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	==History==		==History==
	The fate Steadwall is tied to that of the Halloway family. Steadwall was once a busy hub for trade along the Arden River. But over a series of decades, the Halloways disappeared to a combination of [[drowning]]s, [[murder]]s, and disappearances. Despite the family's best efforts, no attempts to find any perpetrators- or even a single line of causality- linking the deaths were ever found. It was as if the [[Arden River]], formerly under dominion by the Halloways- had betrayed its former masters. As it became observed that the deaths often happened under the cover of [[fog]], rumor began to spread that [[the Mists]] had turned against the Halloways too. Fearful of the Mists' baleful influence, Steadfast became [[abandoned]] by the general public as the last of the Halloways locked themselves away in their ancestral home of [[Halloway House]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 54-55</ref> Smythe was the last official ferryman until the post becoming defunct well over twenty-five years before the penning of the third [[Doomsday Gazetteer]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>		The fate Steadwall is tied to that of the Halloway family. Steadwall was once a busy hub for trade along the Arden River. But over a series of decades, the Halloways disappeared to a combination of [[drowning]]s, [[murder]]s, and disappearances. Despite the family's best efforts, no attempts to find any perpetrators- or even a single line of causality- linking the deaths were ever found. It was as if the [[Arden River]], formerly under dominion by the Halloways- had betrayed its former masters. As it became observed that the deaths often happened under the cover of [[fog]], rumor began to spread that [[the Mists]] had turned against the Halloways too. Fearful of the Mists' baleful influence, Steadfast became [[abandoned]] by the general public as the last of the Halloways locked themselves away in their ancestral home of [[Halloway House]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 54-55</ref> Smythe was the last official ferryman until the post becoming defunct well over twenty-five years before the penning of the third [[Doomsday Gazetteer]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

	Despite Steadfast's lack of inhabitants, Smythe still delivers [[adventurer]]s seeking the Halloways' lost treasures to the town. If the [[Smythe's Secret]] [[dread possibility]] is true, Smythe directly contributed to the town's decline through the [[murder]] of at least two Halloways and causing the doom of many travelers along the nearby Arden.<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>		Despite Steadfast's lack of inhabitants, Smythe still delivers [[adventurer]]s seeking the Halloways' lost treasures to the town. If the [[Smythe's Secret]] [[dread possibility]] is true, Smythe directly contributed to the town's decline through the [[murder]] of at least two Halloways and causing the doom of many travelers along the nearby Arden.<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

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	Sitting atop [[Halloway Hill]] along the [[Arden River]], Steadwall is a [[ghost town]] in [[Mordent]] formerly presided over by the [[Halloway Family]]. Now it lies in [[~~ruin~~]]s, its only known [[living]] inhabitant the [[ferryman]] known as [[Smythe the Ferryman\|Smythe]]. [[Smythe's Shadow]], Steadwall's [[ferry]] crossing, is named after said ferryman.<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>		Sitting atop [[Halloway Hill]] along the [[Arden River]], Steadwall is a [[ghost town]] in [[Mordent]] formerly presided over by the [[Halloway Family]]. Now it lies in [[ruins]], its only known [[living]] inhabitant the [[ferryman]] known as [[Smythe the Ferryman\|Smythe]]. [[Smythe's Shadow]], Steadwall's [[ferry]] crossing, is named after said ferryman.<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The fate of Steadwall is tied to that of the Halloway family. ~~Over~~ a series of decades, the Halloways disappeared to a combination of [[drowning]]s, [[murder]]s, and disappearances. Despite the family's best efforts, no attempts to find any perpetrators- or even a single line of causality- linking the deaths were ever found. It was as if the [[Arden River]], formerly under dominion by the Halloways- had betrayed its former masters. As it became observed that the deaths often happened under the cover of [[fog]], rumor began to spread that [[the Mists]] had turned against the Halloways too. Fearful of the Mists' baleful influence, Steadfast became [[abandoned]] by the general public as the last of the Halloways locked themselves away in their ancestral home of [[Halloway House]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 54-55</ref> Smythe was the last official ferryman until the post becoming defunct well over twenty-five years before the penning of the third [[Doomsday Gazetteer]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>		The fate Steadwall is tied to that of the Halloway family. Steadwall was once a busy hub for trade along the Arden River. But over a series of decades, the Halloways disappeared to a combination of [[drowning]]s, [[murder]]s, and disappearances. Despite the family's best efforts, no attempts to find any perpetrators- or even a single line of causality- linking the deaths were ever found. It was as if the [[Arden River]], formerly under dominion by the Halloways- had betrayed its former masters. As it became observed that the deaths often happened under the cover of [[fog]], rumor began to spread that [[the Mists]] had turned against the Halloways too. Fearful of the Mists' baleful influence, Steadfast became [[abandoned]] by the general public as the last of the Halloways locked themselves away in their ancestral home of [[Halloway House]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 54-55</ref> Smythe was the last official ferryman until the post becoming defunct well over twenty-five years before the penning of the third [[Doomsday Gazetteer]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

	Despite Steadfast's lack of inhabitants, Smythe still delivers [[adventurer]]s seeking the Halloways' lost treasures to the town. If the [[Smythe's Secret]] [[dread possibility]] is true, Smythe directly contributed to the town's decline through the [[murder]] of at least two Halloways and causing the doom of many travelers along the nearby Arden.<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>		Despite Steadfast's lack of inhabitants, Smythe still delivers [[adventurer]]s seeking the Halloways' lost treasures to the town. If the [[Smythe's Secret]] [[dread possibility]] is true, Smythe directly contributed to the town's decline through the [[murder]] of at least two Halloways and causing the doom of many travelers along the nearby Arden.<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	The fate of Steadwall is tied to that of the Halloway family. Over a series of decades, the Halloways disappeared to a combination of [[drowning]]s, [[murder]]s, and disappearances. Despite the family's best efforts, no attempts to find any perpetrators- or even a single line of causality- linking the deaths were ever found. It was as if the [[Arden River]], formerly under dominion by the Halloways- had betrayed its former masters. As it became observed that the deaths often happened under the cover of [[fog]], rumor began to spread that [[the Mists]] had turned against the Halloways too. Fearful of the Mists' baleful influence, Steadfast became [[abandoned]] by the general public as the last of the Halloways locked themselves away in their ancestral home of [[Halloway House]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 54-55</ref> Smythe was the last official ferryman until the post becoming defunct well over twenty-five years before the penning of [[Doomsday Gazetteer ~~III~~]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>		The fate of Steadwall is tied to that of the Halloway family. Over a series of decades, the Halloways disappeared to a combination of [[drowning]]s, [[murder]]s, and disappearances. Despite the family's best efforts, no attempts to find any perpetrators- or even a single line of causality- linking the deaths were ever found. It was as if the [[Arden River]], formerly under dominion by the Halloways- had betrayed its former masters. As it became observed that the deaths often happened under the cover of [[fog]], rumor began to spread that [[the Mists]] had turned against the Halloways too. Fearful of the Mists' baleful influence, Steadfast became [[abandoned]] by the general public as the last of the Halloways locked themselves away in their ancestral home of [[Halloway House]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 54-55</ref> Smythe was the last official ferryman until the post becoming defunct well over twenty-five years before the penning of the third [[Doomsday Gazetteer]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

	Despite Steadfast's lack of inhabitants, Smythe still delivers [[adventurer]]s seeking the Halloways' lost treasures to the town. If the [[Smythe's Secret]] [[dread possibility]] is true, Smythe directly contributed to the town's decline through the [[murder]] of at least two Halloways and causing the doom of many travelers along the nearby Arden.<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>		Despite Steadfast's lack of inhabitants, Smythe still delivers [[adventurer]]s seeking the Halloways' lost treasures to the town. If the [[Smythe's Secret]] [[dread possibility]] is true, Smythe directly contributed to the town's decline through the [[murder]] of at least two Halloways and causing the doom of many travelers along the nearby Arden.<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

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	Steadwall is a [[ghost town]] in [[Mordent]] formerly presided over by the [[Halloway Family]]. Now it lies in [[ruin]]s, its only inhabitant the [[ferryman]] known as [[Smythe the Ferryman\|Smythe]].<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>		Sitting atop [[Halloway Hill]] along the [[Arden River]], Steadwall is a [[ghost town]] in [[Mordent]] formerly presided over by the [[Halloway Family]]. Now it lies in [[ruin]]s, its only known [[living]] inhabitant the [[ferryman]] known as [[Smythe the Ferryman\|Smythe]]. [[Smythe's Shadow]], Steadwall's [[ferry]] crossing, is named after said ferryman.<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

			==History==
			The fate of Steadwall is tied to that of the Halloway family. Over a series of decades, the Halloways disappeared to a combination of [[drowning]]s, [[murder]]s, and disappearances. Despite the family's best efforts, no attempts to find any perpetrators- or even a single line of causality- linking the deaths were ever found. It was as if the [[Arden River]], formerly under dominion by the Halloways- had betrayed its former masters. As it became observed that the deaths often happened under the cover of [[fog]], rumor began to spread that [[the Mists]] had turned against the Halloways too. Fearful of the Mists' baleful influence, Steadfast became [[abandoned]] by the general public as the last of the Halloways locked themselves away in their ancestral home of [[Halloway House]].<ref>[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 54-55</ref> Smythe was the last official ferryman until the post becoming defunct well over twenty-five years before the penning of [[Doomsday Gazetteer III]].<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

			Despite Steadfast's lack of inhabitants, Smythe still delivers [[adventurer]]s seeking the Halloways' lost treasures to the town. If the [[Smythe's Secret]] [[dread possibility]] is true, Smythe directly contributed to the town's decline through the [[murder]] of at least two Halloways and causing the doom of many travelers along the nearby Arden.<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

			Now, beyond Smythe, only the [[undead]] are said to reside in Steadwall.<ref name="Gaz III p. 39-40">[[Ravenloft Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

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	Steadwall is a [[ghost town]] in [[Mordent]] formerly presided over by the [[Halloway Family]]. Now it lies in [[ruin]]s, its only inhabitant the [[ferryman]] known as [[Smythe]].<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>		Steadwall is a [[ghost town]] in [[Mordent]] formerly presided over by the [[Halloway Family]]. Now it lies in [[ruin]]s, its only inhabitant the [[ferryman]] known as [[Smythe the Ferryman\|Smythe]].<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

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	Steadwall is a [[ghost town]] in [[Mordent]] formerly presided over by the [[Halloway Family]]. Now it lies in [[ruin]]s, its only inhabitant the [[ferryman]] known as [[~~Smythethe Ferryman\|~~Smythe]].<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>		Steadwall is a [[ghost town]] in [[Mordent]] formerly presided over by the [[Halloway Family]]. Now it lies in [[ruin]]s, its only inhabitant the [[ferryman]] known as [[Smythe]].<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

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	Steadwall is a [[ghost town]] in [[Mordent]] formerly presided over by the [[Halloway Family]]. Now it lies in [[ruin]]s, its only inhabitant the [[ferryman]] known as [[Smythe]].<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>		Steadwall is a [[ghost town]] in [[Mordent]] formerly presided over by the [[Halloway Family]]. Now it lies in [[ruin]]s, its only inhabitant the [[ferryman]] known as [[Smythethe Ferryman\|Smythe]].<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

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			Steadwall is a [[ghost town]] in [[Mordent]] formerly presided over by the [[Halloway Family]]. Now it lies in [[ruin]]s, its only inhabitant the [[ferryman]] known as [[Smythe]].<ref>[[Gazetteer III]] p. 39-40</ref>

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