Nestled in the hills southwest of Keep Mosoorlikon, and northeast of the split in the Darolith River, Pinevale has not even merited a place on most maps.  Pinevale is not close enough to the main caravan routes to be considered bustling or busy, but sits too close to a ford across the Darolith, used by merchant wagons, to be considered truly "sleepy."  Instead, Pinevale sees an ebb and flow of visitors from afar.  At times, the small village sits quiet, as most merchants prefer to access Elik from Hornwood.  From Hornwood the merchants travel into Gorna, where the Grand Duke of Elik resides, and onward to other keeps beyond.  Still, merchants do pass through on occasion, via the ford, not staying long before moving on to the keeps perched higher up in the mountains of Elik.

Elik is governed by three town Elders, who set the laws, and a Mayor, who oversees and enforces the laws.  Most of the time, this is a ceremonial job, as nothing much of anything ever happens in Pinevale that requires any sort of enforcing.  Lately, though, fears of goblin raids and other unspoken worries weigh down on the villagers.  It is into this environment you find yourself arriving, as the adventure begins.

Tellam Arna 

A walking cliché, Tellam Arna is one of the travelers sharing your wagon as it climbs higher into Elik.  Calling himself a bard, Arna is a jovial fellow, and constantly spouts prose and song.  He also has an annoying habit of putting into song or prose even the most mundane observations that happen around him.  He claims to be heading into Elik as part of his never-ending quest to chronicle and catalog all of Naeldor.

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