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Gnomon Generators

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Street Hassle

d20	Group	Location	Source of Conflict
1	Pickpockets	Sunbaked Street	Duel Within Group
2	Street Sweepers	Shaded Street	Duel With Other Group
3	Beggars	Dingy Alleyway	Brawl Within Group
4	Water Baron’s Militia	Shabby Courtyard	Brawl With Other Group
5	Hegemony Patrol	Opulent Courtyard	Lust
6	Hegemony Tax Collectors	Gambling House	Betrayal
7	Street Magician and Crowd	Tavern	Gambling Debts
8	Buskers	Outdoor Market	Drunkenness
9	Curbside Gamblers	Public Fountain	Drug Psychosis
10	Faa Nomads	Seedy Passion House	Theft
11	Priest of the Promised Sun	Upmarket Passion House	Parasitic Crystals
12	Junk Peddler	Crowded Street	Dangerous Pet
13	Rowdy Apprentices	Deserted Street	Misfired Weapon
14	Off-Duty Actors	Derelict House	Rogue Goats
15	Off-Duty Gladiators	Near Fighting Pits	Religious Dispute
16	Off-Duty Soldiers	Near Chariot Tracks	Street Gambling
17	Courtesans	Artisan Street	Urban Baboons
18	Bounty Hunters	Wealthy Street	Bigotry
19	Water Debt Collectors	Small Shrine	Stampeding Packbeast
20	Titan Cultists	Large Shrine	Upturned Wagon

Buildings

d20	Originally	And Then	Now
1	Cybernetics Surgery	Destroyed by Fire	Abandoned Shell
2	House of Healing	Scribe’s House	Hegemony Barracks
3	Jeweller’s Shop	Orphanage	Gambling Den
4	Courthouse	Beggar’s Flophouse	Passion-House
5	Slaughterhouse	Expensive Townhouse	Tea Rooms
6	Spicer's Storehouse	Rowdy Tavern	Martial-Arts School
7	Occultist's Abode	Slave Barracks	Philosopher’s Guildhall
8	Church of the Promised Sun	Farrier’s Workshop	Quiet Tavern
9	Cobbler's Workshop	Hydroponic Garden	Gladiator’s Barracks
10	Bath House	Nunnery	Cheap Boardinghouse
11	Leatherworker's Abode	Distillery	Expensive Boardinghouse
12	Schoolhouse	Alchemist’s Abode	Prison
13	Prison	Weapon Dealer’s Abode	Music Hall
14	Architects’ Guildhall	Shrine to the Titans	Puppet Theatre
15	Sawmill	Dry-Goods Store	Fighting Pit
16	Maskmaker's Workshop	Grocer’s Shop	Bakery
17	Matchmaker's Abode	Butcher’s Shop	Pet Shop
18	Shrine to Amun-Oh	Owned by a Madman	Glassmaker’s Workshop
19	Library	Armourer’s Forge	Florist’s Shop
20	Fortification	Astrologer’s Tower	Coffee House

d20	Structure	Notable Ornamentation	Reputation
1	Opulent	Heavy Brass Lantern	Cursed or Haunted
2	Crowded	Monkeys in Cages Outside	Unfashionable
3	Shabby	Birds in Cages Outside	Fashionable
4	Vine-Coated	Painted Sigil of an Eye	Trustworthy
5	Graffiti-Coated	Painted Sigil of a Sunburst	Disreputable
6	Filthy	Painted Sigil of a Moon	Disliked
7	Lantern-Hung	Purple Shutters	Dangerous
8	Bat-Infested	Orange Shutters	Safe
9	Sunbleached	Yellow Shutters	Dull
10	Half-Collapsed	Large Golden Door-handle	Rowdy
11	Threatening	Lemon-tree Outside	Cheap
12	Crooked	Orange-tree Outside	Expensive
13	Towering	Large Cactus Outside	Shunned
14	Small	Automatic Doors	Well-Liked
15	Cramped	Flags Hang from Each Window	Unpopular
16	Decrepit	Sign Shaped Like Astrolabe	Stolen Goods Available
17	Sand-scoured	Sign Shaped Like Sword	Owner a Cheat
18	Ill-Omened	Sign Shaped Like Fish	Owner in Debt
19	Beautiful	Sign Shaped Like Cat	Always Hear Gossip
20	Freshly Painted	Sign Shaped Like Star	Best of the Best

Merchants

d20	Name	Manner	Flavour
1	Aakarma	Unkempt	Rabid Fan of Odd Sport
2	Umatri	Suave	Laughs at Own Jokes
3	Summine	Tired	Goods Comically Low Quality
4	Ratian	Disfigured	Carried Around by Their Sons
5	Strinch	Fierce	Curses the Hegemony
6	Meadshark	Mild	Curses the Water Baron
7	Khatri	Sleazy	Curses Consul Lonrot
8	Dungbird	Gaudy	Looking for Investors
9	Attle	Sullen	Weird Feud with Other Merchant
10	Izberel	Over-friendly	Gleeful Gossip
11	Olovo	Suspicious	In Debt to Prieval Prise
12	Goodson	Talkative	Obvious Scam Artist
13	Fordonn	Mute	Religious Maniac
14	Leves	Sickly	Extremely Bigoted
15	Ancia	Agitated	Obsessive Haggler
16	Griddles	Dirty	Trying to Marry off Their Aunt
17	Luxie	Lecherous	Assisted by Sullen Child
18	Jacquen	Drunken	Stingy and Cheap
19	Obritt	Helpful	Knows all the Best Night-Spots
20	Zavitsy	Kindly	Sells the Best Goods in Gnomon

d20	Store Appearance	Store Location	They Sell
1	Crooked	Crossroads	Armour
2	Lantern-Strewn	Basement	Fungus
3	Elegant	By Public Park	Jewellery
4	Airy	Near Water Baron’s Fountain	Olives
5	Literally a Barrel	Under Lemon Tree	Roast Chickens
6	Crowded	By Cactus Garden	Roast Monkeys
7	Inviting	Pleasant Avenue	Swords
8	Half-Burned	Near Slaughterhouse	Coffee Beans
9	Filthy	Near Tavern	Beer
10	Neat	Above Another Store	Silk Robes
11	Sprawling	Near Fighting Pits	Carpets
12	Compact	Above a Restaurant	Pottery
13	Smoky	Inside Apartment Block	Trained Lizards
14	Overladen	Through Secret Door	Leather
15	Ornate	Back of a Cart	Biotech
16	Nondescript	Base of Astronomy Tower	Books
17	Unmissable	Beside Chariot Tracks	Memory Crystals
18	Greasy	Inside Attic	Furniture
19	Somber	A Roof Garden	Sandworm Skins
20	Colourful	Under Footbridge	Poetry

Mercenaries

Should the party wish to engage the services of hired swords, Gnomon’s taverns and courtyards have no end of scoundrels and layabouts who seek a day’s dishonest work. Roll d20 to discern who is available. Sample stats are given below; feel free to modify them as needed.

d20	Name	Description	Flavour
1	Bellino Fester	Bloated True-kin	No Indoor Voice
2	Vigenoa Callant	Scaly Cacogen	Gluttonous and Stupid
3	Demeter Blue	Muscular New-Peacock	Hates Alermo White
4	Alermo White	Burly New-Swan	Loves Demeter Blue
5	Marsalessa	One-Armed Cacogen	Hard of Hearing
6	Mooncalf	Synth, Luminous Head	Suicidally Brave
7	Catanza	Energetic New-Hound	Tuneless Singing
8	Pescand Junta	Sharp-toothed Cacogen	Always Spitting
9	‘Shoulder’	Towering True-kin	Lots of Boils
10	Anders Blackfruit	Talkative New-Gibbon	Hidden Infection
11	‘Clever’ Claure	Round Green Synth	Annoying Pedant
12	Mariel	Squat Purple Mycomorph	Lecherous Maniac
13	Freide	Red-haired True-kin	Spy for the Consul
14	Pretty Sophe	Dead-eyed New-Shark	Incredibly Vain
15	Lydier Onetooth	Ancient Cacogen	Terrible Shot
16	Almondseed	Two-headed Cacogen	Very Gullible
17	Arles Morrow	Bombastic Mycomorph	Opium Addict
18	‘Lucky’ Patrine	Nervous New-Locust	Huge Gambling Debt
19	Reina Lurk	Beautiful ‘True-kin’	Amnesiac Android
20	Parvash Redhand	Clever, Reliable New-Fox	Secretly Worships Azathoth

Inferior Mercenary

Biological

Level	Armour	Morale	Encountered
1	12	+2	1
Attacks: Crude Weapon (d6)
Will work for meals and water.

Skilled Mercenary

Biological

Level	Armour	Morale	Encountered
3	14	+5	1
Attacks: Well-Kept Weapon (d8)
Will demand a retainer of two water tokens per day, plus a share of any valuables or Exotica the party finds.

Noble House

The Noble Houses of Gnomon trace their ancestries to the reign of the Autarchs, with land-holdings that have been maintained for millennia. These families are decadent, lethargic, insular, greedy, suspicious of outsiders, contemptuous of those who work for a living, and seethingly jealous of the growing power of the merchant class. Many nobles have never set foot outside the decaying complex of mansions that encrusts the Apex. Within the cloistered walls of their homes, they set themselves to infighting, treachery, and the pursuit of frivolous obsessions.

d20	House Sigil	Ancestral Heirloom	The Family Shame
1	Ibis	Stuffed Racing Bird	Ancestor Once Rebuked By the Autarch
2	Oryx	Hypergeometric Sword
3	Falling Star	Alzabo Pelt	Sold off Lands To Pay Gambling Debt
4	Crescent Moon	Hologram Projector
5	Full Moon	Extra-Solar Poetry Scroll	Estranged Child Married to Someone Unsuitable
6	Sorrowful Sun	Biomechanical Armour
7	Wrathful Sun	Broken Lance	Widely Known That Patriarch’s Children Are Not His
8	Bell	Ancient Hover-Bike
9	Twin Swords	Elaborate Helmet	Ancestor Once Showed Cowardice in Battle
10	Huntsman’s Axe	Defunct Spacecraft
11	Desert Lion	Arcane Virus Bomb	Ancestor Rumoured To Have a Hidden Mutation
12	Zebra	Masterwork Combat Laser
13	Scorpion	Synthetic War Horse	Swindled Out of Some Great Prize Long Ago
14	Wise Ape	Fancy Antigravity Boots
15	Falcon	Cloaking Device	Ancestor Was a Traitor To the Autarch
16	Autarch’s Head	Brooding Portrait
17	Crowned Skull	Beautiful Urn	Ancestor Cursed By an Oracle
18	Baying Hound	Priceless Rug
19	Sandworm	Glowering Statue	Came off Second-Best in Elaborate Blood Feud With Rival Nobles
20	Hourglass	Android Butler

d20	Family Reputation	Frivolous Pass-Time	Devoted Patrons Of
1	Vengeful	Gardening	Consul Lonrot’s Garden Parties
2	Untrustworthy	Bird Racing
3	Greedy	Lizard Racing	An Avant-Garde Artist
4	Sleazy	Breeding Bats
5	Vain	Ritualised Theatre	Seedy Gambling Den
6	Louche	Ritualised Dance
7	Wrathful	Ritualised Combat	The Crimson Court
8	Sour	Origami
9	Jealous	Obscure Board Game	The Black Lotus Club
10	Gossips	Target Shooting
11	Dangerous	Poetry	Temple of the Promised Sun
12	Melancholy	Study of Extinct Language
13	Rude	Drug Abuse	A Philosopher’s Guild
14	Decadent	Heavy Drinking
15	Obsessive	Private Gladiator Fights	Public Executions
16	Proud	Beekeeping
17	Swindlers	Portraiture	An Urban Shrine
18	Glum	Astronomy
19	Odd	Seances	Longtooth Jak’s Dinners
20	Secretive	Music

d20	NPC A	Source of Conflict	NPC B
1	Patriarch	Envy (Property)	Patriarch of a Rival House
2		Envy (Success)
3	Matriarch	Love (Forbidden)	Matriarch of a Rival House
4		Love (Unrequited)
5	Eldest Child, Heir Apparent	Love (Triangle)	Heir of a Rival House
6		Debt (Gambling)
7	Second Child, Rival of the Heir	Debt (Water)	Artist, Hired to Paint the Family’s Portrait
8		Debt (Hegemony Taxes)
9	Estranged Child, Disinherited	Theft	Clone of the Patriarch
10		Idle Gossip
11	Reckless Child, Injured in a Duel	Adultery	Disgraced Uncle
12		Conspiracy
13	Softhearted, Naive Child	Gluttony	Head of the Servants
14		Mistaken Identity
15	Cruel and Capricious Child	Wild, Baseless Accusations	The Cook
16		Obscure Matters of Etiquette
17	Dull Child, Promised to the Clergy	An Impostor	Captain of the Guards
18		Dispute Over Inheritance
19	Youngest Child, Coddled Favourite	Blackmail	Master of Hounds
20		Murder

Trade Cartel

There is lucrative business to be done in Gnomon, and great wealth arouses great passions in those who envy it. Successful merchants have deemed it prudent and profitable to band together into professional fraternities that safeguard each member and provide an insurance policy in case of losses or disputes. Outsiders may complain about shady dealings, price fixing, tax fraud, and violent extortion, but these cartels have a firm hold over much of the market, and it would take more than the sour gossip of the unsuccessful to dislodge their grasp.

d20	Name (A)	Name (B)	Name (C)
1	Benevolent	Association Of	the Five Wheels
2	Auspicious		Pious Tradesmen
3	Felicitous	Brotherhood Of	the White Lotus
4	Propitious		Sober Merchants
5	Bountiful	Consortium Of	the Ebon Shepherd
6	Generous		Thrifty Companions
7	Amiable	Syndicate Of	Honest Friends
8	Congenial		the Fatted Calf
9	Cordial	Confederation Of	Charitable Mercers
10	Gracious		Enterprising Fellows
11	Cautious	Union Of	Resourceful Traders
12	Amicable		Generous Vendors
13	Concordant	Order Of	the Lucky Heron
14	Harmonious		the Golden Bough
15	Courteous	League Of	Prosperous Dealers
16	Unanimous		Respectable Neighbours
17	Consolidated	Society Of	Equitable Brokers
18	Affiliated		Candid Vendors
19	Common	Company Of	Even-Handed Gentlemen
20	Reciprocal		the Bountiful Urn

d20	Monopoly On	Shady Dealings	They Want
1	Wine	Bribery	Outstanding Debts Collected From a Noble House
2	Chocolate
3	Carpets	Arson	Outstanding Debts Collected From an Urban Shrine
4	Honey
5	Olives	Smuggling	Outstanding Debts Collected From a Philosopher’s Guild
6	Cheese
7	Bread	Water Theft	A Business Rival to Disappear
8	Paper
9	Salt	Insurance Fraud	A Hegemony Tax Collector to Disappear
10	Camels
11	Sacred Puppets	Price Fixing	To Hire Guards For a Lucrative Trade Caravan
12	Hats
13	Boots	Shoddy Goods	To Find Out Who Burned One of Their Warehouses Down
14	Knives
15	Synth Parts	Intimidation	A Rival Cartel’s Warehouse Burned Down
16	Beer
17	Spices	Tax Evasion	A Rival Cartel’s Treasurer Kidnapped
18	Tea
19	Coffee	Murder	To Have a Rival Cartel’s Trade Caravan Robbed
20	Tobacco

d20	NPC A	Source of Conflict	NPC B
1	The Head of the Cartel	Envy (Property)	Head of a Rival Cartel
2		Envy (Success)
3	The Head’s Trusted Advisor	Love (Forbidden)	Scion of a Rival Cartel
4		Love (Unrequited)
5	Sour, Cautious Merchant	Love (Triangle)	The Cartel’s Major Debt-holder
6		Debt (Gambling)
7	Reckless, Dashing Merchant	Debt (Water)	The Cartel’s Major Creditor
8		Debt (Hegemony Taxes)
9	Foolish Merchant	Robbery	Delinquent Debtor
10		Gossip
11	The Treasurer	Adultery	Crooked Customs Agent
12		Conspiracy
13	Elderly, Respected Merchant	Gluttony	Hegemony Tax Collector
14		Mistaken Identity
15	Young, Hungry Merchant	Wild, Baseless Accusations	Major Supplier
16		Anonymous Letters
17	Clever, Sly Clerk	Poisoning	Major Buyer
18		Embezzlement
19	Greedy, Corrupt Clerk	Blackmail	Difficult but Necessary Customer
20		Murder

Urban Shrine

The Church of the Promised Sun is not the only faith followed in Gnomon. Traders have brought more than the sand in their boots and the cargo in their saddle-bags to the city of shaded markets; their creeds have been carried with them, and there are a plethora of gods, demigods, quantum daemons, fungal sages, and void-saints worshipped at shrines throughout the city. Some of these sanctums are tended by hundreds of priests and acolytes, but most are smaller affairs, that boast only a handful of curates and worshippers. They are sacred all the same.

d20	God Aspect (A)	God Aspect (B)	Holy Relic
1	Tiger	Old Man	Saint’s Finger
2	Hippo	Honey Badger	Preserved Head
3	Warrior	Horse	Golden Cup
4	Child	Sandworm	Ancient Coins
5	Bee	Synth	Eternal Flame
6	Locust	Fungus	Mysterious Box
7	Shark	Crystal	Sacred Flower
8	Cockerel	Crown	Golden Scythe
9	Hawk	Ibis	Musical Instrument
10	Owl	Wolf	Manifold Crystal
11	Mother	Serpent	Arcane Machinery
12	Blacksmith	Egg	Unexploded Bomb
13	Scorpion	Fire	Preserved Heart
14	Spider	Wind	Immortal Animal
15	Crone	Storm	Sacred Beehive
16	Antelope	Sword	Beautiful Robes
17	Jackal	Hammer	Illuminated Texts
18	Sun	Spacefarer	Carved Figurine
19	Moon	Lantern	Black Throne
20	Star	Goat	Intricate Head-crest

d20	Domain (A)	Domain (B)	Accepts Sacrifice Of
1	Travel	Mystery	Songbirds
2	Marriage	Memories	White Goats
3	Destruction	War	Bulls
4	Childbirth	Sun	Cows
5	Mutation	Moon	Sheep
6	Business	Foreknowledge	Black Goats
7	Order	Fungus	Sandworms
8	Disorder	Visual Art	Dogs
9	Music	Poetry	Cockerels
10	Dance	Justice	Antelope
11	Wine	Crime	Camels
12	Silence	Assassins	Jackals
13	Wind	Livestock	Tortoises
14	Rain	Weaponry	Cats
15	Despair	Serpents	Beetles
16	Death	Oasis	Memories
17	Wisdom	Wild Beasts	Scorpions
18	Men	Jealousy	Specific Body Parts
19	Women	Generosity	Synths
20	Synths	Good Fortune	Humans

d20	NPC A	Source of Conflict	NPC B
1	The Shrine Keeper	Envy (Property)	Widower, Who Often Visits to Worship
2		Envy (Success)
3	The Shrine Keeper’s Adopted Child	Love (Forbidden)	Dull, Devout Worshipper
4		Love (Unrequited)
5	The Shrine Keeper’s Wayward Child	Love (Triangle)	Ex-Priest, Whose Faith Deserted Them
6		Debt (Gambling)
7	Young Oracle, Who Has Visions	Debt (Water)	Scion of a Noble House
8		Debt (Hegemony Taxes)
9	Drunken, Lazy Priest	Robbery	Mystic, Who Performs Intense Physical Feats to Prove Devotion
10		Gossip
11	The Master of Sacrifices	Adultery	One Time Worshipper, Who Now Professes Another Faith
12		Conspiracy
13	Elderly, Blind Mystic	Gluttony	An Exorcist
14		Mistaken Identity
15	Devout and Fanatical Priest	Wild, Baseless Accusations	Candlemaker, Who Supplies the Sacred Candles
16		Anonymous Letters
17	The Keeper of a Sacred Animal	Demonic Possession	Ancient Oracle, Who No Longer Sees the Path
18		Heresey
19	Slave, Who Sweeps the Grounds	Blackmail	Beggar, Who Visits Once A Day For A Meal
20		Murder

Pit Fighters

There is nothing that clears the mind after a day of work like the sight of a stranger’s blood on freshly-raked sand, and the city is alive at night with the roars of the spectators and the cries of the fallen.

d20	Gladiator Name (A)	Gladiator Name (B)	Appearance
1	Morgo	The Butcher	Gaunt
2	Agrippa	The Red	Jovial
3	Gugri	The Sweetheart	Burn Scars
4	Raiche	Bonecrusher	Face Tattoos
5	Zakarpino	The Hammer	Glum
6	Kharye	The Sly	Brawny
7	Fennik	The Poet	Corpulent
8	Calmar	The Unblooded	Dirty
9	Borondorin	The Mute	Missing Limb
10	Pavgory	The Strangler	Missing Eye
11	Hallpox	Ironskull	Black Teeth
12	Bereth	The Gentle	Golden Teeth
13	Lenna	The Preacher	Outrageous Haircut
14	Rainadder	The Fool	Totally Hairless
15	Yelaspezia	The Lucky	Frighteningly Happy
16	Diamo	The Merciful	Glowering
17	Lismus	The Cheat	Intense
18	Verekholm	Earthshaker	Scholarly
19	Palatar	Blacktooth	Elderly
20	Helmonia	The Golden	Beautiful

d20	Signature Weapon	Outlandish Armour	They Want
1	Bare Fists	Fights Naked	Information on the Training Methods of a Rival
2	Esoteric Martial Art	Mystical Tattoos
3	Razor Whip	Dried Snake Skin	Prophecies Relating to the Manner of their Death
4	Net and Spear	Rusted Iron
5	Vibro-Axe	Iridescent Chainmail	A Rival Gladiator Sabotaged
6	Flex-Glass Knife	Hardened Tree-Bark
7	Bladed Shield	Symbiotic Psuedoflesh	A Rival Gladiator Discredited
8	Searing Gauntlets	Plates of Crimson Enamel
9	Gelatinous Parasite	Encrusted with Teeth	Someone to Bet Big On Them
10	Carnivorous Plant	Encrusted with Vines
11	Oar From Ancient Boat	Hardened Fungus	Someone to Bet Big Against Them
12	Sandworm Tooth	Plates of Bone
13	Gilded Spear	Covered in Spikes	Legendary Weapon, Believed Lost in Vaarn’s Vaults
14	Crystal Great-sword	Engraved with Void-Psalms
15	Shock Trident	Black Glass	A Rare, Potent Drug
16	Venomous Mace	Beautiful Extra-Solar Silk
17	Heavy Chain	Nanoweave Shirt	An Introduction to Nyxia, the Wall Shadow
18	Lethal Poem	Crystalline Lattice
19	Plasma Scimitar	Ancient Spacesuit	To Win Their Freedom
20	Sacred Flamberge	Solid Gold

d20	NPC A	Source of Conflict	NPC B
1	Owner of the Pit	Envy (Property)	Narcotics Seller, Who Supplies the Gladiators
2		Envy (Success)
3	Owner’s Spouse	Love (Forbidden)	Ticket Tout, Who Works the Street Outside
4		Love (Unrequited)
5	Owner's Son or Daughter	Love (Triangle)	Servant, Who Rakes the Sand Between Fights
6		Debt (Gambling)
7	Champion Gladiator	Debt (Water)	Masseuse, Who Treats the Fighters
8		Debt (Hegemony Taxes)
9	Retired Champion, Now a Trainer	Robbery	Wealthy Patron, Who Pays To Spend the Night With Champions
10		Gossip
11	Rival to the Champion	Adultery	Obsessive Fan of One Fighter
12		Conspiracy
13	Green Gladiator, As Yet Unblooded	Gluttony	Bloodthirsty Spectator
14		Mistaken Identity
15	Ageing Gladiator, Past Their Prime	Wild, Baseless Accusations	Gambler, Who Bets on the Fights
16		Addiction (Drink)
17	Unpopular Gladiator, Known For Extreme Sadism	Addiction (Narcotics)	Healer, Who Treats Wounded Fighters
18		Match Fixing
19	Retired Gladiator, Kept Employed Out Of Sentiment	Blackmail	Owner of a Rival Pit
20		Murder

Philosopher's Guild

The Great Collapse scoured the wisdom of the ancients from the surface of the Urth. Only shards of their discoveries remain, but the merest glimpses of what once was are enough to compel some to dedicate their lives to a desperate search for those squandered truths.

d20	Guild Name (A)	Guild Name (B)	Guild Name (C)
1	Benevolent	Order Of	The Golden Twins
2	Hermetic	Brotherhood Of	The Alabaster Hound
3	Esoteric	Sisterhood Of	Learned Masters
4	Philanthropic	College Of	Quiet Brethren
5	Learned	Association Of	The Auspicious Owl
6	Arcane	Lyceum Of	Somber Scholars
7	Recondite	Institute Of	Theoretical Harmony
8	Sagacious	Organisation Of	Star-Blessed Unity
9	Orphic	School Of	Revealed Wisdom
10	Wise	Guild Of	The Purple Tower
11	Rational	League Of	The Red Lectern
12	Gnostic	Federation Of	The Black Stork
13	Apt	Society Of	Querulous Investigation
14	Astute	Union Of	Theoretical Surveyors
15	Sophic	Partnership Of	Harmonious Students
16	Brilliant	Gathering Of	Humble Philosophers
17	Watchful	Family Of	Solipsist Lectors
18	Judicious	Fraternity Of	Ceaseless Scrutiny
19	Cordial	Fellowship Of	Beneficent Inquiry
20	Auspicious	Syndicate Of	Remorseless Discovery

d20	They Study	Guild Custom	They Want To
1	Biology	Only Wear White	Upend the Governing Powers of Gnomon
2	Geology	Only Wear Crimson
3	Poetry	Only Men Allowed to Join	Discredit a Rival Guild
4	Hypergeometry	Only Women Allowed to Join
5	Telepathy	Only Synths Allowed to Join	Obtain Item of Exotica; Currently Possessed By Rival Guild
6	Cloning	Only Mycomorphs Allowed to Join
7	Gene-sculpting	Must Remove Body-part to Join	Obtain Item of Exotica; Believed Lost Somewhere in Vaarn
8	History of Vaarn	All Members Are ‘Married’
9	Quantum Physics	Fast Between Dawn and Dusk	Obtain Item of Exotica; Currently Possessed By a Noble House
10	Fungus	Take Vow of Silence
11	Xenolinguistics	Renounce All Worldly Goods	Send a Message to a Guildmember Elsewhere in Vaarn
12	Rhetoric	Revere an Unintelligible Text
13	Astronomy	Members Wear Masks	Obtain Live Specimen of a Rare Monster
14	Divination	Members Renounce Their Birth Name
15	Mathematics	Members Ritually Scarred	Find a Way of Paying Off the Guild’s Ruinous Debts
16	Alchemy	Members Ritually Tattooed
17	Synthetic Psychology	Members Never Speak to Outsiders	Finance an Expedition to Some Remote and Dangerous Location in Vaarn
18	Telekinesis	Take Vow of Chastity
19	Music	Take Vow of Promiscuity	Discover Who Is Leaking Guild Secrets to Rivals
20	Mind Control	Ritualised Feud With Rival Guild

d20	NPC A	Source of Conflict	NPC B
1	Haughty, Proud Philosopher	Envy (Property)	Former Student, Who Has Renounced the Guild
2		Envy (Success)
3	Kind and Naive Philosopher	Love (Forbidden)	Ageing Philosopher, Respected But Now Bereft of Their Wits
4		Love (Unrequited)
5	Accomplished, Respected Philosopher	Love (Triangle)	The Head of a Rival Guild
6		Debt (Gambling)
7	Loathed, Rude Philosopher	Debt (Water)	The Wealthy Parent of a Student
8		Debt (Hegemony Taxes)
9	Philosopher, Driven Mad By Their Research	Robbery	Spouse of A Philosopher
10		Gossip
11	Talented, Arrogant Student	Adultery	Former Student, Who Broke the Guild’s Code
12		Conspiracy
13	Stupid, Wealthy Student	Gluttony	Former Student, Who Founded Rival Guild
14		Mistaken Identity
15	Dull, but Cheerful Student	Theft of Rare Manuscripts	Rough Adventurer, Who Provides the Guild With Scavenged Technology
16		Addiction (Drink)
17	Visiting Translator or Other Expert	Addiction (Narcotics)	Rich, Idle Noble, Who Fancies Themselves A Thinker
18		Violation of the Guild’s Code
19	Synth, Who Assists With Experiments	Blackmail	Psychic, Who Channels Unearthly Powers for the Philosophers
20		Murder

Gang of Criminals

Those who cannot buy and sell must either steal or starve. Little wonder that there are many in the city of shaded markets who choose the mantle of the thief.

d20	Gang Name (A)	Gang Name (B)	Their Leader
1	Golden Street	Mob	Soft-Spoken Psycho
2	Mossy Boot	Crew
3	Graveyard Shift	Rascals	Cheerful and Cunning
4	Flaming Horse	Gang
5	Big Skull	Crew	Hulking Brute
6	Jade Scorpion	Company
7	Knucklebone	Outlaws	Synthetic Brain Inside Unlikely Object
8	Wild Rooster	Raiders
9	Shrieking	Madmen	Actual Child
10	Ghost Panther	Ring
11	Pink Flamingo	Squad	Wears a Weird Mask
12	Red Tooth	Outfit
13	Howling Crab	Troupe	Parasite Inside Other Gang Member
14	Daggerhead	Posse
15	Milkshake	Cabal	Blind Psychic
16	Rattlesnake	Bandits
17	Smiling Demon	Clowns	Creepy Old Woman
18	Left Handed	Rustlers
19	Lucky Domino	Sneaks	Scion of Minor Noble House
20	Harlequin	Wretches

d20	Their Methods	Who Have They Wronged?	Hideout Location
1	Confidence Tricksters	Merchant	Dingy Tavern
2	Livestock Rustlers	Widow	The Sewers
3	Silent Burglars	Camel Jockey	Burnt-out House
4	Violent Burglars	Card Sharp	Empty Tomb
5	Protection Racket	Drunken Highborn Boy	Nondescript Tent
6	Child Pickpockets	Butcher	Inside a Dead Tree
7	Muggers	Alchemist	Derelict Auto-chariot
8	Rigged Card Game	Poet	Under a Bridge
9	Rigged Boxing Match	Blind Miser	Disreputable Barbershop
10	Smugglers	Monkey Breeder	A Florist
11	Forged Artwork	Jeweller	Empty Warehouse
12	False Debt Collectors	Puppet Maker	Ramshackle Apartment
13	Kidnappers	Merchant’s Clerk	Backroom of a Casino
14	Sell Dud Technology	Clowns	Music Hall
15	Street Prostitution	Pet Shop	Puppet Theatre
16	Loan Sharking	Nomad Trading Party	Abandoned Shrine
17	Professional Arsonists	Water Baron’s Militia	Chess Cafe
18	Grave Robbers	Hegemony Soldiers	Gladiator Pit
19	Assassins	Courtesan	Opulent Dining Club
20	Psychic Blackmailers	Another Criminal Gang	Household of a Noble Family

d20	NPC A	Source of Conflict	NPC B
1	Gang Leader	Envy (Property)	Retired Master Thief
2		Envy (Success)
3	Brutal Enforcer	Love (Forbidden)	Art Forger
4		Love (Unrequited)
5	Young, Naïve Orphan	Love (Triangle)	Crooked Customs Agent
6		Debt (Gambling)
7	Quick-fingered Pickpocket	Debt (Water)	Owner of a Safe House
8		Debt (To Prieval Prise)
9	Fence of Stolen Goods	Robbery	Head of Rival Gang
10		Gossip
11	Charming Conartist	Adultery	Killer for Hire
12		Conspiracy
13	Aged, Cynical Burglar	Gluttony	Owner of a Passion-House
14		Mistaken Identity
15	Cunning Forger	A Risky Plan	Gambling House Owner
16		Addiction (Drink)
17	Petty Smuggler	Addiction (Narcotics)	Street Musician
18		Snitching
19	Sharp-eyed Lookout	Blackmail	Owner of an Orphanage
20		Murder

Tavern

The Water Baron may have a monopoly on fresh water, but he does not have one on booze. Gnomon is awash with alcohol and drugs, brought from the four corners of Vaarn and beyond. In the tavern, Gnomonians from all walks of life gather to forget the day’s troubles, meet friends old and new, and get drawn into petty conflicts with heavily-armed, drunken strangers.

d20	Tavern Name (A)	Tavern Name (B)	Tavern Name (C)
1	The Jolly	Sandworm	Hotel
2	The Miserable	Alzabo
3	The Cat and	Jackal	Inn
4	The Fighting	Zebra
5	The Dancing	Bull	Bar
6	The Golden	Boar
7	The Red	Cockerel	Club
8	The Black	Scorpion
9	The Dead	Cactus	Tavern
10	The Peach and	Dog
11	The Thirsty	Egg	Lounge
12	The Lonely	Goat
13	The Furious	Camel	Saloon
14	The Noble	Autarch
15	The Drunken	Fool	Taproom
16	The Bell and	Crone
17	The Lily and	Child	Retreat
18	The Pale	Soldier
19	The Sacred	Nomad	Cantina
20	The Lucky	Priest

d20	Serves (x2)	Entertainment (x2)	Other Feature
1	Cheap Beer	Bad Musicians	All Windows Shot Out
2	Cheap Wine	Bad Dancers	Hole in Ceiling
3	Opium	Chess	Infested with Baboons
4	Psychedelic Mushrooms	Gambling (Dice)	Infested with Rats
5	Tea	Gambling (Cards)	Elaborate Chandelier
6	Coffee	Gambling (Scorpion Fights)	Pre-Collapse Jukebox
7	Hookah	Poetry Performances	Toilets Overflowing
8	Cigars	Karaoke	Bartender Has Odd Pet
9	Amphetamines	Large Fishtank	Free-Flying Birds
10	Olives and Cheese	Passable Musicians	Rough Clientele
11	Tapas	Passable Dancers	Artsy Clientele
12	Smoked Meats	Dominoes	Rooms for Rent Upstairs
13	Shellfish	Backroom Russian Roulette	Rumoured Secret Passage
14	Flavoured Ice	Backroom Boxing Ring	Hegemony Soldiers Drink Here
15	Salted Grubs	Dancing Bear	Water Baron’s Men Drink Here
16	Sweet Buns	Dartboard	Prieval’s Gang Drink Here
17	Hearty Stews	Pool Tables	Nobility Drink Here
18	Expensive Wine	Excellent Dancers	Weird Signature Drink
19	Expensive Beer	Excellent Musicians	Entirely Underground
20	Hegemony Whiskey	Seating Opposite Gallows	Hologram Bartender

d20	NPC A	Source of Conflict	NPC B
1	The Owner	Envy (Property)	Well-Liked but Foolish Regular
2		Envy (Success)
3	Owner’s Spouse	Love (Forbidden)	Widely Loathed Regular
4		Love (Unrequited)
5	Owner's Reckless Child	Love (Triangle)	Regular, Who Spends Too Much
6		Debt (Gambling)
7	Owner’s Favoured Child	Debt (Water)	Brewer, Who Supplies the Tavern
8		Debt (Hegemony Taxes)
9	Bartender	Robbery	Local Thug
10		Gossip
11	Bouncer	Adultery	Wealthy but Miserly Regular
12		Conspiracy
13	Pot Scrubber	Gluttony	Courtesan, Who Does Business In the Tavern
14		Mistaken Identity
15	Cook	Wild, Baseless Accusations	Beggar, Who Sits Outside
16		Addiction (Drink)
17	Hired Musician	Addiction (Narcotics)	Priest, Who Likes to Drink
18		Rude Drunken Behaviour
19	Dancer	Blackmail	Owner of a Rival Tavern
20		Murder

Fine Dining

d20	Ingredients (2x)	Main Dish	Side Dishes (x2)	Beverage
1	Baboon Brains	Tagine	Bell Peppers	Turquoise Wine
2	Ghost Pepper	Curry	Flatbread	Umber Wine
3	Sandworm Egg	Stew	Humous	Peach Wine
4	Pthalo-Jackal Haunch	Tangia	Olives	Xanthine Wine
5	Brain Slug	Soup	Dates	Aurum Wine
6	Peach Fungus	Kebab	Rasins	Azure Wine
7	Skull Pepper	Omelette	Yoghurt	Ashen Wine
8	Honeyed Lamb	Pie	Falafel	Pale Wine
9	Salt Pork	Stir-Fry	Sweet Cucumber	Sable Wine
10	Aubergine	Pancake	Honeyed Locusts	Vaarnish Small Beer
11	Spiced Goat	Sausage	Baba Ghanoush	Orange Juice
12	Leopard Worm	Meatballs	Almonds	Lemon Juice
13	Land Parrot	Rechta	Fried Potatoes	Alabaster Beer
14	Crayfish Egg	Couscous	Vinegar Egg	Emerald Beer
15	Fennec Fox	Pastilla	Rice	Lazulite Beer
16	Cliff Ghar	Brik	Crayfish	Dusken Champagne
17	Land Shark	Shakshouka	Blue Cheese	Black Coffee
18	Yurling	Stuffed Peppers	Persimmon	Honeyed Milk
19	Blood Orange	Sandwich	Jellied Eels	Lambent Whiskey
20	Deacon Pepper	Wonton	Sand Oysters	Lotus Tea

NPC Creation

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d20	Ancestry	Gender	Body	Drive
1	True-kin	Male	Tall	Craves Drug
2			Short	Craves Drink
3			Frail	Religious Mania
4			Muscular	Seeks Revenge
5			Fat	Pay Off Debt
6	Cacogen		Thin	Pilgrimage
7			Skeletal	Escaped Slave
8			Hunched	Fleeing the Law
9		Female	Lopsided	Collect Debt
10			Lithe	Craves Fame
11	Newbeast		Gnarled	Craves Wealth
12			Squat	Craves Knowledge
13			Bloated	Missing Family
14			Gangly	Missing Friend
15			Child-like	Hates a Rival
16	Synth		Tanned	Unrequited Love
17		Androgynous	Gigantic	Forbidden Love
18			Wiry	Craves Power
19	Mycomorph	Nonbinary	Stout	Create Art
20			Injured	Carnal Lust

d20	Voice	Attire	Demeanour	Faction Allegiance
1	Breathy	Rags	Abrasive	Noble House
2	Shrill	Animal Skins	Arrogant	Trade Cartel
3	Deep	Rough Tunic	Assertive	Philosopher’s Guild
4	Sonorous	Nomad’s Attire	Charismatic	Gang of Criminals
5	Mumbles	Worker’s Attire	Daring	The Water Baron
6	Spits	Herdsman’s Attire	Decadent
7	Sing-song	Slave Clothing	Eloquent	House Lonrot
8	Drawls	Merchant’s Livery	Extravagant
9	Raspy	Shabby Attire	Hedonistic	Fifth Hegemony Legion
10	Whispers	Colourful Attire	Impulsive
11	Hasty	Priest’s Robes	Irritable	Friends of Jak
12	Weird Laugh	Clerk’s Uniform	Melancholy
13	Monotone	Hegemony Garb	Paranoid	Prieval’s Crew
14	Jovial	Soldier’s Clothing	Quiet
15	Sinister	Flamboyant Attire	Religious	Church of the Promised Sun
16	Husky	Musician’s Attire	Romantic
17	Smoky	Veiled Attire	Scholarly	Crimson Court
18	Smooth	Sinister Attire	Stern
19	Gravelly	Philosopher’s Robe	Vain	Split Loyalties (Roll x2 Factions)
20	Never Speaks	Expensive Clothing	Volatile

Common Names
Adria	Eschilia	Kavinder	Obert	Sourhow
Ajishir	Flammer	Kiddaw	Oromiel	Suffe
Alaith	Fokin	Kimov	Ostamir	Touronisi
Anchat	Fundil	Kouri	Othonous	Trimona
Ashali	Galad	Leechpie	Pantperch	Turlan
Bellas	Gandil	Lemmaith	Pastan	Twitchpike
Blake	Gartsnake	Leves	Phaniel	Ulfgan
Bluelady	Giouri	Limnos	Pieta	Ullsnake
Brant	Gorlas	Liquiem	Pranbir	Unukat
Breeze	Grapple	Listheap	Pulchib	Vardotas
Butter	Greyknott	Longue	Rainwrig	Virinum
Calmir	Hadriel	Maiam	Rattlemell	Voussa
Cassi	Hallencrag	Maraki	Riverhow	Whipman
Catscree	Harptree	Mathos	Romseed	Windir
Celeg	Hezen	Megal	Safos	Xiambia
Cherren	Histle	Meisa	Salaios	Xidao
Crowinder	Homite	Mendar	Sallowfell	Yemell
Dabia	Hyssos	Michess	Sanger	Yondersoul
Dollyn	Idriel	Muskmallos	Saskat	Zevenon
Dyland	Illhead	Narth	Sertdeat	Zwiede

Highborn Family Names
ul-Adramen	xan Abeontin	xan Cupieta	xan Gallifax	xan Selabolares
ul-Aleph	xan Aequn	xan Danian	xan Geffjuno	xan Sheth
ul-Behennat	xan Aeter	xan Decimaniel	xan Gorian	xan Spestus
ul-Borthemin	xan Africhar	xan Deventuru	xan Gusalemus	xan Tacitiestus
ul-Demonetas	xan Anakios	xan Devertumus	xan Herius	xan Theodorax
ul-Eishee	xan Andronos	xan Dimax	xan Hermina	xan Usolyn
ul-Rahasil	xan Asuras	xan Dominus	xan Herus	xan Valerita
ul-Summanes	xan Austmanela	xan Fabulian	xan Isaacrina	xan Vanitas
ul-Ukoba	xan Baphael	xan Favonikos	xan Jikinian	xan Veparcas
ul-Ulthman	xan Baraclius	xan Ferrinus	xan Joannin	xan Zimine

Careers
Alchemist	Butcher	Exorcist	Maskmaker	Ropemaker
Apothecary	Card Cheat	Falconer	Mason	Scullion
Architect	Carpenter	Farrier	Mercenary	Sculptor
Armourer	Cartwright	Felt-maker	Midwife	Slave (Domestic)
Astrologer	Chandler	Gambler	Miner	Slave (Military)
Bag-maker	Charcoal Burner	Gladiator	Minstrel	Shepherd
Baker	Charioteer	Glassblower	Miracle Healer	Sin Eater
Bandit	Cheesemaker	Goatherd	Monk (Temple)	Stonecutter
Banker	Chirurgeon	Goldsmith	Monk (Beggar)	Storyteller
Barber	Clerk	Gravedigger	Needlemaker	Swineherd
Basketmaker	Clockmaker	Hangman	Pack Handler	Tailor
Bastard Farmer	Clone Catcher	Herbalist	Painter	Tanner
Belt-maker	Cobbler	Hunter	Parchment-maker	Tax Collector
Blacksmith	Cook	Illustrator	Preacher	Thatcher
Bookbinder	Con Artist	Inquisitor	Plasterer	Thug
Brassworker	Cutpurse	Jailer	Poet	Trumpeter
Brewer	Drunkard	Jeweller	Porter	Watermonger
Bridlemaker	Dyer	Leadworker	Potter	Wet Nurse
Broommaker	Embroiderer	Leatherworker	Prostitute	Woodcarver
Bureaucrat	Engineer	Locksmith	Rag Gatherer	Woolwinder

Random Drama

d20	NPC A	Desires To	NPC B
1	Silk Merchant	Abduct	Priest of the Promised Sun
2	Water Debt Clerk		Water Baron’s Guard
3	Musician	Professionally Discredit	Corrupt Scribe
4	Mosaic Artist		Astronomer
5	Hired Poet	Marry	Silversmith
6	Barber Surgeon		Jeweller
7	Synth Expert	Steal From	Carpet Merchant
8	Gladiator		Luckless Charioteer
9	Natural Philosopher	Impress	Rare Book Dealer
10	Alchemist		Opium Farmer
11	Fungusmonger	Arrange the Death Of	Fortune Teller
12	Dancer		Travelling Singer
13	Street Sweeper	Collect Debt From	Hired Killer
14	Cartel Enforcer		Fraudulent Psychic
15	Goat Herder	Renege on a Deal With	Nomad Leader
16	Olive Oil Seller		Hegemony Soldier
17	Highborn Layabout	Locate	Hegemony Tax Collector
18	Famous Duelist		Bounty Hunter
19	Caravan Guard	Cure the Sickness Of	Retired Boxer
20	Wind-Barge Dockworker		Wealthy Widow