Editing Merlin Township (section)

==Notable Locations==

Merlin Township is separated into four districts. Old Town contains all of the older homes and prominent public institutions, such as Merlin Town Hall and Public Library. New Town is the more commercial district of Merlin Township, and contains more modern housing. The Lake Morgan area is mostly undeveloped woodland and countryside, but there are a few businesses and points of interest out there. "Cross-River" consists simply of the scattered neighborhoods and expanse of farmland across the Lethe River from Merlin town center.

*Old Town

::'''Town Hall''' The Merlin Township clock tower is part of the town hall. It is labyrinthine and unknowable. The layout changes every time you turn around, and the average limits of archaeology do not apply inside of its halls. No one has ever found the exit by themselves, but if you're lost for too long, you'll meet the massively tall Custodian. Upon seeing him, you're dropped outside of the clock tower, with a pat on the head and a cup of tea in your hands. Upon setting the cup down anywhere, it will vanish within seconds. A murder of crows hangs out in front of the clock tower at midnight, and scatters at 1 AM. 
::'''Town Square''' At the center (give or take) of the Town Square, the Merlin Memorial stands to commemorate the sacrifice of every citizen who has laid down his or her life in defense of their town and country. Tall and stately, sombre and beautiful, and surrounded by a small circular hedge and flower garden, this stone monument is similar to countless others in small towns across the country, but for the fact that:
::: The obelisk atop the monument routinely changes how many sides it has, dependent on which direction you walk around it, what names or battles you are looking for, or what time of day it is. - A lot of the wars and battles recorded on the monument are unfamiliar to you, and may have existed only for the town of Merlin. 
::: Some of the names and dates on the monument are a bit peculiar, like the World War I soldier named only "Slagathor," or the curious case of Roger Timmens, who apparently died three times at the battle of Gettysburg. An old war veteran still wearing his quaint military dress uniform sometimes comes to lay flowers at the monument. His nameplate reads "R. Timmens".
:: '''Public Library''' The Merlin Township Public Library is an eccentric looking stone building built on one side of the Town Square opposite the Town Hall. Though a relatively small building from the outside, the interior of the library is as vast and otherworldly as the collection of books, records and town memorabilia it contains.
::: Mr. Edgeworth is the town's librarian. He seems to always know what sort of book you'd like to read. If you ask for a book and intend to use its contents for harm (like the sort of books that teach you how to make pipe bombs from household material) he will click his tongue disapprovingly and say: "That particular book isn't available at the moment."
::: The library is also the home of the '''Library Oracles'''. Four busts of famous librarians stand just inside the entrance; seekers of advice will often write a question on a slip of paper and slide it under the base of one of the busts. Another slip of paper containing the librarian's answer appears inside the next book they check out, but not until ''after'' they have checked out with it. The kind of answer one gets depends on whose statue one left one's question under -- Eratosthenes, Benjamin Franklin, Melvil Dewey, or Jorge Luis Borges.
::'''Merlin Train Depot''' The depot is near the town center, across the street from the Commodore Hotel. Sometimes people who fall asleep on their trains appear here. The passengers waiting on the platform or getting off the train are often from different eras of the town's past, like a WWII soldier kissing his sweetheart goodbye as a gaggle of girls in gingham were disembarking. "Ah, look. It's another train full of soldiers from the Fourth Robot War. That's the second one this week."
::'''The Commodore Hotel and Boarding House''' Only a short walk from the train station is Merlin Township's grand old Commodore Hotel and Boarding House, a handsome, homely, rambling building that gladly plays host to any and all who decide to visit for a while, are just passing through, or have nowhere else to go. Guests will often discover that the staff of the Commodore can anticipate their needs almost before they do, and have a tendency to appear and disappear at the silliest times.
::'''Merlin Police Department''' Officers Mike, Flint, Bill, Smith, Zack, Sam, Jones, Phil, Klaus, Jones, Dan, Stone, and are the 13 policemen for the entire town. They are all seemingly normal humans. One thing they have in common is that their 'work' name is always one syllable. There does not seem to be a chief of police or even sergeants. Each officer knows what the others know regarding work related matters. Not really a hive mind, more of a real-time data link.
The police force in Merlin are always at hand.That is not to say that there are so many officers around that their presence is oppressive and stifling, but rather that the instant you are in need of a police officer, one is already giving you a friendly pat on the shoulder, ready to assist you. 
People who commit serious crimes while in Merlin Township find themselves whisked to the cell in the town's police station. A stern-looking but rather plummy old man introduces himself as Officer Flint, asks whether you know why you're here, then proceeds to discuss your motives for the crime you committed with you. Finally, he gives you some pertinent advice ("I think you should talk to the folks at the Town Hall, they'll be willing to help with your money problems." "Have you tried asking them to stop bothering you?" "Next time, remember that other people use the roads, too. You wouldn't want it to happen to you, would you?") and lets you out with a somewhat Pythonesque "Now don't do it again!"

*'''St Mary's''' is the oldest church still standing in MT. Two older wooden churches burned on Meteor Day, 1881ish.
It is a Roman Catholic church run by Father Ilie Iorest, a tall and kindly Hungarian immigrant with a magnificent grey beard.
He is extremely tolerent of all of the citizens of MT, for several reasons. He is actually Saint Ilie Iorest, of Transylvania, and yes he is a vampire. He survives on the wine from Holy Communion. He was born in 1601AD and died in 1643, making him one of the older members of the community. He can tolerate sunlight, has no aversion to holy symbols, and cannot change his form. In other respects, he is a standard vampire. He has a hobby of raising wolf-dog hybrids, and likes to spend time at the late night party areas and drink beer. He does allow non-Catholics to marry in his church, one of the few official rules he ignores. The choir of St. Mary's is currently all ghosts, but they would welcome any living Catholics to join. He maintains a facade as a living man for simplicities sake, but it is common knowledge amongst the wise and the observant in town. He is quite the history buff, and is hard to beat on Pub Quiz Night. Father Iorest currently wears black with a white collar.

::'''Chamber of Commerce'''

::'''Public Elementary, Middle and High Schools'''

::'''Callahans' Corner Market''' is Merlin's biggest, best and only grocery store, and is famous about town for its wide selection, reasonable prices and prompt, professional service. Unusually, every employee at the Market appears to be a copy of the same highschool age girl, right down to the freckles and fiery red hair in a messy bun. They usually dress identically to help with the confusion. They claim they're all related, but they seem to instinctively know what each other is doing at any given moment, complete each others' sentences, and number in the twenties at least.

::'''Roger Timmens Memorial Hospital''' Most of the doctors and surgeons are 25lb spiderlike creatures who are biosurgeons. their bite causes anesthesia, their mandibles and forelegs are scalpels and pincers, their sting is an antibiotic, and their webbing is bandages. they are very nice and have a great bedside manner.

::'''The Darling Street "Haunted House"''' (quotations intentional) is a communal music hall dedicated to Lord Archibald Darling for his help in establishing a place for the undead in Merlin Township. It's considered a cultural hotspot, and one of the prime music destinations in Merlin Township, due to it hosting the Summer Music Festival every year. Performers, living and dead, have had their start in the "Haunted House".

::'''Bluebell Diner''' The Merlin Township K'vaaleshi Coven are a quiet and secretive bunch, holed up in the diner on 13th and Humboldt. The Diner is famous throughout the township for their excellent scones and wide selection of teas. Prospective members and customers are greeted with ear-to-ear wide grins (quite literally), gingham tablecloths, and the nostalgic scent of freshly baked bread.
The Coven's duties involve predominantly apothecary-related work. A strapping young lad can acquire a love potion, for the small price of a clipping of hair, a dramful of blood and a few dollars. Be warned, though, if used maliciously, the potion becomes white-hot to the touch. This is why certain erstwhile proud sportsmen have light scortch marks on their hands. 
The back room smells rather like the cross between a souk and Granny's kitchen. A pot of soup is invariably at a gentle gulp on the hob, and spices hang from the ceiling. 
Adelphina West, the youngest K'vaaleshist is twelve years of age, and specialises in the Powdered Bunny tincture. All that is required is the powder, a small glass of carrot wine, and patience. After combining the ingredients and whispering the incantation, in but a few hours a minute, whiffly and fat pet will appear.

::'''"Camera Obscura"''' photography studio and camera shop is an old and venerable institution, the ownership and operation having been passed down in the same family for years. The "Camera Obscura" fabricates, sells and repairs special cameras capable of faithfully capturing ghosts, spirits and even imaginary friends on film, without distortion of aura-clouding, a vital service in a town with such a high supernatural population.
 
::'''Fleem's Drugstore''' is an old-fashioned pharmacy with a soda fountain. Along with Cokes and sandwiches, you can order the Blue Plate Special: Mountain Lobster - but you have to pay for it with silver coins. 'Doc' Fleem also has a back room with a gnarly old dentist's chair and will pull teeth for people. He does it by singing to the tooth and the only charge is he that he gets to keeps the tooth. 
 
::'''Dullahan Express" Courier and Equestrian Services''' A messenger (Poteen Sturgeon) from Merlin Township that delivers any letters or messages by horse from the deceased to the living relatives of the residents of the town. That way they can be at peace in their stay at the town, while also providing peace to those they left behind in the living. Pretty much a Dullahan Pony Express. The Dullahan Express also delivers the daily morning paper, 'The Tally Ho', is available for carriage rides through the park and old Downtown, and even does pony rides for chilren's parties. It has always been here.

::'''First National Bank'''This bank is completely normal. Like Outside World Normal. Normal humans in suits. Normal professional politeness. Normal. Many residents find this place to be creepier than Bloody Mary's Bucket of Blood Saloon with the bleeding walls and the eyeball martinis. In truth, it is as nice as the rest of the town. It is the policy of the bank to encourage the customers to take money matters seriously, so they put on a serious attitude and resist the urge to hug anyone.


::'''The Hecate'''  movie theater or "The Hec" as it is affectionately known, is a popular entertainment venue and Art Deco jewel found on one side of the Town Green.

::'''The "Merlin Daily Truth"''' town newspaper

::'''Tassler's Wardrobe Ghost Couture''' Old Lady Tassler, the town's longest non-living resident? She's got a little ghost clothes shop just down the lane from the hospital. Convenient for confused ghosts who just left the city morgue down in the basement of the hospital, you know! 
Oh and it's simply darling how she'll take walks (well, floats) around the area, keeping an eye out for the embarrassed newlydead, ready to take them back to her store for company and a wardrobe. 
She's a blessing that our town richly appreciates, I tell ya. She's dealt with the newly dead so long, I've never even heard of her getting razzed up by their post-Mort panic attacks. And she's one heck of a designer too. 
I tell ya, if she could do with polyester what she can do with ectoplasm I'd be a regular customer. 
Well she does have a partnership with MkCales, that nice tailoring family, so if you like her designs, you can buy the living variations there.

::'''Swinburne's Spirited Sweets''' is both an old fashioned candy counter and toy store of the highest caliber, stocking candy and novelties in such astonishing and mind-boggling varieties that anyone is sure to find something to tickle their fancy, be they alive or dead, human or cryptid. If asked, many of Merlin Township's children would tell you that Swinburne's Spirited Sweets is their most favorite place in town.

::'''The Other Side Bar and Grill''' This cheery place is on the other side of the tracks from the majority of businesses. People say that they'll be "meeting up later on the other side."

::'''Merlin Barber Shop''' is run by Big Ed Hornsby, a 7' tall dark skinned man with 4 arms. Two of his hands have fifty fingers he combs hair with and the other 2 have long sharp nails that he clips hair with. 

::'''Merlin Invisible College''' is somewhat less exciting than it sounds, it is not advertised and uses odd rooms and buildings spread over town. The admin building is at 82 Shallot St., the home of Vivian Nimue. An ornately decorated 2-story Itallianate facade encloses a single chamber with a grand swimming pool where Vivian lives. The Living Buddha is only one of the interesting professors who teach classes.




*New Town

::'''Celedon Creek''' was once the boundary line between Merlin town center and the surrounding farms and woodlands, but after years of construction and expansion has come to mark the division between Old Town and New Town.

::'''Paris Bridge''' is an ornate wrought iron bridge that was, yes, brought from Paris, France and reassembled in Merlin. Anyone driving, walking or floating over the bridge is compelled to speak and understand French for the duration of their crossing.

::'''New Stone Bridge'''

::'''Merlin Township Water Tower ''' has been a part of Merlin's skyline almost since the beginning, and can be seen for miles in any direction. The usually meticulously kept town records are unclear as to why the tall steel water tower on the far end of the town center was originally constructed, as Merlin Township gets all the water it needs from Lake Morgan and the Lethe River. What is also unusual, is that you can sometimes see the water tower from certain locations and angles that should be physically impossible, the water tower does not cast the shadow it ought to for the position of the sun at any given time of day, and one of the Five Living Buddhas lives inside the water tower and will tell you what you want to know for some Indian food and a couple shared beers.

::'''Bloody Mary's''' Bloody Mary's Bucket of Blood Saloon is on Salem Street. It is not for the squeamish, although it is safe enough. The very walls not only bleed, the blood spells out the day's specials. Popular with the Living Impaired, the regulars like to have a little fun with newcomers, giving them a little scare now and then by slipping an animated eyeball in their drink or some similar jolly prank. 

*''' Bob's TV Repair''' Robert Roberts is an elderly man who has repaired TVs since they were only black and white. Years ago he predicted the path of 'progress' and saw he would lose his livelihood to new technology. He created two rival UHF stations that broadcast locally, The Lethe Broadcasting Company (Channel 51) and the Barking Beast Corporation (Channel 23). Not only did this create dozens of local jobs, the limited range of UHF allows freedom of expression. Where else could a Wendigo get a job as a tv news anchor? "This is Rip Shredder, and that's the news, Sunderday, May 7.5th." It also encourages people to fix their old TVs instead of just streaming FOX online. Bob calls it "a Win-Win situation."

*'''Da Pet Shop Boyz''' are a pair of twin large goblinoids who run the only pet shop in town. The Sootycats are quite smart, but the others usually have a lower intelligence. Flyingfish, dropbears, bunyips, hoopsnakes, scapegoats, treehuggers, alicorns, jackalopes, drake-in-sheeps-clothing, snipes, catawumpii, and beardogs are available.

::'''"Dead Pets"''' Specializes in low-maintenance pets that do not eat, shed or excrete.

::'''Ester's Beauty Salon''' Ester Goodwife is a large jovial middle aged redheaded woman who is extremely talented at working with err.. challenging customers. Most of the zombies rely on her talents, and she has special equipment that allows her to work on the ectoplasmic ladies as well.

::'''Hal's Haunted Hardware''' Hal is a living human, but the other employees aren't anymore. Some are corporeal, many are ectoplasmic. All were employees when they were alive and they all return here when they pass on. It is a little crowded but the staff is very knowledgeable about hardware, plumbing, and 19th Century politics. Hal knows he will return here after he dies and is ok with that. 

::'''Merlin Township Historical Society Museum''' is a small old building. It is finite with normal interior geometry, unlike the library. However, It is has 8 different collections and room arrangements, one for each day of the week. On Sunderday it houses the Mirror Collection: a varied assortment of 19-21st century mirrors, from grand and ornate, to modest bathroom mirrors. Each has one or more spirits of MT residents who died within sight of it. The mirrors all function normally, but the spirit can be seen, appearing in the prime of their life. No sound passes through, many have learned sign language to communicate with those in the museum. Many residents come to visit their parents and grandparents.
 
Sunday: The Prophesies and Predictions Collection
A collection of some of the more famous prophesies made by Merlin Township's residents in their original media: dream journal entries, glyph-carved stones, reel-to-reel tape recordings, etc. etc. etc. Beside each one is an assembly newspapers and the like related to the prophecy in question, arranged in timeline fashion around the room so as to show how the prophesies interacted with each other, what the town's citizens thought about the predictions, and to what degree they ended up coming true.
Tuesday is dedicated to the history of Merlin's Sister Cities, including Many Pillared Irem,  Agartha, Hy Braesil, Aaru, Ys, and others.


::'''India Café''' This is one of the best places to eat, not everything served here is spicy.
Vindaloo 'Vinnie' Daksha runs a marvelous cafe, he often does a dance routine on busy evenings to entertain the diners. His kitchen and wait staff are all beautiful ladies who smell delightfully of curry. 'Vinnie' is a consummate and charismatic host and entertainer, and during business hours he is constantly bouncing from table to table, speaking with all his guests and ensuring that their dining experience is the best it can possibly be. Often times, it takes the gentle teasing and scolding of his staff to rein in his exuberance.

::'''McKales Clothiers''' is a high-end tailoring concern, and is THE place to go if you are looking to have the perfect bespoke garment made, man, woman or otherwise. McKales have a long-standing relationship with Old Lady Tassler, and will faithfully translate any of her ghostly garments into something the living can wear proudly.

::'''J. Miller & Sons Trade Jacks'''

::'''Omega Pawn Shop''' The Well Dressed Man has opened the newest business in MT. The day it opened it was packed with things, both mundane and marvelous. It appears as though it has been here for decades, the hard to reach places have a lot of dust. The Well Dressed Man works the shop by himself. It is open from 9 to 5 on Monday to Friday, it is closed on Saturday, Sunderday, and Sunday. He also closes for lunch and at odd times through the week. His back counter includes a repair bench filled with (mostly antique) electronic devices that he works on when not tending to customers. He is able to make devices function far beyond their limitations. Delightful classical music plays from a large reel to reel tape recorder. There are a few things with a 'Not For Sale' sign, namely six oddly colored taxidermied bison heads and a collection of chrome Art Deco toasters. The Well Dressed Man never removes his coat or glasses, but will take off his hat indoors. He responds to being addressed as Mr. Omega but everyone still refers to him as The Well Dressed Man. He is very generous with the poor and destitute, he was once observed purchasing a ball of dirty twine from Sidewalk Sid in exchange for a buffet coupon for The India Cafe.

::'''Merlin Bus Terminal''' The Greyhound station is a tiny unattended building. There are no schedules posted. The buses that arrive are all shiny and new, regardless of what year they were built. Bus spotting is a pastime for some locals, the earliest model seen is a 1914 Hupmobile. On rare occasions, a sleek bullet shaped bus glides in silently floating a foot off the ground. Once, one crawled in on a myriad of mechanical insect legs. Tickets cannot be purchased, but random strangers approach people who need to take a bus and give them a ticket.

::'''Lethe Riverwalk Park''' is the closest spot in town that Deep Ones, rusalka, and all other manner of aquatic residents meet up. Due to the fact that underwater construction has often been difficult, there isn't any specialized recreation equipment for the gill-bearing denizens of Merlin Township. Yet.

*'''The Grotto Cabaret''' is a night club in a series of watery caves under the Riverwalk Park. Most of the chambers are partially air filled to help with acoustics and to keep the drinks from getting watered down. It has entrances both underwater and from the surface. It caters,naturally enough, to an aquatic crowd, but the are also some facilities for surface dwellers. Food, music and merrymaking are the order of the day. Happy, the Dancing Fish is the owner of this swank establishment and dances most evenings as part of the show.

::'''Volunteer Fire Department''' is headed, oddly enough, by a shapeshifting, fire breathing dragon. Captain Aiden is both a handsome young man and a medium-sized Western fire drake. His most useful ability is his his mental ability to suppress existing conflagrations. He is facing competition, however, from Vivian Nimue who has put out several fires recently by creating water spouts from nearby sources to quench them. Captain Aiden claims his method is 'clearly superior' and causes less damage, "what without the Darn flooding".

Agnes Nuthatch, gossip columnist and astrologer for the Tally Ho predicts they will start dating within 6 months.

::'''Merlin Rec Center with Municipal Ballfields and Pool''' Home of Merlin Township's Parks and Recreation Department, the Rec Center is a small cluster of stately brick buildings built in the 1920s just across the Lethe River from the town center. The facilities there include a basketball gymnasium, a small community theater and meeting space for town assemblies and clubs aside from the municipal swimming pool and sports fields outside.
- The lobby of the Rec Center is lined with display cases proudly exhibiting the many trophies, awards and commendations Merlin's citizenry have won over the years. Prominent among these are the Merlin Banshees state basketball championship pennants, framed photographs of a "live" performance by the Darling Street Wights, a first place tourney trophy for the Callahan Girls' all-Callahan softball team, and the silver and two bronze medals won by Axel Reed, the world's first invisible Olympian in the 1952 Summer Games.
Often, the basketball gymnasium or the theater will host a game or a lecture in which no players or speakers are visible. The ball will dribble and pass and shoot itself, and the glass of water on the podium will empty and refill itself from a handy pitcher nearby. Many Merlin citizens happily attend these events every month.

The number and variety of the sports fields behind the Rec Center seem to change, dependent on the current needs of the community.


::'''Eldritch Lanes Bowling Alley''' is a favorite gathering place for bowlers young and old alike, as well as for folks who like to stop in for the cheap beer and greasy-spoon fare served at the attached cantina. The interior of the bowling alley is decorated in a diverse and ecclectic collection of Merlin memorabilia, as well as hundreds of framed pictures of locals having fun at the lanes. Included among these are a number of autographed photographs of town celebrities, including a framed sheet of Radio Merlin Station 77.7FM stationary with Kipp Ashby's signature on it. Always a riot of activity, things get a bit more serious in Thursday Nights when Horace Griswold commandeers the lanes for his bowling league.
There always seems to be just the right amount of lanes needed plus a few extra, no matter how many people are bowling.
The pins are reset by dozens of tentacles. 
Some of the "special" balls include several skulls, a cube, a marble, a pyramid, a massive d20, and several armadillos. Horace has been known to use the pyramid in casual games


::'''The "Red Eye Report"''' The Eye is considered a rag and a gossip machine by a good amount of Merlin citizens. Its sole writer, editor, photographer, graphic designer, and publisher, the hundred-armed, hundred-headed, clairvoyant Ms. Euphemia Hekaton, would say otherwise. Regardless of whose word is better, the Red Eye Report is the only source of gossip on topics such as the love life of Kipp Ashby, the existence of Smallfoot, and your own personal and private thoughts. The Red Eye is actually a online blog that is updated 3 times a day and is designed to fit on both sides of of a standard sheet of paper. Many businesses print copies for customers.

*'''The Tally Ho!''' is one of two newspapers serving Merlin Township, along with the "Merlin Daily-Truth." Each of the two papers has a somewhat different character: the "Tally Ho!" is written largely by regular citizens as an Op-Ed forum and community message board, and the "Daily-Truth" is a more professional production, with a bullpen of dedicated reporters and a wider focus. The two papers have a friendly rivalry, each being characterized as gossips and stuffed shirts by the other group.


::'''Lethe Broadcasting Corporation UHF 51'''

::'''Funky Fil's Fillerup''' Merlin's oldest and jazziest gas station is owned by Francis 'Filly' DaSilva, a young dusky skinned woman with an amazing voice. The jazz music plays day and night at Fil's, as she is a natural magnet for the spirits of jazz musicians. During daylight hours a couple of Uncle Tcho's clan (in snazzy tuxedos, no less) pump gas and clean windshields for the customers. After dark the joint starts jumping with a mix of living and ghostly musicians. Although she doesn't brag about it, she has admitted to being the half sister of Ella Fitzgerald. The numerous pictures inside of legendary Jazz players and singers bear silent witness to this claim.

*'''The Uber Convenience Store''' You're in a hurry when you stumble upon a little convenience store that you are absolutely positive wasn't there yesterday. It just so happens to be stocked with all the things on your shopping list as well as a few things you forgot you needed. They have all your brands and their prices are extremely reasonable. After making your purchases and leaving the premises, you discover that it has vanished when you turn to look back.


*'''Fuud Truk''' There is a mysterious vehicle that prowls about town each evening, a large box truck that has been completely "murdered out" with black paint, blacked out lights and darkly tinted windows. According to the crudely hand-painted signs on both sides of the vehicle, it is a "Fuud Truk," and the unseen chef inside can prepare for you literally any dish you can name.



*Lake Morgan

::'''Lake Morgan'''

::'''LaFey Dam and Hydroelectric Plant''' was constructed in 1919, and generates all of Merlin Township's power by harnessing the water flowing from Lake Morgan into the Lethe River. It was built by and is currently operated by Lethe County Light & Power, a company who prior to the construction of the dam worked with a decentralized power grid of lightning rods installed all across town, many of which are still visible on the roofs of public buildings and houses.

::'''LaFey Dam Bridge''' runs along the top of LaFey Dam, and it is said provides the finest view to be had of Merlin Township and the entire Lethe River Valley.

::'''Lake Morgan Town Park''' is a delightfully natural place, hugging the shores of Lake Morgan between the waters and the trees, and is a favorite destination for citizens and summering vacationers alike. The park's many features include beaches and docks for swimming or boating on the lake, the popular Lake House Snack Shack where every young Merlin resident wants to work during the summer, and rolling, grassy meadows perfect for picnicking, kite-flying and star-gazing.

::'''Camp Chupacabra''' Now has a petting zoo.

::'''Merlin Radio Station''' sits in the woods of Lethe County, the source of 77.7 Radio Merlin. Though there is what seems to be a decades-old sheen of dust across the entirety of the empty building, all of the recording equipment is operational and on. A box sits on the front desk, with a note stating, "Thank you for listening - Kipp Ashby" and a whole, fresh pie of the recipient's favorite flavor inside. Anyone who takes the pie, or leaves money in the box, is credited in tomorrow's broadcast as a "special prize winner" or "private sponsor".

::'''Northern Woods''' is ever friendly. If you decide to camp there and use dead woods and leaves for fire, next morning you will find flowers and fruits beside your tent. It is a sign of gratitude from the forest for "cleaning".  The trees are filled with spiderwebs, but they all hang overhead without disturbing the average forestwalker, catch tons of annoying insects, and sometimes have greetings or good advice written in the webs.          "The alligator is friendly." 


::'''Mek Mechanical Shop'''

::'''Eagle Rock'''

::'''Lovers' Leap Bridge'''




*Cross-River

::'''The River Lethe

::'''Lethe River Railway Trestle

::'''Forget-Me-Not Bridge

::'''Merlin Town Bridge

::'''Old Stone Bridge

::'''Lethe County Farmland'''

::'''The Fairy Wood''' is a small, dense grove of trees located smack-dab in the middle of Cross-River farmlands, nestled snugly between the oldest steads and encircled by a ring of low standing stones. The Wood is far larger on the inside than it is on the outside, and is home to Lethe River Valley's Seelie Court and a wide variety of nature spirits. The Fairy Wood is a favorite haunt of Merlin Township's children and Imaginary Friends.

::'''Barking Beast Corporation UHF 23'''

::'''Odelia McKay Fairgrounds'''

::'''Uncle Tcho's Classic Auto Restoration, Junkyard and Dump'''