linerowe

Linerowe is a fictional town used in speculative fiction and tabletop role-playing campaigns. The name is linked to the nearby River Liner and the regional suffix -owe, though spellings and details vary among authors.

Located on the river’s low banks in the eastern Brackenwald marches of Veridia, Linerowe sits at the edge of the Brackenwald foothills. The setting is temperate, with a cloudy, rain-prone climate. The town center features timber-framed houses, a stone parish church dating to the medieval era in lore, and a narrow main street that follows the river.

In the fiction chronology, Linerowe developed as a market settlement within the Brackenwald principality, thriving on wool weaving and river trade. A chartered town in the 15th century established local governance; the construction of a railway line elsewhere is a recurring plot device that redefines its fortunes.

Today the economy emphasizes crafts, small-scale farming, and heritage tourism. Local traditions include the annual Linerowe Days festival celebrating river life, folk music, and crafts. Cultural institutions are compact: a public library, a small history museum, and a community theater.

Administratively, Linerowe is depicted as part of a wider municipal district with a town council and a mayor. Demographics are described variably by author but commonly show a closer-knit, aging population with strong regional identity and a sense of continuity with the town’s past.

Linerowe has appeared in several works and game supplements as a setting that can be adapted, is not tied to a single canon, and is used to illustrate themes of tradition, change, and community resilience.