Duvlin (Dn.: "Darkmere") was a village of the Men of the white Mountains of the Cilin valley, which ran basically west-east along the springs of the Celos. The river ran through the village and watered its surroundings. Duvlin was reached by a road that followed the river. Upriver, the village had most of its grazing land in the higher valley. It consisted of twelve farms, three of which were larger than the average (the largest belonged to Oravai, the village-Chief), together with a tavern, a smithy, and a weaver.
Oravai had added a large stone hall to his farm, wherein he held his councils. He was very proud of this spectacular (at least by Daen standards) improvement. He had strengthened the village palisade, added a deep dike on the outside, and two wooden towers beside the gate. This, while not making the village notably more defensible, definitely gave Duvlin a much more warlike look than the neighboring villages. There was no ordered patrolling of the countryside, but the warriors enjoyed riding out now and then, and they knew the surroundings very well. It was difficult to hide any sort of camp within three miles around Duvlin.
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- MERP:Central Gondor - The Land