Asheron's Call Manual/Rithwic

First Settled in 7 P.Y., Rithwic is one of the youngest Aluvian towns. Originally a small stonemason's hamlet built near a ford of the River Prosper, just downstream from Lake Blessed, it has grown quickly into a thriving boomtown, as it is the gateway to the Sho communities to the south. It once stood on the edge of the Aluvian lands, but the frontier has since moved south to Dryreach, leaving Rithwic more or less unmolested by the Tumerok raiders that harry the hinterlands. In the past year, a second settlement, dubbed East Rithwic, has arisen on the river's other side. Points of Interest The Prosper Span is a sturdy bridge traversing the river between Rithwic proper and East Rithwic. It was built out of the stones that in more dangerous times made up the town's fortifications. An abandoned, dusty crypt lies somewhere north of town. Those who have braved its depths report that its tombs hold many sarcophagi and that Shreth and Phyntos Wasps prowl its halls. Some whisper that the anceint dead also lurk within.