Shokonee Flats Character Hooks

The Village Shokonee Flats

A group of children are playing on the edge of town taking scorpions and dropping them onto a swarm of red ants and laughing as the ants tear apart the scorpions.

1. Mayor: Tom Trimble, has contacts with the Fey Queen in western Ameron.
2. Bank: Don Wall is the banker who has been embezzling.  The Banker suspects his dishonesty and has dispatched a group of Auditors to deal with him.
3. Lord Kallin: an aristocrat scientist inventor from Kenston, originally from the east, has taken over the town of Shokonee Flats, bribing the Mayor and fabricating a scandal to get the old sheriff fired.  His goons regularly bully the towns people.
4. Lady Scarlet Johnson: Consort of Lord Kallin an orphan who moved to Shokonee.  Her father was killed by a Tiefling, her mother died in child birth.  Her Aunt raised her and blamed her for her mother’s death.  She fled as soon as she was able and ended up in Shokonee Flats.  She tries to hide her Tiefling ancestry.
5. Sir Lawrence: An actor from Kenston vacationing in the desert for his health is actually a spy of the Queen investigating the activities of Lord Kallin.
6. Barber: Victor Oswald is working on a flesh golem in the cellar
7. Blacksmith: Edvard Cree, Golemoid/Steamwright, learned his skills in the city and fled to the wilderness after doing illegal implants on city gang members.
8. Assayer
9. Undertaker: Morty Addams has been suppling part to the barber for his flesh golem.  Morty is a spy of the ghouls.
10. Saloon/Inn/Brothel
11. Church: Father Olson has been preaching about “True Time”
12. Carpenter/Builder
13. Jail & Sheriff: Sheriff Bob Plank is a stooge of Lord Kallin.  There is a bhuka, Utaku, being held in the jail.  Lyle Little is the town drunk being held in the jail.  He is the tailor’s father.  He is the subject of ridicule for Lord Kallin’s men.
14. Hat Shop/Tailor: Tim Little, is the taylor and hat-maker for the town.  He has devised a plan to poison Lord Kallin whom he makes fine clothes for.  He is waiting for the poison from a renegade alchemist named Lavoisier.  His plan is to apply the poison to a pin and “accidentally” stick Lord Kallin.
15. Printers: Reporter Luis Long is investigating crimes committed by Lord Kallin and is preparing an expose article.
16. Lawyer: Marc Mason, This is actually the Tiefling that killed Scarlett Johnson’s mother disguised as a human.
17. Grolox Lomoloch is a Goreaux Mechamage that has been missing for several weeks last seen traveling out to explore some rumors at the Sun Dial
18. Zirish is a hobgoblin local gambler and gunslinger.  He was formerly an employee of the Banker but has now become a bank robber. Zirish Storm Cloud 4th level hobgoblin gunslinger.  Zirish was working for the Bank until he decided to become a bank robber.  He is in town plotting his next hold up.
19. Luke Pike is the former sheriff who has become something of a robin hood outlaw bent on destroying Lord Kallin.  His gang includes his brother Benny who is  a ghoul, Lavosier a mad alchemist, and Gorroo a renegade gnoll.  His girl friend is Annette Feuberg a fire kineticist.
20. Carpenter/Builder
21. Apothecary
22. Granary
23. General store
24. Clock square: There is a daily open air market here.  Larger on the weekends.
25. Smokehouse
26. Windmill
27. Tannery
28. Warehouse

NPCs

1. Lord Kallin: A reclusive aristocrat from Kenston who has a ranch out of town, Lord Kallin is actually a Rakshasa.  Lord Kallin and his goons are bullies who extort money from the townsfolk. His goons consist of a variety of lowlife villainy including humans, gnolls, and goreaux (constructs).
2. Lady Scarlett Johnson: 6th Level Psychic Tiefling

Rumors:

DC 5: Scarlett is living with Lord Kallin

DC 10: Scarlett has comes from east of the Sierscar Mountains

DC 13: Scarlett has a group of women warriors that protect her

DC 17: Scarlett has psychic powers

DC 20: Scarlett murdered her parents

Scarlett Johnson’s father was a wandering tiefling.  He came across the cabin of a young settler couple.  He killed the husband and raped the mother then fled. Her mother died during childbirth leaving Scarlett to be raised by her Aunt Rose.  The aunt hated Scarlett, blaming her for her parent’s death.  When Scarlett became old enough she fled the tiny village and wandered until she ended up in Shokonee Flats where she reinvented herself as a Aristocrat.  She has recruited a group of ninja to help her. She found a natural companion in Lord Kallin.