Overview

The environment of Fools Run can be described as unwelcoming at the best of times, and suicidal at the worst. The wildlife is unforgiving and violent, and the land moreso. However, tucked 23 miles north of Yaralon, at the other end of the cusp of Fools Run, exists the closest thing to an oasis that can be found.

Withersfield, to an outsider, would seem like a typical town. The landscape Withersfield exemplifies is typical of villages across the more forgiving climates of Idalos, with fairly sturdy homes, an organized population, and an agriculture-dominant society. However, when the setting of Fools Run is taken into account, Withersfield not only becomes a marvel of human ingenuity, but a coveted resource.

When Withersfield was founded in 690, they struggled endlessly, unable to find food or, on most occasions, scrape enough product together to trade for it. This all changed, however, when a man, origins unknown, approached Withersfield in 700, who introduced himself exclusively as Head-Wrapped-in-Scarf Man. Withersfield, not unfriendly to visitors but unaccustomed to them, as well as under-equipped to receive them, treated Head-Wrapped-in-Scarf Man with a certain level of disdain. However, he had ultimately proven his worth, after introducing the farmers of Withersfield to elevated irrigation.

By using artificial steppes made from wood, gained from desperate trading, Withersfield was able to engineer a way to save water from the precious few instances of rainfall, and conserve it throughout the cycles. As a result, Withersfield's agricultural economy flourished, turning the town into a beacon of stark contrast to the rest of Fools Run. While the rest of the savanna seems yellow and brown, Withersfield nearly illuminates a healthy green. Shortly thereafter, Head-Wrapped-in-Scarf Man was unanimously elected mayor of Withersfield, despite his somewhat questionable persona. Under his rule, Withersfield quickly became wealthy off of the trading of gourds.

Quickly, the mercenary company, The Sober, recognized an opportunity, and the leader, Hitch, approached Head-Wrapped-in-Scarf Man and offered a trade; exclusivity in trade in return for protection and training.

Although newly placed in a mayoral position, Head-Wrapped-in-Scarf Man was not unwise, and recognized the severity of this particular trade. However, he also recognized the utility of The Sober, and how, through their protection, the prosperity of their town could grow. Although recently successful, the town's citizens were untrained in combat, and attacks against the village were devastating to their infrastructure. Though rebuilding could be accomplished, the resources and manpower took focus away from production, and often, after an attack, their population would suffer.

Realizing this, Head-Wrapped-in-Scarf Man accepted Hitch's deal.

Presently, Withersfield has plateaued into a successful village, protected by The Sober around the clock. Their citizens have been periodically trained by The Sober, and their economic success has become the economic success of The Sober in turn. Although still not fully equipped to handle visitors, Withersfield remains a friendly, welcoming town with a bustling, albeit small, economy and a deep love for both their mayor and their gourds.

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