Welcome to the second night of Dice-ember where we get our first glimpse at the city of Rimeglenn. Similar to last year with the images from Snowtown Rimeglenn is a cold place covered in snow. In Australia its rare that we get snow in most of the country in December but its different for half the year. But for me I picture Rimeglenn in the beginnings of the throws of winter – for one main reason as well which will be revealed in due time. But enough of that for now.
So sit back, grab a seasonal beverage and let’s roll into the holiday season!
The City of Rimeglenn
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Rimeglenn started off as a small logging town at the bottom of the Rimeteeth – a series of mountains that have dense forests around them. Because of their location, a freshwater river and bountiful resources nearby the town quickly became a hub for forestry and reaping the bounty of the land.
The people of Rimeglenn expanded and found that they didn’t have the resources or trades available to cater for their rate of expansion. To address this they expanded into mining, smithing and more trade and very soon the city expanded past their initial humble beginnings. This, however, drew the attention of the creatures of the area and soon raids, attacks and worse started to occur in the city. The city then had to quickly form a militia to defend against the near constant onslaught from gnolls, goblinoids and worse from the mountains.
However this need for defence spurred on the creation of the Rimeguard – a hardened unit of grizzled defenders who fought the worst of the creatures from the land. This elite guard quickly expanded and formed a backbone of the defence of the city. After a few years the city was walled and defended by a guard of a few hundred but content in staying within their borders and focusing on their trade.
Due to the position the city is warm in the Summer with cooling breezes and fresh water that runs from the mountains. The time of great harvest with the crops being ready after the spring showers and with the animals benefiting from this the most. Being able to fatten up their herd animals so that they can replenish their stores before winter.
During the Autumn months many of the trees would lose their leaves and the game in the land starts to move to other places. This causes the people of Rimeglenn to turn to the river where a migration of fish and other creatures that feed on the fish occurs. The animals that fattened from summer and spring are ready for slaughtering or sale now and so the city goes through a period of feast and festivals.
Winter sees creatures coming down from the mountains to plague the city and they begin to rely on trade and what they have stored up over Autumn and Summer.
Spring is the season where this is a lot of hard work. Once the grounds are not frozen over the people of the city sew crops and tend to their animals. Animals start to come back to the land as well to feast on the new grass, the abundance of prey and familiar grounds to have their babies.
Thanks for dropping by tonight to get a bit of a glimpse at the city of Rimeglenn. Tomorrow night I plan for a double event, two posts on one day, so make sure to come back for that and, as always, don’t forget to roll with advantage,
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