Sample Settlements

While it’s nice to be prepared, and planning out cities can be fun in and of itself, it’s not always possible to generate specific settlement stat blocks for every town and city that the PCs might visit. Sometimes the PCs decide to venture off in search of supplies instead of heading straight for the next dungeon, other times they make selling their newly acquired loot their highest priority. The following sample settlements are designed for precisely such occasions. Rather than a specific name, each of these sample settlements bears a generic title that indicates what kind of settlement it is or where it might be located.

Capital City
N large city
Corruption +0; Crime +2; Economy +5; Law +2; Lore +5;
Society +2
Qualities academic, holy site, prosperous, strategic location,
tourist attraction
Danger +10

Demographics
Government autocracy
Population 18,000 (14,000 humans; 1,000 dwarves; 1,000
halflings; 500 elves; 1,500 other)

Notable NPCs
Captain of the Guard Jiranda Hollis (LN female human
fighter 5)
High Priest Fallor Pollux (LG male human cleric 10)
Lord Mayor Alton Ralderac (N male human aristocrat 4)

Marketplace
Base Value 12,800 gp; Purchase Limit 75,000 gp; Spellcasting 9th
Minor Items 4d4; Medium Items 3d4; Major Items 2d4

City of Thieves
CN small city
Corruption +3; Crime +5; Economy +4; Law –6; Lore +3;
Society +1
Qualities academic, notorious, racially intolerant (halflings),
tourist attraction
Danger +15

Demographics
Government secret syndicate
Population 10,000 (6,000 humans; 1,500 halflings; 1,000 half-
orcs; 750 dwarves; 750 other)

Notable NPCs
Crimelord Kamus Rix (NE male half-orc fighter 2/rogue 6)
Headmistress of the Wizards’ Academy Alamandra Talais
(N female human wizard 13)
Puppet Mayor Pavo Tumbor (LE male human aristocrat 2)

Marketplace
Base Value 6,000 gp; Purchase Limit 37,500 gp; Spellcasting 7th
Minor Items 4d4; Medium Items 3d4; Major Items 1d6

City-State of Intrigue
LE metropolis
Corruption +7; Crime +5; Economy +2; Law +0; Lore +5;
Society +1
Qualities holy site, notorious, prosperous, rumormongering
citizens, strategic location, superstitious
Danger +20; Disadvantages anarchy

Demographics
Government anarchy
Population 55,000 (31,000 humans; 10,000 halflings; 8,000
elves; 2,000 half-elves; 1,000 gnomes; 3,000 other)

Notable NPCs
Backbiting Socialite Viviana Dartmoor (LE female human
aristocrat 4/sorcerer 3)
Powerless Queen-Regent Cordella I (NG female human
aristocrat 3)
Social Critic Narcil Sharptongue (CN male half-elf bard 6)

Marketplace
Base Value 27,200 gp; Purchase Limit 200,000 gp;
Spellcasting 8th
Minor Items all available; Medium Items 4d4; Major Items 3d4

Creepy Backwoods Hamlet
NE hamlet
Corruption +1; Crime –5; Economy –2; Law +1; Lore –1;
Society –8
Qualities insular
Danger –5; Disadvantages cursed

Demographics
Government overlord
Population 23 (23 humans)

Notable NPCs
Patriarch Father Humms (CE male human ranger 3)
Village Idiot Junior Humms (CN male human barbarian 1)
Witch Mother Twixt (NE female human adept 4)

Marketplace
Base Value 200 gp; Purchase Limit 1,000 gp;
Spellcasting 2nd
Minor Items 1d6; Medium Items —; Major Items —

Dwarven Trade Town
LG large town
Corruption +0; Crime +0; Economy
+2; Law –1; Lore –2; Society +5
Qualities pious, prosperous, strategic
location
Danger +5

Demographics
Government council
Population 2,500 (2,000 dwarves; 400
humans; 100 other)

Notable NPCs
Forgefather Gundar Dorgrun (LG male
dwarf cleric 12)
Guildsmistress Bilda Keldam (LN
female dwarf aristocrat 3/expert 3)
Militia Captain Karnag Thosk (NG male
dwarf fighter 4)

Marketplace
Base Value 2,800 gp; Purchase Limit 15,000
gp; Spellcasting 6th
Minor Items 3d4; Medium Items 2d4; Major
Items 1d4

Elven Town
CG small town
Corruption –2; Crime +1; Economy +0; Law +0;
Lore +2; Society –1
Qualities magically attuned, racially
intolerant (dwarves, half-orcs, humans)
Danger +0

Demographics
Government magical
Population 1,300 (1,000 elves; 100
gnomes; 100 half-elves; 100 other)

Notable NPCs
Archwizard Talandrel Illarion (NG male elf wizard 14)
Dungsweeper Hrak (CG male half-orc druid 4)
Famous Thief The Crimson Rose (CN female half-elf rogue 7)

Marketplace
Base Value 1,200 gp; Purchase Limit 6,000 gp; Spellcasting 7th
Minor Items 3d4; Medium Items 1d6; Major Items —

Failing Fishing Village
LN village
Corruption +0; Crime –4; Economy –1; Law +2; Lore +1;
Society +0
Qualities rumormongering citizens, superstitious
Danger +0; Disadvantages impoverished

Demographics
Government autocracy
Population 70 (63 humans, 6 halflings, 1 half-elf)

Notable NPCs
Mayor Tanner Basken (LG male human
expert 3)
Sheriff Ira Skeen (LN female human fighter 1/
ranger 3)
Soothsayer the Beachcomber (N male
human druid 2)

Marketplace
Base Value 250 gp; Purchase Limit 1,250 gp;
Spellcasting 1st
Minor Items 1d4; Medium Items 1d2; Major
Items —

SLEEPY CROSSROADS THORP
NG thorp
Corruption –4; Crime –4; Economy –4;
Law –6; Lore –5; Society 1
Qualities strategic location
Danger –10

DEMOGRAPHICS
Government council
Population 16 (13 humans, 2 halflings,
1 dwarf)

Notable NPCs
Landlord and Innkeeper Jaycen Halls (NG
female human bard 4)
Smith Erlan Urnst (LN male dwarf
expert 4/warrior 1)

Trading Post Owner Mr.
Harlen Gnoat (NE male
human expert 2)

MARKETPLACE
Base Value 55 gp; Purchase
Limit 500 gp; Spellcasting 1st
Minor Items 1d4; Medium Items
—; Major Items —