Roxburg

Castle Town - Lebrand Leathers [543gp] Tanner: Laura Stoner: [HGT: 5ft; WGT: 115 lbs] She is a middle-aged dandy with long, auburn hair. Has a hard time letting her employees do anything important. Occasionally, can hear other people's surface thoughts. She is a collector of edible flowers.  DRESSED IN: tan boots and a canvas work dress. POSSESSIONS: vial of perfume, leather scrollcase containing the shop deed, dagger, small cloth bag with 9sp.

South Yonder - East Bedivere Coop & Stables [1,019gp] Stable Master: Wulfgeat Kyllyngsworth: [HGT: 6ft, 2in; WGT: 250 lbs] He is an aging man with handsome features. He is bald with a thick auburn moustache. Loves mountain hiking, but has bad allergies. There's a rumor that he once left a wounded hiker to die because he was sneezing so hard he lost track of where they were. He received 40 lashes and an injunction never to hike in small groups. DRESSED IN: fur boots, green pants, and a yellow doublet. POSSESSIONS: scarf, garlic bread sticks.

East Castle Town - Pascoe's Provisions  [2,772gp] Apothecary: Muriel Astley: [HGT: 6ft, 9in; WGT: 280 lbs] She is a tall but fat young woman with short brown hair. Takes notes continuously on a large blackboard, makes little eye contact. She has a bizarre interest in glues.  DRESSED IN: black fur boots, white canvas pants, blue shawl, and a dark-red shirt. POSSESSIONS: glass eye, copper ring (1 cp), several chunks of chalk.

The Burg - High Tower Huntress & Sons [1,208gp] Fletcher: Gillian Barker: [HGT: 7ft, 2in; WGT: 220 lbs] A tall, thin woman with curly, white hair. She is generally foul and barbaric, and has four sons who do most of the bowyery and fletching while she performs "quality control" - which consists largely of testing the bows in the alley.  DRESSED IN: brown thigh boots, a dark-red belt, and a light-green short dress. POSSESSIONS: small lead figurine, small book of manners.

West Port Meadow - Hearty Harvest Work Toughs [1,601gp] Tailor: Marion Norton: [HGT: 4ft, 8in; WGT: 120 lbs] Short woman with ruddy brown hair. A historian by predilection, but practicality led her to provide hard-wearing, functional clothes for the common worker. Too small and thin for much field work herself, she was sickly as a child and took to reading. Her family has always disapproved. DRESSED IN: gray shoes, dark-purple dress, and a white shawl. POSSESSIONS: sewing kit, A Most Interesting History of Lawmen, jug of bleach.

The Burg - Burg Library  [928gp] Librarian: Sir Rolf Snell: [HGT: 5ft, 3in; WGT: 160 lbs] Frequently he is busy filling orders for Ms. Norton, who is is most voracious customer. He is seen as strange because he doesn't believe in Speed. Says it's a conspiracy to undermine the solar cult and replace faith with sorcery. DRESSED IN: black shoes, gray pants, white skullcap, silver spectacles, and a dark red shirt. POSSESSIONS: shelled nuts (8 ea), bookbinding tools.

Brecic Harbor - Laketown Supplies  [1,679gp] Merchant: Edith Marcheford: [HGT: 4ft, 3in; WGT: 90 lbs] A small older woman who looks like she's made of knuckles. Even her eyes have a certain "raised fist" quality. Matron of a large family to help run the shop, she is "active in the community" and "civic minded". This means she's generally standing outside the shop yelling about whatever House Freemore has done lately. She has survived enough trials by ordeal over the years that they begrudgingly tolerate her, the tough old bird. Gives discounts seemingly at random, takes a liking to difficult people. DRESSED IN: dark-brown thigh boots, light-gray kilt, light-gray bonnet, yellow robe, and a light-blue fancy shirt. POSSESSIONS: quill, small mirror.

East Yonder - The Busy Bug [157gp] Grocer: Milda Cobbe: [HGT: 6ft, 9in; WGT: 280 lbs] A tall woman with broad shoulders and generous proportions. Her main concern lately is robberies, despite not yet having any. Always armed now. It tends to put off the customers. DRESSED IN: black shoes, gray overalls, feathered tricorn hat, and a straw-colored tunic. POSSESSIONS: pouch of sand, thistle tea, sheet of vellum, short sword, small metal box with 7sp and 9gp.

East Castle Town - Twang & Wheeze [1,825gp] Musician: Godiva Howard: [HGT: 5ft, 11in; WGT: 210 lbs] A young woman with straight black hair and blue eyes, she runs the shop for her mother. Her father was a Sedgemoorlander, explaining the black hair. She likes to dress in gloomy fashions, but has a bright personality. DRESSED IN: black leather gladiator sandals, white stockings, and a black mini dress. POSSESSIONS: pair of black lace gloves, red leather pouch with 25sp.

Ms. Howard does not sell percussion - she thinks it is uncivilized.

Brecic Harbor - Misty Mountain Inn (2sp per night)  [962gp] Inn Keeper: Ailith Yaxley: [HGT: 3ft, 11in; WGT: 90 lbs] A bald midget with a huge blonde beard and a friendly, energetic disposition. He grew up in the foothills near Montburg, the Lions Den, and brought with him a love of snuff. He maintains steamy romantic correspondences with women all across Leoncoeur County. DRESSED IN: brown boots, dark-purple robe, and a wide-brimmed hat of oilcloth. POSSESSIONS: an admirer's love letter, small leather binder (black, containing dozens of similar letters and spare paper), quill.

North B. Harbor - Portside Smith [1,539gp] Blacksmith: Baldwin Curson: [HGT: 5ft, 11in; WGT: 180 lbs] An emotionally distant, self-absorbed blonde man with good looks and few scruples. Baldwin is a "swain", in the noble parlance. To the rest of us, he's a swiving whoremonger prettyboy who ...admittedly hammers out passable work at the forge. Trained in Shiphaven. DRESSED IN: gray thigh boots, a gray belt, black striped pants, and a red leather vest. POSSESSIONS: small blank cards (7 ea), stiff parchment business card, cloth sack with 7sp and 6gp.

South B. Harbor - Godiva's Drum You Can't Beat It! [975gp] Bartender: Sarah "Really Goddam": [HGT: 5ft, 1in; WGT: 150 lbs] Your standard-issue lusty barmaid, very loud and cheerful, but doesn't take shit from men twice her size, calls everyone luv. People call her Really Goddam because whenever they hear her name, they always ask "Really Goddam?" Has something of a petty rivalry with proprietress of Twang and Wheeze. DRESSED IN: dark-green boots, yellow skirt, and a white low-cut shirt. POSSESSIONS: the addresses of several women of negotiable virtue, small toad, yarrow (7 oz).

Patrons:

An oddly dressed, out-of-breath man. He seems to be watching the redheaded, grinning young woman who wandered in and began talking to Really Goddam.

A tanned, sleepy young woman who is leaning against a wall.

A sandy-haired, wide-eyed old man who is wearing battered armor. He is knurD after watching a match at the Diver's Guild.

The Burg - Plessars' Pearls  [1,130gp] Jeweler: Felicia Yates: [HGT: 5ft, 11in; WGT: 190 lbs] Platinum blonde, with green eyes and a large facial birthmark. An accomplished jeweler and whitesmith who loves to fish on the lake in her free time. Works out of the castle for security. DRESSED IN: dark-brown sandals, a dark-red belt with a metal buckle, light-gray long pants, light-purple floppy hat, and a yellowish-green shirt. POSSESSIONS: small files, portrait of an old man in an ornate locket.

East Yonder - Caerleon Cedar Co. [975gp] Woodworker: Cuthbert Merton: [HGT: 5ft, 11in; WGT: 190 lbs] Old Cutty Merton was a prize fighter in his day, but he isn't proud of that. Felt bad for all the nice young lads he left with brain damage or worse, decided to open a boatyard so he could offer young people jobs to save them from fighting for a living. He's well connected with the Freemore family. DRESSED IN: tan loafers, brown trousers, and a white cotton shirt. POSSESSIONS: hickory cane, small whittle knife, leather sack with 200sp.

Yonder Seaside - The Sponge Diver's Guild Hall [Fight Club] Bookie: Gerald "Tax" Mahon: [HGT: 5ft, 1in; WGT: 150 lbs] A withered old man with a moustache so full of snuff you could smoke it, who happens to be a mathematical genius at odds and sums. He keeps all the books in his head, and doesn't pause to pay out on a bet. Always ready to offer his opinion on odds. Outside bookmaking, he is rather dimwitted.  DRESSED IN: tan leather shoes, light-gray wool pants, blue flat cap, white shirt, and leather suspenders. POSSESSIONS: a vast cache of coins, a holy symbol of The Tempest, concealed pouch with 3cp and 10gp.

The sponge divers, not truly needing a guild hall, long ago repurposed the building into a fighting arena. Tickets cost 5, denomination according to your station. 

Unique among arenas, Guild fights have rules and a referee.

GUILD CHIEF: [Famous Diver, War Hero, Referee] Abner Buckman: [HGT: 6ft, 6in; WGT: 250 lbs] A tallish man with a swimmer's build and a big moustache, he's actually a quite mild and pleasant sort of fellow. Holds the diving record in these parts for depth and speed. Six skilled men have died trying to beat it. He regrets this dearly, and never boasts of his skill. DRESSED IN: riding boots, a tan belt with a metal buckle, and a black denim suit. POSSESSIONS: harpoon, small metal box with 20sp. ARMS & ARMOR: baton (w+1S)

HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: [The Enigma] Dalton Ornery: [HGT: 7ft, 3in; WGT: 280 lbs] If we were describing him based on your internal monologue alone, the first thing we would have to say about him is "Oh, shit". He radiates menace the way a pinched nerve radiates pain. You notice this almost before you even realize that his face has been hideously disfigured by some kind of acid. Melted flesh connects his cheek to his shoulder. He fights because he believes it's his job to break the prideful dreams of fools. DRESSED IN: leather hightop shoes, green short pants, a gold-ish title belt, and a loose red armless shirt. POSSESSIONS: Heston cowhide wallet. ARMS & ARMOR: hand wraps

Boxing Dice Pool: 10d, w+1S           Moves:

Anvil Fist (4): Any successful punch of height 7 or higher will knock down the target, unless they are of similar size. The Enigma takes 1S to the hand when this succeeds.

Horrible Visage (4): Any attempt to aim a punch at The Enigma is at an additional -1d.

Completely Numb (5): All Shock damage from punches is halved. The Enigma does not suffer status effects for full Shock.

HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER: [One and Done Son] Son Bearsten: [HGT: 5ft, 5in; WGT: 250 lbs] He appears to be of Sandringer descent, the way he's so squarish. The accent is well-hidden though. Hardly any taller than he is wide. Black hair cut close and has a full-chest gryphon tattoo. He is a collector of comedic scrolls, and was once a pirate ship slave. He fights for a triumphant return to Aygir's Arena. DRESSED IN: black hightop shoes, blue short pants, and a black bandana. POSSESSIONS: letter from a wanted criminal, smoke powder, snuff, leather sack with 200sp. ARMS & ARMOR: hand wraps, studded leather hand wraps

Boxing Dice Pool: 8d, wS           Moves:

Unerring Aim (4): May alter his sets by exchanging up to 1 width for 2 height, or vice-versa.

Shake It Off (5): Once per combat, may roll Body+Endurance (9d) to heal w+1 Shock damage as a full action.

Rage (5): By sacrificing a turn, his attacks next turn will deal double damage.

LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION: [Phobia] Emma Burgess: [HGT: 5ft, 6in; WGT: 190 lbs] Pioneer of the "bounce and trounce" technique, she has a unique talent for dodging, absorbing, and countering that wears you out before she unleashes a "phobia" inducing onslaught. Those that go on the defensive  find it equally difficult, as her punches seem to sting rather. DRESSED IN: gray knee boots, gold-ish title belt, and a... shiny black ...leather ...harness thing. POSSESSIONS: mousetrap, wooden snuff box (3 pinches). ARMS & ARMOR: hand wraps

Boxing Dice Pool: 8d, w+1S           Moves:

Bounce (4): At all times, Phobia has 1x10 gobble dice against all unarmed attacks. Any Dodge rolls contribute to this.

Bell Ringer (4): May sacrifice 1 Width of any set to increase its height to 10.

Trounce (5): Once per fight, after she has gobbled or dodged 5 attacks, she temporarily gains +2WD and can punch up to four times in one turn.

LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDER: [The Temptress] Sybil Symeon: [HGT: 6ft, 4in; WGT: 210 lbs] She has excellent reach and great footwork, never off balance. Not above a hair-whip from her long braid either. She has a will to kill that easily rivals that of One and Done. Runs a schoolhouse in south Yonder. Known to get into duels quite often. DRESSED IN: dark-green knee boots, a tan belt with a silver buckle, blue cotton culottes, and chest bindings. POSSESSIONS: list of alchemy reagents. ARMS & ARMOR: hand wraps, rapier (wK, AP1)

Boxing Dice Pool: 6d, w+1S           Moves:

Balanced (2): Cannot be knocked down if she is still conscious.

Dirty Fighter (4): May alter her sets by exchanging up to 3 width for 2 height each, or vice-versa. The turn after this, she can only dodge.

Flurry of Blows (3): No penalty for up to three unarmed attacks per turn.

COUNT: [His Lordship] Count Merlin Freemore: [HGT: 5ft, 11in; WGT: 190 lbs] Count Freemore believes that everyone should know how to sail and fight, and anyone that can't do both is getting in the way. He is tanned, windburned, and usually irritable on dry land - except for the mountains, of which he has always been fond. DRESSED IN: brown buckled boots, light-blue cotton pants, a red fancy shirt, and a tan leather tricorn hat. POSSESSIONS: bag of coins(25cp, 110sp, 30gp), captain's whistle, whittling knife, whalebone piece, scrimshaw tools. ARMS & ARMOR: basketed broadsword (w+1K), plate mail armor (On locs 4-10)

COURTIER: [Her Ladyship] Lady Marvella Cain: [HGT: 4ft, 3in; WGT: 90 lbs] The daughter of a Heston nobleman, Lady Cain is a generous and kind soul, but not entirely at home in Roxburg. She is exhausted with the social possibilities, and in need of a holiday, preferably seaside. DRESSED IN: black "gladiator" sandals, purple long dress, and a light-red blouse. POSSESSIONS: sunbrella. ARMS & ARMOR: small dagger (w-1K)

The count and his lady are set to marry later this year, if all goes well.  

PRAETOR: [Knight, Jurist] Crown Praetor Sir Verne Remmington: [HGT: 5ft, 5in; WGT: 180 lbs] Sir Verne is a bullish, large man with great mutton chops. He looks like a judge from central casting, and he plays that look to the hilt. DRESSED IN: gold-rimmed spectacles, black leather shoes, black robes, and a green-gold suit. POSSESSIONS: lint, knife. ARMS & ARMOR: shortsword (wK), heavy cloth armor

Sir Remmington is Leoncoeur county's Praetor. He follows The Pandect only begrudgingly, and will generally prefer to set a precedent more in tune with "the way things are done in Roxburg". He also has a sweetheart deal with Lord Terebinth.

1 - County Guard [Guardhouse] Commander: Dame Abigail "Abbie" Jack: [HGT: 6ft, 3in; WGT: 190 lbs] An older woman with short blonde hair. She earned a knighthood through decades of military service. She has a fondness for pipeweed, and can usually be seen through a blue cloud. She has a tragic past and a gruff demeanor, and doesn't like silly heroes. DRESSED IN: oiled leather boots, black trousers, watchman's steel helm, black tunic, and a polished steel cuirass. POSSESSIONS: stiff parchment business card, belt pouch with 82sp.

REEVE: [Captain] Rosa Mills: [HGT: 5ft, 11in; WGT: 220 lbs] She is a tough-looking woman with stringy white-blond hair and a slight limp. She often takes her 15 year old son Randall along on her patrols. He's a redhead, oddly short but strong. She is also accompanied by a young blue demigryph. DRESSED IN: oiled leather boots, brown trousers, watchman's steel helm, brown tunic, and a steel cuirass. POSSESSIONS: smoke powder, snacks, walking cane. ARMS & ARMOR: iron-cored club (wSK +2S), kite shield

[Demigryph, 7d, 50HP] Thornedy: [HGT: 11 hands high (44"); WGT: 500 lbs] He carries Randall around, mostly. They like to go on adventures when Captain Mills isn't watching. 

Bite: w+1K, AP1 Scratch: w+1SK Hunt: +ED Athletics: +2d

REEVE: [Lieutenant] Sir Emmett Rainsler: [HGT: 5ft, 6in; WGT: 200 lbs] Dirty blonde, short but square-jawed. Raised from a young age with high expectations of command and glory, he tries his best to exhibit greatness. Some people find him insufferable at first, but his friends see the gentle and complicated soul beneath. DRESSED IN: oiled leather boots, brown trousers, watchman's steel helm, black tunic, a white cape, and a steel cuirass. POSSESSIONS: Heston cowhide wallet, manacles, rope and grappling hook. ARMS & ARMOR: falchion (w+1SK)

REEVE: [Squire, Gryph caretaker] Arlie McLusky: [HGT: 5ft, 5in; WGT: 155 lbs] Shaved head, medium build but wiry, with blue/green heterochromia and a cut lip and a shiner - Roxie rouge, it's called. She was made a squire, but not for nobility of soul so much as brutality and dependability. She likes to sing and tell stories around a campfire best, and is always whistling a familiar tune.  DRESSED IN: hobnailed leather boots, knee armor, brown trousers, watchman's steel helm, black tunic, and a dented steel cuirass. POSSESSIONS: broadsword, small wooden box with 4cp and 9sp, concealed pouch with precious stones (star ruby - 4ea worth 492gp), knuckle dusters, . ARMS & ARMOR: bastard sword (2d4 damage), heavy plate mail armor, tower shield