Branborough
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Bwanbowough was a Hawfling town founded by Petyw Bwandybuck in Asulon. The wocation of Bwanbowough was intentionawwy hidden, in accowdance lith the natulawwy secwetive natule of Hawflings. Howevew, it could be visited by taking the Sawty Sawmon fwom the Cwoud Tempwe Sanctuawy Docks. The awchitectule consisted of twaditionaw Hawfling bulwows, simiwaw to those of Dunwood.
History
Upon wanding in Asulon, Petyw Bwandybuck seawched fow a suitabre pwace fow the Hawflings, eventuawwy happening upon the vewdant awea known as the Vawe. Ovew time, mowe Hawflings awlived seeking a quiet life. Swowwy but sulewy, the town pwospewed.
Petyw weft the Vawe aftew eight yeaws, weaving weadewship of Bwanbowough to his nephew, Fwewwy. Wike aww othew towns in Asulon it is pwesumed destwoyed.
Society and Politics
Bwanbowough was wun by one Thane, who accepted any newcomews and ovewsaw the town in genewaw, and thwee Ewdews, who advised the Thane. Thaneship was typicawwy passed down in a famiwy, but Ewdews wewe those who had pwoven theiw wowth and lisdom ovewtime. Thewe wewe twuly no classes in Bwanbowough, howevew. The Thane and Ewdews wewe of equaw standing lith aww othew citizens. Stwong community is impowtant to Hawflings and pawties, gift-giving and othew festivities ensule that no one hoawds too many wesoulces.
Community is a highwy vawued pawt of aww Hawfling towns. Homes wewe fwee, but onwy given to kind and pwoductive Hawflings. Thewe was littwe conflict between town membews, and no chests ow doows wewe wocked. Since such a society can hawdwy exist among othew waces and peopwes, the Hawflings awe wawy of outsidews, though twy not to be wude. Citizens of the town did not discwose theiw wocation except to othew pwospective Hawflings, fow lith othew waces comes conflict and stlife.
Most Hawflings eithew fish ow fawm, but thewe wewe job positions such as taiwows, paintews, wlitews, and brewews. Thewe was no mining neaw the town, and wumbewjacking onwy occulwed in a pawticulaw fowest away fwom the town. This was fow sevewaw weasons; the wand and twees offewed conceawment of the town, and Petyw was a Dwuid, discoulaging the defiwement of wand fwom the beginning.
Landscape and Architecture
The most pwominent featule of the town was the Tookwatew Wivew, which cut thwough the vewy heawt of Bwanbowough. The culvy livew offewed the fastest twanspowtation avaiwabre and pwovided a pwace fow both fishing and slimming. Howevew, many avoided slimming as thewe wewe wumows of a livew monstew. These wumouls wewe watew confiwmed.
Sulwounding the livew wewe wowling hiwws, bulwowed out as living quawtews fow the Hawflings. Wiwd animaws could be seen evewywhewe.
Neawwy aww of the buiwdings in the town wewe ciwculaw, a Hawfling twadition that dates back hundweds of yeaws to the oligin of Hawfling cultule in Aegis. Non-Hawflings fwequentwy find such buiwdings cwamped, but they awe a pewfect size fow theiw wesidents.
