Rhades
Geography and Description
Rhades is a support settlement for Port Karn, supplying vital agricultural products to help feed the large city. It was recently troubled by a wraith, a creature let loose when the residents discovered a guano mine. Rhades is about a long day’s walk from Port Karn, to the southwest of the city. It’s the county seat of Sharpe County, and Count Alistaire Rhades has his manor house near there, just north of town. It wasn’t a large town, just a main road going through the center of town, with side roads sprouting off of it, leading to residences. At the center of town was the town square, which was where the market was held on market days. About two thirds of the population was Orcish, about a fifth was Human, a tenth seemed to be Goblin, and everyone else was barely represented. Rhades is mostly Orcs. 65% of the population. 20% is human, 10% is Goblin, 2% Hobbit, 2% Dwarf, 1% Elf. And, despite being daytime, many of the workers they had seen in the fields were Orcs, so they knew there were a lot more that hadn’t gone on shift yet. The ones they saw working in the sun were likely the ones that got unlucky when the working shifts were assigned. In most areas, the Orcs rotated the work shifts regularly, to provide at least some relief from the damaging aspects of the sun. Count Sharpe’s colors are black and gold; the guardsmen wear gambesons quartered in those colors. Their shields show Baronet Felson Undrite’s colors: dark red and buff, with a black rooster in the upper right corner. One of the guards is named Hamish. MapEconomics
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Hyram Coulter was an old man who lived in a tent by the river. Being somewhat antisocial, he’d been accused of being a warlock who was stealing the breath of babies, and lynched for it. Alchemist in town: Hakna Bonesorrow Inn: Blue Violet Inn, two story structure with a paved courtyard, with benches and planter boxes filled with colorful tropical plants and bluish-colored violets. The interior is lit by oil lamps. The inn has an integral stable.
He has a full staff at the house, including security, in his livery, which is gold on sable. They are very proper guards, armed with partisans. They can get halberds or poleaxes at need, if penetration becomes more important than a big sword on a long lever arm.
Bt Felson Undrite Human M ST 12 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 10 Age 51 5’6”, 187lbs sandy hair, worn as a mullet. Attractive, despite the mullet (which somehow works on him, miraculously), he has a scar under his left eye from a knife slash, which he received in a bar fight when he was young. He is a competent administrator, which helped when he approached Count Sharpe to get his nobility. He has great business acumen, and started out as an accountant doing the books for several different trading guilds. Before that, he had served in the army as a logistics officer for a half dozen years. He is on his third wife; the first ended in a horse riding accident; the second in a divorce. His current wife’s name is Bella (daughter of Helena Vargame), and he has no living children. His first wife died before she could bear him any children, and the second one was barren (that was NOT the reason he divorced her, though). Bella is currently pregnant for the fourth time; the first three attempts ended in miscarriage. They are hopeful the fourth time will be the charm. His seneschal is named Christopher the Reeve. Undrite's manor's entry foyer is high ceilinged, with plaster walls that are painted in mostly abstract murals. A pair of curving staircases rise up to a mezzanine level that overlooks the foyer. Closed doors lead off to other rooms or hallways. Skylights let in the midday sun, illuminating the room with a bright glow. There are a pair of nicely carved side tables, one on each side. Each has candelabra on them.
Rhades is a town of some 2000 people. It’s big enough to warrant a market, and has a smithy, chandlery, bakery, general store, two pubs, and an inn with stables. There are also several warehouses for food storage, mostly dry goods, but one has fresh vegetables and fruits awaiting shipment elsewhere. There are also several grain silos in town, supporting the surrounding area.
Most of the buildings in town are houses for the large number of farmworkers that are needed in the area. Many are apartments, and some are almost like barracks or communal housing. Much of the workforce are serfs, in liege to Baronet Undrite, whose barony this area is a part of (see Site 20, below, for Undrite Manor). There is a fortune teller in town. She can do a seance to try to get in contact with someone who knows about the situation. She will be able to find an Orc Shaman from 30 generations ago.
Eliana Aelbright ST 9 DX 10 IQ 11 HT 10 Overweight, chubby, attractive, charming (Charisma 2) She can do palm readings and seances; the town knows her as a mostly well-meaning diviner of the future. She is good at reading people, and the townies (and tourists) seem to like her “fortunes” (Cost: $12 for a palm reading). But her real strength is her seances, which she doesn’t do often (they are rather expensive at $90 each) where she communes with spirits. She has Summon Spirit-13, and Death Vision-13. These are folk magic versions of the spells, and sometimes they scare her. So she doesn’t do them too often.
She works out of her home; it’s on a side street off the main avenue through town. A sign in her window shows a hand, palm out, with a pentagram in the background. “Palms read and fortunes told!” says text under the sign.
General Store: basically, a glorified trading post. Not terribly large, and doesn’t have the greatest selection of goods. But it has the things that a farming town needs: clothing, housewares, tools, hunting and fishing gear, and the like. Including oilcloth waders, in a collection of sizes that matches the general population of the area.
At the Guano Mine:
The mine is a rift-like sink hole that leads to an extensive cavern complex, now inhabited by bats. The guano is an average 1.2m deep, with some areas much deeper. There is a second opening into the caves, but it’s small, and hidden by brush. There are some arrows, drawn in chalk, near many of the tunnel openings, pointing (mostly) towards the opening. The town has set up a ladder to access the caves, and a winch tower to haul the buckets of guano out, to be loaded into wheelbarrows, and hence to wagons. Once a wagon is filled, it’s sent to its destination (mostly local fields, but some is shipped a bit farther out).
Typically, 2 people are down in the mine, filling the bucket; two people up top work the winch, and a third takes the wheelbarrow and runs it up a ramp into the wagon. They wear herbed masks over their noses and mouths, and waders. It’s a smelly, dirty job. There is a water barrel on site for cleaning up. Some of the workers: Bedros (human male, tall, black hair that falls to his shoulders, brown eyes), Jowan, Melita (human woman, in her 20s, shoulder length brown hair, stocky of build with muscled arms Grala and Orgrim. Brennus, Yoshiik, Dirk; Zolzug and Kargath. Dugbûrz, Merten, Burzum; Drakthar and Zorrana.
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1. Gharl Steading. House and barn. The house has 7 people in it. The barn has a wagon and two horses.2. Baajikiil Steading. House, with connected barn with stables for 4 horses, but there are only two there. The house has a family of 10 living in it. Rikkila Baajikiil (F, age 23) is headmistress, she is married to Idiri; they have six kids: Baaky, Tuukopy, Zickil, Sekiilu, Akiifu, and Ekkimi. They are afraid of what might happen to little Ekkimi if the thing causing the Blue Death isn’t stopped.
Idiri (M, age 24). Farmer.
Baaky (M, age 7) Farm hand.
Tuukopy (F, age 6) Helps around the farm.
Zickil (M age 5) Helps around the farm on occasion.
Sekiilu (F age 2) Twin to Akiifu
Akiifu (F age 2) Twin to Sekiilu
Ekkimi (F infant)
Aikiyi (M age 38) Rikkila’s father. Helps around the farm and house.
Akil (F age 37) Rikkila’s mother. Helps around the house.
3. Hamlet of the Orchards. Four families, one small barn (mostly tool shed; they rely on others to transport their goods). 2 Orc families, 2 Human. Three extra farm hands live here as well, Human, Orc, Dwarf.
4. The Mill (also called “Bonner’s Mill” but usually just “The Mill”). Bonner Stayton runs this grain mill. Most of his work comes and goes via the river, although wagons of grain coming in and of flour going out are also common.
5. Rakkad’s Steading. Two houses, one barn. The barn holds a wagon, several hand carts, and two horses. Rakkad Green-ear is headman, and nominally in charge of the two households. He has a wife and three kids. The other family is Human, and has four people in it. Rakkad has Green Thumb, hence his name. His fields are very productive.
6. Hoshû’s Steading. Hoshû Blorg and his wife Ghâm have thee children: Thrak (M, age 24), Azog (M, age 20), and Pâsh (F, age 16). They also have a field hand, Alfrydd Penderton.
7. Hamlet of Rye. 8 houses, one building is a communal barn holding two wagons, two carts, several hand carts and wheelbarrows, and stables for four horses. A total of 53 people live here, 30 Orcs, 15 Humans, 5 Goblins, 2 Hobbits, and an Elf (who thinks Rhades is too much like a big city).
8. Hamlet of Mirana (“Good River”). There are six structures in this hamlet, housing 6 extended families: 14, 12, 10, 15, 16, 8. Their position by the river and straddling a primary road lets them get goods to market rather easily. It also gives them ready access to the distribution services of Rhades. They have two carriage houses, four carts, and two wagons between them. One of the houses has attached stables, with 4 horses. The long, thin field by the river is a pasture containing 8 oxen and 4 milk cows, which they use for plowing, other heavy tasks, and milk/cheese production. 2 of the families are Orc, 2 are Human, 1 is Goblin, 1 is Hobbit.
9. Hamlet of Horbog. This hamlet is made up of three houses, a grain elevator, and a small barn/shed. The largest house holds 12, the other two houses hold 7 and 5.
Durrot Horbog (Orc M age 38) ST 13 DX 11 IQ 9 HT 11. Married to Kardegh. Has three children: Muzgash, Lagduf, and Addush.
Kardegh (F age 36) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 9 HT 12.
Muzgash (M age 14) ST 10 DX 10 IQ 8 HT 11.
Lagduf (M age 11) ST 9 DX 10 IQ 7 HT 12.
Addush (F age 5) ST 6 DX 12 IQ 7 HT 11.
Ukbûk (M infant, deceased) Killed by the Breathstealer on Heatdaze 5, the fifth baby to die.
Thakrak Horbog (Orc M age 34) ST 15 DX 12 IQ 8 HT 13. Younger brother of Durrot. Married to Bakushk. They have two boys, Ugak and Shagol.
Bakushk (F age 33) ST 13 DX 11 IQ 8 HT 12.
Ugak (M age 11) ST 9 DX 10 IQ 7 HT 11.
Shagol (M age 8) ST 8 DX 9 IQ 7 HT 11.
Holkurg Horbog (Orc M age 63) ST 10 DX 10 IQ 9 HT 12. Father of Durrot and Thakrak. Married to Nâkra. White hair, beard. Looks like Orcish Santa Claus (sort of like the Hogfather, actually). Spends most of his time on a rocking chair on the porch.
Nâkra (Orc F age 60) ST 12 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 11. Still spry enough to do some chores around the house.
Padraig Malo (Human M age 37) ST 13 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 12. Married to Maiwenn, and has five children: Mikael, Ronan, Yanna, Tanji, Gael.
Maiwenn (Human F age 35) ST 11 DX 10 IQ 11 HT 12. She is terrified that the Breathstealer will come for her baby.
Mikael (Human M age 13) ST 10 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 11.
Ronan (Human M age 10) ST 9 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 12.
Yanna (Human F age 6) ST 5 DX 8 IQ 8 HT 10.
Tanji (Human F age 3) ST 4 DX 6 IQ 6 HT 10.
Gael (Infant, is starting to have breathing difficulties, but it’s subtle at the moment, and it hasn’t been noticed yet.)
Aralyn Blake (Human F age 25) ST 11 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 11. Married to Cornelia. Has a child from a previous marriage, Braiden. Farm worker.
Cornelia Avon (Human F age 26). ST 10 DX 11 IQ 12 HT 12. Magery 0, and knows some of the Least of Spells. Also knows Herbology, First Aid, and Physician, and acts as a healer when necessary.
Braiden (M age 5) ST 6 DX 9 IQ 8 HT 10. Bright for a five year old. Very perceptive.
Irwin Prosper (Human M age 36) ST 12 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 11. Farm worker. Brother to Levinia, and takes care of her.
Levinia Prosper (Human F age 34) ST 11 DX 11 IQ 8 HT 10. Farm worker, for simple tasks. An accidental head trauma caused brain damage. She does okay when given simple repetitive tasks, and occasionally shows some complex thought, but it’s uncommon. Her hands have burn scars. She is not allowed in the kitchen when the oven is on, due to her fascination with fire—she doesn’t seem to understand that it’s dangerous, and always seeks to capture the flames in her hands.
10. Steading of Kyrel Brookfield. Human family of 6 lives in this house. The small field the house sits on is a pasture, where they have 6 oxen, which they use to hire out plowing services to surrounding areas who don’t have the ability to do so themselves. They haven’t been affected by the Blue Death because their youngest is 8.
11. Steading of Felgrat Grom. House with attached barn, containing a cart and stables for 2 horses, although only they only have one horse at the moment. Felgrat’s has 4 in his family, but houses 4 other farmhands.
Felgrat Grom (Orc M age 28) ST 15 DX 11 IQ 8 HT 11. Married to Gubu, and has two children, Akoth and Feldûsh. His infant daughter, (Bagga) was the sixth victim of the Breathstealer.
Gubu (F age 29) ST 14 DX 12 IQ 8 HT 12.
Akoth (F age 8) ST 10 DX 9 IQ 7 HT 11.
Feldûsh (M age 4) ST 4 DX 7 IQ 5 HT 10.
Bagga (infant, deceased) Sixth victim of the Breathstealer.
Ugluk Almurg (Orc M age 22) ST 14 DX 12 IQ 8 HT 11. Married to Otha, and has an infant son, Bolar. Sleeps with a knife nearby, as he expects the Breathstealer to come for his child. He is convinced that it’s inevitable.
Otha (F age 19) ST 12 DX 10 IQ 9 HT 11. She is terrified that Bolar will die, and has Bolar with her, always.
Bolar (M infant). Will be the 9th victim of the Breathstealer on Harvest 7.
Quinten Kameron (Human age 40) ST 11 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 12. Farm hand.
Jokise Ukiidi (Goblin age 12) ST 9 DX 12 IQ 11 HT 10. Farm hand.
The people of this steading have moved to Sairina Tarwar Manor. Baronet Felson Undrite has moved new people into these buildings.
Felgrat is now supervisor for Field 3 (50 acres). Gubu, Ugluk, Quinten, and Jokise are farmers working that field. They can cover 24 acres without hiring more farmers/farmhands.
12. Steading of Pûg Ogthrak. Orc family of 5, but also housing 6 farm hands. They lost their baby on Heatdaze 23, the sixth baby to die.
Pûg Ogthrak (Orc M age 33) ST 16 DX 12 IQ 8 HT 11. Barrel chested, long arms. Looks like an ape, but with tusks. Not an attractive man, but solid and dependable. When he says he will do something, he does it. Married to Snaga. Has three kids: Radbug, Shagol, Maimûg.
Snaga (F age 32) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 9 HT 11.
Radbug (M age 11) ST 11 DX 10 IQ 8 HT 11.
Shagol (M age 9) ST 10 DX 11 IQ 8 HT 11.
Maimûg (F age 8) ST 9 DX 11 IQ 7 HT 10.
Varkgorim (M infant) killed by the Breathstealer on Heatdaze 23.
Kamden York (Human M age 24) ST 11 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 10. Farm hand.
Sanford Rayburn (Human M age 27) ST 11 DX 10 IQ 11 HT 10. Farm hand.
Lexie Thistleleaf (Hobbit F age 40) ST 8 DX 14 IQ 12 HT 11. Sister of Janeth. Farm hand.
Janeth Thistleleaf (Hobbit F age 36) ST 9 DX 13 IQ 11 HT 12. Lexie’s sister. Farm hand.
Izabelle Kyson (Human F age 28) ST 10 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 10. Farm hand
13. Steading of Ratlûg Bagul. This steading is made up of two multistory buildings. One is the house, the other is a barn that holds equipment, such as tools, wheelbarrows, a pair of wagons, a cart, and two horses. The house is inhabited by 12 people.
Ratlûg Bagul (M) ST 14, DX 10, IQ 8, HT 13, is the head of the household, and primary farmer. He is older, in his fifties, but still strong and spry. He has a bushy grey beard, and long salt and pepper hair that he usually ties back in a pony tail. He has scarred hands, mostly from farming accidents (he considers himself lucky that the accidents weren’t fatal), although his scarred knuckles show the results of his temper and a series of bar fights.
Ûkshak, Ratlûg’s wife, is also in her fifties. She runs the household while her husband runs the farming. ST 13, DX 11, IQ 9, HT 14. She and her husband are known for epic arguments, although they do truly love each other, and many of their fights go from wrestling and fisticuffs to wild, passionate sex. A little less often now, but it’s still at least a monthly occurrence.
Skoth, Ratlûg’s eldest son, ST 13, DX 11, IQ 8, HT 13, Age 23. He’s a farmer, like his dad.
Olgoth, Ratlûg’s second son, ST 14, DX 11, IQ 8, HT 14, Age 19. He’s also a farmer, but he’s also the biggest of the kids. He is known in town for his ability to drink, and to fight in bars. While he is quick to anger, he is also known for beating someone up and then befriending them. He doesn’t hold a grudge, and to him, fighting isn’t something done out of hate.
Nákra, daughter, ST 13, DX 12, IQ 10, HT 12, Age 16. Raised as a farmer, but what she really wants to do is be a teamster. She shows aptitude with animal handling, teamster, and driving wagons.
Názkûga Nampat, (F) ST 13, DX 10, IQ 8, HT 13, Age 34. Farmhand, wife of Mormog. Of everyone, she is known for how sharp she gets blades. Blade sharpening seems to be a hobby with her, and she can often be found in the barn, maintaining a keen edge on the tools. She recently lost her baby to the Blue Death.
Mormog, (M) ST 16, DX 11, IQ 9, HT 14, Age 36. Farmhand, married to Názkûga. Huge, standing 7’ 2” tall, and his arm spread is longer than his height, at 7’ 8”. The guy is massive, weighing 390 lbs, and he is built like a power lifter.
Ronk, (M) ST 12, DX 10, IQ 7, HT 13, Age 14. Son of Mormog. Still growing, he is a mostly happy young kid. Although he recently lost his baby sister, so he’s not too happy about that, and dreams of being the one to corner and kill the creature that did it.
Tuka, (F) stats irrelevant, as she is dead, killed by the Blue Death several weeks ago.
Hamish Standing (M) ST 12, DX 11, IQ 11, HT 11, Age 40. Farmhand, Human. Has lived here for almost 20 years, and tends to be the one to try and de-escalate fistfights. His skill at Brawling (16) means that even though he is at a strength disadvantage most of the time, he can still hold his own when the fights get out of hand and his efforts to calm things down go sideways.
Clarrys (F) married to Hamish. ST 12, DX 10, IQ 10, HT 12, Age 41. Farmhand. Her hobby is basketweaving, and many of the containers used are by her manufacture.
Sandy (F) daughter of Hamish. ST 11, DX 12, IQ 10, HT 11. Age 18. Farmhand. Green Thumb, and is in charge of the kitchen garden near the house.
14. Hamlet of Dharg. Barely even a hamlet, it consists of three houses and a tool shed. A carriage house with room for a cart and a horse are attached to the largest building. During harvest, there are also several tents pitched around the buildings, for the extra workers necessary for harvest. The buildings house 14 in the largest, building, 8 in the second largest, and 7 in the smallest. There are 4 tents pitched, each housing 6 temporary workers. On Warmbreeze 8, the first baby died. On Warmbreeze 15, the second one died (the daughter of one of the migrant worker families).
Skûn Dharg (M) ST 13 DX 11 IQ 9, HT 13 Age 45. Married to Zunna. They have 3 children: Mekuz, Zuka, and Gollik (M age 18).
Zunna (F age 42) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 8 HT 13. Wife of Skûn.
Mekuz (M age 25) ST 14 DX 10 IQ 8 HT 12. Married to Chakub; they have one child, Grishnahk (M age 4), and lost their infant Ulgan on Warmbreeze 8, the first of the babies to be killed by the Breathstealer. His Bad Temper comes to the fore whenever he thinks about the Breathstealer, and often must be controlled by his family members.
Chakub (F age 24) ST 12 DX 10 IQ 9 HT 12. She is in grieving for her lost child, and is prone to collapsing in tears because of it.
Zuka (F age 22) ST 13 DX 11 IQ 8 HT 13. Married to Nazû, and they have one child, Târz (M age 2).
Nazû (M age 22) ST 17 DX 12 IQ 8 HT 14. An imposing physical specimen. Husband of Zuka. Very protective of Zuka and her extended family. He grew up the only child in a single parent home, so he is very grateful for the large family of his wife.
Gollik (M age 18) ST 15 DX 10 IQ 9 HT 14. Good ol’ farm boy.
Snagog (M age 70) ST 11 DX 9 IQ 9 HT 13. Skûn’s father. He is getting quite old and frail (for an Orc). Married to Lûga.
Lûga (F age 65) ST 12 DX 10 IQ 9 HT 13. Skûn’s mother.
Hoshû Dharg (M age 40) ST 14 DX 10 IQ 9 HT 13. Skûn’s brother. Married to Ghûra. Has one child, Gromm (M age 15).
Ghûra (F age 36) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 9 HT 12. Compassionate, for an Orc, and is often chided about it.
Gromm (M age 15) ST 11 DX 10 IQ 8 HT 12. Small for his age, but a hard worker on the farm.
Deness Askel (Human, age 56) ST 11 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 11. Paterfamilias of the Askel household. Married to Tinell. They have 3 children; Satia, Aina, and Lyenn.
Tinell (Human F age 53) ST 10 DX 10 IQ 11 HT 11. Best cook in the hamlet, and will often be the one preparing food for the migrant workers.
Satia Burl (F age 29) ST 10 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 10. Married to Leret. They have two children, Jaysen and Jaina.
Aina (F age 25) ST 10 DX 10 IQ 12 HT 11. In love with a guy from town, named Foskell.
Lyenn (M age 23) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 11. Farmer.
Leret Burl (M age 30) ST 12 DX 12 IQ 10 HT 11. Farmer, also has animal handling/teamster skills, so he often will be the one driving wagons and carts.
Jaysen (M age 9) ST 8 DX 9 IQ 9 HT 10. Learning how to be a farmer, including how to take care of animals.
Jaina (F age 7) ST 6 DX 7 IQ 8 HT 9. Happy little kid, easily smiles. Likes horsies and oxies.
Ukkil Itak, (Goblin M age 21) ST 10, DX 12, IQ 11, HT 11. Married to Ketidu. They have three children, Kykkif, Jytok, and Aykula.
Ketidu (F age 20) ST 9 DX 12 IQ 10 HT 10. She likes to spin thread and weave clothing, usually of treesilk.
Kykkif (M age 11) ST 9 DX 12 IQ 11 HT 11. Good with animals, and lassos.
Jytok (M age 10) ST 10, DX 12, IQ 10 HT 11. Farmer.
Aykula (F age 8) ST 9 DX 13, IQ 11, HT 11. Usually works with her mother with the cloth works. Her design skills are really good, better than her mother’s actually (which is both a source of pride and dismay from her mother…Ketidu is really proud of her ability, but there is enough jealousy/envy to make her feel sad that she herself isn’t as good).
Ketarn Littlesmith (Human M age 26) ST 13 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 11. Married to Osubwe. They have no children (yet). Farm hand, and something of a handyman.
Osubwe Littlesmith (nee Oniyango) (F age 23) ST 10 DX 11 IQ 12 HT 11. Immigrant from the Essamine Monarchy, and has been living in the Empire since she was 5. Speaks Harada (native), Imperial (native), Mekiitagi (broken) and Lurkash (broken). She is pale skinned, rather than the usual tan to black skin tone of most people. Like her husband, she is a farm hand.
Tent 1: Bagabug Gruk (Orc M age 23) ST 15 DX 11 IQ 8 HT 12. Married to Goroth. Migrant farm worker. Lost his baby daughter Ragash on Warmbreeze 15 to the Breathstealer, the second victim. Desperate to find out who did this to his baby, and frustrated beyond compare about the fact that he can’t do anything about it.
Tent 1: Goroth (Orc F age 22) ST 12 DX 12 IQ 9 HT 11. Heartbroken by the loss of her child, and the mystery as to what killed it, she goes through life basically doing what she is told. In a sense, she acts somewhat catatonically. Migrant farm worker.
Tent 1: Flogg Grûblik (Orc M Age 19) ST 13 DX 11 IQ 9 HT 12. Migrant farm worker.
Tent 1: Ashgarn Bork (Orc M age 20) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 11. Migrant farm worker. Likes to read histories and biographies, and has several books in the tent that he carries with him. They are his treasures, and he keeps them locked in a box.
Tent 1: Ratnob (Orc M 20) ST 13 DX 10 IQ9 HT 12. Migrant farm worker. Doesn’t seem to have a last name. Or at least he never gives it.
Tent 1: Muzgâsh Ushak (Orc F 30) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 9 HT 12. Migrant farm worker.
Tent 2: Pergu Olfik (Orc M 34) ST 12 DX 10 IQ 8 HT 11. Migrant farm worker. Isn’t the type to go above and beyond. Somewhat lazy, actually.
Tent 2: Ulgan Kugalûga (Orc F age 32) ST 13 DX 11 IQ 9 HT 12. Migrant farm worker, active member of the PKAC Farmers Guild. She acts as their eyes and ears on the ground, so to speak. So she has an air of suspicion around her that isn’t really justified. Few others know about her position in the guild. If farmers are being abused, she would be the one to send a message about it to PKAC.
Tent 2: Rugorim Turbag (Orc M age 35) ST 14 DX 12 IQ 9 HT 11. Migrant farm worker, good with animals when necessary. Fancies himself an ale connoisseur. It’s not all bluster, he actually knows his stuff, and has worked in a brewery before. If given access to materials and the equipment, he can set up a micro brewery and have pretty good ales in about four eightdays (although it’s better if he goes for six eightdays).
Tent 2: Gnurl Bulak (Orc M age 24) ST 13 DX 11 IQ 8 HT 11. Migrant farm worker.
Tent 2: Dura Gorbag (Orc F age 28) ST 12 DX 12 IQ 10 HT 12. Migrant farm worker.
Tent 2: Radbûg Tumhorn (Orc M age 31) ST 14 DX 11 IQ 9 HT 12. Migrant farm worker, missing an eye. If asked about it, he will give different stories each time (cut out of his head as punishment because he saw a princess naked, cut in a barroom brawl by a broken bottle, scratched out by a flickerbug, parasitic worm infestation, etc).
Tent 3: Adaphos Chadirra (Human M age 23) ST 11 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 11. Migrant farm worker.
Tent 3: Versen Athed (Human M age 27) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 11. Migrant farm worker.
Tent 3: Advar Miller (Human M age 34) ST 11 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 12. Migrant farm worker. Married to Hannah. They had a kid, but she died years ago of disease.
Tent 3: Hannah Miller (Human F age 33) ST 11 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 11. Migrant farm worker. Married to Advar.
Tent 3: Oda Rodolf (Human F age 29) ST 11 DX 10 IQ 11 HT 12. Migrant farm worker. Married to Edric.
Tent 3: Edric Rodolf (Human M age 32) ST 13 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 12. Migrant farm worker. Married to Oda, they were trying for children, but with the Breathstealer, they are rethinking that for the moment.
Tent 4: Reese Matthews (Human M age 30) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 12. Migrant farm worker.
Tent 4: Duncan Brayden (Human M age 43) ST 11 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 11. Migrant farm worker.
Tent 4: Gibbiagi Sah (Goblin M age 23) ST 11 DX 12 IQ 11 HT 11. Migrant farm worker.
Tent 4: Bofur Groundbreaker (Dwarf M age 68) ST 14 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 13. Migrant farm worker.
Tent 4: Kristo Dapplemist (Hobbit M age 46) ST 8 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 11. Migrant farm worker. Married to Iris.
Tent 4: Iris Dapplemist (Hobbit F Age 44) ST 9 DX 12 IQ 10 HT 12. Migrant farm worker. Pregnant with her first child, and so is worried that the Breathstealer will get her baby when it’s born. It’s due in three eightdays, and Iris is terrified that it might come early.
15. Hamlet of Azgrom. Three farming families live here. There are three buildings, with 8, 6, and 4 people living in them.
Vrogak Dulug (Orc M age 47) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 9 HT 11. Headman of the Hamlet. Married to Ulgga.
Ulgga (Orc F age 45) ST 12 DX 13 IQ 9 HT 12. She’s had six children with Vrogak: Ushak, Tugog, Gharol, Gashna, Khudukh, and Olfik.
Ushak (Orc F age 23) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 8 HT 11. Loves the boy next door, Heddrak Arba. Got pregnant, recently had twins (Ogrut and Pergu), but Ogrut died when the Breathstealer killed it on Warmbreeze 37, and Pergu was killed by the Breathstealer on Heatdaze 33. Losing both babies has devastated her.
Tugog (M age 22) ST 14, DX 11, IQ 8 HT 11. Farm hand.
Gharol (F age 21) ST 13, DX 10 IQ 8 HT 11. Farm hand. Has Green Thumb.
Gashna (F age 19) ST 12 DX 10 IQ 8 HT 11. Farm hand.
Khudukh (M age 17) ST 13 DX 11 IQ 9 HT 12. Farm hand. Like his sister Gharol, he has a Green Thumb. See character sheet for details.
Olfik (M age 15) ST 13, DX 10 IQ 9 HT 12. Farm hand.
Lagakh Arba (M Orc age 40) ST 15 DX 11 IQ 8 HT 12. Married to Ghorza, and has four children: Heddrak, Ghak, Ghnâsh, and Tûska.
Ghorza Arba (F Orc age 38) ST 13 DX 12 IQ 8 HT 11.
Heddrak Arba (Orc M age 21) ST 13 DX 12 IQ 8 HT 11. May be in love with Ushak; he’s not sure he’s ready to start his own family yet. He’s never been in love before, and while he says he loves her, in reality, it could just be lust. Farm hand. He’s also not sure how he feels about the death of the twins—bad, because that’s the way he should feel, or good, because he didn’t want kids anyway?
Ghak (Orc M age 17) ST 12 DX 11 IQ 8 HT 11. Farm hand.
Ghnâsh (Orc F age 13) ST 12 DX 10 IQ 8 HT 11. Farm hand.
Tûska (Orc F age 10) ST 13 DX 10 IQ 9 HT 12. Farm hand.
Armel Corentin (Human M Age 33) ST 11 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 11. Farm hand. Married to Anna, and has two kids, Gwenn and Katell.
Anna Corentin (Human F age 30) ST 12 DX 12 IQ 10 HT 10. Farm hand. Good at canning.
Gwenn (F age 13) ST 10 DX 10 IQ 11 HT 11. Farm hand.
Katell (M age 10) ST 10 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 12. Helps around the farm. Is likely to be a strong lad.
Hyram Coulter (Human M age 64) ST 9 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 10. Mean spirited squatter. Didn’t really like people, and lived in a tent on the river’ s bank, not in the house with Armel, Anna, Gwenn, and Katell. Only Katell got along with him. Hyram hated just about everyone else, and wanted to be left alone. He was accused of being a warlock, and of cursing the children. He was lynch mobbed, and died of his wounds; since he was unliked by the community, this has gone unpunished. Of course, when the deaths kept happening, people realized their mistake, but it was too late for Mr. Coulter.
16. Lorna’s Place. Lorna Milliner (F age 58) lives here along with her daughter Charity, Clifford, and her grandsons Jasyn and Piter. Piter is a newborn. They used to have two other children, but one died of a flux, and the other got trampled in a farming accident; they would have been aged 10 and 8, had they still been alive.
Lorna Milliner (Human F age 58)
Charity (F age 32) married to Clifford, and has two children, Jason and Piter.
Clifford (M age 35)
Jasyn (M age 12)
Piter (newborn) 17. The Hamlet of Pond. Four houses. The two large ones each house 12 and 14 people, the other two house 8 and 4. All of the families here are Human.
House 1: Aetor Mael (M Age 43) ST 10, DX 10, IQ 11, HT 11, Married to Loryn, with 4 children: Leofstan, Beowulf, Godric, and Hayzel. He is headman of the Hamlet, and tends to be logical and level-headed.
Loryn Mael (F age 40) ST 9, DX 11, IQ 11, HT 10 Primarily runs the household operations, in addition to taking care of the kids.
Leofstan (M Age 18) ST 11 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 11 Farmhand
Beowulf (M Age 16) ST 10 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 10 Farmhand, idolizes his older brother and tries to be like him in every way he can.
Godric (M Age 13) ST 9 DX 10 IQ 9 HT 10 Just starting to be old enough to work in the fields, most of his work is in the kitchen garden, and carrying water to the field hands.
Hayzel (F Age 10) ST 8 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 10, Empathy, Blonde, smiles a lot, except when she hears anything about the Breath Stealer or the dead babies, when she will start crying. Very empathetic; she is very sad that so many families lost their babies. She is also fond of animals (and will be delighted with Mr. Wiggles and Norrie).
Alan Gerlof (M age 38) ST 12 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 12 Married to Sophia and has three children of his own, plus an adopted child. (Eliana, Eadric, Aidan, and Elodie) Mostly a field hand, but also has crafting skills, so he does a lot of repairs around the hamlet.
Sophia Gerlof (F age 37) ST 10 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 10 Field hand, and the household cook (her food is better than Loryn’s, so that duty has fallen to her).
Eliana (F age 17) ST 10 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 9, Field hand. She has a tendency to get short of breath; this is not the Breathstealer, but the result of a childhood illness that reduces her endurance so she can’t work as long without a rest.
Eadric (M age 16) ST 11 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 11 Field hand, good with animals. He’s usually the one who plows or does anything with the animal work teams.
Aidan (M age 13) ST 10 DX 10 IQ 11 HT 11 Magery (but undiscovered he will likely detect one or more of the party’s magic items; there is also a good chance he will exhibit curiosity about them and want to examine them. He won’t know why, just that they seem “interesting”.
Elodie (F age 6) ST 6 DX 9 IQ 10 HT 10 Quiet little girl; doesn’t talk much and is very shy around strangers. Her original family was killed by bandits four years ago, after which she was taken in by Alan and Sophia.
House 2: Scarlett Maerwine (F age 65) ST 9 DX 10 IQ 12 HT 12 Matriarch of House 2. Her husband died over ten years ago, his name had been Beorn.
Cedric Balendin (M age 35) ST 11 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 10 Field hand, curly brown hair worn long, mostly in a pony tail to keep it out of his face; bushy, curly beard and mustache. Friendly sort. Three kids (Aetor, Kylie, Hannah).
Aveline Balendin (F age 36) ST 10 DX 10 IQ 11 HT 11 Beautiful; long black hair, a little plump. She is the primary household operations manager, assisted by Kylie)
Aetor (M age 15) ST 11 DX 10 IQ 11 HT 11 Field hand
Kylie (F age 12) ST 10 DX 10 IQ 9 HT 10 Helps her mom around the house, and is actually a quite accomplished cook.
Hannah (F age 8) ST 8 DX 9 IQ 9 HT 10 Fascinated by horses.
Winfrith Gwendal (M age 54) ST 11 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 11 Cbt Ref, High Pain Threshold. Ex soldier, a trait immediately obvious to Taid and Almë. Now he is a farmer, who occasionally helps Alan with repairs. He is the one that laid the paver patio behind the house that has a firepit and several chairs. He is married to Lana, and has two kids, Eliana and Malena.
Lana Gwendal (F age 52) ST 10 DX 11 IQ 12 HT 11 Attractive, greying hair. She knows several cantrips: Guide Smoke, Mother’s Kiss, Taste of Honey, Tie, Quick Release, Recycle Wax, Minor Housekeeping, Launder Item, Weeding, Call, Groom, Badger Paws, Spotless Hands, Oven Mitts, Find Ingredient, Aid, Analgesic, Birth Control, Keyfinder, Ritual of Reaping, Spell of Sowing, Insect Repellent, Sponge.
Eliana (F age 30) ST 10 DX 11 IQ 10 HT 11 Married to Sigwaerd. Has one child, Alesander. Knows Spotless Hands and Oven Mitts, but has little patience for learning spells. Helps around the house in addition to helping in the fields.
Sigwaerd (M age 29) ST 12 DX 12 IQ 10 HT 10 Field hand. Quiet and soft spoken. Can occasionally lose it (Bad Temper, CR 12-).
Alesander (M age 11) ST 9 DX 11 IQ 11 HT 10 Typical kid, lots of energy, likes to run around a lot.
Malena (F age 26) ST 10 DX 10 IQ 12 HT 11, Magery (undiscovered, but she knows all of the spells her mother Lana knows: Guide Smoke, Mother’s Kiss, Taste of Honey, Tie, Quick Release, Recycle Wax, Minor Housekeeping, Launder Item, Weeding, Call, Groom, Badger Paws, Spotless Hands, Oven Mitts, Find Ingredient, Aid, Analgesic, Birth Control, Keyfinder, Ritual of Reaping, Spell of Sowing, Insect Repellent, Sponge.) She likes magic, and will likely notice the items the party carries. She is married to Wulfric, and has a little boy.
Wulfric (M age 32) ST 12 DX 10 IQ 11 HT 11 Field hand, tends to disappear into the background, but very observant (PER 13).
Padric (M age 5) ST 6 DX 8 IQ 8 HT 9, Good natured kid, shy, somewhat clumsy.
House 3: Aaron Antoon
Lacey Antoon
Natyli
Mikael
Erramund Yannick
Karli Yannick
Sasha
Ronan
House 4:
18. Northhamlet. 9 houses; a total of 45 people live here. Between them, they have three wagons, two carts, and 8 horses to draw them and do the plowing.
19. Undrite Steading. Taking the name of their steading from their liege lord (who technically owns it), these two buildings are the residence of 26 farmhands.
20. Manor House of Baronet Undrite. Makes wine.
21. Riverview Hamlet. 11 families live here, for a total of 59 people. There are often tents pitched along both sides of the roadway during the times of the year when manpower is necessary. These tents can add up to 40 more people, as is the case during the month of Harvest. There are three newborns here, one in a house, two in tents.
22. Mâku Steading. One house, large extended three generational family of 15 Orcs. Large barn, with wagon, 2 carts, and 2 horses. The horses are also used to plow as well as pull the wagons. One of the fields nearby is a pig paddock, and is one of their main products.
23. Shaká Winery. Two houses, one winemaking facility. The houses hold one extended family with 3 generations. Orcish, 24 people. They make both grape wines and wines made from the fruit of the nearby orchard and the berry farm nearby as well. Shaká Zûmug, head winemaker and paterfamilias. Age 62. ST 13, DX 10, IQ 10, HT 12.
24. Shaká Winery Field Hands Residence. This building houses 9 field hands.
25. Steading of Grûblik the Younger. Three of the four structures are grain elevators, which he rents out to locals for grain storage. He has a family of 4, plus 2 farmhands living in the house.
26. Resinger Hamlet. Barely a hamlet, with only three families, but it’s more than a steading, and they like the idea of being called a “hamlet”. Julian Resinger (headman) has 4 Humans in his family; the other families have 5 (Orc) and 3 (Orc). The orchard they tend is mangos and avocados.
27. Zâthra Steading. The house is situated by a small cluster of jungle plants, which are home to some colorful birds and small jungle animals, but it’s not really big enough for any jungle predators to take up residence. Zâthra and her wife Ûshbaka don’t have children, although they share their house with 4 other farmworkers.
28. Brook Steading. Takes its name from the nearby stream. A Human family of four lives here, along with a pair of farmhands (who just had a baby). They are known for their whiskey distilling, and make about three barrels a year, aged in their basement. They tend to release a barrel only after it’s aged for at least 8 years. Their oldest barrel is 18 years.
29. Barleyrye Steading. An extended family of Orcs live here (a total of 9 people).
30. Waterhouse Steading. John Waterhouse is the headman of this steading (Human). One house, one barn, with cart and two horses. Has dairy cows, and sells his cheese in Rhades (what isn’t kept back as tax payments, that is). 3 family members, 5 live-in field hands.
Type
Town
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