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Meals and lodging of modest to wealthy quality are
dl 2 Description
available here. Older and more experienced people-
5 Homunculus, on an errand
high-ranking Simic researchers or established schol-
ars- tend to maintain lifestyles toward the more expen- 6 Librarian, going home for tea
sive end of that scale. 7 Poet, shopping for fresh produce
The poor are pitied and the most affluent are envied, 8 Professor, assessing a student
so adventurers who maintain an aristocratic, poor, 9 Scribe, hands stained with ink
squalid, or wretched lifestyle, at the DM's discretion,
10 Student, lost in a book
could have disadvantage on Charisma checks when in-
11 Tinker, out of breath from running
teracting with residents of Precinct Five.
12 Vampire mind drinker, heading to the library
LAW AND CRIME
RU MORS-PRECIN CT FIVE
Much of the crime in Precinct Five is of a sort that is
hard to detect: blackmail. espionage, identity theft (of d6 Rumor
the literal kind, perpetrated by shapechangers), and the "The latest is that the translocation device is only op-
like. Most of the precinct's residents spend their time erating within fifty percent of tolerances. I'm certain
absorbed in study, unaware that such activities might be
that funding will be pulled any day now."
happening under their noses. Only rarely does violence
2 "I don't know how Zameck does it, but they've cer-
break out, and Azorius arresters try hard to keep the
tainly built a better soldier. And I hear some of the
incident quiet and maintain public calm.
formulas have made it outside their halls."
The typical response to a reported crime here is ldl2
minutes, and the force consists of two Azorius arresters 3 "That ghost haunting the history section of the lsmeri
(use the veteran stat block in the Monster Manual). Library is back. I've heard this time it can speak, and
it's looking for someone."
PEOPLE AND R UMORS 4 "Creatures of some sort of elemental composition
were emerging from the Blistercoils this morning.
PEOPLE ON TH E STREET- PR ECINCT FI VE
Those things could be anywhere in the city by now."
dl 2 Description 5 ''I can't believe Professor Zagany let her see his re-
l Alchemist, reviewing an ingredient list search. She's going to take his findings to an informa-
2 Barkeep, picking up some dropped coins tion broker, I'm sure. He'll never work again."
3 Cartographer, laden with map cases 6 "Sila has a new stock of exotic components. She says
4 Engineer, reading a schematic they can enhance spells in a way other components
cannot."