Copperdale

Copperdale is a village in the kingdom of Selathon. It sits inside a bend in the river Elopa, and is due south of the town of Hamstead, and south east of neighbouring Porkstead. Although historically insignificant, in the last fifty years it has undergone a greater tourist appeal with the creation of a Mage's Guild, which in turn funds a Museum of Magical Artefacts. More recently, property tycoon Monsieur Federico Ricardo has built the Champions Guild in Copperdale, perhaps also wishing to capitalise on the Mage Guild's presence.

A farming village of little repute, Copperdale is seen to by a mayor appointed by the Lord of Hamstead, to whom the residents swear fealty. Copperdale is primarily a farming community, though also trades in the very rare Amaryte ore after a deposit was discovered under the riverbed. The Champions Guild is known to receive a significant amount of Amaryte ore in return for protection of the Amaryte mine, and one of the greatest blacksmiths in all the lands, Braddisten Clarke, lives and works in Copperdale.

Recently, the village of Copperdale suffered an attack of the demonic kind- a group of novice mages managed to summon an elder demon by the name of Azul. This lead to the murder of the mayor, the destruction of the Champion's Guild, and a very significant loss of life both within the village and without where the armies of Hamstead had attempted to restore the peace. The matter was eventually resolved by the Champions Guild, whose hero Cirion slew the beast once and for all.

Residents of Copperdale:

- Monsieur Federico Ricardo, guildmaster and entrepreneur

- Braddisten Clarke, master blacksmith

- Theodore Clarke, armourer for the Champions Guild

- Alania Clarke, an adventuress

- Stan the Demonboy, Gorebucks employee