Drendeven village

Drendeven village

Government
Plutocracy
Organizations
Drendeven Distillery, Bockhop Brewery, Silver Spring Inn, Bartrend's Goods, Golden Grain Chapel
Temples
Beory

Population: ~900. A decent sized town south west of Korint in the land of Loveria. Also known as The Half Town, due to its large population of Halflings and Gnomes. The town lends its name from a local spring called Dren Deven, which means Spring (Dren) of Silver (Deven) in Halfling.

History

The village of Drendeven was founded and build around the Drendeven Distillery. A maker of fine spirits founded, run and owned by the Glenoak family. The family of Halflings found a crystal clear spring between the hills and thought it a perfect water source for their whiskey and other spirits. Because the distillery needed barley and grains to run a small farming village propped up in the area and was named after the spring. Decades later the Bockhop family arrived in the village and founded the Bockhop Brewery. As the two families both needed the barley and grains the local farmers cultivated a bidding war started. As the selling prices increased more and more farmers wanted in on the action. This amounted to a sharp growth for the village of Drendeven. Although supply and demand have stabilized for years now it still left its mark on the town. Every year during the harvest festival they would have the Barley Auction of Two. An auction where only the Bockhop and Glenoak patriarchs participate and bid on the farmers produce. Most of it done in jest and is seen more as a comedic display than an actual auction. During the growth of the village a clock tower was built to commemorate the transition of a small farming village to a proper town. The tower, dubbed Robin Tower for its bird inspired decorations, still to this day is the centerpiece of the market square and a tourist highlight.

Notable Places

• Drendeven distillery, Halfling spirit distillery, founded and owned by the Glenoak family. Co-financed by the Delavin family. Rumors have it that the merchant guild of House Revol is eyeing the distillery for some time now.
• Bockhop Brewery, Halfling brewery, founded and owned by the Bockhop family
• Silver Spring Inn, Oldest and well known of Drendeven. Owned now by a halfling worman Jolie Meadowfield.
• Robin Tower, Clock tower build by Eldron Gnackle
• Bartrend’s Goods, General goods store, owned by Bartrend Haklin.
• Golden Grain Chapel, A small church dedicated to Beory.
• Dren Deven, Spring of Silver or Silver Spring. A fresh water spring that's the reason the Drendeven Distillery was build.

Notable People

Jacob Delavin

Townmaster of Drendeven. Tall man, dirty blond hair with some grey streaks. Good natured disposition and known for his fair judgement.

Prior to the ‘Weeks of Woe’ the Delavin noble family was considered the laughing stock in high society in Loveria. The Delavin family has always been a modest family with little ambitions. They would have the bare minimal of servants and their sons would even help in the fields during harvest times. When the merchants started taking over they were one of the first families that made way. They were always very clear in their intentions to put the people of their domain first so they could live peaceful lives. The family’s domain has shrunk to just the village of Drendeven where the current patriarch, Jacob, serves as Townmaster.

The Delavin family has supported the Drendeven Distillery from the days of its founding. Helping with finances and drawing workers for both the distillery and farmers.

Stuart Glenoak

Old Halfling. Bold with grey sideburns and some wisps of grey on the back of his head. Known to be kind and jolly.

Patriarch of the Glenoak family and current master distiller of the Drendeven Distillery.

Graham Bockhop

Graham Bockhop is a middle aged Halfling with curly dark hair and handlebar mustache. he has a brazen personality but kind hearted.

Patriarch of the Bockhop family and current master brewer of the Bockhop Brewery.

Bucks Family

A family of Gnomes both famous and notorious in Drendeven village.

Although the Bucks family have a reputation of being hard workers they tend to be troublemakers as well. The family's younglings tend to be mischievous and lack respect for law and authority. While the adults tend to have a lot of affection towards the Halfling liquors that are made in Drendeven. It is said that cutting off a drunk Bucks is harder than ploughing one of the gods. Proprietors of the inns and taverns in Drendeven have a habit of employing at least one of the more responsible women of the Bucks family as they have a better grip on the family as a whole.

Most of the family lives at the edge of Drendeven at what is now jokingly referred to as Square Wheel Green. When the Bucks family first arrived in Drendeven they were a family of gypsy Gnomes. Even though the current generation lives in the mobile homes of their ancestors but have no plans of leaving anytime soon.

Odilla Farehaven

Abbess of the Golden Grain Chapel.

Eldron Gnackle

Owner of the Gnackle Workshop (retired) and designer/builder of Robin Tower.