Nivakta's Crossing

 Nivakta's Crossing is a village at the very southern edge of Rostland situated on the northern bank of the Shrike River and overlooking the Stolen Lands of the River Kingdoms to its south. The village is protected by a wooden palisade wall surrounding it. The South Rostland Road runs through the village, as does the road leading to the newly established settlement at Varnhold. This latter road crosses a low, fortified bridge across the Shrike. The town is home to trappers, anglers, hunters and tradesmen. The locals are a serious bunch and very suspicious of strangers especially those from the south, i.e., the Stolen Lands

The village itself is surrounded by a wooden palisade and is set on  the northeastern bank of the Shrike River. A low bridge allows access over the river to the wilderness to the south - the southwestern side of the bridge being fortified by well-defended guard towers. The people of Nivakta's Crossing are sturdy, down to earth, and possess stunted sense of humor. Serious to a fault, they are slightly more suspicious of visitors from what they call "the South" than they are of those from "the North" but they're willing to take adventurer's coin for trade none less. Nivarka's Crossing is where Maegar Varn and his mercenaries cross the Shrike to head into Nomen Heights when they set out to establish Varnhold: the passage of the small army through town is novel enough that it's all that the locals seem to chat (and complain) about for weeks afterward.

Senior inhabitants include:

Lord Mayor Irven Revanisu
Sheriff Lorin Kaven
Abbot Kara Ilarenika, cleric of Pharasma