Towns of Perrenland
Kershane
Location: south-eastern Perrenland, in the Clatspurs, capital
of the Principality of Kershane
Population: 5,240 (primarily grey elves)
Description: In the forest of Kershane stands a lone mountain,
the namesake of the forest, which rises out of the treeline. On the southern
slope of this mountain lies the beautiful grey elven city of Kershane. The
city proper is surrounded by tall walls made of white marble, with seven towers
at strategic points, each wall with a dead zone of about 500 feet before reaching
the treeline closer to the base of the mountain. In times of peace, this dead
zone is used for crops.
The city is divided into roughly four layers, from closest to the wall to
the peak of the mountain. The people who live in those areas and the business
that takes place there differentiate the layers.
Kershane was surrounded by an energy field known as the Shroud of Souls,
which was created when the artifact known as the Kershinarim was activated
in 142 CY during a desperate struggle with the army of the treacherous Tilfias
Rood. This energy field can only be breached by those who bear a Brooch of
Passing, though the field has been growing weaker with each breaching, and
some can now bypass it by sheer force of will.
Cut off from the outside world for 450 years by the Shroud of Souls, Kershane
has rejoined the modern world. Most trade is handled by the Vossers of Clatspurgen,
who distribute Kershanite goods to the rest of Perrenland, and the dwarves
of Oost-Khundhal, who supply the city with various ores, including mithril.
Things to do: Anyone fortunate enough to be given a Brooch
of Passing and to be admitted to Kershane will be delighted by the buildings
and gardens of the city.
Scenarios featuring Kershane: Where Roodbergs Fear to Tread (PER 7-01).
