A crossroads town built around a paved octagonal plaza and a tomes-and-trade market, Harrowcross serves merchants, pilgrims, and mercenaries passing between three major regions and guards a year-round ferry across a broad river.
Where roads meet, secrets wait in the market shadow.
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Steward
A steady pair of eyes and a silver brooch mark her as steward of Harrowcross.
Guildmaster of Caravans
Crisp coat and ever-present ledger define his image to rivals and allies alike.
Market Broker and stallowner
Broad-shouldered and loud, she can swing a council meeting with a single demand.
Ferry Captain
Salt-streaked beard and a carved oar signify his authority at the landing.
Foreman of Bridges
Callused hands and a soot-streaked apron make her recognizable at dawn work.
Leatherworks & Brokerage
A busy shop full of cured hides, bargaining voices, and rolls of cloth used by travelers and traders.
General Goods & Curios
A cluttered stall whose owner trades gossip as readily as goods, often buying odd items from passing strangers.
Smithy
The clang of metal and heat of bellows mark this smithy as the place to fix what the road breaks.
Merchants, caravanners, and local guards
A tavern centered on the plaza famed for its lantern-lit balcony and rumor-laden darts games.
Ferry crews, sailors, and occasional smugglers
A waterside inn catering to sailors and ferrymen with rooms for hire and a small dock.
Economic guild
A powerful guild that organizes long-distance trade and pushes for lower ferry scrutiny.
Merchants' alliance
A loose network of stallowners and artisans that resists caravan dominance through solidarity.
Local militia/guard
Ferryfolk and guards who keep the river lanes safer than the back alleys.
A paved market center with eight vendor arcs and a central statue of a roadwarden.
A busy dock with barge moorings, chained hoists, and a watchtower overlooking the river.
A narrow lane leading toward the forest where whispers of smugglers and rogues are common.
An aging stone bridge with carved toll niches and metal plates bearing the names of past donors.
The ferry manifest ledger is doctored to hide shipments of contraband.
An old subterranean warehouse beneath the plaza stores artifacts from a forgotten cult.
Steward Miren once accepted a bribe to ignore a ferry massacre report.
Silent Cargo
Merchants complain of missing goods and suspect ferry manifest tampering; uncover the smuggling ring and decide whether to expose or join it.
Bridge of Ghosts
Workers report shadows and whispers on the Bridge of Coin at night; investigate a haunted chamber and its salty revenants.
The Missing Coin
A ceremonial coin vanished before Founders' Market and rival guilds point fingers, so find the thief and avoid a market shutdown.
Tokens in the Water
Cursed tokens cause strange fish and nightmares among ferrymen, leading to an investigation into river magic and a submerged altar.
Escort or Extortion
Gerrin offers paid armed escorts that may be bullies in disguise; choose to protect a caravan honestly or uncover his coercion network.
