Clifton

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**Clifton** is a location in Signs of the Sojourner. Clifton is a canyon town with incredible views of the Long Expanse. It is the caravan's second stop on the route.

## Inhabitants

**Clifton** has no permanent inhabitants. Alexis and Klaus can be found there originally, but they both move on in later trips. Nadine and Ramir both have unique interactions in this area at different times, and Tomas may move to **Clifton** if not convinced otherwise.

* Thunder may have an interaction where they are panting under the particularly hot Clifton sun. Luckily, they befriend a stall owner and rest underneath the shade of their umbrella.

## Gameplay

Clifton is one of the westmost locations in the region and has a considerable number of roads connecting with it.

* The road from Pachenco to Clifton takes 4 days. The player will learn this on the very first trip.
* The road from Bukam Boro to Clifton takes 4 days. The player will learn this on the very first trip.
* The road from Anka to Clifton takes 5 days. Ramir will teach this to the player if they hitch a ride to Anka.
* The road from Desert Oasis to Clifton takes 4 days. Alexis will teach the player the road if Alexis or the player are robbed by Klaus.
* The road from Bartow to Clifton takes 3 days. The solar technician will teach the player this after buying groceries from them after the first or second trip.

The characters that can be found here have a standard array of  cards, although the few that travel from other places will have greater symbol variety.

* Alexis seems to have a balance of  cards and has shorter conversations, though they tend to require 3 successes. They have a considerable number of cards with the Chatter special effect.
* Klaus relies a bit more on  and uses cards with the Chatter special effect, and also tends to have shorter conversation and require 3 successes.
* Ramir seems to have a balance of  cards and has a shorter conversation that requires 2 successes here. The conversation to let him hitch a ride to Anka requires 3 successes and can fail after 1 failure. He does not have any  cards, or his versatile double  card, on this first trip.
* Nadine does not seem to have any distress cards when spoken to in Clifton, and still holds the incredibly useful double  card and double  card.
* Airat will have his standard mix of  cards with a few  cards.

Clifton becomes a ghost town in terms of characters by the final trip, as almost everyone leaves; the only character that might be here is Tomas. This might still be a necessary stop for the player because of the easy access to several other locations.

## Trivia

* It's considered bad luck to be a victim of theft in Clifton; if/when the player/Alexis are robbed, they are shunned by the rest of the market traders.
* Clifton has a particularly hot and unobstructed sun. The player's truck powers up faster in Clifton, Thunder gets exhausted easily in the sun, and the solar technician in Bartow talks about the great sun in Clifton when he's picking up his groceries.
* Alexis is a non-binary individual, and the use of they/them pronouns when referring to them is intentional.

Locations in **Signs of the Sojourner**

Aldhurst • Anka • Bartow • Bukam Boro • **Clifton** • Desert Oasis • Gray Cambet • Hara • Long Gate • Oasis Gardens • Old Marae • Pachenco • Persarrey • Rimina • Tosende Canals • Wave Dancer