Welcome to Ballford!

Ballford is known for the following resources:

• Abundant chinchilla colonies that are frequented by vampires.
• A new gazebo inhabited by poisonous apes that are visited frequently by locals.

• Needed: Need a change of pace? Hesdu Iceis has been kidnapped! Generous payment for safe return. Length of job expected to be short. Will reward you with valuable information. References required. Contact Tulvin Wobbtonk for further details.
• Help Needed: Want to earn some quick coin? cockatrices-catcher needed to keep the beasties away from the sheep and cattle. Opportunity to earn a title. Contact Hilgrimdo Manybread.
• Scholar seeks rare supplies: Scholar unable to gather rare lichen due to age, seeks trustworthy agents to gather materials for research. No pay until task is completed successfully. Opportunity to earn a title. Contact Booia Windmist if interested.
• Help Wanted: Looking for work? Someone stole my peg leg. Find the louse, dead or alive. Guild membership required. Reward available. Mild danger may be involved. Contact Rberm Nightwiser for further details.
• Scholar seeks rare supplies: Scholar unable to gather a rat tail due to age, seeks trustworthy agents to gather materials for research. Length of job expected to be short. Will reward you with a land deed. Contact Rxub Bladeshadow for more information.
• Wanted: wood carving contest this weekend. Special prize for first place finish. Reward is a secret. Must submit to magical scrutiny. Contact Tomby Gearbun.

• Foshest Runegan is a female minotaur who is known in the neighborhood as being a mocked alchemist. She appears nihilistic.
• Xuzar Ghosttmaw is a female hobgoblin who is known in the neighborhood as being a gifted official. She appears forbidding.
• Adavarinne Bluesorrow is a female drow who is known in the region as being a decent smith. She appears quiet.
• Vab is a female kobold who is known in that part of town as being a laughably skilled tailor. She appears apologetic.
• Haahialleu Auvreashadow is a male drow who is known in the region as being a gifted good samaritan. He appears lovelorn.
• Kbok Darkslay is a female hobgoblin who is known in the neighborhood as being a gifted hatmaker. She appears spiteful.
• Illlaninne Riversorrow is a male drow who is known in that part of town as being a renowned jailer. He appears conspirational.
• Erartthil Floralsinger is a male drow who is known in the world as being a mediocre scribe. He appears patriotic.

• Dat, a forbidding male kobold. He is an expert who is traveling with a diplomat.

These establishments worthy of mention in Ballford:

• The Crimson Horse Inc. [+] The Crimson Horse Inc. is a large, dusty-looking warehouse. The building faces south with a roof made from tile, no windows, and a bamboo storefront. It is located in a rundown neighborhood of the warehouse district. This place is run by an embittered hobgoblin named Mun Metalstomach. The warehouse is known for suspiciously low prices for the service there, and is usually empty. There are 2 customers in the warehouse. The local thugs shakes down the owner and patrons.
• The Dew Harpoon Inc. [+] The Dew Harpoon Inc. is a typical sized, crowded-looking masonry shop. The building faces southwest with a roof made from turf, a lap board storefront, and a few windows. It is located in an old neighborhood of the industry district. This place is run by a cautious drow named Adanalssa Heartgrove. The masonry shop is known for unreasonable prices for the service there, and is usually empty. There are 2 customers in the masonry shop. The trade guild hit up the owner and patrons.
• The Royal Dog Chop House [+] The Royal Dog Chop House is a small, tidy-looking cutlery shop. The building faces south with a mud storefront, a roof made from tile, and broken windows. It is located in an expensive neighborhood of the trade district. This place is run by a gluttonous hobgoblin named Mun Laughhowl. The cutlery shop is known for dirt cheap prices for the service there, and is busy most days. There are 4 customers in the cutlery shop. The police steals from the owner and patrons.
• The Rolling Song Inc. [+] The Rolling Song Inc. is an average sized, dirty-looking spicemerchant. The building faces southeast with a roof made from slate, round windows, and a stone storefront. It is located in a rundown neighborhood of the market district. This place is run by an authoritarian minotaur named Tavmore Icefury. The spicemerchant is known for unreasonable prices for the service there, and is busy most days. There is 1 customer in the spicemerchant. The crime mobs shakes down the owner and patrons.
• The Violent Wagon Inc. [+] The Violent Wagon Inc. is a huge, tidy-looking university. The building faces east with a stone storefront, a roof made from turf, and large windows. It is located in a trashy neighborhood of the education district. This place is run by an embittered kobold named Bit. The university is known for reasonable prices for the service there, and is one of the busiest places in town. There are 3 customers in the university. The grifters steals from the owner and patrons.
• The Lecherous Mead Glass Crafters [+] The Lecherous Mead Glass Crafters is a huge, dusty-looking glassmaker hut. The building faces northwest with clean windows, a lap board storefront, and a roof made from turf. It is located in an expensive neighborhood of the trade district. This place is run by an intimidating kobold named Dit. The glassmaker hut is known for reasonable prices for the service there, and is completely abandoned, and often forgotten. Upon entering you hear a bellows pumping, you see panes of glass and mirrors, and you smell a burning forge. There is 1 customer in the glassmaker hut. The local gangs gives protection to the owner and patrons.
• The Severed Helix Candle Maker [+] The Severed Helix Candle Maker is a large, filthy-looking illuminator. The building faces northeast with a roof made from turf, no windows, and a lap board storefront. It is located in a trashy neighborhood of the fine shops district. This place is run by a nosy hobgoblin named Kog Foulshadow. The illuminator is known for dirt cheap prices for the service there, and is busy most days. There are 2 customers in the illuminator. The racketeers shakes down the owner and patrons.
• The Drowned Wand Jewelers [+] The Drowned Wand Jewelers is a normal sized, damp-looking jewelery store. The building faces northeast with a roof made from slate, round windows, and a brick storefront. It is located in a new neighborhood of the shops district. This place is run by an embittered kobold named Vor. The jewelery store is known for fair prices for the service there, and is usually busy but is strangely quiet as of late. There is 1 customer in the jewelery store. The city watch gives protection to the owner and patrons.