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Andar

1. Road to Archos and Achal
2. Road to Aras
3. Abandoned tower
4. Estate of baron Larean Genal
5. Farm of Nikodes Tulon
6. Farm of Hartos Stonefield
7. Oak-pint inn
8. Moon crescent inn
9. Deep-pond
10. Horseshoe inn

Andar is a small village of about 460 residents on the shore of a lake. Andar is rather tight village in the middle of forests. Houses are mainly built of massive logs and have shingle roofs. Village has no protecting wall around it. Andar is located aside important and active route and therefore the villages has many visitors all around year. Andar has three inns that take care of travelers.

At first Andar consisted of only Horseshoe inn and the tower of Gonthus aside the road. Gradually the village grew up to its current size.

In the forest next to village stands a beautiful stony tower. It is said to be abandoned. Tower has belonged to a wizard Gonthus, but after his disappearance no-one has entered the tower.

Nikodes Tulon and Hartos Stonefield have the biggest farms in the village after baron. Tulons and Hartos' can't stand each others and their arguing have lasted for generations. Apparently no-one even remembers the reason for their argument.

Andar is ruled by a baron Larean Genal, who has a big estate alongside the village. He also owns big part of the surrounding lands around the village. No-one actually knows where baron has got his big prosperity, nor what is his origin. Only thing that villagers know is that he has the dignity of a warrior and very skilled sword hand. People talk that baron is a native of Welgadur kingdom and had formerly been lower officer there. Wildest rumors tell that he would have killed his foreman and robbed him! After getting caught he gone exile. In exile he realized the mistakes of his life and turned to Ananum. Then he gave his money and land for a common people. This is what is told how the village has got its prosperity.

Villagers themselves take care of the safety of Andar. Gear for defending come from Kingdom, but the villagers themselves must take care of training the guards. Baron arranges call-up every half-year, to get young villagers to be trained for guards.

Main occupations in the village are fishing and farming and also some cattle breeding. People trade with passing merchant caravans. Main trading goods are fish and furs. Main cattle are reindeers, whose pelts are used for making many utensils. People also make decorations and utensils from bones of reindeers. The village is located in the shore of Times back lake. Villager mainly fish for salmon and whitefish.

Written by : MoR
Translated by : MoR