Dhedluk (town)

Dhedluk is a small town surrounded by a stockade in the King's Forest in Cormyr with a population of 936. It is a farming and woodcarving community led by Lord Thiombar. A short forest trail called the Ranger's Way links it to Waymoot in the Southwest and Starwater Road leads north, out of the forest to Eveningstar.

It is a beautiful place, with dappled sunlight reaching down through the eaves of gigantic trees covered in moss. It is a popular place for nobles and Purple Dragons to retire to which is why a small stone and timber hut can be sold for upwards of 16000 lions. Despite being primarily a logging village, in recent years, expanding the forest clearing has been forbidden. There are still bogs surrounding the town which means it remains popular with skilled woodcarvers and herbalists. There are 3 small quail ranches and a boobrie farm.

Most travellers recognize Dhedluk for one thing: The Blushing Maiden Inn which is run by Thiombar. There is also a two-way portal just outside the town which leads to an area near the court buildings at Castle Obarskyr in Suzail.

3 serious problems plague this otherwise idyllic town. A bandit group known as the Women of the Woods, a possibly Malarite cult known as the High Hunt and the orcs displaced from Arabel.

History
Back when Dhedluk was still only a small village, it used to be called Dheolur, after the noble family who lived here. Said family no longer exists because it sided against the crown once too often.