Plot Hooks, Events and NPCs
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2023 1:34 pm
A place to keep the current events updated such as what manner of NPCs are in town and what you know about them.
Every month in game this will update as NPCs interact and events resolve. (All events are random as are all hirable NPCs)
Locations
Borderton: The last full town before the borderlands spread out to the west. A true backwater only a year ago many more people have made Borderton their home and more people arrive every week when the passes open. Most are heading further west, but some stay. Because of this influx it has amenities that belie its small population with many skilled artisans and plenty of eager-eyed youth looking for adventure.
Vizkeep: The Margrave's fort overlooking Borderton. It is still mainly constructed of wood with a single stone tower.
Raven's Well: A day's hard march west from Borderton. A wooden tower kept by Ravenfolk with a covered well offers a bit of shade and respite for a farthing per man or a penny per ox.
Springkeep: A pilgrimage site for the Church a week northwest of Raven's Well. A simple tower stands above the pools for now but a motte-and-bailey is beginning to take shape. Those who tithe a month's wages (in cash or kind) are permitted to bathe in the healing waters. Some say a glowing pool lies within a cave beneath the tower that has more powerful effects.
Eastfort:The stronghold of Sir Jiho, lord of the Black Sword. It is the easternmost of four lost Dwarven forts along the Old Road to Kraka Grak.
Notable People and Groups
The Margrave (Vizkeep): His Lordship, Sir Kelemer Vizmark, Margrave of the Westmarch and Keeper of the Pass. Sir Kelemer is the master of Vizkeep and Lord Mayor of Borderton. His chief guard is Sir Fulpo. His heir is his daughter, Dame Fylla, a warrior in her own right.
The Abbot (Springkeep): Reverend Elder Tomas St. Virtas is the highest ranking Churchman in the Borderlands and serves as Abbot of Springkeep.
The Wizard: Tobran Vizmark is the Margrave's uncle. He resides in a tower in the mountains south of Vizkeep and keep to himself though he is often in town on market day looking to strange plants and such for his studies.
Kuon the Southron: A curious fellow from far away Zahar who buys and sells exotic beasts, save for an ugly, ornery creature twice the size of a warhorse he calls Kamal. He says he's had the beast since it was no bigger than a fawn.
The Order of the Blue Lily: An ostensibly chivalric order of knighthood consisting of the the spares of noble clans. Sir Tylar is the current captain and he commands a dozen knights. His adjutants are Sir Schad the Stout and Sir Kyl the Pious.
Gurav Graka: A dwarven Thane. His people call themselves the Dawigar. He is in town with three of his close kin on a mission to the east but he needs assistance.
Azgar Lawseeker:Leader of the Plains Nomads, a group of devout, but foreign, adherents of The Law. His son, Aneq, is a skilled horse archer.
The Thief-taker: Aprod is the Margrave's head Bailiff and in charge of keeping the peace in Borderton.
Rumors and Leads
The Markessa, Lady Anasztázia comes from a family that claims elvish descent. It is widely known as such is represented in their heraldry. What is less known is how recent that bloodline is. Some say she is a half-elf herself. Others reckon it was her mother (or mother's mother, etc). A scant few suggest a male elf, but as that would affect patrilineage it is dismissed by most.
Dragon sighting in the northern mountains. Woodsmen claim to occasionally see a great beast soaring over the northern peaks and that it shines like a mirror in the sun.
Every month in game this will update as NPCs interact and events resolve. (All events are random as are all hirable NPCs)
Locations
Borderton: The last full town before the borderlands spread out to the west. A true backwater only a year ago many more people have made Borderton their home and more people arrive every week when the passes open. Most are heading further west, but some stay. Because of this influx it has amenities that belie its small population with many skilled artisans and plenty of eager-eyed youth looking for adventure.
Vizkeep: The Margrave's fort overlooking Borderton. It is still mainly constructed of wood with a single stone tower.
Raven's Well: A day's hard march west from Borderton. A wooden tower kept by Ravenfolk with a covered well offers a bit of shade and respite for a farthing per man or a penny per ox.
Springkeep: A pilgrimage site for the Church a week northwest of Raven's Well. A simple tower stands above the pools for now but a motte-and-bailey is beginning to take shape. Those who tithe a month's wages (in cash or kind) are permitted to bathe in the healing waters. Some say a glowing pool lies within a cave beneath the tower that has more powerful effects.
Eastfort:The stronghold of Sir Jiho, lord of the Black Sword. It is the easternmost of four lost Dwarven forts along the Old Road to Kraka Grak.
Notable People and Groups
The Margrave (Vizkeep): His Lordship, Sir Kelemer Vizmark, Margrave of the Westmarch and Keeper of the Pass. Sir Kelemer is the master of Vizkeep and Lord Mayor of Borderton. His chief guard is Sir Fulpo. His heir is his daughter, Dame Fylla, a warrior in her own right.
The Abbot (Springkeep): Reverend Elder Tomas St. Virtas is the highest ranking Churchman in the Borderlands and serves as Abbot of Springkeep.
The Wizard: Tobran Vizmark is the Margrave's uncle. He resides in a tower in the mountains south of Vizkeep and keep to himself though he is often in town on market day looking to strange plants and such for his studies.
Kuon the Southron: A curious fellow from far away Zahar who buys and sells exotic beasts, save for an ugly, ornery creature twice the size of a warhorse he calls Kamal. He says he's had the beast since it was no bigger than a fawn.
The Order of the Blue Lily: An ostensibly chivalric order of knighthood consisting of the the spares of noble clans. Sir Tylar is the current captain and he commands a dozen knights. His adjutants are Sir Schad the Stout and Sir Kyl the Pious.
Gurav Graka: A dwarven Thane. His people call themselves the Dawigar. He is in town with three of his close kin on a mission to the east but he needs assistance.
Azgar Lawseeker:Leader of the Plains Nomads, a group of devout, but foreign, adherents of The Law. His son, Aneq, is a skilled horse archer.
The Thief-taker: Aprod is the Margrave's head Bailiff and in charge of keeping the peace in Borderton.
Rumors and Leads
The Markessa, Lady Anasztázia comes from a family that claims elvish descent. It is widely known as such is represented in their heraldry. What is less known is how recent that bloodline is. Some say she is a half-elf herself. Others reckon it was her mother (or mother's mother, etc). A scant few suggest a male elf, but as that would affect patrilineage it is dismissed by most.
Dragon sighting in the northern mountains. Woodsmen claim to occasionally see a great beast soaring over the northern peaks and that it shines like a mirror in the sun.