Rivenshade is a forest-ringed village split by a wide shipping river, with the workers' yards and docks clustered on the lower bank and the wealthy upperbank lined with narrow lanes and whitewashed houses, all enclosed by a wooded wall grown and reinforced over generations.
Where the river divides labor and luxury beneath a living wall.
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Steward
A mid-aged steward who tries to balance merchant demands and worker unrest.
Chief Bargemaster and shipwright
A broad-shouldered man with grease-stained hands and a laugh that hides a cautious mind.
Forewoman and archivist
A vigilant elf who enforces timber boundaries and keeps an eye on crews in the woods.
Tavernkeeper
A merry halfling with a knack for gossip and a surprising knowledge of locks.
Merchant Lord
A sleek merchant who knows when to be charming and when to enforce contracts.
Temple Caretaker
A gentle woman who ministers to the poor and petitions the council for relief funds.
Shipwright and repair
A cluttered dockside shop where ropes, sails, and boat parts are traded and repaired.
General goods
A general goods stall near the quay supplying everyday needs to crew and households.
Dockhands, skippers, and smugglers seeking warm food and low light.
Low-ceilinged tavern on the workers' quay full of sea-folk tales and stained maps.
Upperbank merchants and visiting officials who prefer tea and soft rugs.
A delicate tearoom on the upperbank that serves refined blends and private booths.
Merchant oligarchy
The river merchants who control quotas and mooring rights on the upperbank.
Labor collective
A loose network of dockworkers and boatmen who organize labor and small-scale trade.
Militia
Town defenders and river patrol responsible for security and customs enforcement.
A split wooden bridge with rope pulleys where goods change hands between banks.
Massive floodgates and a watchtower that control seasonal water levels at the quay.
A sunken drydock rumored to hold a captain's chest and old banners beneath silt.
A ring of standing willows engraved with names of those lost to the river.
A consortium member keeps an off-books ledger used to fund bribes and secret shipments.
A spirit-guarded glade holds timber that can bestow rapid growth to boats built from it.
Tomas hides forged mooring permits and faded maps used by past smugglers.
A drowned bell sings at the bottom of Old Drydock when the moon is full.
A hidden grove upstream hides a tree that bleeds sap like silver.
An upperbank warehouse keeper keeps two sets of accounts, one for taxes and one for favors.
Missing Manifest
A wealthy cargo is missing from the Hall of Tides, and fingers point to a gang of river smugglers.
Blight in the Belt
A run of diseased logs threatens the boatyards and a secret grove might hold the cure or the curse.
Forged Lines
Tomas suspects a patron of forging mooring permits and wants discreet help to recover the forgeries.
The Humming Hold
Militia reports a submerged wreck with crates that hum at night; the steward wants the crates retrieved quietly.
