Siyavile the town
This is a description of the town of Siyavile, the base of our Storming the Wizard's Tower game.
The town
This is a description of the town of Siyavile, the base of our Storming the Wizard's Tower game.
Siyavile is a town on the end of a peninsula on an island. The area is tropical, with a short wet season (when it rains about 1m / yr) and a long dry season. The area has lots of rivers, which dry up at the end of the dry season.
The island to the north of Siyavile is home of the large Epitira Empire. They've invaded and overthrown the kingdom that used to rule the eastern half of our island. Small battles continue to be fought in the desert between imperial soldiers and the small kingdoms on the western half of the island. There is an uneasy truce between the Empire and Siyavile, with some trade happening. But everyone knows that the Empire will try to take over the rest of the island, sooner or later.
Siyavile is a town based on fishing and farming. The town has a moat and stone walls to defend itself. We catch the tastiest fish in the world. The people are really good sailors.
There is a settlement outside the town, filled with refugees from the eastern side of the island. They have to stay outside because there's no room inside the walls for everyone. When the refugees arrived, there was a bit of a fight as they wanted to live in the town, but eventually they were forced to stay outside.
Around the town is mostly savannah and farmland, with patches of jungle. There are lots of rivers crossing the plains near us.
Nearby is a town of traders. We sell them our fish and we use the money to buy better ships from the Empire.
People from the Empire are staying in the town to learn how we fish.
Siyavile is ruled by King Tahir, a hereditary king. He appoints a council of about six people to advise him. Every month there is a big gathering where everyone can say what should happen next. The king lives in a three-floor mansion in the centre of town.
The temple has lots of sections, one for each religion. There is lots of religious dancing, which is calm, not energetic.
There are only a few dedicated soldiers in the town, who are more like police. When there is a war, everyone in the town will be expected to fight.
The refugees are poor. Most people in the town are about as rich as each other, but there are a few rich ones and a few poor ones.
Names
| Womens names | Men's names |
|---|---|
| Adara Ademia |
Abderus |
Character types
Guardians
One of the soldiers/police from Siyavile.
Don't choose this if you have low strength.
- Choose 3 arms, 3 gear, 1 map or spell, 1 from any list, and 1 person.
- Ability: Hammerhands
Trader (and explorer)
A traveller who sells fish and buys other goods, often in far-off places of the world.
Don't choose this if you have low command or low perception.
- Choose 3 gear, 3 maps, 1 arms or spell, 1 from any list, and 1 person.
- Ability: Social training (or Danger Sense)
Priest(ess)
You are a scholar of magic and wisdom.
Don't choose this if you have both a low command and a low perception.
- Choose 3 maps, 3 spells, 1 arms or gear, 1 from any list, and 1 person.
- Ability: Initiation
Imperial soldier
You have been trained by the Empire in how to fight.
Don't choose this if you have low strength or low skill.
- Choose 3 arms, 3 gear, 1 map or spell, 1 from any list, and 1 person.
- Ability: Parrying (sword skill)
Refugee
You have fled the Empire and now seek refuge in a strange land.
Don't choose this if you have low Endurance.
- Choose 3 arms, 3 maps, 1 gear or spells, 1 from any list, and 1 person.
- Ability: Tireless
Prince(ess)
Your father is the king.
Don't choose this if you have both low command and low strength.
- Choose 3 gear, 3 maps, 1 arms or spell, 1 from any list, and 1 person.
- Ability: Tactician.
Lists
Arms
- Breastplate and helmet (2 blue)
- Broadsword (2 red)
- Chainmail (2 blue)
- Handaxe (2 red)
- Longbow (3 red, 2-handed, bulky)
- Net (1 red and 1 blue)
- Shield (2 blue)
- Shortbow (2 red)
- Shortsword (1 red)
- Sling (1 red, 2-handed)
- Spear (2 red)
- Staff (1 red and 1 blue)
- Throwing knives (1 red)
- Trident (2 red)
Gear
- Boat
- Climbing gear (rope, hook, spikes)
- Dagger (1 red)
- Fine clothing
- Healer's kit (bandages, liquor, salves)
- Jewellery
- Lockpicks
- Money
- Oilskins (1 blue)
- Provisions
Maps
- Architectural drawings
- Childhood memory
- Familiar spirit
- First-hand account
- Legends, lore, and myth
- Magnetic compass
- Spellbook
- Star charts
- Trade and travel map
- Treasure map
Spells
- A guiding shadow
- A warning vision
- Arrows of flame
- Bath of healing light
- Lightnings at command
- Luck for warriors
- Passage unnoticed
- Sensitivity to magic
- Shelter of vines
- Strength of ten
People
- Healer
- Priestess
- Thug
- Guardian
- Elder
- Boatmaker
- Weaponsmith
- Trader
- Crafter
- Imperial visitor
- Refugee
Default
Otherwise, everyone gets common clothing, including hat and clothes (gear), lunch and trail snacks (gear), flint, steel, and tinder, torches if called for (gear), and local lore (map).