Emberdale

A valley town built directly over a geothermal spring, in the shadow of a mountain that everyone politely calls "the peak" rather than "the volcano."

Town Warmth

Emberdale runs on a shared heat supply drawn from the Hearthspring. The Regulator meters it out to the districts. When warmth drops, things start closing — and people start deciding who deserves heat more.

Level	What it means
[Banked]{.pill .warm}	Normal. Everything open.
[Guttering]{.pill .warm}	Outer districts go cold at night.
[Cold]{.pill .dead}	Only the Warm Hall is habitable.

Current level

Update this line after each session so players always know where they stand.

Districts

• The Warm Hall — civic building, festival site, and the last warm room if things go badly.
• The Regulator house — Vessa's domain, dug in below the town square.
• The Ashrows — outer housing, first to freeze.

Maps

Drop map images into docs/assets/maps/ and reference them like this:

Open threads

• The Hearthspring Regulator is failing and nobody has gone up to find out why.
• The festival is proceeding on schedule regardless.