Honeypot

Race	Population
Total	~800
Halfling	Dominant
Human	Minority
Gnomes	Minority
Dwarven	Individuals
Half-elven	Individuals
Elven	Individuals

Dominant culture: Agrarian

Patron deity: Idun

Honeypot is a small halfling village in the Wheatplains. As the name suggests, they are renowned for their apiaries. The honey, and mead made from it, is exported to Owl Rock and beyond. While less than a thousand people live in the town itself, about as many more live in the outlying farms and hamlets.

Honeypot was once a barony ruled by House Honeybramble, but their line died in 1357 with the death of Baron Theobald. House Honeybramble swore fealty to House Tuveren, who now rules Honeypot through their appointed Alderman.

North of town, the swampy forest of the Halcyon Glades extend far north, all the way to Tembridge and the Silverpeaks. The people of Honeypot rarely go there, as the forest hides many dangers.

Locations in Honeypot

Most houses in Honeypot are half-timbered, with white-washed infill and straw roofs. Some houses are instead made from red bricks. The river that flows through town, the Greenwater, is slow and muddy.

The Moothouse

Located at the center of town, this longhouse is the seat of the Alderman of Honeypot. A low wall covered in ivy surrounds the Moothouse. Outside the Moothouse stands an oversize statue of Baron Tristan Honeybramble, the founder of House Honeybramble.

Melissa Springpollen

(halfling, NG, 81): Alderman of Honeypot. She is an aging halfling who has lived in Honeypot her entire life.

Penrose Brasschain

(gnome, LN, 101): Gnomish lawman, who is quite hard of hearing.

Constantin Breckenridge

human paladin, LG, 21

Constantin is a minor noble of the Breckenridge family who has been kicked out into the countryside for embarrassing both his family and those in other families of political sensitivity by calling out falsehoods and other minor transgressions in his eye. Perhaps due to this reputation, he was recruited into the Justicars, a paladin order of Sif, as a Squire. He willingly left Covenant to live in Honeypot as the representative of his order. He doesn't find this a shame upon his name and honour, but more a test of his ideals.

The Bee's Knees

Comfortable inn

Located at the center of town, this inn serves as a meeting point for all its inhabitants. It is a two-story building with a cramped but cozy common room, and rooms for hire on the upper floor. The inn also has a bakery attached to it. The bakery produces several types of bread, as well as sweet treats.

Kat Swiftleaf

(human, NG, 38): Proprietor of the Bee's Knees. She is an ex-adventurer who settled down in Honeypot. She talks very fast, often playfully teasing her customers. She dislikes the Wayfarers, whom she considers boastful and rude.

Molly Barleywine

(human, NG, 24): Baker at the Bee's Knees. Her favorite treat are small honeycakes. Molly also sells her breads and sweets at the Haymarket from a handcart.

Royaljelly Meadery

The Royaljelly Meadery is the most famous business in Honeypot. Its mead is sold in inns across the islands. In addition to their flagship mead, the Royaljelly Reserve, they also have more exotic varieties of mead, including Blueberry Bomb, Rosemary Ringer, and Feverbush Punch.

This is also the biggest employer in town, with around 50 people working their hives and fields.

Hellebore Royaljelly

(halfling, LN, 89): Owner and master brewer. The meadery is his life work, and it has made him a rich halfling. He is a perfectionist when it comes to his mead, and does not let anyone else know the recipes.

Petunia Royaljelly

(halfling, LE, 83): Wife of Hellebore. Petunia is a big reason why the meadery has been so successful, as she is a shrewd businesswoman.

Maggie Royaljelly

(halfling, CG, 41): Maggie is the only child of Hellebore and Petunia. She has no interest in making mead, much to her parents concern. Instead, she prefers carving elaborate wooden sculptures.

Pilgrim Shrine

A small shrine run by the Pilgrim Knights, it is attended by a single Charitor who provides aid to the poor and the sick. The interior of the shrine has a handful of pews in front of an altar to Freya.

Angus Trueshaw

human monk, LN, 26

Angus is a Charitor of the Pilgrim Knights, assigned to the small shrine in Honeypot.

The Haymarket

The Haymarket is where business is conducted in the town. Some vendors have permanent stalls, others sell from their cart when they have things to spare. There is also a notice board here.

Bee Your Shelf

The main room of this little bookstore and library is dimly lit, and is covered from floor to ceiling in shelves, holding tomes on a variety of subjects, from guides about sheep husbandry to codices on transmutation magic to manuals in the use of a longsword.

Almena Arantor

high elf wizard, LE, 96

Almena is the owner of Bee Your Shelf, a small bookshop in Honeypot. She uses the profits from her store to fund her magical research.

Thornhill General Goods

One of few permanent shops at the haymarket. They usually stock all nonmagical adventurer's gear worth 50gp or less.

Stanley Thornhill

(human, LN, 58): Proprietor of Thornhill General Goods. He is a shrewd businessman who runs a hard bargain (+8 barter).

Sebastian Thornhill

(human, LG, 26): Sebastian works for his father in his shop, stocking wares and tending to the counter.

Colette Cornflower

(gnome, NG, 67): Herbalist, who gathers flora and fungi from the surrounding landscape. She also brews simple potions, which she sells from a small stand in the Haymarket.

Rollo Hornbark

(halfling, CG, 33): Makes and sells fine playing sets. Has dice and dragonchess pieces made from a variety of materials. Rollo is always ready to throw down for some dragonchess (+3) or a game of gnome fold.

Frida Proudforge

(dwarf blacksmith, LG, 67): One of few dwarven inhabitants of Honeypot, Frida plies her trade as a blacksmith. While she mostly repairs farming tools and shoes horses, she truly lives for making blades.

Milton Longshaw

(human leatherworker, NG, 44): Milton makes leather goods, mostly saddles and harnesses for working animals on the farms. He can also make leather armor.

Hannah Sweetpear

(human, NG, 22): Sells fruits and berries grown at her family farm at the Haymarket.

Pascal Scrapsmelt

(gnome, LE, 51): Jeweler who makes amulets and rings from braided wire and beads, most with symbols of the gods on them. His stand and workshop all folds together into a handcart.

Grove of the Unicorn

Located in a copse of appletrees on the outskirts of town is a shrine to the Unicorn of Idun. It is not as grand as some other temples, but that doesn't stop the townsfolk from worshipping there, regardless of the weather. The hallow is centered on a large tree, beneath which stands a natural stone basin with a crescent moon statue in it, Stone benches surround the pool, and colorful flowers adorn the grove.

Paddy Lightseed

(halfling, NG, 41): Attendant at the Grove, who provides minor blessings and cures for the village.

The Old Mill

A large windmill on a hill, where where wheat from farms around town is ground to fine flour.

Trevor Evenplum

(human, LE, 39): Miller at the Old Mill. He has a shifty reputation in town, and has been accused of short-changing farmers.

Wayfarer's Society

The Wayfarer's Society call themselves an adventuerer's guild. They are the closest thing Honeypot has to a city guard, although they prefer to just go on long treks around the countryside. Occasionally they take a "contract" from the Alderman to find a lost pack of sheep, chase off some predator, or escort a caravan to Owl Rock.

The Wayfarer's Hall is a longhouse where the members gather to share stories and drink mead, and occasionally do some sparring.

Abbington Swiftfellow

(human rogue, CG, 47): Leader of the Wayfarers. He is a somewhat pompous man who is better at talking up his exploits than any actual dungeoneering. Abbingdon wields a rapier on his hip at all times.

Daffodil Summersky

(halfling sorcerer, NG, 26): Despite having almost no control over her magic, Daffodil was readily accepted into the Wayfarers, since "all adventuring parties need a wizard".

Bergar Thornhammer

(dwarf fighter, LG, 105): The only one of the Wayfarers with some actual adventuring experience, although that was now over fifty years ago. Despite this, he is still quite handy with his maul.

The Wheatplains

The landscape around Honeypot is dominated by meadows of wild flowers in all the colors of the rainbow. Several apiaries and farms dot the meadows. A small stream, the Greenwater, runs through Honeypot from the Halcyon Glades, before heading south to the ocean.

Honeyhall

An old abandoned fortification outside town. This was the seat of House Honeybramble, who were minor halfling nobles. The last Lord Honeybramble died almost 70 years ago, and the keep has been deteriorating ever since. Under ground, the Honeybramble crypts hold the remains of many nobles.

Queenshive Apiary

Up and coming meadery, only founded last year. The mead from here is not quite as good as the Royaljelly Meadery.

Goosemint Farm

This farm breeds fowl, selling the meat and eggs at the Haymarket.

Penny Goosemint

(halfling, CG, 38): Owner of the farm.

Finn Goosemint

(halfling, CG, 35): Husband of Penny.

Fleecefluff farm

Sheep farm with large herds of sheep, which roam the nearby hills.

Bill Fleecefluff

(halfling, LG, 54): Owner of the farm.

Daisy Fleecefluff

(halfling, NG, 58): Husband of Bill. Daisy is originally from Owl Rock, but moved here to get away from the bustling city.

Sweetpear Farm

This orchard grows apples, pears, citrus, and berries of various kinds, which Simon sells at the Haymarket.

Edgar Sweetpear

(human, LN, 58): Owner of the farm.

Mossroan Stud and Stables

Located just outside town along the road to Owl Rock, this farm breeds horses, donkeys, and ponies that they sell as draft animals and mounts.

Calanthe Mossroan

(gnome, TN, 57): Owner of the stables. She is known around town for being grumpy, preferring the company of her animals to that of other people.

Orrick Mossroan

gnome barbarian, CG, 27

Orrick Mossroan lives with his mother and sister on his family farm just outside Honeypot. He's been trained by his mother Calanthe to rear various beasts of burden, which are sold or rented out as draft animals or mounts. Alongside his duties at home, he also works as a shepherd at the Fleecefluff farm.

Trixie Mossroan

(gnome, CG, 12): Young gnome who is always up to some hijinks. She handles much of the business of the stables, despite her young age.

Redspire Tower

Situated south of town on a small ledge overlooking the Greenwater, this brick tower with its characteristic red roof has been home to the Redspire family of wizards for over a hundred years. The tower has had several additional floors built over the years, making it quite oddly shaped.

Quinn Redspire

(gnome wizard, TN, 73): Wizard who was taught by her father, but has not quite mastered magic as well as him. Her familiar, Babette, takes the form of an otter, and can usually be found playing in the river outside. Quinn sometimes has a few spellscrolls she can barter.