Who are these people? What did he mean with his dying words, “I will be avenged”? Who is in charge of this town? Why are horses so expensive here?
I guess the answer depends on who you ask, because it’s always about “who you know”, right?
Roll a d30!
- The Order of the Red Gauntlet – an organization of bonded professional caravan guards
- The (Province name) Drover’s Guild – the people in charge of driving carts and wagons full of trade goods from one place to another
- The Altar of (god of healing) – a coalition of traveling healers
- The Shield of (god of war, defensive avatar) – network of men-at-arms that set up unofficial “Town Guards” for neighborhoods or business districts
- The Pillar of Truth – secretive band of clerics/priests, fighters and assassins who act as vigilantes in areas where justice enforcement of the Law is lax
- Knights of the Bronze Sigil – band of cavalry-based fighters promoting the cause of cheesemakers
- Spice-roasters guild – just what it sounds like
- Brotherhood of Cabinetmakers
- Stonemason’s Lodge – school and guild for art of architecture and masonry
- The Way of the Forge – keepers of the secrets of Blacksmithing
- College of Medicae – non-magic-wielding herbalists and surgeons
- The Iron Band – a mercenary company from the north, known for siege tactics
- Tigers of the East – a mercenary company from the southern jungles, known for speed and guerilla warfare
- The Sapphire Banner – a mercenary company from the east, famous for cavalry exploits and an astonishing loyalty
- The Ebon Mask – a mercenary company from the west, known for savagery and led by a merciless (magic-user)
- Mask of the Dawn – a mercenary company from the east, known for unbreakable phalanx formations
- The Echo of Salvation – a penitent group of monks, known for healing psychological wounds and the insane
- Rav Onor – a secretive group of Rangers that patrol the ____ region, protecting the villages from _____
- Screaming Serpents – makers of traps and poisons for protecting property (both cargo and real estate)
- Harvesters of Sorrow – group of undertakers that collect plague- and disease-victims’ bodies for burial
- The Chalice of Fire – group of magic-users specializing in fire-based spells and magicks
- The Windseekers of (island archipelago) – a group of magic-users specializing in magicks of weather and elemental air
- The Hammer of (sun-god) – group of clerics/priests/paladins/fighters dedicated to hunting and destroying demons
- Hearth-keeper’s Guild – in larger cities, a group of professional cooks specializing in preparing food for large groups on a regular basis
- Daughters of Xinari – a network of female were-fox spies in the western cities
- The Indigo Mist – a loose network of assassins from the eastern provinces
- The Scroll of Shadows – a religious brotherhood of evil warriors and clerics seeking to build influence in the cities of the north
- The Anvil of (god of death/the underworld) – enbalmers and entombers of evil or cursed beings
- Song of the Spring – a group of Druids in the south, protectors of the (forest) and its creatures
- Cry of the Raven – wandering clerics of (god of harvest) who organize and lead Harvest Festivals
