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+1. The Village of Hillsburrough
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+
+	Nestled into the foothills of the eastern ranges, Hillsburrough 
+looks out on the plains and hills of the frontier – the last spot 
+for civilization before plunging deep into the wild eastern frontier. 
+Originally planned as a military outpost, it was soon abandoned because 
+it was “of no tactical value”, and the few people remaining 
+petitioned the King for autonomy, and it was granted. He really wanted 
+to have nothing to do with the outpost anyway.
+	All that changed about 40 years ago, when an earthquake in the 
+mountains opened up a new pass – that led directly to Hillsburrough, 
+and closed all of the other passes. Now Hillsburrough is of critical 
+tactical importance, literally being on the vanguard of the frontier 
+border. The King and the Mayor of Hillsburrough have been locked into 
+a discussion about bringing Hillsburrough back into the kingdom, but 
+thus far the Mayor will have no part of it. And the King, while he wants 
+the town back in his control, isn't dumb enough to go and try pushing 
+around a bunch of people that have carved out a living on the frontier 
+for 100 years. So Hillsburrough remains a sovereign city-state, even 
+though it is simply a village. It has become a haven for adventurers 
+coming through to the frontier, or going home to civilization. And 
+despite the simple appearance of the village and its denizens, there is 
+a lot of money flowing through this city, due to its special location.
+	Hillsburrough is a small village of approximately 800 people. Most 
+of the inhabitants make their living by farming the land, but there are 
+a few notable establishments such as bars, inns, weaponsmiths, etc. The
+main features of the town are the old Church on the north side of town, 
+and the Clocktower in the center of town. Both are visible immediately 
+upon your entrance into town – the road from the mountain pass winds 
+out of the hills and crosses the eastern river on an old stone bridge, 
+placing you directly in front of the church. In the distance, maybe a 
+quarter mile, the clocktower rises nearly a hundred feet, towering above
+the surrounding homes and shops. The road leads you past a sign that 
+says “Welcome to Hillsburrough – the road stops here!”, and 
+this is indeed the case. The road leads you into town, past the various 
+shops and inns, and the road dead ends at the town hall, at the foot of 
+the clocktower. And suddenly you realise, you have truly come to the 
+edge of civilization. If you were to have a map of the world, it would 
+surely say “Here be dragons”.
+
+2. Locations
+------------
+
+2.1 The Ambushed Chicken
+-------------------------
+
+Accommodations:  Occupied by owner and employees
+Example Menu: 
+-	Breakfast: Fried perch, Chicken eggs, Sharp cheese, Peach, 
+	Oatmeal (cost 1cp).
+-	Lunch: Lamb stew, Soft cheese, Broad beans, Blackberries (cost 
+	2cp).
+-	Supper: Pork liver, Potato, Corn, Millet, Pecan pie (cost 2cp).
+-	Snack: Chicken eggs, Pear, Rice (cost 1cp)
+
+	The main entrance to The Amushed Chicken is to the right; you can 
+tie your horses on the right side of the building. There are 2 tables in
+the front room. The tap room is to the left. The tap room has 10 tables 
+where patrons eat and drink and warm themselves by the fireplace. Stairs 
+lead to rooms on the second floor. There is another entrance through the 
+kitchen porch in the back. The proprietor of the establishment, Edward 
+Longfingers, is edging into his fifties and is rumored to be preparing to 
+turn the business over to his two daughters, Arnora and Tiffany, both in 
+their early twenties. However, despite his plans for retirement, he doesn't 
+show any signs of slowing down – he is a capable and strong man. In 
+fact, he has won the local strongman competitions for as long as they have 
+existed, and once lifted a fallen portion of a sawmill off a young laborer. 
+He's not much for endurance, though, and is often coming down with some 
+kind of mild sickness. His youngest daughter, Arnora, follows after him 
+in the Alebrewing profession – though she is not as strong as her sister, 
+Tosti, who follows her father's business mainly because he is her father. 
+She has studied the Longsword with the town guard, and is rumored to have 
+some secret business on “adventures”. The tavern got its name for 
+the first chicken that was cooked in this establishment – it was a wily 
+beast that actually had to be ambushed in the kitchen for it to be caught 
+and cooked.
+
+Edward Longfingers, male human Com9: CR 8; Size M (5 ft., 5 in. tall); 
+HD 9d4-9; hp 18; Init +7 (+3 Dex, +4 Improved Initiative); Spd 30 ft.; 
+AC 13 (+3 Dex); Attack +8 melee, or +7 ranged; SV Fort +2, Ref +8, Will +6; 
+AL NG; Str 19, Dex 16, Con 8, Int 16, Wis 16, Cha 12.
+Languages Spoken: Common, Halfling
+Skill points: Com 72
+Skills and feats: Climb +16, Craft (Armorsmithing) +11, Craft 
+(Blacksmithing) +14, Craft (Sculpting) +11, Craft (Shipmaking) +13, 
+Craft (Woodworking) +5, Hide +3, Listen +17, Move Silently +3, Ride +14, 
+Spot +5; Alertness, Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Point 
+Blank Shot, Skill Focus (Craft (Sculpting)).
+Possessions: Edward keeps three gems in a locked box under a loose board 
+underneath his bed. chrysoprase (bright green) (27 gp) crazy lace agate 
+(11.3 gp) lynx eye (9.5 gp) 
+
+Arnora, female human Com3: CR 2; Size M (5 ft., 7 in. tall); HD 3d4; 
+hp 13; Init +1 (+1 Dex); Spd 30 ft.; AC 11 (+1 Dex); Attack +3 melee, 
+or +2 ranged; SV Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +2; AL N; Str 14, Dex 13, 
+Con 11, Int 11, Wis 13, Cha 9.
+Languages Spoken: Common.
+Skill points: Com 18
+Skills and feats: Craft (Sculpting) +6, Craft (Alebrewing) +4, Hide +1, 
+Listen +4, Move Silently +1, Open Lock +4, Spot +1; Power Attack, 
+Skill Focus (Craft (Alebrewing)), Toughness.
+Possessions: A brooch with a diamond in it given to her by her father 
+(2 gp value)
+
+Tosti female human Com3: CR 2; Size M (5 ft., 11 in. tall); HD 3d4-6; hp 4; 
+Init +2 (+2 Dex); Spd 30 ft.; AC 12 (+2 Dex) Attack +5 melee, or +3 
+ranged; SV Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +2; AL LE; Str 18, Dex 15, Con 7, 
+Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 7.
+Languages Spoken: Common.
+Skill points: Com 12
+Skills and feats: Craft (Painting) +5, Craft (Alebrewing) +1, Hide +2, 
+Listen +1, Move Silently +2, Ride +8, Spot +1; Great Fortitude, Martial 
+Weapon Proficiency (longsword), Skill Focus (Ride).
+Possessions: A longsword
+
+2.2 The Giant Baby
+------------------
+
+Accommodations: Good (a small private room with one bed, some amenities 
+and a covered chamber pot) for 1 sp/day – currently unavailable
+
+Example Menu: 
+-	Breakfast: Meatballs, Curds, Dragon turtle omelet, Peach, Mush 
+	(cost 6cp).
+-	Lunch: Sausage, Soft cheese, Spinach, Apple (cost 3cp).
+-	Supper: Pork liver, Broad beans, Leeks, Flatbread, Custard (cost 
+	1sp).
+-	Snack: Gnomes yogurt, Raspberries, Flatbread (cost 4cp)
+
+	The front porch of The Giant Baby offers shelter from the weather 
+and sun. The main entrance to The Giant Baby is to the right; you can 
+tie your horses on the left. The bar has a comfortable lobby where you 
+can wait for friends to join you before leaving or as you arrive. The 
+tap room is to the left and the barkeepers' desk is straight ahead on 
+your left. The tap room has 7 tables where patrons eat and drink and 
+warm themselves by the fireplace. Stairs lead to rooms on the second 
+floor, which are occupied by Svein and his son-in-law Isleif.. There is 
+another entrance through the kitchen in the back. 
+	Svein, the proprietor, is the only person who has been in town long 
+enough to remember when the large Clocktower in the center of town 
+actually still worked. He is pushing his 65th birthday this year, and is 
+planning to work his bar until he dies. He has his son-in-law, Isleif, 
+help him around the tavern. Isleif is the obvious heir-apparent to Svein's 
+sizable inheritance (sizable for a tavern owner, anyhow). Isleif's wife, 
+Svein's daughter, died of a rare disease two years ago. She is buried in 
+the cemetery east of town, on one of the many sunny hilltops.
+	Svein actually has a history as somewhat of an adventurer, but he 
+doesn't have any adventurer levels. He was a sailor in the Royal Navy for 
+many years before settling down and becoming a woodworker, then later a 
+barkeeper. He is not an alebrewer like his competitor Edward Longfingers, 
+just a barkeeper. However likable Svein may be, he's not the brightest of 
+men, leading him to be entirely too trusting at times. This is another 
+area in which Isleif can help his father-in-law; he helps keep his fortune 
+intact.
+	Nobody remembers how the inn got its name. Something to do with a huge 
+ostrich creature.
+
+Svein, male human Com20: CR 19; Size M (5 ft., 9 in. tall); HD 20d4-20; 
+hp 33; Init +0; Spd 30 ft.; AC 10; Attack +13/+8 melee, or +10/+5 ranged; 
+SV Fort +7, Ref +6, Will +10; AL NG; Str 16, Dex 10, Con 9, Int 8, Wis 14, 
+Cha 12.
+Languages Spoken: Common.
+Skill points: Com 46
+Skills and feats: Craft (Shipmaking) +17, Craft (Woodworking) +7, Hide +0, 
+Listen +25, Move Silently +0, Spot +2; Great Fortitude, Iron Will, 
+Leadership, Skill Focus (Listen), Skill Focus (Craft (Shipmaking)), 
+Skill Focus (Craft (Woodworking)), Toughness.
+Possessions: A +2 longsword, and 1000 gp in gems. The sword hangs above the 
+door frame of his bedroom, and the gems are hidden in beer kegs in the cellar.
+
+Isleif, male human Com3: CR 2; Size M (5 ft., 2 in. tall); HD 3d4+6; hp 15; 
+Init +1 (+1 Dex); Spd 30 ft.; AC 11 (+1 Dex); Attack +4 melee, or +2 ranged; 
+SV Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +2; AL CG; Str 16, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 17, Wis 13, 
+Cha 13.
+Languages Spoken: Auran, Common, Elven, Terran.
+Skill points: Com 36
+Skills and feats: Craft (Alchemy) +8, Craft (Weaponsmithing) +9, Disable 
+Device +5, Handle Animal +7, Hide +1, Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty) +4, 
+Listen +6, Move Silently +1, Perform (Oratory) +2, Spot +1, Swim +9; Combat 
+Expertise, Run, Simple Weapon Proficiency (dagger, punching).
+
+2.3 The Sneezing Cane
+---------------------
+
+Accommodations: None
+
+Example Menus: 
+-	Breakfast: 
+	-	Beef steak, Sharp cheese, Goose eggs, Blueberries, Corn 
+		pone (cost 1cp).
+	-	Monkey brain, Goose eggs, Curds, Blackberries, Corn pone 
+		(cost 1cp)
+	-	Ham, Soft cheese, Curds, Melon, Rice (cost 1cp).
+-	Lunch: 
+	-	Owlbear chop, Sharp cheese, Broad beans, Dates (cost 1cp).
+	-	Pork chop, Soft cheese, Chick peas, Dates (cost 1cp).
+	-	Pork chop, Goose eggs, Lentils, Blueberries (cost 1cp).
+-	Supper: 
+	-	Cat cutlet, Corn, Leeks, Goblin bannock, Applesauce (cost 
+		2cp).
+	-	Pork liver, Spinach, Yams, Centaur rye, Rice pudding (cost 
+		2cp).
+	-	Broiled catfish, Collard greens, Taro, Corn pone, 
+		Applesauce (cost 2cp).
+-	Snack: 
+	-	Quail eggs, Blueberries, Rice (cost 1cp)
+	-	Duck eggs, Pear, Coarse rye bread (cost 1cp)
+	-	Soft cheese, Pear, Millet (cost 1cp)
+
+	The main entrance to The Sneezing Cane is to the right; you can tie 
+your horses on the right side of the building. The tavern has a comfortable 
+lobby where you can wait for friends to join you before leaving or as you 
+arrive. The tap room is to the left. The tap room has 10 tables where 
+patrons eat and drink and warm themselves by the fireplace. The long bar 
+promises quick delivery of all kinds of drinks. The taverns's kitchen has 
+2 ovens and provides a large menu every day. There is another entrance 
+through the kitchen in the back.
+	Erika's tavern is the most recent addition to the city, having been 
+here for less than a year. However, it is quickly becoming a success with 
+its wide variety of foods (thanks to its two ovens), and its quick-witted 
+and beautiful owner. She is a bit frail – which makes her even more 
+attractive to many men – but quite amply endowed in all of the areas
+that matter. She is young, unmarried, and quickly becoming wealthy. She 
+lives in a small house on the south side of town, choosing not to live in 
+her establishment, like so many business owners. She was able to do this 
+because she comes from a semi-wealthy family in a large city, and brought 
+enough money with her to build a home and a business. It was almost entirely 
+exhausted while doing so, so she is no less energetic about the 
+profitability of her business. For that reason, her establishment is the 
+only one in Hillsburrough that serves all 3 meals of the day. The ovens 
+get stoked at 5 am, and don't stop until midnight.
+	The tavern got its name from the rare flowers that skirt the front of 
+the tavern, which grow on long canes and end in beautiful red flowers with 
+huge petals, that caused Erika to sneeze constantly until she got used to 
+the climate.
+
+Erika, female human Com10: CR 9; Size M (5 ft., 4 in. tall); HD 10d4-20; 
+hp 14; Init -1 (-1 Dex); Spd 30 ft.; AC 9 (-1 Dex); Attack +8 melee, or +4 
+ranged; SV Fort +1, Ref +2, Will +6; AL LN; Str 16, Dex 10, Con 9, Int 13, 
+Wis 13, Cha 16.
+Languages Spoken: Common.
+Skill points: Com 26
+Skills and feats: Climb +16, Handle Animal +8, Hide -1, Knowledge 
+(Geography) +4, Knowledge (Local) +1, Listen +3, Move Silently -1, Spot +3; 
+Alertness, Iron Will, Skill Focus (Climb), Skill Focus (Knowledge (Local)), 
+Skill Focus (Handle Animal).
+Possessions: 
+apache tears(small droplets of black, smokey black, reddish, greenish black, 
+or purplish black obsidian) (11.4 gp)
+potion of spider climb (50 gp)
+	dun-colored
+	sweet odor/taste
+	watery, translucent appearance
+She keeps both in a locked metal box hidden next to the right oven in the 
+kitchen, in the bottom of the coal bucket.
+
+
+2.4 The Annex
+-------------
+
+	The Annex is a weapon/armory smithy run by Bella and Ynvar, her husband 
+of fifteen years. Both are in their early thirties, and they're the best 
+smiths in this region. Bella does all the armor work, and Ynvar performs all 
+of the weapon work. They share the blacksmith work. All their goods sell for 
+the prices listed in the Player's Handbook, but they sell to the town guard 
+for a 10% discount (because they buy in bulk). They will do masterwork 
+weapons, with an 8 month delay for the crafting of the weapon. The couple has 
+lived here their whole lives, and have had two children, Otkel and Eyvind. 
+Both are lieutenants in the Town Guard. 
+	Bella is well mannered, polite, and still good looking despite her 
+profession and advancing years. She wears simple blacksmith clothing at work, 
+but in her off hours she tends to dress as elaborately as is practical, 
+especially when going to any sort of social function. She doesn't gossip 
+like a true Belle, though, which suits her and her husband just fine. Ynvar 
+is fascinated by magic, and has always wanted to be able to do it himself; 
+but not necessarily like a regular wizard, he has just wanted to be able to 
+imbue his weapons with magical ability. However, he never had the requisite 
+intelligence or wisdom to master any sort of spellcasting abilities. He is 
+also getting to be hard of hearing, which would make spells with verbal 
+components difficult to follow.
+
+Bella, female human Com6: CR 5; Size M (5 ft., 7 in. tall); HD 6d4; hp 15; 
+Init +0; Spd 30 ft.; AC 10; Attack +4 melee, or +3 ranged; SV Fort +4, 
+Ref +2, Will +2; AL N; Str 12, Dex 11, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 11.
+Languages Spoken: Common.
+Skill points: Com 27
+Skills and feats: Craft (Armorsmithing) +7, Craft (Blacksmithing) +8, Craft 
+(Stonemasonry) +7, Hide +0, Listen +2, Move Silently +0, Profession (Miner) +7,
+Spot +2; Alertness, Great Fortitude, Martial Weapon Proficiency (falchion), 
+Skill Focus (Craft (Blacksmithing)).
+Possessions: A lynx eye (9 gp) and a green malachite (19 gp). She also has a 
++4 large steel shield that she won in a bet from Milo, after he came back 
+from one of his raiding trips. 
+
+Ynvar, male human Com12: CR 11; Size M (5 ft., 2 in. tall); HD 12d4; hp 29; 
+Init +0; Spd 30 ft.; AC 10; Attack +8/+3 melee, or +6/+1 ranged; SV Fort +6, 
+Ref +4, Will +4; AL CN; Str 14, Dex 11, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 10.
+Languages Spoken: Common.
+Skill points: Com 45
+Skills and feats: Climb +18, Craft (Blacksmithing) +13, Craft (Weaponsmithing) 
++8, Hide +0, Listen +2, Move Silently +0, Spot +14; Alertness, Great Fortitude,
+ Quick Draw, Skill Focus (Craft (Weaponsmithing)), Skill Focus (Climb), Skill 
+Focus (Craft (Blacksmithing)).
+Possessions: Chrysocolla (8 gp) and peach sunstone (9 gp) gemstones. Also a 
+set of +2 studded leather armor.
+
+Otkel, male human War2:  CR 1; Size M (6 ft., 3 in. tall); HD 2d8; hp 14; 
+Init +0; Spd 30 ft.; AC 10; Attack +2 melee, or +2 ranged; SV Fort +3, Ref +0, 
+Will +0; AL N; Str 10, Dex 10, Con 11, Int 11, Wis 11, Cha 11.
+Languages Spoken: Aquan, Common, Halfling.
+Skill points: War 15
+Skills and feats: Decipher Script +0.5, Handle Animal +2, Hide +0, Knowledge 
+(Weapons and Armor) +0.5, Listen +0, Move Silently +0, Ride +4, Speak 
+Language +2, Spot +1.5; Blind-Fight, Weapon Focus (battleaxe).
+Possessions: Chain shirt (+4 AC), Longsword, 50 silver pieces
+
+Eyvind, male human War2: CR 1; Size M (5 ft., 10 in. tall); HD 2d8; hp 9; 
+Init +0; Spd 30 ft.; AC 10; Attack +2 melee, or +2 ranged; SV Fort +3, Ref +0, 
+Will +0; AL N; Str 11, Dex 11, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10.
+Languages Spoken: Common.
+Skill points: War 15
+Skills and feats: Climb +5, Hide +0, Intimidate +5, Listen +0, Move 
+Silently +0, Spot +0, Survival +2.5; Exotic Weapon Proficiency (crossbow, 
+hand), Point Blank Shot.
+Possessions: Breastplate (+5 AC), Masterwork Trident, Masterwork hand crossbow 
+and 10 bolts, Longsword, 2 Smoke sticks, 50 silver pieces
+
+2.5 Master Gerbo's House of Contraptions and Contrivances
+---------------------------------------------------------
+
+	This is the local Tinker, owned and operated by Master Gerbo, an 11th 
+level expert (and also secretly a 5th level gnomish artificer that I haven't 
+yet fleshed out). For a small fee, he will fix most manners of device – 
+wagon wheels, tongues, faucets, cranks, etc. For a reasonable fee, he will 
+create new machines. For a much larger fee, he will operate his unadvertised 
+services as an Artificer, creating entirely new pseudo-magical devices.
+	The shop from which he operates is a stone building, fifty by fifty feet 
+on the outside. The lobby where he receives customers, however, is just 
+barely fifty by twenty. He keeps ready stock in the back room, and does his 
+actual work below ground, which he enters and leaves through a trapdoor 
+behind his desk, only when he is alone. The shop is windowless, being lit 
+by oil lamps on the inside; the only indication to its purpose is the large 
+glyphs carved into the stone above the door. When the shop is closed, a 
+large locking mechanism drives 4 3” diameter steel pins through the door 
+and wall, making it essentially impossible to open (Strength check DC 30). 
+Even if you were to break in, the total value of things in the back might 
+total 100 gold; the truly valuable items are below ground, underneath the 
+well-hidden trap door located underneath Gerbo's desk, which will sprout 
+wheels and roll to the side, exposing the door, when a button is pressed. 
+Until the button is pressed, a mechanism similar to the door keeps the desk 
+secured to the floor.
+	Gerbo is somewhat lazy unless a particular project REALLY grabs his 
+attention. Most simple jobs will take the normal amount of time; mundane 
+creations will take 150% the normal time to complete. However, when working 
+in the task of artificer creating magical (or unique non-magical) devices, 
+he will finish them in ? the estimated time. Gerbo is easygoing, but quick 
+to take vengeance – he keeps a shotgun of his own design underneath his 
+desk, and will not hesitate to use it. 
+
+Gerbo, male gnome Wiz10/Artificer 5:  CR 10; Size S (3 ft., 6 in. tall); 
+HD 10d4+50; hp 78; Init +4 (+4 Dex); Spd 20 ft.; AC 16 (+4 Dex, +1 Size, +1 
+Ring); Attack +6 melee, or +10 ranged; SV Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +9; AL CN; 
+Str 10, Dex 18, Con 21, Int 19, Wis 13, Cha 14.
+Languages Spoken: Common, Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, Goblin, Orc.
+Skill points: Wiz 78
+Skills and feats: Craft (Alchemy) +6, Craft (Weaponsmithing) +15, Hide +8, 
+Knowledge (Arcana) +17, Knowledge (Architecture and Engineering) +17, 
+Knowledge (Geography) +15, Knowledge (Nature) +17, Knowledge (The Planes) +10, 
+Listen +3, Move Silently +4, Spellcraft +15, Spot +1; Craft Rod, Empower 
+Spell, Extend Spell, Point Blank Shot, [Scribe Scroll], Still Spell, Widen 
+Spell, Exemplary Artificer
+Possessions: Goggles of Minute Seeing, Ring of Protection +1, Ring of Force 
+Shield, ~200 gold pieces in a chest underneath the shop
+Artificer Powers : Gerbo is unique amongst Artificers, in that he can use any 
+of his wizard spells known when making a device. This is unique to him, 
+because he has the feat Exemplary Artificer, which has requirements so 
+rediculous I won't go into it here.
+Wizard Spells Known (4/5/5/4/4/2): 0th -- Acid Splash, Arcane Mark, Dancing 
+Lights, Daze, Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Disrupt Undead, Flare, Ghost Sound, 
+Light, Mage Hand, Mending, Message, Open/Close, Prestidigitation, Ray of 
+Frost, Read Magic, Resistance, Touch of Fatigue. 1st -- Identify, Magic Aura, 
+Magic Missile, Shocking Grasp, Silent Image, Sleep. 2nd -- Acid Arrow, 
+Blur, Darkness, Fox's Cunning, Invisibility, Knock, Resist Energy, Spider 
+Climb. 3rd -- Dispel Magic, Fireball, Flame Arrow, Haste, Hold Person, 
+Lightning Bolt, Magic Circle against Chaos, Magic Circle against Law, 
+Protection from Energy, Wind Wall. 4th -- Charm Monster, Fire Trap, 
+Polymorph, Stoneskin. 5th -- Baleful Polymorph, Hold Monster, Persistent 
+Image, Secret Chest.
+Gerbo's Scattergun:  2D10, +5 to hit, 16-20/x3 (threat range decreases by 
+1 for every 20 feet away from the muzzle – beyond 100 feet, this weapon 
+has no effect other than to frighten and make lots of noise), holds 2 rounds 
+in a break-open design. Hidden underneath his cloak. He carries 10 spare 
+rounds.  Both barrels may be fired in a single round even if the character 
+has only one attack, if all other actions that round are forfeited. 
+Reloading this weapon is a full-round action.
+
+2.6 The Scrying Stick
+---------------------
+
+ 	The Scrying Stick is a recent addition to the village, having only come 
+in the past year. It was a welcome addition, however, as the slight 
+population boom of the Orc Bounty has caused the very small amount of room 
+space in the local taverns to be exhausted by the influx of adventurers on 
+their way to the frontier. So The Scrying Stick is doing good business, 
+although they think they may have built it too big – the second and third 
+floors are almost entirely unoccupied, unless someone specifically requests 
+an elevated room. Although, Anaphia has been able to compensate for the loss 
+of occupants by using those rooms to run her own bordello in the Scrying 
+Stick. The girls are all pretty, running the gamut from slim and boyish, to 
+curvy and busty, to slightly pudgy and average. The cost for a girl is 1 
+gold piece per visit (one “visit” being defined as you getting off, 
+or one hour), a full 5cp of which goes to the girl. The girls that work here 
+work here because the money is good, not because they're slaves, and Anaphia 
+heatedly defends herself against those who say otherwise (as do the girls).
+	The Scrying Stick is an elaborate affair compared to the rest of the 
+village. It is a three story affair, with ten rooms per floor, excepting 
+the ground floor which has only 9. The main entrance is in the center of the 
+building's face, and opens to the registration desk, manned by Anaphia, the 
+innkeeper. Her desk is on the left, and on the right there is a small table 
+with complimentary juice and pastries for the occupants, as well as a few 
+chairs when waiting for the rest of your party to arrive. The hallway 
+straight ahead will take you to the first floor of rooms (1A, 1B, etc), 
+opposing each other all the way down the hallway. At the end of the hall 
+is an elevator (with the words “Grebo's Raise-O-Matic Five Thousand” 
+elegantly written above the control mechanism), manned by a nondescript 
+bellhop named “Finnigan”. It is large enough for ten people, or four 
+people wearing full adventuring gear.
+	As for the rooms themselves, they are nice, but nothing to write home 
+about. They all have a window that looks out on the surrounding village 
+(the windows open to allow fresh air), covered by plain purple curtains. 
+There is a wash basin, and a bathtub into which you may have a bath drawn 
+(though it takes almost an hour to prepare). A simple mirror stands above 
+a basic three-drawer dresser, one of which contains a copy of the local map, 
+and a map of the local outlying area. For 5sp, the inn will take your armor 
+and weapons to the local smiths for cleaning, and return them to your room, 
+adding the smith's bill to your tab – so you won't have to worry yourself 
+with leaving the inn if you just want to kick back and relax. Check-out time 
+is 11 am sharp every day, and if you miss check in you will be charged 
+another day, no exceptions. A one-night stay at The Scrying Stick is 7sp – 
+clearly targeted at adventuring types with more money than bills. You can 
+get a discount stay at the Inn by the week, however, for only 4 gp. The one 
+week stay includes one complimentary visit from your choice of girl.
+	As for Anaphia herself, the Inn's slightly pudgy innkeeper, she is a 
+truthful and to-the-point person, while still polite and womanly. She is
+ most definitely showing her elven heritage, in her dress and mannerisms 
+– such as her insistance on wearing the best perfumes she can buy at all 
+times. Most of them smell like Violets, or Roses. She also has the odd talen 
+of sculpting, which she uses to make small clay figurines that are elegantly
+painted, and sold at the counter like a gift shop. They are figurines of 
+trolls, goblins, heroes, etc. Most of them sell for about 5cp. Gerbo is known
+to, at random times, purchase one or more figurines, imbue them with some 
+minor magic, and replace them in the case.
+	The Scrying Stick got its name from the method with which its site was 
+selected – Anaphia took a pair of dowsing rods along the road, and 
+purchased the lot at the point where they crossed. (There are also jokes 
+around about how her girls will “Scry your Stick”, but those aren't 
+the basis of the name.)
+
+Anaphia, female half-elf Com4: CR 3; Size M (5 ft., 7 in. tall); HD 4d4; 
+hp 13; Init +0; Spd 30 ft.; AC 10; Attack +3 melee, or +2 ranged; SV Fort +1, 
+Ref +1, Will +1; AL N; Str 12, Dex 11, Con 11, Int 11, Wis 11, Cha 11.
+Languages Spoken: Common, Elven.
+Skill points: Com 14
+Skills and feats: Craft (Sculpting) +6, Diplomacy +2, Gather Information +2, 
+Hide +0, Jump +2, Listen +1, Move Silently +0, Search +1, Spellcraft +3, 
+Spot +1, Swim +2, Use Magic Device +1; Combat Reflexes, Skill Focus (Craft 
+(Sculpting)).
+Possessions: Mundane items, and a lockbox full of gold pieces (16).
+
+2.7 Hoskuld's Stablehouse
+-------------------------
+
+	The stables used to be located on the north end of town, but they have 
+since been relocated directly across from the Scrying Stick, to make better 
+business. Hoskuld, the orcish owner of this establishment, settled here right 
+before the start of the push to the frontier; he had adventured for many years,
+and simply got tired of it. He found that the rewards didn't match the risks 
+on the open frontier – especially not with the new cults popping up out 
+there, worshipping Dragons and all. Too much danger for this Orc. Besides, 
+he already had more money than he ever wanted or knew what to do with, and 
+had counted coo on countless enemies. It was a good life for a barbarian to 
+have led. So he settled down and started a hostler, where he is making a 
+happy living, occasionally lending his services to the town guard to assist 
+in training their militia, and helping to quell disturbances that occasionally 
+flux into town from the Frontier. The hostler is setup to handle as many as 
+ten horses in the “guest” stables, as well as an additional ten horses 
+that he keeps for buying/selling (and, it is rumored, eating). He also has 
+room enough in his stables for two full sized carriages, and keeps a wagon 
+for use or for loaning on a by-the-day basis. 
+	As for Hoskuld himself, he is covered almost entirely by strange warrior 
+tattoos, and goes about wearing only britches and boots – never a shirt, 
+no matter how cold it is. His hair is tied back into one long ponytail, and 
+his body is entirely shaved otherwise. He is an extremely overbeating 
+individual, and for this reason (as if there needs to be a reason) Grebo 
+has officially declared him an “unwashed heathen”. This is not entirely 
+true – Hoskuld makes it a point to bathe at least once a year, during one 
+of the many occasions when he takes his horses down to the river; though it 
+usually consists of him diving in after some bit of live meat or an escaping 
+horse and becoming drenched in the process. Soap is almost never involved. 
+Hoskuld generally regards Grebo as little more than a large mouse which he 
+would gleefully crush, if it weren't for the town guard's tank of a leader, 
+Alexei. So they keep quiet, but it is widely known that they constantly play 
+pranks on one another.
+
+Hoskuld, male orc Bbn13:  CR 13; Size M (5 ft., 9 in. tall); HD 13d12; hp 90; 
+Init +0; Spd 40 ft.; AC 10; Attack +16/+11/+6 melee, or +13/+8/+3 ranged; SV 
+Fort +8, Ref +4, Will +6; AL N; Str 16, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 9, Wis 10, Cha 10.
+Languages Spoken: Common, Orc.
+Skill points: Bbn 48
+Skills and feats: Climb +17, Handle Animal +15, Hide +0, Intimidate +11, 
+Listen +0, Move Silently +0, Search +3.5, Spot +0; Combat Reflexes, Endurance, 
+Iron Will, Self Sufficient.
+Possessions: +1 Orcish Double Axe of throwing, Heward's handy haversack
+
+2.8 Milo's Warez
+----------------
+
+	Milo is another remnant of the early push to the frontier – he went 
+dungeoneering for a few years, and collected a few items, and generally had 
+a good time. But he quickly learned he could make more money if he stayed 
+here in the village, selling and buying (and occasionally pilfering) from 
+the other shopkeepers and passing merchants. So he setup shop here in an old 
+house, where he sells various goods to adventurers and commoners; equipment, 
+mostly, but some household items to the local residents. It is your standard 
+variety goods store. There is a sign above the counter that says “Iron 
+rations – It's what's for dinner”.
+	Milo himself is, besides being a generally roguish character, a passionate 
+lover of all forms of art. He collects (and compulsively steals) good artworks 
+whenever he finds them, and will pay exorbitant prices to add them to his 
+collection. Similarly, when he has art for sale in his store, he prices it 
+rediculously, generally so he can keep it for himself. He is also a jokester
+and a prankster, often being recruited by Hoskuld to play pranks on Gerbo 
+for him (Hoskuld isn't terribly bright, and he knows it – nor is he 
+terribly stealthy). He genuinely enjoys his pranks, and has yet to be caught 
+for them – which is a point of pride for Milo.
+
+Milo, male halfling Rog5: CR 5; Size S (3 ft., 3 in. tall); HD 5d6+5; hp 24; 
+Init +4 (+4 Dex); Spd 20 ft.; AC 15 (+4 Dex, +1 Size); Attack +4 melee, or +8 
+ranged; SV Fort +3, Ref +9, Will +6; AL CN; Str 10, Dex 19, Con 12, Int 18, 
+Wis 18, Cha 12.
+Languages Spoken: Common, Elven, Gnome, Goblin, Halfling, Orc.
+Skill points: Rog 96
+Skills and feats: Bluff +9, Climb +2, Decipher Script +12, Disable Device +12, 
+Escape Artist +10, Gather Information +8, Hide +15, Jump +2, Listen +8, Move 
+Silently +11, Open Lock +12, Search +12, Sleight of Hand +12, Spot +14, 
+Tumble +12, Use Magic Device +8; Alertness, [Evasion], Weapon Finesse.
+Possessions: 3 smokesticks, 3 vials holy water, Masterwork shortsword, 2 
+bottles alchemist fire, ~20 gp in a locked box hidden in his shops
+
+2.9 Temple of the Glorious Morning
+----------------------------------
+
+	The Temple of the Glorious Morning was built when the village was first 
+founded – when it was barely a trading post in the early days. It used to 
+double as the church and the guardhouse, and the old dungeons still remain 
+underneath the church. Outside the church, a large pool filled with holy 
+water is surrounded by 9 statues of heroes kneeling to drink, and standing 
+guard while their friends do. The statue on the west side of the pool is 
+knelt in prayer. The balcony over the front double doors is held up by large 
+pillars carved with more heroes. The double doors are waterproof, and are 
+nearly impossible to break down. Inside, the door is flanked by locked spiral 
+staircases up to the balcony, and the right side of the church has the 
+priest's quarters. The left side has storage space. The rooms flanking the 
+cathedral are old guard rooms / altar boy rooms, which still have the old 
+bunks and weapons racks (though the racks are now mainly empty, the weapons 
+moved to the new guardhouse beneath the clocktower in the center of town). 
+The central cathedral is large enough, with its vaulted ceilings and large 
+pews, to house most of the population of the village, but only about ? of 
+them regularly attend nowadays. The cathedral contains tapestries depicting 
+glorious scenes, as does the large curtain behind the altar. The secret door 
+to the old dungeon is behind this curtain (DC 20), though only a few citizens 
+still remember it, besides the priest. It is currently locked and covered
+with various temple trappings. The rooms in the back of the temple are 
+currently undefined, probably remnants of the older, more violent traditions 
+at the temple.
+	The priest of this temple is Constantine (hm Clr Protection/War), an 
+older style Priest of Heironeous, who thinks there are not many situations 
+that cannot be resolved by destroying the evil. But he is wise, not just 
+some brute, and the people love him. He often allows poor families to live 
+in the church, same for drifters and other people down on their luck. At the 
+same time, he often funds expeditions into the frontier, chasing down 
+evil-doers and routing out nests of the horde. 
+	Constantine will always be 5 levels above the players.
+
+2.9.1 Old Church Dungeons
+-------------------------
+
+	The old dungeons beneath the church were only built to house a small 
+number of people, and they weren't terribly strong. It consists of one 
+single room roughly dug out of the earth, supported by old, large oak wooden 
+framing. The ceiling is covered in a network of cables and rigging, which 
+all lead eventually to a series of levers on the wall. The levers are used 
+to raise and lower 10x10x8 ft cages into/out of holes in the floor. It 
+takes two men (Str DC 20) to raise a cage. The cages are where the prisoners 
+would be kept. There are two extra temporary cages out of the floor, in the 
+open space on the far right side of the room. The cages are made of wrought 
+iron and had strong locks on them a hundred years or so ago, but the locks 
+are rusted shut or eaten away by rust at this point. The stone table on the 
+left side of the room by the steps was originally used for extracting 
+information from enemy combatants, but Constantine doesn't know about this, 
+and if he does he won't admit it. The table slopes to the center, where 
+there is a small drain, for obvious purposes.
+Gerbo has wanted to replace the wooden framing for a long time with stonework, 
+because he's afraid the church will sink in on top of the old prison – 
+but so far Constantine hasn't taken him up on it. The old prison will most 
+likely become an issue at some point, however, as it presents an obvious and 
+easy entry point for denizens of the underdark if they were to inadvertently 
+(or intentionally) burrow into it.
+
+
+3. Government
+-------------
+
+	The government of Hillsburrough is conventional and of a neutral nature, 
+which is pretty good for just about everyone. The town has an elected Mayor, 
+and a village council. The mayor is elected and serves for no more than two 
+years before the next election, but the same mayor has been in power for more 
+than 8 years because nobody has cared to run against him. The village council 
+is made up of 10 members, chosen from the various portions of the city – 
+there are merchants, farmers, adventuring guild representatives, and many 
+types of other people on the council (as well as the current head of the 
+town guard). Council members are selected by the mayor, unless the citizenry 
+objects to his selection, and serve for a period of one year as well. Here 
+again, the same council members have generally served and will continue to 
+serve, because nobody really has a problem with how they're working out. 
+	The laws in the area are typical of midevil fantasy settings – don't 
+kill, steal, or rape. Most small offenses will land you in the clink for a 
+small time, but executions can and have been performed for serious crimes. 
+And given that Hillsburrough is an independent city on the Frontier, there 
+is no higher court to appeal to. The legal process is somewhat similar to 
+here in america – two lawyers jew at each other in front of a jury of 12 
+people, and they come back with a verdict. There are no trials without a 
+jury, by order of the town charter – even something as small as stealing 
+bread, if it goes to trial, goes to trial before a jury. 
+	The current village council consists of the mayor, Master Gerbo, Svein, 
+Edward Longfingers, Gilbert and Marigold (halfling sheepherders from the 
+outskirts of the village), Godfred (a shipmaker that lives on the river above 
+town), Camelia (a halfling rabbit farmer), Balnal (a dwarven hunter who 
+hunts in the foothills), and Camelia and Boddyknock, human dairy farmers. 
+Alexei sometimes sits on the council as a representative of the City Watch, 
+but has no official position, and is usually only a guiding voice – 
+though when he speaks, it is fairly authoritative.
+
+
+Mayor Hafgrim, male human Nob9: CR 8; Size M (6 ft., 2 in. tall); HD 9d8-18; 
+hp 28; Init +1 (+1 Dex); Spd 30 ft.; AC 11 (+1 Dex); Attack +6/+1 melee, 
+or +7/+2 ranged; SV Fort +1, Ref +4, Will +8; AL LG; Str 11, Dex 13, Con 6, 
+Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 12.
+Languages Spoken: Common.
+Skill points: Nob 60
+Skills and feats: Diplomacy +12, Gather Information +11, Handle Animal +12, 
+Hide +1, Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +13, Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty) +11, 
+Listen +2, Move Silently +1, Perform (Oratory) +3, Sleight of Hand +3, 
+Spot +2; Leadership, Point Blank Shot, Skill Focus (Diplomacy), Skill Focus 
+(Knowledge (Dungeoneering)), Weapon Focus (rapier).
+Possessions: 12,000 gp in gear.
+
+Gilbert, male halfling Com5: CR 4; Size S (2 ft., 10 in. tall); HD 5d4; 
+hp 12; Init +2 (+2 Dex); Spd 20 ft.; AC 13 (+2 Dex, +1 Size); Attack +5 
+melee, or +5 ranged; SV Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +3; AL NG; Str 14, Dex 15, 
+Con 11, Int 8, Wis 12, Cha 8.
+Languages Spoken: Common, Halfling.
+Skill points: Com 8
+Skills and feats: Climb +4, Craft (Leatherworking) +3, Hide +6, Jump +4, 
+Listen +10, Move Silently +4, Spot +1; Skill Focus (Listen), Skill Focus 
+(Craft (Leatherworking)).
+Possessions: 21 gp in gear. 
+
+Marigold, female halfling Com1: CR 1; Size S (3 ft., 0 in. tall); HD 1d4-3; 
+hp 1; Init +0; Spd 20 ft.; AC 11 (+1 Size); Attack -1 melee, or +1 ranged; 
+SV Fort -2, Ref +1, Will -1; AL NE; Str 7, Dex 11, Con 5, Int 7, Wis 7, Cha 9.
+Languages Spoken: Common, Halfling.
+Skill points: Com 4
+Skills and feats: Climb +0, Hide +4, Jump +0, Knowledge (The Planes) +0, 
+Listen +0, Move Silently +2, Spot -2; Track.
+Possessions: 4 gp in gear. 
+
+Godfred, male human Com2: CR 1; Size M (5 ft., 6 in. tall); HD 2d4-2; hp 5; 
+Init +2 (+2 Dex); Spd 30 ft.; AC 12 (+2 Dex); Attack +3 melee, or +3 ranged; 
+SV Fort -1, Ref +2, Will +3; AL NG; Str 15, Dex 15, Con 9, Int 10, Wis 13, 
+Cha 8.
+Languages Spoken: Common.
+Skill points: Com 15
+Skills and feats: Climb +7, Craft (Carpentry) +3, Craft (Painting) +2, Craft 
+(Shipmaking) +5, Hide +2, Listen +1, Move Silently +2, Spot +1; Combat 
+Reflexes, Iron Will.
+Possessions: 10 gp in gear. 
+
+Balnal, female dwarf Com5: CR 4; Size M (3 ft., 11 in. tall); HD 5d4; hp 11; 
+Init +0; Spd 20 ft.; AC 10; Attack +3 melee, or +2 ranged; SV Fort +1, 
+Ref +1, Will +1; AL N; Str 12, Dex 11, Con 10, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8.
+Languages Spoken: Common, Dwarven.
+Skill points: Com 16
+Skills and feats: Craft (Armorsmithing) +2, Craft (Blacksmithing) +2, Craft 
+(Stonemasonry) +2, Craft (Trapmaking) +2, Craft (Weaponsmithing) +2, Craft 
+(Woodworking) +7, Hide +0, Listen +0, Move Silently +0, Open Lock +1.5, 
+Profession (Hunter) +8, Spot +0; Skill Focus (Profession (Hunter)), Skill 
+Focus (Craft (Woodworking)).
+Possessions: 21 gp in gear. 
+
+Camelia, female halfling Com1: CR 1; Size S (2 ft., 9 in. tall); HD 1d4-1; 
+hp 3; Init +2 (+2 Dex); Spd 20 ft.; AC 13 (+2 Dex, +1 Size); Attack +1 melee, 
+or +3 ranged; SV Fort +0, Ref +3, Will +2; AL N; Str 11, Dex 15, Con 8, 
+Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 9.
+Languages Spoken: Common, Gnome, Halfling.
+Skill points: Com 12
+Skills and feats: Climb +6, Profession (Dairy farming) +4, Craft 
+(Trapmaking) +5, Hide +6, Jump +2, Listen +3, Move Silently +4, Spot +1, 
+Swim +2; Armor Proficiency (Light).
+Possessions: 4 gp in gear. 
+
+Boddynock, male gnome Com5: CR 4; Size S (3 ft., 4 in. tall); HD 5d4-10; 
+hp 7; Init -2 (-2 Dex); Spd 20 ft.; AC 9 (-2 Dex, +1 Size); Attack +3 melee, 
+or +1 ranged; SV Fort -1, Ref -1, Will +2; AL NG; Str 10, Dex 6, Con 7, 
+Int 7, Wis 13, Cha 9.
+Languages Spoken: Common, Gnome.
+Skill points: Com 8
+Skills and feats: Craft (Alchemy) +0, Profession (Dairy farming) +7, Hide +2, 
+Listen +3, Move Silently -2, Spot +1; Skill Focus (Profession(Dairy farming)).
+Possessions: 21 gp in gear.
+
+3.1 City Guard
+--------------
+
+	The town guard consists of maybe 30 people, only about 5 of which are on 
+duty at any given time, who are all under the direct command of Alexei “
+The Tank”, the Commander of the Guard. He is an extremely strong but 
+intelligent and wise leader, loved by the Mayor, his Men, and the townsfolk 
+alike. He has amicable relations with everyone in town, which often is the 
+reason for Hoskuld and Grebo not getting into an all-out war over their 
+pranks. The rest of the guardsmen can be considered 1st level fighters. 
+
+Alexei, male human Ftr20:  CR 20; Size M (5 ft., 7 in. tall); HD 20d10+80; 
+hp 198; Init +3 (+3 Dex); Spd 30 ft.; AC 19 (+3 Dex, +3 armor); Attack 
++26/+21/+16/+11 melee, or +23/+18/+13/+8 ranged; SV Fort +16, Ref +9, Will 
++7; AL LG; Str 22, Dex 16, Con 19, Int 17, Wis 12, Cha 12.
+Languages Spoken: Common, Elven, Gnome, Halfling.
+Skill points: Ftr 138
+Skills and feats: Climb +29, Concentration +6.5, Craft (Stonemasonry) +14, 
+Gather Information +2, Handle Animal +23, Hide +3, Intimidate +22, Jump +27, 
+Listen +3, Move Silently +3, Ride +12, Spot +3, Swim +26, Tumble +6; 
+Alertness, Blind-Fight, Cleave, Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Far Shot, Great 
+Cleave, Improved Bull Rush, Improved Sunder, Leadership, Point Blank Shot, 
+Power Attack, Quick Draw, Rapid Shot, Track, Weapon Focus (longsword),
+Weapon Specialization (longsword).
+Possessions: +2 Longsword of Thundering (+29/+24/+19/+15 1d8+5), +3 full plate,
++1 studded leather of sonic resistance (worn most frequently), Ring of Freedom 
+of Movement, Warhorse with platemail barding
+
+	Aside from the Town Guard, Hillsburrough subscribes to a Militia 
+system – one day a week, all able bodied men are required to gather in
+town and train to fight off roving monster bands, and groups of bandits, 
+etc. They also train in flood response, putting out fires, etc. These events 
+are something the whole town get into (even Grebo and Hoskuld act peacably 
+during these events), and it's a big way that the town stays cohesive and 
+tight-knit. Strong friendships are built in the training, and as a result 
+the entire citizenry is able bodied and determined. This is one of the reasons 
+for their independence – Alexei, Grebo and Hoskuld aside, you would have 
+a hard time occupying Hillsburrough.
+
+3.2 Outlying farms
+------------------
+
+	The farms that lie on the north end of the village, next to the river, 
+grow a variety of crops – beans, leafy vegetables, nuts, some fruits, and 
+there are farms that raise beef, pork, poultry, and dairy. Some families run 
+cloth weaving, apothecary, or other oddball shops just outside of town in the 
+foothills or in the plains. The people of the village are, by and large, 
+agricultural – the majority of people don't live in the village proper, 
+but in the outlying farms. Hillsburrough claims the area that is in a 10 mile 
+radius from the center of town (the town hall with the clocktower), so a 
+lot of outlying farmers fall under Hillsburrough's jurisdiction. 
+	Most of the farm houses are simple one-story homes with basic amenities 
+– outhouse, kitchen, fireplace, etc. A few of the outlying homes, 
+however –  such as Mayor Hafgrim's manor home – are quite elaborate 
+for the simple village, two or three stories and containing a basement. 
+Despite the appearance of the simple folk in Hillsburrough, there is a lot 
+of money coming through – this is, after all, the last stop before the 
+frontier.

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+	The Free Frontier is the frontier which falls just outside of the Kingdom's boundaries, whether it is North, South or East of the kingdom.

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+	Named for the sound the wind makes when it howls through these low 
+mountains, the Wailing Wall is home to such rare creatures as griffins, 
+banshees, and even (it is rumored) pegasi. A prominent wizard is currently
+doing excavation west of the village of Banshee's Ford, in preparation for 
+the installation of add-ons to his (already large) tower.