Duskhaven

Duskhaven is a blightstool farming village toward the edge of the Mere of Dead Men and about a mile from the high road. The town has a population of about 600 people and is one of the last settlements in the vicinity of the Mere. The towns people are mostly blightstool farmers with a few craftsmen, hunters, and store/tavern owners. Blightstool is a fungus that grows particularly well in the salty waters of the swamp. It is used for medicinal purposes and can be distilled into a powerful opioid referred to colloquially as the narcotic Spice. It is highly addictive and thus highly profitable.

The village was once much larger before the fall of Myrkul and the rise of the undead. Much of the village is now covered by water and the roofs of old buildings can often be seen rising from the bog. A trade company known as the Silver Script Consortium restored parts of the failing village and employed the remaining towns people in the harvesting of blightstool. For the last 60 years the Consortium has provided the villagers protection from many of the swamps threats. The company controls much of the lives of the people of Duskhaven after establishing a council to govern the village.

Few travelers visit Duskhaven. Most outsiders are merchants coming to trade supplies and coin for blightstool. Due to blightstools illegality in many provinces many of these merchants are also members of various criminal organizations and resell the blightstool to the black market.

The current council members are Lord Narbaga, Governor Silenthal, and High Priest Ukhor. Each member oversees different aspects of the running of Duskhaven. They have many armed mercenaries which both protect the blightstool farming operation as well as enforce the the councils will. Most villagers are afraid of the council members and try to do as they are told. The fear of being left alone to fend off the dangers of the swamp leads to most members of the community believing the Consortium is a necessary evil.