Lords of the Cruth Lowlands - Vaults of Pandius

The Ruins of Achelos
have more passes explored in the Black
Peaks and Cruth Mountains, allowing him
to establish new trade routes to Darokin.
The Fury of the West is taking a major
risk by supporting the establishment of a
new settlement along the Achelos river.
With his 5th Division forces spread thin
and having to guard on all sides against
werewolves, orcs, ogres, Count Koriszegy
and the Black Eagle Baron, General
Diomedes Draconius needs
reinforcements, and possibly a fief to hold
one front. However, Captain Manov of the
Fury of the West cannot spare more than
two squadrons (half a company), and has
assigned Liutenant Marcia Tintivilus (F5,
N) to lead them. Lt. Tintivilus is a
despondent and ineffective officer and
hates both Manov (because he is a
Traladaran) and Draconius (because he
promoted Manov instead of her). She
would need a lot of motivation, or a direct
order from Lord Penhaligon (whom she
fancies) to make any move that went out
of the ordinary.
Population and Accomodation
The current population of Nova Achelos
does not exceed 300 people. Still, this
large influx of people has created a
“housing crisis”: the city itself is ruined,
with only a few buildings intact enough to
be usable. Those buildings have been
claimed by the investors and Lord
Penhaligon. A number of log cabins have
been assembled by workers of the
Loggers’ and Carpenters’ Guilds, for their
own use and for the military forces. A
ruined building has been partially salvaged
to house the Bricklayers’ Guild members,
as well as a makeshift tavern.
The rest of the population lives in tents. A
wooden palisade has been erected to
protect the settlement.
Of the 300 inhabitants, 30 are members of
the 5th Division of the Karameikan army.
There are 15 Knights of the Griffon, and
each of them has a Squire that fights as a
heavy infantryman. The Green Company, a
mercenary company contracted to protect
the guilders and led by Hector Stylianus
(F7, N), a Thyatian Fighter from Port
Lucinius, has 15 medium cavalrymen
(armed with chain mail, shields, lances
and swords or maces), 15 crossbowmen
(armed with scale mail, heavy crossbows
and maces) and 20 heavy infantrymen
(armed with Thyatian lorica segmenta,
large rectangular shields, javelins, spears
and short swords).
Among the civilian population, there are
35 members of the Bricklayers’, Loggers’
and Carpenters’ Guilds; 50 (prospective)
homesteaders and settlers, including their
families; and 15 servants and attendants
Map of the Ruins of Achelos
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