggerford gained their titles and rights to all the lands bordered by the estate of Floshin on the north, the Lizard Marsh on the west, Dragonspear Castle on the south, and the Misty Forest on the east. When the elves of the Fallen Kingdom left for less crowded spaces, a new kingdom sprang up, known now as the Kingdom of Man. The arms of the duke are represented by a bloody silver dagger on a blue field. The dukes of Daggerford claim to be direct descendents of that boy on the ford. This may be pure fancy or exact truth or something in between. The lad slew six of the creatures with his only weapon, a dagger, and held off the rest until reinforcements from the wagon arrived. The boy located a ford, but was surprised and attacked by a party of lizard men. A wagon master sent his son ahead of the family wagon one evening to locate a safe passage across the Shining River. The city of Daggerford got its name from an incident that happened about 400 years ago. Includes the Floshin Estate, Cromm’s Hold, Liam’s Hold and the Ambergul EstateĢ,000 px version of the Delimbiry Vale Mapĭaggerford: History and Political Structure Click for the largest version of these maps.ĭelimbiyr Vale Overland Hex Map with Daggerford

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