Dogbox: 6 Manors

Spoilers for Dogbox, again.No dungeons this time, just a lot of Guys. It's still incomplete, but a bit o posting helps me build up motivation for the hard parts, だから許して下さいねえ? The Hills play host to two manor-castles separated by an unseasonably autumnal forest and barely-forded river, each of considerable influence beyond Blushdale. They host rival parties about once a month, drawing notables from out of town, with overlapping guest lists. (A rare opportunity for a failscion to mingle above their station, if they can receive an invite.)Knothole. Contains silver scarf (10s) and flask of mead (2s).Bridget. Strong arms, gap teeth. She maintains the ford. After a storm, she's hard at work clearing branches and suchlike. Lives in a cabin on the Leroys' side. Sometimes delivers private letters between the manor-castles, for a small fee. Illiterate. Longs to be elevated to high society, to wear dresses and hold erudite conversation.Lightning-split tree. Deep in its roots, a secret cache of…