Ardeley

Ardeley is the name of a small village west of Visceria, but also used to collectively refer to the area of the village, its mines, and the meadow to its east. It contains lore relevant to Ripken and ???.

Layout
Ardeley sits on a hill on the border of a forest and an old growth birch forest.

It contains four houses including that of a cleric's, a blacksmith building, stables, a graveyard, and a Nether portal in a cave by the town's west border. Each of the buildings uses primarily oak wood and cobblestone, save for the home by the west border which uses crimson wood.

Additionally, Ardeley has a few small farms, now oversaturated with rainwater and overgrown with wild plants- or, in the case of the small farm plot by the cleric's house, overgrown with nether wart.

The Western Meadow
A mountain meadow to the east of Ardeley, separating it from Visceria. Here, there is the burnt husk of a large farmhouse surrounded by wheat fields, as well as the valley in which Shepherd makes his home.

In the back of the husk, there is an upturned grave.

The Dripstone Caves
Also referred to as the Ardeley Mines. A massive mineshaft once used by the miners of the town prior to its abandonment. Was largely unexplored before its rediscovery, with several layers going deep underground.

Though at least 200 years abandoned, evidence of the miners' presences may still be found in the form of signs, books, saferooms, and more.

At its very bottom lie ancient ruins.

There is nothing there.

History
Ardeley has existed since before the story began, and has its own self-contained secrets. It isn't world-shakingly important, but.

People lived there, once.

Some were unfortunate enough to die there.

Story arc
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Trivia

 * Ardeley was built completely from scratch. Candy regrets this.
 * Ardeley is currently in a state of mild disrepair after Candy decided to revamp it.