5. Town Mill

This mill was built next to the Tourmaline in order to harness its power. Hence the mill is powered by the river’s current which rotates a heavy wooden wheel. This device then rotates a mill stone inside so that various types of grain and cereal can be ground into flour. Farmers and even town’s people can come here and use this communal mill to grind their grain and produce flour. A small oven is also at the disposal of villagers to cook their bread. Since the mill is complex to operate and requires constant maintenance and repair, it is operated by three characters. The NPCs presented here are in charge of the Town Mill. Weren Weren holds the title of Péripont’s Mill Master. He has been working at the mill since he was a child and is now almost seventy years old. Although he is now frail and unable to do much, he still holds most of the technical knowledge to operate and mend the mill. Weren mostly sits at a desk next to the entrance and manages this facility while the physical work is done by Tilo and Meri, his two halfling assistants. Weren is bald and wears a short finely trimmed white beard. He has a hard time hearing and will ask the PCs to speak louder if they ever visit the mill. The man has not heard of the barklings and will not know what they are if asked about them. Weren, Normal Man: AC 11, AB +0, #At 1 club, Dam 1d4, Mv 40', ML 7, XP 10 HP Tilo This halfling is quite tall for his kind, being almost 5 feet tall. He wears his dark brown hair short and usually wears dark clothes covered in flour. At the mill, he is in charge of filling the linen bags used to transport ground grain. Tilo has not seen the barklings but about three weeks ago when he was walking in the hills north of Badgerwood, he noticed an odd smoke column that appeared to come from the old mine (see The Black Paws Cave). Tilo, Halfling Normal Man: AC 11, AB +0, #At 1 fist, Dam 1d3, Mv 40', ML 7, XP 10 Meri Along with Tilo, Meri takes care of running the mill. He is a halfling too, coming from the same village as his companion. Meri is a little more handy than Tilo and has a better understanding of the mill. He is in charge of repairing the broken parts and maintaining the device under Weren’s supervision. Meri is tanned and has long dark hair he keeps tied with a string of leather. When he smiles, the first thing everyone notices is his gold tooth. Meri is playful and loves talking about his mill. Meri, Halfling Normal Man: AC 11, AB +0, #At 1 fist, Dam 1d3, Mv 40', ML 7, XP 10 HP W