Pistolrunun

**Pistolrunun**

NE Small City (north)

Corruption +1; Crime +1; Economy +4; Law +2; Lore +1; Society +2

**Qualities** cultured, prosperous, restrictive, slaver's haven

**Danger** 5

**Government** overlord

**Population** 6,000 people (3,500 goblins, 1,500 hobgoblins, 1,000 humans)

**Notable NPCs**

**Torunun Bejabbers, the Goblin Gunnermage** NE advanced male goblin gunslinger (pistolero archetype) 7/sorcerer (destined bloodline) 6

**Elite Guard and Slave Runner Ziarumne Flailsoul** LE female hobgoblin cavalier (order of the whip) 6

**Iamoor and Iazuur, the Performing Prisoners** NG male and female human bard 4

**The Glutton** CE advanced otyugh

**Marketplace**

**Base Value** 5,200 gp; **Purchase Limit** 37,500 gp; **Spellcasting** 6th

**Minor Items** 4d4; **Medium Items** 3d4; **Major Items** 1d6

A relatively recent settlement, **Pistolrunun**, once called **Darwish's Standpoint**, was once a trading city between Stahlund and the Darwish Empire, with a
 little bit of issues from a nearby but pathetic tribe of goblins lead
by a blind, rambling hobgoblin-they were a headache, but not a true
threat. That all changed a decade ago, when the city was invaded and
taken over within hours by the tribe-now with both goblins and
hobgoblins, and all in unified teamwork. At first, no one could tell
what had cause the once degenerate tribe to be so advanced, but that
answer came with their leader-**Torunun Bejabbers**, a cocky and
egomaniac of a goblin, wielding a pistol-a true rarity in the north-but
also being a unique variety of eldritch knight nicknamed "gunnermages"
for being able to control the arts of the arcane and the black powder at
 the same time. The humans were quickly enslaved, and preparations were
made to make the city nearly impossible for non-goblinoids to enter-from
 bombing the outskirts until there was a 50 foot deep moat circling the
city, to building walls coated in giant thorny vines that will attack
anything that was not a goblinoid.

Now the city is a major human slave factory in the Northern
areas-despite their hatred for non-goblinoids, they do sell off some of
these slaves for materials. The hobgoblin who oversees all slaves be
traded and that their materials return safely-**Ziarumne Flailsoul**-is also one of the dozen wives of Torunun (although this is something she
despises, as she believes the goblin is nothing but a coward who hides
behinds bullets and spells) and the head of the city's guards (which she
 holds as her greatest achievement in her life). She can be somewhat
maniacal, and will not be above abusing a slave to beyond death if she
feels like doing so-despite Torunun's objections.

There are various areas to where both goblin and hobgoblin babies are
 reared (using the parenting techniques of hobgoblins-Torunun thinks
that the goblin way of baby raising has more risk than reward), as well
as various training areas for the children and young adults. Oddly, they
 are given a choice of what path to take in taking part of the
city-whether it would be a part of the city's guard or slave
observation, or the "calmer" options that still benefit the city
(resource counting, baby rearing, nursing, livestock caring, etc)-the
city also has its fair share of livestock, from chickens and pheasants
(for eggs and food), aurochs (for labor, milk and meat), and-most
especially-yzobu (mainly used as mounts by hobgoblins) and Darwish
Raptors (the favored mounts of the goblins). Of course, nothing has made
 the settlement more economically successful than the slavery-Torunun
himself keeps some slaves as his own form of personal entertainment
(when his own wives want nothing to do with him). However, sometimes
they are resistant-if they are, they are usually thrown to be eaten by **The Glutton**-an
 otyugh with unusual cruelty in its very soul, loving the shrieks of its
 meals more than their taste. Torunun's most recent favored slaves are
the twins **Iamoor and Iazuur**, who have so far wooed the goblin
with their talents of song and dance. However, they are nervous of the
day that they are thrown in to be the Glutton's next meal.