Crosshill flourishes at a confluence of major routes, its cobbled market square always alive with travelers, peddlers, and local farmers. Colorful banners flap above sturdy timber buildings and the crossroads monument stands sentinel, watching generations of deals, duels, and whispered promises play out in its shadow.
Where four roads meet, secrets and fortunes are made.
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Mayor
A sharp-eyed woman of fifty-two, often spotted with road-dusty boots and a battered diary.
Scout Captain
Weathered and wiry, with scars from past skirmishes and a constant squint.
Miller and amateur herbalist
Chubby, pink-cheeked, with ever-dirty hands and a twitchy nose for secrets.
Caravan Outfitters’ Guildmistress
Short, broad-shouldered, and precise, with a wild shock of white hair.
Innkeeper and underground broker
Saffron-skinned, polished horns, always dressed in the latest fashions filched from travelers.
Village Herbalist and Sage
Petite with silver-tinted hair, draped in leaves and always accompanied by a pile of books.
Wagonwright and Outfitter
A sprawling barn-like emporium with hand-painted signage, overflowing with all a traveler could need and more.
Curio and Herb Shop
A riot of dried herbs, musty books, and mysterious bottles packed into a crooked cottage.
Caravaners, traders, off-duty guards, and fortune-seekers
A raucous, fire-lit taproom famous for loud dice and ruder songs, with cheap ale and strong stew.
Vigilante/scout band
Mix of ex-adventurers and concerned locals patrolling the roads and rooting out wayward officials.
Criminal network
A shadowy coalition trading in banned goods and information, vanishing into the night if threatened.
Religious/civic society
Robed monks and clerics, expert in blessing voyages and interpreting omens, quietly influential in civic affairs.
A massive stone obelisk etched with the names of founders and legendary travelers, rumoured to be a meet-point for secret deals.
Half-buried stone basements and fire-blackened beams from the great fire, now overgrown and haunted by occasional vagrants.
A low, overgrown rise east of the fields with slumped standing stones—strange glyphs pulse faintly in moonlight.
An open-air patchwork of tents and wagons changing daily; anything from exotic fruits to odd magical trinkets may appear.
Southern town gate shrouded in thorn vines; said to whisper warnings on windy nights.
The burial mound contains an ancient oath-bound spirit waiting to be freed—or bound anew.
A portion of the stolen Night Coach gold remains hidden in a false-bottom wagon stored at The Lucky Wain.
Several council members covertly benefit from illegal tarriffs and smuggled imports.
Vanishing Scouts
Uncover the fate of missing forest watchmen and whether bandits or monsters stalk the eastern path.
The Night Coach Legacy
Decipher clues left from the infamous highwaymen’s gold heist and locate the hidden haul.
The Blighted Field
Investigate the fungal blight’s source—mundane, magical, or malicious?—and restore the vital wheat crops.
The Shadow at Thorny Gate
Strange voices and glimpsed shadows hint at a malevolent spirit or fey haunting the southern gate—danger to travelers mounting nightly.
Council Under Fire
Prove corruption among the town council before the new trade levy drives out vital merchants, risking Crosshill’s tenuous prosperity.
