People

The leader grows close to the people of the towns. It gives keepsakes and gifts, not power.

How it grows

Find them in town and tap them to open their sheet.

Once a day, a moment with them: 1 point. A heart on the sign up the road to town means someone has one waiting.
Once a day, a gift from storage: 1 for anything, 2 for something they like, 4 for something they love.
At Close they ask which way it goes: friends, or partners. There’s one partner at a time.
From Good friends, a morning gift sometimes waits in their camp’s Returns, and friends drop by their camp’s guildhouse of an evening.
At Best friends, a partner moves into their camp’s guildhouse. Friends or partners, their keepsake (a piece of decor) is earned.
Each new level has a short scene, which can be watched again from their sheet.

Level	Points
Met	0
Friendly	6
Close	16
Good friends (Courting as partners)	30
Best friends (Partners as partners)	48

Wren

Runs the Hearthfire Inn down the lane. Talks fast, laughs louder, and is always halfway through an errand.


Town	Briarhold
Met in	The Arrival
Loves	Cooked trout, Baked pike, Harbour feast
Likes	Cooked shrimp, Crab stew, Fish chowder, Smoked herring
Keepsake	The old Hearthfire sign (decor, at the closest)

Maren

Builds boats on the dock, when anyone lets him. Says little, and means all of it.


Town	Briarhold
Met in	The Far Light
Loves	Oak logs, Bog oak, Oilcloth
Likes	Logs, Pine logs, Willow logs, Linen, Driftwood, Flax
Keepsake	Maren’s first boat (decor, at the closest)

Captain Aldric

Captain of the Briarhold watch. Steady, dry, and very hard to surprise.


Town	Briarhold
Met in	The Seal on the Hill
Loves	Steel bar, Tidesteel bar, Wolf-tooth cord
Likes	Iron bar, Bronze bar, Coal, Iron ore
Keepsake	The watch lantern (decor, at the closest)

Edda

Cooks at the Sodden Gull. Low standards, honest beer, and a tongue that could fillet a cod.


Town	Saltmire
Met in	An Honest Supper
Loves	Herring, Cod, Pike
Likes	Trout, Shrimp, Crab, Salt, Salted fish
Keepsake	Edda’s stew pot (decor, at the closest)

Vara

Of the Tide Syndicate: guarded, sharp, and always paid in full. Her trust is earned slowly.


Town	Saltmire
Met in	False Lights
Loves	Pearl, Tide silver, Sea-glass pendant
Likes	Whalebone pendant, Smuggler’s coin, Wrecker’s charm, Marsh amber
Keepsake	The Syndicate compass (decor, at the closest)

Marlow

Keeps the harbour book in Saltmire. Practical, careful, and counts every boat home.


Town	Saltmire
Met in	False Lights
Loves	Ship fittings, Salted fish
Likes	Smoked herring, Oilcloth, Salt, Pine logs, Fish chowder
Keepsake	A page of the harbour book (decor, at the closest)

Thorne

A ranger of the Circle. Keeps the gate, keeps count, and keeps his thanks to himself.


Town	Elderholt
Met in	The Ashen Road
Loves	Eel pie, Heartwood, Ghost carp
Likes	Ashwood, Glowfish, Brook eel, Grey dragonhide, Amber, Circle supper
Keepsake	Thorne’s old bow (decor, at the closest)

Ivy

Forages the wood for the Circle and keeps a stall at dusk. Knows every mushroom, and which ones would like to kill you.


Town	Elderholt
Met in	The Forest Watches
Loves	Glowfish skewers, Amber, Carp and mushroom stew
Likes	Grey flax, Glowfish, Brook eel, Ghost carp, Eel pie, Grey linen
Keepsake	Ivy’s jar of fireflies (decor, at the closest)

Corwen

Keeps the Circle’s records, when he can find them. Gentle, forgetful, and on first-name terms with the trees.


Town	Elderholt
Met in	Roots and Recognition
Loves	Moonstone, Circle supper, Grey linen
Likes	Amber, Heartwood, Eel pie, Glowfish skewers, Ashwood, Grey flax
Keepsake	Corwen’s record of your guild (decor, at the closest)

Friends in the guild

Members grow close to each other too: by being at camp together, working the same job and going out in the same party. Close friends do a little better together.

Level	Points	In the same party	Working side by side
Friendly	600	+1% success
Friends	4,000	+2% success	+5% speed
Close	12,000	+3% success	+10% speed