Originally, I had planned to have one more Mapping Rosegard video here that covered adding in the labels for the roads and making the black and white version of the map you’ll see below but for some reason, the audio didn’t record, only the video.  Since I didn’t want (or really have the time) to do a voice over, and it’s not that important of a topic, I decided just to drop it.  Also, it is something I can easily cover in a future series.

So instead, you’re getting the post that I had originally planned for the beginning of next week, the final maps along with the write-up on the town proper.

Rosegard

History

Rosegard is located about 400 km northwest of Point True.  It was founded shortly after the Great Sathar War as part of the resettlement effort initiated by the Pale government.  It originally consisted of six human families that set up homesteads in the valley using the agriculture subsidies the government provided to encourage development of farming to supply food for the population.  Over time, the small village has grown to include 13 families, many of the additional families are children of the original settlers that went away to school and then returned.

While there is no shortage of technology in the village, it is still primarily an agricultural center.  Most of the actual agriculture work is done by robots but supervised by the towns inhabitants.  The technological specialists in town keep the robots, vehicles, and computer systems running to manage the farm production.   Every week, trucks arrive to pick up crops to take into the larger population centers to sell.

About 18 years ago, one of the villagers was up exploring in the mountains and discovered a vein of gold that had been revealed by some recent erosion.  Lacking the infrastructure to properly mine the valuable resource themselves, the village brokered a deal with Streel (formerly known as Streele Mining before the war) to lease the company the rights to the mine.  The mine proved to be more lucrative than either party imagined and is still active to this day.

The village’s income from the mine amounts to several million credits every year.  That money is held in trust and used to maintain the village infrastructure, pay for primary and secondary education for all of the village youth, and other expenses as needed.

There is a very good relationship between the workers at the mine and the city.  In addition to providing additional revenue to the village, the mine employs the village’s technical workers (the technician, roboticist, and computer specialist) to help assist with work at the mine in addition to their own staff. The mine staff also takes advantage of the medical facilities provided in the village.  Reciprocally, the village invites the mine staff down for any town activities and has integrated them as part of the community.  The youth often go up to the mine to see operations there and the mine staff often come down to teach mini-lectures in the village school.

Inhabitants

Original Homesteading Families

These are the senior members of the community who originally founded it.  Their houses are located around the circular loop at the north end of town.  These families primarily work the agriculture portion of the village’s activities.

• Genio & Kathy Washy – Genio is the town mayor. They have two older children living at home.  They live in the home on the same plot as the General Store.  Kathy is a horticulturist and is responsible for tending the rose hedges in the central part around the gazebo.  It is these rose gardens that gave the village its name.
• Martin & Jenne Lexand – They have two children living at home. They live in the home on the same plot as the Technician shop/Garage.
• Steven & Janie Hite – They have three kids living at home.
• Matthua & Julie Colly – They have three kids living at home.
• Jon & Jessa Smeson – They have a single child living at home
• Reme & Kayelyn Marte – The youngest of the original settlers, they still have four children living at home

Newer Families

These families are younger, many of them being the older kids of the earlier settlers.  Their houses are built around the block on the west side of town.

• Rickern & Mikaela Bennez – Mikaela is the second child of Jon & Jessa Smeson and the town’s roboticist having studied at Pale University. Rickern helps manage the Smeson farm.  They have three children.
• Mese & Braealyn Washy – Mese is the oldest child of Genio & Kathy Washy. They run the town’s General Store and have three kids, ages 17, 14, & 12 who also help out at the store when not in school.
• Larroy & Camryn Tinnett – Camryn is the daughter of Steven & Janie Hite and is the town’s computer specialist having studied at the Triad Institute of Technology. Larroy is a veterinarian and works with the village doctor.  They have a single daughter, Allyssa, age 12.
• Rickey & Ilana Cooker – Rickey and Ilana met Camryn at school and she convinced them to move to Pale when she returned home. Ilana is the town doctor and also has some veterinarian skills.  Rickey helps work the Hite farm with his in-laws.  They have four kids.
• Benjoe & Abbil Leray – Benjoe is a childhood friend of Rickern Bennez and became enamored of the quite life in Rosegard when visiting one year. Both he and Abbil are teachers and work at the village’s school.  They have five children
• Joshua & Miya Welley – Josh and Miya are the newest members of the village and the only ones that didn’t have an immediate connection when then arrived. As the village grew, the need for a city clerk arose and Miya was hired to handle the administrative affairs of the growing village.  She works in the City Center handling a wide variety of tasks for the town.  Joshua is a teacher and works with the Leray’s in the town’s school.
• Mikkel & Danielle Lexand – Mikkel is the son of Martin and Jenne Lexand and is the town’s technician running the garage/tech shop in town. Danielle helps out on the Lexand farm.  They have one child.

City Buildings

General Store

This building contains a wide variety of goods that are used regularly by the small village.  While a lot of the supplies are foodstuffs and farming supplies, there are a number of small high tech wares as well.  Larger items, such as robots, most weapons, and vehicles, have to be special ordered in from Point True but the store has access to the full Streel and PGC catalog and anything ordered will arrive in 2-4 days.

Technician/Garage

This is where Mikkel keeps all the village’s vehicles and equipment running.  It has room inside to work on three vehicles at any one time.  It is a fully equipped and modern repair shop and any Technician skill checks performed using this area gain a +10% bonus.

City Community Center

This large building consists of two stories, unlike all the other buildings in town.  The lower level is a large gathering hall used for town activities and celebrations.  The upper level contains the city offices where Miya works as well as the village’s central computer system.  There are also half a dozen guest rooms that function as the village’s inn when they have overnight visitors.  While most of the rooms can be used by any race, one of them is specifically appointed with furniture designed for the Vrusk anatomy.  Across the street to the north, and directly east of the building are large grass fields used for outdoor activities as well.

School

The village’s school is where the younger kids spend their day getting their primary education.  It is divided into several small classrooms where specialized classes can be presented dependent on age and ability level.  Because of the small number of children in the village, there are not really “traditional” classes and each child has a workstation where they receive individual and tailored instruction based on their needs and interests.  The school is very high tech and state-of-the-art.  A lot of the village’s mine revenue has gone into its education facilities.  As such the children in the village are often smarter and sharper than would be expected for their age.

Computer/Robotics Shop

Mikaela and Camryn share this building to work on the villages computers and robots.  While the building is mostly given over to tech space to work on the various agriculture robots used by the village, there is also some space given over to computer repair as well.  This building also houses a backup computer system for the village.  If PC’s are looking for computer or robotic parts, they are more likely to find them here than at the General Store.  The facilities here are top notch and any computer or robotics repair or upgrade attempts receive a +10% skill bonus.

Doctor’s Office

This small office has a small operating room, and three patient rooms in addition to the foyer and waiting area.  Dr. Cooker has a small office here as well.  The building is designed for patients of the core four races and while they do handle veterinary duties, those occur on location outside the office.  Like the other areas in the town, the facilities here are of an higher than average grade and all medical checks made in the facility gain a +10% skill bonus.

 

Alternate maps

In addition to the main map above, I created one with no labels and another one in black and white.  These two maps are presented below.

No Labels

Black & White

And that’s it for Rosegard for now.  Next up I’ll be shifting gears back to the Ghost Ship Osiris module and you’ll be getting some information on the star system the adventure takes place in.