Riverpoint

Riverpoint is a Society residing directly south of Sargeroth. Its population consists of survivors from the disparate villages in the area which were ravaged by the Torrhen horde who used the small villages as practice for their recruits at the time of their height. These survivors from the raids slowly migrated to the penninsula pas the south east most plateau to the south of Sargeroth. There, they hid as best they could while protecting their culture and history. The Riverpoint population never forgot these raids however, and blamed the City of Sargeroth. This ideology was reinforced when the Torrhen/Suspended group took refuge in the budding Town. To learn more about how the Torrhens integrated themselves into the Riverpoint community, see the Torrhen page.

Pre-Torrhen Arrival
Riverpoint began with around 30 families with a majority being under 20 years old. In just a little over 10 years however, this had grown into more than 150 families with a population of over 8,000 people. During the reign of Clovis in Sargeroth, there was virtually no contact with this society so not much is known about this period of time. It is expected that industry grew rapidly but the population remained primarily agrarian. The lands directly to the north of them, between them and Sargeroth was still a wild and dangerous place, filled with brigands from Sargeroth on the lam as well as native raiders who most likely share a heritage with Riverpoint.

The Elder Council
Much the same as early Sargeroth, Riverpoint relies upon a council of old and wise elders who are selected as each one dies by the current council. All council members are over 50 years old at least before deemed worthy of the responsibility. Very much unlike the early Sargeroth elder council, these Elders command complete respect from the people and militia of Riverpoint and are the only law-making body in the society.

Defensive Actions
As Riverpoint grew stronger in material and manpower, the Elder council set to creating defenses to ensure their people could not be raided again. The official Riverpoint Militia was created and manned by 100 volunteers, formost of these being Paczuk, a family member of an Elder. He commanded respect from the volunteers and led their training as well as the operations to build the walls to the east of town as well as the first plateau fortress. This fortress took years to complete but when finished became a towering symbol of the Riverpoint potential.

Torrhen Effects
The Torrhens were met with much suspicion, being horribly dirty, foul-mouthed, and even mad in some cases. However, with Root Torrhen and Brother Varg's assurances, the council agreed to give them refuge. Root explained that they had been cast out from the "Great City to the north" due to their faith and that they had been persecuted for some time until venturing out into the wild. They shared a story of desperation which the Elders were swayed by. It became clear very soon that the Torrhens' skills were of much use to Riverpoint as well and refuge soon became home; the Torrhens weaving themselves into the town. Root began training and recruiting more militia members while Brother Varg proselytized in the streets, sharing the faith of the Suspended interpretation of the Floating faith.

The people of Riverpoint were fascinated with the Torrhens.They found them exotic and interesting. Many relationships started between the deprived Torrhens and unsuspecting people of Riverpoint.