Trostenwald

Trostenwold is a small town in the Marrow Valley in the Western Wynandir region of Wildemount. The town is bordered by the blue waters of the Usterlock. The town is under the rule of the Dwendalian Empire and is a trade stop on the Amber Road. The town also serves as the place where the new party first meets.

The town is most notable for its unique strain of grain and wheat, which led to a boom in breweries around the turn of the century. Of the initial glut of breweries, three brewer families have survived and prospered to this day. The town now primarily exports fish, crops and ale.

When the party arrives in the town, there is a new visiting carnival called "The Fletching and Moondrop Traveling Carnival of Curiosities". This carnival is the site of a zombie attack that the new party helped stop.

The town also has a contingent of Crownsguard who act as law enforcement for the town. The Lawmaster (local Dwendalian leadership) is a Dwarf named Norda.

Demographics
In the southern more rural region of the Empire, especially near Felderwind*, which is one of the largest, tilling and farming areas of the entire Empire there is a very heavy halfling population. And so while this city is not the core of it, a larger 20-25% of the population here in Trostenwold is halfling.

Geography
Trostenwold Wards
 * Hills Ward
 * Lock? Loch? Ward borders the Usterlock and is where the fishing village is.

The Soltrice Academy, also known as simply the Academy is to the north* of Trostenwold. It is a place where magic can be studies. Described as a fancy though rough place that is hard to get into unless you are rich. for rich people that is hard to get into. Fjord has an interest in going to the Academy.

The Nestled Nook Inn
This inn is where the party first meet, and the first location described for the second campaign. Caleb and Nott slept in a second-floor room of this inn after an apparently rough evening. Beauregard, Fjord and Jester met a patron at this inn to collect payment, which in turn led to the two groups meeting.

Employees
Yorda, the 40 something year old woman barkeep, rents out the rooms and seems to manage the inn. She had shoulder length blonde hair and weathered skin.

Adelyn, a redhead barmaid who rushed from table to table taking orders and goes to and from the back kitchen to get meals for customers.

Menu
Trosts Meats
 * Bombock
 * Husseldorf
 * Vonbrant
 * bacon
 * pork belly

baked goods, eggs, porridge (mush), and potatoes.

Job Board
The board currently has one sheet posted by someone in the Hills Ward looking for folks to do an extermination run near the southern portion of the Usterlock. It looks like there seems to be a vole infestation.

The-Fletching-and-Moondrop-Traveling-Carnival-of-Curiosities
Having their first show on the day of Grissen (see Calendar of Tal'Dorei), the carnival had set up east of the Lock Ward on the southern bank of the Usterlock, this carnival was where Mollymauk and Yasha worked, with Molly as an entertainer and Yasha as a security guard.

This carnival became the site of a ravenous zombie attack when an old man suddenly keeled over and transformed. The party was able to kill the zombie with minimal casualties. However, all of the performers, except Yasha, were taken into custody for suspicion of wrongdoing.

Hillsbrook Parchment and Binding
The only bookseller in town, this shop is a boutique in a layout like a cross, with windows at the ends and a door at the back. The shop contains lots of books on farming technique, as well as books on how to grow and care for different types of vegetation, plants, and various beasts of burden. There are also books on the different seasons on what's best for different types of grain and wheat. There are a couple of books that deal with discussion on the Menagerie Coast, that talk about the Clovis Concord, and a discussion on the political structure that maintains the city states there.

The person who runs this shop is an older man by the name of ''(Shebaiti? Sheena?). ''The closest Library is in Zadash up north. That is where the library of the Cobalt Soul resides. Its a bit pricey to peruse their selection.

Caleb finds a book on hoe technique called Jamison's Hoedown. The owner wanted 2 silver pieces in exchange for the book.

Notable Houses
The Bombock House is one of the three brewer families in Trostenwold. Beauregard, Fjord and Jester helped to load crates for this house and swindled from their employees. This house also has the blessing of Frida Longa and the Starosta.

The Husseldorf House is one of the three brewer families in Trostenwold. The party visits their brewery during a brewery tour. They met Vos and June, two women who run the brewery facility.

The Vonbrant House is one of the three brewer families in Trostenwold The party visits their brewery during a brewery tour.

Trivia

 * Geek & Sundry confirmed the spelling as "Trostenwold" in the article "5 Things to Love about the New Critical Role Campaign".