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April 4, 2026: Daily NPC—Old Soggy A seriously overgrown catfish that has magical powers—and that some people worship as a god April 4, 2026: Streamside—Hooks and Plots A child gambled away to the fey, a mass of undead bones, people coaxed into losing themselves for pleasure, and a siege of elementals. April 3, 2026: Daily NPC—Sweseri Hwaw An auditor who makes sure that the gambling houses of Streamside aren't cheating their customers (any more than they should be) April 3, 2026: Streamside—Rival Faction The Starcloak Sept is a group of sorcerers that strives to preserve the natural environment surrounding Streamside April 2, 2026: Daily NPC—Lirileen Yenna A developer who hopes to attract a more upscale population to Streamside, so far with little success April 2, 2026: Streamside—Key Faction The Guild of Joy started out as an alliance of legally questionable establishments for mutual defense, but today it encompasses all sorts of businesses April 1, 2026: Daily NPC—Enkettel Gadarius A renowned psychologist who has moved to Streamside to study the pursuit of pleasure April 1, 2026: Streamside—Goods and Services Cemeteries, pleasure palaces, seafood, and fine textiles... April 1, 2026: Three Months In Review Now that 2026 and hence the City '26 challenge is one quarter over, let's look at how things have been going so far... March 31, 2026: Daily NPC—Grin A talking skull of unknown origin, now a fixture at a local inn March 31, 2026: Streamside—Encounter Tables Streetwalkers, street preachers, skinnydippers, and various kinds of undead... March 30, 2026: Daily NPC—Otherwho A fey who has chosen to live among mortals, and who runs a teahouse much larger inside than is immediately apparent March 30, 2026: Streamside—Principal Feature The Wizard's Tower was one of the first brothels in Streamside, but today is (mostly) a thriving hotel and resort March 29, 2026: Daily NPC—Red A filth elemental recently released from almost two centuries of imprisonment March 29, 2026: City Center—Transportation With Midtown Station as its centerpiece, the City Center is the transportation hub of Lüm... but away from the station and the main highways, it can be a challenge to find one's way around March 28, 2026: Daily NPC—Exin and Walin Molarty The two-headed director(s) of the Healing Haven, a sanitarium that isn't as pleasant inside as they would like people to believe March 28, 2026: City Center—Hooks and Plots Giant monsters on the train tracks, an area overlaid by a crystal plane, an unethical energy company, and a poisoning plot... March 27, 2026: Daily NPC—Qalra Inḥini The plants she grows all around the City Center befuddle the Department of Transportation, who know her only as "the Gardener" March 27, 2026: City Center—Rival Faction The Church of the Imperfect One has been gaining increasing influence over the City Center March 26, 2026: Daily NPC—Shala Bhenan A takin who runs a secret magic school for those who share her disadvantaged background March 26, 2026: City Center—Key Faction The Lüm Department of Transportation has considerable authority in the City Center, and in some ways effectively runs much of the neighborhood March 25, 2026: Daily NPC—Colicott Keasley An ingenious woman who makes strange treasures out of trash.. and is even capable of creating life, albeit apparently by accident March 25, 2026: City Center—Goods and Services Government offices, specialty shops, charming handicrafts, and above all, of course, transportation.. March 24, 2026: Daily NPC—Askkina Zng A tsastra with a high position in the Department of Transportation, who uses that position to further the aims of their covin... March 24, 2026: City Center—Encounter Tables Travelers, workers, train accidents, and people possessed by otherplanar creatures... March 23, 2026: Daily NPC—Dr. Xambadu A medical practitioner of sorts who provides his services to the City Center in exchange for a bit of his patients' flesh March 23, 2026: City Center—Principal Feature Midtown Station, the city's transportation hub, is not only the City Center's most prominent landmark but possibly the most visited building in all of Lüm March 22, 2026: Daily NPC—Aiston Albraith A financial genius who's made a fortune by careful investments... or at least that's what he wants people to think... March 22, 2026: Otter Lake—Transportation Otter Lake has a few subway stops and a highway to its north, but many of its residents prefer to travel by boat March 21, 2026: Daily NPC—Gierenni Coppoccio The caretaker of the Dockhouse, who lives on the premises with his family March 21, 2026: Otter Lake—Hooks and Plots Boasting rival collectors, former pets grown to dangerous size, potential mass possession, and a secret cult that wants to inculcate children March 20, 2026: Daily NPC—Loala Kehe One of Lüm's most respected art critics, unsparing in her criticisms but evenhanded in her judgment March 20, 2026: Otter Lake—Rival Faction Occasionally coming into conflict with the Captains' Club is the local court of a moer activist organization, the Obsidian Order March 19, 2026: Daily NPC—Gezmer Trake A perpetual couch-surfer who moves between the houses of the wealthy residents of Otter Lake March 19, 2026: Otter Lake—Key Faction The Captains' Club is the largest and most powerful of several social clubs active in Otter Lake March 18, 2026: Daily NPC—Migian AcFfora The publisher of the Word of Lüm, the city's most prominent and influential broadsheet March 18, 2026: Otter Lake—Goods and Services Specialty shops dealing in maps, games, and potions, and also networking opportunities March 17, 2026: Daily NPC—Susemmi Srra The proprietress of the God's Hands, a high-end spa and massage parlor that makes use of many weird summoned creatures in its operations March 17, 2026: Otter Lake—Encounter Tables Servants, boatkeepers, night geese, and water elementals... March 16, 2026: Daily NPC—Nenor Acātel A famous adventurer brought back from the distant past, who thus far in the present has not deigned to do any adventuring March 16, 2026: Otter Lake—Principal Feature The Dockhouse serves as Otter Lake's social center, located on the shore of the lake that gives the neighborhood its name March 15, 2026: Daily NPC—Keowik Okolaye A nature mage specializing in prosthetics... or even full-body replacements March 15, 2026: Graypool—Transportation While not as well connected to Lü's transportation grid as some other neighborhoods, Graypool does have a highway and subway line running through it, and its internal roads are in good condition, if sometimes inconventiontly directed March 14, 2026: Daily NPC—The Twisted Man A large stone in the center of Graypool is actually a cursed man, who returns to flesh on nights of the new moon... March 14, 2026: Graypool—Hooks and Plots Accelerated rot, a fey in the form of a giant pillbug, exsanguinated corpses, and sinking buildings... March 13, 2026: Daily NPC—Marthera Gwiggin Proprietress of the Five Caldrons, a popular inn that may hold secrets beneath March 13, 2026: Graypool—Rival Faction Unbeknownst to most people of Graypool, the neighborhood holds the local headquarters of a minor covin, the Évoluerie March 12, 2026: Daily NPC—Jemari Lerenen A world-famous author specializing in mystery novels who still lives not far from where she grew up March 12, 2026: Graypool—Key Faction The ritualmasters oversee the rites and observances performed to placate the fey, and in doing so largely oversee the neighborhood March 11, 2026: Daily NPC—Lucreça Iemenori A hunter and mercenary who hates the fey due to some past tragedy about which she refuses to elaborate March 11, 2026: Graypool—Goods and Services Mushrooms, craft beers, natural magic, and curse removal... March 10, 2026: Daily NPC—Scrapple A talking cat that acts as an ambassador to the fey March 10, 2026: Graypool—Encounter tables Ceremonies, curses, omens, and fey... March 9, 2026: Daily NPC—Cheontam a T'enen A bannath who runs an orphanage, as well as a petting zoo on the side to raise funds March 9, 2026: Graypool—Principal Feature Aside from the Gray Pool that gives the neighborhood its name, Graypool is also home to Madcastle, an architecturally folly built by a wealthy eccentric March 8, 2026: Daily NPC—Ægel Thorm A chief inspector for the Port Authority who grew up in the Docks and still lives in the neighborhood March 8, 2026: The Docks—Transportation A major highway, a spur of the coastal train line... and of course lots of big ships March 7, 2026: Daily NPC—Niori Esevelen The best known and most successful fence in the Docks, and a person not to be trifled with March 7, 2026: The Docks—Hooks and Plots A possessed sailor, a small-time thief with a big-time magic orb, a missing cruise ship, and a warehouse full of undead... March 6, 2026: Daily NPC—Akka Ritsuri A young man who seems to have a special bond with the sea lions of the Docks March 6, 2026: The Docks—Rival Faction Away from the shores and the major roads, the Docks are controlled by the Shudu crime family... for now March 5, 2026: Daily NPC—Hulius Caddender A helpful man who lets jobseekrs connect with employers... unless he can make more money sending them off to different fates March 5, 2026: The Docks—Key Faction The city government delegates to the Port Authority considerable power to keep order and run operations in the Docks March 4, 2026: Daily NPC—The Foregood A strange creature that has turned the interioir of a warehouse into a dangerous, alien place March 4, 2026: The Docks—Goods and Services Ship passage, navigational charts, hired muscle, and tools for nefarious purposes... March 3, 2026: Daily NPC—Annalide Borguen A poor child from the Docks who became a successful lawyer and left her squalid home neighborhood... and then came back March 3, 2026: The Docks—Encounter Tables Beggars, stevedores, sailors, and sea lions... March 2, 2026: Daily NPC—Esley Quarringer A ruffian for hire who knows enough magic to make her even more dangerous March 2, 2026: The Docks—Principal Feature The Ship of Dreams is a world-famous amusement park surrounded by squalor March 1, 2026: Daily NPC—Inorna Weil A world-renowned collage artist turned demanding cult leader March 1, 2026: Arts District—Transportation Broad, straight roads with good views of the sights... at least outside the more residential areas. February 28, 2026: Daily NPC—Euhade Illaren An architect thought long dead who still lives in hidden chambers in the theaters she designed February 28, 2026: Arts District—Hooks and Plots A vandalish ghost, a sinister song, a kidnapped headliner, and a stolen statue... February 27, 2026: Daily NPC—Eëhauok The head curator of the Lüm Museum of Æalogy is themself a being from another plane, though which plane is unknown February 27, 2026: Arts District—Rival Faction The various artists' collectives in the Arts District don't always see eye-to-eye with the neighborhood council... February 26, 2026: Daily NPC—Aghdi Lummam A maker of fine musical instruments, which he can imbue with magical powers on request February 26, 2026: Arts District—Key Faction The Arts District has a neighborhood council that plans many of its constant events and festivals February 25, 2026: Daily NPC—Lerd Ammager A playwright and minmaker whose works are of infamouslly terrible quality February 25, 2026: Arts District—Goods and Services Musical instruments, costumes, training, and expert knowledge... February 24, 2026: Daily NPC—Londis Erriera A renowned dance instructor who demands much of her students February 24, 2026: Arts District—Encounter Tables Parades, buskers, celebrities, and spirits of art... February 23, 2026: Daily NPC—Eiril Leuhaven A private detective who lately has been uncovering the wrongdoings of the rich and powerful February 23, 2026: Arts District—Principal Feature Many of the city's most famous museums and theaters border Morel Park in the Arts District February 22, 2026: Daily NPC—Liskett Hauli A retired clepery champion who still faces the occasional challenger—but with dire consequences for them if they lose February 22, 2026: East Island—Transportation Possibly the most beautifully landscaped streets in all of Lüm February 21, 2026: Daily NPC—Yaerak Bwel Private tutor to the wealthy in the magical arts February 21, 2026: East Island—Hooks and Plots A bad influence who must be removed, an adventous heir in over his head, a powerful fey of mysterious motives, and an otherplanar entity trapped at the bottom of a canal... February 20, 2026: Daily NPC—Lirin Desh A wealthy East Islander who made her fortune with a matchmaking service, and still consults for the rich and powerful February 20, 2026: East Island—Opposing Faction The Planters is an organization of East Island's less affluent residents that strives to bring about change in subtle but effective ways February 19, 2026: Daily NPC—Leka Ingandi A part-badger shapeshifter who lives in an extensive burrow complex beneath East Island February 19, 2026: East Island—Key Faction The East Island Governance Board has no official power delegated by the city, but unofficially largely runs the neighborhood February 18, 2026: Daily NPC—Moridach Xaron An infamous criminal mastermind who (apparently) decided to go straight February 18, 2026: East Island—Goods and Services Fine clothing, rare books, renowned experts in many fields, and skilled gardeners February 17, 2026: Daily NPC—Witgarn Sprochner The head curator of the Common Hall, and an important link with the neighborhood's past February 17, 2026: East Island—Encounter Tables Mischievous children, feral parrots, partygoers, and fish monsters... February 16, 2026: Daily NPC—Hiliac Oswon Owner of the most fanciful and distinctive house in East Island—which not all their neighbors appreciate February 16, 2026: East Island—Principal Feature Millstone Gardens, and especially the Common Hall in its center, are a historical relic of the neighborhood's early days February 15, 2026: Daily NPC—Logori AcNala A successful restauranteur who rose from the streets of Nungunny, and still makes her home there February 15, 2026: Nungunny—Transportation There's a major highway, and then there are a bunch of wooden planks laid over the marsh... February 14, 2026: Daily NPC—Erangi Wolow A musician who won worldwide fame for his composition and performance but remains loyal to his home neighborhood February 14, 2026: Nungunny—Hooks and Plots A territorial dispute, magical pollution, a wealthy bully, and a looted skull... February 13, 2026: Daily NPC—Iuther Magili A worker at a chemical plant who became a champion of reform and a catalyst for a unionization movement February 13, 2026: Nungunny—Rival Faction Local "crews" in Nungunny enforce the elders' decisions—and often make decisions of their own February 12, 2026: Daily NPC—Acalal Huxi The "Mage of Muck", who lives in a tower in the middle of a landfill February 12, 2026: Nungunny—Key Faction Many of the cultures and communities in Nungunny venerate their elders February 11, 2026: Daily NPC—The Plud A living blob of liquid accidentally created in a chemical factory February 11, 2026: Nungunny—Goods and Services Architecture and exotic goods... plus, of course, the highway February 10, 2026: Daily NPC—Aharhazan An ancient mummy from a distant land who now acts as a grandmother figure to the people of Nungunny February 10, 2026: Nungunny—Encounter Tables Fortunetellers, architects, exotic ceremonies, and disasters at chemical factories... February 9, 2026: Daily NPC—The Cowl A thief who steals from the wealthy in the neighboring districts and spends or gives away her gains in her own community February 9, 2026: Nungunny—Principal Feature The Greeting Gate, a huge gate built across the main highway to welcome visitors to Lüm February 8, 2026: Daily NPC—Yingax A party of six adventurers were magically merged together and are now one adventurer February 8, 2026: Claystone Heights—Transportation Broad streets connect to neighboring districts, but within are plenty of narrow alleys February 7, 2026: Daily NPC—Dareling A costumed mascot representing the "spirit of adventure" that defines Claystone Heights February 7, 2026: Claystone Heights—Hooks and Plots Petrified adventurers, rampaging furniture, an ancient complex beyond a wine cellar, and addictive "heroism pills" February 6, 2026: Daily NPC—Prince Gugorga Ousted ruler-in-exile of a distant country... or at least, that's what he claims to be February 6, 2026: Claystone Heights—Rival Faction The Menagerie, a loosely organized band of masked anarchists and rabblerousers February 5, 2026: Daily NPC—Hwet A moneylender for adventurers who demands an unusual form of collateral February 5, 2026: Claystone Heights—Key Faction The Claybridge Council, a conscious mirror of the Heroes' Council that governs the nation of Djarvin February 4, 2026: Daily NPC—Nassie Wauld A promoter for adventurers, always on the lookout for promising new talent February 4, 2026: Claystone Heights—Goods and Services Weapons, traveling gear, trainers, and healers... February 3, 2026: Daily NPC—Xeremilia Corras The founder and president of the Museum of Valor, celebrating adventurers and their achievements February 3, 2026: Claystone Heights—Encounter Tables Adventurers, trainers, giant cockroaches, and assassins... February 2, 2026: Daily NPC—Œthide Hyx A mysterious woman in a hooded cloak who trains aspiring adventurers in magic February 2, 2026: Claystone Heights—Principal Feature Adventurers' Hall is the city's primary hangout for aspiring heroes February 1, 2026: Daily NPC—Estelianne Rebur A street vendor whose product is advice... and who is secretly a spy for a hostile nation February 1, 2026: So About That Subway... The reasons for and repercussions of the recent decision that Lüm has a subway February 1, 2026: Newbridge—Transportation Trains, roads, subways, a river, and a major bridge... plenty of transportation options January 31, 2026: Daily NPC—Ngaka Dolon The customs official tasked with regulating the import and export of magical objects January 31, 2026: Newbridge—Hooks and Plots An enthisasic ghost hunter, a fugitive from evil wizards, a shady security firm, and cursed fliers... January 30, 2026: Daily NPC—Mama Loder The leader of a gang of child thieves who do her dirty work in return for pleasant room and board January 30, 2026: Newbridge—Rival Faction Pretty much nobody is a fan of the Liedvar Consortium's private police force January 29, 2026: Daily NPC—Pokaa A graffiti artist whose work incorporates magical puzzles January 29, 2026: Newbridge—Key Faction The city guard and the Customs Office vie for jurisdiction January 28, 2026: Daily NPC—Laraket Trang The owner and operator of Newbridge's largest inn—and a franchise of inns elsewhere January 28, 2026: Newbridge—Goods and Services Guides, translators, banking services, and of course tacky souvenirs... January 27, 2026: Daily NPC—Caraia Vellici A street preacher proclaiming the word of the Reaching Gods January 27, 2026: Newbridge—Encounter Tables Street vendors, tourists, rat swarms, and garbage fey... January 26, 2026: Daily NPC—Ascanter Loire The founder of a prosperous company that hires out guides for visitors—much to the chagrin of the neighborhood's other working guides January 26, 2026: Newbridge—Principal Feature Chanter Bridge forms one of the main entrances to the city January 25, 2026: Daily NPC—Rithi Aghalien A wealthy woman who throws lavish masquerade balls... and who also secretly belongs to a sinister covin January 25, 2026: The Glades—Transportation A twisting maze of broad, well-wrought roads... January 24, 2026: Daily NPC—Valan Reorkas The venerable paterfamilias of the wealthy Reorkas family, many of whom can't wait for him to finally die January 24, 2026: The Glades—Hooks and Plots An ancient crypt, a party between planes, a cursed house, and a stolen statue... January 23, 2026: Daily NPC—Laurami Ilmejina An ice cream shop owner who's always on the lookout for exotic ingredients January 23, 2026: The Glades—Rival Faction Unknown to most, the Glades hides a dangerous cult of demon summoners... January 22, 2026: Daily NPC—The Harthorn A strange, fey figure that haunts the forests of the Glades January 22, 2026: The Glades—Key Faction The private security firm employed by many of the Glades' residents January 21, 2026: Daily NPC—Jerilyn Contecor A gossip columnist with her finger on events and relationships in the Glades January 21, 2026: The Glades—Goods and Services Expensive wares, but also possible moneymaking opportunities... January 20, 2026: Daily NPC—Xan Shiao A powerful (mostly) retired wizard specializing in magics of transformation January 20, 2026: The Glades—Encounter Tables Workers, wildlife, and demonic cultists... January 19, 2026: Daily NPC—Reder Dlannis An animal lover the residents of the Glades call upon to deal with errant wildlife January 19, 2026: The Glades—Principal Feature The Village Center, a collection of shops that cater to the very wealthy January 19, 2026: A (Very) Rough Map of Lüm To make further planning easier, I decided to make a map of the city, with all fifty wards labeled. I didn't quite get that done yet, but I do have a start... January 18, 2026: Daily NPC—Culan Falpen A living canvas to advertise the work of the Hill's artists January 18, 2026: Rosemary Hill—Transportation Crowded boulevards and labyrinthine byways January 17, 2026: Daily NPC—Larner Kimblin A builder and repairman who often runs across potentially valuable secrets January 17, 2026: Rosemary Hill—Hooks and Plots A cursed mask, a fugitive thief, ink from a deep-sea squid, and a painting that spawns monsters... January 16, 2026: Daily NPC—Luc Le Danh A mage artist working to create a great and powerful sigil January 16, 2026: Rosemary Hill—Rival Faction It's the old story of counterculture vs. establishment... January 15, 2026: Daily NPC—Odón Garrivez A tattoo artist who puts magic into his work January 15, 2026: Rosemary Hill—Key Faction A famous artist who retired to the Hill has attracted many disciples January 14, 2026: Daily NPC—Lidi Agal The harried headmistress of the Hill's one school January 14, 2026: Rosemary Hill—Goods and Services Arts and crafts of all sorts and qualities January 13, 2026: Daily NPC—Meregith Lansiger A bitter ghost who resents what happened to her home neighborhood January 13, 2026: Rosemary Hill—Encounter Tables Artists, performers, pickpockets, and dangerous wildlife... January 12, 2026: Daily NPC—Lord Applereigh The last heir of Rosemary Hill's former wealth to remain in the area January 12, 2026: Rosemary Hill—Principal Feature Hetmore Garden, the Hill's biggest marketplace January 11, 2026: Daily NPC—Erron Gaolen A wizard of the Aabelon who aids the people of Fishertown January 11, 2026: Fishertown—Transportation Narrow alleys and precarious bridges January 10, 2026: Daily NPC—Wallas Malpole A marine biologist trying hard to fit in January 10, 2026: Fishertown—Hooks and Plots Missing fishermen, smugglers, historical artifacts, and maritime investigations January 9, 2026: Daily NPC—Iriam Derrin A priestess who helps provide for the downtrodden of Fishertown January 9, 2026: Fishertown—Rival Faction The smugglers of Fishertown come out at night... January 8, 2026: Daily NPC—Rathen Warblood The proprietor of Fishertown's most popular tavern January 8, 2026: Fishertown—Key Faction There's a Fisherman's Guild, but the real power player is Granny Varragon January 7, 2026: Daily NPC—Zarius Indernee A wealthy fisherman who vanished years ago... or did he? January 7, 2026: Fishertown—Goods and Services Fish and... well, mostly fish January 6, 2026: Daily NPC—Isori Iaen An alchemist who uses many ingredients from the sea January 6, 2026: Fishertown—Encounter Tables Fishermen, smugglers, giant crabs, and seagulls... January 6, 2026: Some Notes on the Encounter Tables How and why the encounter tables posted here differ from the ones originally posted to Discord January 5, 2026: Daily NPC—Leemond Everment A city guard on the take January 5, 2026: Fishertown—Principal Feature The Doughty Angler, a monument commemorating the Fishers' Revolt January 4, 2026: Daily NPC—Rasat Senelfaren The head librarian at the University of Lüm January 4, 2026: University of Lüm—Transportation No roads, but tunnels and translocation... January 3, 2026: Daily NPC—Ijari Ghoum The head of the university's geology department January 3, 2026: University of Lüm—Hooks and Plots Dangerous investigations, student mischief, university politics, and courting wealthy donors... January 2, 2026: Daily NPC—Uhhahina A demon student at the University of Lüm January 2, 2026: University of Lüm—Rival Faction Lurius Cathe, a historian of questionable methods January 1, 2026: The City of Lüm A very brief overview of the city I'll be focusing on for the City '26 challenge... January 1, 2026: Introduction An introduction to the City '26 worldbuilding challenge, and my plans for it Discuss City '26 on the forum 