SettlementRiver Village Tikuto
One of many villages along the Deynali River, Tikuto is fairly typical of what you’d expect from a fishing town in the Sol Alliance. While very prosperous and mostly peaceful, it is not without its oddities - making a great spot for beginning an adventuring career.
Settlement function & size
Hamlet, Population 100 (or so)
Mostly a place where fish are caught and sold, Tikuto is also a popular stop for those traveling between the coastal city of Zenith and the Sol Alliance’s capital city, Aeon. Tikuto always gets a lot of visitors around the time that Radiket is being held.
Governance
Notable Residents
Brassa is the town’s protector and best fisher. While well meaning and mostly fair, she is loud and aggressive to a fault. She and her band strut about Tikuto, helping out and occasionally bullying travelers who Brassa might think are trouble.
If you need stats for Brassa, she is a Promethean Custrel (From the Followers section of the core rules) with a Mighty Weapon. Her cronies are also Custrels of random species.
Brassa wears Medium Armor made from various fish scales. It actually smells a bit, but no one dares tell her.
Speaker Talki is Tikuto’s spiritual leader. It is her job to meet with and provide updates to Sol Alliance officials and maintain some sort of order. This has led to a lot of stress when dealing with some of the brasher townsfolk.
Pheeka, the eccentric owner of the aptly named Pheeka’s Fishing Shop.
Lucky, a Rai-Neko Guide.
Once the owner of a Pride Coast Ranch, Lucky lost everything after a streak of bad fortune. He’s been spending time in Tikuto plotting his next big move after drifting through much of the Blazing Garden. Getting cozy with a bunch of adventurers seems like a good way for him to reclaim his formerly wealthy lifestyle.
Charming, Foolish (+2 Aura, -1 Insight)
Might: 6, Deftness: 6, Grit: 7, Insight: 5, Aura: 8
Attack: +0, Hearts: 2, Defense: 10 (Unarmored)
Abilities: Wayfarer (Guide) Hunter’s Blood, Oldtech Proficiency (Rai-Neko Species Abilities)
Anyone who appears rich or makes consistent displays of wealth will have an advantage when attempting to recruit Lucky.
ServicesThe communal cauldron in the center of the village always has some hearty concoction boiling within it. While intended for hungry townspeople, travelers are welcomed to a free bowl’s worth (enough to nourish one for the day) and a cup of coffee under most circumstances. In addition, a pavilion is set up for those with no permanent homes to rest - this area is usually well kept but is subject to some policing by Brassa and her lackeys if it gets too crowded or rowdy. (Basic Room & Meal, though no charge)
Tikuto locals will usually be selling extra fish caught that day to travelers (You can roll a few times on the Fishing tables to see what they have) and also sell baskets of Pini Beans as Trade Goods for a standard price.
A few folk in Tikuto raise and sell Shellstomps. They are a popular way to get around the area!
Pheeka’s Fishing Shop is famous worldwide and one of the main reasons anyone goes out of their way to visit Tikuto out. Pheeka herself is well regarded, often considered to be the heart of the town itself in spite of her numerous eccentricities.
Local Flavor
The people of Tikuto are lively and hard working, ready to share the fruits of their labor with one another. Celebration is common, especially when one of the fishers makes a lucky catch. They are staunch believers in the Dawn Orthodoxy and the Sol Alliance, and are a bit suspicious of detractors of those two things.
The town is built in a practical manner, many of the structures on stilts so they can sit along or even within the Deynali river even when it floods a bit. There are plenty of shady spots to rest in as well.
TroublesA monstrich has caused quite a ruckus lately, stealing fish and injuring townspeople who try to stop it. It even threw Brassa around for a bit, so even she has to admit someone else might need to handle this one.
One fisher claims to have seen a strange looking structure floating in one of the broader parts of the Deynali. He claims it only stays afloat for a little while and sinks back into the water afterwards, which is why no one else has seen it.
Wandering gourmand Neesha has grown bored of the dishes she normally eats and has come to Tikuto in search of new meals. She will pay handsomely for any exotic fish others can provide. She especially loves globfish and will compensate two-fold for those.
A group of adventurers blew all their money at Radiket and have been loafing around Tikuto, taking advantage of the town’s hospitality and occasionally bullying people. Speaker Talki doesn’t want to send a missive to Aeon to deal with them, so she might ask another party to talk some sense into them.
Pheeka’s Fishing Shop
Near the edge of town and so close to the Deynali that people often joke it’s about to fall in, Pheeka’s shop is Tikuto’s premier spot for fishing supplies. Well, technically it’s the only one, but it is impressive nonetheless.
Shopkeeper
Pheeka is an eccentric old woman who will gladly help out amateur and professional fishers alike. (Assuming they don’t cause any trouble, that is!)
She keeps her ear close to the ground and can act as a source of good information for adventurers she’s taken a liking to.
Pheeka has been the town’s oldest member since the other elders were children - that’s because she’s an Undead Merchant (from the Core Rules) who is very well preserved! She doesn’t carry the bomb they normally do though, since the townsfolk will rush to her defense if need be.
Inventory
All items are standard price
Fishing Rod (Common Rural Good)
Pheeka Custom (Functional Arc Weapon/Fishing Rod)
Crawly Chub (Bait)
Sunvine Floaty (Coracle)
Fried Fish Sandwich (Rations)
Flat-Hats (Blackout Goggles)
