City History, Culture, Trade and Description
Port Caford is a small port town far off the beaten path. Its people are mostly fishermen and foragers who benefit from the occasional merchant ships that would bring grains, tools and other goods from the south in exchange for fish and meat that the citizens hunt in the area, as well as the thick and sturdy wood from the Northern Timberlands.
Important Characters
Jarl Geirmi- A burly human man, he has curly black hair and brown eyes, and a thick beard. He wears well-made clothing and a pewter amulet. Geirmi is cultured but lazy, having grown very accustomed to his comfortable position. He is also in debt and the treasury is empty, having spent the last of it paying for Piersym's excursion in a desperate attempt to find a new hoard of wealth.
Champion- Holdga is a sturdily built dwarven woman, who has silver hair and grey eyes. She wears chain mail and wields a wicked spear. Holdga compulsively scratches an old scar on her arm.
Shawman- Reda is a beautiful human woman, fair in appearance, with white hair and green eyes. She wears fine raiment and a silver holy symbol of nature. Reda has an animal companion, a hunting dog named Trokri.
Local Quests
- The ship Arrow of Avernus is under repairs in port after being attacked by a sea serpent. Piersym, who has hired the ship, is hiring any mercenaries able and willing to protect the ship and escort him through the Northern Wastes on his quest to find the lost Dwarven city of Atlan.
- The dragon Ice Wind and its brood has been attacking ships passing through the area, and jarl Geirmi has put a bounty on its head, promising favor to anyone who is willing to kill it (and bring back its hoard).
Notable Buildings And Districts
Longhouse- A very large building with 2 wings and a large central meeting space in the middle. The right is the living quarters for the Jarl, shawman and local champion, with the left being living space for honored guests, and then kitchens and storage in the basement.
Those looking for a bed or warm food will have to find space from a local family.
Shops
Blacksmith- A small open forge by the docks, with a few scattered crates with tools and material resting on them and a single workbench next to an open forge fire. Run by an older dwarf named Yndolf, who has auburn hair and large blue eyes. He wears a blacksmiths apron and is covered in soot.
Butcher- An open air market stall with various meats and butchered animals hanging from ropes around. Run by Staga, an overweight Orc woman. She wears modest garments and several bloodied pouches hang from her belt along with a large meat cleaver. Staga refers to herself in the third person.
Trading Post- a small building at the docks where merchants drop off and exchange goods when they arrive. Run by Thyreya, a halfing woman, with silver hair and amber eyes. She wears worn clothing and carries a long knife. Thyreya is wise but scheming.
Tinkerer- A small shack on the outskits of the town, where the tinkerer Gena lives. Gena is a strange looking dwarven woman, with messy white hair and grey eyes. She wears fine but mismatched clothing and a copper amulet. Gena is quick-witted and superstitious.
Other NPC’s
Guard- Arvan is repulsive in appearance, with greasy black hair and grey eyes. He wears leather armor and wields a battle axe.
Fisherman- Roge is a halfling man, with brown hair and blue eyes. He wears modest garments and carries an oak staff to help with his limp (which goes away the second he's on the sea). Roge seeks to make amends for a previous life of crime.
Ship bound Merchant- Grune is a tall human, rough in appearance, with cropped grey hair and dark blue eyes. He wears tailored clothing and carries a fine stiletto.
Traveler- Bardi is a human mercenary, who has straight golden hair and blue eyes, and a thin mouth. He wears scale mail and wields a military pick and shield.
Random- Sure is a female dwarf, rugged in appearance, with uneven silver hair and bright green eyes. She wears modest garments and carries a long knife.
Arrow of Avernus- This ship has a battered hull and a crudely carved figurehead. The ship's master is a male dwarf named Piersym of Clan Beatenbrow, who is searching for the legendary lost dwarven city of Atlan, said to be somewhere in the Northern Wastes. The ship's main hold contains a strange device engraved with glowing symbols, which Piersym is using to guide him to it. It is currently undergoing extensive repairs following an encounter with a sea serpent on the first attempt to reach the northern waste shores.
