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Borderland Settlement

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The Borderland Settlement is a town which appears east of the Caverns of Chaos after 8,000 turns have passed. It contains a potion shop, and a lawful altar. In addition to some townsfolk, it is populated by mercenaries that will become companions for a fee (about 100-1000 gp). The bishop of order in the temple gives some hints about the main quest line. The DL of the settlement is 10, causing background corruption, which is unusual for a surface town. This can be remedied with a scroll of peace.

The paladins of order, bishop of order, and monks of order are angered by the PC converting, attempting to convert, kicking the altar, sacrificing a lawful monster, or by talking to the bishop of order while crowned Chaotic. Otherwise, they and the shopkeeper are indifferent to the other inhabitants of the level.

1.9.1 Harwad, the bishop of order @

Harwad, the bishop of order
Level: 1, DV: 15, PV: 5, Hits: 215, Attacks: 2, Damage: 1d9+21, Speed: 100.
He guards the temple in the Borderland Settlement. Attacking other "of order" monsters or converting or attempting to convert the altar there will anger him, but he can be sacrificed if the altar is converted. He is able to cast energy ray and healing. In melee he can disarm and drains attributes. If peaceful, he provides hints on making progress on the main quest when chatted with.

1.9.2 Mercenaries

Mercenaries for hire as companions include: master swordsman @, ratling rebel r, swordsman @, assassin @, raider @, bandit @, cutpurse @, orc scorcher o, junior thief @, mugger @, and dark elven warrior u. Some of them may be present multiple times, while some may be missing. Note that hiring a chaotic mercenary is a chaotic act.

master sworsdmanfemale ratling rebelswordsman female assassinfemale raiderfemale bandit female cutpursefemale orc scorcherfemale junior thief female muggerfemale dark elven warrior
Bordeland Settlement mercenaries stats
Master swordsman: Level: 1, DV: 15, PV: 9, Hits: 56, Attacks: 2, Damage: 2d6+3, Speed: 100.
Ratling rebel: Level: 1, DV: 19, PV: 4, Hits: 18, Attacks: 1, Damage: 1d6+1, Speed: 100.
Swordsman: Level: 1, DV: 13, PV: 5, Hits: 20, Attacks: 1, Damage: 2d4+2, Speed: 100.
Assassin: Level: 1, DV: 16, PV: 4, Hits: 16, Attacks: 2, Damage: 1d10+2, Speed: 100.
Raider: Level: 1, DV: 13, PV: 2, Hits: 14, Attacks: 1, Damage: 1d8+1, Speed: 100.
Bandit: Level: 1, DV: 13, PV: 2, Hits: 14, Attacks: 1, Damage: 1d8+1, Speed: 100.
Cutpurse: Level: 1, DV: 17, PV: 0, Hits: 6, Attacks: 1, Damage: 1d4+3, Speed: 100.
Orc scorcher: Level: 1, DV: 12, PV: 1, Hits: 9, Attacks: 1, Damage: 1d6+, Speed: 100.
Junior thief: Level: 1, DV: 18, PV: 0, Hits: 2, Attacks: 1, Damage: 1d6, Speed: 100.
Mugger: Level: 1, DV: 10, PV: 3, Hits: 20, Attacks: 1, Damage: 1d10+4, Speed: 100.
Dark elven warrior: Level: 1, DV: 15, PV: 7, Hits: 31, Attacks: 2, Damage: 1d6+5, Speed: 100.

1.9.3 Other inhabitants

shopkeeper monk of order paladin of order farmer goodwife child Lu'uksort, the gnomish shopkeeper @ owns a potion shop. There are monks of order @ who will grant a temporary blessing when chatted with after confessing sins. They can disarm the PC when engaged in melee combat. Paladins of order @ there have penetrating melee attack. Farmers t, goodwives t and children t are also randomly found.

Updated September 7th, 2019