Dougton

Town: Dougton
Ruler: Jim Jenkins, the Magistrate.
Type: Agricultural.
History: Dougton is a sleepy town, historically mundane and uneventful when compared to towns of more illustrious repute, but has given birth to local legends.

Jim Jenkins is the first person of honorable mention. He started off as the child of a textile merchant. When his father was robbed and they ended up in the streets, Jenkins joined a gang. He soon tired of a life of crime, scammed his way into a local school, and became a prosecutor. His intimate knowledge of criminal affairs gave him a decisive edge. His record, as impressive as it is immacultae, easily secured him a spot as a Judge in all local affairs and when he ran for ruler of Dougton, he stood virtually unopposed.

The second is Iris Hyacinth, the local PeaceKeeper. Her legend starts with Iris as the daughter of an herbalist and as being a talented gardener herself. Despite her passion for plants, she soon hears the call of the war drums. It seems she took more from her father, Major Snapdragon Hyacinth, than once thought. Iris turns out to be gifted in the arts of warfare and is a natural sniper. She is selected for the PeaceKeeper camp early on in her military career and was delighted to be find her hometown as her assignment.

Population: Culturally diverse with a predominance of humans, gnomes, halflings, dwarves and the occasional Drow.

Watchmen
-- 10,000 Guards, trained by the military and assigned from all across Terrenus.
-- 10,000 local police. The local police are a structured militia, for all intents and purposes. Since they are made up primarily of the citizens, as opposed to having been assigned by the military, the police are more likely to be corrupt.
-- PeaceKeeper: Iris Hyacinth

Hotspots
1. The magistrate's house. Belongs to Jim Jenkins. Although Jenkin's house is larger than those around it, which can be told at a single glance, the gap size and quality is not as large as it is in some other towns.

2. The Lovely Giant, Tavern & Inn. This is the default tavern and inn, acting as the generic meeting spot between characters whose players are too lazy or timid to make up their own.

3. A cursed looking glass in the home of a cobbler, two gold entry cost. If one trips, or is tricked, into the mirror they end up in the world of spirits.

Quests
To read about quests, click here go to Terrenus Quest Index and use your browser's Find feature, or just scroll, to find the specific town. These quests can be taken up by anyone.

Canon
1. A fourth of the city is laid to waste - ash and rubble. The ruins of a simple cabin is found in the hills, and is theorized to be the point of origin. From the cabin, there is a 15 mile radius similarly destroyed. For triple that size there is a parapsychological effect that drains travelers of their vigor.

2. Lightning Rail station in Dougton has been destroyed in an explosion(1). -- Travel by Rail is now severely hampered(2).