APPLEGATE

Applegate is a small fortified community on the eastern edge of the Brairwood along the Old Road. It's residents maintain a carefree attitude most of the time, but can rally quickly into a fair fighting force when threatened by predators from the surrounding countryside and wood. Applegate is known for it's apple orchards which are owned by Madame Cantrell, who is also the Mayor of Applegate.

Along the South Wall, there is a seldom opened gate that is used for funeral processions to the cemetery, just south of the hamlet. The cemetery predates the current hamlet by over 400 years and is centered around an Applegate ancient cemetery. The southern, and original, entrance into the settlement, is marked by the Statve ov thee Fallen Kyng, but this entrance has become an overgrown no-mans land between the hamlet and the encroaching Wilder Wood.

A. NORTHGATE

B. WESTGATE

C. TOWN CENTER

1. CANTRELL ESTATE

This lavish estate is surrounded by a wrought-iron gate. It consists of several buildings and a multi-level house. Madame Cantrell is the sole owner; her father died last year from a stray goblin arrow and her mother died years ago from illness. She is tended by a pair of loyal family servants and can often be found here tending her horses, consulting her father’s books, or planting in her extensive gardens.
Madame Cantrell is 20 years old with long brown hair and a charming smile. She has soft facial features and blue eyes. She speaks in a soothing tone and is loved by the residents of Applegate.

2. APPLEGATE INN

Applegate’s largest building is a tavern and inn called the Applegate Inn. Operated by Jaffar Jones (male human Commoner 2), the wooden building has an extensive tap room and 10 rooms available for rent. The food is simple but of good quality and the taproom is always busy at night. Spending some coin and asking the right questions reveals the background information on Applegate. The following goods and services are available:

  Item                             Cost
  ---------------------------------------------
  Ale, common                      2 cp/mug
  Ale, dwarven                     5 cp/mug
  Brandy                           1 sp/glass
  Wine, common                     1 sp/pitcher
  Wine, fancy                      1 gp/pitcher
  Meal (roast pork with potatoes)  3 sp
  Meal (mutton with potatoes)      2 sp
  Roast vegetables                 1 sp
  Bread and cheese platter         3 sp
  Single room                      5 sp/night
  Double room                      1 gp/night
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3. BRIARWOOD EXPRESS

This small stable is run by two gypsy twin-brothers; Himon and Mussial Swift. They provide a messenger and delivery service to other settlements in the Briarwood area. Thier primary income in the fall is derived from delivering apples from Madame Cantrell's orchards.

4. BRYAR SMYTHY

Bodkin 'Shoddy' Mapleleaf, a halfling blacksmith, maintains a small shop in the town circle. His nickname does not reflect the quality of his work, but instead his propensity to iron shod everything. He mostly works with mundane items such as cookware, tools, and construction materials. However, he can forge weapons and has a limited amount for sale, at slightly high prices. He can also repair most weapons and armor. He does not have any silver weapons, stating a pouch of silver bullets was stolen from his shop a few weeks ago.
Bodkin is a gruff individual with tanned skin and black hair. He is usually covered with soot and sports numerous burns on his forearms. He is married and has four small children. His two favorite topics of conversation are iron ore and his kids, in that order. He has the following items available for sale:

  Item                        Cost  # Available
  ---------------------------------------------
  Arrows(20)                  2 gp  3*
  Battleaxe, masterwork     350 gp  1
  Dagger                      3 gp  3
  Hooked hammer              30 gp  1
  Longspear                   7 gp  6
  Quarterstaff, ironshod      1 gp  2
  +1 quarterstaff         1,200 gp  1
  Shortsword                 12 gp  1
  Scale mail, medium         65 gp  1
  Shield, light, steel       12 gp  2
  ---------------------------------------------
  * note: Made by Grypyn. However, Bodkin sells
	them at twice the price!

5. TOWN HALL

A simple wooden building contains several small offices, a records storeroom, a courtroom and a conference room. Magistrate Malchor can often be found here, in full regalia, if meeting with the public. Here, Malchor and Madame Cantrell oversee the everyday operation of Applegate, updating records, settling disputes, etc.

6. BARRACKS

A 15-foot-high stockade fence surrounds the isolated wilderness hamlet of Brair. Two 20-foot-high towers flank the gate and serve as the barracks for the town’s militia. The towers contain storerooms, living quarters, a small jail, and a training room.

7. GRYPHYN'S FINE FLIGHTS

This small wooden house is the residence and shop of Gryphyn Boyer, a local gypsy of great renown. Gryphyn is an excellent source of local lore and makes some of the finest traps and flights in the Applegatewood region. He commonly stocks the following arrows:

  Arrow Type    Cost    Description and Effect
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  STANDARD
  Normal       1gp/20   Standard flight arrows*
  Masterwork   5gp      High quality arrow, given three colored flights:
	                brown, black, and white. +1 enhancement bonus to attack
  MAGICAL
  Arrow +1     50 gp    Normally etched with a single notch.
  Arrow +2    170 gp    Normally etched with two notches.

  SPECIAL
  Blunt        1 gp/4   Teardrop shaped head. Deals blunt damage of next smaller
	                dice (d8 becomes d6, etc.).
  Cold Iron    1 gp     Cold iron forged head. Can damage creatures affected by
	                cold iron.
  Grappling   10 gp     Three inch diameter grappling hook head. As a grappling
	                hook, but 10 % chance to become dislodged per use.
  Humming      1 gp     Clay shaped head designed to whistle in flight. 1d2
	                damage. Emits distinct noise that can be detected up to
	                1 mile away (DC 10).
  Silvered     1 gp     Silver tipped arrow. Can damage creatures affected by
	                silver.
  Stone Biter 20 gp     Narrow heavy head with small ridges, designed to stick
	                in stone. Ignores hardness of sandstone and brick.
  Wood Biter  10 gp     Broad flat head with backwards barbs, designed to stick
	                in wood. Ignores hardness of wood.
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Standard Heads: Non-magical arrows break 90% of the time on a missed shot and 50% of the time on a hit.

Magical Heads: Magical arrows are spent 50% of the time on a missed shot and always on a hit. Spent magical arrows are normal masterwork arrows thereafter.

Special Heads: These arrows have specially designed heads for different circumstances.







GRYPHYN BOYERSON, male half-elf Ranger 4: HD 4d8 (hp 14); AC 11; Attack +4 melee, or +5 ranged; Str 11, Dex 13, Int 17, Wis 12.

Languages: Common, Elven, Gnoll, Gnome, Sylvan.

Skills: Craft (Painting), Craft (Bowmaking), Craft (Trapmaking), Diplomacy, Gather Information, Handle Animal, Hide, Jump, Knowledge (History), Knowledge (Nature), Listen, Move Silently, Ride, Search, Spot, Survival, Swim,Improved Initiative, Track, Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot.

Possessions: 3,300 gp in gear.

Ranger Spells Per Day: 1.



8. MISTLETOE HERBERY

A matronly female halfling named Belladonna Mistletoe runs this herbal shop. She is aging, but surprisingly spry and energetic, thanks to using her own concoctions every day. She is respected by the townsfolk and runs an honest business.

Her shop also serves as her home. She maintains several herb gardens around her house and even takes a weekly jaunt into the nearby forest to collect other rare specimens. She has several herbal concoctions for sale, although not all actually have an effect.



  Item (# available)       Cost   Game Effect
  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Antitoxin salve (2)      15 gp  +2 to Str save vs. poison for 24 hours
  Bug-away poultice (2)    10 gp  Vermin are -2 to attack rolls against wearer
	                          but wearer must make Fort save DC 12 or
	                          become nauseated for 1 hour
  Burn ointment (3)        25 gp  Heals 1d3 fire damage
  Healing salve (5)         5 gp  +5 to Heal checks for 24 hrs. after         
	                              applying
  Herbal carrot tonic (1)  20 gp  +2 to Search checks for 1 hour
  Herbal soap (10)          1 gp  No effect; smells like lavender
  Vitality herbal tea (7)   2 gp  No effect
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BELLADONNA MISTLETOE, female halfling Expert 5 (herbalist): Small humanoid (halfling); HD 5d6 (hp 14); AC 12; Atk +3 melee (1d4-1/x2, sickle); SQ Halfling traits; Str 9, Dex 14, Int 16, Wis 14.

Languages: Common, Elven, Halfling, Gnome, Sylvan.

Skills: Appraise +10, Craft (pottery) +10, Handle Animal +10, Heal +10, Knowledge (nature) +10, Listen +10, Profession (herbalist) +10, Spot +10, Survival +10, Skill Focus (Heal), Skill Focus (Profession [herbalist]).

Possessions: Pouch with herbs, cloak, sickle.





See also:



 Applegate Cemetery
 Briarwood
 Corwyn