Soulmend Ridge

""A place that's said to mend one's soul.""

Soulmend is a coastal location on a large continent, on the edge of the Ashmead Isles. Founded after the fall of The Order, Soulmend was a refuge for those misplaced by war, strife and other woes of the world.

The ridge line in which the region was founded, and by extension given its name, offers ample protection from the elements as well as invaders. The the mountains and ocean waters serve as natural barriers to prevent attackers from invading. The small cove facilitates prime waters for aquaculture and the rich soil in the area promotes crop growth. Due to Soulmend's locale its main produce export, as with the Ashmead Isles, is apples. The region's flora also provides decent food for the area's livestock.

Due to the budding city of Kolossia being founded and establishing the city's main castle and by extension The Adventurer's Hold, Soulmend experienced a boom in business and population as adventurers and traders travelled through the town in order to reach Kolossia's gates. Due to the economic explosion Soulmend was established as the trading hub of the neighboring islands and regions.

The Melodiae township is carved into the ridge of the region and consists of two tiers, the lower tier, and the upper tier. The upper tier of the town is the Industrial district where lumber is processed at the local lumbermill, a blacksmith provides metal working and repair services and a peculiar tinker shop, formerly run by the now deceased Arc McTinkerspark, provides services to adventurers. A few houses and a small farm are clustered next to the coastal tower on the edge of the tier near one of the paths to the lower tier. The coastal tower, meant to protect the town from naval threats, has seen its fair share of problems as the tower has been destroyed and rebuilt at least two times since the townships founding. A rumor circulates amongst the town's folk that a cursed war hammer is buried in its foundation which has the power to rip one's soul from the body for a short time causing the victim to fall to the ground in a comatose state and may be a source of the towers unfortunate fates. The lower tier serves as the residential and commercial district. Here, most of the town's houses, a magic shop, a trade house next to the docks and the every busy Tilted Tavern, are established. After the Clash of Shadows, a night most refer to as Armageddon, which resulted in most of the town's infrastructure being damaged or destroyed, the township was rebuilt and expanded. Part of the expansion project introduced a Townhall and a Garrison to Melodiae in order to avoid a similar event from occuring again. The town's mayor is currently Kit Strongbrew, daughter of the late Barkeep Tabaxi Strongbrew, and the acting Captain of the Guard is Grom, a Goliath Paladin who took over after the first three Captains met unfortunate fates.

Outside of town there are a few things that would attract adventurers and tourists. To one side, there are the remains of the Demon Lord. Predating the township, no one truly knows who the massive remains are or where they come from though rumors have it that the remains may be tied to the Thornmour Family and the strange things that befell their estate a few decades prior. The town guard and adventurers do go to the remains every now and then to make sure no cultists or rituals are being preformed. A brewery is tucked into the mountains beyond the remains along with a notable Ranch which produces the richest milk and best meat in the land. On the other side of the town, you'd fined the ruined watch tower before the gates of Kolossia. A gold dragon resided in the towers ruins for a long time, but after the Clash of Shadows, the dragon departed his roost, taking his hoard with him, leaving the tower ruins empty. Hidden in the cliffs above the area where the tower once watched is the Secluded Garden. This place is said to be the area where most of the ridge's healing effects originated though very few visit the garden. The garden's first resident is a Witch named Silvia. The reports of her are confusing as some say she is an old hag were others say she is a fair young maiden. Most however do not know her true name or origin. Across the garden's pond from her, a small church of Freya has started to develop after members of the church were left stranded in the area after the Clash of Shadows. Apart from this, the garden is rumored to be populated by the Fae and word of Red Caps, Fairies and walking trees is going around. Apart from these places, the only other places of some note are the Spider Caves, formerly Clamish's Lair, and the forgotten mines which are only of note recently due to ill fates that befell adventurers who delved into those areas.