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Pangzhen Township is the game’s center, which makes it the place where a build gets fixed. The problem is that the record names seven friendly faces and documents one job between them. This page separates the two, so you know what to walk in expecting and what to stop expecting.
Why the service layer matters
Pangzhen Township holds the game’s only concentration of friendly characters: at least 13 across the whole game, most of them here, and at least four of them confirmed to provide a shop or a function.
For a player, that makes the town the place where a run gets repaired — respec, restock, re-route. The geography behind that (which regions connect, where the bells fall) is a separate question, covered on the Pangzhen Township region page.
The service layer
| NPC | Documented function | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Old Carter | Transport and travel, described as likely rather than confirmed | Medium — inferred from the role |
| Quick Hand Zhang | Named friendly NPC, function not published | Low |
| Lian Xie | Named friendly NPC, function not published | Low |
| Glasses Woman | Named friendly NPC, function not published | Low |
| Yu Er | Named friendly NPC, function not published | Low |
| Xianzhe | Named friendly NPC, function not published | Low |
| Friendly envoy | Named friendly NPC, function not published | Low |
The town page adds that at least four NPCs offer services. Six of those seven names therefore have a job we cannot identify yet. We list them as unknown rather than assigning a shop to each because the shape of a hub would suggest one.
What is documented, and what only looks documented
| Expectation | What the record says | How we handle it |
|---|---|---|
| A blacksmith | Nothing names a smith | Not listed. Weapon upgrades are handled through the weapon system, not a named vendor |
| A merchant | Nothing names a merchant; four NPCs provide some service | Listed as “service NPC, unspecified” |
| Fast travel | Travel runs through bells and a travel item; the carter likely adds a route | Confirmed for bells, inferred for the carter |
| A respec point | Ability training resets for free with a full refund | Free respec exists; whether it happens in town or at a bell is not published |
| Quest board | Side quests exist and some are missable | No board documented; check interiors on foot |
The pattern here is consistent: the hub is real, the services are real, and the names attached to the services are not published. Any guide that hands you a merchant’s name today is writing fiction.
Using the hub well
- Touch the nearest bell before you talk to anyone. It gives you a return point and a fog clear.
- Find the carter first, because transport compounds: every later trip gets shorter.
- Restock potion bottles and check your two bottle slots before leaving. Hub visits are cheap, deaths are not.
- Respec here if a weapon swap changed your build. Training resets free, so the only cost is the walk.
- Re-sweep the town after every new weapon pickup. Service NPCs in hubs usually react to what you carry, and that behavior is cheaper to test than to read about.
Where to find them
The record places almost all friendly characters in this one town and does not give positions. Two consequences follow.
- Walk the main street before buying anything. Service fronts sit on it, and the map does not label them.
- Do not expect a shop from every face. Several named characters here are story figures, not vendors.
- Treat unnamed functions as unresolved. Six of the seven named NPCs have no published function; the roster page keeps them as unknown rather than guessing a shop for each.
For the region’s routes, bells, and pickups, see Pangzhen Township — region map.
FAQ
Who is the blacksmith in Pangzhen Township? No smith is named in the published record. Weapon upgrading is a system, not a shopkeeper, as far as the sources show.
Can I respec in town? Ability training resets for free and returns every resource. Whether the reset happens at a town NPC or from a menu is not published.
Where do the other friendly NPCs go? The record says most friendly and neutral characters gather in Pangzhen Township, and counts at least 13 across the game. The rest are distributed among the other regions.
Are all these names official? No. The record flags some names as unofficial working labels. Expect a rename pass after launch, with the functions staying the same.
Last checked 23 Oct 2026.