Lockham

BARON: [His Excellency] Lord Frederick Barton: [HGT: 6ft, 6in; WGT: 250 lbs] A tall, broad-shouldered blonde man who is more well-connected than he'd like to be. Once a famed duelist, he resisted the intrigues of the court for years, and is now reckoned as formidable among the peerage as he is in a fight. He disdains political power, making him uniquely adept at wielding it. DRESSED IN: dark-green leather shoes, gray pants, a grey-green vest and a white shirt. POSSESSIONS: aromatic sachet. ARMS & ARMOR: heavy broadsword (w+1K), ornate heavy plate mail, heater shield

BARONESS: [Her Ladyship] Lady Regina Barton: [HGT: 5ft, 8in; WGT: 180 lbs] The baroness runs a society of ladies that campaign against dueling, having lost loved ones to the practice. Their current investigations are hampered by a lack of access. DRESSED IN: brown thigh boots, orange leggings, and a red frilly blouse. POSSESSIONS: compass, small cloth bag with 45gp. ARMS & ARMOR: sling (w-1K, AP1), 3 lead bullets

HOUSECARL: [Knight Captain] Dame Alfleta Saidwell: [HGT: 4ft, 3in; WGT: 90 lbs] Dame Alfleta is a well-trained fighter, and strong for her size, but is best with a shortbow. She is clever with traps, tactics, and logistics.  DRESSED IN: gray boots, a dark-red belt, red striped pants, and a black tunic. POSSESSIONS: pouch of sand, leather sack with 120sp. ARMS & ARMOR: recurve shortbow (w+1SK) 20 hardened bodkin arrows (AP1)

21 - Hack Street Madhouse [Guardhouse] Commander: Sir Dow Kirkham: [HGT: 5ft, 5in; WGT: 135 lbs] A clean-cut, bald old man with a large moustache and a long riding crop. He was once a duelist of some renown, but turned against the practice, along with his wife and her group of society ladies. He will admit that he misses it, but insists that the practice end. DRESSED IN: oiled leather boots, brown trousers, a brown tunic, and a heavy steel cuirass. POSSESSIONS: set of wooden teeth, deck of tarot cards, concealed pouch with 9cp and 6gp. ARMS & ARMOR: short sword (wK), truncheon (w+1S), heavy steel cuirass, brimmed steel helm

REEVE: [Captain] Burt Bilton: [HGT: 4ft, 5in; WGT: 105 lbs] A short fellow with mousy brown hair and wiry muscles. Thought by all to be a forgiving man, except when it comes to mutants. DRESSED IN: oiled leather boots, brown trousers, watchman's steel helm, brown tunic, and a steel cuirass. POSSESSIONS: wooden vial of spice, small lead figurine, knife. ARMS & ARMOR: short sword (wK), truncheon (w+1S), heavy steel cuirass, brimmed steel helm

REEVE: [Lieutenant] Malvina Leermoth: [HGT: 5ft, 1in; WGT: 150 lbs] A red-haired society woman who enlisted with the watch out of a sense of public duty. She is harsh towards criminals, but not terribly strong.  DRESSED IN: oiled leather boots, brown trousers, watchman's steel helm, brown tunic, and a steel cuirass. POSSESSIONS: wooden figurine, small pouch, chalk. ARMS & ARMOR: short sword (wK), truncheon (w+1S), heavy steel cuirass, brimmed steel helm

REEVE: [Corporal] Simeon Welter: [HGT: 4ft; WGT: 75 lbs] Grew up in the backwoods of Athos as a hermit, eating nothing but wild pigs and pignolias. He is odd, but very strong.  DRESSED IN: brown custom leg wraps, brown trousers, watchman's steel helm, brown tunic, and a steel cuirass. POSSESSIONS: brass knuckles, cloth sack with 6cp. ARMS & ARMOR: short sword (wK), truncheon (w+1S), heavy steel cuirass, brimmed steel helm

REEVE: [Corporal] Isidore Dent: [HGT: 7ft, 2in; WGT: 350 lbs] A tall, fat man who runs a "religious study group" out of his cottage. The group of 20-30 members are fairly close about what they "study", but there are many rumors. Some think they're Tempest heretics. DRESSED IN: oiled leather boots, brown trousers, watchman's steel helm, brown tunic, and a steel cuirass. POSSESSIONS: love letter. ARMS & ARMOR: short sword (wK), truncheon (w+1S), heavy steel cuirass, brimmed steel helm

H.M.F.A. NERITUS - The North Bank Chartered Adventure Co. [Chartered Lake Vessels] Cap'n Hobson Lamb: [HGT: 7ft, 2in; WGT: 350 lbs] A huge old man with a red and green drakelet that resides in his sleeve. Although an auxiliary flotilla captain, he adheres more closely to protocol than most active duty officers. Some would say this clashes with his practice of hosting illegal duels on the water, but he feels differently. DRESSED IN: black knee boots, light-brown pants, captain's hat, and a black naval officer's jacket with two plain epaulets.  POSSESSIONS: compass, deck of playing cards.

First Mate: [Acting QM] Ms. Idella Lyness: [HGT: 5ft, 8in; WGT: 180 lbs] A young, hard-hearted and rail-thin woman who brings with her a vast collection of fine weaponry. Hired as much for her naval experience as her capability as a proctor of formal duels. DRESSED IN: black knee boots, light-brown pants, tricorn hat, and a black naval officer's jacket with an epaulet on the left shoulder. POSSESSIONS: copper wire (4 ft), skipping stone (1 ea), small wooden box with 9sp. ARMS & ARMOR: broadsword (w+1SK)

Guards & Engineers (5): Threat 2, wSK

Surgeon: [Non-Officer] Dr. Benjiman Black: [HGT: 6ft, 9in; WGT: 280 lbs] A man with curly, auburn hair and a love of wagers. He likes to bet Mr. Ahern what the next injured duelist will perish of.  DRESSED IN: dark-red shoes, white pants, and a gray shirt. POSSESSIONS: ransom note, turnip, cloth sack with 8cp. 

Purser: [Non-Officer] Mr. Hobart Lee: [HGT: 5ft, 3in; WGT: 160 lbs] The crew's numbers man, usually attends outings simply to fish off the stern of the vessel. Hates violence, but also not very worried about nobles doing it to each other.  DRESSED IN: tan sandals, blue short dungarees, straw wide-brimmed hat, and an orange shirt. POSSESSIONS: lock of hair, long fishing pole, tackle, flint & steel, small cloth bag with precious stones (star ruby - 4ea worth 169gp). 

Boatswain: [Deck Boss] Mr. Proctor "Peeps" Ahern: [HGT: 6ft, 9in; WGT: 280 lbs] A large man with a very large waxed moustache. His dream is to finally train his deckhands well enough that he can do some fishing with Mr. Lee. His is ever frustrated by incompetence and turnover. DRESSED IN: black knee boots, light-brown pants, blue bandana, and a grey naval officer's jacket. POSSESSIONS: cabbage, apple, wooden holy symbol, sling (7 stones), small cloth bag with 8cp. 

Deckhands (12): Threat 1, wS+1K

West Clathers - The Wizard's Staff: Leather Magic  [2,207gp] Tanner: Enota Daundelyon: [HGT: 5ft, 6in; WGT: 170 lbs] A fresh-faced woman with an auburn pixie cut and an old red-gold commemorative scarf from King Lionel's coronation, which belonged to her late older sister. She is a devout royalist, and attends as many events in the capital as she can. DRESSED IN: black slippers, straw yellow pants, and a dark-green tunic. POSSESSIONS: cigar, small cloth bag with 60cp.

Old Cadbury, Bywater - The Sleepy Wolf Tavern  [1,477gp] Bartender: Stephen Snellings: [HGT: 4ft, 10in; WGT: 135 lbs] Snellings is an odd, bald barkeep. He looks tall at first, but then you notice the steps leading up to the back of the bar. Judging by mounted horns and taxidermy around the place, he's endangered more animals than an ice age. Hunts with a large sling, apparently.  DRESSED IN: dark-brown thigh boots, white pants, black shirt, and an orange fancy jerkin. POSSESSIONS: garnish knife, glass flask of ether

Ivy Moonrise - The Gargoyle Market [241gp] Baker: Lambert Coggshall: [HGT: 5ft, 6in; WGT: 170 lbs] A red-haired chap with an eyepatch, wearing a striped cotton apron. He is (tentatively) skeptical of royalty, and would rather the privy council had more power. Mutters about county law a lot. DRESSED IN: red leather shoes, black pants, and a white formal shirt. POSSESSIONS: mousetrap, small silver holy symbol (Speed).

This is a long, low building within a stone colonnade along the entire street, topped here and there with very amusing painted gargoyles. 

Docks District - The Cheeky Spendthrift [276gp] Merchant: Rose Sumner: [HGT: 6ft, 11in; WGT: 230 lbs] Mousy brown hair and a gaunt face; A society lady who has long opposed dueling, on moral grounds. She has scowl lines written deep in her face, and has lost three brothers and a father to duels - most were only ever seconds, never expecting to enter harm's way. DRESSED IN:  fur boots, a dark-green belt, and a plain beige dress. POSSESSIONS: wooden vial of Zerz spice, quill, spiderwort (6 oz).

North Clathers, Bywater - Scarlet Strike Fine Bowyers [2,315gp] Fletcher: Avis Wallace: [HGT: 5ft, 3in; WGT: 160 lbs] An older woman with white hair and a warty nose. Loves tea and other hot beverages, has invented several. Her left knee gives her jip when it's going to storm.  DRESSED IN: blue boots, a chain belt, light-blue dress, black shawl. POSSESSIONS: leatherbound family cookbook (black, 75 pg), tattered map of the area, quill.

Fisherman's Square - The Succubus' Mug [324gp] Chemist: Swain Boote: [HGT: 5ft, 3in; WGT: 160 lbs] With shiny, curly black hair and a long pointy beard, this young chemist is a known and successful rake. He makes a lot of profit on his formula for ether.  DRESSED IN: black boots, blue pants, dark-green bandana, and a fancy white shirt. POSSESSIONS: shelled nuts (1 ea), wolfsbane tincture (1 oz).

Fisherman's Square - Royal Guild of the Crossed Needles [456gp] Dressmaker: Harald Ferrer: [HGT: 5ft, 1in; WGT: 150 lbs] Mr. Ferrer, a genius tailor and stylist, has a reputation as a louche evil clown who boozes away in a world of smoke and mirrors. That said, none have created finery more striking and attractive than he. While on the job, he affects the manner of a confirmed bachelor, but this is an act. He's a clathers lad. His guild contains only him and his secret apprentice. He says this is a "rule of two"; the student graduates when he can force him into retirement. DRESSED IN: tan gryphon ankle boots with gold wings, gray birdseye wool pants, glazed red leather tricorne hat, and a plain white shirt. POSSESSIONS: catlike glass eye, shelled nuts (3 ea), dice, sling (8 stones), cloth sack with 45sp.

South Catchment, Gateside - The Dark Horse Farms & Menagerie [2,886gp] Animal Handler: Sampson The Hale: [HGT: 6ft, 11in; WGT: 310 lbs] Sampson is a huge blond man wearing many gold and silver chains and rings. He wears spectacles of smoked glass, and fingerless black leather gloves. He sells animals bred and trained from a number of barnyards just outside the nearby gate. All animals seem to nervously obey him. He has slightly too many teeth. DRESSED IN: green thigh boots, red striped pants, and a black leather jerkin. POSSESSIONS: wooden vial of spice, fife.

North Wall Heights - Bright Ideas Book Shoppe  [1,796gp] Shopkeeper: Ulfi Gifford: [HGT: 4ft, 5in; WGT: 105 lbs] A fancy-dressed man with long white hair and a thick moustache. He has lots of opinions about books, but conceals his judgments under a veneer of friendliness. Prefers to stock mainly religious texts. DRESSED IN: black boots, light-gray pants, and a dark-red ruffled shirt. POSSESSIONS: smoke powder (for dramatic exits), stiff parchment business card.

North Wall Heights - Choral Crafters  [2,481gp] Luthier: Athelstan Valdeon: [HGT: 4ft, 5in; WGT: 105 lbs] Long red hair, long beard, and a moustache, this little man has a keen eye and an easy grin. He mainly plays the lute, but makes many instruments.  DRESSED IN: tan fur boots, green pants, and a dark-brown doublet. POSSESSIONS: rabbit foot, cheap cigars (3 ea).

Ivy Moonrise, Gateside - The Lillipad Lodge (5sp per night)  [2,056gp] Inn Keeper: Ellen Parsons: [HGT: 6ft, 4in; WGT: 225 lbs] Curly blonde hair and a raucous laugh are the first things you notice about Mrs. Parsons. Most people soon after notice that she's a generous pourer at the bar, and loves a good story. Happy to discount your room for a good bit of lore.  DRESSED IN: dark-red shoes, and a blue dress. POSSESSIONS: stone arrowhead, small leather bag with 6sp.

Docks District -  Dock Street Shipwrights [2,714gp] Carpenter: Cassandra Fleet: [HGT: 7ft, 2in; WGT: 350 lbs] 'Mother Cass' to her customers, she is a bit of a rascal for someone so important (a fondness for ether and good cheer among the menfolk). She likes to carve little messages into her boats. Hires a lot of her large mixed family to run the shops, refers to her workers as "the Fleets" collectively. DRESSED IN: black thigh boots and a red dress. POSSESSIONS: wooden case of paints, apricot, short sword, small leather bag with 8cp.

South Catchment - Shattered Slag Arms & Armor  [2,835gp] Blacksmith: Valentine Lynde: [HGT: 6ft, 9in; WGT: 280 lbs] A menacing, black-haired, tall man who always wears a lot of studded black leather, people see him as a bit of a character. His head is shaved except for a ponytail. He believes he is possessed by a demon obsessed with weapons. DRESSED IN: black boots, black cotton pants, and a black leather jerkin. POSSESSIONS: stained love letter, silver animal figurine, scroll with ancient text, small wooden box with 2sp and 7gp.

North Wall Heights - The Gleaming Bandit Rubies  [2,586gp] Jeweler: Rutledge Merstun: [HGT: 5ft, 1in; WGT: 150 lbs] Mr. Rutlege is a peculiar man who runs a very small shop in the heights, and nobody knows much about him. He's almost never seen outdoors, and rarely makes a sale.  DRESSED IN: black slippers, a leather belt, purple pants, and a white doublet. POSSESSIONS: canvas bag, small lead figurine, stilleto, cloth sack with precious stones (tourmaline - 3ea worth 222gp).

GOVERNOR: [His Lordship] Sir Rhys Barton [HGT: 6ft, 11in; WGT: 310 lbs] A cautious, slightly uncertain seeming giant of a man with raven-black hair and an eyepatch. He was awarded this post after an injury in the flotilla, but he is not accustomed to small towns. DRESSED IN: tan shoes, a dark-brown belt with a silver buckle, green pants, gray tricorn hat, orange coat, and a white formal shirt. POSSESSIONS: pair of kid gloves, rubber ball. ARMS & ARMOR: shortsword (wK), ring mail armor, heater shield

Thane Knights (2): Threat 3, wSK

REEVE: [Acting Sheriff] Amina Vardy: [HGT: 5ft, 1in; WGT: 150 lbs] A small but tough looking woman with tightly braided white hair. The Vardys are an old family in Lakeside, and Mrs. Amina is the matron of the family. She was assigned the role of sheriff to assist Sir Rhys. She mostly fishes from the pier and lets her family do the actual patrolling. DRESSED IN: old leather boots, white trousers, black gambeson, and a blank tabard. POSSESSIONS: manacles, jail keys, handkerchief. ARMS & ARMOR: longsword (wK), plate mail armor, kite shield

West End - Fat Mule Farms [64gp] Stable Master: Gwynnie Faro: [HGT: 6ft, 1in; WGT: 200 lbs] A woman with a lot on her mind, manure mostly. DRESSED IN: dark-green shoes, gray cloak, and a light-green plain dress. POSSESSIONS: message about a duel on the water, long pin, lettuce, concealed pouch with precious stones (chalcedony - 4ea worth 58gp).

South End - Bow Shoppe  [2,577gp] Bowyer: Preston Fletcher: [HGT: 6ft, 1in; WGT: 200 lbs] A bored man sitting among a pile of wood shavings and dyed red arrows. He would love to hear news from the city.  DRESSED IN: tan boots, grey pants, red bandana, and a white shirt. POSSESSIONS: glass inkpot (empty), cabbage soup, whittle

Lakeside - The Barrel Man Inn (6sp per night)  [68gp] Inn Keeper: Rosamund Saidwell: [HGT: 6ft, 6in; WGT: 250 lbs] A tall, pigtailed woman with bright eyes. Would love to hear news of her aunt, who serves the baron.  DRESSED IN: black boots, brown skirt, tricorne hat, and a green blouse. POSSESSIONS: wooden stake, flyer of a wanted criminal, short sword, belt pouch with 8sp and 8gp, small cloth bag with precious stones (blue diamond - 3ea worth 477gp).

South End - The Bandit [2,792gp] Bartender: Kellen Manders: [HGT: 4ft, 10in; WGT: 135 lbs] A small woman with long, wild hair. Loves to tell tall tales about Lake Sulise County and Arthur Pendragon.  DRESSED IN: fur boots, a black belt, light-purple dress. POSSESSIONS: rawhide necklace, invitation to a local reap festival, lemon oil, leather sack with 2cp and 5gp.