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== Brief Overview of the town of Skullcreek ==
The town of '''Skullcreek''' is around 300 residence. The southern Gnome-Rail runs through town and continues on all the way to '''South Hall''', a dwarven fortified mining town located in the foothills of the '''Ghost Mountains''' some fifty miles to the west. The rail also runs east all the way to eastern colony of the '''Trade and Machinist Pact States''' (takes on average 4-6 days to reach there depending on the weather).

'''Important Locations of Skullcreek'''
* '''Sheriff's Office''': the local sheriff is one Samuel Kincad[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/775674735797230179/] a Human male. He has no full time deputies although he occationally calls up a few local rancehands that work from the mayor when needed.
* '''Mayor's Home and Office''': Mayor Braggi Ironblood[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/627478160554595975/] a Dwarf male has been Mayor of Skullcreek for 40 years. He also runs a local ranch to the north of town that has at least 500 cattle and numberous ranchhands. He built his home and attached it to the Mayor's office while expanding it 20 years ago. He is reasonably popular and keeps things running fairly smooth in town. 
* '''Shane's Saloon''': owned and run by a Human Male named Shane O'Tool[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/370491506836019174/] a Human male. He has ten or so employees who work as the saloon boys and girls and is considered something of a shady establishment. But so long as he keeps trouble condained within the saloon the sheriff leaves him and his place alone. 
* '''Xavier's Big Bar & Grill''': run by Henry R. Xavier[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/535154368222394970/] a Halfling male. This combination bar and cook house serves meals mostly in the evenings and late into the night. Most the local townfolk perfer Xavier's place over Shane's for drinking. Xavier's also serves BBQ meals most of the day and late into the night, often some exotic venison meats brought in by local hunters. 
* '''Doctor Treestride's Office''': the doctor of Skullcreek is an Elf female by the name of Kadara Treestride[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/855895104173782446/]. She if fairly young for a elf but is popular in town for her healing medicine (she is a Cog-Heart who focuses on Healing magic).
* '''Skullcreek's General Store''': co-owned and run by a married couple, the Tielfling female Joy Fireash[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/741405157378693884/] and Zenigri Fireash[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/593067844665471882/], her spouce, a female Half-Orc. The store sells most every general gear and most firearms and a good assortment of hand weapons.  
* '''Finn's Stables and Blacksmiths''': the town's stables and blacksmith, owned and run by Fenn Hammergar[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/669980882041342434/], a Dwarf male. He is the town's blacksmith and employs a few stable boys to tend to the horse. 
* '''Reformed Church of The Sun''': the local church of Pelor, god of the Sun. Run by Padre Haps Lightsun[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/418412621602961921/], a male Halfling. 
* '''Mod's Eatery and Motel''': owned and operated by Modree Donner[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/740701469950425586/], this is the towns main resaurant and hotel. Mod does most of the cooking but her son, Timmothy[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/347129083777308450/] runs the motel. Breakfast and lunch are her busist times but the dinner crowd is fairly large also. 
* '''Skullcreek's Gnome-Rail Ticket and Telegraph Station #119''': run by the Southern Gnome Rail Instrial this office sells tickets and sends and receives telographic messages. Only the towns along the Gnome Rail include telegraph stations and so communication is still delivered by horseback to most other towns in the southern '''Badlands'''.
* '''Ranger Station #23''': located about a half a mile south of town, this newest station includes an office (where the Captain works and has a private room in the back), a bunk house (with six beds) and a stable (for seven horses). There is also and small forge for those skilled at horseshoeing but most expect to go into town to get the job done property (requires a Repair skill of a d4). It is run by Ranger commander, Captain Shara Scorn[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/381539399680839962/]. Its her job to assign the Rangers their duties and pays them (pay is $7.50/75 a week, paid on Last Day/Sunday).