Thornswood, a Skyrim where the towns stay awake

Field notes

Thornswood sets its roleplay in Fourth Era, Year 252, after a Stormcloak victory and an uneasy imperial return. Its central design choice is population rather than scale: selected non-player residents keep shops, inns, and holds active when only a few players are present. The project also places characters, gold, houses, and chests on the server, and describes proximity voice plus physical locks and copied keys as parts of the shared world. Applications currently run through Discord during a closed playtest.