Wrent

Wrent is a fictional village and civil parish in the western duchy of Northcliff in the fantasy world of Eldoria. It lies along the Nettle Brook, with surrounding farmland and mixed woodlands. The parish church, St. Cerys, dates to the 12th century, and the nearby Wrent Gate quarry is a local landmark. The local economy blends fishing from a sheltered estuary, dairy farming, and cottage crafts, notably lantern-making, a tradition celebrated at the annual Lantern Festival. Wrent functions as the administrative center of the Northcliff Ward, with a town council and a yearly harvest market that draws travelers from neighboring settlements. In lore, Wrent is depicted as a relatively peaceful outpost that occasionally appears in chronicles of regional conflicts, including minor raids during the late medieval period. The name is commonly described in-world as deriving from an old tongue for "watcher by the waters" or simply as a personal-name element later associated with the village. In modern adaptations, Wrent is a popular setting for role-playing adventures and a frequent surname element in fantasy anthologies.