"Piedmont?  Sure, I know Piedmont.  I mean, who doesn’t?  They’re only the oldest and most prominent merchant house around.  Quite honestly, you can’t sneeze without one of them popping up and offering to sell you a handkerchief.  Don’t get me wrong; I appreciate what they do and how available they usually are.  I mean, they do offer just about anything a person could want.  They sure do find a way of knowing what you need, sometimes before you know you need it, then charging you more than you ever would have dreamt you’d ever pay for it.  Sure, there are those rumors of Piedmont crushing their competition, competitors’ family members disappearing, and warehouses burning down, but that is probably why they are the most prominent merchant house around.  They don’t seem to have the same bad luck as other merchants do.  All in all, they’re not bad, but I wouldn’t get on their wrong side.  If you do, you’ll be lucky to ever buy anything again."

Overheard in a tavern conversation in the Weeping Maiden Inn

Common Races: Humans, Hoblings, Goblins
Disallowed Races: None

Fighting Skills	General Skills	Stealth Skills
Florentine	First Aid	Backstab +8 / 2 Assassinate/Dodge
One-Handed Blunt	Healing Arts	Disarm Traps
One-Handed Edged	Read & Write	Pick Locks
Polearm	Lore	Waylay
Prof +1	Herbal Lore
Small Weapon	Prefession	Seer Skills
Staff	Read Magic	Precognition
Thrown Weapon	Scavenge
Twin Daggers		Crafting
Two-Handed Blunt	Celestial Spells	Alchemy 8
Two-Handed Sword	Spell Level 3	Armorsmithing 8
		Tinkering 8
	Earth Spells	Weaponsmithing 8
	Spell Level 3