1. Locations

Twelve Pillars Courthouse

Infrastructure

This is where people need to go to acquire licenses to carry weapons or use magic within Upper Tavick’s Landing. The primary clerk who deals with suspicious individuals is an old dwarf named Billan Tosh (LN male dwarf expert 9). Billan is an expert at spotting forgeries, and has Forgery +13, Sense Motive +14, Spot +14, and a Will save of +9. He also has a pair of spectacles that provide him with the benefits of arcane sight, and if he detects any use of magic he triggers an alarm summoning guards— so the use of charm person might backfire. Billan is a low-level member of the Aurum, and the character’s relationship with the Aurum may affect their ability to acquire licenses; alternatively, he can offer to grant a request if the characters perform a service for the Aurum. Because of his Aurum connections, he proves diffi cult to bribe; he is well paid for his services.

The spymaster of the Zilargo embassy has an agent in the records department: Janesta Banton (N female gnome expert 4), a scribe and clerk. As a result, the gnomes can easily gain access to the many details people must provide to obtain a license.