Rookwater clings to a wide bend in the clear Greyfen River with wooden piers, wheeled warehouses, and a market square that never quite dries after a rain; tideboards and ropewalks mark its trade heritage while a crooked bell tower rings debts and curfew alike.
Where the river remembers everyone's debts.
A high-res, share-ready sheet you can post or print.
Mayor / Council mediator
A compact woman with wind-creased skin and a habit of checking pier timetables.
Boatwright Guildmaster
Broad-shouldered with tar-streaked beard and a hammer-scarred apron.
Major grain exporter
Slender, sharp-eyed, always scented faintly of coffee and oil.
Agent for a coastal merchant house
Neatly dressed, an impeccable quill tucked behind one ear.
Keeper of the Rivermother Shrine
Tall, moss-green robes, hands always damp from tending the shrine pools.
Boatwright & Ropeworks
A smoky row of sheds with a permanent smell of pitch and a yard full of half-built hulls.
Granary and Export House
A tidy stone building with a wide ramp to the quay and ledger-shelves behind a brass counter.
Boat crews, small-time smugglers, and guild apprentices
Low-ceilinged, full of river odors, favored by crews and smugglers alike.
Guild
A conservative, craft-focused guild that values apprenticeships and quality over quick profit.
Merchant Consortium (outsider cells)
Smooth financiers and shippers who fund projects and prefer influence over blunt force.
Religious Order
A small but respected order that can rally public opinion through rites and symbolic action.
A narrow stair of smooth stones where lovers whisper and clandestine messages are left in crevices.
A rusted gate that controls a side channel and creaks with a mournful sound when opened.
An aromatic block of sheds where smoked fish are cured, and tempers often flare over weights.
A shallow flood-cave under the western quay rumored to shelter smuggled goods during high water.
A hidden canal concession held by the Coastal Merchant House threatens the town's autonomy.
The Rivermother Shrine can call a river wraith if a specific lullaby is sung with an oar-smear of oil.
Mayor Lysa's loan contract contains a clause giving Silas Kree access to docking ledgers.
The Missing Keel
A prototype keel vanishes from Orek's yard the night before a showcase and suspicion falls on rival merchants.
The Floating Doll
A foreign-stamped doll appears during the River Renewal Festival and brings a delegations' questions about a distant port's intentions.
Sluice Sabotage
Someone tampers with the Sluice of Old Regret threatening to flood low-lying homes unless paid off or stopped.
Ledger of Shadows
Players are asked to retrieve the hidden clause in the mayor's loan to prevent the Silver Line Agents from seizing docks.
