Welcome to North Gilmead Lock!

North Gilmead Lock is known for the following resources:

• Creepy bamboo stands that are avoided by magic users. The locals speak of piles of saphires in a tomb nearby.
• Bee hives that are frequented by locals.
• Unlimited peat swamps that are visited frequently by children. Danry Giacoinson said the locals speak of a stash of emeralds buried near there.

• wine tester wanted. Will pay in gold. Serious inquiries only. Contact Mal Oldcloak.
• Someone stole my cerimonial knife. Find the louse, dead or alive. Will pay in gold. Contact Zok Ogrerot if intrigued.
• Mercenaries wanted for caravan protection. Reward is a secret. Contact Persil Entrasplitter.
• Required: brain moles-catcher needed to keep the beasties away from the sheep and cattle. Will reward you with a land deed. Contact Gok Eagletooth.
• Looking for work? Scholar seeks rare supplies: Scholar unable to gather certain supplies due to age, seeks trustworthy agents to gather materials for research. Will pay in gold. Contact Galdma Thundercloud.
• Help Needed: Bounty for lizards, dead or alive. Will reward you with valuable information. Contact Joic Bartoville.
• Need a change of pace? Scholar seeks rare supplies: Scholar unable to gather certain supplies due to age, seeks trustworthy agents to gather materials for research. Will reward you with valuable information. Guild membership required. May include some hazards. Contact Dane Chrishouse.
• I'm looking for a Transcriber. Need expert to translate runes. Reward available. Mild danger may be involved. Contact Davey Matett.
• Require an instructor learned in local lore to tutor my child. Reward is a priceless heirloom. May include some hazards. Must be a quick learner. Contact Cor.
• Help! Seeking inter-planar messenger. Will reward you with a land deed. Safety not guaranteed. Contact Arneno Fusejet.
• Aristocrat seeks apprentice. Opportunity to earn a title. Contact Ang.

• Mick Carmell is a female half-dwarf who is known in the region as being a mediocre weaponsmith. She appears resentful.
• Blus Bonecracker is a male half-orc who is known in the world as being a mediocre bookseller. He appears boastful.
• Hilbard Melifield is a male halfling who is known in the world as being a mocked shoemaker. He appears impatient.
• Beil Millfellow is a male halfling who is known in the neighborhood as being a renowned hatmaker. He appears attentive.
• Adada Newden is a male halfling who is known in the world as being a renowned jeweler. He appears chatty.
• Coil Hotbody is a female halfling who is known in the neighborhood as being a reasonably skilled wagoneer. She appears loud.
• Amagold Bolgersall is a female halfling who is known in the city as being a mediocre plasterer. She appears conspirational.
• Donic Davman is a male half-orc who is known in the city as being a laughably skilled painter. He appears impatient.
• Malne Weatherwick is a male halfling who is known in the world as being a renowned sheriff. He appears jolly.
• Perdely Forestden is a male halfling who is known in the city as being a laughably skilled salter. He appears greedy.
• Tolmaida Wildfellow is a male halfling who is known in the region as being a poorly skilled soldier. He appears helpful.
• Davic Whitene is a female half-elf who is known in that part of town as being a mediocre maidservant. She appears skeptical.
• Jamey Francard is a female half-dwarf who is known in the city as being a gifted engineer. She appears xenophobic.
• Tolgrinne Tosswick is a male halfling who is known in that part of town as being a skilled seamstress. He appears lovelorn.

• Coil Flowburrow, a nervous female halfling. She is a warrior who is traveling the world as a missionary.
• Jam Southidge, a lovelorn female half-elf. She is a commoner who is fleeing a bad family situation.
• Falinado Coldden, a guilty male halfling. He is a paladin who is on a mission to capture someone.
• Jory Sheford, an impatient female half-elf. She is a fighter who is traveling with an acting troupe.
• Percobne Marshaker, a grieving male halfling. He is an aristocrat who is brokering a truce over escalating tension.

These establishments worthy of mention in North Gilmead Lock:

• The Warm Jane Rugs [+] The Warm Jane Rugs is a typical sized, neat-looking rugmaker. The building faces southwest with a roof made from tile, a brick storefront, and large windows. It is located in a seedy neighborhood of the industry district. This place is run by an authoritarian half-dwarf named Mordin Grandsmelter. The rugmaker is known for high prices for the service there, and is always busy, regardless of the time. There is 1 customer in the rugmaker. The trade guild gives protection to the owner and patrons.
• The Dirty Oarhouse Force [+] The Dirty Oarhouse Force is an average sized, dusty-looking barrack. The building faces south with a roof made from turf, large windows, and a brick storefront. It is located in an expensive neighborhood of the civic district. This place is run by a trusting halfling named Toliline Orleaf. The barrack is known for extravagant prices for the service there, and is usually empty. Upon entering you smell sweat and beer, you hear voices, and you see bunk beds and lockers. There are 4 customers in the barrack. The grifters taxes the owner and patrons.
• The Wrong Cloak Junkyard [+] The Wrong Cloak Junkyard is a huge, disgusting-looking junkyard. The building faces southwest with a roof made from slate, a lap board storefront, and three windows. It is located in an expensive neighborhood of the trade district. This place is run by a pious halfling named Eline Chubbwick. The junkyard is known for next to nothing prices for the service there, and is constantly crowded. There are 2 customers in the junkyard. The organized crime bosses harass the owner and patrons.
• The Merry Rouge Pub [+] The Merry Rouge Pub is a typical sized, tidy-looking brewery. The building faces south with a wood storefront, two windows, and a roof made from slate. It is located in an expensive neighborhood of the industry district. This place is run by a lonely halfling named Ser Hamburrow. The brewery is known for high prices for the service there, and usually has few visitors. Upon entering you see bags of hops, you smell hops and grain, and you hear laughing. There are 4 customers in the brewery. The roving thieves shakes down the owner and patrons.
• The Green Paladin Ceramics [+] The Green Paladin Ceramics is an average sized, smelly-looking pottery. The building faces north with a bamboo storefront, a roof made from slate, and large windows. It is located in a rundown neighborhood of the trade district. This place is run by a skeptical half-orc named Donry Greenley. The pottery is known for inexpensive prices for the service there, and is popular on market days. There are 3 customers in the pottery. The local gangs taxes the owner and patrons.
• The Eastern House Shop [+] The Eastern House Shop is an average sized, dusty-looking clothing shop. The building faces northeast with a mud storefront, a roof made from turf, and tiny windows. It is located in a trashy neighborhood of the shops district. This place is run by a clumsy halfling named Fal Springhearth. The clothing shop is known for high prices for the service there, and holds the record for worst service in the region. There are 5 customers in the clothing shop. The trade guild gives protection to the owner and patrons.
• The Mulled Dead Pub [+] The Mulled Dead Pub is a normal sized, disgusting-looking brewery. The building faces north with a brick storefront, three windows, and a roof made from slate. It is located in a rundown neighborhood of the industry district. This place is run by a nervous half-elf named Davic Shewood. The brewery is known for high prices for the service there, and usually has few visitors. Upon entering you smell hops and grain, you see piles of grain, and you hear laughing. There are 4 customers in the brewery. The police shakes down the owner and patrons.
• The Oiled Thunderbird Purse Shop [+] The Oiled Thunderbird Purse Shop is a small, cluttered-looking pursemaker. The building faces north with a masonry storefront, a roof made from thatch, and small windows. It is located in a nice neighborhood of the trade district. This place is run by a jolly halfling named Cogrinine Greatskin. The pursemaker is known for inexpensive prices for the service there, and is empty during the day but busy in the evening. There are 3 customers in the pursemaker. The city watch hit up the owner and patrons.
• The Honest Snake Druggist [+] The Honest Snake Druggist is a typical sized, packed-looking apothecary. The building faces south with a roof made from slate, round windows, and a wood storefront. It is located in an expensive neighborhood of the fine shops district. This place is run by a contrarian half-dwarf named Jory Whitrell. The apothecary is known for extravagant prices for the products there, and is eerily empty . Upon entering you see a small boy grinding something into powder in a bowl, you smell fresh herbs, and you hear silence. There is 1 customer in the apothecary. The neighborhood watch shakes down the owner and patrons.
• The Marbled Hen Inc. [+] The Marbled Hen Inc. is a small, neat-looking tannery. The building faces south with a roof made from thatch, a lap board storefront, and clean windows. It is located in a seedy neighborhood of the industry district. This place is run by a gluttonous half-dwarf named Snorag Coppersapper. The tannery is known for minimal prices for the service there, and is completely abandoned, and often forgotten. Upon entering you smell leather, you hear an odd thumping sound, and you see skins stretching. There are 3 customers in the tannery. The police harass the owner and patrons.
• The Randy Dungeon Group [+] The Randy Dungeon Group is a normal sized, clean-looking armorsmithy. The building faces east with a wood storefront, a roof made from slate, and three windows. It is located in a rundown neighborhood of the trade district. This place is run by a sick halfling named Ama Millbarrel. The armorsmithy is known for inexpensive prices for the service there, and is on the verge of closing. Upon entering you see bit of armor in various states of repiar, you hear the sound of a forge, and you smell a burning fire. There are 2 customers in the armorsmithy. The crime mobs shakes down the owner and patrons.
• The Slumbering Elf Study [+] The Slumbering Elf Study is an average sized, tidy-looking library. The building faces south with a brick storefront, a roof made from turf, and clean windows. It is located in a new neighborhood of the fine shops district. This place is run by an idealistic half-dwarf named Brobin Deepthrone. The library is known for reasonable prices for the service there, and rarely has room for new business. There are 4 customers in the library. The racketeers shakes down the owner and patrons.
• The Crazy Darkroot Inc. [+] The Crazy Darkroot Inc. is a small, dusty-looking warehouse. The building faces east with a stone storefront, a roof made from thatch, and many windows. It is located in a new neighborhood of the warehouse district. This place is run by an outlandish half-dwarf named Grungin Rubyface. The warehouse is known for reasonable prices for the service there, and is unappreciated by the locals. There is 1 customer in the warehouse. The mobsters gives protection to the owner and patrons.
• The Dry Bag Shop [+] The Dry Bag Shop is a huge, damp-looking cobblershop. The building faces south with no windows, a roof made from slate, and a mud storefront. It is located in an empty neighborhood of the market district. This place is run by a lonely halfling named Serine Warmcaller. The cobblershop is known for very high prices for the goods there, and is usually busy but is strangely quiet as of late. Upon entering you see old shoes and bit of leather, you hear the work of shoes, and you smell rthymic grinding. There are 2 customers in the cobblershop. The crime mobs taxes the owner and patrons.