Balenpost

Balenpost is a small outpost and research facility controlled by the Cerberus Assembly on the island of Foren in Eiselcross.

Description
The Cerberus Assembly refers to Balenpost as being the Dwendalian Empire's central outpost in Eiselcross, but it is actually run and controlled by the Assembly alone.

Balenpost consists of a ramshackle wooden fort located on the southwestern shore of Foren. There is a portcullis of iron bars guarding the seaside gate leading to the interior of the fort, through the 10-foot-high wall of frozen logs running around its perimeter.

Inside the walls, the courtyard is lined with numerous tents and small structures, and small wooden watchtowers poke over the edges manned by guards with longbows and crossbows. There is one large central fortification on the western edge, the central barracks and main defensive position within Balenpost, a small three-story, boxy stone and wood castle-like fortification, a bit ramshackle, but functional. It is the central and largest bulwark in the town.

Horswell's Lab
The location of arcane experimentation in Balenpost, Korberta Horswell uses this space to study and attempt to replicate the Aeorian relics retrieved from the wastes.

Society
Many of the people in Balenpost seem to have come from Shadycreek Run or are working off a prison debt.

Demographics
Balenpost is a small outpost, numbering only 205 residents, consisting of Cerberus Assembly mages and adventurers seeking treasure in the icy wastes. Most residents are human (69%), but there are also a number of halflings (11%), gnomes (7%), and dragonborn (7%).

History
Balenpost was constructed by the Cerberus Assembly to scour Eiselcross for Aeorian artifacts. Expedition crews who return with such relics are rewarded, while those that only return for resupply have their pay docked until they return with a find.

While the Cerberus Assembly is in charge of Balenpost, the Dwendalian Empire Crown wants to make sure its interests are protected. King Bertrand Dwendal knows that the Assembly isn't keeping him entirely informed, and has placed a number of spies within the outpost to keep an eye on the operations.