Mercy

Mercy is a frontier town/fort at the edge of the Viridistani Empire.

Overview of Mercy

• Location
  • HEX 0528: Southern tip of Lake Saffrin, southwest Viridistan map.
• Population: 480
  • 100 combatants.
  • 380 non-combatants.

Surroundings

• Lake Saffrin: Water. Provides fish and fresh water. The most direct route to Selisengard.
• Berserker Wilds (Northwest): Plains. Battleground between different war-bands and tribes. Lairs, ruins, monoliths, desecrated temples.
• Selisengard Ruins (North): Plains. 15 miles from Mercy. The megadungeon beneath the ruins of a doomed city-state. the surface is a kill zone.
• Bestial Barrens (Southwest): Plains. More monoliths, cursed ruins, and lairs.
• Slithytove woods (East): swampy forest with giant reptiles that want to offer you as a sacrifice to the slime god.
• Crystal lake (North): Barbarian barrows, lairs, heads on spikes.
• Viridistan: 160 miles west. The nearest city-state and source of imperial authority. A horrible place.

Demographics

• Combatants stationed at Fort Mercy
  • Imperial Army
    • 100 Soldiers, archers, cavalry.
  • Knightly Order
    • 20 knights
• Non-Combatants
  • 380 Split between tradespeople, farmers, laborers, and their families.
• Unaffiliated
  • ~60-80 Mercenaries, freelancers, and treasure-seekers.

Population Breakdown

• Tradespeople: ~50
• Farmers and Fishers: ~80
• Mercenaries and Adventurers: ~60-80
• Clergy: ~10
• Dependents: ~140 (families and children).

Military Forces of Mercy

• The army stationed in Mercy consists of Viridistani troops, members of the World Emperor’s Army.
• Composition
  • Viridistan
    • 60 Heavy Foot. Heavy infantry. 120 points.
    • 20 Light Foot. Archers. 40 points
    • 10 Light Horse. Light Cavalry. 30 Points
  • Order of Knights
    • 10 Heavy Horse. Knights. 60 points.

Structures & Fortifications

Fort Mercy:

• 15-foot stone walls
• Moat
• Four 20-foot Watchtowers
• Gatehouse
• Capacity: Can shelter Mercy’s population if needed.

Town

• Temple of Mitra: Provides healing, blessings, and holy guidance. Actively combats the Cult of Golgoroth, a rising threat in the Wilderlands and even Viridistani society.
• The Tavern: Adventurer and mercenary hotspot. A common place to hear rumors and find work.
• Marketplace: Economic hub for supplies, weapons, and trade goods.
• The Expensive Inn: A higher-class establishment for wealthy merchants and nobles.

Known factions in mercy

• Viristani Army
  • Efficient killers.
  • Goals: Exert imperial influence in the region, and protect trade routes to the south.
• Temple of Mitra
  • Humorless.
  • Goals: Expand Mitra’s influence, cleanse desecrated shrines, and eradicate chaos.
• Merchant Guild
  • The free market.
  • Goals: Secure trade routes, maximize profits, and monopolize local commerce.
• Adventurers and Mercenaries
  • Goals: do od&d stuff.
• Berserkers
  • Drug-addicted, Golgoroth worshipping, thrill kill cult.
  • Goals: kill.

JOB BOARD

Temple of Mitra

• Consecrate desecrated lawful temples and shrines in the Berserker Wilds, Selisengard, and the Bestial Barrens.
  • Systems:
    • Outdoor Survival for wilderness exploration.
    • Underworld exploration rules for... underworld exploration.

Merchant's Guild

• Escort caravans going to the southern settlements.
  • Systems
    • Outdoor Survival for open exploration and wilderness travel rules for "civilized" areas.
    • D&D rules for combat.

Viridistani Army

• Investigate the disappearance of a patrol near the southern tip of the Slithytove Woods. 10 miles northeast of Mercy.
  • Systems
    • D&D (1974) rules for exploration, combat, etc...

Crawl the Ruins of Selisengard.

• Steal stuff from the megadungeon.
  • Systems
    • D&D (1974) rules for exploration, combat, etc...

last update 9 months ago

changelog

• added the JOB board.