Adventure 15, Part 5: The Duchy of Beracul
Golman Village
This was the first stopover in the duchy. It was a litte rough here; there was a frontier feeling about the village with its strong dependency on fur trapping and mining. There seemed to be little in the way of outside trade, other than by Beracul's own citizens. The people were rough and strong, but stooping a little under the heavy tax burden imposed by their Count. The villagers here spoke little of places outside the duchy. If anything the party detected a current of fear among the people, but it was hard to say if that fear was directed towards the presence of such noble visitors or at the count himself.
The following morning the party moved out; this place was unlike the others they'd encountered on their journey.
The City of Furniss
Some of the same fears the party has already run into on Golman persisted here. But the city itself was quite a place. There was a simple beauty to the stoneworks which formed many of the building fronts as they walked towards the city square. This place clearly prided itself on the quality of its masonry; the party knew the people here were famous for this, but there seemed a level of pride in the quality of these buildings.