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| type          = settlement
| name          = Hamlet of Blackwall Keep
| image         = [[File:blackwallkeep02.png|250px]]
| caption       = Hamlet of Blackwall Keep, as depicted in ''The Scourge of the Howling Horde'', WotC, 2006
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| motto         = Blackwall Keep
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| realm         = [[Cairn Hills]], [[Greyhawk]]
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| size          = Hamlet
| established   = 595
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| ruler1        = [[Mallie Marchess]]
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| government    = Conventional (informal council)
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| races         = 153 [[human]], 3 [[halfling]], 2 [[elf]], 1 [[dwarf]], 1 [[half-elf]]
| religion      = [[Pelor]] 
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| population    = 160 ([[597 CY]]) isolated 
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| alignment     = Neutral good
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| organizations = [[Greyhawk Militia]]
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| authority     = [[Arvel Durgedown]], [[Mallie Marchess]], [[ Ranald Haradrith]]
| allies        = [[Free City of Greyhawk]], [[Diamond Lake]]
| enemies       = [[Pomarj]], lizardfolk of the [[Mistmarsh]], [[Howling Horde]]
}}The '''Hamlet of Blackwall Keep''' is a small village that has sprung up around [[Blackwall Keep]] at tthe edge of the [[Mistmarsh]], largely populated by refugees fleeing the Wild Coast. The most recent influx arrived in [[596 CY]] when orcs of the Orcish Empire of the [[Pomarj]] smashed through Greyhawk’s defensive line west of [[Safeton]].<ref>''“Mysterious Places: Blackwall Keep”'' (2007)</ref>

==Description==
After refugees began fleeing the orc raids from the [[Wild Coast]] to the [[Free City of Greyhawk]], the [[Directing Oligarchy]] had to do something.  Because refugees were pushed out of the Free City and into outlying villages, the population of this hamlet grew by leaps and bounds.  

A fairly small, quiet place, this provincial hamlet on the border of the [[Mistmarsh]] has many friendly people who are a tight-knit community.  The buildings are simple, and many unpainted.  Some buildings or businesses give the appearance of once having been cabins, and are now converted to other purposes.   The [[Blackwall Keep Inn]], a large, sprawling building,  sits at the middle of the town, which is surrounded by a small palisade or wooden wall which was added in late [[597 CY]].   

Blackwall Keep is occasionally visited by a skypilot (gryphon-rider) of the [[Mountaineer Militia]].{{csb|FTA|90}}

==Notable individuals==
* [[Arvel Durgedown]] (male dwarf; N; Rogue 4)—moneylender 
* [[Listra]] (female human; NG; Cleric 1)—priestess of Pelor and tender of the Temple 
* [[Mallie Marchess]]—owner of the Blackwall Keep Inn and unofficial leader of the hamlet
* [[Ranald Haradrith]] (LN male human ranger 2/fighter 2)—commander of the Keep's militiamen
* [[Remiel]] (LN male human fighter 3)—sergeant-at-arms
* [[Scherrin]] (NG male half-elf fighter 3)—sergeant-at-arms
* [[Sten Goodseller]] (female halfling)—merchant who owns the local mercantile store
* [[Thamior]] ( elf wizard)—fortune-teller and potions merchant  

==Notable Locations==
A blacksmith does double-duty as a stables.    Also in town are a cobbler, a tinker, a grocer, a moneylender, houses, and outlying farms.
Other major locations include:
* The Temple—a shrine to common, general deities; also has shrines to [[Pelor]] and the [[Velaeri]].
* Blackwall Keep Inn—run by [[Mallie Marchess]].
* Mysticality—small shop selling low-level potions and scrolls, the proprietor is [[Thamior]].
* Sten Goodseller's Emporium—local general-goods shop for common and mundane items. 

==Publishing History==

Blackwall Keep was first mentioned in the ''[[From the Ashes|From the Ashes: Campaign Book]]''.  The hamlet associated with it was not originally part of it, but, as the garrison needed support, people began settling there, and it grew.   It was not until 2007 that the village was described in ''[http://web.archive.org/web/20161031210132/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20070327a “Mysterious Places: Blackwall Keep”]'' which tied it to the new adventure ''Scourge of the Howling Horde''.  The adventure was translated to the ''[[Living Greyhawk]]'' campaign as an "Adaptable" adventure, replacing the village of Barrow's Edge with Blackwall Keep.

==See Also==
*''[[Blackwall Keep]]'', for the keep itself

==References==
====Citations====
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====Bibliography====
*[[Creighton Broadhurst|Broadhurst, Creighton]]; [[Paul Looby|Looby, Paul]]; [[Pieter Sleijpen|Sleijpen, Peiter]]. ''“Mysterious Places: Blackwall Keep”''. Wizards.com, Wizards of the Coast, 27 Mar. 2007.   [http://web.archive.org/web/20161031210132/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20070327a archive available online] Accessed 03-07-2020. —[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=lg/lgmp/20070327a WotC original (broken)]. accessed 01-21-2019
*[[Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel|Kestrel, Gwendolyn F.M.]], ''Sourge of the Howling Horde'', Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006, ISBN: 0-7869-3935-4
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