Belbonne

Population:  Approximately 20000; mostly human, some dwarf and gnome.

Government:  Belbonne is ruled by a Duke Johny Balley, though several wealthy merchants have significant influence and power.

Notable Places:

1. A tall arch of crystal, which shines with a cold light when the town is under threat.

A few NPCs:

1. Ecix: Female Human Servant. Ecix is rough in appearance, with black hair and blue eyes. She wears sturdy clothing and carries a hazel staff.
2. Cuthbehrt: Male Human Aristocrat. Cuthbehrt has tangled copper hair and hazel eyes, and a matted beard. He wears fine raiment and carries a fine stiletto.
3. Ecix Sory: Female Human Cleric. Ecix has messy red hair and amber eyes, and a beaked nose. She wears splint mail and wields a flail. Ecix has an animal companion, a gray rat named Burgeua.
4. Thenry Koerwe: Male Human Cleric. Thenry is tall and overweight, with golden hair and light amber eyes. He wears splint mail and wields a flail.
5. Nelaser: Female Elf Ranger. Nelaser has a long face, with braided black hair and brown eyes. She wears studded leather and wields a flail. Nelaser is friendly and eccentric.
6. Elyn: Female Human Craftsman. Elyn has black hair and soft gray eyes. She wears sturdy clothing and riding boots. Elyn seeks to save her family from financial ruin.

Armorer's District

Notable Places:

1. The Crossed Spears: A shabby commoner's inn, within which time seems to pass more slowly.
2. The Guildhall: A large half-timbered building, once an aristocrat's manor. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local trade guilds.
3. A single storey timber and brick building, the home and personal library of a female human sage named Abet Wente. She specializes in the study of architecture and engineering.

A few NPCs:

1. Hamas Jene: Male Human Merchant. Hamas is rough in appearance, with golden hair and bright brown eyes. He wears well-made clothing and a pewter amulet. Hamas seeks only fame and glory.
2. Gytha: Female Human Thief. Gytha has a round face, with thick gray hair and amber eyes. She wears leather armor and wields a long sword. Gytha seeks to prove herself to her peers.
3. Bethil: Female Human Entertainer. Bethil has cropped silver hair and amber eyes, and a distinctive scar on her face. She wears well-made clothing and silk gloves. Bethil is dying and desperately seeks the secret of immortality.
4. Ethet: Female Human Professional. Ethet has cropped brown hair and bright blue eyes. She wears modest garments and a leopard fur cape.

Castle District

Notable Places:

1. The Guildhall: An impressive building of half-timbered walls, once an aristocrat's manor. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local merchant guilds.
2. The Cracked Cup: A shabby dwarven tavern, which has one door here and another in Sufield, City of the Spectral Guard.
3. The Staff of Ice: A grand commoner's inn, built within what was once a sailing ship.

A few NPCs:

1. Elil: Female Human Fighter. Elil is fey in appearance, with golden hair and brown eyes. She wears chain mail and wields a two-handed sword. Elil is devout and insane.
2. Suse Bowe: Female Human Necromancer. Suse has a square face, with thin silver hair and amber eyes. She wears dark robes and wields a short sword and dagger. Suse is intimidating and perverted.
3. Sane: Female Human Fighter. Sane is tall and heavyset, with uneven golden hair and brown eyes. She wears chain mail and wields a spear and javelins. Sane has an animal companion, a gray wolf named Ryany.
4. Walda: Male Human Fighter. Walda is common in appearance, with copper hair and dark gray eyes. He wears splint mail and wields a warhammer. Walda seeks revenge against the sister who betrayed him.
5. Mery: Female Human Merchant. Mery has brown hair and bright green eyes, and numerous magical tattoos. She wears plain clothing and carries a long knife. Mery suffers a mild allergy to pollen.

Crystalkeep Ward

Notable Places:

1. The Guildhall: An impressive timber and brick building, once an aristocrat's manor. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local merchant guilds.
2. A broken spire of hewn stone, which shines with a cold light when the town is under threat.

A few NPCs:

1. Burguia: Female Human Craftsman. Burguia has matted white hair and light brown eyes. She wears worn clothing and a wide-brimmed hat. Burguia is searching for her missing daughter.
2. Ecin: Female Human Entertainer. Ecin has a square face, with straight auburn hair and dark hazel eyes. She wears fine clothing and a feathered hat.
3. Ricta: Female Human Aristocrat. Ricta has tangled red hair and large hazel eyes. She wears fine raiment and jewelry. Ricta is covetous and clever.
4. Hallve: Male Dwarf Alchemist. Hallve has a round face, with long golden hair and hazel eyes. He wears modest garments and a silver holy symbol. Hallve is foolish and eccentric.

Demon's Village

Notable Places:

1. The ruins of a seven-sided keep, which appears restored upon the night of the equinox.

A few NPCs:

1. Menha: Female Human Illusionist. Menha has thin brown hair and dark green eyes. She wears emerald robes and wields a dagger and darts. Menha seeks to master the secrets of higher dimensions.
2. Hricio: Male Human Paladin. Hricio has a narrow face, with auburn hair and large hazel eyes. He wears banded mail and wields a short sword and shield.
3. Anet: Female Human Fighter. Anet has messy red hair and green eyes. She wears plate mail and wields a short sword and dagger. Anet seeks to become a knight of the realm.
4. Geoffry Gelnne: Male Human Fighter. Geoffry has a long face, with silver hair and soft green eyes. He wears chain mail and wields a fauchard-fork. Geoffry has an animal companion, a badger named Beorhtio.
5. Marey: Female Human Artist. Marey has short gray hair and light amber eyes. She wears modest garments and a feathered hat. Marey suffers a paralyzing fear of swords and blades.

Dragon's Village

Notable Places:

1. The Crossed Hammers: An elegant dwarven inn, which serves magical potions in addition to beers and ales.

A few NPCs:

1. Bleina: Female Elf Priest. Bleina is rough in appearance, with silver hair and blue eyes. She wears fine clothing and a dragonscale cloak. Bleina dislikes having people behind her.
2. Reward: Male Human Cleric. Reward has golden hair and light hazel eyes. He wears banded mail and wields a hammer. Reward is hunting the fiend which destroyed his homeland.

Dukestemple Ward

Notable Places:

1. The Harper and Cask: An elegant dwarven inn, known for its many secret doors and passages.
2. Walteph's Masonry: A neglected stonemason's workshop, built within a ring of ancient stone monoliths.

A few NPCs:

1. Hily Morley: Female Human Scofflaw. Hily has white hair and hazel eyes. She wears sturdy clothing and a white cloak.
2. Anedhel: Female Elf Fighter. Anedhel has blonde hair and bright green eyes, and a distinctive tattoo on her leg. She wears splint mail and wields a long sword and shield. Anedhel is honorable and lewd.
3. Goda: Male Human Druid. Goda is short and slender, with gray hair and large hazel eyes. He wears leather armor and wields a hammer. Goda is searching for the lost kingdom of Eriaren.
4. Chelrey: Male Human Craftsman. Chelrey has copper hair and bright amber eyes, and a messy moustache. He wears simple clothing and riding boots. Chelrey has an animal companion, a black rat named Suse.

Ford Village

Notable Places:

1. Rydaye's Armory: The workshop of a male human armorer named Raffin Rydaye, who is rumored to lead a cult of elemental evil.

A few NPCs:

1. Ecin: Female Human Illusionist. Ecin has gray hair and narrow hazel eyes, and walks with a limp. She wears tailored clothing and wields a quarterstaff and dagger. Ecin has Common Companion.
2. Aered: Male Human Fighter. Aered has short red hair and light amber eyes. He wears plate mail and wields a military pick and shield. Aered has an animal companion, a gray wolf named Wynna.
3. Bregiua: Female Human Necromancer. Bregiua has a narrow face, with straight blonde hair and light blue eyes. She wears dark robes and wields a short sword and sling. Bregiua is vulgar and corrupt.

Highscepter Farthing

Notable Places:

1. A single storey building of timber and brick walls, the home and personal library of a male human sage named Baldre. He specializes in the study of astrology and divination.
2. The Old Sage: A neglected adventurer's inn, kept by a gold dragon named Ninu.
3. The Beggar's Ring: A ring of rough-hewn stone monoliths stands beside the street, usually attended by beggars and waifs. Anyone who stands within the ring and tosses aside a gold coin can teleport to any street location within town.

A few NPCs:

1. Adrielyel: Female Elf Ranger. Adrielyel is willowy, with curly red hair and hazel eyes. She wears scale mail and wields a flail. Adrielyel has gray wolf named Imroten.
2. Bifur: Male Dwarf Aristocrat. Bifur has long gray hair and large hazel eyes, and a matted moustache. He wears fine raiment and numerous rings. Bifur seeks to free himself from an ancient curse.
3. Burha: Female Human Scofflaw. Burha has thin white hair and gray eyes, and wears glasses with bronze rims. She wears plain clothing and carries a blackthorn staff. Burha is unfeeling and disloyal.
4. Brude: Female Human Fighter. Brude has short white hair and dark hazel eyes. She wears chain mail and wields a short sword and long bow.

Hydra's Farthing

Notable Places:

1. The ruins of Gylew Tower.
2. A broken monolith of hewn stone, said to entomb a relic of Krashdar, God of Caves and Mines.

A few NPCs:

1. Wena: Female Human Soldier. Wena has tangled red hair and bright hazel eyes, and a round nose. She wears leather armor and wields a battle axe and shield.
2. Elin: Female Human Illusionist. Elin has an angular face, with uneven brown hair and amber eyes. She wears tailored clothing and wields a quarterstaff and dagger. Elin has Common Companion.
3. Erert: Male Human Professional. Erert is rugged in appearance, with white hair and soft green eyes. He wears tailored clothing and a mink fur cape. Erert is virtuous and honorable.
4. Wine: Male Human Peasant. Wine is tall and willowy, with auburn hair and green eyes. He wears modest garments and carries an ash staff. Wine has silver cat named Kater.

Market

Notable NPCs:

1. Erheard: Male Human Jeweler. Erheard has uneven white hair and amber eyes. He wears modest garments and riding boots. Erheard is rumored to have arranged the murder of the previous tax collector.
2. Gryany: Male Human Peddler. Gryany is rugged in appearance, with blonde hair and soft amber eyes. He wears simple clothing and carries an elm staff. Gryany specializes in old coins and other curiosities.
3. Marteph: Male Human Alchemist. Marteph has a narrow face, with thin blonde hair and blue eyes. He wears expensive clothing and several pouches hang from his belt. Marteph is known for his artistic items, such as potions sealed within small sculptures of blown glass.

Mastiff's Village

Notable Places:

1. The Clockwork: A large prism of rotating gears and ticking escapements, crafted from brass and inscribed with endless spirals. No-one seems to know who created it, nor when, nor its purpose.
2. The Odeum of Lesimo: A grand timber and brick theatre, which seems to be bigger on the inside than on the outside.
3. The Guildhall: An ornate half-timbered building, decorated with finely carved friezes. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local merchant guilds.

A few NPCs:

1. Harry: Male Human Druid. Harry is fey in appearance, with uneven gray hair and green eyes. He wears leather armor and wields a spear and dagger. Harry seeks revenge against the sister who betrayed him.
2. Georguy: Male Human Thief. Georguy is tall, with long blonde hair and dark amber eyes. He wears leather armor and wields a short sword and dagger. Georguy has black snake named Sige.
3. Eahgynn: Female Human Ranger. Eahgynn has cropped gray hair and gray eyes. She wears scale mail and wields a battle axe. Eahgynn is idealistic and protective.

Merchant's Borough

Notable Places:

1. The Shrine of Dun'gar: A stone niche enshrining an idol of Dun'gar, God of Wealth, said to be sometimes visited by the god himself.
2. Burga's Blades: The workshop of a female human weaponsmith named Burga, who was once an adventurer, but retired after her companions were turned into werewolves.
3. The Trickster's Flask: A shabby adventurer's inn, decorated with wards against vampires.

A few NPCs:

1. Enen: Female Human Fighter. Enen has an angular face, with thick auburn hair and narrow amber eyes. She wears splint mail and wields a warhammer.
2. Sane Quinte: Female Human Merchant. Sane is common in appearance, with long golden hair and sharp hazel eyes. She wears plain clothing and carries a long knife.
3. Cuthhelm: Male Human Thief. Cuthhelm is short, with brown hair and large blue eyes. He wears leather armor and wields a club and darts.

Ravenswood Village

Notable Places:

1. The Azure Chariot: A heroic adventurer's inn, built within what was once an aristocrat's manor.
2. The Guildhall: A large building of timber and brick walls, decorated with finely carved gargoyles. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local trade guilds.
3. The Cracked Cup: A neglected adventurer's inn, entirely managed by squirrels.

A few NPCs:

1. Geleue: Female Human Alchemist. Geleue has tangled silver hair and amber eyes. She wears tailored clothing and silk gloves. Geleue is humble and vulgar.
2. Ealdelm: Male Human Priest. Ealdelm is short, with thin golden hair and brown eyes. He wears well-made clothing and silk gloves. Ealdelm has an animal companion, a gray rabbit named Holes.
3. Saewe: Female Human Fighter. Saewe is wretched in appearance, with short white hair and light brown eyes. She wears chain mail and wields a ranseur. Saewe was raised by cultists of the Night Walker.
4. Evel Whewe: Female Human Professional. Evel has gray hair and amber eyes. She wears well-made clothing and several pouches hang from her belt. Evel is a terrible liar.
5. Thege: Male Human Artist. Thege has matted white hair and hazel eyes, and prominent ears. He wears well-made clothing and a silver holy symbol. Thege seeks to discover where he came from, and who his real family is.

Scholar's District

Notable Places:

1. The Guildhall: A large timber and brick building, once an inn house. It contains a large meeting hall and several smaller rooms, and is shared amongst several local merchant guilds.

A few NPCs:

1. Gery: Male Human Soldier. Gery is rugged in appearance, with white hair and brown eyes. He wears chain mail and wields a flail. Gery has an animal companion, a red fox named Ellet.
2. Eadweald: Male Human Illusionist. Eadweald has cropped golden hair and green eyes, and numerous fearsome piercings. He wears ruby robes and wields a dagger. Eadweald is dying and desperately seeks the secret of immortality.
3. Aered: Male Human Scholar. Aered is short, with curly black hair and bright green eyes. He wears expensive clothing and a silver holy symbol.
4. Lifi Fridison: Male Dwarf Necromancer. Lifi is pleasant in appearance, with braided auburn hair and blue eyes. He wears dark robes and wields a dagger and darts. Lifi has Common Companion.

Upper Water Village

Notable Places:

1. The Pavilion of Veils: A large stone-walled theatre, known for its monstrous slice of life plays.
2. Saebald's Masonry: A neglected stonemason's workshop, built within a ring of ancient stone monoliths.

A few NPCs:

1. Rarder: Male Human Fighter. Rarder has straight silver hair and brown eyes, and a tangled beard. He wears plate mail and wields a military pick and short bow.
2. Aler Nette: Male Human Fighter. Aler is thin, with black hair and hazel eyes. He wears plate mail and wields a spear and short bow.
3. Eifurg: Female Human Artist. Eifurg is exceptionally beautiful, with tangled black hair and soft green eyes. She wears tailored clothing and carries a fine stiletto. Eifurg seeks to make amends for a life accidentally taken.
4. Zigil: Female Dwarf Servant. Zigil has long golden hair and large gray eyes. She wears simple clothing and several pouches hang from her belt. Zigil is hunting the cultists who murdered her family.
5. Gyles: Male Human Peasant. Gyles is short, with gray hair and sharp blue eyes. He wears modest garments and carries a hawthorn staff. Gyles is reckless and greedy.