So, I don't have a problem with either place being called a village. That's not the issue I have. Not really. These places are both very old. We know that Moonhaven was destroyed in 1371, 120 years prior to the events of the game. It could be that there were LOTS more buildings. It was not necessarily a farming community, so not having farmlands is also not a big deal. They could have been fishers and hunters. Moonhaven is in a forest, and the forest might be small, but it could have been much bigger, once upon a time. Either way, it was a small town, and based on documents found in the Selunite Outpost, it is likely that the town was very young when it was destroyed.
The logbook for the Selunites mentions that the temple was founded by Jarrus and Morna. When it was founded, settlers were also mentioned that the Selunites were supposed to be guiding. What other settlers could they be referring to if not Moonhaven? So, it is most likely that Moonhaven was founded at the same time.
Jarrus then messes up and gets himself and his fellow Selunite Initiates killed. The temple is sealed, etc. All this would have been roughly around the same time as Moonhaven, Ketheric, etc. So, it is probable and likely that shortly after the incident with Jarrus, Ketheric rose to power with Shar and came and wiped out Moonhaven and the temple. The Harper crimes list mentions three crimes. Murder, slavery and the desecration of temples most holy, implying Ketheric was the one who took people from Moonhaven as slaves, murdered a bunch of them and wiped out the temple.
This, I have no problem with because they have given us information and clues to piece it all together. Decrepit Village, however, they have not. That's why I'm bringing it up. It's kind of this weird place. Could have had a lot more buildings once upon a time. Who knows? It looks very old and if you hover over things they are rotting. Some areas look like they've been buried by landslides, etc. The mine has been collapsed. Dead gnomes and duergar are near the mine. So, one could assume that the gnomes were mining and either collapsed the tunnels to keep the duergar from what they were claiming for themselves, or the duergar collapsed it on the gnomes withing.
Was Decrepit Village Expedition #42 as mentioned in Meerna's journal? Did the gnomes build the village, as some seem to think? If so, why'd they use bone? Where'd they get it from? Where did those two giant behir-like skeletons come from? Were they there for ages? Did some other race build the village and the gnomes just used what was there for their mining expedition? It certainly doesn't seem like drow built it, for it's too primitive and crude for them. There are two buildings left standing, but they are wooden and appear more like surface buildings. So, did the Selunites build those when they were exploring the Underdark under Jarrus?
So many questions, but no real clear answers. Not even really that many clues.
