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Nebulan (Larani chapter-house)

From "In Genin's Footsteps" by Julian Verdreth, 715 TR:

A mile or so south of Riana is Nebulan itself. I recommend this as a place to spend the night. It’s about halfway between Qualdris and Kobing, and a chapter-house for the Order of the Lady of Paladins. They are sponsored by the clergy at Fancet, less than a league away. Just as at Wylain, travelers should feel reasonable safe there amongst all the Laranian knights. There may be fewer knights in the immediate area, as the Pagaelin have a tendency to occupy the extensive woods to the south-west, but the commons area is large and easily defended. The woods are cleared back well outside of arrow-shot. Nebulan village isn’t much more than a hundred people, but the inn there has good food and better ale.

Nebulan has the appearance of an old place with mature trees saved from the clearing of the land long ago. The wall around the chapter-house is well-tended but largely covered with vines and creepers. The road is deeply rutted with some attempt to fill in the ruts for the ease of traffic. The village is long-settled with the air of permanence that comes when a place has been inhabited and looked after for centuries. The inn is a small one with a small commons. The village commons is expansive enough and provides a good view to all sides.

Places

Laranian Chapter-House

The gate of the Order of the Lady of Paladins is stout and thick, well-made of oak and banded with iron, resting on well-oiled hinges. It remains closed at all times with a liveried guard outside.

People

Sir Bryant (knight-commander)

The Knight-Commander is an older man with a bushy mustache of red tending to silver. The rest of his hair is thinning red over a pale scalp. The lines of his face suggest that he smiles a lot. He is very intelligent and listens carefully to what he is told and is generally trusting, though he always considers that the person talking may not be telling the whole truth, or perhaps not any truth.

He has a smallish office on the second story of the chapter-house. There are no trappings of power – no dark wood portals, no aides to pass. The room itself is fairly bare stone with exposed heavy timber beams and sparse furniture, a desk littered with rolled papers, a bookcase largely filled with souvenirs rather than books, and a couple of carved wooden chairs. The shutters are usually open and the room is well-lit.