Slippery Hollow

WARNING: Slippery Hollow is a dangerous zone outside at night, when the headless horse rider tries to behead you with a flaming sword.

Slippery Hollow is a large town in the Ramtops, nestled between Mad Stoat, Lancre Town and Bad Ass

Situation

Slippery Hollow is found close to the centre of the Ramtops region, between Mad Stoat, Lancre Town and Bad Ass.

Language and currency

The language in Slippery Hollow is Morporkian (with an Lancrastian accent). The local currency is Lancre money

Politics

Currently no player council governs Slippery Hollow, or regulates its player houses and shops. There is a Magistrate building with two magistrate NPCs in the town.

Crime and Punishment

Nothing known. research If this has been marked on a page, it's because there was something that probably isn't known, that the person who edited the page thinks could be found out. Perhaps you could figure this thing out, and be famous evermore.

Transportation

You can journey there from Lancre Town by taking the Lancre Kingdom carriage.

Alternately, there is always old-fashioned walking.

Property

All property in the Ramtops is handled from the real estate stall in the Lancre Town square.

The following conditions apply to real estate in the Ramtops:

Players with property elsewhere are ineligible to bid on types of property that they already own.
Property cannot be shared with those ineligible to bid, as above.
Players cannot bid on more than one property at a time.

Player housing

There is a road to the north containing 7 player houses.

Features of Slippery Hollow

The following can be found in Slippery Hollow:

A large number of stalls selling many things, located on the western side of the town in the market area.

Mail and parcel counter services are found in the post office west of commercial side street, past the stationery shop.

Smithies and repair locations include:
- Blacksmith - smithy for fixing metal things (not jewellery) in the northwest of the market.
- Leatherwork - tannery for leatherworking in the northwest of the market, behind the blacksmith.
- Jewelry - ??

General stores:
- A general store is found on the NW side of the market.
- The leatherwork shop doubles as a general store specializing in leather (not pelts) items

Component items (non-plant) to be found:
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Component herbs and other plants/foods to be gathered:
- Agnetha’s cottage - plants are not specifically listed and one must blindly gather them. The selection may be random and/or seasonal. Thus far found -
  - Comfrey
  - Sage
  - Yarrow
- Bell's farm - carrot, onion, potato

Crossbow practice can be found in the southern gate tower on the east side of town

A large open fairground area can be found in the eastern end, with some games.

A pair of haunted houses near the middle of the town.

A dangerous Forest Maze is found outside of the town, across the eastern bridge.

At the northern end of the town is a road containing multiple player houses.

In the far northwest of the town is an abandoned windmill.

Facilities and activities not open yet - maybe next Thursday?:
- Discwide Angling and Fishing Trust (i.e., fishing) - at the lake

Shops

Custom Shops

Slippery Hollow Stationary Store (NPC: Ann Celeria) can provide custom paper

Other Shops

The following shops can be found in Slippery Hollow:

Agnetha Phedre sells guidebooks out of her cottage.
Black Aliss's Gingerbread Shop (NPC: Mrs Plenty) sells some...interesting...gingerbread items.
Nasty Novelties and Ghastly Gifts (NPC: Mr Chumbley) has toys and various touristy things
Slippery Hollow Stationary Store (NPC: Ann Celeria) sells stationary and tourist items
The smithy (NPC: Borvid Nhearshale) has a small selection of defensive items and sharpening tools
Tanning supplies shop (NPC: Mr Smith) sells tanning/dyeing items, including a selection of inks. He does not buy leather.

Market Stalls

Adventuring gear stall - clothes and other items for the well-stocked adventurer
Boardgame stall - a very large selection of board games
Farm animal stall - pets...your choice of chicken, goose, pig, or sheep
Food stall - non-gingerbread food items
Illumination stall - light sources, from normal to novelty
Joke stall - this is your place if you feel the novelty store is not sufficiently tacky
Occult jewelry stall - appropriately themed gold and silver jewelry
Puppet stall - lots and lots of puppets with a Slippery Hollow theme
Scabbard stall - selection of normal, and unique, scabbards
T-shirt stall - a good selection of touristy Slippery Hollow shirts
Weapons stall - locally made weapons created specifically for the tourist market

NPCs

General NPCs

The following general NPCs may be found wandering the streets:

Adolescent / Youngster
Adventurer
Brat / Child / Youth
Dwarf
Farmhand
Infant
Labourer / Ploughman
Local
Oaf
Sheperd
Tourist
Whippersnapper
Yokel
Animals include: badger, dog, mouse, polecat, rat, sheep

Wandering unique NPCs

The following unique NPCs can be found on the streets of Slippery Hollow:

Chaz Derwin
Graeme
Headless Horse Rider
Jennifer Smythe
Phillipa Pigshotham
Wheaten

Guilds

Little is known research If this has been marked on a page, it's because there was something that probably isn't known, that the person who edited the page thinks could be found out. Perhaps you could figure this thing out, and be famous evermore.

Priests' Guild

A temple to Hat can be found on the west side of the market.

Witches Guild

While there is no Witches Guild facilities, per se, Agnatha has a few witchy herbs in the garden next to her cottage and there is an occult jewelry stall in the market. See the appropriate guidebook for Slippery Hollow's history and its sad state of affairs of having no (official) witch.

Headless Horse Rider

At night the headless horse rider moves around outdoors in this town. Careful or he might behead you with his flaming sword!

It is safer to stay indoors during the night or to visit Slippery Hollow only during the day.

The headless horse rider is fighting here.

The headless horse rider of Slippery Hollow is a fearsome sight!  His moist,
clammy skin is of alarming pallor, combining with his pale-eyed, penetrating
stare to give a false impression of albinism.  His hair is dark and spiked
while his teeth are viciously pointed.  He is mounted on his headless, black
horse.
He is in good shape.
He is sitting astride a huge, headless horse.
Holding : a flaming sword (left hand and right hand).
Wearing : a pair of black leather thigh boots, a pair of steel gauntlets and a
          ringmail hauberk.

This is a large broadsword.  It is not made of the finest steel nor is it in
the best condition, but it looks fearsome nonetheless.  An ethereal light seems
to emanate from it and flames occasionally lick along the blade's length.

The flaming sword probably bypasses armour like other fire (lit torch) or holy weapons. research If this has been marked on a page, it's because there was something that probably isn't known, that the person who edited the page thinks could be found out. Perhaps you could figure this thing out, and be famous evermore.
Bug shield works in absorbing attacks from the flaming sword, but the bugs get burned very fast by it. Have several plagues' worth of assassin bugs or elephant bugs protect you (several casts even with high bonuses).
It is complimented well with the metallic net version of Chrenedict's Corporeal Covering which protects against sharp (beheading). Being metal, it might also protect better against fire. (See Weapons#Attacks)
The headless horse rider does not pursue, but he does follow in a delayed pursue by going in the direction he saw you leave.
According to one book from the village, the first hit the rider does to you (that deals damage) will behead you. It is unclear if that's true or if it requires a behead special. research If this has been marked on a page, it's because there was something that probably isn't known, that the person who edited the page thinks could be found out. Perhaps you could figure this thing out, and be famous evermore.

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