Harrowcross sits where three major routes meet, its square full of wagons, tents, and a constant hum of negotiation; inns spill light into the night and a single stone tower watches the approaches, while craftsmen and caravan masters keep the town alive between seasons.
Where three roads meet and every bargain carries a story.
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Magistrate
A pragmatic magistrate who balances law with the needs of itinerant traders.
Head Waymaster
A blunt, broad-shouldered man who speaks in tolls and routes.
Tavernkeeper
A quick-witted halfling who knows which wagons carry what.
Watch Captain
A taciturn veteran who drills recruits with a soft fairness.
Red Banner Agent
A sleek agent who presses for higher tolls and contracts.
Leatherworks
A compact tannery and saddle shop where pack gear is repaired and traded.
Spice Stall
A narrow stall stacked with spices, teas, and small luxuries favored by travelers.
Caravan masters, wayward pilgrims, and local craftsmen.
A lantern-lit tavern notorious for quick deals and late-night bargains.
Merchant guild
An association of caravan masters who set tolls and negotiate safe passage.
Religious order
Devotees who maintain shrines and act as guides in return for offerings.
Mercantile company
A loose band of former soldiers turned protectors of the trading lanes and occasional mercenaries.
A shallow ford strewn with old wagon bones from a forgotten crossing.
A cramped market lane known for rare spices sold in folded paper cones.
A wind-scraped gallows used for public justice that now holds anonymous ribbons.
A small herb garden by the ledgerhouse where local remedies are swapped for stories.
The Ledgerhouse contains a hidden ledger listing illicit contracts that tie local officials to a northern smuggling network.
The Shrine of the Crossed Way is used by a secret society to mark caravans under protection from a private enforcer ring.
A collapsed byroad hides a cache of foreign arms intended for an uprising in a nearby county.
A trader claims a map shows a shortcut that cuts a day from the east trail.
Whispers say one of the tabs hanging at the shrine marks a debt owed to a noble.
The Frozen Ledger
A ledger entry points to a lost contract that could release a caravan's frozen assets.
Markers and Lies
Smugglers use abandoned mile markers as caches and one cache holds a map to a hidden vault.
Nightpack on the Roads
A series of wolf attacks may be natural or the result of a hunter's ward ritual gone wrong.
Covenant of Tolls
A secret covenant threatens to overturn toll rights and could start a trade war between factions.
