Quadroad

Quadroad is a town in the west of the Falassian Empire. It is located at a crossroads leading in each of the cardinal directions, making it a common place for travelers to pass through.

Description
Due to the town's location, many travelers pass through Quadroad on their journeys to other places. As a result, the dirt roads around the town are frequently disturbed, enveloping Quadroad in a near-permanent cloud of dust. Many merchants are able to sell their wares in Quadroad as travelers need to restock. While the land in and immediately around Quadroad isn't arable, there are many farms about a day's travel from the town. Quadroad's central location also makes it a common place for the abandonment of unwanted children. As a result, until the establishment of Stardew Farm in 598, many abandoned children roamed the streets of Quadroad, surviving by whatever means they could.

Temple of Cysebelle
Quadroad's Temple of Cysebelle has existed for a long time and seems to be the town's primary center of worship. Due to Quadroad's past as part of the Western Elfgroves, Cysebelle worship is somewhat more prominent than it is in other parts of the Falassian Empire. Unlike a typical building, the temple is, in fact, a tree that has grown into the shape of a building. The furniture inside is also shaped from the tree. The temple is surrounded by plant life, in stark contrast to the rest of Quadroad, although this plant life is insufficient to sustain Quadroad's homeless youth population. As followers of Cysebelle, the clergy only accept offerings from nature and thus do not take monetary donations. The temple is currently led by Pandora and is also where Keras served as a paladin.

Stardew Farm
Technically north of Quadroad proper, Stardew Farm was purchased by Quadroad's Temple of Cysebelle (with financial assistance from the Champions Valoris) in order to provide the children abandoned in Quadroad, currently led by Amelia, with a place to stay and food to eat. The farm's crops are primarily vegetables, which feed the farm's residents. While the children do some of the farming and fieldwork themselves, they are supervised and assisted by people from the Temple. Since her encounter with Blighthorn and resulting near-death, Julius also lives on Stardew Farm.

History
According to Pandora, the Temple of Cysebelle in Quadroad had existed for 1000 years in 598. However, this would place the establishment of the temple during the Draconic Conflagrations, when much history and culture was lost, so it is unknown if her statement is accurate. Pandora herself became a priestess at the temple around the year 500.

Quadroad was part of the Western Elfgroves until about 568, when it was annexed by the Falassian Empire. The push for annexation was led by Chancellor Horus Fornathrius, who cited the improvement in commerce that would result from wresting control of the travel hub from the elves. The resulting battle was won by the Falassian forces, led by Diol Wyrmspine, and Quadroad officially became part of the Falassian Empire.

In 598, one of the abandoned children living on the streets of Quadroad, named Amelia, learned some rudimentary spells and used them to pickpocket unsuspecting travelers and merchants. She used their gold to support herself and the other children, due to the Temple's inability to support all of them. Her targeting of two specific adventurers led to the Champions Valoris' discovery of the children's plight. As a result, the adventurers assisted Pandora in the purchase of a farm to the north of Quadroad proper, which the Champions Valoris named Stardew Farm, where the children could be housed and vegetables could be grown to feed them.

Known Residents

 * Alphonse
 * Amelia
 * Arden
 * Gale
 * Jacob
 * Julius
 * Keras (deceased)
 * Melina
 * Pandora
 * Tiberion Lasthearth