Bracken

Bracken is a small village on the western border of the Darkwood. It is one of the few places in Adamire that the Bashers have visited pre and post Time Slip.

Pre-Time Slip

The population of Bracken was approximately 100 and was run by Alderman Cooper. It had a main road entrance with no gate, and was situated close to a small branch of The River.

At the time of their first visit the Bashers found the village in dire need of help. Having already rescued one villager from a horde of goblins, they were informed that several others had gone missing as well. The most recent of these were Tommy and Susie Smith, the children of the local blacksmith, Tarbor Smith.

The village had one tavern, The Pewter Mug, and one general store, Arla's Parlour.

Post-Time Slip

When the group next saw the village of Bracken around 300 years had passed. Several distinct changes had occurred in this time, some more obvious than others.

Where Bracken had once sat close to The River, it was now encircled by it. The village was now also bordered by a tall wooden fence, the gates of which were guarded constantly and open only while the sun was in the sky. The population now sat closer to around 150 people, with a much higher proportion of these tasked with guarding the village. While the Bashers had been caught in their pocket dimension, the village had almost entirely converted to worshipping the Goddess Eldath, and her symbol was proudly displayed throughout the village.

While the village still had an Alderman, this seemed to have almost become a caretaker role. Leadership of the village had fallen to the High Priestess, Leah Horne. Security of the village was the responsibility of Jericho Hale, paladin of Eldath and head of the guard.

It was here that the Bashers met gnome scholar, Zilpip Dorkas.