NPC Focus - Annette Traver

Annette Traver

    Annette Traver is an incredibly forward thinking and enterprising woman. Raised far to the north in a small town called Sarcelles, she dreamed of one day moving to Ville des Marais and starting her own general store that focused on the needs of adventurers. Now at forty-five, Annette has done just that. The proud owner of La Torche Brûlante (The Burning Torch), Annette does something that no other merchant in the city does - she delivers her wares right to your doorstep.

    Annette employs two teamsters and six guards. For a nominal fee of a single gold piece, she will have one of her drivers and two guards deliver anywhere within the confines of Ville des Marais within an hour or so of the purchase. She will even deliver goods within 10 miles of the city, utilizing one teamster and four guards, but the charge goes up to 5gp for every mile travelled (one way). She pays her delivery people and guards well, and their loyalty is unquestioned.

    Several of her deliveries have been waylaid by bandits, but her guards have successfully defended the deliveries every time. Each teamster is equipped with a magical conch that allows two-way communication with Annette, and she has an agreement with the town guard that if anything goes wrong they will dispatch a squad to deal with the situation. This agreement grants every member of the town guard a 25% discount in her shop as well, something which the guards definitely take advantage of.

La Torche Brûlante