Thestwick Watch Ruins - Free Version (Patreon)

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Background

Thestwick is Alderham Fen’s southernmost population center. Beyond it lies 20 more miles of murky marshland. Somewhere in this stretch of fen lies the border with Talmouth, a far wealthier duchy. The exact location of this border is occasionally disputed, but as it sits somewhere in an unlivable marsh, the two duchies mostly ignore the unclear border.

When Duke Fandry I ruled over Alderham Fen, this territorial dispute was a flashpoint. He was so concerned that the Talmouth knights would attempt to annex his worthless marsh that he erected the Thestwick Watch, a stone garrison that later spawned the surrounding village. The great fortress in the fen has been out of use for almost one hundred years. In that time, many of its outer walls have been picked clean, with the original stones of the construction repurposed for use in the town.

The total collapse of the fortress now seems inevitable, but no one can be sure how long it has left. In the meantime, the fragmenting keep is an omnipresent hazard. Thestwick’s new rulers have commanded the keep be safely dismantled, but all demolition parties sent within its walls have been attacked by an unknown assailant. No one knows exactly who is still protecting the keep, but it is rumoured that the previous Commander Sir Ranulf and his Squire Kenric somehow still protect the Watch a century after it was abandoned.

Read the complete background of Alderham, Sir Ranulf and the surrounding fens in the Borough Bound collaboration pack for patrons.

Additional Information

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GRID SIZE – 44x34 (140DPI)
PIXEL SIZE – 6160x4760