Peddler of Portable Shade
A peddler sells patches of portable shade—foldable darkness you can carry in a hatbox. Nobles buy exclusivity; peasants riot for ten minutes of cool. Discover where the shade is stitched from, stop a black market in stolen noon, or bargain for enough shadow to cross a desert without crisping.
Suggested NPCs
Octavia Stormborn
- Human
- Female
- Elderly
Role
- Occupation
- River toll clerk
Character
- Motivation
- Gaining power and influence
- Personality
- Warm and welcoming
- Background
- Noble trying to prove their worth
Details
- Quirk
- Says goodbye twice
- Speaking style
- Trailing off mid-thought
- Private fear
- Honey that tastes like ash
- Secret
- Runs the black market in summer memories
- Signature item
- Map folded into a paper swan
Nicholas Cross
- Human
- Other
- Elderly
Role
- Occupation
- River tub regatta marshal
Character
- Motivation
- Gaining power and influence
- Personality
- Bold and impulsive
- Background
- Noble trying to prove their worth
Details
- Quirk
- Insists on shaking hands twice
- Speaking style
- Uses beekeeping metaphors for romance
- Private fear
- Their own temper
- Secret
- Has never slept—only trances in daylight
- Signature item
- Lemon slice that cures or causes sunburn