Sandpoint introduction

A simple town with all the color and common oddities one expects from a tightly-knit community, Sandpoint sits at a point on the Lost Coast halfway between Magnimar and Windsong Abbey.
Wood buildings and cluttered docks line the town’s natural harbor, while farms and manors of wealthy citizens dot the surrounding countryside.
During the day; fishing, farming, lumbering, glassmaking, and shipbuilding occupy most of the townsfolk, who commonly retire to their homes by way of Sandpoint’s many taverns.
A playhouse and would-be museum make unusual attractions in such a small community, but Sandpoint’s true landmark is the Old Light, a lighthouse of ancient origins that lies in ruins.

A relatively peaceful town, devoid of many of the dangers of a
true frontier town and intrigues of a sprawling city, Sandpoint has
nonetheless had its share of troubles.
The fading scars of a recent terror still linger, a time most folk refer to as the Late Unpleasantness.
Just over five years ago, a madman stalked the streets of
Sandpoint, killing dozens. Known as Chopper, the killer’s month-long
terror ended bloodily when an eccentric local artisan was
revealed as the murderer and killed during his attempted capture.

Adding to the pain, less than a month later the local chapel burned
to the ground in a conflagration that nearly consumed the town’s
northern half and left the local priest dead.


Kendra Deverin has served as Sandpoint’s mayor for the past eight years. Lawmaker, judge, and general peacemaker, Deverin has proven to be both an adept diplomat and stern hand when need be.
With a personal—some say sisterly—style of governing, Kendra holds the
abiding respect of most of Sandpoint’s people, charming them with her fiery temper and tenacity for justice (as demonstrated during the Late Unpleasantness).
A council of several of the town’s most respected and affluent landowners aids Deverin’s work.

Meting out the town’s good justice, sheriff and councilmember Belor Hemlock keeps watch over Sandpoint’s people.
Held as something of a local hero, Hemlock is lauded with being the
man who brought the serial killer, Chopper, to justice.
Although rarely faced with misconduct more severe than vandalism and public drunkenness, the sheriff is both a keen wit and a skilled swordsman, and openly proves both when the rare crime requires it.

Their sheriff’s work aside, Sandpoint’s people realize
they must often fend for and defend themselves, especially on
the outlying farms.