A fortified river hamlet, last stop before barbarian country.
Westwatch Ferry is a hard-bitten frontier hamlet of about 110 souls, built where the east–west trade road bends south toward Hodnet and crosses the Zumker River. The entire settlement is enclosed by a stout timber palisade braced with rough-hewn logs, and three gated guardhouses secure entrance to the community. One guardhouse overlooks the ferry dock and manned by 5-6 guards with longbows, crossbows, and a ballista crew. The small trade bridge spanning the Zumker approximately 1000′ across. Its stone pillars built centuries before and the bridge has endured conflicts but being only 25′ across and open, it is not ideal for mass crossings by armies, easily defended, and primarily used by caravans and merchants.