Goldenfields

Goldenfields, also known as the Granary of the North, was a walled abbey to Chauntea of spectacular size. It was the most prolific provider of crops, grains and fruits to the people of the North.

The walled complex featured a small town of several dozen longhouses, an abbey, an inn, a brewery and the vast farms, orchards and gardens for which Goldenfields was famous.

Geography
The farms of Goldenfields were built on raised land within the Dessarin Valley that covered over 20 square miles (32.2 square kilometers).

Trade
The vast farms of Goldenfields grew a number of grains including rice, corn, barley and hops. It had apple and orange orchards along with a number of herb and vegetable gardens. The latter of these cultivated a number of root vegetables including carrots, onions, potatoes and others such as tomatoes and squash.

It featured a number of livestock paddocks where oxen and cattle were allowed to graze. Smaller pens housed sheep, pigs, turkey and chickens.

Goldenfields provided much of the food consumed in Watedeep and the neighboring settlements.

Defenses
The complex was encircled by a massive wall constructed from mortared stone. It measured 60 feet tall (18.3 meters) on the outside, 20 feet tall (6.1 meters) on the inside, and 30 feet wide (9.1 meters) nearly all around. Stone towers and barracks were constructed on the wall's, about a mile or two out from one another.

History
The settlement was founded as an abbey around the by Tolgar Anuvien. In a few years time Goldenfields grew into a massive fortified farmland.

Notable Locations

 * Earth Mother's Bounty: This shop sold seeds and ornamental cornucopias to Goldenfields' visitors.
 * Goldengulp Brewery: Some 60 people worked in the brewery, brewing its namesake beer.
 * Harvesthome Abbey: The Chauntean abbey was the largest and most-decorated structure within the complex.
 * Northfurrow's End: This three-story inn offered delectable food and spacious accommodations.

Inhabitants
The temple-complex was home to over 5,000 individuals. It was tended to by Chauntean clergy and protected by vigilant guardsmen, hired adventurers and treants of the Emerald Enclave.

History
In the late 15 century DR, some time after the War of the Silver Marches, Goldenfields was assaulted by a band of Guh, her tribe of hill giants and their allied goblinoid forces.