Cities and Towns
There are plenty of towns and cities where folks live, and where there are people...there are the things that prey on them.
Boisville
The largest town in Mutton County, large enough that some argue it should be a city. Relatively central and with good road and rail connections, Boisville was a hub of industry in the earlier part of the century and has almost seamlessly to mode modern electronic based firms and service industry centers.
The largest town in Mutton County, large enough that some argue it should be a city. Relatively central and with good road and rail connections, Boisville was a hub of industry in the earlier part of the century and has almost seamlessly to mode modern electronic based firms and service industry centers.
The Wyvern Library
The Wyvern Library is a private collection of books on matters esoteric. It can be accessed by members of the public by appointment, and contains rare and valuable volumes, some of which are the only copies known outside of closely guarded private collections. Unfortunately, they've also got a problem with security, and some quite dangerous books have gone missing.
The Wyvern Library is a private collection of books on matters esoteric. It can be accessed by members of the public by appointment, and contains rare and valuable volumes, some of which are the only copies known outside of closely guarded private collections. Unfortunately, they've also got a problem with security, and some quite dangerous books have gone missing.
Adalets Corporate HQ
A gleaming tower of steel and glass, the Adalets Corporation Headquarters is not the largest building in town, or the flashiest, but it may be the most modern. The clean, corporate look of the building is said to hide a high-tech research facility, vaults and a number of odd facilities especially below ground level.
A gleaming tower of steel and glass, the Adalets Corporation Headquarters is not the largest building in town, or the flashiest, but it may be the most modern. The clean, corporate look of the building is said to hide a high-tech research facility, vaults and a number of odd facilities especially below ground level.
Radescu's Tea House
It looks somewhat shabby from the outside, and only rarely seems to have many customers, but Radescu's serves as a meeting place for different occult factions. Radescu, the proprietor, is an enigmatic figure, whose true identity is unknown. The staff of the tea house consists of young, dark-haired women in black chinese-style robes, whose faces nobody can seem to remember.
It looks somewhat shabby from the outside, and only rarely seems to have many customers, but Radescu's serves as a meeting place for different occult factions. Radescu, the proprietor, is an enigmatic figure, whose true identity is unknown. The staff of the tea house consists of young, dark-haired women in black chinese-style robes, whose faces nobody can seem to remember.
Parkertown
One of the smaller towns in the area, and primarily a logging town. As a result it's mainly for resupplying the workers in the forest and letting them wind down.
One of the smaller towns in the area, and primarily a logging town. As a result it's mainly for resupplying the workers in the forest and letting them wind down.
The Old Cemetery
The old cemetery is restless and while it's often the dead that don't want to stay that way, it also attracts attention from all sorts of other creeps, it's not the only cemetery in town, but it's the oldest and when weird stuff goes down it's often here.
It's a dreary place, even the fanciest of mausoleums seem to fade to grey, the mist from the nearby lake lingers well beyond the morning hours and the statuary seems to watch you. Still, a lot of the older families prefer to be buried there. Tradition holds beyond common sense.
The old cemetery is restless and while it's often the dead that don't want to stay that way, it also attracts attention from all sorts of other creeps, it's not the only cemetery in town, but it's the oldest and when weird stuff goes down it's often here.
It's a dreary place, even the fanciest of mausoleums seem to fade to grey, the mist from the nearby lake lingers well beyond the morning hours and the statuary seems to watch you. Still, a lot of the older families prefer to be buried there. Tradition holds beyond common sense.
Spider's Gulch
A large town near the southern county line. Not as prosperous as the rest of the county, the town survives by dint of the remains of eight large mines that, when mapped, looked like the legs of a spider - hence the towns name. It contains most of the remaining heavy industry in Mutton County.
A large town near the southern county line. Not as prosperous as the rest of the county, the town survives by dint of the remains of eight large mines that, when mapped, looked like the legs of a spider - hence the towns name. It contains most of the remaining heavy industry in Mutton County.
The Wizard's Bean
Often found in the strangest of places and never in the same place two nights in a row, the Wizard's Bean is a coffee and magical supply shop for wizards, warlocks, witches, and whoever else needs items hard to find in more mundane stores. The owners are a brother and sister who seem to never age and whose ethnicity is very hard to pin down. The coffee beans come from a tree that grows in the center of the courtyard and is cared for by a dryad. Regulars often make a game out of trying to find a pattern to where the Ol' Bean will be. Supposedly there are rules and there's a pot for anyone that can correctly guess it or figure them out.
Whatever you do, do not use Starbucks terminology while ordering. The price goes up exponentially.
Often found in the strangest of places and never in the same place two nights in a row, the Wizard's Bean is a coffee and magical supply shop for wizards, warlocks, witches, and whoever else needs items hard to find in more mundane stores. The owners are a brother and sister who seem to never age and whose ethnicity is very hard to pin down. The coffee beans come from a tree that grows in the center of the courtyard and is cared for by a dryad. Regulars often make a game out of trying to find a pattern to where the Ol' Bean will be. Supposedly there are rules and there's a pot for anyone that can correctly guess it or figure them out.
Whatever you do, do not use Starbucks terminology while ordering. The price goes up exponentially.
Other Locations
Outside of the larger bastions of humanity there are plenty of other notable locations. Not all of them were originally created by people, and some of them aren't populated by anything human any more.
Unnamed Ruins
Out a little ways into the countryside, there exist some old ruins, most likely Native American. They aren't exactly secret, and folks nearby even mention them from time to time, but nobody makes a big deal about them, figuring they're probably already explored or otherwise uninteresting. Their exact nature has never been determined conclusively due to the fact that every single expedition intended to travel to them has never actually gotten there, usually due to losing interest, insufficient funding, loss of equipment, or other seemingly mundane problems...meaning that no one has ever publicly determined exactly what they are or what their purpose might be. The supernaturally inclined community has already concluded that there must be some ancient curse or ward preventing people from approaching them... but what could be inside worth protecting so well?
Out a little ways into the countryside, there exist some old ruins, most likely Native American. They aren't exactly secret, and folks nearby even mention them from time to time, but nobody makes a big deal about them, figuring they're probably already explored or otherwise uninteresting. Their exact nature has never been determined conclusively due to the fact that every single expedition intended to travel to them has never actually gotten there, usually due to losing interest, insufficient funding, loss of equipment, or other seemingly mundane problems...meaning that no one has ever publicly determined exactly what they are or what their purpose might be. The supernaturally inclined community has already concluded that there must be some ancient curse or ward preventing people from approaching them... but what could be inside worth protecting so well?