6. It’s Not Hetland, it’s Bridgeport
The official name of the city is Bridgeport, which is quite uninspired as you can see. But the locals call this place Limerick. This is apparently because of a really funny, totally hilarious, and at the same time extremely vulgar limerick that’s been written about the city.
List of NPCs in Eastwall
- Officer Grant Standstill of Bridgeport Port Authority
- The Kennedys
- Joan, the matriarch
- Frederick, her husband
- Robland, the eldest child
- Sally, the youngest child
- Chadford, the middlest child
- Theldra Nendalin, the owner of Bad Poets Society
- Ghudrun “The Sizzles” Ghaldarim, captain of the Firebat and its crew the Burners
- The Burners
- Cham “Libations Officer” Hegardim
- Dilford “Squeamish” Stonetall
- Arthur “Rudder” Lodestone
- Morgan “The Other Rudder” Lodestone
- Maryth, a grizzled old elf
- Spencer Theledrin Barleystone, the Warden of King’s Eye Correctional Facility
- Sage of the Dawnwardens
- “The Ghoul”
- Saul Millerson of Eastwall Realmsguard Regiment, locally known as the Buzzkill Regiment.
- Kripp Tallowton of Eastwall Realmsguard Regiment, locally known as the Buzzkill Regiment
- Shengen “Slick” Thuldim, Merchant’s Guild Representative
- Jips, con-artist, real good talker.
- Zemeck, owner of a few shopping stalls for catering to adventurers
List of Places of Interest in Eastwall
- The Piers
- The Bookwyrm
- The Firebat
- Bad Poets Society
- Bridgeport Port Authority Building
- Eastwall Realmsguard Regiment Barracks
- Dargath Edifice, Offices of the Merchant’s Guild
- The Underdock
- Arlam II Square
Officer Grant Standstill of Bridgeport Port Authority
“Great, more ships. Excellent. That’s what I need in my life. Ugh… Ahem, welcome to Bridgeport, home of the Mostar Bridge, and the world’s largest cliffs. What is the purpose of your visit?’
Officer Standstill is a middle aged human man, with sunken eyes and very yellow teeth. What remains of his hair is combed over to cover the very obviously bald summit of his head. He wears a tunic that’s at least two sizes too large for him. There’s a shortsword attached to his belt, but the leather binding at the hilt is basically rotten at this point.
Officer Standstill is fed up with his lot in life, doesn’t want to work anymore, but doesn’t really have any choice on the matter. After his shift as an officer of the port authority, he goes back to his home with his wife and two kids. His family is the only good thing he has going for himself, but sometimes he wishes there was just a bit more to life than asking dangerous looking individuals what their purpose in Bridgeport is.
The Kennedys
“Oh for fuck’s sake Fred, how many times did I tell you to make sure you brought our passports? How many times? Huh? Hey, are you even fucking listening to me? We have nowhere else left to go and we can’t even fucking leave this damned city, because you lost our passports, I hope you’re fucking happy.
Joan and Frederick Kennedy were probably happily married once. After three children, increasing food prices, and civil strife, they’ve reached their limit. They really would like to leave Athean and look for a better life somewhere else. Maybe in Aldenaan? They hear Port Gardan is a lovely place.
Theldra Nendalin [Theldra has become so much more than just an old elven women]
“Oh sick new travelers. What’s up strangers welcome to my inn. The first drink’s free if you can impress me with a bad poem.”
Theldra is a really, really, really, really, really old elven woman, but she doesn’t really care about that. She’s probably the only real pureblood elf most people will ever see in their lives, but she’s over it. Most of her conversations are attempts at trying to not talk about the fact that she’s a pureblood elf.
You also probably don’t want to anger her.
Ghudrun “The Sizzles” Ghaldarim
“Oof that burns right, eh lads?”
The Sizzles is the dwarf captain of the Firebat, a ship that’s slightly smaller than the Bookwyrm, and is covered in scorch marks. The most striking feature of the Firebat is a golden bat masthead that looks kind of like a fountain. In truth, that’s a very powerful fire cannon, designed by The Sizzles himself.
Spencer Theledrin Barleystone, the Warden of King’s Eye Correctional Facility
“I would like to warn you sir that we have laws and regulations in this kingdom and you would do well to follow them. Otherwise we will not hesitate from making you follow them.”
Warden Barleystone is the half-elf warden of King’s Eye Correctional Facility. He’s a very handsome man, with olive-skin, and a single violet eye. Instead of his other eye, he wears a mechanomagical eyepiece, that seems to be grafted directly into his skin and head.
He wears the standard uniform of a high ranking officer of the Realmsguard – a red velvet overcoat, with matching pants. He also has a bunch of medals.
Warden Barleystone is a no nonsense man and you can sense that he might be dangerous if you cross him.
Sage of the Dawnwardens
“...”
Sage is a silent hunter and a member of the Dawnwardens. By silent, I mean literally. Sage will never speak a single word, ever. Luckily for us, however, Sage has a little sparrow who calls itself Ghost that follows him around wherever he goes.
Sage wears a cloak and a mask that covers all of his face.
Ghost is a magical bird that’s voiced by Nolan North.
“The Ghoul”
“Stop staring at us, staring not cool, not nice. But we can show you some wares, if you don’t mind the lice.”
The Ghoul is a one-armed survivor of some sadly disfiguring disease. Most people are very mean to him, but all he wants is to keep on living. The port authority won’t let him have a stall among all the other merchants at The Piers, so he has to sell his wares with the more shady people at the Underdock.
Saul Millerson and Kripp Tallowton of Eastwall Realmsguard Regiment, locally known as the Buzzkill Regiment.
“Yeah, so I’m only a week away from retirement. I’m very much looking forward to spending a lot of time with my grandson! Look he sent me this little pendant of a drawing of me holding the Red Flag of the Realmsguard. I also promised my daughter that I’d finally tell her all about her mother, who passed away while giving birth to her.”
“Oh gee Saul, I don’t know. I don’t know what I’ll do once you leave Saul. The other guys don’t really like me that much, do you think I’ll ever fit in?”
Saul and Kripp are members of the Realmsguard, which is the organization that keeps the peace across Athean. Saul is almost 60, while Kripp doesn’t look an age older than 15, although he’s actually 20.
Saul’s almost too kind and nice to be a Realmsguard, but he joined them during more peaceful times, where the Realmsguard didn’t really need to draw their swords too much. Over 40 years of service later, Saul has seen Athean change drastically. Luckily for him, he’s about to retire and leave this life behind.
On the other hand, all Kripp has ever known is how dangerous this job can be. He’s had a few of his friends killed by brigands and bandits on the streets of Limerick and still questions his decision to join the Realmsguard every day.
Shengen “Slick” Thuldim, Merchant’s Guild Representative
“Cham’s friends, I take it? Yes yes, come. Let’s talk business.”
Slick is a dwarven woman with very short hair, bright blue eyes, and immense confidence. Mercantilism is a family tradition and she is proud to carry it on. She has been the Merchant’s Guild Representative at Limerick for a little over six months, after her dad decided to step down to focus on his carvings.
Slick’s foremost priority, obviously, is to promote free trade across the many cities on the continent – whatever that might take. If this means she might deal with some… less than desirable people, that’s fine. All is fair in love and trade, as they say.
Jips, con-artist, real good talker.
“What? Jips is my real name, what on earth are you talking about old sport? Look, look at me. Would I ever lie to you? Have I ever lied to you?”
Jips is a traveler, a merchant, a mercenary, an assassin, a scribe, a warrior, a lover, an entrepreneur, a sailor, a Lord, a dancer, a poet, a guild member, a bartender, a cook, a man, a woman, an elf, a human, a dwarf, but not a liar. No sir. Jips has never, ever lied in their life, not even once.
No one really knows Jips. If you ask around, you will 100% get conflicting reports. Some people will tell you that he was a survivor of pox and others will tell you that she is a drunk wench who is nothing but trouble.
List of NPCs in Westwall
- Lord Admiral Theodore Porter
- Captains Juice and Trevor of Gryphon’s Freeholders
- Officer Tilly “No Jokes” Stiffstick, who works at King’s Eye Correctional Facility
- Farstead the Inciter, a political man who loves to give speeches to crowds
List of Points of Interest in Westwall
- King’s Eye Correctional Facility
- Mostar Bridge
- Porter Estate, Home of Lord Theodore Porter of Bridgeport
- Prosperity Square
Lord Theodore Porter
“Well I’ll be! A bunch of vagrants, all of them.”
Lord Admiral Theodore Porter is the governor of Bridgeport and the grand admiral of the Luthian Armada. Although he doesn’t have to, he is particularly interested in personally attending all legal proceedings that take place in Bridgeport. He is also very proud of the work done by the “boys over at King’s Eye.”
Captains Juice and Trevor of Gryphon’s Freeholders
“Listen…” *enters into a bout of wheezing coughs and laughter and isn’t able to speak for a good two minutes.*
Before you meet the Captains Juice and Trevor, I would like to remind you once and for all that Captains Juice and Trevor are not experts and their advice should never be followed. Especially any kind of erotic advice Trevor gives, since he cannot provide any kind of diploma that proves that he has the necessary qualifications.
They’re currently imprisoned in King’s Eye. They are supposed to be put on trial very soon and it’s highly likely that their sentence will be very, very, very unpleasant.
Officer Tilly “No Jokes” Stiffstick
“Hey, listen to me you schmucks. Once King’s Eye sets its gaze you ain’t going nowhere, capiche?”
Officer Tilly “No Jokes” Stiffstick is a sergeant of the guards corps of King’s Eye and she has a really terrible sense of humor. She either doesn’t get or refuses to get jokes, so you have to be very careful with your jokes around her.
Farstead the Inciter
“All people are born free, yet everywhere we are in chains! Where is the vanguard that shall emancipate us from our bondage? Where are the people, the leaders, that will deliver us from this condition! The solution, my friends, lies with the People’s Movement! Alone we will be broken, but united… UNITED WE STAND! GIVE US FREEDOM, OR GIVE US DEATH!”
Farstead is a well-known troublemaker and political visionary, who usually loiters around Prosperity Square. Every now and then he walks up to people and starts talking about his political views. The “People’s Movement” he’s referring to doesn’t have a massive following in Bridgeport, but a small but dedicated group of people do work clandestinely to rile up the working class people. The Movement itself is much more powerful within the villages and towns on the Plains of Athean.
The Realmsguard is not a huge fan of neither Farstead nor the Movement.
Possible Events
- Funeral procession of Samth, whose untimely passing was a shock and a surprise to a lot of his dear friends at the Bridgeport Scribeshall
- Political rally at Prosperity Square led by Farstead the Inciter
- Refugee families occupy the Bridgeport Port Authority Building
- Amazing discounts at the Underdock!
- Poetry contest at the Bad Poets Society
