Helinde

### Government:

* Helinde is governed by a court of aristocrats, though a senate of elected representatives wields limited power.

### Notable Places:

* The Human's Pottery: The workshop of a female human named Ilyn, who throws and fires her wares at the same time. She specializes in chalices inscribed with invocations of elemental fire, favored by cults.
* The Sylvan House: A large half-timbered theatre, home of a troupe of illusionist-minstrels.
* The Pool of Radiance: A small pool of water, which glows with a flickering blue light. It is said to be haunted by a malevolent spirit, waiting for a worthy creature to possess. The local townsfolk avoid it.

### A few NPCs:

* Joane: Female Human Scofflaw, Good. Joane is tall, with auburn hair and green eyes. She wears worn clothing and carries a long knife. Joane has an animal companion, a red firedrake named Bethel.
* Hedva: Female Dwarf Fighter, Good. Hedva has red hair and green eyes. She wears chain mail and wields a bastard sword and shield. Hedva is vengeful and zealous.
* Storla: Female Dwarf Illusionist, Evil. Storla has curly white hair and dark blue eyes. She wears plain clothing and wields a quarterstaff and darts. Storla was raised by cultists of the Guardian of Bells.
* Arior: Female Human Scofflaw, Neutral. Arior has a long face, with brown hair and light grey eyes. She wears well-made clothing and carries a long knife. Arior seeks only fame and glory.
* Innag: Female Dwarf Cleric, Evil. Innag is overweight, with tangled white hair and amber eyes. She wears splint mail and wields a club. Innag has an animal companion, a hawk named Khakad.

## Arcanist's Farthing

### Notable Places:

* The Diviners Guild Hall: A two-storey building of living wood, said to be haunted by the ghost of a sphinx.

### A few NPCs:

* Valbri: Male Dwarf Fighter, Evil. Valbri has auburn hair and hazel eyes, and wears glasses with brass rims. He wears banded mail and wields a warhammer and shield. Valbri is impossibly lucky.
* Urund: Male Dwarf Fighter, Neutral. Urund is common in appearance, with tangled auburn hair and sharp blue eyes. He wears plate mail and wields a ranseur. Urund has an animal companion, a ginger dog named Gire.
* Agsell: Male Dwarf Assassin, Neutral. Agsell has golden hair and green eyes. He wears leather armor and wields a poisoned long sword and dagger. Agsell secretly serves Reka, an ancient god of chaos.

## Bell Farthing

### Notable Places:

* A weathered abbey ruins, which appears restored upon the night of the new moon.
* The Leatherworkers Guild Hall: An impressive stone-walled building, decorated with finely carved gargoyles.
* The Odeum of Shadows: A large stone-walled theatre, within which anything might be an illusion.

### A few NPCs:

* Ceawla: Male Human Fighter, Neutral. Ceawla has brown hair and sharp green eyes, and an unusual mark on his leg. He wears plate mail and wields a long sword and dagger. Ceawla has a deadly allergy to elves.
* Wini: Male Human Soldier, Evil. Wini is short and overweight, with copper hair and brown eyes. He wears scale mail and wields a bastard sword and dagger. Wini was petrified for a hundred years.
* Anzin: Female Dwarf Fighter, Evil. Anzin is short and heavyset, with tangled black hair and soft green eyes. She wears plate mail and wields a battle axe and shield. Anzin is scheming and abrasive.
* Beade: Female Human Wizard, Evil. Beade is short and willowy, with blonde hair and amber eyes. She wears expensive clothing and wields a dagger. Beade has an animal companion, a horned toad named Cwynna.

## Castle Village

### Notable Places:

* Wene's Arsenal: The workshop of a female human weaponsmith named Wene, who was once an adventurer, but retired after Sadusu the Vampire Count murdered her companions.
* The Scoundrel's Inn: An elegant dwarven tavern, built within what was once a sailing ship.

### A few NPCs:

* Beyheue: Female Human Fighter, Neutral. Beyheue is tall, with short red hair and green eyes. She wears banded mail and wields a spear and short bow. Beyheue has an animal companion, a brown bear named Riffin.
* Sybeatr: Female Human Merchant, Evil. Sybeatr is fair in appearance, with copper hair and grey eyes. She wears modest garments and several small tools hang from her belt. Sybeatr is analytical and nervous.
* Kater: Female Human Mercenary, Evil. Kater is short and slender, with golden hair and hazel eyes. She wears chain mail and wields a short sword. Kater seeks revenge against the kingdom which exiled her.
* Here: Male Human Ranger, Neutral. Here is tall, with straight blonde hair and dark hazel eyes. He chain mail and wields Wicked Wrath, a finely crafted shortbow which once belonged to the human warlord Mesym, who defeated Agon the Demonic. Here is modest and absent-minded.
* Odrengor: Male Elf Craftsman, Evil. Odrengor is haughty in bearing, with red hair and blue eyes. He wears plain clothing and a pewter amulet. Odrengor seeks only fame and glory.
* Anzin: Male Dwarf Wizard, Evil. Anzin has an angular face, with brown hair and amber eyes. He wears tailored clothing and wields a quarterstaff and dagger. Anzin seeks to master the secrets of time travel.

## Copper Market

### Notable NPCs:

* Raffin: Male Human Chandler, Evil. Raffin has a narrow face, with blonde hair and green eyes. He wears plain clothing and carries an elm staff. Raffin is known for his short temper and sharp tongue.
* Andrew Sone: Male Human Fishmonger, Good. Andrew is fair in appearance, with long auburn hair and blue eyes. He wears travel-stained clothing and a bronze amulet. Andrew sometimes has interesting items from sunken ships to sell.
* Waltin Dysley: Male Human Thief, Evil. Waltin has a long face, with grey hair and blue eyes. He wears leather armor and wields a long sword and sling. Waltin is known for his impossible luck.
* Erard Carle: Male Human Fishmonger, Good. Erard has an angular face, with copper hair and soft green eyes. He wears simple clothing and a wide-brimmed hat. Erard is known for his generosity to beggars and waifs.

## Drakesthrone Farthing

### Notable Places:

* The Warrior's Tavern: A neglected commoner's tavern, decorated with stained glass windows.
* The Cats' Scriptorium: A large scribe's workshop, served by a clowder of cats. The cats usually divide their time between playing, sleeping, and working on the pages of a grimoire of transmutation. If asked by a wizard, they may produce a magical scroll of summoning, but no more often than once per month.

### A few NPCs:

* Egald: Male Human Paladin, Good. Egald is courtly in bearing, with thick silver hair and narrow hazel eyes. He wears banded mail and wields a two-handed sword. Egald is generous and jovial.
* Burhiue: Female Human Ranger, Good. Burhiue is tall, with matted white hair and dark blue eyes. She wears leather armor and wields a mace. Burhiue seeks to atone for past sins.
* Enryn Skesav: Male Human Entertainer, Neutral. Enryn is short and willowy, with curly copper hair and narrow grey eyes. He wears modest garments and a fox fur cape. Enryn is conceited and flamboyant.
* Ricio: Male Human Scofflaw, Good. Ricio has matted copper hair and narrow amber eyes, and a distinctive scar on his neck. He wears plain clothing and riding boots. Ricio is amoral and mischievous.
* Walde: Male Human Aristocrat, Neutral. Walde is fair in appearance, with braided blonde hair and large blue eyes. He wears fine raiment and jewelry. Walde is perverted and craven.

## Gate Docks

### Notable Places:

* A menhir of obsidian, said to entomb a relic of Banael, Lady of Trickery.
* The Singing Thief: A fanciful elven inn, decorated with monstrous skulls.

### A few NPCs:

* Bertio: Male Human Priest, Neutral. Bertio has a narrow face, with thick black hair and hazel eyes. He wears expensive clothing and silk gloves. Bertio is daring and suspicious.
* Dilda: Female Human Cleric, Evil. Dilda has a square face, with black hair and bright blue eyes. She plate mail and wields Abyssal Triumph, a magical morningstar which was created by the renowned human weaponsmith Dilda. Dilda seeks to free herself from an ancient curse.

## Knight's Market

### Notable NPCs:

* Chughye: Male Human Butcher, Good. Chughye has a long face, with curly red hair and grey eyes. He wears modest garments and riding boots. Chughye is known for his chimera sausages, made from various exotic meats.
* Dreder: Male Human Guard, Evil. Dreder has a narrow face, with thick grey hair and dark hazel eyes. He wears scale mail and wields a flail and long bow. Dreder is known for his jeweled sword, a gift from the Lord Mayor.
* Eryel Daley: Female Human Chandler, Evil. Eryel has a narrow face, with auburn hair and brown eyes. She wears modest garments and a wide-brimmed hat. Eryel is known for her generosity to beggars and waifs.
* Phera: Female Human Jeweler, Good. Phera is exceptionally beautiful, with cropped silver hair and dark amber eyes. She wears modest garments and a wooden holy symbol. Phera sometimes has a magical ring or amulet to sell.

## Lower Docks

### Notable Places:

* The Verdant Theatre: A grand timber and brick theatre, said to be haunted by the ghost of a juggler.

### A few NPCs:

* Mithienye: Female Elf Cleric, Evil. Mithienye has a narrow face, with brown hair and amber eyes. She wears banded mail and wields a hammer. Mithienye seeks the meaning of a strange prophecy.
* Malia Reyne: Female Human Illusionist, Neutral. Malia is tall, with long auburn hair and bright blue eyes. She wears green robes and wields a dagger. Malia is searching for her missing familiar, a grey rat named Orthert.
* Gwali: Female Dwarf Paladin, Good. Gwali is courtly in bearing, with black hair and grey eyes. She wears splint mail and wields a bardiche. Gwali is principled but scheming.

## Lower Mastiff's District

### Notable Places:

* An ancient abbey ruins, which appears restored upon the night of the solstice.

### A few NPCs:

* Witha: Female Human Mercenary, Neutral. Witha has long blonde hair and brown eyes. She wears leather armor and wields a military fork. Witha is haunted by the memories of a past life.
* Geda: Female Dwarf Thief, Neutral. Geda has uneven brown hair and grey eyes, and a thin mouth. She wears leather armor and wields a short sword. Geda is searching for the lost dwarven kingdom of Bilgunarg.
* Here: Male Human Druid, Neutral. Here has a square face, with grey hair and brown eyes. He wears leather armor and wields a club and darts. Here has a forest owl named Adgyth.
* Touilde: Female Human Professional, Good. Touilde has cropped copper hair and brown eyes. She wears expensive clothing and a feathered hat. Touilde was petrified for a hundred years.
* Banarv: Male Dwarf Necromancer, Evil. Banarv has golden hair and green eyes. He wears dark robes and wields a short sword and darts. Banarv is sharp-tongued and combative.

## Mastiff's Village

### Notable Places:

* The Pool of Luthelye: A large stone basin filled with clear water. It is said that the pool sometimes reveals visions of the future to those who gaze into it long enough.
* Roby's Woodwork: A large woodcarver's workshop, said to be protected by fey creatures.

### A few NPCs:

* Rione: Female Human Mercenary, Neutral. Rione is short and thin, with short silver hair and grey eyes. She wears leather armor and wields a warhammer and shield. Rione is capricious but valiant.
* Khatur: Male Dwarf Scofflaw, Neutral. Khatur has braided black hair and blue eyes, and numerous distinctive scars. He wears modest garments and carries a long knife. Khatur blames dragons for every misfortune.
* Gery Porte: Male Human Necromancer, Evil. Gery has messy grey hair and light brown eyes. He wears modest garments and wields a club. Gery has an arcane familiar, a gnome minstrel trapped in the form of a grey bat.
* Jaenbeorht: Male Human Fighter, Neutral. Jaenbeorht is tall and thin, with braided silver hair and grey eyes. He wears splint mail and wields a mace and shield. Jaenbeorht is searching for a legendary blade named Heartscythe.

## Pool Market

### Notable NPCs:

* Joycie Turne: Female Human Peddler, Evil. Joycie has auburn hair and green eyes, and a malevolent smile of broken teeth. She wears sturdy clothing and a white cloak. Joycie is rumored to lead a cult of an undead goddess.
* Anthond Rythey: Male Human Alchemist, Neutral. Anthond has straight blonde hair and narrow blue eyes. He wears fine clothing and carries a fine stiletto. Anthond is rumored to possess the secret of immortality.
* Burga: Female Human Peddler, Evil. Burga has curly silver hair and grey eyes, and a small mouth. She wears sturdy clothing and an iron amulet. Burga sometimes has a magical trinket to sell.

## Rogue's Market

### Notable NPCs:

* Aethryth: Female Human Baker, Evil. Aethryth is exceptionally beautiful, with thin golden hair and soft blue eyes. She wears simple clothing and carries a long knife. Its hard to picture Aethryth as an adventurer, but she owns more weapons than most knights of the royal guard.
* Nebeorht: Male Human Poulter, Neutral. Nebeorht has tangled white hair and soft blue eyes, and a magical scar on his face. He wears plain clothing and a wide-brimmed hat. Nebeorht is known for his brightly hued peacock sausages.
* Geoffry: Male Human Baker, Good. Geoffry is tall and slender, with black hair and large brown eyes. He wears plain clothing and several small tools hang from his belt. Its hard to picture Geoffry as an adventurer, but he owns more weapons than most knights of the royal guard.

## Stone Piers

### Notable Places:

* The Wolf and Demon: A fanciful commoner's inn, brightly lit by glowing gemstones set into the ceiling.
* The Trickster's Hall: An elegant commoner's tavern, known for the ghosts which haunt its halls.

### A few NPCs:

* Githiue: Female Human Ranger, Neutral. Githiue has blonde hair and large hazel eyes, and a thin nose. She wears scale mail and wields a mace. Githiue has a green snake named Jamart.
* Orim: Female Dwarf Druid, Neutral. Orim is tall and heavyset, with braided blonde hair and dark green eyes. She wears leather armor and wields a club. Orim is nervous and covetous.
* Gerey: Male Human Peasant, Neutral. Gerey has a round face, with cropped black hair and sharp blue eyes. He wears modest garments and several small tools hang from his belt. Gerey is imaginative and philosophical.
* Fari: Female Dwarf Fighter, Evil. Fari has a long face, with red hair and narrow brown eyes. She wears plate mail and wields a bastard sword and light crossbow. Fari is impulsive and awkward.
* Berny Ewyn: Male Human Fighter, Neutral. Berny has a square face, with tangled auburn hair and dark hazel eyes. He wears banded mail and wields a military fork. Berny seeks to destroy the race of ogres.

## Temple Borough

### Notable Places:

* The King's Mug: A heroic dwarven inn, decorated with stained glass windows.
* Nathye's Anvil: The workshop of a male human blacksmith named Nathye, who has been purchasing much more raw iron than usual.

### A few NPCs:

* Hreburg: Female Human Fighter, Evil. Hreburg is wretched in appearance, with grey hair and amber eyes. She wears splint mail and wields a mace and shield. Hreburg has an animal companion, a black dog named Sabeatr.
* Withe: Female Human Mercenary, Good. Withe has red hair and amber eyes. She wears scale mail and wields a military fork. Withe is searching for her missing daughter.
* Arvin: Male Dwarf Servant, Neutral. Arvin has black hair and amber eyes. He wears simple clothing and carries an elm staff. Arvin is cynical and thoughtful.
* Evel: Female Human Scholar, Good. Evel is cultured in appearance, with grey hair and amber eyes. She wears well-made clothing and a gold amulet. Evel has an animal companion, a white rabbit named Joycie.

## Upper Noble's Farthing

### Notable Places:

* The Broken Dagger: A fanciful commoner's tavern, built atop an outcrop of quartz crystal.

### A few NPCs:

* Stritheard: Male Human Peasant, Good. Stritheard is cultured in appearance, with black hair and soft grey eyes. He wears plain clothing and a wide-brimmed hat. Stritheard is a pack-rat, and carries a satchel of random junk.
* Kadu: Female Dwarf Servant, Evil. Kadu has short grey hair and hazel eyes. She wears sturdy clothing and riding boots. Kadu is insensitive but compassionate.
* Ceman: Male Human Fighter, Neutral. Ceman has a narrow face, with golden hair and amber eyes. He wears chain mail and wields a long sword and shield. Ceman is protective and superstitious.
* Throdu: Female Dwarf Scholar, Evil. Throdu has a long face, with brown hair and bright brown eyes. She wears tailored clothing and silk gloves. Throdu is searching for her lost sister.
* Reyny: Male Human Fighter, Evil. Reyny is tall, with auburn hair and bright hazel eyes. He wears banded mail and wields a spear and light crossbow. Reyny has an animal companion, a ginger dog named Enyth.