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Towai

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Towai

Geography:

  • A large, sprawling city state that sits between the coast of the Mirror Sea and a small mountain range to the east. The city does trade with the two other main cities around the Mirror Sea, as well as with some of the other larger cities to the East. They take part in agriculture as well as ranching in the fertile lands surrounding the city.
  • Since the city has a large food production economy, the Farmer’s guild has significant power here.

Population:

  • Approximately 11200; mostly human, some dwarf.

Government:

  • Towai is ruled by a senate of elected representatives that wields limited power.

Notable Places:

  • The Buzzing Tower: An abandoned tower of stone walls, which has become infested by a colony of giant hornets.
  • The Water Shrine: A wondrous menhir of clear water, said to reveal visions to those who drink from it.
  • the Grand Towai Anathaeum: a great library and pplace of study where the archivists collate interesting texts and tirelessly copy them so that they are available for public use (with a small fee).
    • The Anathaeum Guild uses the tomes in the library to teach those who are interested, for a moderate tuition

A few NPCs:

  • Thilda: Female Dwarf Soldier, Neutral. Thilda is rough in appearance, with straight silver hair and large blue eyes. She wears chain mail and wields a military fork. Thilda is a skilled actor.
  • Ziri: Female Dwarf Alchemist, Neutral. Ziri has curly white hair and soft brown eyes. She wears well-made clothing and a sling of vials and potions. Ziri is cursed with a maimed arm, and is searching for the secret which will break the curse.

Lake Farthing

Notable Places:

  • The Shrew and Boar: A neglected elven inn, built atop an outcrop of hewn and rune-carved stone.
  • The Bloody Hammer: A shabby commoner’s tavern, built atop an outcrop of hewn and rune-carved stone.

A few NPCs:

  • Thorlja: Female Dwarf Soldier, Evil. Thorlja is exceptionally beautiful, with red hair and narrow hazel eyes. She wears leather armor and wields a military pick and shield. Thorlja seeks to save her family from financial ruin.
  • Reder Vinte: Male Human Fighter, Neutral. Reder is tall and overweight, with straight blonde hair and brown eyes. He wears plate mail and wields a mace and shield. Reder has an animal companion, a red firedrake named Hilda.
  • Heri: Male Dwarf Aristocrat, Good. Heri has matted red hair and bright green eyes. He wears fine raiment and jewelry. Heri is philosophical but autocratic.
  • Saewy: Male Human Paladin, Good. Saewy has an angular face, with grey hair and large grey eyes. He wears plate mail and wields a battle axe and shield. Saewy is charming and gullible.
  • Lili: Female Dwarf Entertainer, Evil. Lili has copper hair and dark green eyes. She wears modest garments and a sling of vials and potions. Lili has an animal companion, a grey rat named Khali.
  • Coimhla: Male Elf Merchant, Evil. Coimhla has cropped black hair and green eyes, and an uneven beard. He wears well-made clothing and a wide-brimmed hat. Coimhla is searching for his missing daughter.

Market

Notable NPCs:

  • Ecil: Female Human Guard, Neutral. Ecil has golden hair and hazel eyes, and prominent ears. She wears scale mail and wields a mace and shield. Ecil is known for her weirdly specific knowledge of the undead.
  • Stidha: Female Human Baker, Good. Stidha is tall and stout, with red hair and brown eyes. She wears modest garments and several pouches hang from her belt. Stidha claims that her breads are made with ambrosia, and bestow long life.
  • Wleda: Female Human Slaver, Evil. Wleda is tall, with brown hair and blue eyes. She wears plain clothing and riding boots. Wleda is known for her generosity to beggars and waifs.
  • Richye: Male Human Baker, Neutral. Richye is short, with silver hair and grey eyes. He wears travel-stained clothing and a wooden holy symbol. Richye is known for his generosity to beggars and waifs.

Upper Mere Village

Notable Places:

  • A broken menhir of obsidian, said to be the key to a planar gate.
  • A ruined tower of rotting stone walls, which appears restored upon the night of the solstice.

A few NPCs:

  • Dainan: Female Dwarf Illusionist, Good. Dainan has straight grey hair and brown eyes, and a thin nose. She wears black robes and wields a dagger. Dainan is absent-minded and truthful.
  • Lisa Grjododotr: Female Dwarf Entertainer, Evil. Lisa has an angular face, with black hair and grey eyes. She wears fine clothing and numerous rings. Lisa is hunting the cultists who murdered her family.
  • Deleue: Female Human Entertainer, Good. Deleue is exceptionally beautiful, with black hair and bright grey eyes. She wears modest garments and numerous rings. Deleue lost her left eye to an injury.

West Dale Borough

Notable Places:

  • Alalph’s Pewter: A neglected pewtersmith’s workshop, sheltered beneath the wings of a pewter dragon.
  • Vinte’s Armor and Shields: A neglected armorer’s workshop, built in the shelter of a fallen titan’s bronze shield.
  • Belia’s Masonry: A modest stonemason’s workshop, built around a shrine of Adriel, Lady of Earth.

A few NPCs:

  • Wenfleue: Female Human Necromancer, Evil. Wenfleue has a long face, with blonde hair and bright grey eyes. She wears dark robes and wields a long sword and dagger. Wenfleue is cynical and driven.
  • Odal: Male Dwarf Priest, Evil. Odal has red hair and grey eyes. He wears well-made clothing and carries a fine stiletto. Odal has an animal companion, a hawk named Disanz.
  • Astvildg Brodidotr: Female Dwarf Aristocrat, Evil. Astvildg has auburn hair and amber eyes. She wears fine raiment and jewelry. Astvildg serves a powerful arch-fiend named Gary.
  • Fridga: Female Dwarf Merchant, Good. Fridga has a long face, with blonde hair and narrow brown eyes. She wears well-made clothing and a wooden holy symbol. Fridga is jovial but stubborn.

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