Hello
Crafty Miners, and welcome back to the World of RAAR!
We're so excited you're here to tour the town site of Macwood with us.
This quaint sleepy town has just about everything. A
harbor, a lighthouse, an inn & tavern, a huge forest, a giant
wall, shops, ruthless bandits, a crazy log sawing windmill, and a
shady past. What more could you ask for?
Yes, I know what you're thinking, “...but does it have a castle?”
The answer is YES, and it's an EPIC one!
Let's get to it.
THE CASTLE
This masterful piece of architecture is located on a hill nestled in the heart of Macwood forest. Macwood Castle is an awesome site to behold. It was once home to the mysterious Earl of Macwood. Who was also a Knight. I wonder if they called him Sir Earl Macwood, or the Earl of Macwood Knight?
Sadly not too long ago this grand castle was once nothing more than a burned out ruin. Luckily SammyMacman discovered the ruins and set to work, determined to restore the castle and town to their former glory. Sammy single-handedly mined and crafted every stone and block required for the build. The beautiful dark roofs are handcrafted from nether block.
Because of the seeming endless forest that surrounds the town the main industry is, of course, timber. Long ago the ingenious townsfolk created this log sawing windmill. The rustic smell of freshly cut logs is always lingering in air as you walk around town.
Macwood's quaint downtown is filled with lovely shops and cafes. The shops are filled with beautifully carved and crafted exotic wood items. Everything from tiny carved wolves to twelve foot long dining sets.
The Old Mayor's Mansion is another neat building in town. The first mayor was
appointed by the Earl to help with the town duties. No record exists
of what happened to the mayor after the town and castle were burned
down by the Abyssium long ago. He simply disappeared with all the rest of the
townsfolk back then.
THE WALL
There
is a grand wall that surrounds Macwood. It is thought that the wall was
constructed to protect the town from conniving bandits that preyed on
the roads to and from town. Some also say the wall was to protect against wolves that reside in the forested hills. Still others
say the wall was made to keep the people locked in town to prevent
them from finding a great secret deep in the Macwood forest.
THE CREEPER ARM
Don't
leave town without stopping by the Creeper Arm Inn and Tavern. It's
long been notorious in the region as a great place to talk trade and
mystery. The tavern is always thick with whispered rumours and ghost
stories of the dead Earl Knight, the Sallow King, wild bandits in the
forest, the missing townsfolk from long ago, and a mysterious portal in a nearby mine.
Of course,
everything you hear in the tavern is true!
Creeper Arm got its name because during construction, it suffered a plague of creeper attacks. Several ended in creeper explosions that took out parts of the inn & tavern. The name Creeper Arm has stuck ever since.
THE
FESTIVAL
So
when's the best time to visit Macwood you ask? Why Sep“timber”
of course. But seriously you'll want to be sure to take in the
“Limber Timber Festival” held annually the last weekend of
September. This festival is Woodstock/Ironman for lumberjacks.
Don't worry if you can't swing an axe, watching is half the fun. Everyone is free to enter the diamond axe draw at the festival's
closing ceremony.
We
hope have enjoyed our brief glimpse into the town of Macwood. Like always please feel free to
leave a comment and join our Google+ community to share your
creations and stories. Thanks
for all your support.
Until
we meet again, Happy Crafting!
~RAAR News Team
