The Barracks District

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A Welcome To The Barracks District

The Town Watch

The Town Watch started out as a small band of mercenaries paid by Grindle to keep his town safe while he developed it and watched it grow. As the town became larger and the number of townspeople and visitors grew, the need for more military and legal personel increased. Thus Grindle enticed the best weapon masters of the land to setup operation in his town. Thus the Barracks District developed extremly efficient and well trained law enforcement personel. The Barracks district thus became home to a number of weapon masters, mercenaries and even a small milita band, who stayed and decided to call Grindletown home.

Here at the barracks the soldiers and mercenaries work together to maintain peace within the city. Of note the following mercenaries have become renowned throughout the land for their fighting prowess. Margarn, Gareth, Naidare and Saccross. This fighting band, who have become known as the Fighting Four, have established a remarkable reputation as an unbeatable quarry. This reputation has served the town well, as it has resulted in many undersirable characters moving elsewhere to ply their thieving and murderous trade. They are all masters in their own fighting styles and provide tutoring if and when they have the time.

The Barracks also provides the opportunity for its charges and those willing to pay a small administration fee to learn new proficiences and skills. In addition adventurers may study with the before mentioned masters, in many disciplines from the long sword to the battle axe. If we don't have a teacher available in your fighting discipline, we will endeavour to locate someone who can train you in the art that you desire to be taught.

The Protectors

However this is not the only protective force available to Grindletown. Recently, Mayor Grindle also introduced the Town Watch to an unusual looking band led by a small 5' tall elf by the name of Isysis. Isysis introduced his charges as the 'Protectors of Grindletown', a band of adventurers who have been encouraged to stay here and lend a hand to the local Barracks district. The Protectors led by a fierce fellow going by the name of Risen Battlecloak, seem to be a decent band and have actually saved this very town from possible destruction on several occassions. Thus they have earned a deep respect from me.

On the other hand this NEW 2nd group of Protectors we were introduced to a few months later are a really strange bunch. They are nothing like the 1st bunch we were introduced to! Always keeping to themselves, always keeping their cloaks pulled tightly closed around them. Its as if they don't want us to get to friendly with them or...too close! What secrets are being kept from us...I'm not sure. They are even rumoured to have weird powers. No one seems to know who or...in that regard what they are. Except Isysis I guess. Though, even Isysis himself is a strange one, rarely speaking, avoiding contact with anyone but his group. However, he is rumoured to be a close personal friend of the Mayor and as we all know around here...a friend of Grindle's is a friend indeed! Anyway, no mater how weird he or his new bunch are, as long as they help to protect Grindletown and its inhabitants from our enemies, then I don't really care who or what they are. If you would like to know more about our Original or the new Protectors please visit our local Library.

Local Weapon Masters of Grindletown

Master Margarn

The most sort after and popular Weapn Master is Margarn. He is a renowned master in the long sword and the 2 handed sword. Due to the rigors of his training methods he will only take on one apprentice per month. Any applicants that wish to train under him must pass a stringent test prior to their acceptance as an apprentice. If any of the rules that he sets for his new apprentices are broken, their training will be concluded immediately. Training is considerably difficult and most new apprentices quit long before a month is up. Those who have the skills and determination to survive his rigorous training, will find the skills learnt from him most beneficial. Overall he is considered a tough but fair teacher and those who tutor with him have come to earn his respect.

MARGARN

Master Gareth

Gareth is a master fencer. He is an expert in the use of a Rapier and a scimitar. Gareth will take on any new apprentice as long as they can afford to pay his expensive training fee. He is purely money orientated. In addition he is a very proud man and uses humiliation in his training methods and a large number of his apprentices are bought to tears at least once in their time with him. He does not care who he takes on as an apprentice as long as they can afford to pay him his fee. Once he has finished their training he prefers to have nothing to do with his past students. He is considered a vain and cruel hearted man, but his skill in fencing weapons is considerable. No better fencer can there be found in these parts!

GARETH

Mistress Naidare

Naidare is a master archer. She is highly skilled in both the short and long bows respectively. Naidare is a kind and considerate teacher whoose considerable skills with the bow are well sort after in Grindletown and surrounding lands. She has at least 5 students apprenticed to her at any one time. Naidare is liked by nearly everyone she meets and is considered a pleasure to be apprenticed too.

NAIDARE

Mistress Saccross

Saccross is a cruel hearted woman. She enjoys inflicting pain on all of her apprentices. She is a master in the use of a Quarterstaff. Many of her students are weak bodied wizards and she takes advantage of their poor physical conditions to drive them into the ground. Her training methods are physically and mentally challenging. Many consider her to be a follower of Lovitar and give her a wide berth. However, those wanting to become skilled in the staff must seek her out as her skill in this weapon is quite amazing to behold.

Saccross

Proficiencies and Skills Taught At the Barracks

Skills and Proficiencies of the Warrior

There are many warriors associated with the Barracks District who are more then willing to share there knowledge and skills. The current skills able to be learnt at the Grindletown Barracks include:

Animal Lore

Adventurers with the knowledge of animal lore can determine the basic feeding and social habits of any animals in which they have had past experience. They will be able to determine whether an observed animal is intending to attack or flee. The adventurer skilled in this proficiency can also imitate the calls of most animals

Armorer

An adventurer who learns this skill can make most armor types if they have access to the proper materials and enough time to do the job. They can also make field repairs to armor that has been damaged through use.

Blind Fighting

This proficiency allows an adventurer to ignore many of the problems inherent in fighting without being able to see. This skill also aids an adventurer when fighting invisible creatures.

Bower/Fletcher

With this proficiency the user can make bows and arrows. However a weaponsmith is still needed to fashionmetal arrowheads.

Endurance

Someone skilled with endurance is able to perform continual strenuous physical activity for twice as long as a normal person before becoming subject to the effects of fatigue and exhaustion.

Hunting

If skilled in this proficiency, a person can attempt to stalk and bring down game animals when in the wilderness. When successful the user of this skill successfully surprises the animal being hunted.

Mountaineering

A person with skill in this proficiency, can make difficult and dangerous climbs up steep slopes and cliffs with the aid of spikes, ropes etc. A party member skilled in mountaineering can can guide a group up a cliff face it could not normally climb.

Running

This skill can allow a person to move at twice their normal movement rate for one day. However at the end of the day the person will need to sleep for 8 hours .

Set Snares

When skilled in this proficiency the person is capable of making simple snares and traps with the intent of capturing small game like rabbits.

Survival-Mountain

When learnt this skill provides a person with the basic knowledge of the hazards faced when travelling trrough mountain terrain. This skill also provides an understanding of the effects of the weather and instinctively knows the proper steps to be taken to lessen the risks of exposure. In addition the user of this skill is able to locate or gather drinkable water and basic foods.

Tracking

Those skilled with the Tracking proficiency are able to follow the trail of creatures and people across most types of terrain. It also allows the type and number of creatures being tracked to be identified.

Weaponsmithing

This proficiency allows the user to perform the difficult and highly exacting work involved in making metal weapons, particularily those with blades. However a fully equiped smithy is required to produce any weapons.

General Skills and Proficiencies

Blacksmithing

A person skilled in the blacksmithing proficiency is capable of making tools and implements from iron. However use of this proficiency requires access to a forge with a coal fed fire and belows, as well as a hammer an anvil.

Leather Working

This proficiency allows a person to tan and treat leather and to make clothing and other leather objects. This includes leather armor, as well as backpacks,saddle bags, saddles and all sorts of harnesses.

Navigation

A person skilled in navigation has learnt the art of navigating by the stars, studying currents and watching for telltale signs of land,reefs and hidden danger.

Riding- Land Based

Those skilled in riding land based are proficient in the riding and handling of horses or other types of land mounts.