Setting Info
The Residents Of Verdee/The Marches
There are several residents of Verdee worthy of note. The town's secluded location attracts all manner of folks to it, some less sane than others.
The residents of the Marches are even less sane than those in civilization. Thankfully, they are few and far between.
Grump
The owner and barkeeper of the Roaring King tavern. Grump is an aging half-Orc who is one of the original adventurers. He never lets anyone know his age, but his body occasionally shows the affects of the constant wear placed on it in his youth. In his adventuring days, Grump saved an Azer from several Drider. In return, the Azer forged a beautiful enchanted axe for Grump. The axe still sees occasional use; showering patrons of the Roaring King with sparks and bathing them in it's faint red glow as a warning against violence in the tavern.
Physically, Grump stands around 6' 4". He is completely bald, and his arms and torso are covered in scars. Despite his name, and occasional lack of manners, Grump can be quite friendly towards patrons.
Thorbold Grimaxe
The owner and shopkeeper for Thorbold's Mining Emporium. Thorbold is a middle-aged Dwarf who is always accompanied by his pet donkey (aptly named Donkey) and his pet Axe Beak named Fennel (give to him by Sage Oeriver). Rumors float around telling that Thorbold fled to Verdee after a mine he was digging collapsed a minor noble's castle. Whether the rumors are true is entirely unknown, but his love for mining is quite clear. A shrine to the Kobold God of mining and traps, Kurtulmak, sits on his shop's counter. Thorbold is kind to most everyone who enters his shop, but dislikes Chip the Satyr and anyone without a passion for hard work.
Physically, Thorbold is just over 4' tall. He has a flowing mane of red hair, and a braided red beard that is close to a foot long. Even though he now runs a shop, he is most often seen still wearing mining gear: thick boots, gloves, dirty clothes and apron, and a hard helmet.
Chip the Satyr
Chip is one of the two shopkeepers of the Magic Market. The Satyr follows the usual vices of his kind, including a love of women and drinking. His companion, Todrus, tries to keep him in check. Chip is quite proficient in magic, and runs the magical side of the Magic Market; identifying items and handling their sale. He is kind and courteous to all, and often discounts his services and goods simply because he likes people.
Nature's Force discovered that Chip's brother, Dale, has a grove in the Marches that he uses for all-night parties.
Chip is always tidy appearance wise. He has a short beard and mustache, always finely trimmed. His short horns are filed every day, to keep them from getting gnarly. He always wears the finest clothes he can, and usually has a lyre nearby.
Todrus the Minotaur
A friendly Minotaur is always an odd sight. Todrus is no exception. As one of the shopkeepers of the Magic Market, he handles the alchemical side of the business. An expert potion brewer (despite the average intelligence of a Minotaur being quite far below average), he often has no problem making advanced brews. His conversation skills are not known to be terribly fine, as he usually speaks only short sentences. Todrus is quite firm in his prices, and is practically immune to haggling. Even though he is quite firm on the outside, Todrus is known to fear Grump.
Although he lives in civilization, Todrus still wears no clothing. His horns are damaged, in a stark contrast to Chip's. He is usually seen moving crates of alchemical ingredients around the Magic Market.
Atl Hatae
Much like Grump, Atl is also an original adventurer. The roughly-two-hundred year old Wood Elf dated Grump and adventured with him, before being lost for twenty years in the Marches when her own expedition ended disastrously. Atl's hatred towards Grump for not searching for her has not faded one bit. To get out her excess anger, Atl started an arena once the Legends of Verdee helped her return to town. Atl is quite pleasant to most, but has developed a grudge towards Orcs for obvious reasons.
Atl stands 6' 2", has tanned skin, and braided blonde hair. Atl is never seen without her studded leather armor and her enchanted bow; both always ready for action.
Randy Hammerstein:
An amateur alchemist rescued from the Marches, Randy has brought his finest creation to Verdee: a hot drink called 'coffee'. Serving the drink to all who are willing to try it from his cafe, Randy enthusiastically looks to promote his creation with the lofty goal of serving it in taverns across the entire material plane (and maybe even some of the other planes, too!).
Randy is a fairly average man: just under 6' tall, 175 lbs, and sporting a slight belly. Randy's stained apron covers a plain tunic and set of pantaloons that do little to excite.
Sophia:
Sophia spent her early life in a small village in the West Marches. Raised by her father, a skilled wizard, life was fine in their village. Unfortunately, this seems to have ended in tragedy when Gazgut opened a portal to a different plane in a nearby ruin. Devils over-ran the village over-night, and killed Sophia's father along with the rest of the villagers. Sophia herself survived by hiding in a wardrobe until the Sage Six arrived and rescued her.
Sophia is a human girl roughly 12 years old, wearing a pale blue dress, with her long black hair sporting a pair of matching pale blue bows -- one on each side. Various scars cover Sophia's legs; signs of her perilous arrival in Verdee with the Sage Six. Sophia has some magic knowledge due to reading her father's spare spellbook.
The Buckman Brothers
The Buckman Brothers themselves could easily be mistaken for highwaymen. Their once pale skin has been weathered and tanned into a ruddy brown complexion by a life in the outdoors.
Anton is the eldest of the three and the owner of the coach and definitely the brains of the outfit. His chilled features are shaded from the sun by a tricorn hat, and his leather armour almost completely hidden by his long leather coat. He keeps a shortsword at his side, and a longbow next to him on the coach which he mostly uses for hunting food in the wild.
His brothers, Marlow and Tamar both sport leather armour carry maces and heavy crossbows with which to defend the carriage. They are much more muscular than their older brother, mostly because their father had them do all the manual labour while Anton learned the family business.
Despite their appearance, the Buckman Brothers are friendly enough to anyone willing to pay for their services, but they have little patience for time wasters.
Growing up in the poorer areas of the city taught them not to ask questions and they are unlikely to engage anyone in lengthy conversation. there is a strong family however, as is common in working class families; and if any one of them is threatened, his brothers will quickly come to his defence.
Gazgut The Goblin:
Gazgut is a mysterious creature that has now been encountered by a handful of groups. Most descriptions identify him as a Goblin lich wearing black robes. Wherever Gazgut goes, mayhem is sure to follow. Aside from the typical penchant for insults and a lack of regard for life above his own, Gazgut has a tendency to seek out adventurers as an opportunity to cause mischief. He doesn't seem to have any intentions to attack Verdee -- yet -- but his magical experiments and 'pranks' have caused many deaths throughout the Marches.
Tas'qa:
Tas'qa is a Kobold denizen of the Marches. Always seen wearing fine robes, bedecked in garish gold jewellery, and with gold-plated teeth, Tas'qa is known throughout the Marches as a merchant dealing in magic items. Tas'qa values profit above all else, and seems to have some method of moving his shop -- a trapdoor in the ground -- around. Tas'qa also has a reputation as someone to avoid angering; he has employed Orcs and Minotaurs as mercenaries against those who have angered him.
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