Pathfinder RPG Location - Varisia - Settlement - Roderic's Cove

Roderic's Cove Overview

Roderic's Cove is a simple town, and even its most affluent residents don't walk around with flashy clothes and items. Most homes and buildings are made from timber, though some of the older homes have a stone-walled ground floor. Gravel made from skells (mostly from oysters) paves the streets throughout town, and a small creek powers a mill and provides fresh water.

People in Roderic's Cove eat well from smoked salmon, preserved reefclaw, hearty crabs, rockfish, and a wide array of oysters. Farms and raches outside of town supplement the town's food suppy beyond the bounty of the sea, and several of these farms are known for their delicious apple cider and blackberry preserves.

The town's leader bears the title of port-governor, but it is not a completely autocratic role. A small council of merchants and priminent citizens provide advice and support to the person holding the office.

While Roderic's Cove is filled with mostly good and down-to-earth folk, a seedy element has increased in the town over the past decade. No major crimes have troubled the town in years, as just about everyone - on either side of the law - has enough to get by, and most just want to get along.

• Nation - Varisia
• Size - Small Town
• Population - 1,100
• Demographics - ? (Human, Halfling)
• Government - ?
• Alignment - ?
• Leader - Larenza Thort (Port-Governor)
• NPCs - Blackberry (Blackberry's Bakery), Jarb Brogan (Brogan's Apothecary), Bimmer "Possum" Coots (The Circle), Julit Freson (Cove Guardhouse), Svaci Hudsten (Hudston's Kennel), Ladia Kelstro (Kelstrop Meats), Garleena Knodston (Creekside Tavern and Inn), Thevin Knodston (Creekside Tavern and Inn), Unli Jevers (The Rapant Reefclaw), Perick Lonson (Perick's Smithy), Keela Macrosh (Cover Guardhouse), Halder Makrosh (The Circle), Desil Marphan (The Lady's Chapel), Melford Pelson (Pelson's Cuts), Miesalo Salen (Temple of the Stars and Roads), Lyndwyn Suvasa (Cove Armoury), Varna Rigsten (Conrel's General Store), Hallen Rosker (Hallen's Ferry), Corstela Rostrata (Peacock Manor), Elbrena Skodgers (Boatyard), Skati Wolson (Boatyard),

• Varisia - Overview of Varisia
• Roderic's Cove - (Runegate) Settlement part of Riddleport, and containing "The Underplume".
• Underflume - Thassilonian ruins under the town of Roderic's Cove.
• Nearby - Nearby locations to Roderic's Cove.
• Timeline - Historic events of Roderic's Cove.

Golarion - Varisia (Nation / Region)

Golarion - Varisia - Settlement - Roderic's Cove

Roderuic's Cove has a wealth of notable locations.

1. The Lady's Chapel - While fewer than half of the townfolk actively worship Pharasma, nearly everyone who dies or gives birth has visited the Lady's Chapel or had a vist from its priests. Desil Marphan oversees a staff of four, not coutning the seven local children who take part in the regular services as candle lighters and choir members. A wrought iron fence stretches from the church and surrounds the town's graveyard. Near the edge of the graveyard is a small home currenty occupied by Audrahni. Desil is sympathetic to the elf and allows her to stay free of charge as she seeks to help Sir Roderic's ghost pass on to the afterlife.
2. Peacock Manor - An iron fence surrounds this haphazard house. A dozen of the manor's namesakes roam the lush gardens ringing the building, their mourful cries often heard throughout town. Home of Corstela Rostrata, this propery was once three seperate houses. The Varisian sage bought one at a time, gradually adding to each until they made a single sprawling and confusing manor.
3. Blackberry's Bakery - Run by a halfling woman named Blackberry, this bakery's specalties are the plentiful blackberries found in and around Roderic's Cove. The proprietor uses the tart berry in breads, confections, jams, jellies, muffins, pastries, and, if you ask nicely, a fine blackberry brandy.
4. Lankmeer's Mill - Oliva Creek provides enough power to turn the wheel at Lankmeer's Mill. The Lankmeer family receives grain from upriver in the Curchain Hills and processes it for the people of Roderic's Cove. Ant remaining stores are then sold to small communities along the coast.
5. Brogan's Apothecary - The proprietor of this apothecary, Jarb Brogan, spends most of his time outside his shop in the surrounding wilderness hunting for herbs and minerals that he blends into pultices, balms, and other remedies. In addition to crafting these concoctions, Jarb serves as the town's barber. He has different stools for customers of varying heights and keeps stackable boxes to shand on when cutting hair.
6. Hudsten's Kennel - Wild dogs roam the woods around the Cove, and for several generations the Hudsten family has been capturing, training, and selectively breeding the finest of them. Excellent at treeing prey and prized by fur traders, these so-called "covehounds" are a breed unique to the area. Svaci Hudsten has a big heart and truly cares for her animals. Covehounds, often called Roderic ridgebacks (due to the ridge of tufted hair that runs down their spine) are popular thought this part of Varisia, and some people come from as far as Korvosa to buy Hudsten Kennel puppies. A fully-grown covehound is a dog with the advanced creature simple template.
7. Cove Guardhouse - Though Roderic's Cove doesn't see much danger, the town maintains a town guard and a volunteer militia for larger emergencies whose members are ready to assist their fellow citizens should the need arise. Captain Julit Freson is a gruff, no-nonsense womam who runs the guardhouse and trains anyone in town who wants to volunteer for the guard or militia. She dispenses good advice, whether people want to hear it or not, and always encourages people to do their best, especially the town children who look up to her. A few years ago, Freson recruited an unexpected second-in-command. After investigating reports of raids in the Churlwood, she captured Keela Macrosh and locked her up in the guardhouse's jail cell. Over long conversations, Keela seemed to truely repent her ways and showed an interest in turning her life around. Though skeptical at first, Captain Freson agreed to mentor the former bandit.
8. Creekside Tavern and Inn - This two-story building, often referred to simply as "Creekside", was built by one of the first settlers to arrive in the region with Sir Roderic. Now, Garleena Knodston and her brother Thevin Knodston run the tavern, as they have since they were orphaned as adolescents.
9. The Circle - Roderic's Cove town square is anything but, being located atop the remnants of an ancient circular stone foundation. The Cove's settlers decided this would be a prosperous place to build their town, and they set up their tents and temporary structures around the stone's circumfrence. It wasn't long before the settlers all referred to the fledgling colony's central meeting point as the Circle. Most people in Roderic's Cove grow their own food, but once a week, dozens of citizens gather in the Circle. This week;y "Circle Market" allows households access to a more diverse range of food than what they've grown in their own gardens. Some vendors from farms in the surrounding hinterlands come into Roderic's Cove on market days to ply their wares. Halder Makrosh, an older man who talks like he's seen it all, runs the market. The Circle also features a pop-up drinking spot. Each afternoon, an old man named Bimmer "Possum" Coots wheels a wooden cart out and sells cups of "possum punch" to any who stop by.
10. Cove Hall - This building was one of the first built in Roderic's Cove and served as communal housing in those early days as the rest of the town was being built. Every law penned governing Roderic's Cove is preserved in this building, as are Sir Roderic's cartographic efforts depicing the region. Port-governor Larenza Thort keeps her office in this building, as has every port-governor since the town's founding. The serving port-governor has the option of living in an onsite master suite, though most who hold the office keep their on homes in town.
11. Kelstrop Meats - A haze of smoke hangs in the air around this location, bringing with it the mouthwatering smell of smoked meats. Ladia Kelstro runs the best smokehouse in town. She primarily smokes salmon caught in the Chavali River, but also smokes beef, clams, oysters, and pork. Ladia works in close conjuction with Melford Pelson, the town's butcher and fishmonger.
12. Perick's Smithy - Perick Lonson can be found in his shop during the day. He's known throughout the region for making excellent pots, pans, and other cookware. He has a good relationship with Unli Jevers at the Rampant Reefclaw, and Perick's cookware designs enable some of the establishment's more popular dishes. As a skilled metalsmith, Perick cam also make armour and weapons, but he does so only if commissioned, leaving most of the market for arms and armour to Lyndwyn Suvasa.
13. Pelson's Cuts - Running the business his grandparents started when they arrived in Roderic's Cove, Melford Pelson provides the town with a wide selecton of meats, ranging from beef and pork sourced from outlying farms and rances to fish brought in by the steady stream of fishing boats docking at Roderic's Cove each day.
14. Conrel's General Store - Since its original owner (a robusty rotund man named Contrel) passed away, Varna Rigsten has been running the town's expansive general store. In addition to typical sundries, Varna also supplies animal feed. Recently, she;s become concerned with reports from her teamsters that goblins in the nearby Churlwood have been growing bolder and have been spotted at the edge of the woods, hurling taunts, insults, and the occasional bit of rotten food.
15. Temple of the Stars and Roads - While this chapel is primarily dedicated to Desna, the building also houses a half-dozen additional shrines to various empyreal lords. This chapel was established directly after the town's founding, as the Magnimarian emigrants brought the worship of these beings with them to their new home. Miesalo Salen has served as the chapel's priest since the previous priest up and left town nearly a decade ago. The temple hosts musical celebrations on holidays, and musicians in town often stop by after the workday to play music with Miesalo. Fenril, the town's luthier, promptly closes his fiddle shop each day to head down to the Temple of the Stars and Roads to draw a bow across some strings.
16. The Rampant Reefclaw - A bit of a standout in such a small town, this extravagant establishment serves refined cuisine like likes of which are typically found only in larger cities in the Inner Sea region. Unli Jevers is easily the best cook in town. In recent years, as news of the Rampant Reefclaw's delecacies has spread, people from the length of the Lost Coast have visited Roderic's Cove specifically to sample Unli's work. Many of these vistors come from Riddleport, and given the tensions between that city anf Roderic's Cove, some locals claim that the Rampant Reefclaw and its cook are attracting more attention than they should.
17. Boatyard - This boatyard primarily performs repair work, but Elbrena Skodgers also constructs new vessels. She's been in the trade only for 8 years, but he work is amazing, if a bit slow. Her assistant, Skati Wolson is a jovial man who loves being out on the water. He offers to take people fishing at the drop of a hat just to be out on the gulf.
18. Cove Armoury - Distrusted by some of Roderic's Cove, Lyndwyn Suvasa runs a small shop that provides weapons and armour to those in need. She gets many of her wares by special order from Riddleport, prompting some people in town to think that she has shady connection to that city. In truth, she gets her best pieces from a traveling dwarves weaponsmith who visits at least once a month to sell her new pieces and to spend some quality time with Lyndwyn. Lyndwyn doesn't pay the town's attitude much mind, and is very open with newcomers, warning them of the gossiping nature of Roderic's Cove.
19. The Docks - While the town is snall, its docks see sporadic activity from just before dawn to shortly after dusk, as fishing boats head out and merchant vessels arrive at the tiny port. The traffic isn't so high that the town has need of a dedicated harbourmaster, so tht duty is traditionally held by the town's port-governor. Mechants in town work with Larenza Thort to find agreeable times to conduct business with barges coming down the Chavali River laden with goods bound for the Varisian Gulf, as well as with those seagoing ships small enough to dock at the Cove that will trade goods to ports beyond. many of these merchants maintain warehouses along the docks. As trade has increased, many are eager to see new warehouses built further down the shore. The grandson of the foreman responsible for building the first permanent structures in Roderic's Cove has begun clearing space east of town and laying foundations for new warehouses and docks.

Golarion - Varisia - Settlement - Roderic's Cove - Nearby

Just south of Roderic's Cove sprawls the expansive tangles of the Churlwood. Those travelling the Chavali River down to the Varisian Gulf have reported bandits and goblins as the most common agressors in the wooded reach, but thankfully the river provides a buffer, keeping Roderic's Cove protected from all but the most dedicated threats. In the time in which the town has existed, few significant dangers from the Churlwood have directly affected the people of Roderic's Cove, though many townfolk who explore or work the forest have met with deadly fates when they venture into the forest alone.

1. Hallen's Ferry - A dispute about the height of a planned bridge a few miles outside of town resulted in two rows of pilings being driven into the riverbed with not a plank laid between them. Hallen Rosker made the best of this - she rad a line between the two and now provides a ferry service for those looking to cross the river just north of the Churlwood for anyone willing to pay 4 copper pieces for each trip across.
2. Meir's Sawmill - This logging yard and sawmill stand a mile out of town, on the way to Roderic's Wreck. Run by the Meir family, the sawmill was one of the first industries built when Roderic's Cove was founded. Most of the buildings in town are constructed from timber processed here.
3. Roderic's Wreck - People in town generally avoid the home of the town's founder, believing it to be haunted. Locals are in no hurry to stir up the rumoured ghost of Sir Hoderic. Notes - Ghost has been confirmed, provided quest to pathfinders.

Golarion - Varisia - Settlement - Roderic's Cove - Underflume

The Underflume
• (H1) The Chute -
• (H2) Cold Cellar -
• (H3) Underflume Kitchen -
• (H4) Dry Storage -
• (H5) Private Lounge - Treasure - Decanter with Cheap Whisky 200 gp.
• (H6) Ballroom - Treasure - Horned Fang Bruisers (4 - 2xH5, 2xH17) - Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds (Healing Potion (Moderate) 50 gp cr-563), Potion of Invisibility (Invisibility Potion 20 gp cr-563), Potion of Shield of Faith +2, +1 Studded Leather (+1 armour 160 gp cr-556), Masterwork Ranseur, Theives tools, 28 gp. Horned Fang Gangsters (9 - 2xH6, 4xH8, 3xH11) - Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds (Healing Potion (Moderate) 50 gp cr-563), Leather Armour, Cestus, Club, Dagger, Masterwork Thieves Tools (Infiltrator Tools gp 50 cr-288), 22gp.
• (H7) The Facilities -
• (H8) Guist Rooms -
• (H9) Dining Hall -
• (H10) Bathhouse -
• (H11) Open Lounge -
• (H11) Open Lounge -
• (H12) Private Room - Treasure - Golden Spoon (operates table of plenty - feeds eight people once per day)
• (H13) Foyer - Treasure - Extra-Dimenions Closet, Clothing 4 gp (14), Exquisite clothing 600 gp (3), Cloak of Resistance +1 (2), Cloak of Fiery Vanishing,
• (H14) Ruined Guest Room -
• (H15) Flooded Cavern - Treasure - Pearl and Jade Necklace (120 gp), +1 Mithral Punching Dagger (Orc Knuckle Mithral Dagger 70 gp), Wand of Fireball (7 charges) (Magic Wand (Fireball) 360 gp cr-597),
• (H16) Meeting Room -
• (H17) Luxury Guest Quarters - Treasures - Jana's life savings (120 pp and 43 gp). Journal of all the shady moves and shakers in Riddleport with a connection to Roderic's Cove. It notes that Jana used her influence to free the town from their exploitation. Magical Items (Jana) - Potion of Cure Moderate Wounds (x2) (Healing Potion (Moderate) 50 gp cr-563), Alchemists Fire (2) (Alchemist's Fire (Lesser) 3 gp cr-545), Thunderstones (2) (Thunderstone (Moderate) 10 gp cr-546), +2 Armoured Coat (2 resilient armour 1,400 gp cr-556), +1/+1 Quarterstaff (Staff +1 35 gp cr-581), Amulet of Natural Armour +1, Ioun Tourch (Everburing Torch 15 gp cr-573), Fayleaf (3)
• (H18) Underflume Portal - Notes - Thassilonian runes state this portal connects to the location known as "Forges of Wrath" inside "Hollow Mountain", the seat of power for the god of Wrath "Alaznist". This portal can be connected to the pathfidners wayfinders.
• (H19) Mozamer's Suite - Treasures - Notes of connecting the portals of wrath across varisia using the source portal "in the Forges of Wrath".
• (H20) War Room -
• (H21) Exit Cavern -

Golarion - Varisia - Settlement - Roderic's Cove - Timeline

• AR 4709 - Goblins disappear from town overnight. Return of the Goblin-not-Goblin causing a stir in town. Arrival of the Hellknights. Influx of folk from the destroyed settlement of Ravenmoor. Ending of the bandit group known as the Roadkeepers. Ending of the bandit group known as the Horned Fangs.
• AR 4708 - Mysterious deaths in the forests, with three gangs starting to make their presence felt in town competing against each other. The Order of Respendance, The Horned Fangs, and The Roadkeeprs.