NON-COMBATANTS encountered within the fort

1	FOOLS, they are surely mad. the lord keeps them around to amuse himself and to torment his court.
2	CHILDREN, playing cruel and dangerous games that noble children play with their underlings.
3	SLAVE LABORERS. Prisoners of war, they are employed in construction projects about the fort.
4	SERFS seeking asylum. They bear ill news about the lord's crops or flocks or whole fiefdoms, obliterated by war.
5	TAX COLLECTORS sent by a liege-lord, with business to discuss, but the lord seems too busy to hear it.
6	STONEMASONS from the guild of masons. They oversee repairs and new construction.
7	VALUABLE PRISONERS from a recent battle. They are knights, relatives of rival lords.
8	UNWANTED DIGNITARIES from another fort. They have been here for many weeks, but they are guests and courtesy demands that they are treated with care.
9	WISE ELDERS, they have forgotten more about how this fort is run than anyone can remember. if pressed, 1-in-6 chance they reveal something of use.
10	BAILIFFS, they oversee treasures, records and finances.
11	LADIES-IN-WAITING, women of noble birth, companions of the lady. 1-in-3 is keen to marry.
12	CLEANING STAFF. These are supposed to remain unseen at all times.
13	SURGEONS. keeping soldiers on their feet with their specialised healing magicks.
14	MYSTICS. these scholars have various methods of divining UNKENNABLE KNOWLEDGE. The lord trusts them implicitly.
15	WENCHES. attractive peasant youths from the villages, working in shifts, serving booze all day and night.
16	TRAPSMITHS. each fortress employs its trapsmiths for life. The best trapsmiths are those that study under dwarven trapmasters.
17	SIEGE ENGINEERS. these wandering guildsmen go from fort to fort, selling ever-better siege towers, rams and catapults.
18	COWARDLY RELATIVES of the lord.
19	STRATEGISTS, playing complicated wargames on wooden boards. Their place in the rankings determines how much trust the lord places in their advice.
20	BAKERS. The nobility keeps a monopoly on bread. Peasants caught baking their own bread are outlawed.