Quinden is small steading built around a keep erected by the City of
Damkina to protect its important trade route to
Bighsdale to the west.
The current owner of the Keep is
Baron Drampinhill who has built up a garrison of
over a hundred
troops. His bullying and extortionate ways have not made him popular with either the villagers
or travellers on the trading route. Most look to the
Lady Starlight whose tower is directly outside
the steading boundary to offer some protection from his threats and there is great
tension between the two.
The steading boasts a large three storey inn (The Wayside Inn) and a relatively new temple
to the goddess Brigit (although historically there has
always been a shrine to her here). In addition to the immediate population of the village
there are a large number of farms in the area mostly strung out along the road. The farmers,
many of whom are halflings, look to the patrols of the keep's garrison
to protect them.
Because of its position the village has attracted some craftsmen who belong
to the Damkina Craft Guild including
Umluk Handhammer the dwarven smith. Arley Cronk the alchemist is a former member of
Damkina Sorcerors' Guild but has not paid his
dues for several years.