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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GladiusNP" data-source="post: 789171" data-attributes="member: 10574">Gearson’s Bait and Tackle.Down on the docks, on the southern side of the river, Simon Gearson’s shop sells bait, nets, fishing line, hooks, fishing poles, and various other gear used by the fishing community in Mor’s End.  Simon also repairs nearly any kind of fishing gear that can be bought.  Though he’s one of the only stores who specialize in bait and tackle, Simon has pretty reasonable prices.  Simon is down the very end of Parson Way, and often spends most of his day out on the docks, fishing from the end of a pier.  His regular customers all know that Simon’s there, but those who’ve never visited the store often find it closed up – apparently at all hours.  Due to this rather lackadaisical approach to business, Simon barely keeps his shop open, making just enough to get by, for his regulars all come down to see him at the pier.  Simon’s shop is a ramshackle old building.  The outside is weather beaten clapboard, stained grey from many seasons of wind, rain, and storms.  The inside is a rather chaotic affair, with nets, poles, rope, and hooks rather carelessly arranged, with narrow corridors just fitting between the piles of merchandise.  Above the counter, on the back wall, hangs a long steel harpoon, which Simon is very proud of (according to him, it was used to kill a dire shark.)  Simon’s bedroom is just behind the main counter, and usually has the door open, showing a jumbled mess of clothes, fishing gear, and dishes.  Up at the front of the counter, twelve small barrels full of river water house the fish sold for bait.  Simon scoops these out with a small net, and sells them to children and other fishermen.   All of this, of course, is contingent on Simon actually being present in the shop when customers come to the door. Simon himself is a lean, wiry, and slightly dishevelled man, who looks like he’s in his early forties.  He’s a permanent bachelor, and spends most of his days fishing while smoking his pipe, and most of his evening at dock-side taverns, chatting with his friends. He’s known to be slightly unreliable, but is the person to go to for all knowledge of the waters in Mor’s End.  He has a weather beaten face, with salt and pepper hair, a stubbled chin (unless he’s remembered to shave), and clear, arresting blue eyes, set deep back in a web of wrinkles (gained from a lifetime of squinting at the sun on the river.)Simon doesn’t really care about religion – holy days just mean the river’s empty of competing fishermen, and he has no interest in politics.  Ask him about fishing, however, and he will spend hours talking about how subtle variations in the rain affect which fish are biting, and what the best tackle to land a river perch is.  Simon’s family (Linda Carson is his younger sister) have given up on him.  His mother despairs of her son ever growing up, and indeed, the fishermen who buy from Simon hope he never does.  Plot Hooks – 1.    Simon was fishing down on the docks when he pulled up something very unexpected – a dead body.  He didn’t let that disturb him though, he caught a fine string of fish, then realized he should probably call the town watch.  Who’s the person?  Why were they killed?   2.    Simon’s business is closing down – the landlord is sick of his late payment of rent.  The party must help convince Simon to take his business a little more seriously, or he’ll be out on the street.  The problem is, he doesn’t seem to care – as long as he can fish, everything is just fine.Simon Gearson, male human Exp 2 (Fisherman): CR 1; Medium-size Humanoid (human); HD 2d6; hp 8; Init -1; Spd 30 ft; AC 9; Melee fishing knife +2 (1d2+1); AL CN; SV Fort +0, Ref +0, Will +4; Str 12, Dex 9, Con 11, Int 11, Wis 13, Cha 8. Feats: Skill Focus (Profession, Fisherman), Skill Focus (Rope Use).  Skills; Swim +6, Rope Use +5, Knowledge (Nature [Mor River]) +5, Profession (Fisherman) +6, Wilderness Lore +6, Spot +6.(Edit - grammatical errors.)</blockquote>

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