1. This is a character that Katie Ruvalcaba brought that we are making into an NPC. Notes compiled from Katie Ruvalcaba's answers and the interview.
2. What is this character’s name? - Mrs. Lilly
3. What is their ancestry (i.e. human, elf, dwarf, halfling, etc)? - Halfling
4. What is your job or role (i.e. farmer, hierling/mercenary, shopowner, bandit, etc)? - Farmer's Wife and mother of five grown children: two daughters Sarah and Lucy who are mothers, two sons Jonathan and Damien who are farmers, and one son Sam who is a bookshop owner and the town intellecutal.
5. How old are you? - Late 40's or early 50's
6. Describe your physical appearance. - Curly blonde hair that is hard to control. Blue eyes. Freckled. She is slightly pudgy/chubby, but has a round, rosy happy face with a smile, even if she is mad at you.
7. Describe yourself with 3 adjectives. - Happy, Fierce, Principled
8. What is a valuable item/piece of lore/secret that this character possesses? Or do they value an ideal/concept or particular person (i.e. family member, guild member, honor, justice, love etc.) - She values order, goodness, justice, and tradition. She is also wielder of a magical (some would say legendary) item called the Spoon of Justice. A matriachal artifact that has been passed down for several generations, this otherwise simple wooden spell compells naughty children (or people behaving as children) to return to proper behavior and do as the wielder commands. Think of a classic implement of childhood discipline.
9. What is a particular quest you would be willing to recruit or hire the player characters to go do? - Mrs. Lilly has had trouble with several of the neighborhood/area children: they are getting into the ale stores, they are tipping over canisters of cream, trampling through the gardens, etc. They need to be brought to Mrs. Lilly to face the Spoon of Justice!
10. What would be their reward for succeeding? - Mrs. Lilly will craft a one-time use version of the Spoon of Justice, imbued with her motherly magic. This particular spoon will allow you to force a nearby target(s) to make a Charisma saving throw to do your bidding in good and lawful behavior or to provide you the answer you seek; it could also be used to give the wielder an Advantage on a Persuasion or Intimidation check. After this Spoon of Justice has been used in this manner, the spoon becomes a regular wooden spoon.
11. What would be the consequence of failure or refusing the call? - Mrs. Lilly will use her Spoon of Justice on the adventurers, and now the player characters will be compelled to answer the call of the next quest or challenge presented to them, no matter what!

Optional Questions - not required

• What are the goals and motivations of your character? - Her goals are to put things back into right order, as is dictated by tradition and values and family. She wants to teach people manners, she wants to keep the farm running, and she makes sure everyone is well-fed.
• How do these affect your general personality? - She is hospitable, kind, always seems happy. She knows the way to do things. If you aren't doing something the right way, she will distance herself from you, or she's going to be having a talk with you.
• How do you normally interact with your family/friends/peers? With your enemies/rivals? With people who work for you/report to you? With player characters? - She is always going to be polite and hospitable. To children or misbehaving adults, she will be much more stern in her speaking.
• Do you have a particular accent or language? Any idiosyncrasies in how you act and speak? - An English accent, posh sounding.
• What impact have you made on the world? How have you shaped the local area? - Her grown children are pillars of society. You can rely on Mrs. Lilly to be planned for disasters, famines, bad harvests. She plans ahead and keeps her larder full. She is always willing to help out the community to provide for those who had bad fortune or did not prepare properly. She has been able to help out her community several times in this way.
• Do you have any current problems that prevent you from being a bigger player on the stage? - She is very much stuck to her home, she is a homemaker. She is not one to wander and go off on an adventures.