VoLo's GuIoe

1o 1he
5uono Coas1
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As Facrun roudly rcscnis us wiiI norc.
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Com1em1s
IntroductIon
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Volo's Faiings Sysicn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
The Sword Coast
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Coast
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Daldur's Caic
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
Hall of Wondcrs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Elfsong Tavcrn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
TIc Dladc and Siars . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
TIc DlusIing Mcrnaid
. . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TIc Hcln and Cloal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
TIrcc Old Kcgs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Dcrcgosi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
DowsIoi
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Candlclcc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Daggcrford
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Lady Lucl Tavcrn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
TIc Fricndly Arn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cillian's Hill
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Julloun
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
KIcldrivvcr
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
LaiIiarl's Lanicrn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lian's Hold
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2
FoaringsIorc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
TIc Drolcn Collci
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4
TIc Swordarn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Trollclaw Ford
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 0
UlgoiI's Dcard
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Warlocl's Cryi
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
TIc Way Inn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5
Zundlridgc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
The HIgh Moor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Dragonscar Casilc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3
Hanncr Hall
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
OrogoiI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8
Scconlcr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9
TIc Scvcn-Siringcd Har . . . . . . . . . . 80
TIc Singing Sriic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
The FIeIds oI the Dead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Doarcslyr Dridgc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Durlag's Towcr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Eliurcl
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
TIc Dcni Hcln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
A Pair of Dlacl Anilcrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 6
Callowgar's Inn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
PIoniyr's Unicorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
CuIIylin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
QIcldin's Masl
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Scornulcl
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
TIc Dusiy Hoof
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Far AncIor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
TIc Jadcd Unicorn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
TIc Faging Lion
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Scrcni's Cowl
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Soular
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Tcnus's Tcars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tricl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
The BackIands
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Drawn Swords
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Evcrcsla ............................ 130
Crcycloal Hills
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Halfway Inn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
TIc MarsI of CIclinlcr
. . . . . . . . . . . . 136
TIc Wcll of Dragons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
XoniIal's Towcr
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
YariIrain
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Sunset VaIe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Aslravn
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Dcrdusl
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Corn Or
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
DarlIold
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Fcndarl's Caic
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Hardlucllcr
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Hill's Edgc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
TIc TarnisIcd Trunci . . . . . . . . . . 196
TIc Hay Hiocanus. . . . . . . . . 198
HluiIvar
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
200
Iriaclor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
TIc Old Talling O
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
TIc Wandcring Wyvcrn . . . . . . . . . . . 209
AppendIx I:
FoIk oI the Sword Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
AppendIx II:
Wards oI the Sword Coast . . . . . . . . . . . 228
AppendIx III:
MagIcaI Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
AppendIx IV:
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
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Im1noouc1Iom
Iis guidclool is iIc WIcrc'cr you nay wisI io go uon
nci in ny ongoing iIc facc of lnown Facrun, I Iavc vcn-
iour of iIc FcalnsI iurcd iIcrc lcforc you. WIcn iIis
assurc iIcc all, gcnilcs, guidclool rovcs of aid, I ray you
iIai you'll find no lool wiiI favor uon iIc nanc of:
norc diligcni guidc iIan your
Iunllc scrvani, VoloiIan
Ccddarn. TIcsc lasi fcw scasons
I'vc irudgcd, riddcn, swun, sailcd,
and cvcn flown fron iIc icy wasics
noriI of iIc Sinc of iIc World io
iIc Ioi, sicaning junglcs of iIc
SIining SouiIand lcyondall in
iIy scrvicc, gcnilc iravclcr. I'vc lccn
io laccs I iIougIi wcrc lui lcgcnds,
and sccn sigIis sirangcr iIan nagic
cvcr sIowcd nc. I'vc sccn fallcn
iowcrs risc u inio iIc sly again and
Iad a solid road vanisI undcr ny
fcci wIcn iIc noonligIi sIining on
ii failcd.
Volo? Ayc (sigI}. Hc's gciiing, I
suosc, lciicr. Yc nccdn'i icll foll I
said iIai.
VoIo's RatIngs System
PIpes
(Inns)
Tankards
(Taverns)
CoIns
(Prices)
Daggers
(Alleyways,
Courtyards, etc.)
A
The 5uono Coas1
or ycars, iIc lands
lciwccn Waicrdcc and
lusiling Ann Iavc lccn
iIougIi of as iIc Eniy
Landsa vasi, inconvc-
nicni sircicI of wildcrncss foll vcniurc
inio only io gci fron onc lacc io
anoiIcr. Lcgcnds alound of grisly faics
iIai lcfcll unforiunaic iravclcrs ai iIc
Iands of orcs, irolls, Iolgollins (and
worsc!} said io infcsi iIc arca in vcriia-
llc arnics. In rcccni iincs, darl cvil
Ias ariscn in ruincd Dragonscar Cas-
ilc, and iIc snalcncn wIo inIalii iIc
Scrcni Hills arc cicnding iIcir airols
io ncnacc foll far aficld. As iIc ncr-
cIani Falodcl of Ann oncc ui ii, TIc
only rcason io sci fooi in iIc Coasi lands
is io gci down fron a caravan wagon
iIai's going io nalc you a loi of coins
wIcn ii gcis io sonclacc clsc."
TIc siraicgic, in-iIc-niddlc locaiion
of iIc Coasi lands forccs nosi ovcrland
iravclcrs in wcsicrn Facrun io visii
iIcn, crc long. TIc nain caravan rouic
io iIc Inncr Sca fron Ann io iIc souiI,
and Waicrdcc io iIc noriI, runs
iIrougI iIc Sword Coasi. TIanls io
loiI Iunan and lcsiial rcdaiors, iIc
iri Ias always lccn dangcrousIcncc
iIc nanc 5MH@ +=IJ Down iIrougI
iIc agcs, nany foll Iavc drcancd of
founding a lingdon in iIc vcrdani val-
lcy Iiddcn in iIc noors. A fcw Iavc
iricd, noially around Daggcrford and
noriIcasi of Dcrcgosilui only iaiicrcd
ialcs and wcll-Iiddcn ruins rcnain of
sucI glorics ioday
TIc Sword Coasi is Ionc io sonc
inoriani indccndcni ciiics: Daldur's
Caic, Dcrdusl, Eliurcl, Hill's Edgc, Iriac-
lor, and Scornulcl.
TIis guidclool dirccis iIc iravclcr io
iIc iIings io scc and good laccs io siay
in iIc ciiics. I also ncniion crafifoll of
noic, landnarls, and laccs ii is lcsi io
avoid, and discuss lcy landnarls in iIc
sarscly inIaliicd, lawlcss wildcrncsscs
lciwccn iIc ciiics. Fcadcrs sIould noic
iIai iIcsc wildcrncsscs arc siuddcd wiiI
nany indccndcni Iolds, casilcs, and
sclf-siylcd laronics noi discusscd Icrc.
TIosc noi iravcling wiiI a caravan in iIc
Sword Coasi arc warncd io Iirc cscoris
of arncd, irusiworiIy advcniurcrs.
For convcnicncc, I'vc dividcd iIis
guidc inio fivc arcas: iIc Coasi, iIc HigI
Moor, iIc Ficlds of iIc Dcad, iIc Dacl-
lands, and Sunsci Valc. Islcs off iIc
Sword Coasi, sucI as Miniarn and
Orlunlor, arc noi covcrcd in iIis worl.
May ny words rovc uscful, and iIy
journcy safc.
S
G
The Coas1
anc Hcllar of Ann, iIc gangcrs, and lololds arc an cvcr-
fanous scnior cariogra- rcscni dangcr. Many siay in roving
Icr of iIc McrcIanis' cncanncnis, living off siolcn livc-
Lcaguc, oncc callcd iIc siocl, and fron sucI lascs raid irav-
coasi lciwccn Waicr- clcrs, warcIouscs, and wcalcncd
Travclcrs arc warncd iIai lawlcss-
ncss is swifily dcali wiiI ly rcady, vci-
cran airols in iIc lands Icld ly iIc
nollcs of Daggcrford and in iIc farn-
lands undcr iIc roicciion of iIc
Paci, a connon dcfcnsivc agrccncni
covcring iIc lands along iIc Coasi
Way fron Daldur's Caic io Ann.
TIrougIoui iIc rcsi of iIc Coasi, iIc
iravclcr's lcsi roicciion is a rcady
lladc and fricndly nagic closc io
Iand. Drigands, gollins, dolc-
dcc and Ann: |L|cagucs uon
lcagucs of lawlcss wasic, Ionc io
iraics and ouilaws wIo fcasi on
iIosc wIo nusi go noriI or souiI
wIilc dccnding on iIc Sca of
Swords as iIcir guidc, lccing ii in
sigIi so as noi io losc iIcir way." Zanc
was noi far wrong, lui iIc Coasi
ioday is also Ionc io onc of iIc iwo
largcsi and nosi owcrful ciiics in
iIc rcgion, Daldur's Caic. (Iriaclor,
far inland, is iIc oiIcr.} Fron iis gaics
souiI io Ann, iIc Coasi on ciiIcr sidc
of iIc Coasi Way road is lcasani, vcr-
dani farnland. NoriI of iIc CIion-
iIar as far as iIc Way Inn, iIc land is
norc sarscly inIaliicd and norc
dangcrous, lui ii scrvcs as a Iuniing
rangc for WaicrdIavian nollcs,
wcaliIy Annians, and iIosc wIo
nusi lill wild ganc io cai.
sciilcncnis ai willariicularly ai
nigIi or in lad wcaiIcr. Ncar iIc
Troll Hills, in iIc lrolcn iors lnown
as iIc Trollclaws, and in iIc viciniiy
of iIc HigI Moor, irolls can lc addcd
io iIis lisi of dangcrs.
On iIc oiIcr Iand, ganc is lcnii-
ful for iravclcrs iIrougIoui iIis
rcgion. Crousc, lusiards, rocl dovcs,
and oiIcr scacoasi lirds can rcadily
lc sIoi, slung, or cvcn lrougIi down
wiiI flung ncis ly iIosc wIo can
novc quiclly and quicily. Ii is noi
unconnon for a fai CalisIiic ncr-
cIani wiiI a Iand crosslow io gci
iIrcc or four ralliis for an cvcning
ncal wIilc Iis scrvanis iciIcr, unsad-
dlc, and waicr iIc Iorscs. Ii is also,
onc nusi always rcncnlcr, noi
unconnon for iIrcc orcs wiiI a iri-
snarc and rcady cluls io lring down
iIai fai ncrcIani jusi iIai quiclly,
and iIcn dinc on Iin and Iis ralliis!
As long as safciy is always lci
ucrnosi in nind, iravclcrs can also
ccci io gaiIcr lcniiful nuis and
wild raslcrrics and cnjoy dclicious
wild grccns (if iIc grccns arc gaiI-
crcd wIilc young and icndcr}. TIc
Coasi rovidcs wcll for iIosc wIo arc
aiicni siallcrs and lnow wIcrc io
lool, wIciIcr iIcy lc iravclcr or fcll
lcasi.
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BaLoun' Ga1e
TIis ori ciiy is loiI sIclicr and lifc-
linc for iIc foll of iIc Coasi. Ii is iIc
only lacc io luy nany luury goods
and offcrs iIc disccrning sIocr
iIc widcsi sclcciion of goods any-
wIcrc in iIc Sword Coasi rcgion
iIougI usually ai riccs IigIcr iIan
iIosc in Waicrdcc or coasial Ann.
Daldur's Caic is a iolcrani lui wcll-
oliccd ciiy of ncrcIanis, and quici
lusincss as usual is iIc gcncral ordcr
of cacI day. Daldur's Caic, Dcrdusl,
Ncvcrwinicr, and Silvcrynoon arc
rolally iIc safcsi sciilcncnis in all
wcsicrn Facrun. In Daldur's Caic, iIc
waicI wcars disiinciivc llacl Iclns
wiiI a vcriical rcd siric on ciiIcr
sidc, if you Iavc rollcns. Noi only
arc iIc ncnlcrs of iIc waicI vigi-
lani, cniIusiasiic, wisc, and olscr-
vani, lui iIc Flaning Fisi Mcrccnary
Conany, ovcr a iIousand sirong, is
lascd in iIc ciiy. Evcry icniI crson
or so is a ncnlcr or a waicI agcni
(wcll, sy} of iIc Fisi, slillcd in laiilc
and wiiIin a lrcaiI or iwo of nuncr-
ous arncd allics.
TIc visiior can frccly siroll and
sIo. If you can'i carry all you luy,
or nccd Icl io find your way,
guidcs and oricrs can lc Iircd ai
nosi sircci corncrs. TIcsc Iusly
youiIs arc lnown as lan loys or
lan lasscs lccausc iIcy carry
lanicrns ai nigIi io ligIi iIc way for
iIcir airons.
Lamomanks
Daldur's Caic curvcs lilc a grcai
Iand or crcsccni noon around iis
Iarlor. Crescent moon is iIc icrn
uscd ly iis rcsidcni ninsircls, wIo
icnd io lc lrassy-voiccd icnors and
dcligIifully snoly alios, dccnding
on iIcir gcndcr, lui hand dcscrilcs
ii lciicr. TIc fingcrs of iIc Iand arc
iIc nany docls and wIarvcs iIai jui
oui inio iIc Iarlor. A lridgc fron
iIc wcsicrn sIorc linls iIc nain-
land wiiI a rocly islci on wIicI
crcIcs iIc old, nassivc Scaiowcr of
Dalduran, wIicI is uscd as a lar-
racls, naval lasc, dungcon, and
forircss. Ii Ias a full arnory and cai-
aulis io laiilc Iosiilc sIis, and a
nassivc cIain can lc sircicIcd fron
ii io iIc ouicrnosi wIarf on iIc casi
sidc io lar iIc Iarlor io invadcrs.
TIc Iarlor loasis no lcss iIan
four dry-docl slis for loai luilding
and rcair, conlcic wiiI o-drivcn
uns. TIc sIiing faciliiics, I'n
iold, arc anong iIc lcsi in all
Facrun. TIcy fcaiurc nodcrn warc-
Iouscs, novallc lans and crancs,
and iigIi sccuriiy.
Around iIc Iarlor riscs a
crowdcd, lui clcan and roscrous,
ciiy. EvcryiIing is of sionc and is usu-
ally wci wiiI ciiIcr rain, slcci, or fog,
dccnding on iIc iinc of day and sca-
son. TIis nalcs iIc sirccis slicry,
nalcs iIc nusl and nusIroons Dal-
durians grow in iIcir ccllars flourisI,
lccs iIc flowcrs and lanis iIai arc
grown in Ianging laslcis cvcrywIcrc
grccnand nalcs nildcw and nold
a consiani rollcn. If ii afflicis you,
scc Hallazzcr Drin on SiornsIorc
Sircci. Hc's a gruff old wizard wIo
Ias nadc Iis foriunc wiiI a scll iIai
lanisIcs nildcw (12 g cr casiing},
S
and anoiIcr iIai drivcs all noisiurc
fron iIings wiiIoui Iarning iIcn
(10 g cr glancr}. Dcsiic faniasiic
offcrs of gold, gcns, and nagic fron
CalisIiic, Annian, and oiIcr inicr-
csis, Ic docs noi scll scrolls of iIcsc
sclls or rcvcal iIc incaniaiions io
oiIcrs.
Duildings in Daldur's Caic icnd io
lc iall and narrow, wiiI slii win-
dows locaicd IigI u and covcrcd
wiiI sIuiicrs io llocl winicr winds
and ncsiing scalirds alilc. Tall
anong iIcn riscs iIc grandly sircd
ducal alacc of iIc four ruling
Crand Dulcs, lnown as iIc HigI
Hall. A lacc for fcasis, couri Icar-
ings, and adninisiraiivc lusincss, ii
loasis a dozcn ncciing roons iIai
all ciiizcns can wandcr in and usc io
conduci lusincssunlcss sonconc
clsc is alrcady using iIcn. To dis-
couragc iIc niscrly fron using
iIcsc as crnancni laccs of lusi-
ncss, iIcrc's a rulc forlidding any-
onc wIo cnicrcd onc of iIc roons
ioday fron using ii ionorrow.
Noi far fron iIc alacc siands iIc
HigI Housc of Wondcrs, consc-
craicd io Cond. Ii is iIc largcsi of
iIc Caic's iIrcc icnlcs. Ii is a cr-
ilous lacc for iIc curious; ii Ias
lccn iIc siic of nany an closion
and violcni sclf-disasscnlly of
sacrcd ariifacis (wIicI iIc faiiIful
call apparati). Iis srcading casicrn
wings facc iIc Hall of Wondcrs, also
on Windscll Sircci, wIcrc iIc norc
succcssful of Cond's invcniions arc
dislaycd io iIc ullic.
TIc wrisi of iIc giganiic Iand iIai
is Daldur's Caic is narlcd ly iIc Dlacl
D
Dragon Caic, or Landward Caic, and
iis surrounding srawl of sluns, ad-
docls, cui-raic inns, and sioclyards,
all of wIicI lic ouisidc iIc ciiy walls.
Noi far fron iIc Hall of Wondcrs, ncar
iIc Dlacl Dragon Caic, and so ncar iIc
wrisi of Daldur's Caic, is iIc Widc.
TIis Iugc ocn sacc is iIc Caic's
narlci. Ii lusilcs ly day and nigIi,
and is usually ocn saccwisc only in
iIc scnsc iIai iIcrc arc no luildings.
Tcnorary sialls, lins, salc iallcs, and
iIc sIocrs iIronging io iIcn usu-
ally crowd sIouldcr io sIouldcr. Dcliv-
crics Icrc arc oficn nadc ly iall,
sirong foll siriding iIrougI iIc
crowds wiiI iall olcs siracd io
iIcir cIcsis or lacls ai iIc io of
wIicI, ovcr an aduli Iunan's IcigIi
alofi, arc crils and craics full of goods.
Priccs arc lowcr Icrc iIan clsc-
wIcrc in iIc Caic, lui lusincss is
ai io lc sIarcr. Anong iIc norc
connon vcndors of sills, scarvcs,
iolacco, and siccs fron iIc far-
iIcsi rcacIcs of iIc SIining SouiI
arc nasicrs of iaiiooing and dis-
guisc, and scvcral ninor wizards
wIo sccializc in sclls iIai icn-
orarily arrangc a clicni's Iair inio
iniricaic aiicrns, causc arcas of iIc
lody io glow or io adIcrc io ccriain
scras of garncni or icccs of jcw-
clry, alicr slin and Iair Iuc, and
cvcn causc sccnis io wa, wanc, or
novc around iIc lodysonciincs
acconanicd ly radianccs. TIcsc
ariisans conc and go wiiI iIc sca-
sonsand, I'n iold, iIc aroacI of
crcdiiors or louniy Iunicrs aciing
3O
for far-off auiIoriiics. Anong iIc
norc crnancni of iIcsc ariisans
arc LoniIalin Miniar and Talcssyr
TraniI.
Ouisidc iIc Widc, Daldur's Caic
lacls colorful landnarls. TIc cvcr-
rcscni dan discouragcs iIc usc of
lanncrs, ocn sIos, and iIc lilc.
Windowlocs suori irailing flow-
crs of all soris. Sirolling ninsircls,
consisiing usually of a singcr laying
a luic or Iand Iar acconanicd ly
a fluiisi wIo also carrics a Iand
drun and occasionally joins in on a
cIorus, rovidc anoiIcr sourcc of
color. TIc Caic Ias fcw fornal fcsii-
vals. TIc largcsi is iIc Drcaling,
conncnoraiing iIc lasi assagc of
icc fron iIc Iarlor aroacIcs
cvcry sring. TIc Caic docs, Iow-
cvcr, Iavc a cusion of Iolding quici
sircci cIaiicr scssions lnown as cob-
ble parties in ariicular sois. TIcy
arc nancd aficr iIc colllcsioncs
iIai surfacc nosi of iIc sirccis.
TIcsc ariics arc always narlcd ly
iIc usc of rosc-rcd iorcIcswIicI
can lc lougIi in scvcral ciiy sIos,
noially Fclogyr's Fircworls (run ly
Fclogyr SonsIal} on Dindlc Sircci
sci in wall lraclcis along iIc sircci
wIcrc iIc ariy is Icld. Daldurians
frown on iIc drunlcn and dc-
laucIcd. TIcsc ocn-air fcsis icnd io
lc ialc-iclling scssions, narlcd ly a
cluiicr of larrcls, craics, and siools
draggcd inio iIc sircci for foll io sii
on wIilc iIcy iall.
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BaLoun's Ga1e
3
BaLoun's Ga1e
1. TIc HigI Hall (ducal alacc} 19. TIc DlusIing Mcrnaid (inn and
2. TIc Widc (ocn narlcilacc} iavcrn}
S. TIc HigI Housc of Wondcrs 20. Manycoins Housc (officc of iIc
(icnlc consccraicd io Cond} McrcIanis' Lcaguc}
4. Hall of Wondcrs 21. Honc and Officc of KrannocI
S. Elfsong Tavcrn ArlIsiaff, Sagc
6. Scaiowcr of Dalduran 22. Honc and Officc of Fagcfasi,
?. TIc Lady's Hall (icnlc of Sagc
Tynora}
2S. Honc and Officc of FanaziiI
S. TIc Waicr-Quccn's Housc (icn- Flancsingcr, Sagc Eiraordi-
lc of Unlcrlcc} nairc
9. Dcllioll Sircci 24. Enirancc io iIc Undcrccllar
10. Dlacl Dragon Caic 2S. TIc WaicIful SIicld (sIrinc io
11. SiornsIorc Sircci Hcln}
12. Dindlc Sircci 26. SIrinc of iIc Suffcring (sIrinc io
1S. Windscll Sircci Ilnaicr}
14. Sorccrous Sundrics (sIo and 2?. TIc Fosc Porial (sIrinc io LaiI-
Ionc of Hallazzcr Drin, wizard} andcr}
1S. Fclogyr's Fircworls (sIo} 2S. TIc Unrolling Scroll (sIrinc io
16. TIc Hcln and Cloal (inn} OgIna}
1?. TIrcc Old Kcgs (inn} 29. TIc Couniing Housc (noncy
1S. TIc Dladc and Siars (inn} ccIangc}
said io lc rcasonally riccd lui raiIcr
squalid and sIady Many foll lilc io go
naslcd wIcn cnjoying iIcnsclvcs
iIcrc. TIc Lantern is said io lc noisy,
fun, and ccnsivc, wiiI drinls dcarcr
iIan in sonc of Waicrdcc's IaugIii-
csi csiallisIncnis.
Daldur's Caic is oiIcrwisc a lcas-
ani lui unrcnarlallc ciiy io siroll
aloui in. Cais arc cvcrywIcrc
raiscd io lcc down iIc sIilornc
vcrninlui iIcrc's nary a dog io lc
sccn. Livcsiocl and nounis arc lci
ouisidc iIc ciiy in ordcr io cnsurc
nainun clcanlincss.
TIosc wisIing io ovcrindulgc in Iavcn'i iricd iIcn. TIc Undcrccllar is
drinl and in iIc conany of iIc oo-
siic sc arc dirccicd io iIc Undcrccl-
lar, a liiilc-lnown, dan, darl warrcn
of linlcd ccllars cnicrcd jusi off iIc
Widc, wiiI ciis io 10 allcyways or
norc, and io iIc Low Lantern, a sIi
iIai cruiscs iIc Iarlor ai nigIi wIilc
fcsiiviiics arc going on loiI alovc and
lclow dccls. Daring ciiizcns lilc io
cclclraic iIcir narriagc nigIis in iIc
rigging of iIis vcsscl wIilc crcIcd
rccariously alofi or Ianging ovcr iIc
nigIi-darl wavcs fron various rocs
and sail loons. I'vc Iavcn'i raicd iIc
Undcrccllar or iIc Lantern lccausc I
33
HaLL o[ Vomoens
Mu s e u m a n d S h o p
TIc Hall is dinly lii ly siaiionary,
cncIanicd glowing globes and is
siaffcd ly cvcr-waicIful ricsis of
Cond. Ii is crowdcd wiiI glcaning
nccIanisns iIai rcrcscni iIc
norc succcssful (safcsi} invcniions
dcviscd for iIc grcaicr glory of Cond
Wondcrlringcr, god of ariificc, crafi,
and consiruciion. TIc glcaning
llacl doullc doors of iIc Halland
of iIc HigI Housc, iis arcni icnlc,
wIicI faccs ii across Windscll
Sirccilcviiaic in nidair ly iIc
owcr of Cond. (TIc owcr of Cond
in iIis casc is aciually circncly
oicni sclls iIai can lc cancclcd in
casc of aiiacl, ioling iIc iiianic
slals onio Iosiilc foll wIo arc irying
io gci in.} TIcsc doors on loiI
luildings lcar glcaning wIiic,
nany-iooiIcd wIcclsiIc synlol
of Cond wIicI iurn aloui clocl-
wisc slowly and coniinuously ly
iIcnsclvcs.
The PLace
TIis IigI-illarcd sionc Iall dislays
iIc grandcsi glorics of Cond io iIc
faiiIful and iIc curious alilc for an
cnirancc fcc of 4 s. Iis ccllars con-
iain rclicas of iIc wondcrs on dis-
lay. TIcsc can lc urcIascd ly iIc
vcry ricI. Foll conc fron afar io scc
iIc narvcls Icrc. Many go away
iIougIiful, dcicrnincd io dcvisc
sinilar ariificcs of iIcir own and
savc iIcnsclvcs iIc awcsonc riccs
cIargcd ly iIc clcrgy of Cond.
The Pnospec1
TIc Hall Ias Icld nany narvcls ovcr
iIc ycars. Currcnily on dislay arc
nany snall dcviccs and a fcw largc
icccs. Many of iIc snall dcviccs sccn
io lc locls or sironglocs so dcviscd
as io lool lilc sonciIing clsc, fron
gollcis io siaiucs io cIairs. TIc largcr
iicns includc a nccIanical scrilc, a
sican dragon, a un of Cond, an
cvcrligIi, a fan cIair, and a farsccr.
Unlcss onc Ias lccn io iIc Hall, sonc
or all of iIcsc iicns arc undoulicdly
unfaniliar, so I will aiicni io
dcscrilc iIcn and iIcir funciions
lricfly A mechanical scribe is a Iand-
sci iyc riniing rcss. A steam dragon
is a sican cnginc wiiI fiiiings iIai rcn-
dcr ii caallc of noving largc oljccis
along a coniinuous aiI ly ncans of
ullcys, of uning waicr, of ocrai-
ing a lifi u a cliff or wall ly ncans of a
coniinuous roc, of rowing a largc,
and so on. A pump of Gond is a nus-
clc-owcrcd un, worlcd ly cdal-
ing a flywIccl, for usc in farn
irrigaiion and in filling lilgcs and
rcscrvoirs. An everlight is a sysicn of
sclf-filling oil lans fcd fron a ccniral
oil ianl. A fan chair is an adjusiallc
rcclining cIair iIai can lc roclcd,
ocraiing a fan io cool iIc siiicr. And,
finally, a farseer is a sccing glass wiiI a
scrics of iinicd and graduaicd glass
lcnscs iIai cnallc ii io lc uscd for
vicwing iiny iIings u closc, vicwing
sigIis as far away as iIc Iorizon, or
focusing iIc Icai of iIc sun so as io
igniic or ncli iIings.
TIc visiior will lc lcfi alonc io nar-
vcl ovcr sucI iIings. Unlcss onc irics
io danagc, novc, or iancr wiiI a
3A
dcvicc, or siaics a clcar and scrious
inicni io urcIasc, iIc ricsis arc far
ioo lusy fcnding off cvcr-rcscni,
awc-cycd gnoncswIo iravcl io iIc
Hall daily io gawl iirclcssly ai iIc
wondcrs iIcrcio scal io visiiors.
The PnIces
TIc raiing of iIc Hall rcfcrs io iis
cnirancc fcc only. TIc riccs cIargcd
for iIc rclicas arc anoiIcr naiicr
aliogciIcr. TIc dcviccs on dislay in
iIc nain Hall arc iIc worl of ricsis,
wIo dulicaicd original roioiycs,
and iIc originals arcn'i for salc undcr
any circunsianccs. TIc riccs of rcli-
cas for salc arc currcnily as follows:
Locks: 5 g io 50 g, dccnding
on difficuliy of lrcaling or icl-
ing, and wIai iIcy'rc Iiddcn in or
sIacd as.
Strongboxes: 10 g io 60 g,
for iIc sanc rcasons.
Fan ChaIr: 50 g io 300 g,
dccnding on dcsign, sizc, and
finisI. Fan cIairs arc nucI in
dcnand anong nollcs and iIc
ricI all ovcr Facrun during iIc
warncr noniIs.
MechanIcaI ScrIbe: 750 g.
Steam Dragon: 9,000 g (fii-
iings 1,000 g cira, cacI}.
Steam Dragonet (smaII ver-
sIon oI the Steam Dragon): 4,500
g (fiiiings 500 g cira, cacI}.
Pump oI Gond: 200 g.
EverIIght: 400 g for iwo
lans, lus 50 g cr addiiional
lan iIcrcaficr.
Farseer: 250 g.
Word o] 1e Wonderbr1nger 3oKen
TIc Hall also sclls finc arcIncni in
llanl rollcd scrolls (10 g cacI} and in
sIccis 4 IandwidiIs across ly 10 in
lcngiI (1 g cacI}. TIosc willing io waii
a icnday aficr ordcring (and rcaying!}
can Iavc a lound lool of 50 arcI-
ncni sIccis for 100 g. Dools wiiI
gildcd cdgcs, wiiI laicIcs, or of diffcr-
cni sizcs ialc longcr and cosi norc.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc icnlc is guardcd ly iIc nagic of
iis waicIricsis, ly iIc sionc
gargoylc
1
adorning iIc roof, and ly
iIc ward iolcns of iIc icnlc. All
ricsis and crsons auiIorizcd io
1
TIcsc gargoylcs arc ncuiral-aligncd lcings crcaicd
ly, and alsoluicly loyal io, iIc HigI Ariificcr of iIc
icnlc. In all oiIcr ways, iIcy arc idcniical io iIc
nonsicrs widcly fcarcd ly advcniurcrs.
3S
cnicr iIc Hall lcar ward iolcns. TIcy ccniraiing on iIc words of Cond.
2
arc ncccssary io avoid iriggcring iIc TIc HigI Ariificcr or oiIcr HigI Ini-
alarn and dcadly dcfcnsivc sclls iIai
iiaics of iIc Mysicrics of Cond can
guard iIc sioragc ccllars of iIc Hall, causc a siolcn ward iolcn io clodc
iIc cIains conncciing cacI iicn on fron any disiancc, so long as iis precise
dislay in iIc nain floor and lalconics locaiion is lnown or lcarncdly scry-
of iIc Hall io floor rings, and all aris ing or oiIcr nagics, for insiancc. Acii-
of iIc icnlc across iIc road ccci vaicd ward iolcns of Cond unlcasI
iIc ullic worsIi arcas. TIc faiiIful wIilc wiiIin iIc HigI Housc or iIc
of Cond can roicci loiI iIcnsclvcs Hall of Wondcrs only!an clccirical
and iIc consccraicd arcas fron discIargc alin io a lightning bolt. Ccr-
iIicvcs, rcligious rivals, and oiIcr
iain doorways, window lcdgcs, floors,
undcsircd inirudcrs ly ioucIing a and oiIcr siraicgic arcas in iIc Hall
ward iolcn io iIc lody of sucI an unlcasI sinilar cffccis if cnicrcd ly
undcsirallc wIilc wIiscring or con-
sonconc without a ward iolcn.
2
TIc words of Cond" uscd io aciivaic a iolcn arc a sccrci Irasc. Pricsis of 6iI lcvcl or grcaicr nccd noi scal
ii aloud. A succcssful aiiacl roll is rcquircd io ioucI a nolilc Iosiilc lcing wiiI a ward iolcn. A ward iolcn dis
cIargc dcals a iargci 4d6 oinis of danagc cr round, and a iolcn can lc uscd as oficn as dcsircd, oncc cr
round. Clcrgy of Cond wIo arc sccialiy ricsis of any lcvcl, or clcrics of 8iI lcvcl or IigIcr, arc iaugIi a Irasc
iIai causcs a ward iolcn io aciivaic wIcn ii is ouisidc arcas consccraicd io Cond. A ward iolcn can only lc acii-
vaicd on nonconsccraicd ground iIrcc iincs (onc round cquals onc aciivaiion} lcforc ii is dcsiroycd. WIcn con-
nandcd io dcsiroy iisclf, a ward iolcn llasis aari wiiI cffccis idcniical io a chain lightning scll.
3G
EL[somg Taoenm
Tavern
TIis iavcrn is iIc local waicring Iolc,
ncciing lacc, and Iiring fair for
advcniurcrs. A oular dcsiinaiion for
iraics and ouilaws on iIc loosc in iIc
Coasi lands, ii is a lacc iIc waicI
iurns a llind cyc ioward, unlcss row-
dincss and laiilc crui. TIosc wisIing
io fcncc siolcn goods, Iirc unusual
foll for unrcscciallc iasls, and Icar
iall ialcs of daring advcniurc oficn
conc Icrc and siay laic.
The PLace
Dccoraicd ly a siuffcd laly lcIoldcr
ovcr iIc lar (iIc snallcsi cyc iyrani
I'vc cvcr sccnnoi iIai I'vc sccn nan.
I'll grani}, iIis lacc is dinly lii ly nany
wandcring, lluc-Iucd driftglobes, and
is furnisIcd wiiI nany sioui, lnifc-
scarrcd woodcn cIairs and iallcs, cur-
iaincd off wiiI iacsirics iIai rovidc
rivacy. Cossis sIould lcwarc, as iIis
is visual rivacy only.} TIc ground floor
is dcvoicd io a iaroon iIai scrvcs
nclicd cIccsc sandwicIcs (siccd or
unsiccd, as you rcfcr}, icllcs, and
fisi-sizcd iwisis of dricd Icrringand
drinls, of coursc. As you nigIi gucss,
all iIc food is IigIly salicd io nalc you
drinl norc.
Scvcral darl, iwisiing siairs lcad u
io rivaic ncciing roons iIai can lc
rcnicd ly iIc candlc (iIc iinc ii ialcs a
sIori iacr io lurn down} or an
cvcning. TIosc wiiI cncnics arc
warncd iIai iIc dinncss on iIc siairs
The Pnospec1
TIis iavcrn is nancd for an unusual
Iauniinga gIosily fcnalc clvcn
voicc, Icard fron iinc io iinc
3
all ovcr
iIc csiallisIncni. Ii isn'i loud, lui can
lc Icard clcarly cvcrywIcrc, and is
loiI lcauiiful and acIingly nournful.
Ii oficn novcs Iardcncd soldicrs, wIo
can'i undcrsiand a word of iIc arcIaic
clvcn ionguc uscd, io icars. Sonc,
cvcn iIougI iIcy Iavc io drinl away
iIc nclancIoly ii lrings, conc Icrc
solcly in Iocs of Icaring ii. TIc dcaf
and iIc inscnsiiivc arc warncd iIai
anyonc wIo ialls, sings, or nalcs
unduc noisc during iIc cusionary
IusI iIai falls ovcr iIc iavcrn wIilc
iIc gIosily voicc sings Icr sad lancni
is liallc io lc sirucl down wiiI dcadly
sccd ly iIc ncarcsi rcgular airon.
Elvcs Icaring iIc song for iIc firsi
iinc arc oficn siunncd. Dy iradiiion,
iIcy arc silcnily scrvcd a frcc iallglass
of clvcrquissi ly iIc laricndcr.
Ias conccalcd nany a sccling lnifc
iIrusi or oisoncd Iand crosslow loli.
A firsi-iincr of any racc and ciiIcr
sc wIo lrcals down inio icars uon
Icaring iIc song is usually cnlraccd
and conforicd ly iIc ncarcsi rcgular
airon. Aficr Icaring iIc song, iIc
currcni owncr of iIc iavcrn, iIc Ialf-
clvcn naid Lady" AlyiI Elcndara,
lougIi iIc lacc for 50,000 g fron an
aging warrior wIo laccd only onc
condiiion on iIc salc: iIai Ic lc
allowcd io sii in iIc iavcrn all iIc nigIi
Iours so iIai Ic could Icar iIc Iauni-
ing song as oficn as Ic dcsircd. TIc
3
TIc voicc is ncvcr Icard norc iIan iwicc in an cvcning, lui usually ai lcasi cvcry iIrcc nigIis, and ncvcr dur-
ing iIc sunlii Iours.
37
largain was nci, aliIougI iIc old nan
Ias sincc dicd. No onc is surc jusi wIo
iIc clvcn singcr isaliIougI ii's clcar
sIc's singing a lancni for a lovcr losi ai
scaor Iow iIc Iauniing canc io lc.
Sonc soradic aiicnis ly various
clcrgy io lanisI iIc Icnoncnon Iavc
failcdand anyonc foolisI cnougI io
iry an corcisn ioday is lilcly io nalc
iIc suddcn sIar acquainiancc of a
lrisiling roonful of sailors' lladcs.
Pairons canand arc cccicd io
go arncd wIcn in iIc Elfsong, and iIc
lnown rulc is iIai all lcings nccd io
roicci iIcir own lacls ccci wIcn
iIc sad lady's singing. Dy iradiiion,
nusic of any sori is noi sung or laycd
in iIc iavcrn. TIc gIosily lady Ias iIc
cnicriainncni io Icrsclf.
The Pnooemoen
TIc farc, as aforcncniioncd, is sinlc
ocn-faccd nali lrcad and nclicd
cIccsc sandwicIcs, srinllcd wiiI dill,
nuincg, or owdcrcd siccs of your
cIoicc; wIolc icllcs (Icavy on iIc
garlic}; and Iandful-sizcd cIunls of
rcsscd, dricd sali Icrring. Lady AlyiI
also nalcs a iIicl sicw iIai is lclovcd
ly nany sicl or cIillcd sailors. SIc
lccs a cauldron on sinncr all iIc iinc
and iIrows all iIc food lcavings inio ii,
loils lccf loncs and assoricd sIcllfisI
in ii, and ours in all iIc winc drcgs and
sourcd alc. Sonc foll in Daldur's Caic
swcar ly ii, and visii iIc Elfsong jusi io
drinl a nug or lowl wIcn iIcy'd
oiIcrwisc ncvcr cnicr a lacc wIcrc
sucI rougI and rowdy lowlifcs drinl.
The PnIces
Alc is 2 c cr ianlard (largc, laiicrcd
cwicr iIings, noi ncagcr cus}, sioui
is 4 c cr ianlard, and all winc (a snall
and anonynous sclcciion is offcrcd} is 5
c cr iallglass. Follrun (darl, licoricc-
laccd drinl fron iIc TasIalar, wiiI a
cool, niniy aficriasic} is 1 s cr flagon,
and is an acquircd iasiconc iIai
nosi scafaring airons sccn io Iavc
acquircd quiic wcll, iIanl yc.
All scrvings of rovcndcr arc 1 s,
ccci sicw. TIis ricc only covcrs a
nug of sicw. A largc lowl is 2 c
cira. Mosi airons will find a scrving
of sonciIing is aloui Ialf a ncal.
TnaoeLens' Lone
Lady AlyiI ocraics an unofficial lanl
for Icr airons. TIosc wIo usc iIis
scrvicc arc nainly sailors dallling in
sIady lusincss wIo'vc no safc lacc io
Iidc iIcir ialings and no good rcason
for Iaving nadc so nucI coin.
Funors alound of nany wildly diffcr-
cni laccs sIc Iidcs iIc noncy and
iIc ways sIc guards ii, lui inquirics
on iIis ioic arc noi wclconc.
3S
The BLaoe amo 51ans
Inn
TIis inn is nancd for iis cncIanicd sign-
loard, looicd fron a ruincd villagc in
Ann aficr a long-ago iradc war. Ii's a
largc llacl sign dislaying a curvcd
salcr Icld ly a dclicaic, longfingcrcd
fcnalc Iunan Iand. TIc sign is
cnscllcd so iIai siars winl and slowly
drifi around iIc lladc ovcr iIc darl sur-
facc. TIc inn iisclf is lcss cciiing, lui siill
a good, safc, clcan, lcasani lacc io siay
The PLace
TIc Dladc is a long, iall luilding wiiI
aiiacIcd siallcs and liicIcns on onc
sidc and lalconics ocning oui of ucr
roons on iIc oiIcr. Ii riscs four floors
alovc iIc sircci, and iis furnisIings arc
clcan and fairly ncw. TIcrc's a snall
loungc off iIc froni lolly for gucsis io
ncci ciiizcns in, lui ii lacls a iallc.
The Pnospec1
Scrvicc in iIc Dladc is curi lui swifi Vigi-
lani siairwaicIcrs on siaff lcc iracl of
gucsis' conings and goings, discouraging
sircci iIicvcs and cvcn dolcgangcrs,
wIo arc a growing iIougI unrcoricd
rollcn in ciiics all ovcr Facrun. Your
siay is ai io lc quici and unrcnarlallc,
unlcss your dcncanor nalcs ii oiIcr-
wisc. Fowdy or rccllcss gucsis arc firnly
warncd, onccand if sonciIing clsc
Iacns, firnly aslcd io lcavc.
The Pnooemoen
Mcals arc scrvcd in gucsis' roons raiIcr
iIan in a dining roon, so iIc farc is
ncvcr lciicr iIan lulcwarnlui as ii's
sinlc alc, lrcad, and fisI, iIis is liiilc
loss. Drcad can lc ordcrcd srcad wiiI
Icrlcd cIccsc or nclicd cggs (loiI sur-
risingly good}. On cold nigIis, iIc ro-
ricior, Aundcgul SIawn, scrvcs ruly
cordial on rcqucsia swcci, syruy con-
cociion of cIcrrics dissolvcd in sugarcd
rcd winc. Ii's nicc, oncc you'rc uscd io
iIc rawncss ii lcavcs in iIc iIroai.
The PnIces
Foons, including laiI, sialling and
ncals, arc 3 g cr nigIi. A gucsi can
ordcr iIrcc scrvings of food a day, lui
ii's always iIc sanc rcasi Cordial is 4
c cr gollci. Alc is 3 c cr ianlard.
Onc ianlard of alc is frcc wiiI cacI
ncal, and a gucsi can urcIasc iwo
cira a dayiIosc rcqucsiing norc will
lc iold io find a iavcrn.
TnaoeLens' Lone
Local lcgcnd says a fcnalc yuan-ii is
wallcd u in iIc inn, frozcn in nidlaiilc
ly a dcscraic (and long-gonc} wizards
scll. WIcn Ic dics, sIc'll lc rclcascd.
3D
The BLushImg NenmaIo
Inn/Tavern
Icrc. TIc ovcrall cffcci is of a raiIcr
dangcrous lui cndcaringly cluiicrcd
ccllar, dccoraicd wiiI iIc floisan of a
Iundrcd sIiwrccls.
TIc Mcrnaid is ai io lc noisy
iIrougIoui iIc nigIi. TIosc wIo
Foons ai iIc Mcrnaid arc low-
ccilingcd, dingy, and ai io lc fur-
nisIcd wiiI nisnaicIcd icccs iIai
Iavc sccn lciicr days. In gcncral, iIcy
arc looi-and-salvagc icccs iIai Iavc
sccn Icavy usc sincc iIcir insiallaiion
TIc Mcrnaid is a long, low, ran-
sIacllc lacc wiiI a confusing nazc of
wings, ouiluildings, siocladcd cnclo-
surcs, and siallcs surrounding ii on
iIrcc sidcsiIc lciicr io givc covcr io
iIosc irying io aroacI or lcavc
unsccn, nosi Daldurians say. Ii Ias ai
lcasi four lcvcls of ccllarsnany
norc, sonc sayand runors alound
of sccrci assagcs, or cvcn conncc-
iions io an undcrground sircan or
scwcr conncciing wiiI iIc Iarlor.
The PLace
TIc Mcrnaid is lnown u and down
iIc Coasi lands as a ncciing lacc in
wIicI io conduci illicii lusincss for
foll wIo arc dangcrous or crininals.
Ii is a noisy, lrawling csiallisIncni. I
can rcconncnd ii only io iIosc wIo
go wcll arncd, lnow Iow io usc iIcir
wcaons, and lring lois of loyal
fricnds wiiI sinilar slills.
arcn'i sound slcccrs arc adviscd io
sccl lodgings clscwIcrc. All roons
Iavc iron lar sIuiicrsif iIcy Iavc
windows ai alland Icavy woodcn
lcan doullc lars on iIc insidc.
TIcy'rc iIcrc io lc uscd, folls.
TIc lolly is iIc only IigI-
ccilingcd roon in iIc lacc, ccci
iIc siairwcll io iIc iwo ucr floors.
A lifc-sizc and crudcly carvcd
woodcn ncrnaid Iangs ovcrIcad
alovc iIc rccciion dcsl. TIc ncarly
nudc ncrnaid's lody is covcrcd
wiiI a scorc or norc sIrivclcd and
llaclcncd scvcrcd Iands. If aslcd
aloui iIcn, iIc siaff will snilc and
icll you iIai iIcy wcrc cr, donaicd
ly folls wIo forgoi io ay iIcir
lills.
4
TIc dcsl Ias iis own iroIy
a Iugc lroad ac luricd dcc in iIc
wood. Dc warncd iIai iIc ac can
casily lc snaicIcd u oui of iIc
dcc clcfi ii causcd long ago and
Iurlcd wiiI sccd and accuracy
across iIc lolly ly iIc lalding,
lcardcd, Iairy-arncd clcrl wIo
lools lilc a walling casl!
The Pnospec1
TIc visiior will find in iIc Mcrnaid
an asionisIing collcciion of snooiI-
iongucd, scarrcd old sca dogs nurs-
ing drinls ai all Iours. EacI onc is a
coniaci crson for iIis or iIai calal,
iIicving lroiIcrIood, snugglcr, ncr-
ccnary land, fcncc, andcrcr, or
oiIcr sIady rofcssional inicrcsi.
Ncgoiiaiions wiiI sucI coniacis usu-
ally consisi of a nasiy grin and a casc
4
Elninsicr warns iIai iIcsc Iands arc aciually aninaicd crawling claws undcr iIc connand of iIc dcsl clcrl.
TIcy will fall, lca, lound, and scuiilc around iIc lolly ai Iis dircciion io laiilc iIc waicI, inirudcrs, or
olsirccrous gucsis.
O
of icnorary dcafncss uniil ai lcasi a
silvcr iccc is givcn iIcnwIcrc-
uon iIcy rccall iIcir voicc, Icaring,
and nanncrs, and inquirc as io your
own foriunc. If lcasanirics rocccd
as far as your rcqucsiing a nccd or
dcsirc for sonciIing or sonconc, iIc
sca dog will caninc iIc cciling, icll ii
Iow nucI sucI infornaiion is lilcly
io cosi (1 io 5 g, usually 2 g}, and
slidc ovcr Iis cniy ianlard for ay-
ncni. Oncc Ic's saiisficd iIc coins
you'vc drocd inio ii arc of good
qualiiy, Ic'll icll you wIai you wani io
lnow and arrangc a ncciing, or scnd
you io a coniaci wIo can. I rcori all
iIis sccondIand, of coursc!
A siay ai iIc Mcrnaid is ai io lc
quiic safc, so long as onc avoids
laiilc and docs noiIing ovcrly insuli-
ing or siuid. (Sonc sIar-iongucd
lillcrs lilc io iauni and goad oiIcr
gucsis io scc if iIcy can gci a figIi oui
of iIcn.} TIc roriciors, wIo arc
unlnown and ncvcr sccn, Iavc
insirucicd iIcir siaff io nalc iIc
Housc a rclaiivcly safc, ncuiral
ground for all airons, wIaicvcr
iIcir racc, asi, or rofcssion. Ii's
lciicr for lusincss iIai way.
The Pnooemoen
Mcals ai iIc Mcrnaid arc of iwo
soris: claloraic food, lrougIi in io
ordcr fron ncarly caicrics, and food
rcarcd on iIc rcniscs. TIc
lrougIi-in food is usually good and of
gcncrous oriions, lui noi ovcrly
warn ly iIc iinc ii rcacIcs you. TIc
farc rcarcd ai iIc Mcrnaid is of
iIc sinlc lui good and filling vari-
ciy, ccci for a iruly vilc salicd snall-
fisI sicw. TIis sicw consisis of vari-
ous roiiing laiifisI loilcd wiiI sca
sali and scawccd, and cvcn smells dis-
gusiing. Many sailors ordcr only
lrcad srcad wiiI driings (crusiy
nuilrcad rolls wiiI iIicl organ ncai
gravy ladlcd ovcr iIcn} or Iand-
wIccls of cIccsc, lui iIc Mcrnaid's
liicIcn also roduccs a slcndid
orl, iIync, and nusIroon laiicr.
TIc nosi connonly ordcrcd ncal
is alc, lrcad, and fisI. Sonc airons
also lilc snall squid icllcd in vinc-
gar, wIicI I find rcvoliing fron iIrcc
roons away!
Sailors Iavc rodigious aciiics.
Ii's noi unconnon io lool across iIc
dining roon ai iIc Mcrnaid and not
scc scvcral dincrs. TIcy'rc cniircly
Iiddcn ly iIc roasis sci in froni of
iIcn!
WIolc roasi igs arc anoiIcr
favoriic disI. Ii sccns nosi scafoll
arc sicl of narinc cdillcs ly iIc iinc
iIcy rcacI land, lui land-ircading
iravclcrs and sailors long asIorc
oficn ordcr liicral Icas of oysicrs,
clans, or nusscls and aiiacl iIcn
wiiI a lnifc. Hairy-cIcsicd ncn
(iIosc foolisI cnougI io risl discascs
and arasiics} oficn cai iIc sIcllfisI
rawand a crazcd fcw lilc io sIcll
iIcn alivc fron a saliwaicr lasin and
dcvour iIcn siill squirning!
I nanagcd io gci a singlc (iIanl-
fully norc widcly acaling in naiurc}
rccic fron iIc cools, as is sIown on
iIc scra on iIc following agc.
Dccr ai iIc Mcrnaid is sca alc
(iIiclcr and norc liiicr iIan nosi
iongucs find cnjoyallc}, sioui, and a
ligIi, goldcn-Iucd lagcr fron
3
Miniarn. No wincs arc availallc, lui
onc can gci wIisly sirong and snoly
cnougI io siri aini or iar fron
wood. Ii lrings icars io iIc cycs of
nosi wIo drinl ii, and rolally
worsc iIings io iIcir insidcs!
The PnIces
Foons arc 2 g cr nigIi, sialling
includcd. Food for nounis is an cira
3 c cacI. No icnday roon raic or
laiIing faciliiics arc availallc.
All food and drinl is cira. A laiicr
of fisI, lrcad, and driings is 2 c,
and ncai disIcs arc all 3 c cr lai-
icr. Hcas of sIcllfisI arc 1 g cr
scrving, and wIolc roasis arc 3 g
cacI. Alc is 3 c cr ianlard, and
wIisly is 1 s cr iallglass (wiiI no
largcr ncasurc riccs}.
TnaoeLens' Lone
Prcdicially, fourscorc ialcs of ircacI-
cry, Iiddcn ircasurc, sccrci assagcs,
and iracd cIcsis swirl around iIc
Mcrnaid. Ii's inossillc io icll Iow
nany arc urc falricaiion or Iavc
grown wildly in iIc iclling. Siolcn or
illcgal iicns arc dcfiniicly Iiddcn
quiclly and wcll Icrc for a fcc.
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5
Elninsicr says colcwillingly or unwillinglycan also lc Iiddcn, Hiddcn roons cosi iwicc wIai rcgular
roons do, arc windowlcss and luricd dcc io lcc sounds io a nininun and discouragc cscac aiicnis, and
conc wiiI nanaclcs (if ordcrcd}. Cags, Ioods" (solid-facc ncial Iclns}, and doullc forcarn-and-fingcr clans
can lc ordcrcd if onc wisIcs io confinc a wizard. Elninsicr docsn'i rcconncnd iIc raciicc.

The HeLm amo CLoak

Inn/Feast House
TIis grand inn, rooning Iousc, and
fcasiing Iousc is favorcd ly iIosc
wIo'vc lois of coins io sarcloiI
ciiizcns of iIc Caic, wIo cnjoy iIc
dining roon, and iravclcrs. TIcrc's
cvcn a floor of long-icrn rcnial
roons. Mosi of iIcsc arc currcnily
occuicd ly ncnlcrs of iIc KnigIis
of iIc Unicorn, ronaniic advcniurcrs
dcscrilcd ly a rcgular airon as clc-
gani luffoons.
TIc Hcln is iIc fasIionallc lacc
io dinc and cIai, nucI favorcd ly
iIosc of owcr. Many an inoriani
lusincss dcal or alliancc Ias lccn
ncgoiiaicd in iis luurious alcovcs.
TIc Hcln avoids iIc IaugIiy and
gaudy uncrringly cIoosing iIc lcsi
of infornal good iasic, iradiiional fur-
nisIings, and iIougIiful scrvicc, sucI
as a warncd rolc and slicrs
lrougIi io your roon wIcn you'rc
Icard io risc in iIc norn.
The PLace
TIc Hcln is aciually iwo connccicd
luildings. TIc snallcr is an old Iousc
froniing on Windscll Sircci ai iIc
crossroads facing iIc Ducal Palacc.
TIc largcr siruciurc is an old roon-
ing Iousc iIai faccs iIc HigI Housc
of Wondcrs. A iaiicrcd cloal Iangs
dislaycd ovcr iIc old rooning
Iousc's raiscd orcI, wIcrcas a
giganiic Iclnoncc worn ly a iiian,
scnior siaff icll gucsis wIo asl, allcii
3
drylyovcrIangs iIc Windscll
Sircci doors.
The Pnooemoen
Food ai iIc Hcln ncans jcllicd ccls,
frcsI fisI in Ioi lcnon saucc, glazcd
and siuffcd fowl, and fricd and can-
dicd ncais. TIc fricd onion-and-
siccd-iulcrs siuffing is csccially
dclcciallc. Ii's all coolcd in winc,
scrvcd ly iIc laiicr, and is uni-
fornly finc.
TIc winc ccllar is Iugc in loiI
anouni and variciy. TIosc wiiI a
iasic for Sacrloonian glowfirc arc
warncd iIai iIc rcsidcni KnigIis arc
ai io ordcr cniirc larrcls of iIc
siuff u io iIcir roons of cvcnings.
Asl carly io nalc surc iIcrc's
cnougI for your glass.
TIcrc's also ncad (vcry ordinary}
and cinnanon-siccd nill availallc
(Ioi or cold, as you rcfcr}, lui no
lccr of any sori io lc Iad. Wc'rc not
running a iavcrn, n'lord," onc of iIc
scnior scrvanis said io nc, wIcn I
inquircd wIy.
The PnIces
Mcad and nill arc 5 c cr glass,
and winc is 3 g cr iallglass, 10 g
cr grcai gollci (a Iugc silvcr flagon
iIai Iolds aloui a loiilc}, or 25 g
cr Iand casl. TIc KnigIis ay 50
g cr larrcl, lui anyonc clsc irying
io ordcr sucI a largc coniaincr will
lc iold iIai only long-icrn rcsidcnis
arc allowcd io lacc sucI dcnands
on iIc ccllar. All laiicrs arc 10 g.
Foons arc 17 g io 25 g cr nigIi,
dccnding on sizc and locaiion. TIc
roon fcc includcs a Ioi laiI, a
cloiI-ncnding and drcssing scrvicc,
and as nucI nini waicr as dcsircd.
Sialling is cira, and cosis 3 g
cr nigIi cr aninallui iIc
Iosilcrs arc anong iIc fincsi in
Facrun, allc io soi and ircai
injurics and condiiions, and aiicn-
iivc io a lcasi's cvcry wani. TIinl of
ii as a luury siay for your nouni
wIcn you ay for ii, and iIc coins
lcavc your Iand norc casily. Of
coursc, you wouldn'i lc Icrc ai all if
you didn'i Iavc iIc sIining ncial io
sarc.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc Iousc ari of iIc Hcln was
oncc iIc Ionc of a ricsicss of
Sunc, and iis cciling ainiings of
sccncs of unlridlcd lcasurc and
assion Iavc raiscd norc iIan a fcw
cyclrows. TIcsc ainiings siill causc
lans io lc lificd ioday ly iIosc
wIo'd lilc io gci a lciicr loolso as
io clcvaic iIcir lrows fariIcr. TIcrc
arc crsisicni runors of clcganily
furnisIcd garrci cIanlcrs rcacIcd
ly sccrci assagcs, lui iIc siaff
rcfuscs io answcr qucrics on iIis
suljcci.
Ii is iruc iIai iIc siaff Ias quiclly
Iiddcn noiorious gucsis on scvcral
occasionsgucsis iIai in sonc
cascs wcrc ncvcr sccn again.
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TIc
rooning Iousc ari of iIc Hcln Ias
sonc ircasurc runors, ioo (iIc Iid-
dcn looi of rciircd iraics, of
coursc}.
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Elninsicr Iinicd slyly iIai iIc Iiddcn cIanlcrs sori sonc nagical iacsirics, coniaining gaics lcading io
(unlnown} laccs clscwIcrc in Facrun.
A
Thnee OLo Kegs
Inn
The PLace
TIis cozy iinlcr-and-sionc inn Ias
iIrcc old lcgs Ianging fron a roof-
olc on cIains raiIcr iIan a sign-
loard. TIosc lold or wIinsical
cnougI io cnicr in and siay will find
onc of iIc lcsi inns in all Facrun.
EvcryiIing is conforiallc and a liiilc
sIally, lui iIc siaff is quicily
fricndly. Pairons arc cncouragcd io
ialc iIcir casc all ovcr iIc ground
floor and iIc onc alovc. Ii fccls lilc
you'rc ai Ioncassuning, of coursc,
your Ionc is a lacc wIcrc you can
rcad or snoozc ai will, fcci u on
cusIions as you loungc aloui in
confy old cIairs and coucIcs: Dliss!
TIc Kcgs Ias iwo lcvcls of ficldsionc
ccllars and iwo ficldsionc floors
alovc iIcn. TIc ucrnosi ccllar is
givcn ovcr io ganing roons and con-
nccicd io iIc ground floor ly no
fcwcr iIan iIrcc ocn siaircascs. TIc
iwo ucrnosi floors (for si ioial
floors} arc iinlcr, iocd wiiI a slaic
roof. All floors of iIc lacc arc con-
nccicd in onc corncr ly a dunl-
waiicr sIafi largc cnougI for iwo foll
rcsscd iogciIcr io siand on iIc lai-
forn and ridc u and down ly
ulling on iIc draw roc. TIis is
nucI uscd ly scrvanis for quicl
iravcl u and downand occasion-
ally ly airons for ranls and quicl
ciis. On ai lcasi onc occasion, ii Ias
lccn uscd for nurdcr: A airon in an
ucr roon was nooscd ly a foc and
iIcn Iurlcd down iIc sIafi! Talcs arc
iold of iIc aariiion of Iis Iangcd,
dangling lody, facc a larc slull, lcing
sccn in iIc sIafi laic on darl nigIis
lui sucI ialcs arc usually iold ly
iIosc wIo'vc Iad a lii ioo nucI io
drinl.
The Pnospec1
TIc Kcgs is a cozy lacc, furnisIcd
wiiI old furniiurc fron a dozcn
lccs and nany sinlcr Ioncs. TIc
dusiy Icads of iroIy cll and crca-
iurcs of iIc dcc Iang on iIc walls,
crowding for sacc anid old and
fadcd ainiings of clvcn Iunis and
Iunan lnigIis laiiling dragons and
cacI oiIcr, or couriing various naid-
cns. WIcrc iIcrc arcn'i ainiings,
iIcrc arc loolsIclvcs cranncd wiiI
old diarics, iravcl lools, collcciions
of lallads and lcgcnds, and grand and
ovcrllown Iisiorics of Icrocs.
Fcgular airons snoozc and rcad
iIc days away, rousing iIcnsclvcs
fron iinc io iinc for a glass of winc,
nug of lroiI, or a ganc of dicc,
cards, or sIovc-sliiilcs. DoiI iIc winc
and iIc lroiI arc cccllcni, lui iIcy,
along wiiI icc waicr and darl and
nuiiy nali lrcad, arc iIc only farc io
lc Iad in iIc lacc.
TIc iIicl lcasislin rugs, ancl-
ing, lools, and iacsirics alsorl
sound. TIc Kcgs is a quici lacc.
Conc Icrc for a rcasonallc and
conforiallc rcsi, a Iavcn againsi iIc
lusilc of lusincss or advcniurc.
Pairons arc aslcd io lcc iIcir
wcaons in iIcir roons, and noi io
lring drinlallcs in wiiI iIcn
insidc or ouisidc iIcir lodics.
S
Ithtyl Calantryn
Drunls oficn awalcn in iIc norning
io find iIcnsclvcs slccing oui lacl
in iIc Iay ilc ly iIc liicIcn door.
TIc innlcccr is a iall, quici nan TIc Kcgs is said io coniain a sccrci
wiiI a nanc of long, curly llacl Iair assagc linling ii wiiI a doclsidc
and a sword scar iIai runs fron Iis warcIousc and a scwcr sIafi iIai
nosc diagonally across onc cIccl. His concs io iIc surfacc ncar iIc Dlacl
nanc is Nanirin Dcllowglyn, and Ic's Dragon Caic. SoncwIcrc along iIis
a TciIyrian nollc's rciircd guard wIo assagc is a linc ii wIcrc foll can
flcd iIai land wIcn iis civil sirifc quicily disosc of lodics (100 g cr
cruicd and Iis lord was slain. Hc corsc} ly arrangcncni wiiI sonc-
Ias a siaff of four daugIicrs and onc wIo can lc coniacicd iIrougI
Iircd Icl: a lags loy, a Iosilcr, and Nanirin.
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Advcniurcrs and olcrs-
iIrcc scrving wcncIcs. TIcsc aloui-aficr-sccrcis Iad lcsi noi gci
wcncIcs wcrc Iunircsscs in TciIyr, on iIc lad sidc of Nanirin, ii is
and ai lcasi onc of iIcn, IiIiyl runorcd, or iIcy nay find iIcn-
Calaniryn, is a sorccrcss ccri in lcv- sclvcs scarcIing iIc ii wIilc aslcc,"
iiaiion and sIiclding sclls. On norc as ii wcrc.
iIan onc occasion, I'n iold, sIc's
calnly Iurlcd would-lc iIicvcs and
iroullcsonc lrawling airons lodily
oui of iIc innsonciincs ly way of a
iIird floor window.
The Pnooemoen
As I Iavc said, iIc Kcgs scrvcs sinlc
farc. Mosi foll go clscwIcrc for nain
ncals.
The PnIces
A siay ai iIc Kcgs cosis you 5 s cr
nigIi cr crson, sialling includcd.
Foons for u io four foll arc availallc,
lui iIcrc's no discouni for sIaring a
roon. A laic of lrcad and as nucI
icc waicr as onc wanis arc includcd.
Morc food and drinl cosis an cira 1
c cr laic, and all cira winc is 6 c
cr iallglass. TIc only oiIcr cira
cIargc is for Ioi laiIs (3 c cr cr-
son}. Cold laiIs and laundry scrvicc
arc includcd in roon raics.
TnaoeLens' Lone
7
Elninsicr snilcd and said iIai sonconc was Nanirin Iinsclf, of coursc.
G
Benegos1
Tircd iravclcrs on iIc Coasi Way
lciwccn Daldur's Caic and Ann oficn
sio in Dcrcgosi. Dcrcgosi is locaicd
jusi off iIc road aloui a day's iravcl
on Iorsclacl souiI of wIcrc iIc Way
of iIc Lion iIai lcads io Candlclcc
lrancIcs off fron iIc Coasi Way. Ii's
wiiIin rcacI of iIc noriIcrn lordcrs
of Ann. McrcIanis of iIai land oficn
usc ii as a rcndczvous for caravan
asscnlly lcforc aiicniing iIc cr-
ilous ovcrland runs noriI io Waicr-
dcc or casi io iIc Sca of Fallcn Siars.
As a rcsuli, iIis snall iown gcis vcry
crowdcd ai unrcdiciallc inicrvals.
Dcgun as a farning villagc undcr
iIc roicciion of a scIool of wizardry,
Dcrcgosi is now doninaicd ly iIc
Song of iIc Morning, a najor icnlc
io LaiIandcr. TIc nagc Ulcasicr, a
conjurcr of noic, foundcd Iis scIool
ovcr 300 ycars agolui grcw ioo suc-
ccssful, aiiraciing wouldlc wizards
fron all ovcr iIc Sword Coasi. Cal-
isIiic nagcs canc io fcar iIc scIool's
owcr and dcsiroycd ii in scll laiilc,
iIougI Ulcasicr Iinsclf disacarcd
during iIc fray and was ncvcr found.
TIc scIool lurncd io an cniy sIcll,
wIicI siill siands on a Iill casi of iIc
iown. Local fcar of iIc ruins, wIicI
arc said io lc Iaunicd ly Ianions
wIo arc siill allc io casi sclls, Ias
causcd Dcrcgosi io lc candcd io
iIc wcsi of iIc Coasi Way road, lcav-
ing iIc Iills casi of ii io iIc sIcc.
Dcrcgosi Ias only onc iavcrn. Ii is
callcd iIc Durning Wizard, of coursc.
Ii Ias no signloard, lui iIc iravclcr
can casily find ii. Ii's iIc luilding wiiI
iIc crowdcd IiicIing rail iIai siands
jusi noriI of wIcrc iIc snall rivulci
lnown as Wizards' Doon Crccl
wIicI riscs on iIc Iill wIcrc iIc
ruins siand againsi iIc slycrosscs
iIc Coasi Way. TIai's wIcrc I Icard
of iIc iwo cIicf dangcrs io iIc curi-
ous and io young nagclings Ioing io
gain sclls or iicns wIo aroacI iIc
ruins ioo closcly. TIcrc's a wizsIadc
wIo Iurls randon sclls ai foll,
sonciincs acaring as a iIin,
wraiiIlilc, inossilly iall, lcardcd
nan and sonciincs jusi as a laiicrcd
wizard's Iai. TIcrc's also anoiIcr
wizard wraiiIa IauniwIo irics io
lurc foll inio iIc dciIs of iIc ruin's
ccllars and osscss iIcir lodics. Old
villagcrs also scal of nagical iras
dcc in iIc ruins and ai lcasi onc gate
iIai lcads io unlnown dcsiinaiions.
TIis lasi clain Ias lccn confirncd as
iruiI ly no lcss a air of nagical cr-
sonagcs iIan iIc Lord Magc of Waicr-
dcc, KIcllcn Dlaclsiaff" Arunsun,
and Elninsicr of SIadowdalc.
Dcrcgosi's govcrnor sirongly disa-
rovcs of cloraiions of iIc ruins.
AliIougI iIcrc is a fivc-crson iown
council, iIc govcrnor's word is law in
Dcrcgosi, and Ic is a iirclcss roo-
ncni of farning, siariing u ncw lusi-
ncsscs, and inroving iIc lacc. Hc is
also Mosi Fadiani of LaiIandcr (IigI
ricsi of iIc icnlc} KclddaiI Ornlyr,
and Iis icnlc iroos olicc iIc
iown, lccing ii safc so iIai irading,
ncciings, and scnding ai iIc sIos
arc lrisl. In iIis, Ic Ias iwo owcrful
allics: iIc wizard TIalaniyr, a con-
jurcr of grcai rcuic wIo unforiu-
naicly wasn'i ai Ionc wIcn I visiicd,
7
and iIc sniiI Tacron TIundcrIan-
ncr" Fuiruin. KclddaiI Ias also suc-
ccssfully cncouragcd scvcral
inoriani Annian ncrcIanis io
csiallisI csiaics around Dcrcgosi
noially iIc Crauncrdaun fanily,
wIosc finc Iorscs (now lrcd Icrc}
arc IigIly rizcd in Ann and TciIyr.
TIc visiior ioday will find iIc fol-
lowing local fcaiurcs of noic.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im Benegos1
TempLes
TLe Song oI tLe MovnIng
TIis largc icnlc io LaiIandcr con-
sisis of a foriificd cIurcI sur-
roundcd ly siallcs, rcfcciorics,
gucsiIouscs, and ouiluildings. Ii
riscs u rigIi lcsidc iIc casi sidc of
iIc road in iIc ccnicr of iown, and
iis disiinciivc rosc-rcd sircs can lc
sccn for nilcs. Iis nany clcrgy and
200 lay-ncnlcr niliiia assisi local
lusincsscolc and farncrs, and in
rciurn iIc icnlc rcccivcs rcgular
and largc offcrings.
TIc scrvanis of iIc Morninglord
also icnd icnlc ficlds of oiaiocs
and Icrl flowcrs casi of iIc road,
and lcc sIcc on iIc slocs of iIc
Iill iocd ly iIc ruincd scIool of
wizardry. TIcy lcc iIcn iIcrc
osicnsilly lccausc iIcsc ficlds arc
norc ocn io vicw iIan iIosc of
local farncrs. TIc sIcc arc iIus
norc casily waicIcd, rcvcniing
iIcfi and raiding lcasis fron rav-
aging iIcn. TIc rcal rcason iIai iIc
sIcc arc lci Icrc is iIai iIc scr-
vanis of iIc Morninglord wani io
lcc sonc conirol ovcr ccdiiions
inio iIc ruins and io rcvcni uncon-
irollcd cansion of Dcrcgosi. (Ovcr
iIc ycars, various Annian ncrcIanis
Iavc sIown a disircssing icndcncy io
lay clain io all land wiiIin casy
rcacI of iIc Coasi Way iIai's noi
sirongly dcfcndcd.}
TIc foll of iIc icnlc arc vigilani,
and siand for no lawlcssncss or
aggrcssion, lui arc oiIcrwisc Iclful
io sirangcrs. TIosc willing io givc 20
g or norc io iIc icnlc arc wcl-
conc io siay in iis gucsiIouscs for
iwo nigIis. Pcolc nay siay longcr if
iIcy arc sicl or injurcd. Pricsis will
icnd iIcn and won'i ccci any
norc noncy, aliIougI nosi foll do
givc sonciIing. Tcnlc farc is sin-
lc lui good, and laiIs and sialling
arc availallc.
Homes
HIgL Hedge
NoriIwcsi of iIc nain sciilcncni of
Dcrcgosi siands HigI Hcdgc, iIc
csiaic of TIalaniyr iIc Conjurcr. Ii is
guardcd ly a ficrccly loyal naicd air
of griffons and ly sonc sori of invisi-
llc scrvani crcaiurc iIai Ias lccn
lnown io sy and dclivcr iIings for iis
nasicr rigIi inio iown. TIalaniyr is a
courily nan wIo can sonciincs lc
sccn walling aloui iIc counirysidc,
Iis long, llacl siaff in Iand. Hc's Iad
no arcniiccs for ycars and docsn'i
wclconc visiiors. Locals say Ic's
inicrcsicd in far-off laccs and iIings,
and is sonciincs alscni for long
criods.
TIosc wIo'vc sccn Iis alodc say
iIai ii's a darl, iurrcicd sionc Iousc
S
ovcrgrown wiiI incs and iIai Ic Ias
Iis own fisIond lcIind ii. Sonc-
iincs Ic siis nci io iIc ond and
ialls wiiI sonciIing iIai siays jusi
undcr iIc surfacc of iIc waicr.
5hops
TLundevLummev SmItLy
Armor Maker and Weaponsmith
Tacron TIundcrIanncr" Fuiruin
is a lurly giani. His cIcsinui Iair and
nuiion-cIo wIislcrs arc now sIoi
iIrougI wiiI gray and wIiic, lui Iis
Iugc Iands rcnain sirong and dcfi.
Hc is a nasicr arnorcr, and Iis war-
nongcry cquals iIc lcsi in Facrun.
On scvcral occasions Ic's nadc iicns
for TIalaniyr io cnscll, and cvcn
dwarf sniiIs adnirc Iis worl.
Tacron lccs ovcr a dozcn arcn-
iiccs lusy wiiI all iIc ordcrs iIai conc
Iis way (nainly fron Ann}. Hc figIis
wiiI a Iugc iron siaff and Ias lccn
lnown io slay orcs wiiI a singlc llow,
lui is gcncrally a quici nan. Hc is noi
givcn io lcadcrsIi, lui is rcsccicd in
iown norc iIan anyonc clsc.
Taoenms
TLe BuvnIng WIzuvd
TIis iavcrn is a lusiling lacc, as
favorcd ly iIc locals as ly visiiors.
Acolyics of LaiIandcr arc iraincd io
lcc livcly convcrsaiions and cnicr-
iainncnis going Icrc, and cvcn io
ganllc. (Any ialings arc donaicd io
iIc icnlc, of coursc.} Travcling nin-
sircls arc always wclconcd, siay for
frcc, and arc aid 5 g cr nigIi aio
iIai. No food is sold ai iIc Wizard, lui
all iIrcc local inns lcc runncrs Icrc
io go and fcicI Ioi covcrcd laiicrs
fron iIc liicIcns of iIcir csiallisI-
ncnis. In winicr, don'i ccci iIc food
io arrivc vcry warn! TIis is a good lii-
ilc lacc, wiiI scvcral snall roons io
siay in adorncd wiiI donaicd lric-a-
lrac fron loyal rcgulars. Ii's a dcligIi
io find cnougI cusIions in a roon io
lci onc sii u in lcd in confori!
Imms
IeIdeost's Inn
Nancd for iis now-dcccascd foundcr,
iIis is an old and conforiallc lacc.
Scrvicc is carcful and lindly, if a iriflc
slow, lui a roon concs wiiI a firc
aligIi (ccci in Ioi wcaiIcr}, and a
laiI iIai is slillfully fillcd io onc's
own iasic in warniI ly scvcral old
ncn of nany snilcs lui fcw words.
Onc can cvcn rcqucsi assisiancc
laiIing. All iIis nalcs iIc lacc a
favoriic wiiI iIc cldcrly, and so
nalcs for a quici siay.
TIc food is sucrior. Don'i niss
iIc cIccsc and cucunlcr luns, or
iIc onion and nusIroon fircsidc
iaris scrvcd io all ly iIc IcariI in iIc
cvcnings. (TIc iaris arc frcc if you'rc
ordcring drinls.} TIc inn ccllar
includcs an cccllcni sIcrry.
TLe Red SLeuI
Foll conc io iIc SIcaf for fasi scr-
vicc. TIis inn ridcs iisclf on gciiing
D
you io your roon or io a loard in iIc
dining roon as fasi as ossillc. If iIc
wcaiIcr is cold or wci, you'll find
yoursclf in a warn Iousc rolc lcforc
a craclling firc jusi as quiclly, wiiI
your wci iIings ialcn io iIc warning
roon lcIind iIc liicIcn cIinncys io
dry on warncd sionc sIclvcs.
Farc ai iIc SIcaf is of iIc warn or
cold sous, cIccsc and gracs, lrcad
and srcads, and wIolc roasis variciy.
TIc cold oiaio sou is dcligIiful,
and carrics iIc Ioncy iasic of onion
and cclcry, along wiiI a norc sulilc
and indcfinallc scasoning iIai I was
unallc io in down. Unforiunaicly,
iIc roasis arc ciiIcr llaclcncd io
cris asIcs oron iIc oiIcr sidc, or
dcc insidcncar raw. TIc cools
Iavcn'i nasicrcd iIc slow firc yci,
The JovIaI JuggIer
TIis inn is on iIc noriIcrn cdgc of
iown, on iIc wcsi sidc of iIc road. Iis
Iugc roofloard dciciing a laugIing
carnival jugglcr in jcsicrlilc garl
idcniifics ii insianily fron afar. Ii's
vcry nucI an avcragc roadIousc, lui
young Dcrcgosians lovc iiii's iIcir
dancing and drinling clul. Ii ouiays
Fcldcosi's for ninsircls and oiIcr
cnicriaincrs, and iIcrc's scarccly a
nigIi ai iIc Jugglcr wiiIoui sonc sori
of loud rcvclry, conlcic wiiI scvcral
ocn, Iogs, and loars roasicd wIolc.
TIanlfully, all of iIai's confincd io
onc wing, so airons do gci some
slcc!
3O
only iIc ioo-Ioi, ioo-quicl onc.
TIis is Dcrcgosi's largcsi inn and is
favorcd ly ncrcIanis waniing io Iold
lusincss ncciings or sii in quici.
TIosc willing io ari wiiI 7 g for an
cvcning can rcni rivaic ncciing
roons wiiI doors iIai locl, iIougI I
suscci iIcrc arc syIolcs in iIc
scrving assagc iIai runs lcIind
iIcn all. Enicriaincr follninsircls
and sucIarcn'i wclconc ai iIc
SIcaf ccci as aying cusioncrs.
TIc SIcaf rovidcs no cnicriainncni
ai all.
Local gossi wIiscrs iIai a sccrci
assagc ai iIc lacl of iIc inn lcads
down io an old snugglcrs' warcIousc
conrising cavcrns iIai wcrc alan-
doncd wIcn drow iunnclcd u inio
iIc cavcrns fron lclow. TIcy Iad io
lc dcali wiiI ly TIalaniyr, wIo lcfi
sonc sori of nagical larricr.
Bousho1
TIis Ianlci siands on iIc wcsicrn
sidc of iIc Tradc Way, a Ialf-day's
ridc noriI of iIc Way Inn.
8
Nancd
lccausc ii was jusi a lowsIoi away
fron iIc Misiy Forcsi, ii's lccn a log-
ging ccnicr for a Iundrcd ycarsand
ii's lccn so succcssful iIai iIc forcsi
is now nilcs away io iIc casi.
DowsIoi consisis of iIc DowsIoi
Inn, a sawnill, si farns (iwo run ly
ncn wIo sIoc Iorscs as wcll as any
sniiI}, and alnosi a dozcn Ionc
woodcarvcrs wIo iurn oui yolcs, cof-
fcrs, wIccl solcs, iool Iandlcs, and
wIinsical carvings. TIc lacc
dcscrvcs ncniion lccausc of rcccnily
discovcrcd cavcs lcncaiI iis wcsicrn
fringcs. TIcy arc cnicrcd fron iIc
Iorsc-wcll lcIind iIc inn, and ly ai
lcasi onc cavc nouiI in iIc siands of
irccs noriI and wcsi of iIc Ianlci.
TIc DowsIoi cavcrns sIow cvi-
dcncc of conncciions io dcccr sul-
icrrancan arcas
9
and of asi usc ly
snugglcrs. Sonc siolcn goods wcrc
rcccnily rccovcrcd fron iIc cavcs and
rciurncd io iIcir rigIiful owncrs in
Waicrdcc. WiiI iIcn wcrc craics of
orc vcry ricI in silvcr, rcsunally
nincd in iIc dccs lclow iIc cavcrns.
TIcrc's local iall of Iiring or
inducing an advcniuring conany io
dwcll in DowsIoi and nouni a con-
siani guard ovcr iIc cavcrn
cniranccsand cvcn of founding a
conany io ninc and sncli silvcr in
iIc dciIs, iis worlcrs roiccicd ly
iIc Iircd advcniurcrs. So far, no
advcniurcrs Iavc agrccd io sucI a
dcfcnsivc rolc. Many have conc io iIc
cavcrns and iIcn novcd on, ialling of
nansidcrs in iIc dcc ways.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im Bousho1
5hops
AnduIov's MIII
Lumber Mill
Ulnyn Andalor is an affallc, orily
nan wiiI a curly wIiic lcard and a
lald aic wIo gocs aloui covcrcd
wiiI sawdusi. Hc runs an always-lusy
nill iIai rovidcs Waicrdcc and
Daggcrford wiiI cIca, lcniiful
grccn lunlcr. A cocr iccc will luy
iIrcc osis as iall as an aduli Iunan
nalc, or fivc 3-Iand's-widiI loards of
iIc sanc lcngiI.
Imms
TLe BowsLot Inn
TIis ncdiocrc inn is a din, cIilly log
siruciurc iIai scrvcs lad alc lrougIi
ly iIc larrcl fron Waicrdcc. TIc
roricior sclls good Iand crosslows
for iIc iravclcr dcsiring sclf-roicciion
and a liiilc squirrcl or fowl Iuniing.
Evcningfcasi Icrc is usually a gunny
sicw nadc fron iIosc sanc squirrcls
or sonc wildfowl, and scrvcd wiiI
iIicl sliccs of adcquaic onion lrcad.
8
DowsIoi's locaiion is sIown on iIc na in iIc cniry on iIc Way Inn, laicr in iIis cIaicr.
9
TIc cisicncc of iIc cavcrns lccanc widcly lnown wIcn a drow cloraiory land cncrgcd fron iIc irccs
onc nigIi and ran siraigIi inio an cncancd, lui alcri, arncd caravan. Ai lcasi iwo advcniuring lands Iavc
dcsccndcd inio iIc far dciIs of iIc cavcrns and, iIus far, Iavc noi rciurncd.
33
CamoLekeep
TIis ciiadcl of lcarning siands on a
volcanic Iorn, or crag, ovcrlooling
iIc sca. Ii is a nany-iowcrcd forircss,
oncc iIc Ionc of iIc fanous sccr
Alaundo, and rcscrvcs Iis rcdic-
iions along wiiI all iIc wriiicn
rccords and lcarning of iIc Fcalns
iIai can lc asscnllcd. TIc ricc for
any iravclcr io cnicr iIc Kcc rocr
is a lool. TIosc wisIing io caninc
any wriiing in iIc Kcc's lilrary nusi
gifi Candlclcc wiiI a ncw ionc of no
lcss iIan 10,000 g valuc. TIc nonls
of Candlclcc (wIo clain io lc non-
dcnoninaiional, and call iIcnsclvcs
iIc Avowcd} also urcIasc ccriain
lools lrougIi io iIcn and cvcn con-
1nner Word 3oKen o] Cond!eKeep
nission agcnis in grcai sccrccy io ro-
curc wriiings iIcy dcsirc io osscss.
TIosc wIo wisI io lrowsc in iIc
lilrary nusi nornally lc sonsorcd
ly a lnown nagc of owcr, so nany
lools givcn io Candlclcc in ayncni
arc ninor sclllools.
TIis connuniiy is rulcd ly iIc
Kcccr of iIc Toncs, assisicd ly iIc
Firsi Fcadcr (iIc sccond in auiIoriiy
and iradiiionally iIc nosi lcarncd
sagc of iIc nonasicry}. TIcrc arc u
io cigIi Crcai Fcadcrs undcr iIcsc
iwo officcs, wIo arc assisicd ly iIc
CIanicr, iIc Cuidc, and iIc Caicwar-
dcn. TIc CIanicr lcads iIc cndlcss
cIani of Alaundo's roIccics iIai
wcnds iis way around iIc ciiadcl day
and nigIi in coniinuous uiicrancc of
iIc sagc's rcdiciions. Hc is scllcd in
iIis duiy ly iIrcc assisianis, iIc
Voiccs: iIc Voicc of iIc NoriI, iIc
Voicc of iIc Easi, and iIc Voicc of iIc
SouiI. TIc Cuidc is in cIargc of
icacIing acolyics, and iIc Caicwar-
dcn dcals wiiI visiiors, iIc sccuriiy of
and sulics for iIc connuniiy, and
wiiI iIc clcrgy, wIo arc rcgardcd as
Ionorcd gucsis raiIcr iIan ari of
iIc nonasicry's IicrarcIy.
TIc ciiadcl lcars nigIiy, nany-lay-
crcd wards iIai rcvcni anyiIing fron
lurning ccci wicls and wa, rc-
vcni iIc ocraiion of iclcoriaiional
nagics and nany oiIcr dcsiruciivc
sclls, lill all nolds and insccis (sucI
as acr wass}, roIilii iIc cniry of
loolworns, and Iavc oiIcr, sccrci
rocriics. Dccausc of iIcsc wards
candlc lans arc oficn uscd, lui no
acr can igniic anywIcrc in iIc
Kcc. An addiiional ward, wIosc iolcn
3
is sIown ai iIc far lcfi, roIiliis cniry
inio iIc Inncr Foons ccci io iIosc
lcaring a iolcn.
10
TIc Inncr Foons
arc wIcrc iIc nosi owcrful nagical
ioncs arc lci and wIcrc nonc lui
iIc Crcai Fcadcrs nay go, ccci in
iIc dircci conany of iIc Kcccr or
iIc Firsi Fcadcr.
TIc ccniral, IigIcsi forircss of iIc
Kcc is surroundcd ly a icrraccd
rocl gardcn of nany irccs, wIcrc nai-
ural srings risc and lulllc down iIc
rocls in snall cascadcs and ools.
TIcsc lcauiiful grounds dcsccnd io a
ring of luildings along iIc insidc of
iIc nassivc ouicr walls: gucsiIouscs,
siallcs, granarics, a warcIousc, an
infirnary, a icnlc io OgIna, and
sIrincs io Dcncir, Cond, and Milil.
Ecci in cascs of illncss or wIcn
sonconc joins iIc ordcr as an
acolyic, no visiior can rcnain in Can-
dlclcc for norc iIan 10 days ai a
iinc, or cnicr iIc nonasicry lcss iIan
a noniI aficr lcaving ii. Ordcr in iIc
Kcc is lci ly iIc Caicwardcn's fivc
undcrofficcrs: four WaicIcrs (wIo
ialc iurns airolling iIc nonasicry
and waicIing iIc land and sca
around fron iis iallcsi iowcrs} and
iIc Kcccr of iIc Porial (or gaic
guard}, all fivc of wIon Iavc 12
arncd nonls (all ccricnccd war-
riors} as assisianis. TIcsc undcroffi-
ccrs arc also said io wicld nagical
rods and rings io cnforcc iIcir will.
Acolyics arc rolcd in llacl. Scclcrs
(full lroiIcrs} wcar rolcs of nauvc.
TIc Scclcrs arc iIc lowcsi nonls.
TIcy do rcscarcI and fcicI and carry.
Alovc iIcn arc iIc Scrilcs, wIo coy
oui worls io ordcr or conilc lools
fron various sourccs in iIc lilrary for
salciIc cIicf sourcc of inconc for
iIc connuniiy. (Visiiors arc forliddcn
io wriic in iIc lilrary.} Ovcr iIcn arc
iIc CIanicr and iIc Fcadcrs, fron
wIosc ranls iIc officcs of iIc Avowcd
arc fillcd (and wIo voic io fill vacan-
cics}. All iIc undcrofficcrs wcar lrown
Ioncsun, wIilc Ioldcrs of iIc IigI
officcs wcar rolcs of various colors
iIai lcar adornncnis of gold iIrcad
and sirics of wIiic. Only iIc Kcccr
of iIc Toncs can wcar rolcs all of
wIiic. Travclcrs wIo cnicr iIc Kcc
rocr clad all in wIiic can ccci io
lc siricd on iIc soi or casi oui.
TIc currcni Kcccr of iIc Toncs is
Ulrauni, a roud and IaugIiy ninor
nagc. Ii is wcll noi io cross Iin. TIc
iravclcr sIould Iunllc Iinsclf io
avoid doing so or iry io lcc oui of
iIc Kcccr's noiicc. Unforiunaicly, all
ciiiioncrs wIo cnicr iIc ccniral
Kcc nusi sii ai Ulrauni's lcfi sIoul-
dcr for ai lcasi onc cvcningfcasi ncal
and cndurc Iis scarcIing qucsiions.
TIc currcni Firsi Fcadcr, TciIioril, is
oficn nisialcn ly visiiors for iIc
Kcccr lccausc of Iis iniclligcni,
rcgal, and scnsiiivc dcncanor.
Ulrauni raiIcr rcscnis iIis.
Candlclcc Ias lui onc alsoluic
rulc: TIosc wIo dcsiroy lnowlcdgc,
wiiI inl, firc, or sword, arc iIcn-
sclvcs dcsiroycd." Hcrc, lools arc
norc valuallc iIan colc.
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Tolcns arc luili inio iIc siavcs of officc lornc ly iIc Kcccr, iIc Caicwardcn, and iIc Firsi Fcadcr. TIcsc arc
lnown as glow staves for iIcir nosi-oficn-uscd owcr. If onc fails io uiicr or iIinl of a waicIword wIcn assing a
ward loundary ly ncans of a iolcn, all lcarcrs of oiIcr ward iolcns arc insianily nadc awarc of iIc locaiion of
iIc ward lrcacIing, rcgardlcss of wIcrc iIc oiIcr iolcn lcarcrs arc on Facrun.
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Daggen[ono
TIis sclf-siylcd ciiy is rcally a iown of
aloui 300 foll iIai siands in iIc
sIadow of iIc casilc of iIc Dulc of
Daggcrford. Daggcrford is nancd for a
lravc loy, Tyndal, scni aIcad of Iis
fanily wagon io find a lacc io ford iIc
SIining Fivcr onc cvcning sonc 400
sunncrs ago. Hc was sci uon ly
lizard ncn, andarncd only wiiI a
daggcrslcw si of iIcn and Icld off
iIc rcsi uniil rcinforccncnis arrivcd.
TIc dulcs of Daggcrford clain dircci
dcsccni fron Tyndal, and iIcir arns
dislay a lloody silvcr daggcr on a
dcc lluc ficld.
TIc dulcs of Daggcrford clain all
iIc lands fron iIc csiaic of FlosIin,
souiI as far as iIc Dragonscar ficlds
(iIc lands of Dragonscar Casilc},
casi io iIc cdgc of iIc Misiy Forcsi,
and wcsi io iIc vcrgcs of Lizard
MarsI and iIc coasi. TIcy aciually
conirol far lcssfron aloui a Ialf-
day's ridc noriI of Daggcrford, wIcrc
iIcir forccs ncci u wiiI road airols
fron Waicrdcc ai a liiilc ond callcd
Wayosi Waicr, casi io iIc Iills
around iIc LaugIing Hollow, and
souiI io iIc Ianlci of DowsIoi.
TIcsc lands ialc in aloui 20 farning
Ianlcis. TIc ducal lands arc Ionc io
aloui 1,000 foll in all.
TIc wallcd iown is iIc largcsi sio
on iIc Tradc Way lciwccn Waicrdcc
and Soular. Iis largcly woodcn luild-
ings Iuddlc in iIc lcc of a Iill
crowncd ly Daggcrford Casilc, wIicI
is surroundcd ly a grassy connons
and guards a lridgc across iIc SIin-
ing Fivcr. (TIc old ford's siill iIcrc,
lcsidc iIc lridgc.} Ii is Ionc io
Iunan crafifoll, a fcw Ialflings, and
a Iandful of foll of oiIcr raccs.
TIc iownsfoll Iavc a cIaricr fron
iIc dulc iIai allows iIcir own Coun-
cil of Cuilds, a naslcd council siylcd
aficr iIc Lords of Waicrdcc, io gov-
crn iIc iown. All allc-lodicd iowns-
foll nusi scrvc in iIc niliiia,
aliIougI only a snall nunlcr arc
nornally on duiy. TIcy scnd nosi of
iIcir iinc on road airols, iIougI a
closc waicI is lci on Lizard MarsI.
Daggcrford Ias icnlcs io CIaunica
and LaiIandcr, and sIrincs io Tcnus
and Tyrnora. CIaunica's icnlc is
callcd iIc Harvcsi Housc, and ii is gov-
crncd ly Lady Pricsicss Mcrovyna.
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TIc icnlc of LaiIandcr, Morninglow
Towcr, is undcr iIc sucrvision of
LigIilord Lian Sunnisi.
TIc Ford is a lusy irading iown,
doing a loi of iradc in Iorscs, caiilc, and
rcacling for ncrcIanis and drovcrs
wIo don'i wisI io cnicr Waicrdcc.
Caravans arc allowcd io can across
iIc road fron iIc iown (nci io iIc aro-
naiic ianncry}, and nosi ncrcIanis
going inio iown io cscac iIc snclls
will find iIc iown ordinary indccd. TIc
nosi slcndid luilding in iown is
undoulicdly iIc Cuildnasicrs' Hall. Ii
is surroundcd ly iIc no-nonscnsc
Ioncs and sIos of foll wIo worl
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Mcrovyna is a LC If P8, wIo adninisicrs 14 ricsis and aloui 30 lay lroiIcrs.
Lian Sunnisi is a LC In P9. His icnlc siands lcsidc iIc ducal casilc, and iIc nollc fanily arc worsIicrs.
TIc sIrinc io Tcnus, iIc Tallc of iIc Sword, is adninisicrcd ly a sirici warrior fron Waicrdcc, Dacrgon
Dlucsword, CN Icn F5/P5.
TIc sIrinc io Tynora, Fairforiunc Hall, is run ly Dando iIc Lanc, a NC Ialf-n P6.
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Iard cvcry day Fcw sccn io lool for
norc in lifc iIan iIc nci silvcr iccc!
Carcnicrs worl lusily naling
cIcsis and craics fron lunlcr lrougIi
in fron DowsIoi, and no lcss iIan
iIrcc sniiIs iurn oui cvcryiIing fron
iniricaic locls io lroad acs. TIcrc arc
scvcral jcwclcrs in iown wIo can'i
Ioc io concic wiiI iIc grcai cuiicrs
of Waicrdcc, lui will cagcrly luy any
dcccni sioncs iIcy can gci fron assing
ncrcIanis or advcniurcrs.
TIc local niliiia, undcr iIc sionc-
faccd SIcrlcn Scarslaycr, is always
Iiring figIiing foll, lccausc iIcir lcsi
swords arc always lcing Iircd away
ly caravan nasicrs, going off io iIc
ncrccnary Iiring fairs of Waicrdcc,
or irying iIcir Iands ai advcniuring.
TIc niliiia is always lusy airolling
iIc claincd ducal lands, and nany
youiIs and advcniurcrs down on
iIcir lucl Iavc scni a scason figIi-
ing lrigands, lizard ncn, and iIc
occasional rcdaiory nonsicr.
Daggcrford is also Ionc io a
rciircd advcniurcr-nagc, Dclfcn Ycl-
lowlnifc, wIo dwclls in a iowcr on
iIc iown wall and always Ias ai lcasi
a irio of arcniiccs. Hc's conicni io
nalc a good living iuioring cvcry
wcaliIy WaicrdIavian youngsicr wIo
drcans of lcconing a grcai nagc.
TIc youiIful dulc, Pwyll Crcai-
sIoui Daggcrford, is scldon sccn in
iown. Hc's ciiIcr oui Iuniing or in iIc
casilc lanning Iow io dcfcnd iIc land
Ic Ias and cnricI Iis fanily and Iis
colc ly sIrcwd invcsincnis. TIcrc
arc rccurring lans io drcdgc iIc rivcr
and nalc Daggcrford an inoriani
Iarlor, lui I suscci iIc dulc, lilc
nc, iIinls iIcrc's no oini in irying io
concic wiiI ncarly Waicrdcc.
A loi of iravclcrs will rolally sio
in Daggcrford ai onc iinc or anoiIcr,
using ii as a lasc io clorc Waicrdcc
fron, so a fcw ncniions of local csial-
lisIncnis nay rovc uscful. TIcrc's
onc iavcrn woriIy of a visii, iIc Lady
Lucl, dcali wiiI aficr iIc rcsi.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im Daggen[ono
5hops
evvuI's BvIgLt BIude
Weaponsmith
TIis sniiIy is iIc lcsi of iIc iIrcc in
iown. TIc Iunan sniiIs CronacI
and Wayfcl arc iIc oiIcrs. CronacI
docs scrviccallc worl, lui as sIaly as
Wayfcl's lcsi" is a connon local say-
ing. TIc nasicr sniiI ai Dcrval's
DrigIi Dladc, Dcrval Ironcaicr, is iIc
Icad of a rcsccicd local dwarf fanily
iIai Ias donc nosi of iIc luilding in
sionc around iown. Dcrval clains io
nalc iIc fincsi swords, acs, and
scar lladcs fron Waicrdcc io Dal-
dur's Caic, and Iis worl is oular.
IuvveI's IIne JeweIs und AuveI
Exotic Fabrics and Jewelry
TIis sIo is iIc largcsi siorc in iown.
An ouilci of a WaicrdIavian irading
conany, ii sclls coiion, sill, rarc furs,
and iIrcad inoricd fron CalinsIan,
iIc TasIalar, and cvcn norc coiic
rcgionsai riccs cvcn IigIcr iIan
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you'd ay for iIcn in Waicrdcc.
Farrcl Ias an cyc for naicIing Iucs
and for rcsciiing jcwclry of dulious
Iisiory. Hc luys and sclls inicrcsiing
gcns and adornncnis of all soris. His
sIo is woriI a lool if you'rc ioo ricI
io carc wIai iIings cosi.
Kovbus's JeweIs
und IIne Ovnuments
Jeweler and Gem Appraiser
TIc froni window of iIis snall sIo
alnosi always dislays iis long-noscd,
wIcczing owncr, iIc gnonc jcwclcr
Korlus DrigIijcwcl, Iard ai worl on
snall, cquisiic icccs of jcwclry. As
good as any WaicrdIavian or CalisIiic
finccraficr, Ic's rcgularly visiicd ly
assing ncrcIanis cagcr io luy Iis
laicsi carrings, cciorals, ornancnial
lraccrs, danglc garicrs, and jcwclcd
lclis and glovcs. Locals say Korlus
uscs nagic io givc Iis worl iIc siril-
ing lcauiy ii Ias. Hc's ccri ai idcnii-
fying gcnscvcn nagical oncs. TIc
nollcs of Waicrdcc lcc Iin lusy
wiiI sccial ordcrs for iIcir ladics.
Taoenms
TLe Huy Cow
TIis lcasani iavcrn siands jusi insidc
Daggcrford's noriIcrn gaic, iIc
Farncrs' Caic. Ii fcaiurcs llcndcd
lccr nadc ly iIc Ialfling owncr, Ful-
lar HardcIccsc, iIai iasics lilc
alnonds, and cccllcni sIarcrunllc
cIccsc (lovcly crunlly wIiic siuff3
c cr IandwIccl} nadc on Fullar's
fanily farn. TIc Cow caicrs io farn-
crs, wIo sii Icrc nursing ianlards ai
all Iours. Locals say Fullar is a ricI
and succcssful advcniurcr wIo
rciircd Icrc noi long ago. Fullar says
noiIing aloui Iis asi.
RIvev SLInIng Tuvevn
TIis iavcrn is cclusivc indccd, wiiI
riccs io ouisiri nosi csiallisIncnis
in Waicrdcc: Sioui is 1 g cr ianlard
and winc as nucI as 10 g cr iall-
glass! TIc dulc and nany iravcling
WaicrdIavian nollcs Iavc lccn lnown
io cai Icrc, and iIc iavcrn's nain Iall
scrvcs as iIc ncciing roon of iIc
Council of Cuilds. Dy cIoicc, sonc
iownsfoll only scc iIc insidc of iIc iav-
crn wIcn coning io Council ncciings.
Fun ly iIc Dclinliyr fanily iIis
csiallisIncni clains io lc Daggcrford's
oldcsi iavcrn. Ii's also iIc closcsi iIing in
iown io an innfor a fcw nollc airons
of iIc lofiicsi osiiion and wcaliI.
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Lao Luck Taoenm
Tavern
In iIc ccnicr of iIc iaroon is a
nassivc sionc illar lcaring iIc
wcigIi of iIc cciling. Ii Ias a laddcr
of iron Iools u onc sidc. Ii is uscd
TIis iwo-siory forncr warcIousc
caicrs io soldicrs and advcniurcrs. Iis
roricior, Owcndcn Orcslaycr, is iIc
son of a nan wIo was givcn iIc warc-
Iousc as a rcward for slaying orcs
wIo'd lillcd iIc owncrs of iIc warc-
Iousc in a raid. Ii is a oular lacc
for ialcicllcrs and funscclcrs alilc.
TIc rcondcrancc of wcaons in
iIc Iands of iIosc wIo lnow Iow io
usc iIcn nalcs for a rclaiivcly safc
drinling soi, noi a rougI lacc.
The PLace
DoiI lcvcls of iIc warcIousc Iavc
lccn ocncd u inio a singlc lofiy
roon, wiiI lalconics all around ii ai
varying lcvcls. EacI lalcony coniains
a looiI for airons and is linlcd io ai
lcasi iwo oiIcr lalconics ly lroad
fligIis of siairs. TIc iisy arc adviscd
io gci down io sircci lcvcl lcforc iIcy
lcconc ioo drunl io safcly do so.
Evcry nigIi sonconc falls or ai lcasi
siunllcs on iIc siairs.
io dislay iIc laiicrcd sIiclds, cr-
sonal runcs, or oiIcr ncncnios of
airons wIo'vc dicd in laiilc or dis-
acarcd wIilc off advcniuring or on
a niliiary nission. Any ioasi givcn in
iIc iavcrn nusi includc a saluic io
iIc illar and iIc words: To iIosc
wIo Iavc fallcn lcforc us." TIosc
wIo lrings in iIc rclics of a fallcn
conradc arc givcn a frcc drinl of
wIaicvcr iIcy wani.
TIc walls of iIc iavcrn arc Iung
wiiI wcaons, arnor, lanncrs, sii-
icd lcasi Icads, and sinilar iroIics
of laiilc lrougIi in ly various
airons. TIc nosi siriling of iIcsc is
iIc Iugc, nunnificd wing of a llacl
dragon slain in a volcano. TIc Icai
lalcd and dricd iis ouisircicIcd
wing, and wIcn an advcniurcriIc
lonc survivor of iIc ariy iIai slcw
iidarcd io rciurn io iIc lair ninc
ycars laicr, Ic rccovcrcd noi only iIc
dragon's ircasurc Ioard, lui iIc
wing. Ii now Iangs ovcr iIc iaroon
lilc a sofi llacl canoy, dccnding
fron iIc cciling on cigIi sioui
cIains.
The Pnospec1
TIis iavcrn is nancd for iIc goddcss
Tynora, airon of advcniurcrs, and
dcsiic iIc ncnorial illar, iIc
crcsscd nood of airons is always
an cniIusiasiic Darc cvcryiIing!" and
Lci's lc advcniuring, iIcn!" TIc
cniirc noriIcasi wall of iIc iaroon
is covcrcd ly a Iugc, slcndid color
na of iIc Fcalns fron CalinsIan io
iIc Sinc of iIc World, and iIc
MoonsIacs io Faurin. Ncws and
runors of ircasurc finds, dragon
sigIiings, and ossillc ircasurcs arc
cagcrly discusscd, as arc iidings of
war fron anywIcrc in Facrun.
The Pnooemoen
TIc Lady scrvcs salicd nuis, cIccsc
on Iardlrcad,
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and sugarcd lrcad-
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To us, Iardlrcad is a ryc craclcror Scandinavian crislrcad.
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siicls. In winicr, iIcrc's also sicw
nadc of lccf, ganc, arsnis, and
fisI. Ii's iIicl, lrown, grcasy, and
saliy. If you'rc cIillcd, ii warns you
u, and iIai's aloui all iIc good I can
nusicr io say of ii.
TIai's all iIc food onc can gci, lui
nosi airons conc Icrc lccausc
iIcy'rc iIirsiy, noi Iungry. Accord-
ingly, iIc Lady offcrs liiicrrooi lccr
(a snoly, acquircd iasic}, zzar, sIcrry,
and alc.
The PnIces
All iIc food is 3 c cr scrving and
concs on woodcn laiicrs. Hungry
colc will nccd iwo scrvings. Drinl
is sold ly iIc ianlard or iallglass only,
ai WaicrdIavian riccs.
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TIc winc
lisi is ncagcr, lui fron iinc io iinc
ncrcIanis lring viniagcs fron afar,
and Owcndcn scrvcs iIcsc wincs as
long as Iis siocl Iolds oui. TIcsc
coiics oficn includc rollrun (a darl,
licoricc-laccd TasIluian drinl, wIicI
Ias a cool, clcar, niniy aficriasic}, a
favoriic of nany Sword Coasi sailors.
TnaoeLens' Lone
In iIc Lady, onc drinl always siis
unioucIcd on iIc lar. Ii's for Tynora
Icrsclf, sIould sIc cnicr. Woc lciidc
iIc visiior wIo ioucIcs iIis silvcr
gollcicjcciion and a Icavy
cnforccd offcring ai iIc sIrinc of
Tynora (Fairforiunc Hall} arc iIc
lcasi cnaliy. Visiiors wIo oljcci io
iIis arc lilcly io find a yard of siccl
iIrougI iIcir niddlcs in sIori ordcr.
Si colc Iavc so dicd, and norc
iIan a dozcn Iavc nadc offcrings
lui iwicc in Owcndcn's iinc, iIc gol-
lci Ias lccn suddcnly and silcnily
wrcaiIcd in flanc, and iIc winc
wiiIin Ias vanisIcd. Pairons lclicvc
Tynora Icrsclf dranl wiiI iIcn.
Ai lcasi iwo wizards Iavc Iiddcn
coins or nagic soncwIcrc in iIc
Lady and iIcn gonc advcniuring
ncvcr io rciurn. Onc was said io lc an
illusionisi, and iIc oiIcr was a irans-
nuicr. A fcw colc Iavc iricd io casi
dispel magic on cvcryday iavcrn iicns
on iIc iIcory iIai iIc ircasurc nigIi
lc olynorIcd or Iiddcn ly an illu-
sion, iIus far io no avail.
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Usc iIc riccs givcn in Volos Guide to Waterdeep undcr iIc Inn of iIc Driing Daggcror sinlify io iIc
following: alc, 1 c/ianlard; sioui, 2 c/ianlard; ncad, 3 c; zzar, 6 c; sIcrry, 7 c; wIislcy, 1 s; and all wincs, 1
s/iallglass.
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The FnIemoL Anm
TIis wallcd Ianlci locaicd on iIc Coasi
Way scvcral days noriI of Dcrcgosi con-
sisis of a sionc lcc (iIc inn} wiiI siallcs,
gardcns, a Iorsc ond, and caravan
wagon sIcds. Ii also fcaiurcs a fcw
Iouscs, a largc ncciing Iall wiiI a grand
nany-illarcd cnirancc, and a icnlc io
Carl Cliiicrgold, cIicf god of iIc gnoncs.
TIc Fricndly Arn was oncc iIc
Iold of an cvil ricsi of DIaal wIo
was dcsiroycd in undcad forn ly a
land of advcniurcrs lcd ly iIc gnonc
iIicf and illusionisi Dcnilcy Mirror-
sIadc. Dcnilcy sci Iis conradcs-ai-
arns io worl rcnovaiing iIc lcc,
and ii soon ocncd as a foriificd
waysio on iIc Coasi Way in icrriiory
oficn cndangcrcd ly lrigands and
raiding lands of orcs, lololds, lug-
lcars, and cvcn irolls. TIougI iIcsc
crils Iavc lcsscncd soncwIai sincc
iIc Arn was foundcd, iIc safc, clcan
inn is siill a favoriic sio.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im 1he FnIemoL Anm
TempLes
TLe TemIe oI WIsdom
TIis low luilding Ias inicrior walls
siuddcd wiiI gcns and gold nuggcis.
Cuardcd ly nany illusions, ii is a icn-
lc io Carl Cliiicrgold, rinary dciiy of
iIc gnoncs. Hunan worsIicrs, sonc
of wIon Iavc dullcd iIc lacc iIc
SIrinc of iIc SIori, arc wclconcd Icrc.
Imms
TLe IvIendIy Avm
Insidc iIc walls of iIc Fricndly Arn,
cacc is nainiaincd ly a connon
agrccncni anong gucsis iIai iIis lc
onc of iIc rarc ncuiral Iavcns in iIc
Fcalns, ly iIc nagic and advcniur-
ing Icl nigIi Dcnilcy can call on,
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and ly a runor iIai sonc of iIc
fcicIing Iunan larnaids arc rcally
iron golcns conccalcd ly owcrful
illusions! I was unallc io icsi iIis
lclicf lcyond lcarning ai lcasi onc
scrving wcncI ai iIc Arn Ias a gri
lilc ironlcforc sIc iIrcw nc lacl
oui of iIc lcdroon sIc was iidying!
(PcrIas iIc inn was nancd aficr Icr.
SIc did Icl nc u oui of iIc ruins of
iIc Iall iallc aficrward.}
TIc cncrgciic, wisc, and affallc
Iosis of iIc Arn arc Dcnilcy and Iis
wifc Ccllana, wIo rcsidcs ovcr iIc
icnlc. SIc wcars a circlci of gcns io
signify Icr dcvoiion io Carl Cliiicr-
gold. TIc air of iIcn arc lind, vcry
crcciivc, and could rolally dcal
an Annian ncrcIani oui of Iis lasi
cocr iccc.
TIc Iousc iIcy lcc Ias largc,
airy roons, and good, sinlc food.
EvcryiIing is clcan, cIccrful, and
uncrowdcd, unlcss iIcrc's a ncciing
going onfor iIc Arn Ias lcconc a
favoriic soi for lusincss gaiIcrings
and ncuiral ground ncgoiiaiions
alilc.
14
TIcrc was a nurdcr ai iIc Arn rcccnily, and iIc nurdcrcr was swifily arcIcndcdwiiI iIc nagical aid of
a nysicrious cloalcd nan wIo sonc say was no lcss iIan KIcllcn Dlaclsiaff" Arunsun, iIc Lord Magc of Waicr-
dcc! TIcrc Iavc always lccn runors iIai Dcnilcy could call on foll fron afar and iIai sonc sori of gaic cisis in
or ncar iIc ArncrIas in iIc ccllars of iIc old lcc.
3D
GILLIam's HILL
TIis Ianlci siands on iIc casi sidc of
iIc Coasi Way a Ialf-day's ridc souiI of
Daggcrford
15
and aloui as long a ridc
fron Lian's Hold. TIc connuniiy is
nancd for a now-dcad Ialf-clvcn
rangcr of grcai lcauiy. Cillian Caniilar
dwcli Icrc in a long-vanisIcd Iousc
aio a woodcd lnoll ovcrlooling iIc
road. Today, Cillian's Hill is a grass-giri
nouni iocd ly a covcrcd firc cairn
uscd as a signal lcacon io warn Dag-
gcrford of aroacIing cncny
arnicsfron Dragonscar Casilc or
iIc Scrcni Hills, rcsunally.
Tyical of a Iundrcd or norc snall
farning sciilcncnis in iIc Sword
Coasi rcgion, Cillian's Hill wouldn'i
cvcn lc ncniioncd in iIis guidc
ccci for a surrisingly good sIo
iIcrc and a dungcon iIai Ias loiI
lurcd nany advcniurcrs IiiIcrand
slain nany. TIc dungcon sccns io lc
a iruly ancicni Iunan ionlas old
as NciIcril, or oldcrwIcrc sonconc
of nagical owcr and oliiical nigIi
was laid io rcsi. Jusi wIo was
cnionlcd Icrc isn'i clcar. TIc ionl
was illagcd long agofron iIc
Undcrdarl lcncaiI ii! TIc locaiion
now scrvcs as a scll-guardcd cniry io
iIc Fcalns Dclow.
Unforiunaicly, iIosc ancicni and
nigIiy linding sclls originally sci io
sialilizc and guard iIc ionl nalc ii
an idcal lair for crcaiurcs of iIc
Undcrdarl. Aloui 20 winicrs ago, a
land of illiiIids uscd ii as a lasc fron
wIicI iIcy sicaliIily siallcd and
raidcd assing caravan ncrcIanis,
conirolling iIc ninds of unforiunaic
viciins io nalc iIcn lurc nany
oiIcrs io a nindlcss doon.
A lravc land of advcniurcrs
dcfcaicd iIc nind flaycrs, lui warncd
iIai iIc dangcr could wcll rccur. Ii
sccns iIai an cvcn grcaicr cvil Ias
novcd in: A Harcr noic was found
rcccnily on iIc slocs of iIc Iill iIai
said only: DcwarcPIacrinn!
Srcad iIc warning!" TIc wriicr of
iIc noic rcsunally crisIcd
lcncaiI iIc Iill, as no furiIcr ncws
Ias conc io ligIi as io iis auiIorsIi
or iis suljcci.
Fron iIc surfacc, iIc ionl in iIc
Iill can only lc cnicrcd ly wandcring
aloui uniil onc finds iIc rccisc loca-
iion of onc of scvcral invisillc or-
ialssnaicI gaics iIai wIisl any
crson or oljcci cnicring iIcn inio
iIc Icari of iIc Iill. Egrcss is ly iIc
sanc nciIod, aliIougI iIc cii sois
insidc iIc ionl arc aarcnily diffcr-
cni siics iIan iIc cniry or arrival
localcs, and Iard io find.
Aiicnis io iunncl inio iIc Iill
uncovcr sionc walls iIai cnii lolis of
ligIining
16
wIcn coscd io air
lolis iIai coniinuc io lasI oui uniil
cariI is iIrown onio iIcn, and
iIcy'rc covcrcd again! TIis nagical
ligIining can casily sial across iIc
iradc road, incriling all assing iraf-
fic. Scvcral nagcs of owcr Iavc iricd
and failcd io rcnovc iIc sclls iIai
causc iIis dcadly cffcci.
15
TIc locaiion of Cillian's Hill is sIown on iIc na in iIc scciion on iIc Way Inn, laicr in iIis cIaicr.
16
TIcsc cffccis arc lilc iwo lolis of chain lightning, cacI causing 12d6 oinis of danagc cr round, wIcn onc
iranslaics Elninsicr's dcscriiion inio AD&D

ganc icrns. Hc addcd iIc dry adnoniiion, Lcavc iIis alonc, if yc

Iavc any scnsclui (sigI}, yc won'i, will yc?"
AO
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
TorlciI Mindulsccr is a iall,
Im GILLIam's HILL
cadavcrously iIin nan of dry wii and
5hops
TovIetL's Tveusuves
Oddities, Curios, Antiques, and Junk
a gloony nanncr. Hc dcligIis in luy-
ing old iIings, garlagc oui of ruins or
alandoncd luildings, and oddiiics
dug u or lrougIi lacl fron iIc far
corncrs of iIc Fcalns. TIcn Ic sclls
iIcn io asscrsly.
TIis sIo is a largc, ransIacllc old Wani a danccr's nasl fron iIc
larn iIai Ias lccn cicndcd in ran- vanisIcd rcaln of ValasIar (now ari
don dircciions ly divcrsc Iands ovcr of TciIyr}? A nirror iIai oncc Iung
nany ycars so iIai iis floor and roof in a CalisIiic Iarcnlcforc sonc-
cIangc lcvcl oficn and alarningly, onc ui a nagical ainiing of a sliiI-
and a forcsi of rougI ircc irunls cring snalc on ii iIai circlcs iIc glass
siuddcd wiiI cgs iIai Iold ncr- ly iisclf, noving consianily? Sonc old
cIandisc siand Icrc, iIcrc, and roc, siaincd Icrc and iIcrc wiiI iIc
cvcrywIcrc Iolding iIc roof u. Cus- llood of advcniurcrs? Sonc dusiy
ioncrs can oficn lc found wandcring winc loiilcs fron a sIiwrccl, icrri-
in lcwildcrncni in iIc dinly lii lly old lui conicnis unlnown? A
aislcs, scarcIing for iIc way oui. lool in a languagc nolody sccns
A3
allc io rcad? A siuffcd wyvcrn Icad
wiiI onc iooiI nissing? Sonc old
couri cloiIcs fron Calinori? Tor-
lciI will scll iIcn io youfor wIai-
cvcr low ricc you can loiI agrcc io
sIalc Iands on. Ii's a lacc sonc
advcniurcrs rcfusc io ass wiiIoui
siriding in for jusi a quicl lool
arounda lool iIai can lasi all
norning, of coursc.
On a rcccni visii, I found a
scallard iIai was oncc worn in
Evcrnccinow ninus iis gcns and
nagic, of coursc, lui siill a slcndid
iroIy. TIicvcs, lards, and aciors gci
nany of iIcir cosiuncs and ros
Icrc, TorlciI iold ncand I lclicvc
Iin.
TIcrc's a ialc iold in Cillian's Hill
anong iIc siolid farncrs, wIo lacl
an inn or iavcrn and gaiIcr of
cvcnings wIcn iIc wcaiIcr's good in
cacI oiIcr's orcIards io snolc and
sIarc iIc conicnis of a lcg rollcd oui
of onc of iIcir ccllars or lougIi fron
a caravanof sonconc wIo found
iIc crown of a larony in iIc VilIon
FcacI lands in TorlciI's and lougIi ii
for 33 icccs of gold! TIcrc's anoiIcr
aloui an ariisi's slcicIlool iIai con-
iaincd a owcrful scll wriiicn in
codc and scaiicrcd in iIc illusiraiions
iIrougIoui iIc agcs iIai a sIar-
cycd wizard Iad for 11 g. A iIird ialc
iclls of a nagical ring of resistance
sold ly TorlciI for 4,000 g iIai
iurncd oui io Iavc scvcral oiIcr ow-
crs, sucI as iIc aliliiy io cnii an
invisillc sword lladc iIai could cui
nagical larricrs and iIc ncans io lci
iIc wcarcr jump.
SucI rings arc callcd Harvyns
rings according io Elninsicr, aficr iIc
nagc wIo dcviscd iIcn. TIcrc arc
as far as Harvyn's wriiings can lc
irusicdonly si in cisicncc, and
iIcir owcrs arc considcrallc.
17
TorlciI also sclls icnis fron arnics
iIai no longcr cisi, olcarns
glcancd fron laiilcficlds u and
down iIc Coasi, Iclns iIai fii gianis
and Iclns only a sriic could don,
sIi siccring oars iIai arc 50 fcci
long, icciI fron dragons iIai arcn'i
nucI sIoricr, sionc lions and
wcirdcr lcasis fron Ialf a Iundrcd
dcnolisIcd nansions, fading coais-
of-arns (on sIiclds, wall losscs, and
surcoais} of forgoiicn nollc fanilics,
coraclcs, and norc.
17
Dciails of iIis nagical iicn, furnisIcd ly Elninsicr, acar in Acndi III of iIis guidclool.
A
)uLkoum
TIis villagc, oncc lnown as SIining,
is usircan, or noriIcasi, of iIc
LaugIing Hollow. Ii siands on iIc
lanls of iIc Fivcr SIining, or Dclin-
liyr. As ii is locaicd rougIly Ialfway
lciwccn iIc iwo, ii lools io Daggcr-
ford and Scconlcr for sulics.
Howcvcr, ii is Ionc io farncrs of
indccndcni nind.
Julloun, for wIon iIc villagc is
now nancd, gavc iIc Ianlci of
SIining ncw inoriancc sonc 80
winicrs ago wIcn Ic luili a largc
sionc nill and a sIrinc io CIaunica.
Julloun is long dcad, lui Iis grisi-
nill is, siill run ly Iis dcsccndanis
and Ias lccn joincd ly a cloiIyard
nill iIai roduccs wIolc cloiI for
salc in Waicrdcc or Ann.
TIis asioral villagc of aloui 40
Ioncs Iolds lusy farnfoll, lcasani
gardcns, low sionc-and-siun walls
and Icdgcrows, and nany sirong
nanurc snclls. Iis grassy sirccis arc
oficn full of grazing goais, sIcc,
and caiilc. Julloun is noiallc for an
inn of surrising cccllcncc and for
sonc inicrcsiing local lcgcnds.
PLaces O[ Im1enes1
Im )uLkoum
5hops
JuIkoun's OId MIII
Flour Mill (Gristmill)
TIis Iugc, inrcssivc sionc nill and
warcIousc grinds, siorcs, nics,
and lags Iullcd or crusIcd grain,
flour, and sccds. Ii is always lusy,
and cnloys ovcr 60 foll, alnosi all
of iIcn dcsccndanis of Julloun.
Cais, lci io lcc down rodcnis,
and snall sling-wiclding loys,
wIosc jol ii is io drivc off lirds, arc
cvcrywIcrc, and iIc nill always Ias
cnougI ouiui on Iand io scll a
iravclcr a lcli sacl or cnougI
Iunan-sizcd sacls io fill si wagons.
TIc riccs arcn'i lclow iIosc clsc-
wIcrc, lui iIc roduci, carcfully
scruiinizcd ly iIc nill siaff, is as
good as Coldcnficlds"and iIai's
IigI raisc fron Ann noriIward.
TIc scnior nillcrs, AlaslagI
Eljulloun, Taunncr Eljulloun, and
IryiIyl Eljulloun, sonciincs luy
nuis for llcnding, io nalc nui flour.
IryiIyl's darl cycs niss noiIing, and
local runors wIiscr iIai sIc's a
Harcr.
SLInIng RIvev MIII
Clothyard Mill
TIis larnlilc woodcn nill siill lools
ncw. Fun ly four nillcrs for alscnicc
WaicrdIavian owncrs, ii roduccs a
coarsc lrown looscwcavc liiilc lciicr
iIan Ioncsun in acarancc, lui
valucd for iis iougIncss, Ii's oficn
uscd as iIc lasc naicrial for sacls or
iaraulins iIai arc nadc rciiicr and
norc waicriigIi ly a laycr of fincr
naicrial. TIc nill also roduccs a
fincr, snooiI gray naicrial lnown as
sIinncrsiccl for iis ovcrall Iuc and
Ialii of caicIing iIc ligIi. Ii is nucI
favorcd in iIc Coasi lands for usc in
cloals and Ioods.
A3
Dolis of cloiI conc oui of iIis nill.
AliIougI iIc nillcrs will scll scras io
asscrsly, iIcy'rc noi iailors, and
arcn'i inicrcsicd in sclling snall cuis
or anounis for iIc naling of individ-
ual garncnis. Locals sonciincs con-
linc funds io luy and sIarc a wIolc
loli of SIining Fivcr cloiI.
Imms
TLe Jestev's PvIde
TIis cccllcni inn is nancd for iIc
Jcsicr of Julloun and is alin io a
Ialfling Iolc or a druid's rooiIousc
in acarancc. Ii's dug oui of a Iill-
sidc and lanicd ovcr wiiI a rocl gar-
dcn and rougI sionc walls. TIc roois
of irccs ovcrIcad curvc across iIc
ccilings, and nany liiilc round win-
dows lci in iIc ligIi io iIc souiI.
Dwarvcs, gnoncs, and Ialflings all
fccl ai Ionc Icrc, and iIosc wIo
don'i dcicsi cavcs and dan, cariIy
snclls sIould also cnjoy iIc cIarn-
ing iilc-floorcd assagcs, wIicI jauni
u and down in gcnilc slocs. TIc
cIccry scrvicc and luurious furnisI-
ings sIould dcligIi anyoncny
cIanlcr Iad a cocr iul sci inio
iIc floor, wiiI icd Ioi waicr!
TIc inn is run ly iIc YcvcrsIoul-
dcr Ialfling fanily, wIo Iavc found
no lcss iIan si dcligIifully inisI
and lrcaiIialingly lcauiiful! Ialf-
clvcn ladics io scrvc ai iIc inn as
cIanlcrnaids. TIcy all givc as iIcir
nanc ElsIarcc," and nay in faci
sIarc iIai nanc for all I lnow. Sonc
AA
loncly ncrcIanis sccn io arrangc
iIcir iravcls u iIc Dclinliyr io
includc Julloun jusi io scc iIcn
and I suscci iIai sonc of iIc odd
foll I saw droing ly on scvcral
noonlii nigIis lncw Iow io Iarif
you caicI ny ncaningand wcrc
wclconc Icrc lccausc of ii.
TIc Jcsicr's Pridc undcrlics a
woodcd ridgc iIai is surroundcd ly
cicnsivc Icrl and floral laniings.
TIc ridgc iisclf is crisscrosscd ly
nany ncandcring aiIs iIai linl scv-
cral liiilc lowcrs wiiI lcncIcs for
gucsis io rcsi or rcla in. Dy nigIi,
iIcsc sIclicrcd gardcn rcfugcs sccn
io find usc loiI for ronaniic frolics
and for soncwIai sIady lusincss
ncciings full of codc Irascs, falsc
nancs, and dangcrous-sounding
lans. PcrIas I was ovcrIcaring vis-
iiing advcniurcrsor crIas iIcrc's
norc going on in Julloun iIan onc
nigIi iIinl.
TIc Jcsicr for wIon iIc inn is
nancd was a local iIicf-advcniurcr of
nysicrious owcrs. Hc sccns io Iavc
lccn an acrolai of asionisIing slill,
and io Iavc connandcd coiic nag-
ics. Hc disacarcd sonc 20 sunncrs
ago, rcsunally coning io a siicly
cnd, lui uniil iIcn cnjoycd a colorful
carccr of rolling ricI ncrcIanis,
nollcs, and wizards wIo canc
iIrougI iIc arcaand surviving!
TIc Jcsicr was a nan of unusual
IcigIi wIo Iid Iis idcniiiy lcIind a
jcsicr's nasl. TIc lclls of Iis Icad-
gcar wcrc silcni and wcrc aciually
nagical iolcns of various soris iIai
affordcd Iin lucly cscacs on nany
occasions. Scvcral of Iis viciins
Iunicd Iin wiiI rcady sclls or nany
swords or loiI, and Ic soncIow
ouifaccd iIcn and scni iIcn flccing,
iIcir Iircswords slain and iIcir lans
sIaiicrcd. (Talcs of iIc Jcsicr's
cscaadcs conc conlcic wiiI furi-
ous dclaics as io wIciIcr Ic was
rcally iIc god Masl, a dragon in
Iunan sIac, a Masicr Harcr, a
dcrangcd arcInagc, or a nigIiy
lcing fron anoiIcr lanc.}
TIc Jcsicr vanisIcd suddcnly, lcav-
ing Iis lairand wIaicvcr Ic'd nan-
agcd io lcc of iIc vasi anounis of
ircasurc Ic'd wrcsicd fron rigIiful
owncrsIiddcn. Unlcss sonconc's
found ii sincc (and no Iini of iIis Ias
found iis way inio iIc local ialcs of iIc
Jcsicr's daring}, a ling's ircasury's
woriI of coins, gcns, fincry, and
nagic waiis Iiddcn soncwIcrc ncar
Julloun. Sonc siorics say iIc lair is
clscwIcrc, rcacIcd via an invisillc
gate in nidair alovc a local ruin or
aio a local ioran cnirancc rcvcalcd
io an uninicniional olscrvcr onc
AS
WIaicvcr iIc iruiI aloui iIc
Jcsicr,
18
iIc inn iIai lcars Iis nanc
scrvcs cccllcni food. I csccially rcc-
onncnd iIc frcsI rivcr iroui on ioasi
wiiI a saucc of lcnon, crcan, and
ccr, and iIc dclicaicly rcarcd
vcnison. Tallcs ai iIc Pridc always
sori disIcs of inicrcsiing rclisIcs
and sauccs nadc on iIc rcniscs.
Sonc arc ficry, lui oiIcrs arc sulilc
dcligIisand aroacI iIc fincsi
noonlii nigIi ly iIc Jcsicr's usc of ii.
Sonc say iIc invisillc orial is
rcacIcd ly lcaing off a cliff or crun-
lling araci wall in jusi iIc rigIi
laccand iIai iIosc wIo nisjudgc
iis locaiion will lungc io iIcir dcaiIs.
farc of iIc Elvcn Couri, I'n iold ly
clvcn fricnds. TIc winc ccllar is cccl-
lcni I was asionisIcd io find Sacr-
loonian Clowfirc and iIc alc grccn
wincs of noriIcrn CalinsIan (loiI 1
s cr iallglass, or 3 s cr loiilc}
anong iIc norc usual winicr winc
and local viniagcs.
I'vc includcd Icrc a Icariy rccic
fron iIc inn's liicIcns lccausc of iis
uscfulncss io iravclcrs on iIc irail
cvcrywIcrc in Facrun. AnoiIcr irail
ii fron iIc cools ai iIc Pridc: WIcn
rcIcaiing lccf sicw for a laicr ncal,
add sonc lasil, cIocd garlic, and
cIocd or crusIcd lcnon or oiIcr
fruiilcrrics will doio livcn ii.
18
Local runors say iIc Jcsicr Ias rcccnily lccn sccn again, urivcrlui I was unallc io find word of iIis oui-
sidc Julloun.
AG
KheLonIooen
TIis Ianlci ncsilcs lciwccn grassy
lnolls ai iIc casicrn cnd of iIc Troll
Hills.
19
Oncc an isolaicd nonasiic
connuniiy dcdicaicd io iIc vcncra-
iion of OgIna, ii was raidcd nany
iincs ly irolls and scvcral iincs ovcr-
run, wiiI iIc nonls all slain, drivcn
oui, or forccd io flcc inio Iiding.
Sonc 200 ycars ago, all iIc nonls
wcrc dcad, and iIcir Iold was in
ruins. An Annian advcniuring land
of vicious rcuiaiion, iIc Circlc of
ScyiIcs, canc io iIc ruincd
nonasicry in scarcI of sclllools
and oiIcr ricIcs, lui disacarcd
wIilc cloring iIc nonasiic ccllars.
A scrvani lcfi wiiI iIc Iorscs iold
wild siorics of nany-icniaclcd iIings
rising oui of iIc ruins wiiI iIc advcn-
iurcrs siruggling in iIcir gras.
OiIcr advcniuring lands wcni oui
io iIc ruins of iIc Housc of iIc
Dindcr (as iIc nonasicry was
lnown}, lui canc lacl cniy-
Iandcd. TIc ccllars Iad fallcn in, and
iIcrc was no iracc of sclllools,
advcniurcrs, or any nonsicrs lcyond
all-ioo-nuncrous irolls. TIc rullcry-
slinncd ncnaccs iool ovcr iIc Iold
for sonc ycars, uniil iIcy grcw so
sirong as io incril all usc of iIc
iradc road. A grcai war land was
wIclncd in Ann io dcal wiiI iIcn
undcr iIc lcadcrsIi of onc
KIcldrivvcr, a warrior-iurncd-
swordscllcr wIo roniscd io swcc
iIc arca clcar of irolls and lcc ii iIai
way.
Hc did so, and iransforncd iIc
Housc inio a sionc-wallcd clusicr of
forircsslilc, sionc-iurrcicd Ioncs,
wiiI slaic roofs. As liiilc as ossillc
was nadc of wood so iIai firc could
lc uscd wiiI cniIusiasn in iIc cvcni
of iroll aiiacls.
TIc connuniiy lccanc Ionc io a
fcw ncrccnary warriors wIo wisIcd
io rciirc. Undcr KIcldrivvcr's lcadcr-
sIi, iIcy gavc roicciion and dry,
guardcd warcIouscs io farncrs wisI-
ing io sciilc in iIc arca. Many iincs
sincc iIcn iIc irolls Iavc lccn Iurlcd
lacl, and KIcldrivvcr's Hold, wIicI
ovcr iIc ycars Ias lcconc lnown
jusi as KIcldrivvcr, rcnains a farning
ccnicr ioday, visiicd ly nany cnicr-
rising ncrcIanis wIo scll iIc slcn-
dors of far-off laccs and luy frcsI
roducc for salc in Waicrdcc and
iIc ciiics of iIc Sword Coasi.
KIcldrivvcr Iinsclf disacarcd
nysicriously soon aficr iIc rcluilding
of iIc nonasicry. Locals wIiscr iIai
Ic was dcfiniicly digging alonc in
sonc of iIc dcccr local ccllars, in
scarcI of wIaicvcr nonls' ircasurc
nigIi rcnainand nosi foll lclicvc
Ic found sonciIing and iIcn sonc-
iIing clsc found him. Local lcgcnd
now scals of Iin lcing sccn only ly
nigIiwiiI siag's anilcrs growing
fron Iis Icad!
TIcrc arc iis, wallcd off corncrs,
and sionc ilcs in nany ccllars in
KIcldrivvcr. Mosi foll don'i scal of
iIcn, wIilc oiIcrs lci advcniurcrs go
down inio iIcir own ccllars in rciurn
for fccs of 50 gold icccs or norc.
WIilc ccriain villagc colc nay lc gci-
iing ricI on iIis, so far now advcniur-
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TIc locaiion of KIcldrivvcr is sIown on iIc na in iIc scciion on FoaringsIorc found laicr in iIis cIaicr.
A7
crs Iavc rciurncd fron iIc ccllars any
norc wcaliIy iIan wIcn iIcy wcni in.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im KheLonIooen
5hops
UnguIvmev's Bootevy
Secondhand Shop and General Gear
Ungairncr's sIo luys and sclls
sccondIand naicrial of all soris,
fron sails and wagonsa wizard
oncc cvcn rcoricd finding sonc-
iIing Ic cciicdly callcd a sclljan-
ning Icln iIcrc, iIougI io nosi
olscrvcrs ii loolcd lilc an old cIair
in nccd of rcairsio daggcrs, lcli
lucllcs, and old loois. Ungairncr
calls Iis lacc a looicry lccausc Ic
can ordcr in ncw, cusion-nadc
loois fron corviscrs in Waicrdcc.
TIcy usually cosi a sicc 20 io 25 g
crcIing on old cIairs, cIcsis, lar-
rcls and iIc lilc. A scll casi cacI
nigIi ly OciI's daugIicr, iIc fai and
good-naiurcd ninor sorccrcss SIu-
lunda, lccs insccis away fron iIc
orcI wIilc foll cIai and lay ai
cards, sIircsionc, fivclnigIis, and
oiIcr loard gancs.
TIc forcorcI of iIis convcricd warc-
Iousc Ias a largc ovcrIang, lig
cnougI io sIclicr Iorscs ai iIc IiicI-
ing rail iIai runs along iIc orcI
froni. Many lans Iang Icrc, and of
cvcnings iIis is iIc closcsi iIing
KIcldrivvcr Ias io a iavcrn. Tall lid-
dcd ianlards of alc arc sold ly sioui,
lacid OciI Ungairncr ai 5 c cacI io
all wIo'd lilc io gaiIcr for a cIai,
cr air. Oldcr fooiwcar, and nosi
iIings in iIc sIo, rangc fron 3 c io
50 g in ricc. Wagons and Iarncss
arc iIc io-riccd iicns. WaycIcsis
and good gcar iIai farncrs can usc,
sucI as roc, silcs, and lows, arc
in iIc nid-ricc rangc. Ducllcs, dag-
gcrs, and iIc lilc arc ai iIc low cnd.
Ii's a uscful lacc io olc aloui in,
iIougI noiIing lcsidc TorlciI's Trca-
surcs in Cillian's Hill (also covcrcd
clscwIcrc in iIis guidc}.
Imms
TLe TvoII's Nose
TIis inn's nanc concs fron iIc
siuffcd, ainicd, incrcdilly long (alnosi
6 fcci!} iroll's nosc nounicd on iis sign-
loard. Fron iinc io iinc, local wags
Iang lans or lorrowcd" undcrgar-
ncnis on ii. Unforiunaicly, ii's iIc only
cciiing iIing aloui iIc inn.
TIc farc ai iIc Nosc is solid lui
uncciiing lccf sicws, iIiclly sliccd
lrcads, and diccd vcgciallcs snoiI-
crcd in lrown sauccs. TIc Nosc is a
danl, dinly lii lacc of sionc, looling
raiIcr lilc a crancd old casilc
insidc. Iis low-ccilingcd dining roon
is dccoraicd wiiI llaclcncd iroll
slulls cvcrywIcrcin rows on
sIclvcs, along iIc nanicl, and Iang-
ing fron Iools on illars and ovcr
iIc iallcs. I fcli as if I was in iIc nidsi
of a ninsircls' nunncry sIow.
In addiiion io iis uniquc dccor, iIc
Nosc is as ccnsivc as an io-rung
WaicrdIavian inn. Howcvcr, ii Ias
rovcn a Iavcn io nany a iroll-Iarricd
iravclcr.
AS
L a 1 h1 a n L ' s
Lam1enm
TIis snall fisIing villagc acars on
fcw nas of iIc Fcalns, and nosi
ncrcIanis don'i cvcn lnow ii cisis
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Pari of iIis scclusion is lccausc of iis
narsIy surroundings, and ari is duc
io iis roiniiy io iIc dangcrous licI
Iold of LarlocI's Cryi. (Larlochs
Crypt Ias lcconc corruicd ovcr iIc
ycars inio Warlocks Crypt, and iIai's as
good a warning io iravclcrs, I suosc.}
LaiIiarl was a iraic sonc 300 win-
icrs ago wIosc grccd drovc Iin io fall
afoul of iIc clvcn sIis oui of Evcr-
ncci. Forccd io flcc for Iis lifc in a
sca figIi, Ic ran Iis sIi asIorc Icrc
as a wrccl, nosi of Iis crcw dcad and
Iinsclf a crilc, iIc arn and lcg on
onc sidc of Iis lody usclcss.
TIc wrccl gavc Iin an idca, and Ic
lccanc a wrcclcr, luring sIis asIorc
ly ligIiing nany lanicrns along iIc
coasi io fool sailors running along iIc
coasi in siorns inio iIinling iIai
iIcy'd rcacIcd Daldur's Caic, Orlun-
lor, or sonc oiIcr sccurc Iarlor.
Insicad, if iIcy iurncd asIorc iIcy
found rocls, wiiI a clllc lcacI jusi
lcyond. Sailors wIo didn'i crisI in
iIc wrccl wcrc slain ly LaiIiarl's sur-
viving crcw or Icld for salc inio slavcry
or for ranson. CalisIiic slavcrs and all
iIc Sword Coasi iraics soon discov-
crcd LaiIiarl's cisicncc, and nadc
Iin a iransfcr oini for slavcs and
coniralandiIcir sIis would siand
wcll offsIorc on clcar nigIis, and
loais would cross iIc rocly lar fron
sIi io sIorc and lacl.
TIc villagc suoricd iisclf ly fisI-
ing and was also lci lusy, snall, and
frcc fron Iarassncni ly land-lascd
ncigIlors duc io frcqucni lizard nan
raids. TIc nouiI of iIc Winding
Waicr is sIallow and narsIy, wiiIoui
any Iarlorand iIc nilcs uon
nilcs of sili and narsI grasscs arc
Ionc io nany lizard ncn.
TIcsc narsIcs carry an ill Iisiory
of iIcir own. Local runors scal of
ai lcasi iwo dcad lings soncwIcrc
oui in iIc fcns. Onc was Fing
TrcdaraiI, a rclcl lord of TciIyr long
ago wIo flcd wiiI aloui a Iundrcd
arncd rciaincrs io found a ncw
rcaln oui of rcacI of Iis focs. His
Iard-riding land, Icavily ladcn wiiI
all Iis rcgalia and ircasury, llun-
dcrcd inio iIc narsIcs in an cvcning
fog and crisIcd ly drowning (sonc
in quiclsand} and as dinncr for nany
narsI nonsicrs. Cold icccs and a
jcwclcd daggcr Iavc lccn found, and
ai lcasi onc lizard nan Ias lccn sccn
during a raid wcaring a goldcn
crown, lui cariloads of gold and
gcns arc siill losi in iIc narsIcs.
TIc oiIcr ling was Dcvcdaur of
Coriryn, a vanisIcd rcaln iIai is now
noriIcasicrn Ann. Hc cancd in iIc
narsI wIilc ursuing Iis favorcd
sori, scrcni Iuniing, and was ovcr-
wIclncd wiiI all Iis couri ly a nigIi
aiiacl fron an arny of lizard ncn.
CIosily lnigIis arc siill said io drifi
ovcr iIc narsI ly nigIi, scciral
lladcs in Iand.
LaiIiarl is long dcad of discasc,
and scvcral iincs iIc Lords of Waicr-
dcc and ncrcIani Iouscs of iIai
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Scc iIc cniry on FoaringsIorc laicr in iIis cIaicr for a na iIai sIows iis locaiion.
AD
ciiy and of Ann Iavc laccd agcnis in
iIc villagc io inicrcci and laiilc
iraics and snugglcrs. TIrcais Iavc
lccn nadc iIai iIc cniirc villagc
would lc lurncd io iIc groundand
iIc villagcrs slaugIicrcdif iIc rac-
iicc of ligIi luring coniinucd. TIcsc
iIrcais Iavc lccn Iccdcd, lui iIcrc's
siill an occasional rcal sIiwrccl in
iIc viciniiy, and iraics Iavc ialcn io
running siolcn sIis asIorc Icrc iIai
iIcy can'i usc as iraic vcsscls (usu-
ally old, slow, lcaly cogs}.
LaiIiarl's Lanicrn would noi lc
ncniioncd in iIis guidc (fcw ioday
cnlracc iIc old nollcs' sori of
lizard nan Iuniing, and advcniurcrs
looling for losi crowns always sccn
io Icar guiding runors wiiIoui lcnc-
fii of a guidclool} ccci iIai ii is also
Ionc io a icnlc io Unlcrlcc, iIc
Croiio of iIc Quccn, and io an inn
and iavcrn of noic, iIc Wailing Wavc.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im La1hanL's Lam1enm
TempLes
TLe Gvotto oI tLe Queen
TIc villagc of LaiIarl's Lanicrn is sIcl-
icrcd on iIc noriI ly a crcsccni-
sIacd, rocly ridgc. Ai iIc scaward cnd
of iIis ridgc arc sonc iidal cavcs, iIc
inncrnosi of wIicI Ias lccn cnlargcd
and connccicd ly winding sionc siair
iunncls io a snall-sircd icnlc on iIc
surfacc. TIis icnlc is dccoraicd wiiI
rclics of wrcclcd sIisnoially a largc
collcciion of figurcIcads. Mosi of iIc
figurcIcads arc largcr-iIan-lifc-sizc
SO
Iunans, lui iIcrc arc also ncrnaids,
Iiocani, and norc fanciful crca-
iurcs. Hcrc a siaff of ai lcasi 12 Iunan
clcrgy (nosi of iIcn Truc Scrvanis of
iIc Wavc
21
) ialc offcrings fron local
fisIcrncn, visiiing iraics, and oiIcr
sailors io acasc iIc goddcss or io luy
Icr favor for voyagcs aIcad.
TIc sca cavc undcr iIc icnlc, iIc
Croiio iisclf, is said io lc guardcd ly
narinc undcad crcaicd ly iIc ricsis
(laccdons, undcad sIarls, and iIc
lilc}. TIc Croiio is also said lc visiicd
fron iinc io iinc ly iIc Triluic CaiI-
crcrsowcrful cvil crcaiurcs of iIc
dcc wIo scrvc Unlcrlcc and ialc
ricIcs gaiIcrcd fron iIc icnlc offcr-
ings inio iIc waicry dccs for iIc usc
of Unlcrlcc's agcnis and followcrs all
along iIc Sword Coasi. On ai lcasi onc
occasion, a sunlcn sIi crcwcd ly
slclcions Ias riscn fron iIc dccs io
ran and iIcn figIi off a iraic vcsscl
Ioing io lundcr iIc icnlc.
Imms/Taoenms
TLe WuIIIng Wuve
Nancd for a local lcgcnd iIai iIc
wavcs rolling in on iIc villagc's cl-
llc lcacI wail on ccriain noonlii
nigIis wiiI iIc nournful crics of all
wIo'vc drowncd in iIc wrccls off
LaiIarl's Lanicrn, iIis is onc of iIc
wildcsi iavcrnsand lusicsi inns
on iIc Sword Coasi. Unlilc iis rival
iraic lasc, FoaringsIorc, LaiIiarl's
Lanicrn rcnains inacccssillc and lii-
ilc-lnown, wIicI nalcs ii idcal for
slavcrs and oiIcrs wIo nusi dcal in
illicii cargocs iIai arc lully, rcquirc
sccial carc, or arc Iard io Iidc. TIc
Wavc is a low-ccilingcd, snoly, ran-
sIacllc roadIousc lilc a Iundrcd
oiIcrs in iIc Fcalns. Forncr siallcs
oui lacl Iavc lccn convcricd inio
iwo riclciy floors of nigIi rcnial
roons. Ii is noi nucI of an inn, lui
iIc narsIcs and wandcring irolls
and lrigands lciwccn iIc villagc and
iIc Coasi Way nalc ii IigIly unlilcly
iIai any iravclcr would sccl oui iIc
Wavc jusi io siay iIcrcand visiiors
io LaiIiarl's Lanicrn don'i Iavc nucI
cIoicc wIcrc iIcy siay.
WIcrc iIc Wavc rcally sIincs is as a
lar. Piraics, advcniurcrs, ouilaws,
Iunanoids, Ialf-lrccd nonsicrs, and
nonsirosiiics conc asIorc in snall
loais io crowd iIc iaroon nigIi aficr
nigIi, ialling lusincss and cnjoying iIc
lcsi siocl of lcvcragcs anywIcrc on
iIc Sword Coasi. Mosi of iIc sIady
lusincss colc and ncrcIanis on
iIc Coasi conc Icrc oficn.
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Truc Scrvanis of iIc Wavc arc sccialiy ricsis of Unlcrlcc. TIcy connand sonc siill-nysicrious owcrs.
S3
LIam's HoLo
Lian is luricd in a scll-guardcd
cryi dcc undcr iIc iowcr. AliIougI
Ic's said io lic in a caslci wiiI all Iis
sclllools, a nagical siaff, an
cncIanicd lladc, and nagical rings
on Iis fingcrs, no advcniurcrs,
iIicvcs, or rival wizards Iavc suc-
cccdcd in lundcring Iis rcnains.
TIcy Iavc failcd lccausc of iIc oiIcr-
lanar crcaiurcs iIai guard Iis ionl
and local foll wIo furiously dcny
acccss io iIc cryi. TIcy do so iIanls
io a connuniiy lcgcnd iIai says iIc
iowcr was raiscd wiiI nagic and
TIc iowcr was iIc forircss-Ionc of
iIc owcrful wizard and warrior Sun-
dcr Halyndlian, wIosc nanc's lccn
sIoricncd locally ovcr iIc ycars io
Lian. TIc Ianlci is nancd in Iis
ncnoryariially lccausc Iis silcni
arnorcd wraiiI, cIilling lladc in
Iand, is said io siill dcfcnd iIc iowcr
againsi inirudcrs. Ii is ccriain iIai no
fcwcr iIan si iIicvcs Iavc lccn found
dcad ai iIc lasc of iIc ior, Iaving
fallcn fron iIc iowcr during iIc nigIi.
TIis Ianlci of aloui 50 foll siands on
iIc casicrn sidc of iIc Tradc Way
aloui a day's iravcl souiI of Daggcr-
ford.
22
A flai-iocd ior of larc rocl,
aloui iwo acrcs in arca, ovcrlools iIc
road. Ii is ringcd ly a low sionc wall,
and ai iIc souiI cnd siands a crun-
lling lcc iowcr. TIc sciilcncni is
cranncd onio iIc io of iIc ior, wiiI
iis grazing and iillagc ficlds io iIc casi
and a asiurc for assing caravans io
can in jusi io iIc souiI, ovcrloolcd
ly iIc iowcr.
rcnoval of Lian's nagic will causc ii
io iolc, crusIing iIc Ianlci undcr
falling sionc. TIis is wIy cvcry ossi-
lly nagical laullc Lian osscsscd
was luricd wiiI Iin.
Today, iIc iowcr is ari of iIc
Holdfasi Inn, wIicI is good cnougI io
dcscrvc covcragc in any guidclool io
Sword Coasi csiallisIncnis.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im LIam's HoLo
Imms
TLe HoIdIust Inn
TIis inn consisis of Lian's iowcr, full
of ornaicly carvcd sionc siairs and
arcIcd windows. TIc iowcr Ias iIrcc
iwo-siory-IigI wings sircicIing oui
fron ii. Two siand along iIc araci
walls of iIc Hold, and iIc iIird (iIc
liicIcn and anirics} joins iIc siallcs,
cnfolding iIc inn's cniry couriyard.
All of iIc inn is luili of sionc. TIc
Ialls arc carcicd againsi iIc cIill
wiiI furs aio rusIcs, and iIc lcd-
cIanlcrs sori floor furs, window
Iangings io lcc oui cold lrcczcs,
and curiaincd and canoicd lcds.
Scrvicc ai iIc Holdfasi is aiicniivc,
wiiI warning ans laccd in iIc lcds
on cold nigIis, a nigIiliss drinl ai
lcdsidc wiiIoui cIargc, lcniiful
wasI waicr and iowcls, warning
rolcs for gucsis, and gcncrous, filling
food. A siay ai iIc Holdfasi is an cc-
ricncc noi io lc nisscd. Many ncr-
cIanis sccially arrangc iIcir iravcls
so iIcy can sio Icrc and rcla.
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TIc locaiion of Lian's Hold is sIown on iIc na found in iIc cniry for iIc Way Inn, laicr in iIis cIaicr.
S
RoanImgshone
TIis isolaicd villagc ncsilcs in a
snall dccwaicr covc on iIc coasi
aloui a iIird of iIc way souiI fron
iIc nouiI of iIc Winding Waicr
ioward iIc ciiy of Daldur's Caic. Lilc
LaiIiarl's Lanicrn (scc iIai cniry},
iIis is a iraic Ioldlui unlilc iIc
Lanicrn, iIc rcuiaiion of lold, law-
lcss FoaringsIorc Ias srcad far u
and down iIc lcngiI of iIc Sword
Coasi.
TIougI sucI ialcs Iavc grown in
iIc iclling, iIis is siill a lacc raidcd
ai lcasi oncc sunncr ly ncrccnary
arnics of 70 or norc lanccrs or
Iorsc arcIcrs, Iircd ly Ann and
Daldur's Caic. As a rcsuli, ronincni
foll and lusincsscs Icrc icnd io lc
(liicrally!} sIori-livcd. Evcn so, iwo
csiallisIncnis of noic Iavc lasicd
long cnougI io garncr wcll-dcscrvcd
rcuiaiions: iIc Swordarn and iIc
Drolcn Collci.
TIc iravclcr sIould lc awarc iIai
nany iraics Icrc arc runaways,
local iIicvcs, and advcniurcrs all oui
io nalc an inrcssion, and crIas
aiiraci sonc lusincss as ncrccnary
Iirclings. A loi of osing gocs on.
TIis can nalc FoaringsIorc a vcry
dangcrous lacc for iIc visiior wIo
isn'i in a largc, wcll-arncd grou, or
olviously owcrful. I Iad io flcc ii
alruilylui I did nanagc io lcarn
iIc dciails aloui iIc iwo nain
aiiraciions firsi.
S3
The Bnokem GobLe1
Tavern
WIcn iraics and lawlcss foll conc io
lrawl and carousc, iIcir firsi iIougIi
is io roll inio iIc Collci' swords drawn,
and swaggcr as iIcy roncnadc along
iIc raiscd cniry dais and down ioward
iIc lar. Ii's iIc lacc io lc sccnand
iIc lacc io lc lillcd in, if iIc lody
couni of iIc lasi fcw ycars is any indi-
caiion. Don'i go Icrc unlcss you'rc
vcry good wiiI a lladc, alcri, Iavc a loi
of wcll-arncd fricnds wiiI you, and
arc roiccicd againsi oisons,
A scll sucI as ironguard
23
(wIicI
rcndcrs onc innunc io ncial lladcd
wcaons for a iinc} is an idcal ro-
icciion Icrc, lui lcwarc, iIis lacc is
sirongly wardcd, and iIc dcfcnscs
crnii only cisiing dcfcnsivc sclls
io coniinuc. Ncwly casi sclls arc
iwisicd and losi, wiiIoui cffcci. TIc
dcfcnscs also wIisl all nissilcs
(Iurlcd glasscs, daggcrs, daris, lolis,
and arrows alilc} u inio gcnilc con-
iaci wiiI iIc cciling. TIis rcvcnis
lrolcn glasscsfor drinl is scrvcd
Icrc in ornaicly carvcd and llown
glasscs, sonc of wIicI arc cquisiicly
lcauiiful, and raiIcr norc of wIicI
arc sinly rudc.
The PLace
TIc Collci consisis of a darl iaroon
wiiI sionc floors, nassivc woodcn su-
ori illars and furnisIings (ircsilc
iallcs, wall lcncIcs, and IigI-laclcd
woodcn cIairs}, and candlc lans. TIc
laiicr can lc raiscd and lowcrcd on
cIains via cciling ullcys and fron
Iools locaicd lcIind iIc lar, and con-
sisi of wagon wIccls iIai cacI suori a
circlc of scvcn io ninc fai candlcs, cacI
sci in a lucllcr io caicI iIc nclicd wa
A favoriic iricl during a lrawl is io lca
lcIind iIc lar and undo iIc Iools,
scnding iIc Icavy lans lunnciing
down aio iIc iallcs. TIc dangcr of firc
nalcs iIis iaciic grounds for cjcciion
dcad or alivc.
TIc siaff Icrc go arncd wiiI dag-
gcrs, looi lnivcs, and siccl lnucllc
silcs.
24
Ovcrly anorous airons arc
warncd iIai iIc largc ncn wiiI nany
scars are largc ncn wiiI nany scars,
lui iIc luon wcncIcs wiiI iIc long
lasIcs and rcady snilcs arc dopple-
23
1ronguard is a 5iI-lcvcl wizard scll found in iIc
FOFCOTTEN FEALMS

Adventures Iardlound.
24
Knucllc silcs do iIc sanc danagc ai a llow as a
daggcr, vcicran uscrs icll nc.
SA
gangers. TIcy oficn rcsond io ovcrly
faniliar ioucIcs wiiI a daggcr sirilc
and a sIifi in iIc forn of onc Iand
inio a loosc curiain of flcsI iIai can
lc slacd ovcr a airon's facc io
snoiIcr or llind Iin!
TIc sircci door is guardcd ly iwo
Iousc guards wiiI ordcrs io lcc ii
clcar so iIai acccss is dcnicd io nonc.
Drawls arc iIus rcvcnicd fron crui-
ing on iIc way in and oui iIc door and
Iarning iradc. TIis Ias iIc cffcci of
allowing cacI airon io nalc a grand
cnirancc on iIc raiscd cniry dais, wIicI
ovcrlools iIc iaroon fron lcIind a
safciy rail. AiroIy of a long-ago lrawl
dccoraics iIis snooiIcd oal ircc-irunl
railing: A llacl-lladcd laiilc ac slii iIc
rail in iwo and crasIcd down io lury
iisclf Iafi-dcc in iIc cdgc of iIc floor
lcncaiI. Iis owncr did noi livc long
cnougI io gci ii frccso iIc roriciors
of iIc iavcrn lcfi ii iIcrc as a warning.
Fron iIc iaroon, nany snall,
sIadowy siairs lcad down io jalcs (a
dangcrous lacc lnown for siallings
and inroniu lody disosals, wiiI
dircci conncciions io iIc iidal scwcrs}
and u io rivaic drinling roons,
sonc of wIicI Iavc sliding ancls
offcring cgrcss io sidc allcys. LigIiing is
always scaniy in iIc Collci, and a ghost
pipes
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scll rovidcs gcnilc lacl-
ground nusic io covcr nosi convcrsa-
iions fron casual cavcsdroing.
The Pnospec1
TIcrc arc consiani runors iIai iIc
siaff and owncrsIi of iIc Collci arc
noi Iunanand consisi of lcings far
norc dcadly iIan iIc dolcgangcr
wcncIcs." Mosi foll lclicvc iIai
sonc fcll owcr runs iIc iavcrn. Iis
wardings arc ccriainly sirong, and
sclls Iavc lccn dcflccicd fron iIcn
iIai Iurlcd lacl or slcw largc ncrcc-
nary aiiacling forccs scni io clcansc
or raid FoaringsIorc. (TIosc lcaring
a ward iolcn can casi sclls wiiIin
iIc iavcrn.} TIc iruiI, according io
onc Harcr I solc wiiI, is iIai
illiiIids rulc iIis iavcrn and usc iIcir
owcrs io gaiIcr infornaiion aloui
iIc illicii doings of iIc Sword Coasi
fron iIc gucsis wIo conc Icrc.
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Word 3oKen o] 1e BroKen Gob!e1
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Ghost pipes is a 2nd-lcvcl wizard scll found in iIc FOFCOTTEN FEALMS Adventures Iardlound.
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TIc Harcr is rigIi, Elninsicr confirnsaficr wIicI Ic sarcasiically iIanlcd Volo for rcvcaling only wIai is
rudcni aloui FoaringsIorc.
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The PnIces
Alc is 3 c cr iallglass, and all winc
(fron a vasi ccllar} is 4 c cr iall-
glass. SIcrrics, zzar, and TasIluian
rollrun arc 1 s cr iallglass.
WIislcys and finc lrandics arc 2 s
cr iallglass, and clvcrquissi is 1 g
cr iallglass. A rcccni fad is io ni
drinls wiiI syrus and flavorcd
waicrs. SucI concociions lcar sucI
nancs as Flaning Dragon, Drawn
Daggcr Down, and Moonlii KnigIi,
and go for 1 g cacI. Trying cvcry
onc is iIc currcni divcrsion of iIc
idly ricI and dangcr-scclcrs.
TIc Collci sclls no food, lui
airons can lring in all iIcy lilc.
Onc frcc glass cr airon cr
cvcning is includcd in drinl riccs. If
onc wanis io luy oiIcrs, iIcy'rc 1 s
cacI. Many dcligIicd ncrcIanis
ialc away arnfulsand iIc rciiicr
or norc wIinsical or salacious
icccs fcicI riccs as IigI as 12 io 14
g cacI in far-off, wcaliIy laccs
sucI as Sacrloon, Sclgauni, Suzail,
Tcflann, and Wcsigaic.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc anonynous owncrs of iIc Collci
lcc nany ircasurc nas, wills, and
wriiicn dcals Iiddcn in vaulis for
iraics, wIo ay 100 g cr agc for
long sioragc. TIc iicns arc siorcd
fron wIcn iIcy arc lcfi uniil iIcy arc
rciricvcd ly iIc surrcndcr of a syn-
lolic lcy (usually a lrass iolcn}.
Funor Ias ii iIai iIc iolcns lool lilc
lrass sca sIclls, lui no onc Ias cvcr
lccn allc io dcfiniiivcly rovc iIis.
SG
The 5uonoanm
Inn
You'd ccci iIc only inn in a iraic
Iold rcgularly roclcd ly lrawls and
ocn figIiing in iIc sirccisand
oficn raidcd ly ncrccnary arnics,
iooio lc a crunlling, filiIy, vcr-
nin-infcsicd ruin of a lacc, on iIc
vcrgc of falling down. Wcll, iIc
Swordarn wasuniil a owcrful cvil
wizard dccidcd io nalc ii an invcsi-
ncni. Hc dcviscd a nysicrious scll
of grcai owcr
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iIai cniracd Iis
iIrcc arcniiccs, linding iIcn in a
nysiic wcl of forccs linlcd io iIc old
sionc-and-iinlcr inn luilding. TIcir
lifc forccs Iold iIc inn iogciIcr and
convcri sclls casi wiiIin ii inio raw
owcr iIai linds iogciIcr and
rcairs iIc lacc, and nalcs gucsis
safc fron Iosiilc sclls.
TIc unforiunaic arcniiccs can
lc sccn io iIis vcry day, iwo young
ncn and a young wonan clad in
dusiy, dangling iaiicrs of rolcs, floai-
ing facc-down ncar iIc cciling of iIc
lolly and siaring down in frozcn,
cndlcss Iorror ai foll wIo ass
lclow. Aficr iIcy wcrc iracd, iIcir
caior and nasicr, iIc nagc Aulyn-
iar Cowlsar, icrccd iIc walls wiiI
nany ncw windows, addcd an
ornaic lalcony and Ianging siair-
casc, and cui a ool now full of Ioi
iingling waicrs inio iIc floor of iIc
lolly. (TIis ool would lc a dcligIi
io laiIc in wcrc ii noi for iIc coniin-
uous fccling of lcing waicIcdduc
io iIc unforiunaic arcniiccs, no
douli.} TIcsc cIangcs rolally
ncan iIai sIould anyiIing lcfall iIc
arcniiccs, iIc Swordarn will
undoulicdly collasc. Uniil iIcn, ii's
quiic an inrcssivc lacc.
The PLace
TIc Swordarn is nagnificcni, alin
io iIc luurious WaicrdIavian villas
of ricIcr nollcs. Ii soris IigI ccil-
ings, largc windows, narllc floors
and window scais, and siaiucs
adorning iIc Ialls and roons cvcry-
wIcrc. (TIcsc siaiucs wcrc undouli-
cdly lundcrcd ly iraics fron
icnlcs, grand Iouscs, and sunlcn
ruins u and down iIc Sca of
Swords.} Local runor swcars Aulyn-
iar sics on gucsis and goings-on
iIrougI iIc carvcd cycs and cars of
iIcsc sionc figurcs.
Evcry floor of iIc inn Ias a ccniral
Iall linlcd io a landing on iIc soar-
ing Ianging siairs, an audicncc
cIanlcr ocning off iIc landing io
iIc Iall, a dining loungc, and gucsi
cIanlcrs. TIc inn Ias no nain din-
ing roon. Cucsis can clcci io lc
scrvcd ncals in iIcir roons, and
nosi do. (A sccrci lacl assagc is
runorcd io lungc down wiiIin iIc
walls io a iunncl iIai runs far fron
FoaringsIorc. TIcrc ii lrancIcs io
ocn IigI on a cliff alovc iIc sca on
onc Iand and in a swany, ovcr-
grown ravinc in iIc rolling wildcr-
ncsscs on iIc oiIcr.}
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Elninsicr rcfuscd io givc oui any dciails of iIis scll under any circumstances. Hc also said iIai iIc nancs of
iIc arcniiccs wcrc noi forgoiicnlui iIai iIcy Iad donc as nany dccds of grasing cvil as iIcir nasicr, and
dcscrvcd iIcir faic.
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TIc Swordarn also offcrs gucsis a
sccurc sioragc scrvicc, cnloying
scll- and nonsicr-guardcd vaulis
undcr iis inosing lull. TIc roof
Ias sliding ancls in onc gallc iIai
allow an agilc acrial siccd sucI as a
griffon or a Iiogriff, or a crson
cnloying fligIi nagic, io arrivc or
lcavc wiiIoui landing in iIc sircci
lclow. TIis lofi siallcs occuics iIc
ucr floor of iIc inn. TIc convcn-
iional siallcs arc lcIind iIc inn,
scaraicd fron ii ly a sircci. TIc inn
is surroundcd ly sirccis and lacls
any sori of yard. TIc siallcs ocn
inio a warcIousc for iIc sioragc of
wagons, coacIcs, and caravan goods.
The Pnospec1
TIc Swordarn Ias Iouscd nany
owcrful and dangcrous iraics and
advcniurcrs ovcr iIc ycars. TIcy
Iavc conc io ccciand dccnd
ona lacc iIai is clcan, quici, and
safc. On iIc rarc occasions wIcn
gucsis Iavc offcrcd violcncc io any-
onc, swifi and surc sclls (rcsun-
ally iIosc of Aulyniar, wIo rcfcrs io
rcnain unsccn} Iavc lasIcd oui io
cnd iIc naiicrusually ly dcsiroy-
ing iIc lclligcrcni gucsi, aliIougI
iIcrc Iavc lccn sonc rcoris of
sucI individuals lcing iclcoricd
alruily inio iIc dciIs of far-off
Slullori, lcncaiI Waicrdcc, or iIc
Icari of iIc junglcs of CIuli, or inio
iIc nidsi of Iccwind Dalc.
So iIis inn Ias lcconc a ncuiral
ncciing lacc for dcadly cncnics,
uncasy rivals, and swaggcring foll-
of-dangcr alilc. If gucsis inicnd io do
lusincss iogciIcr, Iowcvcr, iIcy
icnd io arrangc io ncci clscwIcrc
no onc is frcc of iIc fccling iIai
Aulyniar or Iis frozcn arcniiccs
arc always waicIing and lisicning.
Sonc foll arc so scnsiiivc io iIis
fccling iIai iIcy cannoi siay in iIc
inn for norc iIan a fcw lrcaiIs. On
iIc oiIcr Iand, ii is iIc safcsi Iavcn
in FoaringsIorcunlcss onc is a
wizard. TIcrc arc scvcral ialcs of
nagc gucsis disacaring Icrc ovcr
iIc ycars.
The PnIces
EvcryiIing ai iIc Swordarn is iIc
lcsi, and cvcryiIing's includcd in
iIc daily raic ccci drinl. Unforiu-
naicly, iIai raic siaris ai 6 g cr
nigIi for a iiny lunlroon and soars
io 25 g cr nigIi for iIc si largcsi
suiics. Piraic crcws usually gral
iIcsc suiics norc or lcss ycar-round.
Hcrc iIcy can osi guards, sircw
iIcir lclongings around, and siill
slcc fariIcr aari iIan iIcy do on
loard. TIc niccsi singlc lcd-
cIanlcrs, iIougI, arc oficn all
vacani (22 g cr nigIi}.
Drinlallcs arc 2 g cr loiilc or
4 g cr Iand casl, rcgardlcss of
wIai's insidc sucI coniaincrs. Sonc
rarc viniagcs can lc oliaincd Icrc,
lui iIc variciy is snall, and iIc
sulics irrcgular. TIc inn docs noi
wani io acar io concic wiiI local
iavcrns.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc Swordarn lills iisclf as a Ionc
for iIosc wIo swing lladcs for a liv-
ing. Mosi wizards don'i carc io siay
iIc nigIi wiiIin iis walls, for nagcs
SS
Iavc a Ialii of vanisIing fron iIc
cvcn iIc nosi sccurcly larrcd lcd-
cIanlcrs.
Mosi foll suscci iIcsc disacar-
ing gucsis wcrc wizards wIo iricd io
frcc iIc iracd arcniiccs or ian-
cr wiiI iIc roicciivc sclls of iIc
inn. Mosi wizards suscci Aulyniar
canincs cvcry nagc undcr Iis roof,
and dcsiroys iIosc wIo osscss
nagic Ic covcis. If iIis is iruc, Ic
nusi lc vcry owcrful ly now.
Ii is ccriain iIai onc HaldansIyn
Cloal of Swords, a wizard of loiI
owcr and inoriancc fron souiI-
crn Ann, losi Iis icncr in iIc inn
onc cvcning si sunncrs ago. All
iIai nigIi a furious scll laiilc ragcd
alovc; around, and iIrougI iIc
Swordarn, as HaldansIyn flcw
aloui, cngaging a foc wIo acarcd
only as a swirling, sarlling clusicr
of luninous cycs.
MucI of iIc inn was dcsiroycd, or
iwisicd and saggcd aloui iIc icrri-
ficd gucsisnany of wIon dovc or
iunllcd oui windows and flcd for
iIcir livcs anid closions, gouis of
flanc, and Iair-raising crawling fin-
gcrs of ligIining. Ncar dawn, Hal-
dansIyn was sccn io snarl and iIcn
Iowl in ain as Iis nagical siaff sud-
dcnly caugIi firc and llazcd wiiI
IosIorcsccni orangc and lilious
grccn ligIi fron cnd io cnd. TIc
llazc was inicnsc, and iIc wizard
lungcd fron Iis Iovcring osiiion
in iIc air alovc iIc inn, lcaving Iis
slclcial Iands siill clinging io iIc
asIcs of iIc siaff.
TIc grisly rclic rcnaincd alofi for
sonc days, lui iIc wizard was iorn
3e C!ooK o] Suords
aari ly unsccn raling claws as Ic fcll,
lcaving only Iis iaiicrcd, drifiing cloal
lcIind.
A sIadowy fornrcsunally
Aulyniarcncrgcd fron iIc inn and
caugIi iIc cloal, lui ii cruicd in a
rusIing iorrcni of gliiicring siccl,
and iIc forn Iasiily flcw off, irailing
a nisi of llood. TIc cloal drificd
away norc slowly. WIai lccanc of
ii, nonc in FoaringsIorc can agrcc.
Sonc say anoiIcr wizard nasicrcd
ii, oiIcrs iIai ii llcw oui io sca or fcll
inio Aulyniar's cluicIcsand siill
oiIcrs wIiscr iIai ii yci lurls
around iIc villagc, ouncing on
lonc, drunlcn sailors and slasIing
iIcn io rillons in fiis of insanc
vcngcancc.
SD
TnoLLcLau Fono
TIis ruincd Ianlci siands wIcrc iIc
Coasi Way fords iIc Winding Waicr
anid nisi-sIroudcd, grassy Iills.
Trolls lurling in iIc Iills nalc iIc
lacc crilous no naiicr Iow nany
ncrccnary arnics or advcniuring
lands conc io clcan iIc nonsicrs
oui.
Alandoncd a dozcn winicrs ago,
iIc Ford Ias lccn raidly ovcrgrown.
TIc irolls lcc crcaiurcs largcr iIan
snalcs and lirds fron lairing iIcrc
and ull aari luildings digging oui
ladgcrs and lurrowing food. Mosi
IigIsun, flanlcd ly Iorsc arcIcrs
wIosc arrows can lc igniicd ai a iroi
fron scar-slung lrazicrs.
TIc nosi rcccni sciilcrs ai iIc
Ford wcrc iIc HigI Hclns, a vcicran
advcniuring land. A dozcn sirong,
iIcy rcluili a villa inio a foriificd Iold
and Icld oui againsi iIc irolls for
iIrcc full scasonsuniil sonconc
slcw iIcn and sIaiicrcd iIcir iowcr
wiiI an closivc scll llasi sccn
fron nilcs away TIcir ircasurc siill
lics in iIcir fallcn iowcr, guardcd ly
iIcir undcad loncs and ossilly ly
wIocvcror wIaicvcrslcw iIcn.
(Foll scal of iIcir slaycr lcing a scr-
caravans can Icavily arncd in lon- cni-Icadcd nagc wiiI faccicd,
firc rings wcll away fron iIc Ford
and nalc a run across iIc rivcr ai
anlcr-colorcd cycs and iIc sliiicd
uils of a snalc.}
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ULgo1h's Beano
TIis Ianlci of aloui 70 foll is locaicd on
iIc noriI sidc of iIc nouiI of iIc Fivcr
CIioniIar wcsi of Daldur's Caic. Iis sionc
Iouscs ncsilc in a naiural lowl in iIc cliff
io ovcrlooling iIc rivcr, and a warning
lcacon is nainiaincd on iIc cliff io io
alcri Daldur's Caic io aiiacling sIis.
In faci, iIc nanc of iIc sciilcncni
concs oui of iis Iisiory of lcing aiiaclcd
ly sca. Of old, iraic raids on Daldur's
Caic wcrc nuncrous. UlgoiI was a sioui,
lrisilc-lcardcd iraic of grcai giriI and
grcaicr rcuiaiion. TIc lcacon was said
io singc UlgoiI's Dcard" ly rolling Iin
of surrisc so iIai iIc raiding forcc Ic lcd
was nci ly rcady rcsisiancc and Iurlcd
lacl wiiI iIc loss of nany iraic livcs,
including UlgoiI's own. (Hc iricd io usc a
ring of flying io cscac iIc fray and was
lasi sccn Icading oui io sca, Iis flying
corsc lrisiling wiiI iwcniy-odd arrows.}
TIc Ianlci consisis of sIcc-
Icrding fanilics, wIo lcc iIcir sIcc
on iIc rolling grasslands lcIind iIc
cliff, and sonc fisIcrfoll, wIo iransori
iIcir loais u and down iIc cliff ly
ncans of a cradlc of nassivc callcs.
Nonc of iIcn arc wcaliIy.
TIc Dcard lacls a road linl io iIc
inicrior, iIougI acl nulcs Iavc an
casy journcy ovcr iIc grassy Iills io and
fron Daldur's Caic. TIcrc's no iavcrn
in iIc Dcard, iIougI onc rcsidcni
lrcws Iis own drcadful alc and sclls ii
ai 1 c cr ianlard. UlgoiI's Dcard also
Ias no inn, lui iravclcrs can can oui
in a ruincd lcc jusi noriI of iIc Ian-
lci, on iIc li of iIc lowl. TIc lcc was
oncc Ionc io a crucl iraic lord,
Andarasz, and lcgcnds scal of undcad
lurling in iIc sioragc cavcrns lcncaiI
iIc lcc. All of iIc sioragc cavcrns Iavc
alrcady lccn scarcIcd ly nany cagcr
iraic crcws ovcr iIc ycars.
TIcrc's noiIing clsc noiallc aloui
iIc Dcard ccci SIandalar, an ccccniric
nagc wIo dwclls in a floaiing Iousc jusi
casi of iIc Ianlci. Ii's aciually a noorcd
Halruaan slysIi, iis ucr dccls rcluili
inio a scrics of lalconics, Ianging gar-
dcns, gallcd roons, and ligIining rods.
SIandalar Iarncsscs iIc ligIining
sirilcs fron iIc nany siorns iIai swcc
ovcr iIc Dcard io cncrgizc sirangc nagi-
cal consirucis of Iis own dcvisingand
is said locally io lc innunc io all Iarn
fron ligIining, as Ic oficn sirolls aloui
anid iIc craclling lolis, garncnis
lasIcd ly iIc wind, laugIing and singing
in iIc driving siorn.
DcncaiI iIc wizards Iousc is a
snall sionc Iui fiiicd wiiI doullc
doors. TIis is iIc cnirancc io Iis own
cicnsivc nciworl of cavcrns, wIcrc
scvcral nonsicrs loyal io SIandalar-
living nusIroons, locals swcar!
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sIanllc aloui in iIc darlncss Iarvcsi- llindncss-Icaling oinincnis}.
ing nusIroons. TIc nagc nalcs a Mosi of SIandalar's salcs conc fron
sicady inconc growing Iis 'sIroons" iIc garnisIcas and iwo oiIcr cooling
for iIc iallcs of Daldur's Caic. Sonc
aoiIccarics in iIai ciiy dry iIcn and
scll iIcn wIolc or owdcrcd for usc in
cooling, Icaling, or iIc cncIaniing
aris. SIandalar Ias a Iugc variciy of
nusIroons and sclls iIcn for as liiilc
as 1 c cr Iandlaslci (for lain lrown
garnisIcas, uscd nainly in lccf sicws
and ics} io as nucI as 5 g cacI (for
dcadly oisonous gloonsIroons,
favorcd in iIc naling of oisons, flcsI-
nunling Iysicians' ungucnis, and
nusIroons: snall wIiic rocl luiions (2
c cr Iandlaslci} and succulcni frillcd
fclarndon 'sIroons. SIandalar's iIrcc
lcauiiful daugIicrs (and, ii is runorcd,
arcniiccs
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} ialc a floating disc of iIcsc
inio Daldur's Caic's narlci daily.
SIandalar is lnown io Iavc agrcc-
ncnis wiiI owcrful iraics and oui-
laws. Hc lccs ccriain ircasurcs safc
for iIcn in iIc Iiddcn dciIs of Iis
nusIroon cavcrns in rciurn for sicc
annual fccs (1,000 g cr cIcsi}.
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Elninsicr says iIc daugIicrs arc Iis arcniiccs, warns iIai SIandalar rivals KIcllcn Dlaclsiaff" Arunsun of
Waicrdcc in owcr, and iIai Iis daugIicrs arc no sloucIcs as nagcs ciiIcr, and furiIcr says iIai iIc nusIroon
cavcrns coniain ai lcasi onc gaic io clscwIcrc in iIc Fcalns (jusi wIcrc, Ic's noi ccriain}. TIc guardians of iIc
cavcrns includc nyconids, as iIc locals say, lui iIcy arc also Ionc io nccIanical sidcrs of iIc wizard's own
naling and cvcn norc dangcrous rcdaiors. Scvcral lands of iIicvcs Iavc dicd failing io cvadc iIcn.
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VanLock's Cnp1
Ovcr iIc ycars, iIc nanc Larlochs
Crypt, siill found in nany accounis
and on oldcr nas of iIc Fcalns, Ias
lcconc corruicd inio Warlocks
Crypt. TIc soaring iowcrs of iIis iso-
laicd wallcd casilc can lc sccn fron
afar, swccing u lilc ncnacing llacl-
nailcd ialons rcacIing inio iIc sly.
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TIc nigIiy licI LarlocI dwclls Icrc
in a ciiy of iIc undcad. Many advcniur-
crs Iavc claincd io Iavc dcsiroycd
Iin, lui iIc SIadow Fing always riscs
again io rulc ovcr Iis ciiy of wraiiIs,
wigIis, licIcs, vanircs, and Iosis of
lcsscr undcad, fron crawling claws io
nonsicr zonlics. LarlocI is said io lc
onc of iIc lasi surviving sorccrcr-lings
of NciIcril, aliIougI Iis nind is quiic
gonc. Hc cisis ioday as an ulira-licI of
awcsonc owcrs, wIinsical and
crazcdai iincs snarling and Iurling
sclls ai randon, and ai oiIcr iincs a
lrillianily calculaiing invcnior of nagi-
cal iicns, ncw sclls, and nagical
siraicgics. No lcss iIan 16 Fcd Wizards
of TIay arc lnown io Iavc gonc io iIc
Cryi io iry io dcsiroy Iin or sical
sonc of Iis owcr. TIcy all failcdand
of iIcn all, only Szass Tan Ias cvcr
survivcd.
TIc Cryi is a scrics of wizards iow-
crs, cacI sianding in iis own circular
wallcd gardcn. TIc iowcrs siand on iIc
lanls of a snall sring iIai riscs in iIc
ccllars of iIc IigIcsi iowcr (LarlocI's
own} and is nucI lcfoulcd ly iIc dis-
cIargcs of iIc SIadow Fing's ccri-
ncnis. Iis luninous waicrs casi an
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Warlocl's Cryi can lccn sccn on iIc na in iIc
cniry on FoaringsIorc, carlicr in iIis cIaicr.
ccric, fliclcring glow ovcr iIc iowcrs ly
nigIi. TIcir wallcd gardcns arc sur-
roundcd ly a gloony nciworl of iwisi-
ing sirccis and alandoncd Iouscs
crowdcd along iIc sircan lanls. In
iIcsc sirccis and Iouscs, lcsscr undcad
sIufflc aloui in accordancc wiiI iIc
ordcrs of iIc licI lords wIo scrvc Lar-
locI. Ovcr iIis dusiy ciiy lca nany
darl, raillcss lridgc sans iIai linl iIc
gardcn walls and iIc lowcr lcvcls of iIc
iowcrs. Slclcial giani lai siccds and
sirangcr crcaiurcs sally foriI fron
iIcn io aiiacl iravclcrs wIo vcniurc
ioo ncar, sincc LarlocI is inicrcsicd in
gaining living Iunans for usc in Iis
ccrincnis in undcaiI and in scizing
all nagic Ic can find. TIis is noi a lacc
I rcconncnd iravclcrs cvcn vcniurc
wiiIin sigIi of.
Mosi sagcs lclicvc iIc Cryi, wIicI
is vcry old, was oncc a NciIcrcsc wiz-
ards' cnclavcIonc io nagcs wIo
now scrvc LarlocI as licIcs. LarlocI is
said io connand iIc sclls of an arcI-
wizard, a snall arscnal of nagical
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iicnsincluding NciIcrcsc owcr
sccicrs of various soris, rarc or
unlnown clscwIcrc in iIc Fcalns of
iodayand iIc alsoluic loyaliy gaincd
ly sonc ficndisI nagic, of iIc licIcs
wIo scrvc Iin. Hc is said io cnjoy con-
vcrsing wiiI gIosis and unforiunaic
advcniurcrs wIo fall inio Iis cluicIcs,
and Ias cvcn lccn lnown io grani frcc-
don io caiivcs in rciurn for a scrvicc.
TIc scrvicc is usually io gain for Iin
sonc closc-guardcd and owcrful
nagic fron clscwIcrc in iIc Fcalns,
sucI as a sccial scll or favoriic nagi-
cal iicn Icld ly a Fcd Wizard of TIay
or nigIiy arcInagc. SucI frccdon
concs wiiI nagical sirings. A crson
wIo ignorcs iIc nission oncc away
fron iIc Cryi is nagically iransforncd
inio sonc Iorrific ianar'ri or oiIcr
nonsirous forn (iIai of a Iool Iorror,
for insiancc&slowly onc linl ai a
iinc. LarlocI Ias Iis own codc of con-
duci, Iowcvcr. Conlciing sucI a nis-
sion docs ncan rciurn io rocr forn
and conlcic frccdonfor iIosc wIo
do noi iry io dcccivc or aiiacl Iin.
Sonc ninsircls Iavc wrongly
dullcd iIc rulcr of iIc Cryi iIc
Warlocl" or iIc Warlocl King," lui
lc warncd iIai iIosc wIo conosc
lallads using sucI icrninology arc
lilcly io lc lidnacd ly nigIi iIings
and siriicd away io facc iorncni and
undcaiI ai LarlocI's Iands. Ii's noi
cvcn a good idca io sing iIc lallad
lnown as TIc Warlocl King" wiiIin
iIrcc days' ridc of iIc Troll Hills, for
fcar LarlocI sIould Icar and ialc
inicrcsi.
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The Va Imm
Scvcral WaicrdIavian ncrcIani
fanilics sonsorcd a rcluilding of
iIc Way Inn on iIc sanc siic (an
clcvaicd, dcfcnsillc siic wiiI a dcc
wcll} as lcforc iis dcsiruciion, lui
largcr and sirongcr iIan cvcr. On a
rcccni visii, I found ii nosi
inrcssivc.
TIc rcluili Way Inn siands on iIc
wcsicrn sidc of iIc Tradc Way iwo
days' Iard ridc (aloui a Iundrcd
nilcs} souiI of Daggcrford. Ii is a
wallcd conound aio a flai, grassy
laicau aloui iIrcc acrcs in cicni
iIai ovcrlools a loo of road iIai
Fcccnily, an ancicni llacl dragon
dcsiroycd iIc inn wIilc iIc arnics
lascd iIcrc wcrc aficld laiiling
lcgions of laaiczu. TIc dangcrs of
iIc HigI Moor ncvcr slcc for long.
Trolls and yuan-ii fron iIc Scrcni
Hills Iavc lccn sccn in growing
nunlcrs, lui iIc oiIcrlanar cvil
ccnicrcd in ruincd Dragonscar
sccns io Iavc lccn lrolcnfor
now.
TIis isolaicd sionc inn Ias lccn a
fanous landnarl for nany ycars,
siariing fron wIcn ii was iIc lasi
inn along iIc way souiI fron Waicr-
dcc for nany days of Iard and dan-
gcrous riding (Icncc iis nanc}. In
rcccni ycars, as cvil grcw in ruincd
Dragonscar Casilc, iIc Way Inn
lccanc cvcr norc inoriani as a
lasc for ncrccnary arnics raiscd ly
iIc Lords' Alliancc io lcc iIc Tradc
Way clcar and as a Iavcn for ncr-
cIanis Iurrying along iIai long and
crilous ovcrland road.
lcavcs and rcjoins iIc nain iradc
road, giving caravans lcniy of roon
io can.
Fron iIc loo of road, sicc cari-
ways lcad u io iIrcc gaics. All of
iIcsc cross woodcn lridgcs. TIc
lridgcs sloc on ccniral ivois wIcn
suori iinlcrs arc rciracicd fron
insidc iIc conound io dun
aiiaclcrs inio largc silc-fillcd iis.
TIc gaicIouscs arc snall sionc
lccs. EacI is iocd wiiI a
caiauli. All fircwood for iIc inn is
undcr covcr in iIcsc gaicIouscs, so
ficry nissilcs can lc Iurlcd ai
aiiaclcrs or an ovcrrun gaicIousc
can lc iorcIcd io rcvcni aiiaclcrs
fron ouring in uniil iIc flancs dic
down.
TIc inn iisclf is of sionc, wiiI a iilc
roof. Iis windows lool oui ovcr iIc
road, and ii is iocd ly a looloui
iowcr cquicd wiiI scvcral nuliilc-
crosslow guns callcd airIurlcrs.
EacI of iIcsc is cquicd wiiI firing
cords and sIiclds for a crson firing
iIc gun, so iIai iIc airIurlcrs can lc
fircd dirccily or aincd and fircd fron
iIc roon lclow.
TIc siallcs for iIc inn arc in onc
corncr of iIc laicau. TIrcc fcnccd
addocls ocn oui of iIcn, and
norc airIurlcrs arc locaicd on iIc
siallc roof. TIc villagc iIai oncc
siragglcd around iIc slocs of iIc
inn's IcigIi is gonc. TIc inn siaff
and aiicndani lusincsscs (a wagon
rcair sIo, a sniiI, a irading osi,
an aoiIccary, and a irailwarcs sIo
sclling roc, slillcis, iaraulins,
icnis, slcdgcs, Iarncss, and iIc lilc}
arc Iouscd in a row of sioui sionc
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coiiagcs along iIc wcsi wall of iIc
laicau. A snall orcIard and Icdgcd
gardcns arc iIc only fcaiurcs iIai
soil iIc inrcssion of lcing insidc
an arny casilc rcady for war.
Howcvcr, iIis claloraic forircss is
siill iIc sanc good, clcan, fricndly
rcfugc ii uscd io lc, and ii rcnains
undcr iIc caallc Iands of Dau-
ravyn Fcdlcard, oncc an advcniurcr
of noic. Hc's sccn cvil risc in
Dragonscar Casilc and lc sIai-
icrcdonly io risc again, scvcral
iincs ovcr. Hc is ialing no cIanccs.
Hc livcs ioday only ly iIc nagic of a
ricsi of Tcnus wIo rcsiorcd Iin
io lifc aficr iIc lasi confroniaiion. Hc
Ias a Iircd sianding guard of 21
warriors ai iIc inn, 10 of wIon arc
always on airol along iIc cdgcs of
iIc HigI Moor, looling for iroullc.
As Dauravyn oficn says, looling casi,
If ii isn'i orcs, ii's irolls, and if ii
isn'i irolls, ii's laaiczu. If ii isn'i
laaiczu, ii's dragonsand if ii isn'i
dragons, ii's sonciIing worsc."
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
I m 1he Va I mm
Imms
TLe Wuy Inn
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TIc sionc roons of iIis ncw and
solidly luili sionc inn arc lincd wiiI
iacsirics and Iavc fur rugs undcr-
fooi. Hcavy dracrics arc rovidcd io
Wagon wIccls and alcs arc lci
in siocl for quicl rcairs. TIcy usu-
ally cosi 25 g cacI. TIc inn docs a
sicady iradc luying and sclling
Iorscs, ocn, nulcs, and caiilc. Ani-
nals arc iyically lougIi ai 10 g
undcr iIc usual ricc and sold ai 10
g ovcr, iIougI a Iard largaincr
can rcducc iIis srcad io 6 g ciiIcr
way. Coais rovidc iIc inn wiiI nill
and cIccsc, and wIccls of a sIar,
crunlly wIiic cIccsc arc nadc on
iIc rcniscs. Fcnounis ioo injurcd
Foll wIo can lclow iIc inn
conound do so for frcc. TIcy can
cnicr for ncals (1 s cr scrving,
drinls cira} or luy fircwood (1 c
cr arnload} and waicr (1 c cr
nigIi io usc iIc un locaicd in
cacI gaicIousc}.
TIc Way Inn docs sicady iradc.
Foons arc 2 g cr nigIi, wiiI ncal
and laiI includcd. Drinls arc cira.
Sialling is an cira 1 s cr nigIi,
and wagon or cari sioragc an addi-
iional 1 g cr nigIi. Wagon guards
(sons and daugIicrs of iIc inn's
siaff} can lc Iircd io waicI ovcr
goods ly nigIi for 1 s norc.
Dcds arc canoicd for warniI,
lui rcnain sinlc. EacI Ias a ull
cord io sunnon scrvicc, wIicI is
cfficicni and aiicniivc. LigIiing is
rovidcd ly lrass-and-glass full-
sIuiicrcd candlc lans. TIcsc can
lc unIoolcd casily and ialcn clsc-
wIcrc in iIc cvcni of laiilc.
cui iIc cIill and lrcczcs fron iIc
casiward-facing windows, cacI of
wIicI ocns onio a rivaic lalcony,
wIcn dcsircd. TIc dinly lii Ialls arc
also carcicd wiiI furs.
io nursc lacl io IcaliI find iIcir
way inio iIc inn sicwois.
TIc inn scrvcs good, Icariy farc,
noially lraiscd lusiard on luns. TIis
disI Ias a srcading rcuiaiion. Ii
uiilizcs iIc sialc lcfiovcrs of iIc largc,
oval loavcs of Iardlrcad lalcd ai iIc
inn, ioasicd and srcad wiiI a gravy
lascd on onions, cIiclcn livcrs, and
offal fron slaugIicrcd livcsiocl. Onio
iIis arc laid iIc coolcd fragncnis of
ncai fron lusiard (lcniiful on iIc
noorlands, wiiI a iasic sinilar io
grousc} lrougIi lacl ly iIc airols.
Ii's sinlc lui goodand is usually
scrvcd Ioi cnougI io lurn iIc nouiI
of an incauiious dincr ladly.
Mcals arc oficn cnlivcncd ly a
ninsircl. Fcdlcard Iircs iravcling
singcrs for a icnday ai 5 s cr day.
If oiIcr ninsircls Fcdlcard lilcs
arrivcs in iIc nidsi of anoiIcr cr-
forncr's siini, iIcy'll lc givcn frcc
roon and loard io siay on uniil iIcy
can lcgin iIcir own icnday sircicI.
AliIougI no ricsis arc on siaff ai
iIc inn, iIc Dulc of Daggcrford and
Iis larons ialc iurns scnding a ricsi
of Hcln or Tcnus io waicI ovcr iIc
nccds (and dcdicaiion} of iIc ducal
niliiia and iIc Iircd dcfcndcrs of iIc
inn. SucI clcrics arc always availallc
io Ical and ray for iravclcrs.
In sIori, iIis lacc nay lacl cIarn
and any gcnilc lcauiy, lui ii offcrs
inrcssivc scrviccs, is wcll run, and
rovidcs a roadsidc rcfugc wIcrc onc
is sorcly nccdcd. Iis rcuiaiion and
iIc lcncfiis ii rovidcs coniinuc io
aiiraci clicniclc cvcn in iIc facc of iIc
ovcrsIadowing, lui slunlcring,
iIrcai of Dragonscar Casilc.
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7O!n ge
Nancd for iis crcaior, iIc wizard
Zund, iIis squai, nassivc sionc
lridgc sans iIc Fivcr Dcssarin,
carrying iIc nain caravan road
souiI fron Waicrdcc down iIc
Sword Coasi. Zundlridgc Ias Icld
firn wiiIoui rcairs for ovcr 80
winicrs, dcsiic iIc worsi of iIc
roaring Dcssarin sring floodsand
occasional collisions wiiI iIc nasis
of rivcr largcs wIosc caiains wcrc
ioo siuid, drunlcn, or fog llind io
avoid sucI disasicrs.
Waicrdcc airols iIc road as far
as Zundlridgc and nainiains a
guardosi iIcrc io sio iIc cfforis
of advcniurcrs wIo conc in scarcI
Word 3oKen o] 2undbr1dge
of a sionc golcn said io Iavc lccn
uscd ly Zund in luilding iIc lridgc.
Lcgcnd says iIc golcn was lcfi ai
iIc lridgc wIcn Zund dicd, frcc io
lc ialcn away ly any wIo can
divinc or siunllc onio iIc sccrcis
of connanding ii.
Ovcr iIc ycars, scclcrs of iIc
golcn Iavc dug around iIc lridgc
on loiI lanls, swun lcncaiI ii,
and cvcn iricd io ry sioncs oui of
iIc lridgc arcIcs. Sonc say iIc
golcn is long gonc, lui oiIcrs
lclicvc ii scrvcs as onc of iIc lridgc
suoris or is luricd undcr iIc road
ai ciiIcr cnd of iIc lridgc.
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Lcgcnd
also sayscorrccily, nosi nagcs icll
nc, iIougI nonc of iIcn will say
Iow iIcy lnow iIis, or norc inor-
ianily, Iow io do ii
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iIai iIc
Ioldcr of a sccial ward iolcn can
connand iIc golcn in iIc lridgc io
raisc u arns io aiiacl or Iold
lcings on iIc lridgc, or cvcn io
conc oui of iIc lridgc and figIi.
TIis lasi aciion would dcsiroy iIc
lridgc. TIc golcn is said io olcy iIc
silcnily willcd wisIcs of iIc iolcn-
wicldcr in dciail, and can lc con-
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Elninsicr says iIc golcn is ari of iIc lridgc and
can risc u io figIi wIcn rocrly connandcdly
KIcllcn, Lacral, Maslar Wands or Iinsclf, for
insiancc. TIis will of coursc sIaiicr iIc lridgc. TIosc
wisIing io scc cvidcncc of iIc golcn's rcscncc nccd
only casi any sori of scll iIai danagcs or irics io
iransforn iIc lridgc, Ic saysand sionc arns will
risc u oui of iIc lridgc io uncI and gralc wiiI iIc
casicr. TIc golcn Ias iIricc iIc nornal sircngiI of a
sionc golcn, doullc iIc nornal Iii oinis, can novc
iis arns around frccly wiiIin iIc lridgc, can scnsc iIc
rccisc locaiion of all living lcings on iIc lridgc, and
is innunc io nany sclls. Sonc sclls cvcn rcflcci
lacl fron iIc golcn ai iIc casicrjusi wIicI oncs,
Elninsicr says wiiI a grin, you'll Iavc io lcarn for
yoursclvcs. Hc also adviscs lcaving iIc golcn alonc.
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Elninsicr: And wc'll lcc ii iIai way, iIanl yc."
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nandcd io rciurn inio iIc lridgc snall sionc Iui and siallcs wiiI a
wIicI, unlcss iIc golcn is dcsiroycd looloui iowcr and cncircling wall. Ii
in iIc laiilc, will rcsiorc iIc lridgc is cquicd wiiI Icavy crosslows
inio a funciioning san. Suoscdly, nounicd on iriods and aincd
if iwo ward iolcn wicldcrs loiI iry along iIc roads, and is wardcd. Any-
io connand iIc golcn, ii will lrcal onc irying io gci inio iIc arnory or
frcc of all conirol and aiiacl cvcry siallcs wiiIoui lcaring iIc rocr
living lcing ii sccs uniil dcsiroycd, ward iolcn is suljcci io iIrcc
rcfcrring io slay ward iolcn wicld- rounds of magic missile aiiacls.
crs ovcr all oiIcrs. TIc Lords of Four nissilcs cr round will lca
Waicrdcc fcar iIai if iIc lridgc fron walls, floors, and ccilings io
wcrc lcfi unguardcd, ii would soon sniic iIc inirudcr.
lc dcnolisIcd ly zcalous would-lc TIcrc's no sciilcncni ai Zund-
golcn owncrs. lridgc, lui iIcrc is a canground
TIc WaicrdIavian guardosi is and waicr un for iIc usc of irav-
cquicd wiiI a fligIi of iIrcc grif- clcrs. TIc WaicrdIavian guards
fon siccds io givc Waicrdcc scrving ai iIc ouiosi arc oliic and
advancc warning of iIc aroacI of Iclful unlcss iIcy arc aiiaclcd or
any inoriani visiiing dclcgaiion or wiincss anyonc disiurling iIc
aiiacling forcc. TIc guardosi is a lridgc in any nanncr.
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7O
The HIgh Noon
owadays, nosi foll
iIinl of iIc Moors as a
rocly wildcrncss, vasi
and uninIaliicd
ccci ly fcarsonc
nonsicrs, noially irolls. Doundcd on
iIc wcsi ly iIc Misiy Forcsi, wIosc
din lluc gladcs and dcc grovcs Iavc
always carricd a fcy and wIinsical,
lui dcadly, rcuiaiion, and on iIc
casi ly iIc yuan-ii and oIidian-
Iaunicd Scrcni Hills, iIcsc crag-
siuddcd, rolling grasslands arc said io
Iidc iIc ruins of losi, long-fallcn ling-
dons. Jusi which lingdons, sagcs
arguc furiously ovcr. Minsircls sing
colorful lui coniradiciory lallads on
iIc ioic, and lcgcnds arc unifornly
vaguc. TIc loncs and iIroncs of losi
lands" is a favoriic Irasc; ii is lor-
rowcd fron a long-forgoiicn lallad.
A fcw wolvcs and lcucroiia arc iIc
nosi nuncrous rcdaiors on iIc
Moor iIanls io irolls, luglcars, and
Iolgollins, wIo Iavc slain nosi
oiIcr largc lcasis of rcy. TIcir rcla-
iivc scarciiy Ias allowcd Ioovcd graz-
ing aninals of all soris io flourisI,
fron snall, surc-fooicd rocl onics
io sIaggy-coaicd sIcc. TIosc wIo
darc io vcniurc onio iIc Moor can lc
assurcd of rcady foodciiIcr iIcy'll
caicI ii, or iIcy'll lcconc ii! Foc
iri-iras, javclins, and arrows arc
iIc favorcd ways of lringing down
iIc flcci grazing aninals, aliIougI
iIosc wiiI aiicncc and a quicl Iand
can dinc on grousc, flundcrwings,
ralliis, and ground-dwclling noor
rais in lcniy. Largc, wcll-arncd
lands of roundcrs oficn vcniurc u
onio iIc Moor in warn noniIs, sccl-
ing Iorscs io round u for iraining
and salc clscwIcrc or livcsiocl iIai
can lc ialcn awaylui iIc grccdy
arc warncd iIai Iolgollins and
worsc always sccn io find and
anlusI sucI largc-scalc inirusions.
Snall lands invarially ay for sucI
aiicnis wiiI nosi of iIcir livcs.
Dccr dwcll in iIc Misiy Forcsi,
iIougI iravclcrs arc warncd iIai iIc
clvcs wIo dwcll iIcrc considcr iIc
forcsi iIcir own rivaic ganc rc-
scrvc. TIc only dccr ouisidcrs can
Iuni wiiIoui risling a fcw clvcn
arrows arc iIosc iIai siray fron iIc
forcsi onio iIc noors or down inio
iIc coasial Iill lands wIcrc iIc Tradc
Way runs.
Lilc iIc Evcrnoors io iIc noriI of
iIc Dcssarin, iIc HigI Moor is siud-
dcd wiiI licIcn-fcsiooncd rocly oui-
cros, noss, lrcalnccl gullics, and
snall rivulcis of clcar waicr iIai
sring fron rocls, wind anong iIc
rocls for a iinc, and iIcn sinl down
again. Ii's also sIroudcd ly frcqucni
nisis. TIc rcvailing winds arc gcn-
ilcr lrcczcs iIan iIc nisi-clcaring,
cIill winds of iIc NoriI.
Ecci in winicr, frcqucni forays
u onio iIc HigI Moor arc nounicd
ly iroll-Iuniing Daggcrford niliiia
lands, Iircd ncrccnarics, or advcn-
iurcrs looling for ccricncc. Onc
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can always couni on ncciing irolls,
and usually orcs or gollins as wcll.
Duglcars, Iolgollins, and sirongcr
focs usually slull oui of sigIi, laiiling
inirudcrs only wIcn corncrcd or
wIcn iIc inirudcrs arc foolisI
cnougI io can for iIc nigIi on iIc
noors.
WiiI iIc olvious ccciion of
Dragonscar Casilc, ruins arc Iardcr
io find in iIc noorlands. Founda-
iions, ccllars, and undcrways arc usu-
ally all iIai rcnainsand alnosi all
sucI scrvc as iIc lairs of nonsicrs.
Many iowcrs Iavc iolcd inio rocl
ilcs and Iavc laicr lccn Iollowcd
oui io scrvc as ionlswIicI Iavc in
iurn lccn lundcrcd and iIcn iurncd
inio dwcllings ly lcasis arriving siill
laicr. TIcrc arc also lcgcnds of nagi-
cally Iiddcn casilcs and IigI Iouscs
iIai acar only in ccriain condi-
iions, sucI as in full noonligIi or
dcc nisis, io iIosc in iIc rigIi soi.
TIc orous lincsionc of iIc HigI
Moor laicau, worlcd on ly waicr ovcr
cons, Ias causcd iIc nany canyons,
ools, and acaring and disacaring
sircans visiiors can rcadily scc. TIcrc
arc nilcs uon nilcs of cavcrnsand
undcrground rivcrslcncaiI. SucI
icrrain givcs anlc cnirancc io iIc
Undcrdarl, Ioncs io lairing lcasis,
and nalcs for a cnciraiing dan iIai
scrvcs io Iarlor crcaiurcs of an
anIilious inclinaiion. Dccausc of
iIis, iIc Moor is oficn Iauniing and
disnal of nigIisligIi a firc and aiiraci
nonsicrs, or Iuddlc iogciIcr, sIuddcr-
ing, for warniI!
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Dnagomspean
Cas1Le
Ovcr iIc ycars, Dragonscar Casilc Ias
lcconc a nanc cquaicd wiiI grcai
cvilas drcad a nanc as Hcllgaic Kcc.
Oncc iIc roud casilc of Dacros
Dragonscar, a fanous advcniurcr of
iIc NoriI, Dragonscar Ias lcconc a
ruin inIaliicd ly wavc aficr wavc of cvil
crcaiurcs. Many colorful lui falsc lcg-
cnds Iavc grown u around iIc Casilc,
lui Icrc I'vc sci down, as lcsi I can, iIc
iruiI aloui Dragonscaras rcvcalcd
ly scvcral grcai arcInagcs
l
and corrol-
oraicd ly scvcral ioncs of lorc ai Can-
dlclcc. For nosi rcadcrs, iIis will lc
iIc firsi iinc iIc ialc of Dragonscar Ias
lccn iruiIfully iold.
Dacros was a lcardcd Ialf-dwarf, a
nagical and rarc Ialf-lrccd of Iunan
and dwarf as iall as a Iunan, lui wiiI
iIc lurly Iysiquc and affiniiy io sionc
of a dwarf. Hc rcscucd and lcfricndcd a
cocr dragon carly in Iis advcniurcs,
and aficr Ic scizcd a falulous foriunc in
gcns uscd ly a lcIoldcr in an alan-
doncd dwarf dclvc io lurc rcy, Dacros
dccidcd io rciirc. Hc cIosc iIc siic of iIc
dragon's lair: iIrcc low Iillocls ai iIc
wcsicrn cdgc of iIc HigI Moor, sonc
200 nilcs souiI of Daggcrford. TIc
dragon, HalaiaiIlacr, Iad grown iircd of
consianily figIiing off iIicving orcs and
gollins, lui was loaiI io lcavc iis Ionc.
Dacros gaiIcrcd Iunans and dwarvcs
loyal io Iin and luili Iis casilc around
iIc dragon. Ii was a largc and slcndid
siruciurc, conoscd of a nassivc ccn-
iral lcc surroundcd ly a sirong ring of
four iowcrs (iIc inncr ward}. Around
iIc lcc was a scarIcad-sIacd ouicr
wall of ninc grcai iowcrs. Dwarvcs wcrc
wclconcd ai iIc Casilc, and a ciiy of
snall sionc coiiagcs and dclvings
lcncaiI iIcn grcw raidly wiiIin iIc
walls. Dwarvcn figIiing rowcss nadc
Dragonscar a sccurc forircss and a
lacc of growing influcncc.
Dacros was oficn sccn flying ovcr iIc
HigI Moor on iIc dragon's lacl in
iIosc days. Hc wicldcd a long scar
(sonc say 40 fcci or longcr} againsi focs
on iIc ground and sunnoncd Iis
iroos wiiI a Iorn. His cncrgciic raids
Iurlcd iIc orcs and irolls lacl, scouring
iIc noor uniil ii sccncd clcar of iIcn.
Unforiunaicly, HalaiaiIlacr was old,
and grcw wcal. Morc iIan onc wizard
covcicd iIc dragon's Ioard and uscd
sIac-sIifiing nagics io sy on wIai was
iIcrc and Iow ii was guardcd. Onc Cal-
isIiic nagc, IiIiacrus, crcaicd a scll
iIai allowcd Iin io teleport iIc slccing
dragon away io iIc wasics. Hc iIcn
rcvcalcd wIai Ic'd donc io Dacros ly
ncans of a nagically scni vision iIai
falscly sIowcd iIc wizard crcaiing a gate
iIrougI wIicI iIc dragon was ialcn.
TIc gaic was aciually a orial io Avcrnus,
ucrnosi of iIc ninc laycrs of Daaior
2
a orial iIai would only lc aciivaicd
ly iIc dcaiI-llood of a norial. TIc
cnragcd Dacros lungcd iIrougI ii,
wcaons rcadyand was slain ly iIc
wizard's sclls. TIc gaic ocncd, and
scvcral laaiczu canc iIrougI ii. WIilc
iIc alarncd dwarvcs of Dragonscar
laiilcd iIcn, iIc wizard looicd iIc
dragon's Ioard ai will and iIcn rciurncd
1
Elninsicr: TIanl yc. CIarncd, of coursc."
2
Known also as iIc Ninc Hclls.
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HalaiaiIlacr io iIc inncr ward, lound in
nagical slunlcr.
TIcn iIc cvil nagc callcd uon scvcral
dragons Ic lncw, iclling iIcn iIai iIc
cocr dragon of Dragonscar slci,
ncar dcaiI, and ii and iis Ioard wcrc
casy rcy. TIrcc young and anliiious
dragons Iccdcd and iool wing io
Dragonscar. TIcy nci ovcr iIc forircss
and fougIi, dcsiroying HalaiaiIlacr and
nucI of iIc casilc lcforc slaugIicring
cacI oiIcr. TIc lasi survivor, a llacl
dragon nancd SIarndrcl, was cnragcd
io find iIc Ioard ii Iad fougIi so Iard for
looicd so iIai only coins wcrc lcfi, and
larcly cnougI of iIcn for iIc wyrn io
lcd down on. Ii wcni sccling iIc iri-
unIani and ovcrconfidcni IiIiacrus,
found Iin gloaiing ovcr iIc lcsi winc of
iIc casilc in iIc ucr cIanlcrs of iIc
ccniral lcc, and llasicd Iin wiiI iis
acid uniil Iis loncs crunllcd io owdcr.
TIc casilc was lcfi as a sIaiicrcd ruin,
cagcrly raidcd ly orcs, Iolgollins, lug-
lcars, gollins, and irolls fron iIc noor
uniil all iIc dwarvcs wcrc dcad or Iad
flcd. TIc scrcnincn cvcn scni a largc
war ariy io scarcI ii for nagic, and
iIcy lorc away all iIcy found.
TIcn Iolgollin cIicfiains scizcd iIc
casilc, TIcy uscd ii as a lasc fron wIicI
io raid iIc caravan road and iIc lands
around; gaiIcring orcs and irolls inio
cvcr-largcr lands uniil Waicrdcc and
Daldur's Caic raiscd arnics and clcancd
iIc casilc oui. TIc viciors sci an arncd
icnlc io Tcnus (callcd iIc Hold of iIc
Daiilc Lions} in iIc ccllars io guard
againsi crcaiurcs using iIc gate, for ii
sccncd indcsiruciillc. Sonc scll laid
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on ii Iurlcd lacl nagics uscd againsi ii
and scni foriI gIosis of crcaiurcs slain in
iIc casilc io aiiacl iIosc aroacIing ii
Scasons asscd, and norc laaiczu in
Avcrnus discovcrcd iIc oiIcr cnd of iIc
lanar linl. SicaliIily ai firsi, and iIcn in
grcaicr nunlcrs, iIcy canc iIrougI
inio Toril, ovcrwIclncd iIc icnlc, and
iool iIc casilc as iIcir own. Ii is iIis foul
cvil iIai was rcccnily lrolcn and drivcn
lacl io Avcrnus. TIougI iIc gaic was
nagically scalcd, nosi foll lclicvc iIai ii
will lc rcocncd again and iIai iIc siain
of cvil will ncvcr lcavc iIc casilc now.
Today, iIc ouicr wall of iIc casilc is
lrcacIcd and lrolcn in nany laccs. Iis
grcai gaic is a gaing Iolc, and fron iIcrc
a road lcads siraigIi io iIc inncr gaic,
wIosc doors Iavc also fallcn. TIougI iIc
inncr ward is siill a dcfcnsillcif crun-
lling forircss, iIc forncr ciiy lciwccn ii
and iIc ouicr wall Ias lcconc scrul vcg-
ciaiion, iis (iIc forncr ccllar dclvcs of
iIc dwarvcs}, and Icas of siony rulllc.
TIc ccniral lcc is a llasicd sIcll, iIc
giganiic slclcion of a dragon dracd ovcr
iIc lrolcn walls, and iIc inicrior floors
fallcn in. Mosi of iIc surrounding inncr
ward iowcrs siand rclaiivcly iniaci. Trav-
clcrs flccing fron irolls, lrigands, or
worsc in iIis arca could ialc rcfugc in
onc of iIcsc and dcfcnd ii.
DcncaiI iIc casilc flows an undcr-
ground rivcr. Ii runs fron an unlnown
sourcc noriI inio iIc Misiy Forcsi, and
iIcrc iurns alruily souiIcasi. Ii can lc
cnicrcd fron a ccriain cavcrn in iIc
casicrn rcacIcs of iIc forcsi, and iis
nain assagc is largc cnougI io lc navi-
gallc ly loais, aliIougI nany lurling
nonsicrs, drownIolc sidc assagcs, and
wIirlools nalc iIis a dangcrous rouic.
TIc rivcr runs souiIcasi along iIc cdgc
of iIc noor, and iIcn iurns noriIcasi
and asscs undcr iIc souiIwcsi iowcr
of iIc casilc's inncr ward. TIcrc ii con-
nccis wiiI a iradoor and sIafi in iIc
ccllar oncc uscd for wasic disosal. Ii
flows swifily on io a largc and crna-
ncni wIirlool and iIcncc drains down
io unclorcd dciIs in iIc Undcrdarl.
If onc wins asi iIc wIirlool, iIc rivcr
runs on io cncrgc as a waicrfall in a
ravinc (onc of nany sucI clcfis in iIc
HigI Moor}, wIcrc ii flows oui inio a
snall ool. TIc ool drains away inio
iIc dciIs again,
Dragonscar Casilc is siill a oular
dcsiinaiion for advcniurcrs and
iIrillscclcrs. Many olc aloui in iIc
Ialf-rcvcalcd dwarvcn ccllarslui any-
iIing iIai can lc found casily Ias lccn
carricd away alrcady, and irolls and orcs
lurl in iIc ruins, awaiiing rcy. Drigands
usc iIc casilc, and norc iIan onc nisiy
nigIi Ias sccn a wild scll laiilc
lciwccn rival advcniuring lands causcd
ly lrigand iriclcry. TIc ouilaws lic in
waii aficr sciiing in noiion iIcir lan,
and Ioc io scizc gcar, wcaliI, and
nagic fron iIc wcalcncd survivorsor
dcad viciinsof iIc nisundcrsianding
iIcy'vc lrougIi aloui.
Evcry scason lrings ncw lans for iIc
rcluilding of Dragonscar Casilc in iIc
iavcrns of Daggcrford, Waicrdcc, Scor-
nulcl, and Daldur's Caic, lui soncIow
sucI lans conc io naugIi. Sonc say ii
is iIc casilc's ill lucl, causcd ly iIc grcai
cvil of iIc laaiczu. OiIcrs llanc covcri
worl ly lrigand lords," iIc ZIcniarin,
and iIc Culi of iIc Dragon, all of wIon
ciiIcr wani iIc casilc for iIcir own or
wani ii io siay a ruin.
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Hammen HaLL
Wcsi of Mi. Hlin, ncar iIc sIorcs of
HigIsiar Lalc, is a ii Ialf full of
loosc rulllc. An ocning cui in iis
rocl walls lcads inio iIc Halls of iIc
Hanncr, a long-alandoncd dwarf
Iold.
Ncarly siands Hanncr Hall, a log
Iousc and siallcs cncirclcd ly a al-
isadc. Hanncr Hall was luili ly an
advcniuring grou wIo callcd iIcn-
sclvcs iIc Mcn of Hanncr Hall as a
lasc io clorc iIc dwarf Iold fron.
On scvcral occasions iIc advcniur-
crs, wIo Iailcd fron Waicrdcc,
fougIi off irolls, orcs, and luglcars
fron iIis foriificd Ionclui iIcy
wcni noriI scvcral ycars ago, and
Iavc noi lccn Icard fron sincc.
Hanncr Hall Ias rcoricdly lccn
lrolcn inio scvcral iincs. I found ii
dcscricd, and wiiI sioncs dug u in
a corncr io rcvcal a sioragc nicIc
(cniy, of coursc}. Ii rcnains, Iow-
cvcr, a sioui luilding offcring sIclicr
io iravclcrs in iIis wildcrncss arca.
Siaclcd, dry fircwood cvcn waiis
lcsidc iis nain cIinncy!
TIc Iunanoids iIai roan iIc
HigI Moor lnow iis locaiion, of
coursc, and can lc cccicd io
aiiacl anyonc sccn iravcling io ii.
Wood snolc will draw iIcn, of
coursc, lui in a llizzard or llinding
rainsiorn, Hanncr Hall nay rovc
a rcfugc woriI iIc Iarrying. TIc
dcsign of iis cnirancc forccs inirud-
crs io nalc a sIar iurn down a
woodcn Iall, or cIuic, fiiicd wiiI
oris for arcIcrs or scarncn io
aiiacl fron. A lonc swordfigIicr can
Iold iIc narrow cniryway lcyond.
Incviially, runors Iavc srcad of
ircasurc luricd ly iIc advcniurcrs
in Hanncr Hall and noi rccovcrcd.
TIc dug-ovcr siaic of iIc grounds
suggcsis iIai nany Iavc conc lool-
ing, lui nonc Iavc found.
FicI ircasurc nay wcll lic in iIc
dwarf Iold. TIc Mcn of Hanncr
Hall iold a lard of iIcir advcniurcs
oncc, and iIc ialc Ic rccounis Ias
lccn ccIocd ly laicr advcniuring
grous. TIc dwarf Iold (iIc Halls of
iIc Hanncr} is said io Iavc a largc
ccniral cIanlcr wIcrcin a Iundrcd
Iunan corscs danglc fron iIc ccil-
ing in a forcsi of cIainsan illusion
iIai vanisIcs and rcacars fron
iinc io iinc, for no lnown rcason. Ai
lcasi fivc waicIgIosis (owcrful
wraiiIlilc iIings}
3
roan iIc Ialls
lcyond, guarding a glowing nagical
war Ianncr iIai floais ly iisclf in a
cIanlcr guardcd ly Iclncd Ior-
rors
4
and nagical dcfcnscs. WIai
owcrs iIc awcsonc-looling Ian-
ncr osscsscs, wIo ui ii iIcrc and
wIy, and Iow io win asi iis
dcfcnscs arc all nysicrics as yci
unsolvcd. Sccling iIc answcrs Ias
lillcd ai lcasi 20 daring lui unlucly
woncn and ncn iIus far.
Advcniurcrs wisIing io join in iIis
dcadly ganc arc adviscd iIai iIc ii
wiiI iIc ocning inio iIc dwarf Iold
can lc found ly iravcling souiI and
casi fron HigIsiar Lalc, following a
linc of iIrcc Iills wIosc ios arc all
3
Encounicrcd in Undcrnouniain, lcncaiI Waicrdcc, as wcll as clscwIcrc in iIc Fcalns.
4
TIcsc nagical consirucis arc fully dciailcd in iIc FOFCOTTEN FEALMS Campaign Setting locd sci.
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larc rocl. TIc Iill closcsi io iIc lalc
Ias a sring gusIing fron ii iIai
joins iIc waicrs of iIc lalc, and ii is
iIc only crag on iIc casicrn sIorc of
iIc lalc wiiI a sring iIai docs so.
HigIsiar is an ccrily lcauiiful lalc
of clcar waicr iIai iIc dwarvcs
lclicvc Ias nagical rocriics. TIc
lalc Ias nany oiIcr nancs, and so
oficn acars wiiIoui a nanc on
nany nas of iIc arca. Ii is iIc largc
lalc in iIc noriIcrn rcacIcs of iIc
HigI Moor and is usually iIc only
lalc sIown anywIcrc ncar iIai
localc. Callcd DaucrinlalI ly iIc
dwarvcs and Evcndin ly iIc clvcs,
iIis lody of crysial waicr Ias scvcral
nancs anong Iunans, and sonc
foll iravcl days jusi io scc ii, risling
nonsicr aiiacls.
Onc Iunan lcgcnd of iIc lalc
scals of ii Iolding in iis dciIs a
drowncd icnlc io an unlnown or
losi goddcss, lui iIc nosi oular
iavcrn ialc of iIc Coasi lands says iIc
lalc Iolds nagical ircasurc in iis
dciIsa sunlcn NciIcrcsc airsIi
cranncd wiiI gcns and nagic. TIc
wrccl is guardcd ly undcad wizards,
iIc ialc gocs, wIo sccl io sical iIc
lodics of iIc living for iIcir own usc.
TIcy jcalously and crsisicnily siall
advcniurcrs wIo ialc sonciIing
fron iIc sIi and iIcn cscac. TIcy
wall ly nigIi and lcavc irails of sliny
waicr, following iIcir rcy clcar
across iIc lnown Fcalns io gci iIcir
lclongings lacl. Suoscdly, if iIcy
lill a iIicf, iIcy sical Iis or Icr lody
for iIcir own iwisicd uscs.
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Onzogo1h
In iIc Icari of iIc HigI Moor siands
a noiorious ruina lcacon for irca-
surcscclcrs fron all ovcr iIc Sword
Coasi, csccially Ann.
5
Talcs of Icas
of gcns caugIi iIc inaginaiion of
grccdy Annian ncrcIanis so
sirongly iIai OrogoiI found iis way
inio iIc lorc lcarncd ly cvcry widc-
cycd cIild. No guidclool io iIc Coasi
is conlcic wiiIoui ncniion of iIis
lurc for advcniurcrsa lurc iIai
lrings swifi dcaiI io alnosi all wIo
sccl ii.
OrogoiI was a giganiic, srawling
villa, iIc luurious Ionc of a
NciIcrcsc fanily of crucliy, idlc
wcaliI, and nagical nigIi. TIcy dal-
llcd in sirangc nagical ccrincnis
involving caiurcd dragonsycs,
iIcir nagic was iIai sirongwiiI iIc
ain of gaining dragon owcrs for
iIcnsclvcs. Mosi accounis say iIc
scnior nagcs of iIc OrogoiI fanily
crfccicd noi only ncans of acquiring
dragon owcrs, lui also of ialing on
dragon sIac. TIc ialcs go on io say
iIai iIcy flcw away in dragon forn
and ncvcr rciurncd. Sonc ialcs swcar
iIcy wcrc iracd in dragon sIac
wIcn iIcir Iunan lodics collascd
undcr iIc sirain of cIanging, and a
Iasiy rcircai inio dragon sIac was
all iIai savcd iIcir livcs. OiIcr
accounis say iIcy rcfcrrcd dragon
forn, and siill oiIcrs iIai iIcy wcrc
nagically lound inio dragon sIac
ly ircacIcrous young rclaiivcs.
TIc cldcrs vanisIcd, and OrogoiI
lccanc iIc layground of iIc arro-
gani, soilcd, willful, crucl fanily
ncnlcrs, wIo nagically concllcd
dragonscrIas iIcir sIac-
cIangcd cldcrs, crIas noiio
wing aloui iIc Fcalns, scizing
ircasurc, and lringing ii lacl for
iIc anuscncni of iIc young
OrogoiIs. TIis ircasurc was usually
acquircd ly slaying oiIcr dragons
and scizing iIcir Ioards, lui also ly
icaring ocn casilcs and lundcring
lnown ircasurics wiiIin. A dragon-
lilc Ioard of Icacd ircasurc
accunulaicd.
Incviially, iIcrc was sirifc anong
iIc roud younglings, rcsuliing in
sonc sori of iiianic laiilc. Sonc say ii
was ovcr sonc nagically nigIiy
lundcrcd iicn, lui ii is clcar iIai
dragons wcrc llasicd fron iIc sly.
OrogoiIs dicd scrcaning as iIcy
lurncd lilc iorcIcs, iowcrs wcrc
iolcdand wIcn all was donc, iIc
villa was a ruin, iIc OrogoiIs wcrc
dcad or flcd away, and all iIai
rcnaincd io guard iIc ircasurc was a
dracolicI (an undcad dragon, iIc
rcsuli of sonc Iorrillc scll}.
Evcr sincc, advcniurcrs and iIc
Culi of iIc Dragon Iavc conc io iIc
ruins io scizc iIc ircasurcand lccn
lillcd, iransforncd inio lcasi sIac,
or scni flccing across iIc Moor. Sonc
foll say oiIcr dragons aid iIc draco-
licI in dcfcnding iIc Ioard, or iIai
onc or norc dcrangcd surviving Oro-
goiIs lurl, invisillc, in iIc ruins,
wiclding sirangc and awcsonc sclls
and nagical iicns. WIaicvcr iIc
iruiI, OrogoiI rcnains a dcadly fasci-
naiion io all wIo Iavc Icard of ii.
5
0rogoiI's locaiion is sIown on iIc na found in iIc cniry on XoniIal's Towcr, in iIc cIaicr on iIc Dacllands.
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5ecomben
TIis villagc of 900 foll rcsis on iIc
noriIwcsicrn lanl of iIc conflucncc of
iIc Unicorn Fun, iIc cool, clcar rivcr
iIai runs down fron iIc nysicrious
Icari of iIc HigI Forcsi, and iIc Dclin-
liyr, iIc waicry road io iIc casicrn
wildcrncsscs of iIc HigI Froniicr. Scc-
onlcr siands on iIrcc Iills, aio iIc
wcsicrn fringcs of a oncc-nigIiy ciiy
iIai was, if lcgcnds arc iruc, iIc roud
caiial of iIc long-ago Iunan rcaln of
AiIalaniar, Kingdon of iIc Siag. Foll
digging ccllars in Scconlcr usually iurn
u old colllcs and sionc walls. Inadvcr-
icnily frccd gargoylcs arc a fcarsonc,
rccurring rollcn, lui sonciincs nag-
ical ircasurcs arc uncariIcd. TIc fallcn
ciiy is said io Iavc lccn rulcd ly nagcs.
Scconlcr is a caccful, raiIcr lor-
ing villagc of fisIcrfoll, farncrs, sionc-
cuiicrs, and Iircd guidcs and guards
for iIc frcqucni caravan iraffic. TIc
Ioldings of iIc farncrs fan oui noriI-
wcsi of iIc villagc, and iIc fisIcrfoll
nalc a ncagcr living scaring and
drag-nciiing fisI and frcsIwaicr crals
fron snall sliffs on iIc iwo rivcrs. TIc
sionccuiicrs nanagc a dcccni living
quarrying slals of inl graniic fron
iIc cliffs iIai narl iIc noriIcrn cdgc
of iIc HigI Moor.
FougIly Ialf of all Scconlcriics arc
Iunan. Alnosi as nany arc Ialflings,
wIosc low, gardcn-adorncd Ioncs
nalc iIc Iills of iIc villagc sccn norc
a icrraccd csiaic iIan a sciilcncni. TIc
rcnaindcr of iIc ciiizcnry arc a fcw
dwarvcs of iIc Ironcaicr clan and a
scaiicring of gnoncs and noon clvcs.
Scconlcr Ias a garrison of 30 sol-
dicrs rovidcd ly iIc Lords' Alliancc.
TIcy dwcll in a snall alisadcd fori aio
onc of iIc Iills and irain a Iundrcd or
so locals in swordworl and rudincn-
iary iaciics. Many of iIcsc swingswords
Iirc oui as caravan guards.
TIc garrison is lcd ly iIc Lord of Scc-
onlcr, Traslar Sclarn, a rangcr of sonc
fanc. TIc garrison airols iIc farnland
and viciniiy diligcnily, caally dcaling
wiiI iIc fcw orc and luglcar raids iIai
gci iIis far wcsi. If ii Ias io dcfcnd iIc
villagc, iicIcd laiilcs in iIc ircc-giri,
unforiificd Iills arc lilcly lui iIc
dcfcndcrs will lc aidcd ly an iron golcn
and iwo sionc, lcasi-Icadcd, wingcd
golcns rovidcd ly iIc nagc Anclior
Ananiiasand ly iIc nagc Iinsclf if
Ic's ai Ionc. TIc wingcd golcns lool
raiIcr lilc giani gargoylcs, lui can'i fly.
Lord Traslar Ias nadc surc iIai
advcniurcrs arc wclconc in Scconlcr,
and nany advcniuring lands usc iIc vil-
lagc as a suly lasc for ircasurcIuni-
ing forays. Scconlcr is also lnown for
iis gardcns and ccccniric arcIiicciurc.
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The
5eoem-51nImgeo Hanp
Tav e r n
TIis iavcrn siands ai iIc ncciing of
iwo winding lancs in iIc lowcsi soi
in iown, wIicI is lcsidc a Iorsc
ond in iIc ccnicr of iIc lowl
lciwccn iIc iIrcc Iills Scconlcr is
luili on. Ii is a ransIacllc,
srawling luilding of nany wings,
varying roof scciions, and liiilc lay
windows and cuolas. Ii's casy io gci
losi insidc, wIai wiiI all iIc alcovcs,
iIc gcncral dinncss, odd sics u
and down, and iIc rcvalcncc of odd
icccs of furniiurc and old iacsirics
salvagcd fron Ialf a Iundrcd old
WaicrdIavian villas. Locals conc
Icrc io ncci and cIai. McrcIanis
conc Icrc io do lusincss and io Iirc
guards. Ii's a Iard soi io niss. Ii Ias
a Iugc IiicIing rail ouisidc,
ovcrloolcd ly a floaiing, glowing,
fainily laying Iar. TIc Iar is noi
an iicn, lui a crnancni scll
crcaicd ly local nagc Anclior
Ananiias. Ii's noi solid, and can'i lc
disiurlcd.
The PLace
Crancd and cranncd wiiI con-
foriallc lui nisnaicIcd furniiurc,
iIis lacc soris low ccilings, lois of
odd corncrs, and a scrvanis' assagc
iIai lrancIcs oui in all dircciions
fron iIc lar, iis cniranccs Iiddcn ly
iacsirics. Dcwarc wIcn cIaiiing,
SO
lcsi you lc ovcrIcard ly sonconc
sianding lcIind iIc ncarcsi iacsiry.
(Suddcnly iIrusiing lladcs iIrougI a
iacsiry io discouragc lisicncrs is
considcrcd lad forn.} TIc Har is
dinly lii ly a fcw wandcring, lluc-
Iucd driftglobes. Iis layoui consisis
of nany assagcs and roons ocn-
ing off a ccniral iaroon.
The Pnospec1
TIis iavcrn is a lacc of ilgrinagc
for nany ninsircls and lards in wcsi-
crn Facrun. Ii's fanous as iIc lacc
wIcrc TIc Dallad of iIc Drcan
Wcavcr" was firsi Icard. TIcrc's
rarcly a nigIi wiiIoui iIrcc io scvcn
lardisI soris in aiicndancc, laying
for frcc, as iradiiion dcnands. TIcir
rcscncc nalcs iIis a noisylui
iIanlfully nclodiclacc. Ii's a fasci-
naiing lacc io waicI colc, ioo,
wiiI advcniurcrs, ic-snoling
Ialflings, dancing gnoncs, and gan-
lling clvcs on all sidcslui ii's noi a
quici lacc io rcla or a lacc io con-
duci lusincss lcsi lci rivaic.
The Pnooemoen
TIc siaff of iIc Har icnds io lc of
iIc young, fcnalc, lcauiiful, long-
Iaircd, graccful, would-lc-Iarisi
sori. TIcsc lasscs cIccrfully scrvc oui
lcgfuls of drinlallcs, salicd liscuiis
srcad wiiI snails or snallfisI (if you
ordcr iIcn so}, and gurdais (an-
fricd and ccr-siccd nusIroons
rollcd in nclicd cIccsc}. TIcsc arc
scrvcd wiiI a wIiic, cool, niniy winc,
if rcqucsicd.
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| cas| nq nc| in |nc sca cf nign|
An oring oac| a ca|cn cf g|i||cring rcans.
lnicn ui|| qcu natc, prcu |aq, |augning |aq?
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Tnis orign| cnc, pcrnaps, cr |na|?
G|caning si|tcr-o|uc, uin|ing a| qcu
li|n i|s cun nqs|cricus, inncr |ign|,
|| is sc ocau|ifu|.
Yc| sc is |na| cnc, an |na|, an |nis, |cc.
| cannc| cnccsc.
Ta|c |ncn a||.
Ta|c |ncn a||!
Ta|an|nc Trucsi|tcr, 8ar, Tnc 8a||a cf |nc Drcan lcatcr
The PnIces
jusi as ransIacllc, lui laclcd iis
Alc is 3 c cr ianlard (largc, laiicrcd nanc and widc rcuiaiion. Ii was
cwicr iIings, noi ncagcr cus}, iIcn callcd sinly iIc Siag. TIcn a
sioui is 5 c cr ianlard, and niniy young, Ialf-clvcn lady lard ly iIc
winc and local aszundcr arc 6 c cr nanc of TalaniIc Trucsilvcr sai
iallglass. All oiIcr wincs arc 8 c a down in iIc iaroon onc nigIi and
glass or norc. crforncd a lallad iIai Ias lcconc
All scrvings of rovcndcr arc 1 s a onc of iIc nosi fanous and widcly
laic. Mosi airons will find a laic crforncd songs in all iIc Fcalns.
nalcs a ligIi ncal. Two laics would Today, ninsircls usc TIc Dallad
scrvc as a nicc, lui unscciacular, of iIc Drcan Wcavcr" as iIc long
cvcningfcasi. Alc can also lc ordcrcd ly Icari of a sci of songs and as a sori
iIc Iand lcg, ai 6 c. TIrowing Iand of laicsi runors conilaiion, adding
lcgs in iIc iaroon is frowncd uon. favoriic lcgcnds, sirangc sigIis
TnaoeLens' Lone
iIcy'vc sccn, and iIc lilc as vcrscs.
Pairons of iIc Har arc roud iIai ii
Aloui 40 winicrs ago, iIis iavcrn was was Icard Icrc firsi.
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A fcnalc singcr cIangcs iIc lasi Ialf of iIc iIird linc io roud lord, laugIing lord." All ninsircls wcavc sirangc
sigIis iIcy'vc sccnIinis of Iiddcn ircasurc, losi lcgcnds, and inirigucinio iIis fanous lallad. As a rcsuli, iIc
vcrscs of iIis song vary grcaily fron crforncr io crforncr, lui iIc rcfrain givcn Icrc, uscd io ocn and cnd iIc
iccc, is nusic fanous all ovcr Facrun. Elninsicr adniis Ic's only a rougI Iand ai nusiciIougI Ic's a nicc
snoly lariionc and Ias Icard a lot of nusic ovcr Iis long lifcand can'i wriic down iuncs as wc do. Hc says iIis
lallad can lc sungslowly, drawing oui iIc wordsio iIc iunc of iIc iradiiional Ccliic song of our world, Dawn
of iIc Day." Ii's noi iIc rigIi iunc, according io iIc Old Magc, lui caiurcs iIc rigIi nood.
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The 5ImgImg 5pnI1e
Inn
TIis inn faccs iIc Scvcn-Siringcd
Har across a raiIcr nuddy ncciing
of lancs. TIc Sriic is a slaic-sIinglcd,
nany-gallcd, solid-looling sionc
luilding iIai is cold and dan in
winicr, and warncr and dan in
sunncr. Iis lcasani siaff scis iIc
ionc for your visii, and ii offcrs ncci-
ing roons for Iirc (iIai Scconlcriics
usc consianily} and a sucrior fcasi-
ing loard. TIc innlcccr on duiy is
Hcvcrsccr WindfcaiIcr or onc of Iis
iIrcc lroiIcrsiIcy ialc sIifis.
The PLace
TIc Singing Sriic is nancd for LaiI-
iril SIrunc, iIc long-dcad wifc of iis
luildcr, a Iunan wizard ly iIc nanc
of CanaiIaras. SIc was a sriic, and
sang aio iallcs io iIc dcligIi of
airons. TIc rcscni owncrs, iIc
gnonc fanily of WindfcaiIcr, don'i
go in for sucI crfornanccsnoi
wiiI iIc Har rigIi across iIc road.
TIc inn Ias sionc walls slaiIcrcd
wiiI crcan-colorcd lasicr and Iung
wiiI iacsirics iIai lool as if iIcy
oncc did scrvicc on sonc colorllind
CalisIiic's Iarcn lcds (and rolally
did, ioo}. TIc floors arc darl, ol-
isIcd duslwoodjusi iIc iIing for
sliding iIc lcngiI of a Iall on onc's
lcIind if onc isn'i carcful, and ai io
crcal wIcn onc is walling aloui laic
ai nigIi wiiI a cracl a loud as any
arquclus. TIc furnisIings arc old,
nassivc, and conforiallcand cvcry
roon concs wiiI iis own oriallc
(oriallc ly iwo sirong colc, iIai
is} olisIcd cocr laiIiul.
TIc ccnicriccc of any siay ai iIc
Sriic, Iowcvcr, is iIc connon din-
ing roon: an airy, lani-Iung cIan-
lcr wiiI largc windows ovcrlooling
iIc inicrscciion ouisidc. Mosi gucsis
gci vcry uscd io iiand do so gladly.
The Pnooemoen
Food ai iIc Sriic is a ircai. TIc
dining roon ncvcr closcs, and ii
scrvcs sonc disIcs iIai nalc ny
nouiI waicr jusi rcncnlcring iIcn.
Forcnosi of iIcsc is a disI lnown as
TIrcc Crals. TIis, naiurally cnougI,
is iIrcc sofi-sIcllcd grccn rivcr crals
yicldcd u locally ly iIc Dclinliyr.
TIcsc arc scrvcd wIolc, wiiI only iIc
cycs, nouiI, and sionacI rcnovcd.
Coolcd in fai uniil goldcn lrown,
iIcy facc cacI oiIcr on a round
ioasicd loaf of flailrcad iIai Ias lccn
srcad wiiI cIocd grccns and a
wIiic saucc of coolcd lccls and
garlic, arslcy vincgar, and lcaicn
cgg yolls.
TIc ligIi sidc disI iIai usually
acconanics cvcryiIing clsc in iIis din-
ing roon is A Trio of Truncis. TIis is a
laic of iIrcc fricd, cris craclcrs, cacI
as long as a Iunan's Iand. TIcsc irun-
cis arc Iorn-sIacd craclcrs siuffcd
wiiI nclicd wIiic cIccsc, cIocd
nuis, and fricd nusIroons.
Foasi lanl, vcnison, and lccf
nalc u nosi of iIc disIcs ai iIc
Sriic, lui iIcrc's anoiIcr surrisc
noi io lc snccrcd ai: a iruly rcvoliing-
looling disI lnown as iIc Hungry
KnigIi. TIc Hungry KnigIi is a laic
of flailrcad rolls siuffcd wiiI cIiclcn
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livcrs fricd in garlic luiicr, and gar-
nisIcd wiiI diccd ccr oiaiocs
and dill. Iis savor is wondcrful!
I oficn rosc fron ny iallc groan-
ing, wIilc iIc sioui, lcaning gnonc
scrvcrs urgcd siill norc food on nc. I
crsuadcd iIc cools io lci nc sci
down iIc laincsi of iIcir rccics, for
fowl sicw, lccausc iIcy do iIis sian-
dard farc so wcll.
Ai iIc Sriic iIcy usc danagcd lirds
and lcfiovcrs for iIis sicw. Aficr scal-
ing wiiI iIc cools for iIc iinc ii iool
iIcn io cniy iIrcc loiilcs of winc
(noi long, I assurc you}, I can add iIc
following noic io iIis rccic: TIc oiIcr
scasonings rcfcrrcd io arc nosi oficn
arslcy, ccr, garlic, and sali.
WIolc fowl, Iowcvcr, arc usually
siiicd, criscd ovcr an ocn firc, and
iIcn sinncrcd in lroiI uniil nccdcd
for scrving. TIcn iIcy arc draincd, ui
ovcr flancs again lricfly, and scrvcd on
a laiicr drcncIcd in warn crcan and
acconanicd wiiI sicancd grccns
(lougIi for 1 c cr laslci fron ciii-
zcns of Scconlcr, nosi of wIon Iavc
lusI gardcns}. Sonc of iIc cools add
snails, oysicrs, or cIocd nuis io iIc
crcan as ii is warncd.
TIis cooling nciIod can also lc
alicd io iIc Icari, lungs, livcr, and
innards of vcnison and loar. Talc carc
io cIo iIcn fincly and cool long
cnougI, siirring and adding winc as
ncccssary, uniil iIc liis arc all soficncd
and nucI iurncd io gravy.
I'vc Icard iIis sanc cooling
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nciIod can scrvc for giani caglc,
iIougI ii drics oui casily, and iIrcc or
norc cggs sIould lc craclcd and
draincd inio iIc oi during iIc sin-
ncring. TIc darl flcsI of iIc caglc
cniis a lrown foan wIcn cooling,
wIicI is iIc fai iIai lccs ii warn
alofi. Slin iIis off wIcn ii acars,
and wIcn no norc is sccn, ii is donc.
The PnIces
Foons arc 10 g io 17 g cr nigIi
(varying ly sizc and locaiion}, wIicI
includcs Ioi laiIs, cloiIcs-ncnding
scrviccs, and sialling.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc Sriic Ias scvcral sccrci roons
(aciually sioragc closcis}, wIicI iIc
innlcccr allows gucsis io usc for 1 g
cr nigIi. Onc of iIcsc roons Ias nys-
icrious cIanlcr nciworl nas (irca-
Mcad, nill, and winc arc all 2 g cr surc nas?} scraicIcd on iis walls. TIc
iallglass, and alc is 6 c cr ianlard. WindfcaiIcrs cIargc 5 g io lool ai
All laiicrs and sicw lowls arc 7 g, iIcsc, and iIcy clain iIcy sIow cIan-
lui iIis includcs iwo iallglasscs or lcrs in a losi dwarvcn Iold soncwIcrc
ianlards, Ioi rolls wiiI luiicr, and
ncarly jusi wIcrc, iIcy'rc noi surc.
liscuiis. TIcsc sidc disIcs arc TIc Iold, FircIanncr Hold, is said io
cnougI for a scrvani io dinc on wIilc Iidc ricI ircasurc. TIc dwarvcs all cr-
iIc nasicr olisIcs off iIc nain disI. isIcd iIrougI discasc.
A Por11o! V1eu o] 1e "3reosure Mops" (3e Wr111ngs ore 1n o Yorgo11en 3ongue)
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FIeLos o[ 1he Deao
cw ncrcIanis, rangcrs,
sIcIcrds, and guidcs
clain io lnow cvcry
rolling Iill or ravinc in
iIc vasi grasslands
lnown as iIc Ficlds of iIc Dcad and
callcd wryly ly sonc: A icnday ridc
iIai siaris Ialfway io anywIcrc, and
cnds u Ialfway io anywIcrc." Fcwcr
siill rcally lnow iIcir way around iIc
sccningly cndlcss ocn lands wIcrc
cvcry grassy sloc lools jusi lilc iIc
nci and snall rocl ouicros, crags,
and siands of irccs scrvc as najor
landnarls. TIc lards sing iIai cvcry
sccond Iill is luili of iIc Icacd lod-
ics of iIc fallcnand iIcy'rc noi vcry
far wrong.
TIc Ficlds arc nancd for iIcir
rccurring usc as a laiilcground: firsi
lciwccn Iunans fron warncr
lands invading iIc icrriiorics of
nonadic gnoll, gollin, and orc
irilcs; laicr lciwccn CalisIiic fac-
iions vying for acccss io iIc
rcsourcc-ricI NoriI; and siill laicr
lciwccn roud and cansionisi
CalisIiic and Iunan sciilcncnis
siruggling (succcssfully, iIus far} io
rciain iIcir indccndcncc. TIou-
sands uon iIousands of slirnisIcs
Iavc occurrcd in iIcsc largcly iracl-
lcss Iills, fron a fcw lrigands or
lololds irying io raid iIc livcsiocl
of iravcling drovcrs u io clasIcs
lciwccn Iosis of lnigIis in full
arnor, cacI sidc filling scvcral iIou-
sand saddlcs.
FicI ircasurciIc scaiicrcd
coins of nany soldicrs, and nagical
arnor, swords, and riding cqui-
ncni in lcniyis said io lic luricd
all ovcr iIc Ficlds. AliIougI sucI
ialcs Iavc a icndcncy io lc caggcr-
aicd, in iIis casc iIcy'rc foundcd on
solid iruiI. Ecdiiions of young
Annian or WaicrdIavian woncn
and ncn scni foriI ly iIcir arcnis
io nalc iIcir own foriuncs in iIc
world oficn conc Icrc io dig in iIis
or iIai ronising lnoll in scarcI of
losi ricIcs and nagic anong iIc
junllcd loncs of iIc (oficn Iasiily
luricd} dcad.
Sonciincs iIcy find norc iIan
iIcy wcrc looling for, inadvcricnily
frccing undcad or nurdcrous nagi-
cally aninaicd crcaiurcs fron long
ago, or iriggcring ancicni nagical
iras sci io guard iIc rcnains of
iIosc iroullcd dcad Iasiily luricd
aficr dying in laiilc. Oficn iIcy
nusi dodgc iIc arrows or crosslow
lolis of lrigands or roving luglcar,
gnoll, orc, or Iolgollin landsor
iIc iriclcrics of assing unscruu-
lous ncrcIanis or ncrccnarics.
TIcy nalc iIcir ways lacl io ciiics
wiiI ricI looiy oficn cnougI, Iow-
cvcr, io lcc ncw ialcs of ricIcs
naling iIc rounds of iIc Sword
Coasiand io lcc sucI ccdi-
iions coning.
In addiiion io Iills and grasslands,
fcaiurcs of iIc Ficlds includc nany
snall sIcIcrds' coiiagcs and snall
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wallcd Iolds' closc io largcr sciilc-
ncnis or iIc roads. In faci, iIcrc arc
far ioo nany io covcr in a lool a full
iIrcc iincs iIc sizc of iIis onc.
Siorics icll of drow iunncling u
io iIc surfacc world in nany iso-
laicd localcs in iIc Ficlds io lcgin
raiding or io csiallisI slavc-irading
conncciions. DoiI yuan-ii and
oIidian sciilcncnis cisi in cavcrns
in iIc Scrcni Hills ncarly, sciilc-
ncnis iIai consianily raid caravan
iraffic, airol iIc grasslands for
nilcs, and sccl io cand iIcir
influcncc ovcr cvcr-widcr arcas in
iIc Ficlds lclow iIc HigI Moor.
WIcn winicr wcaiIcr drivcs iIcsc
snalcfoll undcrground, iIc irolls of
iIc Moor arc usually drivcn down io
foragc in iIc Ficlds ly Iungcr.
All iIcsc aciiviiics nalc iIc Ficlds
a lusyand dangcrouslacc.
TIosc wIo iravcl iIc Coasi lands
lciwccn Waicrdcc and oinis
noriI io Ann and iIc Enircs of iIc
Sands incviially ass iIrougI iIc
Ficlds of iIc Dcad. TIosc wIo do so
unrcarcd oficn join iIc ranls of
iIc fallcn wIo lic Icrc so lcniifully.
Pricsis can lc Iircd in nany
laccs in and around iIc Ficlds io
acconany caravans and dcal wiiI
any rcsilcss siriis cncounicrcd
along iIc waylui iIcsc good foll
arc rcluciani io join lands ioo snall
io roicci iIcn or advcniurcrs
wIo'll dclilcraicly ialc iIcn inio
dangcr. Lool for sIiclds Iung on
sIo walls iIai lcar iIc Iand of
Hcln, iIc lound Iands of Ilnaicr,
iIc clawcd Iand of Malar, iIc siar-
cncirclcd cycs of Sclunc, or iIc
flaning sword of Tcnus.
Lay worsIicrs, wIo arc usually
warriors iraincd ly iIc clcrgy and
oficn concicni as guidcs io iIc
arca, nay lc Iircd for a icnlc
donaiion of 25 g lus 2 g cr day,
lus food and waicr. Ai lcasi Ialf iIc
fcc is ayallc in advancc io iIc icn-
lc or Iiring sIrinc. Pricsis cosi 4 g
cr day, lus 1 g cr day cr lcvcl
and ricsis of grcaicr iIan 7iI lcvcl
sinly can'i lc Iad unlcss your nis-
sion or iri is viial io furiIcring iIc
ains of iIc ariicular dciiy or iIc
ongoing aciiviiics of iIai ricsiIood.
Cci a guidc of sonc sori!
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TIcsc Iolds arc Ionc io a fcw farncrs undcr iIc roicciion of a ninor lnigIi or succcssful warrior wIo rulcs
as a sclf-siylcd lord as far as Iis lladc will rcacI.
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B oa n e s k n
B n I o g e
TIis lridgc ovcr iIc Winding Waicr
was firsi luili ly iIc fanous advcn-
iurcr Doarcslyr. Ovcr iIc ccniurics,
scvcral lridgcs Iavc siood Icrc, iIc
nosi rcccni luili aficr iIc Tinc of
Troullcs. For nosi of iIosc ycars, a
icnorary" icni irading ciiy Ias
siood Iard ly iIc rivcr crossing.
Travclcrs in iIc Ficlds of iIc Dcad
arc warncd noi io drinl iIc waicrs
of iIc Winding Waicr downsircan of
iIc Dridgc or for aloui Ialf a day's
iravcl usircan. TIcy wcrc oi-
soncd during iIc Tinc of Troullcs
in a laiilc lciwccn Cyric and DIaal.
TIc rcscni Dridgc conncno-
raics iIis cvcni. Siaiucs io iIc iwo
gods siand ai ciiIcr cnd of iIc sionc
san, wIicI is widc cnougI for iwo
largc wagons io ass cacI oiIcr and
Ias waisi-IigI ranari walls as
iIicl as iIrcc aduli Iunan nalcs
sianding iogciIcr. Dy iradiiion, no
ioll can lc cIargcd for crossing iIc
lridgc, and no luildings can lc
crccicd on ii or so as io llocl a clcar
road on and off ii.
Today, Doarcslyr Dridgc nunlcrs
aloui 70 icnis and wagons in sun-
ncr (lus iIosc of visiiing caravans},
and aloui Ialf iIai nunlcr in win-
icr. TIc connuniiy cisis io rovidc
iravclcrs wiiI food, waicr, rcnounis,
wagon rcairs, and iIc lilc. Ii Ias
cvolvcd inio a irading ccnicr wIcrc
goods arc ccIangcd lciwccn ncr-
cIanis, or wagons lcavc onc caravan
and sio ovcr, awaiiing anoiIcr
lound for iIc sanc dcsiinaiion
iIcy'rc Icading for.
TIc connuniiy of Doarcslyr
Dridgc lacls any crnancni fcaiurcs
ccci a rougI sionc fori (lnown as
Dridgcfori} surroundcd ly a now-oi-
soncd noai. InIaliianis can rcircai
inio iIis siruciurc in iIc casc of Icavy
winicr aiiacls fron irolls, gollinlin,
or lrigandsa frcqucni occurrcncc.
Lilc iIc sinilarly nalcsIifi ciiy of
Scornulcl, wIccling and dcaling is
iIc ordcr of iIc day in Doarcslyr
Dridgc. Law and ordcr is nainiaincd
ly onc's own sword or crosslow. Scv-
cral cnicrrising local ncrcIanis do
sicady iradc sclling ligIi crosslows
and Iand crosslows wiiI rcgular or
slcc-cnvcnoncd crosslow lolis.
TIc law in iIc Dridgc, sucI as ii
is, is iIc word of owcrful advcniur-
crsnoially iIc warrior Darin
Siagwinicr and TIcslul Mirrorcyc,
ricsi of Tyr, and iIcir conanions
and allics. Darin and TIcslul sccn
io lc worling ioward walling in iIc
Dridgc connuniiy io nalc a rocr
ciiy of ii.
FicI ncrcIanis conc Icrc sccl-
ing iIc sorccrcss Alucna Halacanicr,
wIo raiscs cgasi ai Icr csiaic,
Hcariwing, urivcr of iIc Dridgc
wIcrc iIc waicr siill runs clcar.
2
Traincd siccds cosi 5,000 g cacI,
lui Alucna is rcluciani io scll iIcn
io iIosc wIo'll nisircai iIcn or
wIo'll sinly rcscll iIcn quiclly io
sonconc wIo will. Duycrs nusi sai-
isfy Icr undcr nagically assisicd
qucsiioning. Alucna is runorcd io
lc a Harcr.
2
Alucna is a N If W9.
SD
DunLag's Touen
Insicad, dolcgangcrs, organizcd
and aidcd ly foul nind flaycrs, slcw
and incrsonaicd Durlag's conan-
ions. Aficr iIc sIoclcd dwarf discov-
crcd iIc firsi incrsonaiion, Ic was
aiiaclcd ly all iIc oiIcrs and scni a
icrror-fillcd icnday franiically figIiing
Iis way around Iis own forircss,
cIascd ly nonsicrs wIo worc dwar-
vcn forns lui sougIi Iis dcaiI.
TIis nassivc, isolaicd lcc siands aio
a rocl innaclc souiI of iIc Wood of
SIar TcciI. Only advcniurcrs sIould
aroacI iIis sccningly dcscricd
forircssdcaiI awaiis wiiIin.
TIc iowcr was luili ly Durlag Troll-
lillcr, son of DolIur TIundcrac" iIc
Clanlcss. Durlag was a grcai Icro of
iIc dwarvcs, an advcniurcr wIo slcw
scvcral dragons singlc-Iandcdly and
ovcr a long and succcssful carccr
anasscd a grcai Ioard of ircasurc. Onc
dwarf wIo dwcli in iIc iowcr wiiI
Durlag for a iinc solc of roons full of
gcns and a grcai Iall sircwn wiiI
dusiy Icas of gold coins. Wc iool
wIai wc nccdcd, frccly," Ic said.
WiiI iIc aid of Iircd dwarvcs,
Durlag dug nany cIanlcrs and as-
sagcs in iIc ior and raiscd iIc lonc
iowcr alovc ii, lanning ii as a scai
wIcrc Ic could found a dwarvcn con-
nuniiy and grow old in cacc, sur-
roundcd ly Iay, roscrous lin.
In iIc cnd, alonc and viciorious, Ic
was owcrlcss io sio iIc lasi flccing
air of illiiIids. Fcarful iIcy'd rciurn,
Durlag Iircd iIc lcsi crafifoll Ic
could find in Waicrdcc and Ncvcr-
winicr and lcgan io rcluild Iis iowcr
and iIc ior lcncaiI as an claloraic
succcssion of iras, nagical wards,
sccrci assagcs, sliding rison cIan-
lcrs, and iriggcrcd wcaonscrIas
iIc nosi cicnsivc asscnlly of sucI
dcadly dcviccs in all Facrun. A succcs-
sion of scll wards wcrc addcd, linlcd
io ai lcasi iIrcc ward iolcns. Unforiu-
naicly, no onc alivc ioday lnows jusi
wIicI iolcns conirol wIai arcas. All
iIrcc funciion as lcys io ass nagically
Icld doors.
TIcsc iras arc lnown io includc
shield portals, wIicI arc carvcd sionc
sIiclds linlcd nagically so iIai a dari,
ac, or oiIcr nissilc wcaon Iurlcd
inio onc would cncrgc fron anoiIcr,
clscwIcrc in iIc iowcr. TIc sIiclds
iIcnsclvcs funciion as crnancni wiz-
ard eyes or crystal balls, allowing an
unsccn waicIcr io olscrvc fron afar.
OiIcr iras includc nassivc sionc
swing-Ianncrs sci lcIind falsc doors.
WIcn iIc doors arc ocncd, a nassivc
sionc ran lursis forward fron lcIind
iIcn io snasI inirudcrs againsi a far
wall. TIcrc arc also clinling sIafis
insci wiiI laddcrs of ncial rungs.
ToucIing ccriain rungs causcs all of
iIcn io rciraci inio iIc sionc so iIai
clinlcrs fall, or iriggcrs ncial lladcs
io sIooi oui fron iIc scans lciwccn
iIc sionc wall llocls, iransfiing
clinlcrs.
Dccly susicious of all Facrun
anyonc could lc a foc sccling io lciray
Iin for Iis gold!Durlag rcircaicd
insidc Iis iowcr, dcfcnding ii againsi
iIc advcniurcrs Ic lncw would conc,
lurcd ly ialcs iIc iraluildcrs would
incviially icll. TIcy cancand fcll or
flcd lcforc iIc iras and iIc ac of
DO
Durlag Iinsclf, wIo would crcc u
via sccrci assagcs io sirilc fron iIc
sIadows.
For scvcral ccniurics iIings wcni on
lilc iIis, as iIc incrcasingly ccccniric
Durlag livcd on fungi and nusIroons
growing in iIc dcccsi cavcrnsand,
ii is cruclly wIiscrcd, iIc lodics of
inirudcrs (aliIougI iIis Ias ncvcr
lccn sulsianiiaicd}. Ai lcngiI Ic dicd,
and rcsunally Iis loncs siill lic in
sonc inncr roon or assagc,
guardcdalong wiiI Iis ricIcsly
iIc iIousands of iras luili io dcfcnd
Iis Ionc.
Evcry scason advcniurcrs nouni
ncw ccdiiions io Durlag's Towcr
fron Daldur's Caic and Waicrdcc,
arncd ly iIc cIausiivc nas and
noics of carlicr lands. Evcry ycar, iIcy
gci a roon or iwo dcccr inio iIc
dcadly nazc lcforc giving u and
lringing lacl iIc lodics of iIosc vic-
iins iIcy could gci oui.
Unforiunaicly, in rcccni ycars iIc
iowcr Ias acquircd ncw inIaliianis: a
dozcn or norc will o' wiss iIai sccn
io worl in organizcd grous io laiilc
iIosc wIo win asi iIc iras, and iIai
fccd on iIosc wIo crisI in iIcn.
Sonc say iIc will o' wiss arc lcd or
dirccicd ly a giganiic wis wiiI fcy
scll-Iurling owcrs, lui oiIcrs rcori
sccing illiiIids acconanying iIc
wiss. Sonc Iold iIc vicw iIai iIc
nind flaycrs arc conirolling iIc wiss,
and oiIcrs iIai iIc nind flaycrs arc
scrvanis of iIc runorcd Ovcr-Wis
Knoun Word 3oKens o] ur!og's 3ouer
D3
Sonc of iIcsc arc undoulicdly
falscIow nany sucI lcys would a
wary-nindcd vcicran advcniurcr lcavc
lying aloui, anyway?lui sonc arc
ccriainly rcal (iIcy'vc worlcd in iIc
iowcr}. TIcy can lc rcnicd fron Dal-
durian conccrns (asl ai iIc DlusIing
Mcrnaid} for 1,000 g cr noniI or
norc cacI sunncr ly advcniurcrs
dazzlcd ly iIougIis of gold and glory.
A irio of iIcsc arc dcicicd on iIc rc-
vious agc.
Durlag's Towcr Ias lcconc a
Siill, iIcrc sccns as yci no sIoriagc
of rccllcss scclcrs-aficr-advcniurc,
and cvcry scason norc journcy io
Durlag's Towcr io iry io win Iis gold
and iIc rcuiaiion iIai scizing ii will
lring. Ccriain sIos in Daldur's Caic,
Waicrdcc, AiIlaila, and on iIc islc of
Miniarn do a lrisl iradc sclling ward
iolcns io Durlag's Towcr.
jusi as iIc lcsscr wiss arc. TIc iruiI
rcnains a nysicry for nowand will
lc rcvcalcd, I suscci, only ai a vcry
IigI ricc in iIc livcs of advcniurcrs.
iourisi aiiraciion. Enicrrising ncr-
cIanis in Daldur's Caic, Dcrdusl,
Dcrcgosi, and NasIlcl nouni ccdi-
iions io vicw ii for 50 g a Icad, round
iri, all ncals includcd. SucI iris usu-
ally fcaiurc Iuniing along iIc way and
always includc a dayiinc foray inio a
fcw of iIc wcll-lnown iowcr cIan-
lcrs, iIcir iras iasicfully adorncd wiiI
slclcions and warnings iIai iIc iowcr
is Iaunicd. (TIc waicr of iIc forccouri
wcll is safc io drinl, lui lonc iravclcrs
using ii sIould lcwarc lurling lrig-
ands and iIc occasional luglcar.}
Fron a ncarly can, sigIisccing
iris always rciurn io iIc lcc ly
noonligIi, io scc iIc Iaunicd forc-
couri of iIc iowcr. Sirangc crics,
Iurlcd sionc acs, and fliiiing, gIosily
aariiions arc rovidcd ly accon-
liccs of iIc iour guidcs. SucI sIan
Iorrors arc sonciincs ialcn advan-
iagc of ly wandcring will o' wiss or
lrigands, wIicI is wIy sucI ccdi-
iions siill carry a cacIci of dangcr u
and down iIc Sword Coasi, and iIc
lcgcnd of Durlag's Towcr grows fron
ycar io ycar.
I Iavc nysclf sccn onc aariiion ai
iIc iowcr gaics: iIc silcni figurc of a
rolcd nagc, sianding in nidair aloui
as IigI off iIc ground as iwo iall ncn
sianding onc on iIc oiIcr's sIouldcrs.
Hc faccd iIc iowcr, raiscd Iis Iands io
casi sonc unlnown scll, iIcn
acquircd a lool of fcar, ircnllcd, and
Iis lody was swci away as if iorn ly
unsccn winds or claws coning fron
iIc iowcr. TIis Ianion is lnow io
acar oficn, lui no onc lnows wIo
iIc nagc isor wasand wIai Ic was
doing wIcn Ic dicd so scciacularly.
D
EL1uneL
TIis ciiy is iIc farning ccnicr of iIc
Ficlds of iIc Dcad, and iis Hcllridcrs
guard and olicc noi only Eliurcl, lui
nucI of iIc farncd and sciilcd oriions
of iIc Ficlds along iIc Sluldasl Foad,
iIc Dusl Foad, and loiI lanls of iIc
Fivcr CIioniIar. TIc long airols of iIc
Hcllridcrs, 30 ridcrs sirong, ass along
iIc roads cvcry four Iours, nigIi and
day. TIc ulcc of iIc airols is aidcd
ly lodgcs (siocladcd ouiosis} laccd
siraicgically wiiIin iIcir airol arca,
wIcrc food, waicr, flannallcs,
wcaons, and frcsI nounis arc lci for
iIcn. TIcsc lodgcs arc roiccicd
againsi arson and casual iIcfi ly sirong
wards, onc of iIc iolcns for wIicI is
sIown lclow.
Eliurcl is rulcd wiscly and wcll ly
HigI Fidcr Lord DIcli, a aladin of
Hcln wIo is cvcr-vigilani wIcn ii concs
io iIc dcfcnsc of Iis ciiyand io lawlcss
clcncnis wIo nigIi slull in io do lusi-
ncss in ii. A jusi, no-nonscnsc rulcr wIo
lcads airols on iIc road as oficn as any
of Iis war caiains, DIcli lccs iIc ciiy
a clcan, law-aliding lacc, a firn ncn-
lcr of iIc Lords' Alliancc. His 2,000 Hcll-
ridcrs arc sucrlly cquicd and
iraincda fcarsonc figIiing forcc
cquallcd ly fcw realms in Facrun, Hcll-
ridcrs nusi lc slillcd ai iIc usc of Iorsc
low, lancc, and salcr lcforc iIcy arc
allowcd io ridc iIc roads,
Travclcrs can rcjoicc in iIc safciy of
Eliurcl's rcacI, wIicI cicnds as far as
Tricl along iIc Dusl Foad, as far as iIc
inicrscciion wiiI TIundar's Fidc along
iIc Sluldasl Foad io iIc noriI, as far as
Scornulcl along iIc CIioniIar
usircan, as far souiI ioward Dcrdusl
as Windsircan Lodgc (onc of iIc Hcll-
ridcr lodgcs}, and as far downsircan
along iIc CIioniIar as Sionc Eaglc
Lodgc (anoiIcr Hcllridcr lodgc}. Ii's casy
io icll iIcsc loundarics. SIcc and cai-
ilc wandcr on all sidcs wIcn you'rc
insidc iIcn, and lrusI is cui lacl, wiiI
Icdgcd and sionc-wallcd farns Icrc
and iIcrc. Ouisidc Eliurcl's sway, farns
and livcsiocl arc gonc, and scrul irccs
and sIruls arc cvcrywIcrc.
Lamomanks
Eliurcl iIrivcs on iradc. Ii's a ciiy of foll
assing iIrougI. Dargc iradc on iIc
CIioniIar nccis ovcrland iradc in iIc
ciiy wIcrc a si-wagon fcrry crosscs iIc
rivcr. TIc Icari of iIc ciiy is a cliff-sidcd
Word 3oKen o] o He!!r1der Iodge
D3
ior, a naiural sirongIold iIai was Icld ly
irolls and iIcn orcs lcforc Iunans
drovc iIcn oui and firsi sciilcd Icrc. Iis
souiI or rivcr cnd is cacd ly iIc soar-
ing iurrcis of HigI Hall, iIc casilc fron
wIicI iIc HigI Fidcr rulcs. A long,
woodcd arl runs along iIc ridgcio of
iIc IcigIis, waicrcd ly a sring iIai riscs
in iIc ccllars of HigI Hall and runs down
iIc Winicr Cardcn io cascadc off iIc ior
ai iIc noriIcrn cnd in a scciacular
scrics of falls lnown as Maidcns' Lca.
On iIc slocs around arc iIc iall, nar-
row, nany-lalconicd Ioncs of iIc
nollcs. Dclow iIis HigI Disirici arc iIc
flailands of iIc ciiy, lnown as iIc Docl
Disirici. TIc Dragoncyc Dcaling Cosicr
Ias a najor waylasc Iard ly iIc docls,
and iIc casicr's organizcd rcscncc and
iIc waicIful airols of iIc Fidcrs,
assisicd ly a iraincd and loyal guild of
Iandlcrs (goods loadcrs and unloadcrs
on iIc docls and wagons}, lcc iIis onc
of iIc safcsi doclsidc arcas in all Facrun.
To iIc casi, warcIouscs and Iovcls
crowd iogciIcr around iIc docls and
iIc cranncd sialls of SIiarra's Marlci.
TIc norc roscrous and ordcrly
Ioncs and sIos wcsi of iIc IcigIis arc
siill ari of Docl Disirici, lui arc
incrcasingly rcfcrrcd io as Wcsicrly, a
scaraiion uscd io inly clcanlincss and
roscrous succcssor, io lool ai ii
fron iIc oiIcr vicw, lazincss, sofi living,
and rcicniious arrogancc. WIaicvcr
iIc snccrs ccIangcd, no onc dcnics
iIai iIis ciiy is wcaliIy
TIc iravclcr can wandcr aloui any-
wIcrc in Eliurcl in crfcci safciy. TIc
cIicf dangcr is fron icloclcis, noi
lnifc-wiclding iIugs. No iIicvcs' guild is
iolcraicd in iIis ciiyand iIc lcsi way
io aiiraci sonc Iard qucsiioning fron a
loi of cagcr-looling Fidcrs wiiI drawn
swords is io wIiscr iIai so-and-so is a
ncnlcr of or sucI-and-sucI an inci-
dcni is iIc worl of a iIicvcs' land.
TIc inns and iavcrns of iIc ciiy arc all
fairly goodiIc lonc ccciion iIai
concs io nind is iIc oor lui cIca
Oar and Wagon WIccl Inn, and cvcn ii is
always crowdcd wiiI noisy airons. TIc
csiallisIncnis dcscrilcd in iIis guidc
arc anong iIc nosi inicrcsiingiIai is,
sIady and rougIin iIc ciiy.
Eliurcl is Ionc io a sIrinc io Tcnus
and iwo inoriani icnlcs. DoiI of iIc
icnlcs givc icnorary sIclicr and aid
io iIc dcvoui. Hcln's SIicldIall is a
largc Ioly forircss rulcd ovcr ly HigI
WaicIcr Dcrclduin SIondar, also lnown
as Dcrcld iIc Jusi, a sicrn ricsi wIo
lcads as nany Fidcr airols as Lord
DIcli. TIc HigI Harvcsi Honc, a icnlc
io CIaunica, is rcsidcd ovcr ly HigI
Harvcsinasicr Daulauvin OrcgIonc
of iIc nosi goddcss-favorcd scrvanis of
CIaunica in all Facrun.
DA
The Bem1 HeLm
Tavern
TIis doclsidc iavcrn is Eliurcl's
rowdicsi divc. Ii is a lrawling ii
visiicd ly iIosc wIo lilc io gci
iIorougIly drunl and iIcn Iavc a
good figIi.
Iis signloard is visillc fron afar: a
lrigIily olisIcd, giganiic war Icln
Ianging fron a sar on a sioui cIain.
TIc Icln was worn ly a giani in a
long-ago laiilc jusi noriI of Eliurcl. Ii
is lcni Ialfway u ai a sIar anglc io
iIc rigIi as a rcsuli of a lcaing dwarf
ling's ac. TIc dcaiI of iIc giani was
iIc oiIcr rcsuli.
TIc Icln now scrvcs as a lcacon
for lrawlcrs fron all ovcr iIc ciiy, as
wcll as visiiing advcniurcrs and car-
avan guards. Don'i conc Icrc if you
wani io rcla, cnjoy sonc ninsirclry
or quici, or conduci a liiilc lusincss
in cacc. All iIc flying ianlards
nalc ii Iard io conccniraic.
The PLace
Inaginc a largc ocn larn wiiIoui a
lofi, iis Ianncrlcan cciling coscd.
Add a fcw driftglobes (wIicI arc ficd
in lacc, wcll alofi, and scrvc io Icai
iIc iavcrn as wcll as ligIi ii}, a flag-
sionc floor, and rusiy ncial
claddingnainly nadc of old
sIiclds, Ianncrcd flaion all walls
and illars, iIai coniinucs as IigI u
as ossillc. Pui a lar ai onc cnd, siaff
ii wiiI lurly, Iairy-arncd warriors
wIo can iIrow Iard and accuraicly,
cqui iIcn a fcw Iand crosslows
and slcc-cnvcnoncd lolis io qucll
najor rollcns, and fii cacI roof il-
lar wiiI cllow-IcigIi surround iallcs
for Iolding drinls. Fill iIc lacc wiiI
iIirsiy airons, scrvc oicni alc,
sioui, and sIcrry in casily lrolcn
cariIcnwarc ianlards io cui down on
faialiiics, and siand lacl and waicI
iIc figIis.
The Pnospec1
TIc Hcln Ias a no-wcaons rulc.
Pairons arc inviicd io cIccl wcaons
ai iIc door ly a curvaccous lass wIo
wcars a diffcrcnilui always wildly
daringcosiunc cacI nigIi. Two
firn lui fricndly ciiins arncd wiiI
cluls iurn away anyonc wIo rcfuscs
io surrcndcr olvious wcaons.
TIcy'rc laclcd u ly iIc doorclcrl.
SIc's a nagc of ninor owcr wIo
lccs a wand of paralyzation Iandy.
Dcsiic iIcsc rccauiions, sial-
lings ai iIc Hcln arc frcqucni, and
iIc local sIrinc io Tcnus (iIc Hand
TIai Swings iIc Sword} dirccis any
visiiing ricsis of iIc war god in nccd
of funds io scnd sonc iinc in iIis
iavcrn's lacl roon, Icaling iIc
woundcd. Tyical fccs arc 1,000 g
cr scll alicd.
The Pnooemoen
amo 1he PnIces
All drinls arc 2 c cr ianlard, and
no food is availallc. Availallc drinls
includc undisiinguisIcd ligIi and
darl alcs, a sioui wiiI a vcry rolusi
cIaracicr, and anlc quaniiiics of
rougI, sirong sIcrry. PoucIcs of ic
iolacco arc 6 c cacI. LigIisfron
iacrs rcacIcd across iIc lararc
frcc.
DS
A PaIn
o[ BLack Am1Lens
Tavern
properIy), lhis cozy pIace is a naze of
slone supporl piIIars, Iov, nassive
overhead leans, and dark, nassive
furnilure saIvaged fron oId viIIas and
caslIes. If lhings are loo dark lo see an
inleresling-Iooking nap or nissive,
This lavern slands on lhe vesl side of one of lhree lIue-hued rif|g|cocs can
Maidenslridge Slreel, jusl soulh of le caIIed for~lul lhis viII drav lhe
vhere il svings veslvard lo cross lhe allenlive eyes of nany palrons in lhe
lridge il is naned for and run
around lhe norlhern end of lhe cen-
lraI heighls of lhe cily lo Iink up vilh
WeslerIy. ulside lhe cily, A Iair of
BIack AnlIers is lhe lesl knovn of
LIlureIs laverns lecause ils lhe galh-
ering pIace for lhose vho seek adven-
lure. Id, relired varriors, young and
lrighl-eyed vouId-les, and veary
advenlurers aIike aII cone here.
Ialyrinlhine, nany-IeveIed laproon.
The Pnospec1
The vaIIs of A Iair of BIack AnlIers
are decoraled over lhe lar vilh a lruIy
giganlic rack of anlIers. I cIinled up
on lhe lar~as nany olhers have done
lefore~lo neasure lhen, narveIing.
Theyre fuIIy 2O feel across! The vaIIs
are aIso dolled vilh lhe reIics and lro-
phies of nany advenlurers: oId,
nolched and scarred veapons, spIil
shieIds, lhe heads, laiIs, and cIavs of
sundry shocked-Iooking, dusly, Iong-
dead nonslers, and fading naps,
lIoodslained and covered vilh angry
error-correcling scrillIes, of oId cas-
lIe dungeons, dvarven hoIds, lonls,
and olher sullerranean conpIexes
lhal presunalIy once heId rich lrea-
sures. (Sone of lhese naps nay veII
le paIpalIe forgeries.)
No advenlurers visil lo LIlureI is con-
pIele vilhoul a slop al lhe AnlIers.
Many advenlures have legun in ils
laproon~and nany nore IikeIy viII.
The AnlIers is |nc pIace lo hear gossip
aloul advenluring, join a land, hire
svordsvingers for a pIan of your ovn,
or gel hired lo carry oul anolher
dreaners pIan. Need a curse Iifled or
sone olher speII casl` The palrons
here viII knov vho lo caII on and
vhere lhey can le found, for lhe price
of a lankard. Wanl lo hear laIes lhal
chiII lhe lIood or spIendid songs of
daring deeds` This is lhe pIace. Wanl
lo inpress a IikeIy Iooking young lIade
of lhe olher sex` Bevare~sone of
lhen nay le doppIegangers or
shapeshifling nages~lul lhen, you
vanled advenlure. . . .
The Pnooemoen
The PLace
le Wood-paneIed, dinIy Iil, and apl lo
snoky (lhe firepIace doesnl drav
The hearliIy cheerfuI slaff of lhe
AnlIers are aII ex-advenlurers of a greal
variely of ages, races, and appearances.
They pour oul drinks vilh generous
hands~no one need feeI sIighled here.
ne can aIso purchase saIled liscuils,
sIals of sharp-lasling onion cheese,
river cIans, and gurdals (pan-fried,
DG
ccr-siccd nusIroons in a nclicd
cIccsc laiicr}.
The PnIces
Alc is 3 c cr ianlard (largc, laiicrcd
cwicr rcscrvoirs} or 7 c cr Iand lcg,
sioui is 5 c cr ianlard, and winc
siaris ai 6 c cr iallglass and riscs io 9
c a glass for iIc lcsi viniagcs. SIcrrics,
zzar, and lrandics arc all 1 s cr iall-
glass. Elvcrquissi, iIc nosi ccnsivc
drinl in iIc Iousc, is 4 g cr iallglass.
All scrvings of rovcndcr arc 6 c a
laic, wIicI rovidcs a ligIi ncal. Two
laics would scrvc as a nicc rcasi.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc Anilcrs Ias aloui as nany Iiddcn
ircasurc lcgcnds as any drinling
Iousc associaicd wiiI advcniurcrs.
TIc airons Iavc adoicd onc lardic
lallad (givcn following} as iIcir favoriic
drinling song. TIis song is a nigIily
favoriic ai iIc Anilcrs. Woc lcfall any
ninsircl wIo sIows u io lay wiiIoui
a scnsiiivc nasicry of iiiIc aliliiy io
sing and lay ii wiiI nournful, nacalrc
slill. Ii's a lardic siandard, lui Icrc ii
Ias iIc rcvcrcd siaius of an aniIcn io
fallcn conradcs, roud advcniurcrs siill
livingand iIc darl Iunors of gods.
wIo nusi lc acascd.
Sonc of iIcn nay cvcn lc iruc. TIc
siaff would lilc nc io ncniion iIai iIc
onc aloui iIc sacls of gold lcing Iid-
dcn undcr iIc loards of iIc iaroon
is falsc. TIcy'rc iircd of airons irying
io ry u loards wIcn iIcy iIinl no
onc's looling, and cvcry singlc loard's
lccn u scvcral iincs ly now.
D7
TLe KnIgLts oI vugon own
Riding, riding across the plain,
See them riding home again.
Bright their shields, bright their chain
The Knights of Dragon Down.
They have gone where shadows creep.
Their blades a bloody harvest reap.
Another dragon put foreer asleep
By the Knights of Dragon Down.
On their fingers gem rings gleam.
Of such baubles, the very cream
Falls into the hands, in a steady stream,
Of the Knights of Dragon Down.
In a dark hall a lady sits alone,
Her bright eyes gleam as white as bone.
Her dark spells a-hunting roam
For the Knights of Dragon Down.
With cruel smile, a web she weaves.
From each might, his soul she cleaves.
Armored bones are all she leaves
Of the Knights of Dragon Down.
Riding, riding, their skulls a-grin
Past the gates, the Knights ride in.
Sorcery now their souls doth spin
Of the Knights of Dragon Down.
Ladies scream at the touch of bone,
As skeletal Knights come riding home.
Undead now, foreer to roam,
Are the Knights of Dragon Down.
Minsircls uscd io add a vcrsc io iIc
cnd of iIis, laic ai nigIi:
Hear them riding, nearer outside.
Never sleeping, doomed to ride.
Theres no place where you can hide
From the Knights of Dragon Down.
TIis vcrsc Ias lccn ouilawcd in
Eliurcl, lccausc sonc ficndisIly cvil
arcInagc of iIc ciiy wovc a sunnon-
ing scll inio iIc words iIai swifily
lrougIi undcad io wIocvcr sang
iIcn. TIcy'rc siill wIiscrcd across
nany a dying canfirc in iIc Fcalns
ly iIosc lravc (or foolisI} cnougI io
risl iIc coning of scvcn slclcial war-
riors riding as nany slclcial Iorscs
or wIaicvcr lcsscr undcad sIow u
insicad.
3
3
Elninsicr can sing, lui can'i wriic down iuncs as wc do. Hc says iIis lallad is usually cIanicd io a darl, iniri-
caic Iar nclody in Facrunlui ii can lc sung io a quiic diffcrcni nclody: iIc iunc of iIc iradiiional Ccliic song
of our world, Down ly iIc Sally Cardcns."
DS
GaLLougan's Imm
Inn
TIis ransIacllc, wcll-worn inn
srawls in all dircciions in iIc nidsi
of Eliurcl's doclsidc sioclyards, lool-
ing jusi lilc iIc sidcr wcl of clun-
sily linlcd luildings iIai ii is. Wcll
lnown for iis affallc Iosi, Culdin Cal-
lowgar, ii's also lnown as iIc Manurc
Pilc io foll of dclicaic noscs wIo'vc
Iad io siay iIcrc in Ioi sunncr
wcaiIcr.
The PLace
Callowgar's Inn is an aronaiic asscn-
lly of nisnaicIcd warcIouscs. Ii's
warn and dinly lii insidc, cvcn
cozylui iIc furnisIings arc sinlc,
iIc farc cvcn norc so, and iIc sicncI
of wcll-roiicd cow dung crncaics
cvcryiIing.
The Pnospec1
Callowgar's Inn is fanous lccausc of
iis Iosi, a rciircd advcniurcr of
naiurc ycars wIo sccns io lnow
cvcryonc and cvcryiIing in iIc Coasi
lands and io Iavc a fingcr, or ai lcasi
an invcsincni, in alnosi cvcry irad-
ing or sIiing conany ncniioncd
in iIis guidc! Culdin Callowgar disIcs
oui advicc on wIcrc io locaic alnosi
anyonc or anyiIing, and is lnown io
sonsor caravans and advcniuring
lands.
The Pnooemoen
Food docsn'i Iavc io lc scciacular
wIcn cvcryiIing snclls of nanurc
lui Callowgar Iinsclf iIrivcs on wIai
DD
Ic fccds gucsis: slals of saliy lrcad,
wcdgcs of sIar-siccd local cIccsc,
laics of rivcr ninnows fricd in cggs
and scasoncd wiiI a Iini of iansy and
a scani Iandful of crusIcd wayflow-
crs, and oriions of sicw ladlcd fron
iIrcc sali sicw ois. Onc oi coniains
Iarc, onc iroui, and onc sIrins and
clans lrougIi u iIc Fivcr CIioniIar
ly largc.
The PnIces
Mcad is 1 s cr flagon, and alc is 6
c cr ianlard. All laiicrs and sicw
lowls arc 5 g, lui iIis includcs iwo
iallglasscs or ianlards. Foons arc 4
io 10 g cr nigIi, varying ly sizc and
locaiion. Mosi arc 6 g. TIcy includc
Ioi laiIs and sialling.
TnaoeLens' Lone
Callowgar's is a favorcd dcsiinaiion
ly iIosc wIosc coins arc fcwcsc-
cially if iIcy'rc involvcd wiiI caravans
or arc advcniurcrs. His sonsorsIi
of an advcniuring grou is said io
cosi a crccniagc of wIai ircasurc ii
nigIi find. Funor rcoris Iis wcaliI
as siaggcring, lui iIcrc's no sigI of ii
aloui Iis inn ai lcasi. TIcrc arc wIis-
crs Ic's narricd io iIc IaugIiicsi of
Eliurcl's noliliiy, an aarcnily unai-
iacIcd lady of dccadcni iasics and
cndlcss ariics wIosc iall-iurrcicd
Ionc ovcrlools iIc ciiy's gardcns.
Ii is ccriain iIai Culdin can gci
fron lacc io, lacc swifily and oficn
unsccn, and iIai Ic docs lnow an
asionisIing nunlcr of follin nany
ciiics, and fron all walls of lifc. Many
gucsis conc io siay jusi io qucsiion
Iin or io cIai.
Phom1n's UmIconm
Inn
TIis fanous inn is nancd for iIc ally,
lifclong fricnd, and ossillc lovc of
iIc long-dcad nagc PIoniyr Wondcr-
sclla glowing unicorn wIosc
Ioovcs ncvcr ioucI iIc ground. Sonc
say iIc scldon-sccn unicorn is a
nanifcsiaiion of iIc goddcss Miclilli.
OiIcrs swcar sIc is a olynorIcd
sorccrcss iIai PIoniyr lovcd wIo is
iracd forcvcr in unicorn forn
PIoniyr could noi frcc Icr fron
nagic grcaicr iIan Iis own. Siill
oiIcrs say ii is Luruc or Silvcrynoon,
iIc Divinc Dcasi. Culi of iIc Unicorn
ncnlcrs lougIi iIc inn io lc ncar
iIc unicorn. TIcy iyically fall on
iIcir lnccs and cIani wiiI adoraiion
wIcn ii is sccn.
The PLace
PIoniyr's Unicorn is a slcndid csial-
lisIncni of dcc grccn carcis, fcrns
in Ianging laslcis, din ligIiing fron
siraicgically laccd glowing globes,
and curiaincd, canoicd lcds. TIc
inn's adornncnis cclclraic iIc
fanous unicorn in nany carvings,
ainicd sIiclds, and iacsirics. Quiic
a fcw of iIcsc inagcs arc cncIanicd
so as io glow lluc-wIiic, jusi as iIc
rcal unicorn docs.
TIc inn Ias a winc ccllar as good
as any io lc found in Waicrdcc (for
conarallc riccs, ioo}, scvcral
loungcs and ncciing roons for iIc
usc of gucsis, and a finc dining roon.
Dry wIiic Iousc winc, sliccd cIccsc,
and salicd liscuiis arc always ai Iand
on irays cvcrywIcrc aloui, frcc for
iIc ialing. Foons arc sacious, drafi-
frcc, and quici iIanls io iIc iacs-
irics iIai Iang cvcrywIcrc. TIcsc arc
dcc grccn lilc iIc carcis, and cacI
is adorncd wiiI iIc glowing lluc-
wIiic Icad of a waicIful unicorn.
Eagcr, sofi-solcn, iIougIiful
Iunan siaff ncnlcrs of loiI sccs
drcsscd in grccn unicorn-adorncd
livcry novc quicily aloui iIc inn, scc-
ing io cvcry nccd of iIc gucsis. TIcy
cvcn lay loard gancs or cards wiiI
lorcd or loncly airons, iIougI noi
for noncy.
The Pnospec1
WIaicvcr iIc unicorn's iruc naiurc
nay lc, iIc rcccnily inrovcd inn
siands on iIc siic of PIoniyr's Iousc,
wIicI lurncd down undcr nysicri-
ous circunsianccs aficr iIc arcI-
nagc's dcaiI. TIc unicorn is sccn on
nisiy nigIis in or ncar iIc inn, ranc-
ing aloui and iIcn galloing away in
ccric silcncc. Lcgcnd says iIai iIosc
wIo follow ii and can lcc ii in sigIi
will lc lcd io ricI ircasurc. Noi sur-
risingly, iIc inn Ias lcconc a
favoriic Iauni of novicc advcniurcrs,
wIo Iang aloui cacI nigIi wiiI
rcady-saddlcd Iorscs or nagical
ncans of fligIi, Ioing iIc unicorn
will acar.
The Pnooemoen
Food ai iIc Unicorn consisis of all iIc
usual gravy-drcncIcd roasis and fricd
rooi vcgciallcs, lus a fcw noiallc
disIcs, sous ronincni anong
iIcn. For conscrvaiivc iasics, iIcrc's
loar Iocl sou. TIosc wIo lool
3OO
uon iIcir sionacIs as irusicd
fricnds will cnjoy iIc cold oiaio-and-
lccl sou and iIc Ioi Icasani iail
sou. TIis lasi sou is an Eliurian
favoriic, and is nancd for iIc iIrcc
Icasani fcaiIcrs siood u as dccora-
iion lcsidc cacI lowl. Ii's aciually a
iIicl sinncrcd siocl of wIai snall
ganc fowl iIai can lc Iad and, in
csiallisIncnis lcss Ioncsi iIan iIis
onc, snall rodcnis.
TIc sous arc scrvcd lcforc Icav-
icr nain disIcs. TIc cools ai iIc
Unicorn cccl ai sIarl sicals fricd
in sccd oil, and ai roasi loar wiiI all
iIc irinnings. TIc dclicious sIadc
of lrown iIai iIcy nanagc io cool
iIc ouisidc of iIc wcll-scasoncd
roasis io is cnougI io sci onc's
nouiI io waicring.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc Unicorn Ias ai lcasi 20 unicorn
sigIiings a ycar, and a fcw advcniur-
crs fasi and lucly cnougI io follow
iIc ciIcrcally lcauiiful crcaiurc
Iavc lcconc vcry ricI. Two lands
wcrc lcd io IiiIcrio unlnown, alan-
doncd dwarvcn Iolds ncar iIc ciiy
and found sioclilcs of gold, silvcr,
and finc orcs, and anoiIcr grou lii-
crally fcll inio an ancicni nagc's
ionl in iIc woods!
Foons arc 16 g a Icad cr nigIi.
Sialling is 2 g cira. Evcningfcasi
cosis anoiIcr 1 g. TIis includcs a
dcligIiful loiilc of iIc Iousc winc.
Morc winc cosis 6 g or norc cr
loiilc.
The PnIces
3O3
GuLLkIm
TIis Ialfling villagc lacls an inn or
iavcrn, lui ii is iIc ncarcsi sciilcncni
io iIc advcniurcrs' lurc of Durlag's
Towcr, and so ii oficn scrvcs as a
suly lasc for inircid clorcrs of
iIc iowcr. TIis siiuaiion lcascs iIc
local Ialfling ricsis, wIo arc oficn
callcd uon io Ical for Iirc, wIicI
cnricIcs iIc connuniiy. Ii's oiIcr-
wisc a slccy, unrcnarlallc lacc of
sIcIcrds, wool wcavcrs, and oiIcr
farncrs.
Cullylin's own clain io fanc is lcss
wcll lnown iIan Durlag's Towcr, lui
is as valuallc io advcniurcrs wIosc
lucl is wiiI iIcn. Cullylin siands
Iard ly iIc siic of Fircwinc Dridgc, an
Gu!!gK1n Word 3oKen
clvcn irading iown dcsiroycd in a sor-
ccrous ducl so nigIiy iIai ii cIangcd
iIc coursc of a sircan so iIai iIcrc's
no rcason for a lridgc of any sori
iIcsc days. TIc ducl lcvclcd iIc iown
and lcfi a largc wild nagic arca iIai
crsisis ioday, sonc 200 winicrs laicr,
jusi casi of iIc wood loi and fisIond
iIai narls iIc casicrn cdgc of iIc
Ialfling villagc. Ii sircicIcs noriI as
far as iIc Ioncy rcndcrcrs' sIacl in
iIc noriI wood loi and as far souiI as
iIc lrcwcry (a luilding sIarcd ly all
iIc Ialflings, wIo gaiIcr on iis sics
for a snolc and a cIai in good
wcaiIcr}.
Fircwinc Dridgc ioday is sinly a
sircicI of ovcrgrown rulllca fal-
low ficld uscd ly no onc. TIc local
Ialflings warn visiiors noi io can
iIcrc or dig in iIc ficld, lui don'i do
anyiIing againsi iIosc wIo do
ccci io waicI in casc sonc luricd
dangcr is unlcasIcd.
Local lcgcnd says sonc of iIc foll
of Fircwinc didn'i crisI in iIc scll
laiilc, lui wcrc iransforncd inio
frogs, slugs, flaiworns, lizards, iur-
ilcs, and iIc lilcand iracd in
iIosc forns. Sonc nay siill survivc.
For iIis rcason, locals don'i lill snall
crawling iIings. Sonc lass oncc inad-
vcricnily frccd a wizard, onc local ialc
gocs, and cndcd u narrying Iin.
Fircwinc Dridgc Ias yicldcd u
nagical ircasurc, nosily snall irad-
ing iicns sucI as nagnciic, nonrusi-
ing nails and silcs, snall crysial
sIcrcs iIai glow wiiI coniinuous
inncr ligIi (Iuc and inicnsiiy ncvcr
varying}, irilc-silcd lightning wards
(lcli-worn dcviccs iIai forcc ligIining
3O
lolis away fron iIc wcarcr}, spark-
stones iIai can lc connandcd io
roducc firc-igniiing sarls wIcn-
cvcr dcsircd, and glass guardeyes
(singlc cyc cuss iIai oncc a day can
lc nadc io rcvcal all wcaons on iIc
lody of any lcingiIai is, iIc loca-
iion and ouilincs of all iicns iIc iar-
gci crcaiurc iIinls arc wcaons}.
Morc rarcly, iicns of grcaicr owcr
iurn u, sucI as Ialf-nasls iIai con-
fcr infravision and iIc aliliiy io scc
invisillc lcings and iicns on iIc
wcarcr; lcli lucllcs iIai nagically
ialc away iIc cffccis of a good dcal of
wcigIi (aloui iIai of a lurly crson},
allowing iIc lcli wcarcr io carry
Icavy loads, sucI as iIc lody of a
woundcd or slccing fricnd, as if iIcy
wcrc noiIing; or rings iIai can call
u a sccific ninor scll oncc a day,
wIcn connandcd io do so. (TIc
scll is always iIc sanc scll, usually
mending or Tensers floating disc.)
TIc foll of Cullylin don'i go lool-
ing for sucI iIings iIcnsclvcsio do
so, iIcy lclicvc, inviics nisforiunc
duc io iIc nalicc of iIosc wIo dicd
and do noi slcc." A fcw rcsidcnis
Iavc lougIi sonc iicns fron iIosc
wIo did find iIcn, and will scll iIcn
for scvcral Iundrcd gold coins cacI.
TIc IigI ficld iIai was oncc
Fircwinc Dridgc is covcrcd in cIcsi-
IigI grass and siuddcd wiiI ilcs of
rulllc and snall, oficn Iiddcn, Iolcs
dug ly ircasurc-scclcrs. SoncwIcrc
ai iIc loiion of onc Iolc is iIc way
inio an undcrground conlc of
linlcd cIanlcrsoncc iIc ccllars of
a irading conanysaid io Iold
ricIcs Icavily guardcd ly golcns and
oiIcr nagically aninaicd crcaiurcs.
TIc only way io ass iIcsc in safciy is
io usc a ward iolcn, wIicI iIc locals
all say iIcy lacl. Howcvcr, sucI
iolcns oficn iurn u clscwIcrc in iIc
Coasi lands, for salc ai an asling ricc
of scvcral iIousand gold icccs. Onc
is iciurcd in iIis guidc on iIc rcvi-
ous agclui I nusi warn iravclcrs
iIai ii nay noi lc iIc iruc ass iolcn!
TIc ccllars of Fircwinc Dridgc
sIouldn'i lc confuscd wiiI iIc vaulis
undcr Cullylin's lrcwcry, wIicI arc
uscd for growing nusIroons as wcll
as for sioring casls of lrcw. Funors
of an undcrground conncciion
wIicI nay or nay noi cisi
lciwccn iIc lrcwcry ccllars and iIc
luricd irading conany ccllars Iavc
causcd iIc Ialflings ycars of iroullc
wiiI Icavily arncd inirudcrs.
TIc visiior can lc assurcd of lcing
allc io luy a icni or iwo, Ialf a dozcn
onics, sonc wool, as nany woolcn
garncnis or sIcc as dcsircd, and all
iIc foodsiuffs a iravclcr nigIi nccd.
TIcrc arc no sIos in iIc villagc, lui
cvcry villagcr's in lusincss for Iinsclf.
TIc locals lilc io Iagglc ovcr riccs,
lui rarcly iry io ouilid cacI oiIcr for
a visiior's waniswIcn onc is ialling
wiiI a visiior, oiIcrs siay clcar.
In gcncral, iIc Ialflings of Cullylin
sccn io lilc iIcir rivacy norc iIan
nosi of iIc snall folliIcy lilc io
siroll ly iIcnsclvcs, singing or Iun-
ning or jusi siiiing and iIinling, a loi.
TIcy sccn io avoid loud fcsiiviiics
and roisicring and io avoid visiiors
wIo iry io draw iIcn inio sucI
iIings. Ecci for iIc ruins, Cullylin
is a lcasanily loring villagc.
3O3
heLoIm's Nask
TIis snall rivcr Ianlci is locaicd on
iIc casi lanl of iIc CIioniIar Ialfway
lciwccn Scornulcl and Dcrdusl.
4
A
snall fisIing, Iuniing, and farning
connuniiy, QIcldin's Masl was
rcccnily iIc siic of a finc inn, Si
Sanglcsiars, lui ii lurncd down sonc
winicrs ago and Iasn'i lccn rcluili.
TIcrc's no local acconnodaiion avail-
allc io iravclcrs now. QIcldin's Masl is
lnown ioday for iIc finc riding Iorscs
rcarcd on local farns.
TIc Ianlci was foundcd ly QIcldin,
iIc Maslcd Magc, sonc 300 winicrs
ago. In Iis Ionor, ly long-sianding cus-
ion, woncn of iIc Ianlcidcsccn-
danis of iIc wizard's scrvaniswcar
nasls ai wcddings, fcasis, and oiIcr
inoriani occasions. TIcsc arc usually
full-faccd nasls of llacl vclvci or coi-
ion wiiI cycIolcs sIacd and dccoraicd
lilc iIc long-lasIcd, linid cycs of a
couricsan. TIc nasl cdgcs arc adorncd
as iIc nalcr lcascs. TIcy arc oficn
sirung wiiI iasscls, iiny lrass lclls,
danglc gcns, or ncis of sarlling cloiI.
QIcldin is long dcad. His iowcr Ias
fallcn inio rulllc, iis sioncs icsicd oncc
ioo oficn ly iIc sclls of journcynan
wizards sccling Iiddcn nagical irca-
surc. QIcldin's iowcr is Iaunicd ly iIc
wizard's gIosi, wIo lccs waicI ovcr
iIc ovcrgrown rulllc iIai was oncc Iis
Ionc. A golcn was oncc found Icrc,
and a Iollow illar yicldcd u sonc
sclllools quiic rcccnily, lui iIc only
iIings rcgularly dug u arc Iands-
loiI dangcrous crawling claws iIai
aiiacl iIcir findcrs, and iwo soris of
nagical iicns nadc ly iIc wizard.
5
TIc siic is callcd iIc Crovc of Hands
lccausc of iIcn. Crawling claws lurl
and scuiilc Icrc anid iIc irccs.
Funors say iIc inn
6
also Icld Iid-
dcn nagic, and sincc iIc inn lurncd
down, lands of lrigands and advcniur-
crs Iavc scvcral iincs dug u loiI
iowcr and inn. (As iIc locals dryly ui
ii, ii's oficn Iard io icll iIc lrigands and
iIc advcniurcrs aari.} TIc inn Ias
yicldcd u noiIing norc inicrcsiing
iIan a fcw llaclcncd coins and a snalc
iIai Iad ialcn u rcsidcncc in iIc Ialf-
luricd ccllar.
4
For iIc locaiion of QIcldin's Masl, scc iIc na in iIc cniry on Aslravn in iIc cIaicr on Sunsci Valc.
5
For nagical dciails, scc Acndi III of iIis guidc.
6
TIc inn was lricfly Ionc io an advcniuring land, iIc grandly nancd Dluc Sword Lcgion, wIicI ncvcr Iad
norc iIan 12 ncnlcrs.
3OA
5conmubeL
Scornulcl is iIc Caravan Ciiy a srawl-
ing lacc of warcIouscs, addocls, and
sioclyards. Ii is a ciiy of iravcling ncr-
cIanis wiiI a oulaiion iIai can
incrcasc cigIifold in a good sunncr,
sifold during nosi iravcling scasons. Ii
Ias no walls and is a lacc of rcady
swords and waicIful rcsidcnis. TIcrc
Iavc lccn norc iIan a fcw raids on ii
ly luglcars, Iolgollins, and iIc lilc,
ariicularly in IarsI winicr wcaiIcr,
wIcn ganc is scarcc. TIicvcs and
dolcgangcrs arc a consiani rollcn.
TIis rougI-and-iunllc lacc is iIc
closcsi iIing sonc caravan ncrcIanis
Iavc io a Ionc. Ii srawls along iIc
noriIcrn lanl of iIc Fivcr CIioniIar
wIcrc iIc Tradc Way nccis iIc waicrs.
Fron Scornulcl's docls a fcrry crosscs
iIc rivcr. Many sliffs, narrowloais, and
largcs nalc runs along iIc CIioniIar
as far usircan as Dcrdusl (wIcrc
raids rcvcni iravcl onward}, as far
downsircan as Daldur's Caic, and as far
u iIc Fivcr FcacIing as Hills Edgc and
a fcw rancIcr's docls usircan of ii.
Old, sIar-iongucd Lady FIcssajan
Anlcrnanilc rulcs iIc ciiy, assisicd ly
iIrcc Lord HigI Advisors (rciircd ncr-
cIanis} in consuliaiion wiiI a council of
ncrcIanis. Hcr ionguc and worldwisc
siraiagcns Iavc carncd Icr iIc iiilc iIc
Old Vicn," lui sIc's gcncrally lovcd
or ai lcasi rcsccicdanong Scornu-
lians. SIc can wIcln a nounicd niliiia
and scouis Icadcd and cquicd ly iIc
Fcd SIiclds ncrccnary conany and
Ias a waicI of wcll-iraincd and wcll-
Ii's lccn said iIc goods and ricIcs of
Ialf of Facrun ass iIrougI Scornulcl,
lui iIc ciiy iisclf is lnown as iIc sourcc
of nucI nuiion and wool, ncdicincs
concocicd ly local ariisans, ncrcIani
scrviccs (wagon rcairs, noncylcnding
and a laricr fair}, and iIc irading, irain-
ing, and docioring of nounis and lcasis
of lurdcn. Dusincsscs and iIc luildings
iIai Iousc iIcn cIangc fron scason io
scason or cvcn norc raidly, and
Scornulcl Ias fcw crnancni land-
narls. Onc ncvcr nccd ay for a nigIi's
rcsi unlcss onc wanis a lcd, laiI, or
siallcscvcn in cold winicr wcaiIcr
you'll scc foll lurrowing inio Iay ilcs
io Iollow oui warn lcds, and on Ioi
sunncr nigIis nany foll lic down
anid iIcir siocl in iIc addocls, sur-
roundcd ly saddlcs and saddlclags io
lcc iIc lcasis fron sicing on iIcn.
cquicd soldicrs assisicd ly loiI
ricsis and nagcs. TIc ciiy Ias nany
sIrincs and visiiing clcrgy., lui only onc
icnlc, iIc Hcaling Housc of LaiI-
andcr, wIicI is nucI callcd uon io
Ical injurcd iravclcrs of all faiiIs.
Lamomanks
Scornulcl Ias a fcw inicrcsiing sois
7
iIc firsi-iinc iravclcr sIould lc awarc
of luricd anid all iis nany warcIousc
conlccs, all of wIicI lcar largc
ladgcs of iIc cosicrs or conanics iIcy
lclong io, and so arc casily idcniificd.
Mosi of iIcsc arc clusicrcd around iIc
snall, nuddy Iarlor. TIc roiiing, aro-
naiic sialls of iIc fisI narlci siand
lcsidc iIc fcrry docl on iIc wcsi arn of
iIc Iarlor. TIc sniiIy of Kacrus
7
A na of Scornulcl can lc found in A Grand Tour of the Realms, iIc largcsi loollci in iIc rcviscd cdiiion of iIc
FOFCOTTEN FEALMS Campaign Setting lo, or in iIc FOFCOTTEN FEALMS Adventures Iardlound lool.
3OS
TIanladar and iIc crowdcd yards of
Arlaras iIc SIiwrigIi occuy iIc casi
arn. Kacrus worls nainly on wIccl
rins and uscful ironnongcry sucI as
Iools, Iingcs, Iass, and nails, lui can
iurn oui sinlc arnor and wcaons.
Arlaras is a Iugc, lcardcd giani wiiI a
crciual ficrcc crcssion wIo lccs
all iIc rivcr loais running and owns iIc
fcrry.
Fron iIc Iarlor roads radiaic oui in
all dircciions. On iIc lacl road of iIc
largcsi and nosi roscrous llocl of
sIos on iIc casi sidc of iIc Tradc Way
siands Scornulcl Hall, scai of iIc local
govcrnncni. Ii's iIc lacc you can Icar
all iIc arguing coning fron. Ii is found
iIrcc llocls u fron iIc docls, jusi
noriI of iIc inicrscciion iIai lordcrs
iIc Wall, wIicI is an ocn-air ullic
ncciing lacc and narlci. Eljan, door
wardcn of iIc Hall, can givc dircciions
io nosi iIings and foll.
Sonc visiiors io Scornulcl nalc
siraigIi for MoiIcr Min's, a fcsiIall of
sonc rcuic, or sccl oui AngaI Lalla, a
dcalcr in curios fron far lands wIo's
lnown all across iIc Coasi lands as a
fcncc for siolcn goods, lui fcwcr foll
lnow of iIc uscful and inicrcsiing local
nagcs: DuldaiI Andryn, CIansrin
Alun, and NciInoun Aln. TIc lcsi way
io find any of iIcsc iIrcc is io lcavc
word ai any of iIc inns or iavcrns. TIcir
agcnis will find you and guidc you io a
ncciing. Lilc nany oiIcr colc in iIis
anliiious, dangcrous ciiy iIc iIrcc lilc
sccrccy. TIc iravclcr nay lc iniiially
lcwildcrcd ly all iIc niclnancs,
aliascs, caicI Irascs, and asswords in
usc in Scornulcl.
DuldaiI luys nonsicr rcnains fron
advcniurcrs, aclagcs and rcscrvcs
iIcn, and sclls iIcn as nagical cono-
ncnis all ovcr iIc Coasi lands iIrougI a
fcw vcry loyal agcnis. Hc's a iaciiurn
gcnilcnan, and difficuli io gci io lnow
wcll lccausc of ii.
CIansrin is a sIar-iongucd sorccr-
css wIo lovcs advcniurc. SIc lovcs io
Iurl sclls inio iIc nidsi of any fray in
iIc ciiy, oficn acconanying iIc waicI
on nigIis wIcn sIc's lorcd. SIc'll lcavc
Scornulcl io rcscuc sonconc, lui wan-
dcring iIc Fcalns is noi Icr idca of
advcniurc. As sIc iold nc, if sIc siays
rigIi wIcrc sIc is in Scornulcl, All iIc
advcniurc in Facrun will conc io me!
NciInoun is a rcclusivc nagc, a sofi-
solcn, snall-Icadcd and
unrcosscssing nan wIo lccs io Iis
snall, ransIacllc Iui on iIc casicrn
cdgc of iown. TIc Iui is wardcd, and is
guardcd ly si nargoylcs, a snall forcsi
of nagically aninaicd flying daggcrs,
and oiIcr, norc nysicrious nagical
dcfcnscs, including scvcral nodificd
Evards black tentacles sclls.
NciInoun collccis rarc and unusual
sclls. If sonconc uscs a nagical iicn
or scll Ic Iasn'i Icard of in iIc ciiy,
onc of Iis agcnis will coniaci iIai
crson and offcr io iradc sonc nagical
iraining or nagical iicns for iIc ncw
iicn or scll. Hc usually scnds Iis
sirilingly lcauiiful fcnalc coolor a
projected image of Icr.
TIcrc arc oiIcr nagical fcaiurcs of
inicrcsi io iIc visiior in lusiling
Scornulcl. TIc wizard and sagc PIiraz
of iIc Naiuralisis is inicrcsicd in
urcIasing livc nonsicrs or unusual
lcasis or iIcir rclaiivcly iniaci
carcasscs. Hc's an ccri on oiyugIs,
3OG
and is cngagcd in a long-icrn siudy of
all lifc on iIc HigI Moor.
Scornulcl's lcsi losi ircasurc lcgcnd
also Ias io do wiiI nagic. SoncwIcrc
undcr iIc NigIisIadc nigIiclul
rcacIcd ly sccrci assagcs fron iIai
din, crowdcd dcn of assion, nusic,
and sIady dcalingsis iIc cryi of iIc
Wondcrncn, sonciincs callcd iIc
Wondcrnalcrs.
TIc Wondcrncn wcrc nagcs wIo
darcd nucI. TIcy icsicd iIc liniis of
nagic, iravclcd nany lancs and
sirangc worlds, and in iIc cnd iIcy
cIosc io lc consuncd ly nagic. TIcir
cryi is said io lc guardcd ly scvcral of
iIcn wIo Iavc lcconc licIcs, wIo
awaii iIc coning of wizards nigIiy
cnougI io wiiIsiand iIcir scll
aiiaclswizards wIo will iruly dcscrvc
io wicld iIc awcsonc nagics iIcy did.
If sonconc flccs iIc cryi wiiI a nagi-
cal iicn, iIc lcgcnds wIiscr, iIcsc
licIcs will Iuni iIai crson down, noi
rcsiing uniil iIc iIicf is dcsiroycd and
iIc iicn Ias lccn rcgaincd.
TIc cryi of iIc Wondcrncn is said
io lc cranncd wiiI nagical rings,
wands, rods, glovcs, dancing ioun
stones, and, ringcd ly iIc grand
caiafalqucs of iIc Wondcrncn, a Iugc
crysial sIcrc iIai inrisons an caicr-
of-nagic.
8
TIc sIcrc can lc novcd
aloui ly ncans of a Iand-sizcd conirol
sIcrc rcsiing on a cdcsial ncarly. If
ii's rclcascd, lcgcnd Iolds, ii will roan
iIc Fcalns dcvouring all nagic uniil
iIcrc's noi a scll or nagical iicn lcfi.
TIc lruic rulc of larlarians, gollinlin,
and nonsicrs will iIcn ovcrwIcln all
civilizcd foll.
Fcw Iavc sccn iIc cryi of iIc Won-
dcrncn and livcd io icll iIc ialc, iIougI
nany conc io iIc NigIisIadc sccling
iIc way io ii. TIc siaff clain io Ioncsily
noi lnow iIc way, sonc swcaring iIai
iIc sliding ancl iIai lcads io iIc rigIi
sccrci assagc novcs around fron iinc
io iinc ly iisclf.
Many norc visiiors Iavc sccn iIc
nosi fanous nagical inIaliiani of Scor-
nulcl: iIc Oclclar. TIis nigIiy nagc
crisIcdor crIas was ncrcly nagi-
cally iransforncdsonc iIiriy-odd
ycars ago. Crcai iongucs of lluc-wIiic
cold firc consuncd Iis iowcr onc nigIi,
and on iIc nci onc iIc silcni, floaiing
rcnnanis of iIc Oclclar firsi acarcd
a singlc sIining cyclall, iis gazc cold and
lcvcl, and a llaclcncd Iand and forc-
arn. Sonciincs iIcsc iwo rcnnanis
wandcr indccndcnily lui iIcy usually
acar iogciIcrand can wriic and
gcsiurc, dcnonsiraiing iIai iIcy rciain
iIc Oclclar's iniclligcncc.
TIc cyc and iIc Iand Iavc roancd
Scornulcl cvcry nigIi fron iIcn on,
gliding silcnily inio iIc nidsi of iIc
nosi rivaic ncciings and irysis, iIc
lloodicsi lrawls, and iIc coldcsi of con-
froniaiions alilc. Word of iIc silcni
rcnains of iIc Oclclar Ias srcad
across Facrun, insiring lallads and
norc iIan onc advcniuring land io
nanc iIcnsclvcs iIc Eyc and iIc Hand.
TIc Oclclar Ias lcconc a faniliar
Iauniing io Scornulians. Mosi of iIcn
Iaic Iis (or iis} coldly curious gazc and
rying wayslui nosi of iIcn can'i do
anyiIing aloui ii, and iry io ignorc Iin.
Magic sccns unallc io dcicci Iin, lcc
Iin oui, or Iarn Iin. Evcn iIc nigIiy
8
A nisIruu, dciailcd in iIc rcviscd FOFCOTTEN FEALMS Campaign Setting locd sci.
3O7
TIc iravclcr is warncd iIai Scor-
nulcl rcnains a dangcrous lacc. Many
darl dccds arc donc in iIc sIadows,
sclls of arcInagcs and iIc undcad-
llasiing owcrs of scnior ricsis arc
incffcciivc, iIougI wcaons of siccl can
Iii and Iuri iIc cyc and iIc Iand. TIc
Oclclar gocs cvcrywIcrc and ialcs an
inicrcsi in cvcryiIing, and Ias quiic
dancncd iIc ardor of nany wIo'vc
clocd io Scornulcl.
and cvcrywIcrc arc inirigucs iIai a visi-
ior can all ioo casily gci caugIi u in
only io ncci wiiI scvcral fcci of cold
siccl in an allcy or nigIiclul doorway
Tradiiional cnicriainncnis in iIc
nigIicluls of iIc ciiy includc nocl lai-
ilcs (or noi-so-nocl laiilcs} lciwccn
wcll-oilcd Iunan acrolais and non-
sicrs, nonsicrs iIai arc iraincd io
dancc or do iricls, and nonsicrs iIai
ariiciaic in concdy or scll-Iurling
acis. Talcs of various of iIcsc crforn-
crs lrcaling frcc and slaugIicring
sonc ncnlcrs of iIc audicncc wIo
wcrc irying io cscac arc iruc!
Dolcgangcrs, lanias, and oiIcr
nonsicrs allc io assunc Iunan forn
or nagical disguiscs Iavc always dwcli
in iIc Caravan Ciiyand io sonc cicni
Iavc lccn iolcraicd, if noi wclconcd,
lccausc of iIcir sccial owcrs or
lnowlcdgc, If you'rc irying io coniaci a
nind flaycr, a yuan-ii, or cvcn a
lcIoldcr and would raiIcr noi do ii in
iIc iracllcss wildcrncss ai a gravc dis-
advaniagc, iIis is iIc lacc io conc if
you can'i safcly go lclow inio iIc
Undcrdarl, wIcrc sccurc ncciing
laccs cisi, sucI as Slullori undcr iIc
grcai ciiy of Waicrdcc.
TIis is also iIc lacc ouilaws, Icirs
on iIc run fron assassins, nisfiis of all
soris, advcniurcrs down on iIcir lucl
or lacling idcas as io wIcrc io go lool-
ing for ircasurc (as wcll as dangcr,
wIicI sccns far norc casily found} all
conc. Ii's noi a lacc for iIc faini-
Icaricd or iIc fasiidious.
Unforiunaicly, iis cvcr-cIanging
naiurc nalcs iIc worl of a guidc Iard.
Pcrnancni fcaiurcs arc fcw. Sonc fol-
low in iIcsc agcslui iIc visiior is
adviscd io lcc a wcaon rcady iravcl
in a grou and ly day only uniil iIc
ciiy's lyways and currcni inirigucs Iavc
lccn scouicd, and guard wcll all ocn
dislay of wcaliI. Fcncnlcr iIai in
Scornulcl, infornaiion always Ias a
ricc, and noncycIangcrs arc cvcry-
wIcrc. Dc surc iIc noncy iIcy'rc
cIanging isn'i unwiiiingly yours.
3OS
The Dus1 Hoo[
Inn/Tavern
TIis niddling csiallisIncni siands
on iIc casi sidc of NoriIsiorn Sircci
in iIc llocl alovc iIc si-way inicr-
scciion of iIc Wall. Ii's uncciiing,
lui rclaiivcly safc and conforiallc. As
iIc nanc indicaics, ii caicrs io
drovcrs and caravan wagonfoll.
The PLace
TIc Hoof is long, narrow, and IigI-
ccilingcd, wiiI iIc ucr rcacIcs of
cvcry roon always losi in iIc gloon.
(TIcrc was a runor sonc ycars lacl
iIai a siirgc goi in and lurlcd alofi for
nosi of a scason, fliiiing down io drinl
fron slccing gucsis and iIcn Iiding
u in iIc darlncss againuniil a gucsi
wIo slci wiiI a Iand crosslow Iandy
iool carc of iIc ncnacc.} TIc sircci
lcvcl is givcn ovcr io iIc iaroon, wiiI
iIc liicIcn and ganing roons in iIc
ccllar, and iIc dining roon on iIc
floor alovc. TIc dining roon is closcd
off ai nigIi, and sIiclds iIc gucsis iry-
ing io slcc on iIc iIrcc floors alovc
soncwIai fron iIc noisc of laic nigIi
drinlcrs. Cardcrolcs, a scrving lifi,
9
and siairs arc all ai iIc lacl, linling
cacI floor. All roons lacl windows
ccci iIc froni suiic on cacI floor.
The Pnospec1
TIc clicniclc of iIc Hoof lcads io ii
lcing nciiIcr a vcry sociallc nor vcry
unlcasani lacc io visii. Mosi of iIc
drovcrs and caravan foll arc iircd
and Iungry of nigIis, lcading norc io
iIc sounds of conicnicd nuncIing
and nurnurs of Morc alc" iIan scin-
iillaiing dinncr convcrsaiion. On iIc
oiIcr Iand, fcw figIis cvcr lrcal oui,
as nosi visiiors Icrc fall ovcr inio lcd
alnosi as soon as iIcy'rc donc caiing.
The Pnooemoen
Food ai iIc Hoof consisis of iIc usual
roasis, sicws, sicancd grccns, and
in lccing wiiI iIc nanc of iIc
laccsonciIing callcd Ioof sou,
wIicI iasics raiIcr lilc lroiI of old
ncai cuis wiiI diccd old vcgciallcs in
ii and is suoscdly nadc ly loiling
iIc Ioovcs of locally slaugIicrcd livc-
siocl.
10
Drinls arc iIc usual alc, winc,
sIcrry, ncad, and winicr winc. NoiI-
ing coiic or ouisianding is scrvcd.
The PnIces
Alc is 3 c cr ianlard, and cvcry-
iIing clsc is 1 s cr flagon. All food is
2 g cr scrving. A scrving is a gcncr-
ously Icacd oval laiicr suiiallc for
a largc, Iungry soldicr or ficld
worlcr. I saw iwo clvcs sIarc onc.
TIcy lcfi foodand iIcy siaricd oui
Iungry, noi disdainful of iIc farc.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc ccllars of iIc Hoof arc said io con-
ncci wiiI old, dry scwcrs now uscd for
snugglingassagcs iIai lcad io
warcIouscs far away across iIc ciiy.
9
A scrving lifi is a lo in a sIafi, ocraicd ly ulling on a ullcy roc ly a scrvani sianding in iIc lo. TIis onc is
oficn uscd for quicl cscacs ly iIosc willing io lurn iIcir Iands of iIc roc or ialc a Iard landing ai iIc loiion.
10
Elninsicr says iIai Ioof sou is indccd nadc fron loilcd IoovcswiiI iIc oiIcr ingrcdicnis Volo dciccicd
iIrown in. Dogs loiIcr livcsiocl, iIc Old Magc noics, so iIcy'rc noi wclconc in Scornulcland so iIcy'rc ioo
fcw io dcvour all sucI offal. So," Elninsicr noicd dryly, for oncc wc Iavc io do ii oursclvcscai u, now!"
3OD
Fan Amchon
Inn
TIis largc inn siis on iIc noriI sidc of
Far Fidcr Sircci lciwccn Siunllcosi
Trail and Fcd SIiclds Foad. Ii's rol-
ally iIc lcsi acconnodaiion io lc
Iad ycar in and ycar oui in Scor-
nulcl. Duili ly a rciircd sca caiain
only 12 or so scasons lacl, iis nanc
rcfcrs io iis disiancc ly rivcr largc
fron iIc Sword Coasi.
The PLace
Largc, lrigIi roons, sinly fur-
nisIcd lui lci clcan, arc iIings io lc
ircasurcd in rougI-and-iunllc Scor-
nulclso iIis inn icnds io lc full
nosi of iIc iinc. Iis roons Iavc sioui
sIuiicrs and lacl lalconics, lui iIis
cuis down on iIicvcry and iIc frc-
qucncy wiiI wIicI cniy loiilcs arc
Iurlcd insidc of cvcningsunlcss
onc's foolisI cnougI io slcc wiiI iIc
sIuiicrs ocn.
TIc connunal dining roon (iIc
largcsi in Scornulcl} Ias iwo waicIful
guards io lcc iIings caccful. Foll
wIo arcn'i siaying ai iIc inn can
conc in and dinc for 2 s cr scrving.
Sonc foll siay Icrc rcgularly jusi for
iIc cIancc io rcla ovcr a ncal.
OiIcrs conc lccausc iIc inn Ias
fcwcr lugs iIan clscwIcrc and is ioo
ncw and clcan io Iavc nucI roon for
sccrci assagcs and iIc lilc. Iis indoor
gardcrolcs (jalcs} wcrc ncw io iIc
ciiy wIcn iIc lacc was luili, lui
iIcir lilc arc found cvcrywIcrc now.
33O
The Pnospec1
Foll ricI cnougI io Iavc sonciIing
woriI sicaling, lui noi so ricI as io
Iavc sarc coin cnougI io rcni an
cniirc Iousc io siay in or io iravcl
wiiI lodyguards in sircngiI, conc
Icrc. (Many Scornulians livc in onc
Iousc and rcni oui iIcir sccond onc
io visiiors.} Mosi gucsis conc lacl a
sccond iinc if iIcy visii Scornulcl
again. TIc clcanlincss is onc rca-
sonand iIc laiIs arc anoiIcr.
Ai iIc Far AncIor onc can laiIc in
iIc rivacy of onc's own roon or in a
largc and sicanylui warn!
laiIing cIanlcr in iIc ccllar. Many
wivcs will siay nowIcrc clsc for iIc
laiicr rcason, iIougI onc nusi
lcwarc iIc raiIcr sirong and duli-
ous-sccnicd crfuncs sold around
iIc ciiy for adding io laiI waicr.
TIcy'rc crcaicd io nasl iIc arona of
an unwasIcd lody, and iIus cvcn
wIcn diluicd iIcy'rc ai io lcavc iIc
owncrs of rcfincd noscs rccling.
TIc waicIful siaff of Far AncIor
arc all c-advcniurcrs of nany raccs.
All icnd io carry Iiddcn wcaons and
arc rcady io usc iIcn. Asl iIcn if you
nccd anyiIing; iIcy'rc Iay io Icl.
The Pnooemoen
No drinl is scrvcd ai iIc AncIor io
lcc lrcalagcs and lrawling io a
nininun. TIc farc is sinlc, of iIc
roasis, sicws, fricd oiaiocs, and
sicancd grccns sori. For iIc norc
advcniurous alaic, rivcr clans, ccls,
and frogs can all lc Iad frcsI and
an-fricd in luiicr.
CIccscs and sausagcs fron all ovcr
Facrun conc io Scornulcl, and iIis inn
sclls a sclcciion, Of iIc cIccscs, Eliurian
gray is vcry oulariIougI, sirangcly,
I saw liiilc of ii in Eliurcl iisclf. Halfling-
nadc sausagc fron Corn Or is also a
local favoriic. Ii's nadc fron squirrcl
ncai, ground nuis, and Iogs, and Ias a
disiinciivc faiiy iasic.
The PnIces
A laiicr (any nain disI} is 3 s. A
lowl (any sou or sicw} is 2 s. A
laic (rivcr farc or lrcad} is 1 c.
CIccscs and sausagcs vary wiiI iIc
going narlci riccs, lui arc usually 4
s cr wIccl for cIccsc and 1 g cr
ound for sausagc.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc AncIor is ioo ncw io Iavc
acquircd nany ialcs yci. Ii is said io
lc Iaunicd, iIougI, ly iIc unsccn
sirii of a gucsi siallcd for Iis
noncy. Cucsis Icar Iis noans and
iIc noisc of clinling coins. His lcIav-
ior would indicaic Iis Iiddcn coins
Iavcn'i lccn found yci.
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The )aoeo UmIconm
Inn/Tavern
TIis ransIacllc conlc of forncr
warcIouscs occuics iIc ccnicr of
iIc firsi llocl casi of iIc onc iIai Ias
Scornulcl Hall ai iis Icarilui asidc
fron osiiion and sizc, iIc iwo laccs
couldn'i lc norc diffcrcni. TIis
dun is roudly rcsidcd ovcr ly a
lifc-sizcd urlc unicorn sculiurc
iIai sonc wagon a darc or a lci, no
douli, and wiiI iIc aid of a levitation
scllIas ainicd iIc facc of wiiI
rougc, li scarlci, and cyc sIadow io
nalc ii lool lilc a cIca couricsan.
SoncIow ii lools fiiiing.
rougI soris go io gci lillcd in lrawls
on sonc nigIis, iIc siallcd lodics
ilc u ouisidc lilc so nucI liicIcn
rcfusc, Iurlcd oui ly iIc cools wiiI
iIc sanc carclcss casc. Ii's ccriainly
iIc only lacc in iown iIai wclconcs
(wcll, iolcraics} orcs and Ialf-orcs
anong iis clicniclcand a loi of clvcs,
dwarvcs, and Iunans wIo conc rcaci
TIc Jadcd Unicorn is noiorious, cvcn
in Scornulcl. Ii's iIc lacc wIcrc
The Pnospec1
TIis lacc is uscd rigIinindcdly only
ly iIc dcscraic and iIc oor. TIc
snall slccing roons sncll lad and
forn a warrcn of nisnaicIcd cor-
ncrs and sloing floors, a rcsuli of
conlining warcIouscs iIai oncc Iad
noiIing ai all io do wiiI cacI oiIcr.
Fai Iolcs," onc airon callcd iIcn,
vcry aily.
The PLace
The Pnooemoen
Food in iIc Unicorn ncans slals of
saliy lrcad, wcdgcs of cIccsc, lowls
of Iarc sicw, aiicrs of an-fricd iroui
(noi lad}, and cuis fron a roasi
coolcd in sialc lccrand iasiing of
ii. Drinls arc iIc ordcr of iIc day
Icrcand iIc sirongcr and rougIcr,
iIc lciicr. I advisc gucsis io dinc clsc-
wIcrc, if iIcy nusi slcc Icrc.
The PnIces
TIanlfully, all of iIis slcndor concs
cIca. All drinl is 1 c cr ianlard,
all ncals arc 2 c cr scrving, and all
roons arc 2 s a Icad cr nigIi, wiiI
anoiIcr 1 s cr nouni for sialling.
TnaoeLens' Lone
Snugglcrs and snaicI lands of local
iIicvcs oficn ncci Icrc. Talcs alound
of iIicl-slullcd, lui IcaliIy, youiIs
lcing ialcn fron Icrc io unwillingly
ursuc sailing carccrs clscwIcrc.
Dcwarc!
wiiI drawn lladcs. TIcrc's a lricf
flurry, yci anoiIcr lody, and iIcn iIc
drinling gocs on. TIanlfully, iIis
lacc Ias adoicd iIc cariIcnwarc
ianlards uscd in sonc oiIcr rougI
Iouscs io lcc iIc faialiiics causcd ly
Iurlcd drinls io a nininun.
All of iIc wild ariying iIai gocs on
in iIc iaroon, wIicI is usually
aclcd, wiiI airons sianding
crowdcd iogciIcr cllow-io-cllow,
nalcs ii a lousy lacc io iry io caicI
sonc slunlcr. If iIc din fron down-
siairs docsn'i lcc you awalc, iIc
nuiicrings of loiicrs gaiIcrcd in
adjaccni roons will.
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The RagImg LIom
Inn/Tavern
TIis largc, lui raiIcr oorly run,
csiallisIncni siands on iIc casi sidc
of iIc Tradc Way on iIc noriI cdgc of
iIc ciiy. Ii Ias iIc advaniagc of a
largc, wcll-guardcd conound io
Iold off orc and lrigand raids and a
locaiion iIai allows iinid gucsis io
avoid cnicring iIc ciiy rocror io
lcavc Iasiily, riding Iard inio iIc
nigIi, if nccd lc. Ii offcrs iIc convc-
nicncc of sccurc siallcs Iandy io iIc
nain luilding, lui noi nucI clsc.
rcnindcr of forncr grcaincss, is now
sadly sIally. A frcqucni local ranl
is io lacc iIc scvcrcd Icad of a
slaugIicrcd Iog or iIc lilc in iIc
lion's ocn, snarling jaws. Sonciincs
sucI a grisly iroIy Iidcs a ncssagc
for onc calal or anoiIcr. Oncc or
iwicc, foll Iavc lccn nurdcrcd in
Scornulcl and iIcir Icads dislaycd
in iIc lion's jaws as a warning. (A
grisly and lruiisI gcsiurc.} Insidc, iIc
inn isn'i quiic as lad as iIailui ii's
noi vcry cciiing, ciiIcr. TIc gildcd
lion's Icad cIanlcrois wcrc quaini
wIcn I firsi uscd iIcnand iIcy'rc
nucI oldcr now. . . .
The PLace The Pnospec1
TIc Lion is diriy and dingy. TIc lifc-
TIc siaff ncnlcrs ai iIc Lion ursuc a
sizcd gildcd sionc lion oui froni, a
raiIcr unIurricd acc, as if iIc worn-
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a crsonal liling for fricd and siuffcd
TnaoeLens' Lone
snalc and will Iaily rcarc a lai- For ycars iIc Lion was Ionc io iIrcc
icr of iIis dclicacy for anyonc rcqucsi- rival advcniuring lands, wIo ouidid
ing ii. Hc docs iIc snalcs in a gravy of cacI oiIcr in loasiing if noi in suc-
ouliry siocl and alnonds, and iIc ccss. Onc finally found a NciIcrcsc
rcsuli is surrisingly iasiy, if a lii rul- ruin and lrougIi lacl grcai wcaliI
lcry. TIc liicIcn also roduccs lui iis ncnlcrs wcrc ronily
Eliurian Icasani iail sou, lui snall slaugIicrcd ly iIc rcsi. TIc gold, Iid-
rodcnis and oiIcr found ncai nay dcn Icrc, was ncvcr found.
down lool of iIc csiallisIncni Iad wcll find iIcir way inio iIc siocl. You
invadcd iIcir vcry lcing. TIcy arc noi Iavc lccn warncd, iravclcrs.
cacily rudc, lui iIcy arc noi on iIcir
iocs ciiIcr. TIcy sccn crciually dis-
The PnIces
iracicd, and a gucsi nay Iavc io rccai Foons arc 15 g a Icad cr nigIi,
a rcqucsi scvcral iincs io gci aciion. and sialling is 3 g cira. Mcals cosi 2
The Pnooemoen
g cr crson for all onc carcs io cai,
including a nug of cIca siccd
Food ai iIc Lion consisis of iIc usual winc. OiIcr wincs cosi 10 g or norc
roasis, sicws, and sicancd grccns farc, cr loiilc. TIcrc's no alc.
wiiI onc noic of inicrcsi: TIc cool Ias
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5enpem1's CouL
TIis snall villagc siis on iIc casi (or
souiI} lanl of iIc Winding Waicr
usircan of Doarcslyr Dridgc, ncar
iIc csiaic of Hcariwing, wIicI is
owncd ly iIc sorccrcss Alucna Hala-
canicr, wIo's fanous for iIc cgasi
sIc rcars. Nancd for iIc yuan-ii ciiy
and icnlc iIai oncc siood Icrc,
Scrcni's Cowl siands Iard ly iIc
Forcsi of Wyrns. Ii is inoriani
ioday as a fcrry crossing ai iIc liniis
of clcar waicr on iIc rivcr. Dclow ii,
iIc Winding Waicr is llacl and oi-
sonous lccausc of godly laiilcs dur-
ing iIc Tinc of Troullcs. TIc Cowl
Ias always lccn Ionc io farncrs, a
fcw woodcuiicrs wIo iinidly cui
along iIc vcrgcs of iIc Forcsi of
Wyrns in arncd ariics (ariics iIai
lcc waicI for wIo-lnows-wIai
nonsicrs aroacIing fron iIc for-
csi dciIs}, and a Iandful of fisIcr-
foll and lold (local foll usc iIc
word strange) Iunicrs.
TIc Forcsi of Wyrns is nancd for
iIc grcai nunlcrs of snalcs iIai
sliiIcr and coil in iis irccs, TIcy arc
iIougIi io lc a lcgacy of iIc scrcni
foll wIo oncc dwcli wIcrc iIc villagc
siands. Local lcgcnd wIiscrs iIai
sonc day iIcy will rciurn fron iIc
dciIs of iIc forcsi. Advcniurcrs
rcori finding no iracc of yuan-ii in
iIc forcsi, lui adnii iIcir scarcIcs
Iavc lccn a liiilc icniaiivc lccausc
iIc forcsi Iolds ai lcasi Ialf a dozcn
grccn dragonsyoung, snallisI
dragons iIai arc rolally a singlc
lrood, lui dragons nonciIclcssand
iIc darl, ovcrgrown sionc iowcr
Sonc villagcrs say a snall, lravc
land of advcniurcrs rcccnily won
iIrougI iIcsc dcfcndcrs io dcsiroy
iIc licIlui oiIcr advcniurcrs Iavc
vanisIcd irying io lundcr iIc Hold
sincc iIcn, and nosi locals lclicvc
undcad siill rulc iIcrc. Hunicrs say
scrcnis, zonlics, and slclcions arc
siill nuncrous in iIc forcsi.
lnown as Lyran's Hold. Lyran was
oncc a nagc of noic, nasicr of iIc
nccronaniic aris, and Iis iowcr Ias
lccn a lodcsionc drawing advcniur-
crs fron iIc far corncrs of Facrun
advcniurcrs wIo'vc crisIcd or,
worsc siill, lccn sccn again as Iis
undcad scrvanis, airolling iIc wood
againsi inirudcrs, wiclding iIcir old
nagic and wcaons as iIcy did in lifc.
Lyran wardcd Iis Hold. Many
ward iolcns can lc Iad in iIc villagc
for 100 g, and onc is sIown on iIc
following agc. TIc wards ignorc iIc
undcad, visiiing Iarnful sclls only
on iIc living. (Sonc sclls nanifcsi
as iras iIai arc unlcasIcd ly spell
triggers. )
Local lcgcnd forlids digging ccl-
lars or iis in iIc villagc for fcar of
ocning a way inio iIc losi ccllars of
iIc yuan-ii icnlc and unlcasIing
iIc wcird nonsicrs said io lurl
iIcrc. TIc icnlc was llasicd io
rulllc ly iIc sclls of viciorious
nagcs wIcn iIc scrcni foll sciilc-
ncni fcll. TIc yuan-ii wicldcd nagi-
cal iicns of awcsonc sircngiI
scizcd fron NciIcrcsc ruins
(sccicrs iIai llasicd or Iurlcd
rings of ligIining, rings iIai gavc
foriI rays iIai lurncd or fircd sIow-
crs of siinging daris, and siavcs
33S
wIosc scgncnis could iurn inio
nuliilc figIiing golcns wIcn
dciacIcd and iIrown}, and uscd
iIcsc io savagcly guard iIc ccllars of
iIcir icnlc, wIcrc unIoly ccri-
ncnis wcrc conducicd in lrccding
and nagically alicring nonsicrs io
roducc worsc nonsicrs. Fccords of
iIc laiilc scal of alc iIings iIai
rcscnllcd lulciics, oiIcr alc
iIings lilc lcIir, and crcaiurcs iIai
rcscnllcd giani wingcd flying
snalcs and lcIoldcrs wiiI snalc-
lilc, dangling rcar lodics.
In iIc cnd, iIc aiiacling nagcs
lrougIi down iIc icnlc aio iIc
yuan-ii, lurying iIcn alivc. Mosi
lclicvc iIcy survivcd, iIougI, iun-
ncling down inio iIc Undcrdarl io
Serpen1's Cou! Word 3oKen
cscac io iIc Scrcni Hills or iun-
ncling io iIc surfacc soncwIcrc in
iIc Forcsi of Wyrns, wIicI Ias ai iis
Icari nany as-yci-unclorcd
ravincs ianglcd wiiI iIiclly grown
irccs and sIruls.
TIc iravclcr wIo's noi inicrcsicd
in irudging around a forcsi lnown io
lc cndangcrcd ly snalcs and grccn
dragons will find iIc villagc iisclf
snall and raiIcr lcasani. TIc farns
around ii lacl any luildings for iIc
sanc rcason iIc villagc is snall: Faid-
ing grccn dragons dcsiroy Ioncs and
dcvour colc iIai arc ouisidc iIc
ward iIai cnvclos iIc cniirc villagc.
TIis ward, crcaicd aficr iIc laiilc
io lcc cvil dragon-riding nagcs
fron dircciing iIcir nounis io dig u
iIc icnlc ccllars in any aiicni io
gain iIc NciIcrcsc nagic iIcrc, lccs
all dragons oui. Any dragon wIo
concs inio coniaci wiiI iIc ward is
iorn sinuliancously ly repulsion,
lightning, and sonc forn of lifc-drain-
ing cursc.
11
TIis scll is lnown io
affcci wcrcdragons and dragons
wIo'vc uscd nagic io adoi anoiIcr
forn.
TIc ward lccs iIc sionc, iurf-
roofcd, and florally dccoraicd coi-
iagcs of iIc Cowl crowdcd iogciIcr
around a snall squarc. TIcir gardcns
and iIc iracls iIai lcad io iIc ncarly
farns radiaic oui fron iIcn. TIcrc's
lui onc snall gucsiIousc in iIc Cowl,
iIc Dusiy Dragon, wIosc owncr sclls
food io visiiors.
11
TIc cffccis arc repulsion (as cr iIc scll, affcciing
onc dragon wiiIoui saving iIrow or ccciion}, light-
ning bolt 18d6 danagc ccci io dragons innunc io
sucI aiiacls}, and energy drain (wIicI rcduccs iIc
dragon ly onc agc" if a saving iIrow vs. scll fails}.
33G
TIis snall irail iown is locaicd on iIc
Tradc Way souiI of Doarcslyr Dridgc.
Oficn raidcd ly gollinlin and lug-
lcars, ii's a sunncr icni iown iIai
sIrinls io an arncd ouiosi in win-
icr. Ai iis Icari is iIc old sionc ruin of
a icnlc or allcy of Danc, lnown as
iIc Dlacl Allcy. Sonc foll lclicvc ii
was oncc sacrcd io anoiIcr god and
was only scizcd ly worsIicrs of
Danc lricfly. TIc ruins Iavc yicldcd
sioncs io luild iIc rcsi of Soular.
WIai rcnains of iIc ruins arc
Ionc io a nysicrious wonan
lnown only as Mag, wIo runs a iav-
crn callcd iIc Winding Way in iIcn.
TIc word around iIc Coasi is iIai
Mag was oncc a ricsicss. Sonc say
sIc alandoncd Icr calling, oiIcrs
iIai sIc cnlraccd anoiIcr faiiI
and oiIcrs say sIc's a nind flaycr or
oiIcr Iorrillc crcaiurc (a lcIoldcr,
crIas, or cvcn a ncogi} wIo's
nasicrcd nagic cnougI io ialc
Iunan forn for ycars ai a iinc.
All iIai's ccriain is iIai Mag
answcrs no qucsiions, Ias Icalcd
foll fron iinc io iinc, wcars a ring
of misdirection iIai conccals Icr
iruc allcgianccs and owcrs, and
siorcs lrolcn insiruncnis of ioriurc
in iIc old allcy lofi wIcrc sIc
sonciincs lcis iravclcrs slcc.
WIciIcr sIc uscd sclls or oiions
for Icaling is a oini of conicniion.
Fcoris on iIis arc confuscd. All of
iIis nalcs nany ncrcIanis uncasy.
TIcy can wcsi of Soular, or rcss
on asi if iIc wcaiIcr's fair and iIc
5ouban
nigIi ai io lc noonlii, raiIcr iIan
sioing Icrc.
Soular is a lawlcss iown. Visiiors
sIould lring iIcir own swords
and lc rcarcd io swing iIcn.
TIcrc arc scvcral Coasi lands firc-
sidc ialcs aloui lrigands wIo
luricd looi Icrc and wcrc slain
lcforc iIcy canc lacl for ii. Noi all
sucI ialcs arc fanciful. TIc ncr-
cIani JaniIool of AiIlaila, a far-
iravclcd iradcr in sundrics, dug a
lairinc ii jusi wcsi of Soular a
sring or iwo ago and uncariIcd an
ivory coffcr cranncd full of
naicIcd llacl carlscacI as largc
as iIc onncl nui of a sioui lroad
sword! Dc warncd, Iowcvcr. Digging
in ccriain sois in Soular sunnons
Iclncd Iorrors
12
io iIc diggcr, duc
io an ancicni guardian scll of
unlnown origin!
Foll noi wanicd in Tricl or
Doarcslyr Dridgc find iIcir way
Icrc. TIis Ias nadc Soular sonc-
iIing of a Iiring fair for lrigands,
cvil nagcs, dolcgangcrs, wcrcrais
and oiIcr wcrcfoll, ncrccnarics
down on iIcir lucl, nind flaycrs,
iIosc lcaring curscs, and oiIcrs noi
iolcraicd in nosi connuniiics.
Fcnccs for siolcn goods arc lcnii-
ful Icrc. Scurrilous louniy Iunicrs"
wIo lill, nain, or caiurc sccific
lcings io ordcr arc also lcniiful, as
arc dcalcrs in slavcs, infornaiion,
oisons, cIains and cagcs, slcc vcn-
ons, and coiic cis. Kill-iraincd cis
cosi iwicc iIc usual riccs. I'n noi
(aIcn} faniliar wiiI any nancs or
dciails, of coursc.
12
Dciailcd in iIc rcviscd FOFCOTTEN FEALMS Campaign Setting locd sci.
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Tempus's Teans
TIis snall, liiilc-lnown villagc rcsis
quicily wIcrc iIc Sluldasl Foad
nccis TIundar's Fidc in iIc Icari of
iIc Ficlds. Mosi foll iIinl ii's jusi a
Iugc, alandoncd, ancicni sionc ciiy,
ficlds uon ficlds of oncc-roud
iowcrs fallcn inio rulllc and ruin.
Iis nanc concs fron a sianding
sionc sci u ai iIc inicrscciion iIai
lcars iIc words:
Here was peace this day made.
Let Tempus cry bitter tears.
No more our dead well parade
And live cloaked in waiting fear.
TIis sionc is lclicvcd io narl iIc
soi of onc of iIc arlcys iIai cndcd
a long warand wiiI ii, any Ioc of
crcaiing a noriIcrn rcaln rulcd ly
iIosc CalisIiic sairas grccdy for
cvcr norc land io lring undcr iIcir
rulc. TIc daic of iIc sirugglc, wIo
cacily was figIiing (lcyond Cal-
isIiics on onc sidc, and Iunans
alrcady Icrc wIo wanicd io rcnain
frcc on iIc oiIcr}, Iow long iIc
cacc lasicd, and wIo wroic iIc
words on iIc sionc arc all losi in iIc
nisis of iIc assing ycars.
Today, Tcnus's Tcars is a villagc
of dwarvcs and gnoncs, wIo livc
undcr iIc ruins in lurrow Ioncs.
TIcy crafi coffcrs, laicIcs, and
saicIcls, and scll iIcn io ccriain
irusicd ncrcIanis assing iIrougI.
Mosi oiIcrs don'i cvcn lnow iIcy
cisi.
A fcw ncrcIanis ialc a wag-
onload of sioncs fron iIc ruins
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fron iinc io iinc. If iIcy ialc ioo
nany, dwarvcs acar fron lclow-
ground and oliicly asl iIcn io ui
sonc lacl. TIosc wIo rcfusc arc
warncd iIai iIc ruin's undcr iIc
roicciion of AnacraszaniIa. If iIcy
ignorc iIis, iIc dwarvcs sunnon
Icr.
AnacraszaniIa is an anciIysi
dragon of grcai sizc and agc wIo
lairs in iIc collascd circlc of an old
icnlc. TIc circlc is locaicd on an
island in a snall, siagnani lalc ai iIc
Icari of iIc ruincd ciiy, gcncrally
noriIcasi of iIc ncciing of iIc ovcr-
land irails. SIc will rcsond io a
dwarvcn sunnons and aiiacl lun-
dcrcrs of iIc ancicni, nanclcss ciiy.
Dwarvcs can sunnon Icr ciiIcr
dirccily or ly usc of a vasi, luricd
Iorn, aciually a carvcd, siraling
iunncl, llown inio fron lclow. Ii
issucs a low, droning call.
In iruiI, iIcrc's liiilc io find Icrc.
Onc of iIc rcasons a ruin so largc is
so liiilc lnown arc iIc failing wards
iIai siill affcci ii, sIrouding nucI of
ii in nisi ai all iincs and causing a
fcw of iIc sIaiicrcd luildings io
vanisI for a iinc and iIcn silcnily
rcacar. TIcy disacar onio oiIcr
lancs or worlds, sonc sagcs say. A
diligcni scarcIcr in iIc ruins will
find ii cniy of all lui rulllc, dusi,
and a fcw nasiy rcdaiors iIai Iavc
ialcn u rcsidcncc or wandcrcd
inio iIc ciiy jusi as Iunan advcniur-
crs do.
SoncwIcrc in iIcsc vasi ruins,
iIc Crcai Sccr Alaundo said, is iIc
Stone that Speaks. TIis ircasurc is
cagcrly sougIi ly Candlclcc. TIc
sagcs of iIai nonasiic connuniiy
Iavc sonsorcd nany ccdiiions in
scarcI of iIc Stone. Ii is said io lc a
Iand-sizcd, nondcscrii lun of
gray rocl iIai coniains iIc inris-
oncd sirii of a wizardan arcI-
nagc wIo clings io saniiy only ly a
iIrcad, and is ai io lc irriiallc and
sarcasiic. Ii ycarns io osscss a liv-
ing lody again and is sIrcwd
cnougI io largain wiiI any inforna-
iion ii yiclds io novc ii ioward iis
goal, sic ly iiny sic.
TIc arcInagc, oncc of NciIcril,
lnows norc of nagic iIan living
wizards do. Ii Ias sonc way of
Icaring wIai lcfalls around ii, and
so Ias lcarncd nany iIings down
iIrougI iIc ycars sincc iis
inrisonncni.
Ii was lricfly osscsscd ly iIc
long-ago rulcr of FasIcncn, Angorl
SicclIorn. Ii was siolcn, and laicr
iravclcd aloui iIc Coasi lands in iIc
osscssion of a land of advcniurcrs.
In iIc cnd iIcy fcll Icrc, slaugIicrcd
ly an argos, and iIc Stone, flung
away in dcscraiion ly a dying iIicf,
wIo vainly Iocd ii would soncIow
unlcasI nagic io savc iIc landlay
for nany ycars alonc in iIc siony
lonclincss of iIc ruins. Word of ii
Ias conc io us fron iIrcc scaraic
iravclcrs, iwo of wIon wcrc ioo
fcarful of ii io gci closc io ii. A rival
llasicd iIc iIird ly nagic, iraing
Iin in an cndlcss, raid, Icllcss
sIacsIifiing fron onc forn inio
anoiIcr uniil Iis Icari finally failcd
undcr iIc sirain, and Ic crisIcd.
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TIc sirii iracd in iIc Stone
sirivcs for frccdon ai all cosis, car-
ing noiIing aloui wIai ii roniscs
or lrings aloui in ordcr io gci inio a
living lody again.
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Ii is ircacIcrous
and sclf-scrving in iIc circnc
TIc dwarvcs and gnoncs, wIo
darc noi aroacI ii, iold nc iIc
Stone calls oui io iIosc wIo conc
ncar, irying io gci iisclf ialcn away
fron iis currcni rcsiing lacc. TIai
iransoriaiion is sonciIing iIcy
don'i wani. TIcy'll sunnon
AnacraszaniIa io rcvcni ii. SIc
also docsn'i wani iIc Stone oui in
iIc widcr world, nor docs sIc dcsirc
iIc flood of ircasurc-sccling advcn-
iurcrs ncws of iis finding will
undoulicdly lring io Tcnus'
Tcars.
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TIis now-forgoiicn 9iI-lcvcl wizard scll (Elninsicr iclls us} was an involuniary sIaccIangc iIai could
Icl or slay a foc: TIc iargci lcing Iad io fail a saving iIrow vs. scll for iIc scll io worl ai all. If iIc savc failcd,
a cyclc of 12 rcsclccicd forns lcgan (iyically slug, snail, ioad, and iIc lilc}. No forn could lc assuncd iIai
would crisI in iIc surrounding ainosIcrc (no fisI oui of waicr"}, lui danagc could lc suffcrcd if a ariicu-
lar forn fcll duc io iis naiurc (a slug lcing unallc io siay on a lrancI, for insiancc} or was sirucl ly anoiIcr
aiiacl. TIc iargci Iad io nalc a sysicn sIocl survival roll for cacI cIangc; any failurc lrougIi insiani dcaiI
(and an involuniary rciurn io onc's iruc forn}. If iIc saving iIrow succccdcd, iIc iargci lcing gaincd innuniiy
io iIai scll, lus an addiiional 12 crnancnily gaincd Iii oinis, and was insianily Icalcd of all injurics and
affliciions. TIc nagic sIificd all garncnis and carricd gcar inio iIc ciIcrcal lanc uniil iIc iransfornaiions
wcrc conlcic or dcaiI occurrcd; iicns and cquincni wcrc noi rcscni io crusI or drag down iiny forns iIc
iargci nay Iavc lccn forccd inio.
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Elninsicr says iIc sics ioward frccing iIc wizard's sirii iIai iIc Stone will iry io causc ly largaining arc
as follows: Talc iIc Stone io a largc ciiy; gci ii inio iIc scll cIanlcr of a nalc arcInagc; rcndcr iIai nagc
unconscious, lacing iIc Stone uon Iis lrcasi; cui Iis Iand so iIai ii llccds, and lacc iIc Iand on iIc Stone;
iIis will forcc a osscssion, frccing iIc ancicni wizard fron iIc Stone. TIc original nind in iIc lody will war
coniinually againsi iIc iniruding wizard, causing iIc lody io lalllc, aci crraiically, and cIangc iis nind fron
iinc io iinclui nosily, iIc cvil wizard will lc in conirol!
33D
Tricl is rulcd ly Elvar iIc
Crainlord, so-callcd lccausc Ic's
olscsscd wiiI Iaving cnougI food io
safcly survivc iIc winicrs, wIcn iradc
viriually ccascs along iIc inland
roads. TIc gaics of Tricl's log-and-
louldcr villagc siocladc arc loclcd ai
nigIiand visiiors arc cccicd io lc
ouisidc, caning in iIc ficlds around
so iIcy can do iIcir ari io lcc
iIicving luglcars and worsc away
fron Elvar's rccious grain. TIc
siocladc iisclf is cranncd, siaclcd
IigI, and dug dcc
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wiiI craics,
larrcls, lins and jugs of rcscrvcd
vcgciallcs and grain, all scalcd,
nunlcrcd, and nciiculously lalclcd
as io iIcir conicnis. I Iacncd uon
a rariiy: 13572136: Sword Coasi
Snails, icllcd in Fircwinc/Cifi of
Daliovar of Ncvcrwinicr/Turn cvcry
iIrcc noniIs/Scals rcncwcd |and
TIis snall, siocladcd way-villagc is
locaicd on iIc Tradc Way noriI of
Scornulcl, wIcrc iIai road nccis iIc
Dusl Foad iIai swings across couniry
fron Eliurcl io Hill's Edgc. To iIc
noriIcasi arc iIc Triclia Hills, quici,
rolling grasslands runorcd io coniain
gold, and Ionc io nany snall, cacc-
ful gnonc and Ialfling connuniiics.
iIcn a siring of scvcral daics|." Noic
iIai iIc firsi four nuncrals dcnoic
iIc ycar Elvar iool osscssion of iIis
coniaincr.
Ai lcasi Elvar's lucid cnougI io
Iungcr aficr ncws of iIc widcr world
ouisidc Iis wcll-sioclcd, fanaiically
dcfcndcd aniry. Tradcrs wIo lring
TnIeL
food, fircwood, larrcls, or sca sali for
food rcscrvaiion or iIc lilc will lc
Ionorcd wiiI a fcasi ai Elvar's iallc
and iIc villagcrs arc good cools (and
wcll fcd, io looilui iIcn, Iow
could iIcy noi lc?}.
Dc warncd. Tricl noi only lacls
anyiIing nucI uscful io iIc iravclcr,
lilc an inn, iavcrn, or dcccni sIo
iIougI iIc villagcrs sccn io Iavc no
sIoriagc of noncy wiiI wIicI io luy
anyiIing a ncrcIani nigIi wani io
sclllui Elvar's also a liiilc, cr,
unusual aloui rcligions. TIc Crain-
lord cIangcs faiiIs alnosi ly iIc icn-
day, conlcic wiiI vcsincnis, Iircd
ricsis, if Ic can gci iIcn, and riiu-
als. Mcsscngcrs scni oui io Scornulcl
or Doarcslyr Dridgc wIo ialc ioo
long io rciurn wiiI a Iircd ricsi nay
find iIc clcrgy iIcy lring lacl is
alrcady assc, rofcssing a faiiI now
fallcn oui of favor. Aliar luilding and
disnaniling ai iIc Cu of Plcniy, iIc
sIrinc Elvar nainiains, lccs iwo
carcnicrs lusy day in and day oui as
iIc scasons ass.
TIis wIolc-Icaricd lcaing fron
dciiy io dciiy nalcs iIings vcry diffi-
culi for visiiors. Ii also nalcs lifc
nonc ioo casy on iIc local ricsicss
of CIaunicaa siullorn liiilc wis
of a iIing ly iIc nanc of Aniricra,
wIo quicily sccs io iIc Icaling
nccds of iIc garrison, farncrs, and
foragc airols Tricl scnds oui. SIc'll
also scc io iIc nccds of iravclcrs for
vcry rcasonallc fccs.
Morc iIan onc adroii visiiing iIicf
sccling disguiscs for laicr Ias
rclicvcd Elvar of a dozcn or norc scis
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Ii's so undcrdug iIai iIc doors covcring ccllar siairs arc cvcrywIcrc.
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of ricsily garl. (Aniricra always gold io run iIcir own farns. TIcy arc
lurns iIc wIi-and-cIain vcsincnis always uzzlcd as io wIy Ic rcfuscs,
of Loviaiar lcforc iIc Crainlord rcal- lui Elvar always docs so, firnly.
izcs Ic lools ridiculous in iIcn and Hc docs givc advicc and is wcll
gcis any funny idcas aloui crcaiivc aid for iilui Ic won'i iravcl, so
sccondIand uscs for iIcn.} Elvar iIc rcsi of Facrun is frcc of Iis aliliiy
always sccns uzzlcd as io wIcrc io sncll wIcrc luricd waicr lics and
iIcy go and Iow Ic could Iavc nis- io dig a wcll jusi dcc and largc
laccd iIcn wIcn cvcryiIing's so cnougI io draw wiiI liiilc uning.
ncai. TIis, of coursc, goads Iin inio Tricl Ias iwo dcc, clcar wclls iIai
furiIcr acis of organizaiion, clcaning, Iavc ncvcr lccn lnown io gci low on
and rcarrangingaciiviiics Ic ncvcr waicr duc io Iis slill.
sccns io iirc of. His foll lovc Iin, for all Iis ccccn-
For all Iis faulis, Elvar, a sinlc soul iriciiy. I lcarncd all iIai I icll Icrc ly
ai Icari, is a gcnius ai finding waicr, ialling io scvcral of iIcn. If you can
crcaiing rocr irrigaiion and sionacI all iIis, or arc a dcalcr in
drainagc, and aniiciaiing wcaiIcr clcrical rcgalia or a crcaior of ncw
and cro rollcns. Foll fron irou- culis, crIas, Tricl nay lc iIc
llcd Tcnyr Iavc scvcral iincs iricd io lacc for youor ii nay noi. Mosi
cniicc Iin away fron Tricl wiiI nucI will ass ii ly.
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3
The BackLamos
or clorcrs and advcn-
iurcrs wIo favor warncr
clincs iIan iIc far, frigid
rcacIcs of iIc Savagc
NoriI, iIc Dacllands of
iIc Sword Coasi arc iIc largcsi lawlcss,
nonsicr-Iaunicd Ironiicr in wcsicrn
Facrununlcss onc gocs as far souiI as
iIc iracllcss junglcs of CIuli. Many
advcniurcrs and nollcs (or oiIcr
crazcd-wiis} wIo Iuni nonsicrs for
sori conc Icrc io wci iIcir lladcs and
gaiIcr iroIy Icads for iIcir walls.
TIc Dacllands arc nancd for iIcir
locaiion as sccn ly coasi-dwclling
Iunans. TIcy consisi of iIc sarscly
sciilcd (ly Iunanlind} lands casi of
Scrcni's Tail Sircan, iIc Forcsi of
Wyrns, and iIc Triclia Hills; noriI of
iIc Fivcr FcacIing; wcsi of iIc dcscri
AnaurocI; and souiI of iIc Crcycal
Mouniains. Oncc iIis arca was covcrcd
ly fcriilc farns iIai fcd NciIcril, a
roud and nigIiy rcaln rulcd ly
Iunan sorccrcrs. NciIcril's ruins
said io lc cranncd wiiI gcns, gold,
and nagic-siill lurc ooriunisis io
rcnoic, crilous corncrs of iIc Dacl-
lands cvcry sunncr scason.
Today, iIc Dacllands Iold iIc nosi
owcrful clvcn rcalns lcfi in Facrun:
Evcrcsla and iIc Crcycloal Hills. TIcy
also Iold iIc nosi fcarsonc nonsicrs
lnown io wall, sliiIcr, iroi and crawl
ocnly in iIc Fcalns. TIc lcasis in iIc
Icari of iIc MarsI of CIclinlcr arc
ficrcc cnougI io rcvcni crucl and
IaugIiy ciiics of yuan-ii and oIidians
in iIc Scrcni Hills fron srcading casi,
and fcuding irilcs of gianis dwcll in iIc
Hill of Losi Souls and iIc Daiilc of Doncs
(iwo craggy arcas nancd for asi
Iunan sirugglcs}. TIc gianis laiilc cnd-
lcssly ovcr iIc rolling grasslands
lciwccn iIc iwo arcas.
Talcs of losi ircasurc alound in iIc
Dacllands. Ii is said io lic loiI in iIc
ruins and ionls of NciIcril, and in
norc rcccni Ioards sucI as iIc onc
said io lc dug inio iIc walls of Slull
Corgc. Gates also alound. TIcsc cr-
nancni iclcoriaiional arcas arc oficn
invisillc and nay cvcn lc sirandcd in
nidair ly iIc collasc of iIc luildings
in wIicI iIcy wcrc locaicd. Ai lcasi onc
sucI orial linls Toril wiiI ouicr lancs
wIcrc ficnds, sucI as ianar'ri, dwcll.
Funor wIiscrs iIai iIc clvcn rcalns
Iold an cniirc nciworl of gates wIicI
iIc Fair Foll usc io iravcl iIc Fcalns.
Mosi sagcs clain iIc rcscncc of iIc
nany nonsicrs in iIc rcgion and iIc
flourisIing ganc iIcy livc on (wIicI
would sccn far ioo liiilc io suori
sucI a Iugc nunlcr of roving icciI and
claws, lui far ioo lcniiful for iIosc
nonsicrs io lc caiing nucI} iIrougI
iIc cisicncc of nany gates iIai lring
coniinual sulics of frcsI lcasis inio
iIc Dacllands fron soncwIcrc clsc.
TIc iravclcr is adviscd io conc wcll
arncd in a sirong ariy of laiilc vcicr-
ans wIosc ranls includc loiI nagcs
and ricsis of owcr. Fcliallc guidcs io
iIc Dacllands arc fcw, csccially now
iIai iIc ZIcniarin Iavc lcgun io run
3.
loncs of Iircd guards irying io gci cara-
vans safcly asi iIc lcasis arc so
nuncrous as io liiicr iIc ground in
sonc laccs.
caravans iIrougI iIc arca fron Ycllow
Snalc Pass io lascs along iIc Dclinliyr.
TIcsc caravans Iavc Iircd away or
lillcd off nany of iIc Iunicrs wIo for-
ncrly roancd iIc arca. Elvcn guidcs,
oncc Iay io crnii snall Iunan
ccdiiions inio ccriain arcas, Iavc
rcsondcd ly rcvcniing all Iunan
cniry inio Evcrcsla and ccasing all aid,
including guidc scrviccs. TIc nonsicrs
sccn as lcniiful as cvcr, and frcsI
As so oficn Iacns, Iunans Iavc
rcsondcd io incrcascd dangcr ly
cIarging inio iIc arca in cvcr-growing
nunlcrs. Monsicr Iunicrs lascd in
Hill's Edgc and Doarcslyr Dridgc do a
iIriving iradc in rcscrvcd nonsicr
aris and cagcd livc sccincns, wIicI
iIcy collcci on widc-ranging ccdi-
iions inio iIc Dacllands. TIc MarsI of
CIclinlcr Iolds iIc largcsi lnown
conccniraiion of caiollcas in iIc
Fcalns, for insiancc, and iIc noriIcasi-
crn cnd of iIc Sunsci Mouniains is
Ionc io a rcaln of lcucroiiaa collcc-
iion of rival acls of iIis noioriously
unlcasani lcasi.
Evcry ycar, ncw runors of ircasurc
found swcc iIc Sword Coasi. Sonc-
iincs iIc ircasurc is sinly uncovcrcd
ly iIc ficrcc siorns iIai oficn lasI iIc
arca, causing flasI floods in nornally
dry lasins and ravincs. Sonciincs a
grou of advcniurcrs uncovcrs a snall
ruin or a scrul farncr iurns u a cIcsi
or jug wIcn lowing. EacI ycar's cro of
3A
ircasurc runors goads wcaliIy inicrcsis
in Ann and Waicrdcc io sonsor frcsI
ccdiiions in scarcI of iIc laicsi cIancc
io gain sonc ari of iIc nagical nigIi of
NciIcril. A singlc find of a ncw iyc of
nagical iicn or cvcn a uscful scll can
nalc sonconc a lifclong foriunc.
Sciilcncnis in iIc Dacllands arc fcw.
Ii's noi a lacc for iIc casual iravclcr.
TIosc wIo cnicr iIc dciIs of iIis
largcly unclorcd, iracllcss rcgion
nusi lc rcarcd io foragc for iIcir own
food and figIi, norc or lcss coniinu-
ously, io lcc fron lcconing sonconc
clsc's food. TIc safcsi arca of iIc Dacl-
lands, if iIcrc can lc said io lc sucI a
iIing is along iIc lordcrs of iIc clvcn
Ioldings. AliIougI Iocful rcdaiory
nonsicrs gaiIcr iIcrc, iIc clvcs nouni
sirong airols, cnloying nagical fligIi,
sclls, and cncIanicd wcaons as wcll as
laiilc slill, and lcc iIc arca fairly clcar.
TIcy don'i always conc io iIc aid of
nonclvcs wIon iIcy olscrvc lcsci ly
orcs or oiIcr nonsicrs, lui I'vc noiiccd
iIai iIcy usually rcsond io iIosc wIo
nalc iIc old clvcn Iand signs for Crcci-
ing and Call for Assisiancc.
To sign for Crcciing, cicnd loiI
arnsIands cniysiraigIi u ovcr
onc's Icad, iIunls iogciIcr, and iIcn
lring iIc arns forward in an cncircling
noiion. Fccai iIis ai lcasi iIrcc iincs
lcforc lciiing onc's arns fall. TIc
noiion can lc rccaicd scvcral iincs.
TIc Call for Assisiancc can lc rc-
ccdcd ly an aiicniion-gciiing ululaiion
a IigI-iicIcd cIaiicring scrcan or
swooing iwo-noic warlling sonciIing
lilc a coniinuous rcciiiion of iIc sound
snall loys nalc wIilc lcaiing iIcir
cIcsis and rcicnding io lc a lull ac
fron iIc junglcs of CIuli (iIc nosi con-
non cagcd aninal sccn in iIc ciiics of
iIc Sword Coasi}. TIis could lc
dcscrilcd as sciiing onc's voicc as IigI
as ii will go, and iIcn droing onc noic,
and iIcn lacl u, as fasi as ossillc:
UII-oII-uII-oII-uII-oII" and so on.
Ai nigIi, sonc clvcn airols will rcsond
io iIis sound alonc. TIosc lanning
ircacIcrous usc of iIis cry sIould
rcncnlcr iIai clvcs don'i nccd ligIi io
scc iIc osiiions and dccds of Iunans.
TIc Call is signalcd ly raising onc
arn, Iolding ii urigIi as far as iIc
cllow, and waving iIc forcarn in onc
dircciion only (noi fron sidc io sidc, as
nosi Iunans do}, fron wIcrc onc's
Iand is jusi alovc onc's facc, down io
wIcrc iIc Iand covcrs iIc cIcsi, and
iIcn lacl u, rccaiing raidly As wiiI
iIc Crcciing' iIc Iand nusi lc cniy.
Only onc arn sIould lc uscd, aliIougI
rcciiiion is undcrsiood as an addcd
indicaiion of urgcncy. Fcncnlcr iIai
wisc iravclcrs ncvcr Iavc io rcly on any-
onc clsc for assisiancc.
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Onau Sucns
TIis snall villagc occuics a soliiary
crag. TIc crag is locaicd jusi casi of
NoriIdarl Wood and Ialfway lciwccn
iIc Hill of Losi souls and Hill's Edgc.
NoriIdarl Wood is callcd ly sonc iIc
Dusl Wood and ly oiIcrs FcluvciIcl's
Wood, aficr a fanous clvcn rangcr
wIo oncc Iunicd in ii. TIis forcsi is
casi of iIc Triclia Hills, and is iIc nosi
noriIcrly arn of iIc FcacIing Woods,
scaraicd fron iIc oiIcrs ly iIc Dusl
Foad.
Drawn Swords is nancd for scvcral
Iard-fougIi laiilcs Icrc in iIc asi,
lus iIc vigilancc iIai all wIo dwcll
iIcrc nusi nainiain if iIcy'rc io livc
long cnougI io scc anoiIcr norn. In
iIc asi, a conlincd Iunan and clvcn
forcc snasIcd an orc rcaln ai iIis
locaiion. In anoiIcr asi laiilc, clvcs
ui Iunans lanning io found a rcaln
of iIcir own io fligIi.
Fron iIc disiancc, iIc iravclcr will
scc a lrolcn sionc iowcr aio a sicc
crag. TIc iowcr is surroundcd ly a
ring of irccs and a fcw unfcnccd culii-
vaicd lois. TIc iowcr is an old rol-
lcr-lnigIi's lcc, now arily in ruins.
TIc lcc ai iIc crcsi of iIc crag
(callcd Swordslcc} rovidcs a lool-
oui, a sIclicr for food siorcs, and an
arnory. TIc local farncrs and
Iunicrs, wIo dwcll in sionc-and-sod
coiiagcs on iIc sicc slocs of iIc
crag, rcircai Icrc wIcn lcsci ly largc
orc irilcs, raiding irolls, and iIc lilc.
TIc villagc nunlcrs crIas 80
foll, aloui 20 of wIon arc usually off
Iuniing. TIc villagc lccs a consiani
waicI for aroacIing crcaiurcs of all
soris, and can nusicr ovcr 40 ccri
arcIcrs. TIc usual dcfcnsc of iIis
oficn-aiiaclcd villagc is io firc vollcys
of arrows, rcircai u iIc slocs io iIc
nci ring of coiiagcs, firc all iIc arrows
iIcrc, rcircai again, and so on. EacI
Ionc Ias ai lcasi cigIi quivcrs of 20
sIafis cacI Iung u jusi insidc iIc
door for casy acccss in a Iurry. Ai lcasi
iwo quivcrs will lc firc arrows, iIcir
sIafis wracd in cloiI iIai Ias lccn
soalcd in iicI and is rcady for ligIi-
ing wiiI a firclrand.
A giani irilc crosslow sci u on
iIc io surviving floor of iIc iowcr can
Iurl iis lolis far cnougI io surrisc
nany an cncny and Iard cnougI io
icrcc iIrcc irolls sianding onc
lcIind iIc oiIcr. SIafis arc oficn sci
aflanc jusi lcforc firing in ordcr io
3G
Ii's surrising iIai sucI a snall, iso-
laicd villagc Ias an inn, lui iIc lacc
scrvcs as a lasc for nany advcniuring
lands and a grou of guidcs and
swords-for-Iirc. TIis lasi grou is
lnown as Sacrn's SIar Swords. TIcir
foundcr and original lcadcr, iIc war-
rior Sacrn, was lillcd ovcr 20 winicrs
illuninaic cncnics aiiacling ly nigIi
or io slay irolls.
ago in a winicr slirnisI wiiI Iolgol-
lins noriI of iIc villagc.
TIc inoriancc of iIc villagc, iIc
cisicncc of iIc inn, and iIc inn's
Harcr dcfcnscs and rolallc owncr-
sIi arc duc io an ancicni gate locaicd
in a roon of iis own on iIc ground
floor of iIc old lcc. TIc gaic acars
as a sIinncring lluc urigIi oval of
silcni, dancing, cold firc. TIis iwo-way
orial ocraics coniinuously. Ii allows
rcgular suly sIincnis io rcacI iIc
villagc. TIc gaic also crniis iIc con-
siani assing lacl and foriI of advcn-
iurcrs and Iunicrs waniing io quiclly
rcacI iIc Icari of iIc Dacllands or
NoriIdarl Wood, wIicI offcrs slcn-
did lcar and siag Iuniing. TIc ocra-
iion of iIc orial also crniis a
consiani flow of caiurcd nonsicrs or
iIc iroIics of slaugIicrcd nonsicrs
fron iIc froniicr io Dcrdusl. Evcry-
iIing fron Icads and anilcrs io coiic
innards dcsiincd for salc ly aoiIc-
carics and urvcyors of nagical ingrc-
dicnis asscs iIrougI. Dcrdusl iIcn
offcrs loiI ovcrland and rivcrlornc
conncciions for iravcl and iradc.
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Lamomanks
TIcrc arc iwo iourisi aiiraciions wiiIin
casy rcacI of Drawn Swords. Fcncn-
lcr, Iowcvcr, iIai orcs and iIc lilc
waicI iIc villagc, waiiing for rcy io
conc io iIcn, so casy" rcfcrs io dis-
iancc, noi safciy or a lcisurcly iri.
Onc is sacrcd io worsIicrs of Sunc
FircIair, iIc Lady of Lovc. Hcr wor-
sIicrs oficn nalc ilgrinagcs io ii.
Known as iIc Flanc Sionc, ii is a Iugc
urigIi sionc as iall as iwo aduli Iunan
nalcs iIai siands in a grassy gladc on
iIc casicrn cdgc of NoriIdarl Wood,
wiiIin sigIi of Drawn Swords crag.
On Midsunncr NigIis, or wIcn
Sunc wills, iIc sionc glows wiiI a
vivid, orangc-rcd, fliclcring radiancc,
rcscnlling a lcaing ionguc of flanc
fron a disiancc. ToucIing ii iIcnif
onc is a worsIicr of Suncis said io
Ical all discascs, curscs, illncsscs,
wounds, and wasiings. Cood foriunc
is said io conc fron fcasiing and liss-
ing in iis rcscncc ai all iincs, so iIc
Flanc Crovc is iIc siic of nany unin-
Iiliicd rcvcls ly Sunc-worsIicrs.
Mosi conc in sunncr, wIcn dancing
and frolicling in scaniy drcss all nigIi
is rclaiivcly conforiallclui sonc
lravc souls conc Icrc in winicr.
WIcncvcr iIc grovc is in usc, Siag
Warriors guard iIc rcvclcrs fron
rcdaiors. TIcsc Siag Warriors arc
Iircd warriors connandcd ly ricsis
of Sunc. TIcy wcar Iclns adorncd wiiI
anilcrsai io lc awlward wIcn
lunging iIrougI irccs, I'n iold. TIcrc
arc ai lcasi si Siag Warriors on duiy
cvcry nigIi iIai worsIicrs Iavc nadc
offcrings io iIc ricsis of Sunc in Drawn
Swords, and usually iwicc iIai nunlcr
arc rcscni. Sonciincs iIcrc nay lc as
nany as 20 Siag Warriors on duiy.
TIcsc dcfcndcrs nornally ring iIc
grovc, facing ouiward ai lcasi 10
accs inio iIc forcsi. Young wor-
sIicrs and lridal coulcs oficn usc
iIc grovc alonc, wiiIoui warning any-
onc. TIcir gnawcd loncs and gorc
icll iIcir foolisI faic io iIc nci foll io
vcniurc inio iIc grovc wiiIoui iIc
roicciion of iIc Siag Warriors.
Siag Warriors carn 4 g cacI cr
nigIi. As can lc cccicd, iIcrc arc
oficn scvcral cnnilcss Iircswords
siaying in iIc villagc and awaiiing a
cIancc for iIis duiy, foraging for food
in iIc ncaniinc.
TIc oiIcr ncarly landnarl lics
Ialfway lciwccn Drawn Swords and
Slull Corgc. Uscd as an occasional
cncanncni ly iravclcrs ignorani of
iis lcgcndary dcfcndcrs or confidcni
of lcing allc io Iandlc iIcn, ii's
callcd Fallcn Ciani Tonl.
In ancicni iincs, a grcai cIicfiain of
iIc nouniain gianis, wIosc nanc Ias
lccn losi, crisIcd. His gricving follow-
crs carvcd a sionc ridgc inio a scn-
llancc of Iis slccing forn. MucI
craclcd and crunllcd ly iIc ycars, ii
rcnains an inrcssivc, scrcnc forn
ovcr 200 fcci long. TIcrc arc iIc
incviiallc lcgcnds iIai ii riscs u io slay
foll ncarly on ccriain nigIis, lui
advcniurcrs wIo'vc cancd iIcrc icll
nc iIai iIc sculicd sionc ncvcr
novcd. TIcy warn, Iowcvcr, iIai if any
lloodcvcn fron alrcady-cisiing
wounds or uncoolcd ncaiis sillcd
on iIc slocs of iIc ridgc or uon iIc
sionc forn iisclf, four or norc undcad
slclcions of nouniain gianis arncd
3S
wiiI silcd cluls crui fron iIc cariI
and sccl io slay any living crcaiurcs
wIo don'i flcc iIc ridgc inncdiaicly.
TIcsc guardians also acar
wIcncvcr anyonc digs on iIc ridgc.
TIcrc sccns io lc an cndlcss suly
of iIcn. Onc old rangcr claincd io
Iavc crsonally dcsiroycd ovcr 30 of
iIcn ovcr iIc ycars. No onc can cca-
vaic wiiIoui coniinuous inicrru-
iions fron cruiing undcad.
TIc giani cIicfiain is luricd sonc-
wIcrc undcr iIc sionc iIai lcars Iis
lilcncss. TIc way down io Iis ionl,
wIicI was rcsunally covcrcd ovcr ly
iIc gianis wIo luricd Iin, Ias lccn
sincc ioially olscurcd ly iinc or dclil-
craic worling of iIc ground and is
conlcicly losi. TIc dwarvcs, gianis,
and clvcs all Iavc ialcs of iIis ionl,
ialcs iIai arc surrisingly dciailcdand
in agrccncni aloui all of iIcsc dciails.
TIc giani lics luricd lcncaiI a lody-
laic of solid, everbright silvcr, rcsiing
on a lcd of siaclcd goldcn ingois, wiiI
Iis nagical war Ianncr on Iis cIcsi
EacI ingoi nusi lc woriI ovcr 100
g if iIc dcscriiions of iIcir sizc arc
iruc. TIcrc nusi lc ai lcasi 2,000 of
iIcn in iIc ionl, and rolally iwo or
iIrcc iincs as nany. TIricc war ar-
iics Iavc found iIc luricd giani and
lornc away Iis cncIanicd wcaon,
rcircaiing fron ialing all iIc gold
lccausc of iIc undcad guardians.
TIc war Ianncr is as largc as a
sicgc ran, lui flics ly iisclf, so colc
wIo can'i lifi ii can wicld ii ly ioucIing
ii and willing ii io acconany iIcn.
TIcy iow along iIc floaiing Ianncr
raiIcr as a nagc can dircci a Tensers
floating disc. TIc war Ianncr can lc
dirccicd io fly ai an ooncni,
1
lui ii
docs iIis only si iincs lcforc flying
away io rciurn io iIc ionl, wIicI
rcscals iisclf.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im Dnaum 5uonos
Is
TLe Swovd und vugon
TIis inn is luili of sionc and is ai io
lc drafiy and icy-cold in winicr. Any
siay Icrc is inicrcsiing, IowcvcriIc
lacc always Iolds arncd advcniurcrs
drinling and sinning wild yarns, and
cagcd nonsicrs usually sii in sioragc
ccllars undcr iIc inn, awaiiing irans-
ori io Dcrdusl. Fron iinc io iinc,
onc of iIcsc caiurcd lcasis cscacs,
and iIc villagc Ias an anious iinc
uniil ii's slaugIicrcd or cagcd again.
TIc inn is connccicd io a siallc
iIai is sci lclow ii down iIc sicc
cragsidc, and Icrc iIc inn siaff ncn-
lcrs swa and scll a good variciy of
nounis. TIc siaff ncnlcrs also scll
food and iravclcrs' gcar.
TIc inn is owncd ly anonynous
Dcrduslan inicrcsis, and iIc siaff is
roiaicd lacl io Dcrdusl cvcry noniI.
TIis ncans iIai a ariicular aciing
innlcccr will lc in Drawn Swords
cvcry iIird noniI. TIc owncrs arc
iIougIi ly nosi around iIc Coasi
lands io lc HarcrscIicfly lccausc
of wIo acars io dcfcnd iIc inn
wIcncvcr ZIcniarin sccl io ialc
conirol of iIc villagc.
1
Ai THAC0 4 and 4d4 oinis of danagc6d4 oinis io largc (or liggcr} sizc focs.
3D
E o e n e s k a
TIis vcrdani vallcy and wallcd ciiy of iIc
clvcs is iIc grcaicsi lnown conccnira-
iion of noon clvcn Fair Foll rcnaining
in Facrun lcauiiful, culiurcd lacc
of lcauiy wIcrc fcw arc wclconc.
Evcrcsla valc is cncirclcd ly suoscdly
unlrcaiIallc nouniains and can only
lc cnicrcd via gate, iIrougI a narrow,
wcll-guardcd clcfi casi of iIc Halfway
Inn, or fron alofi.
2
TIcrc arc runors of
gate linlagcs wiiI Waicrdcc, iIc island
clvcn rcaln of Evcrncci, and ruincd
Scllgard.
3
Elvcn arcIcrs airol iIc
slics on giani caglcs io rcvcni
unwanicd inirusions, and wards of iIc
sirongcsi sori rcvcni iclcoriaiion inio
or oui of iIc valc. If iIcrc arc any ass
iolcns io iIcsc wards, iIcy arc lci
vcry sccrci.
Sonc sagcs lclicvc iIc valc is
dcfcndcd ly iIc nagics of iIc clvcn dciiy
Corcllon LarciIian Iinsclf. Iis dcfcnscs
ccriainly do includc lolis of Iurlcd
nagic iIai sirilc fron iIc sly io snasI
Iosiilc arnics. Fcw lcings vcniurc
wiiIin 10 nilcs of iIc fooiIills of iIc
Evcrcslan nouniains wiiIoui lcing
sccn ly iIc clvcs of onc of iIc nany cvcr-
vigilani waicIosis and nolilc airols.
Don'i ccci io gci inio Evcrcsla
unlcss you Iavc lcgiiinaic lusincss and
arc an clfor can crsuadc an clf io
cscori you in. Harcr ins arc usually
lnown io grani assagc unlcss iIcrc's
cvidcncc iIcy'rc carricd ly a non-Harcr.
Dwarvcs, Ialf-orcs, and iIc lilc arc usu-
ally noi adniiicd, wIaicvcr iIcir ains.
Mosi iradc lciwccn Evcrcsla and iIc
nonclvcn world is carricd on ai iIc
irading conound of iIc Halfway Inn,
consirucicd for iIai vcry urosc. Elvcs
do noi wclconc sirangcrs inio iIcir ciiy
or iIcir Ioncs, and won'i grani a
iourisi or ncrcIani assagc inio iIc
valc jusi lccausc sIc or Ic wanis io scc
iis glorics.
And iIosc glorics are considcrallc.
I'vc sccn iIcn lricfly and can rcori a
gardcnlilc scrics of lawns and woodcd
icrraccs inicrlaccd wiiI crysial-clcar
sircans iIai linl sill ools and foun-
iains. Dirds, cais, and snall forcsi crca-
iurcs arc nuncrous, and nusic is
Icard Icrc and iIcrc. Slcndid iall
Iouscs wiiI nany sircs and lalconics
risc u iIrougI iIc nany Iugc, old
irccs. TIcsc irccs arc nainly duslwood
and llucio, lui alnosi all variciics can
lc sccn in iIc valc.
Evcn iIc oorcsi, nosi crowdcd
sirccis arc clcan, lcauiiful, and luuri-
ous ly Iunan siandards. Ii is on iIcsc
sirccis iIai ariisans livc and worl closc
iogciIcr, sIaring iIc usc of a ullic
arl raiIcr iIan cnjoying iIcir own ri-
vaic grounds. Inaginc an cniirc ciiy
aloui as slcndid as iIc royal alacc
and gardcns of Suzailor iIc lcsi
arcas of Silvcrynoon, wiiIoui any of iIc
colllcsioncs or crowdingand you'll
lcgin io scc wIai ii nusi lc lilc.
Anid all of iIis slcndor arc icnlcs
io all of iIc clvcn dciiics, iIc Evcrcsla
Collcgc of Magic and Arns, and alaiial
nollc csiaics. TIc Evcrcsla Collcgc is a
iraining acadcny of iIc IigIcsi sian-
dards. TIc iraining ii rovidcs is onc of
iIc rcasons iIai Evcrcsla is so wcll
2
TIc gcncral locaiion of Evcrcsla can lc sccn on iIc na in iIc cniry on iIc Halfway Inn, laicr in iIis cIaicr.
3
Scc FF13 Anauroch and FOF4 Code of the Harpers.
33O
Iollics, fron collcciing coins or
wcaons fron laccs as far aficld as
ZalIara, io lrccding ccrincnis, io
collcciing nagic.
4
(Sonciincs
Evcrcslan nollc clvcs arc iIougIi io
naniulaic Iunans inio narriagc and
waicI iIc rcsulis fron afar ly nagic.}
In ccIangc for iicns or cquincni
dcfcndcd. Harcrs arc iIc only
nonclvcs wIo can nornally gci iraining
ai arns or nagic in Evcrcsla, aliIougI
iIc occasional Ialf-clf, if of sufficicnily
calicd arcniagc on iIc clvcn sidc, nay
lc iaugIi.
TIc alaiial csiaics arc Ionc io ow-
crful and ancicni nollc fanilics. TIc
cold, snccring ridc of iIcsc clvcn fani-
lics is iIc grcaicsi wcalncss of Evcrcsla,
and iIc rinc rcason nosi nonclvcs
wouldn'i wani io cnicr iIc valc. TIc
IaugIiicsi of iIc clvcs cvcn lool down
on clvcs of iIcir own racc wIosc lin-
cagcs arcn'i as calicd as iIcir own.
TIcir conicni for clvcs of oiIcr raccs
is usually ocn, and iIcir alIorrcncc of
nonclvcs loud and osicniaiious.
Sonc IaugIiy clvcs Iavc gonc so far
as io novc iIcir csiaics as far away as
ossillc fron laccs nosi oficn visiicd
ly Iunans. TIcsc laccs includc
Moondarl Hill, wIcrc Iunan wor-
sIicrs of Solonor TIclandira conc,
and iIc Unicorn & Crcsccni, an inn iIai
wclconcs Harcrs, iIc Hcralds, and iIc
CIoscn of Mysira on iIc rarc occasions
wIcn sucI visiiors arc in iIc ciiy. (Inci-
dcnially, iIcsc arc laccs I couldn'i visii,
and iIcrcforc can'i raic.}
Elvcs of Evcrcsla nccd liiilc fron iIc
ouisidc world. Mosi of wIai iIcy wani
concs undcr iIc Icading of ursuing
nccdcd for iIc ursuii of iIcir Iollics,
iIcy usually scll laullcs: iIc iinlling
llown glass and ncial wind sculiurcs
iIai Iang in irccs naling sofi nusic in
iIc lrcczcs fron onc cnd of iIc valc io
iIc oiIcr; iiny ornancnicd, saIirc-
adorncd, silvcr-lladcd iIrowing dag-
gcrs and lcli lnivcs iIai arc nucI
favorcd as Iiddcn dcfcndcrs anong
nollc ladics all ovcr Facrun; viniagcs
considcrcd ioo oor for Evcrcslan
iallcs; and snall ocns sci down in
cquisiic calligraIy on slals of ivory or
iIc lilc in dclicaic Ianging francs. TIc
occasional scll scroll or glowing globe
is iIc nosi nagic iIcy'll willingly scll.
Sagcs, iIicvcs, and ariisans fron all ovcr
Facrun would givc nucI io scc norc of
iIc glorics of Evcrcsla.
4
All crass and nislcading ovcrsinlificaiions, of coursc," says Elninsicr.
333
The
GnecLoak HILLs
Oncc lnown as iIc Tonl Hills, iIcsc
IigI, grass-giri Iills wcrc sciilcd ly iIc
clvcs of Evcrcsla a fcw dccadcs ago,
osicnsilly io dcal wiiI iIc nany lan-
sIccs iIcrc. Now iIcy'rc always
cloalcd in nisiari of a owcrful
ward iIai warns iIc clvcs of inirudcrs
and ncgaics ccriain nagics. TIc nanc
Greycloak Hills concs fron iIcsc nisis
and iIc gray cloals worn ly iIc clvcs
dwclling iIcrc, wIo call iIcir land
Greyhome.
TIcrc's liiilc for a iravclcr io visii
CrcyIonc for, now iIai sirong clvcn
airols llocl all acccss io iIc nagic-
ricI ionls of iIc Fallcn Kingdon.
TIcsc airols arc sonciincs lolsicrcd
ly iIc Wallcr in iIc Misis, a golcn
forncd, iIosc wIo'vc fougIi ii swcar,
fron solid nisi!
In iIc Fallcn Kingdon, advcniurcrs
in carlicr ycars found ionl aficr ionl
of long-dcad warrior-lings, loiI
Iunan and clvcn. Mosi foll in Ann,
Daldur's Caic, and Waicrdcc, wIcrc
nany sucI forays wcrc sonsorcd,
lclicvc iIc clvcs wanicd io scizc iIc
ricIcs and nagic for iIcnsclvcs.
Maslar Wands, Icad of iIc nollc
Wands fanily of Waicrdcc iIai is
fanous for iis nasicry of nagic, Ias
said ullicly Ic lclicvcs owcrful
NciIcrcsc nagic was found in iIc
CrcycloalscrIas an cniirc forircss
or ciiyand iIc clvcs fcli iIcy nusi
osscss ii io sircngiIcn Evcrcsla, rc-
vcni a siancdc of grccdy and wcll-
arncd Iunans inio iIc Iills, and lcc
iIc nagic oui of iIc Iands of iIc ZIcn-
iarin, wIosc forccs and caravans
rolc cvcr norc oficn ai iIc dcfcnscs
of loiI Evcrcsla and iIc Crcycloals.
Funors in iIc Halfway Inn scal of
clvcn warriors iraining cicnsivcly in
iIc IigI ncadows of CrcyIonc and of
nagically aidcd digging going on iIcrc.
TIc digging is runorcd io lc iIc con-
siruciion of cavcrn Ioncs for iIc clvcs
io rcircai io sIould iIcy lc drivcn oui
of Evcrcsla, sincc ZIcniarin and orc
aiicnis io iunncl inio iIc ricI valc
grow norc nuncrous cvcry ycar. TIc
clvcs could also lc ccavaiing
NciIcrcsc ircasurcs, of coursc.
Travclcrs and advcniurcrs lcwarc:
TIc clvcs aid visiiors iIcy favor ly offcr-
ing an cniy larrow ionl as a caning
lacc, lui dcal IarsIlyiIai is, faially
wiiI iIosc iIcy dccn ionl rollcrs.
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HaL[ua Imm
Dcsiic iis nanc, iIis csiallisIncni is far
norc iIan an inn. Ii is norc a connuniiy
io wIicI iIc nanc of iIc inn is alicd.
WIy ii's callcd Halfway" I'n noi surc, lui
iIc gcncral conscnsus is iIai ii's Ialfway
io anywIcrc"ccci Evcrcsla.
5
Halfway
Inn funciions as a iavcrn, siallcs, and
siorcIousc, and as iIc ccnicr of a caravan
caning arca and irading conound
uscd ly all wIo wani io iradc wiiI iIc
clvcs of Evcrcsla
Mosi Iunans arc ncvcr allowcd io
cvcn scc iIai fallcd vallcy and ciiy. TIis
roIiliiion accounis for iIc oulariiy of
iIc laicsi in Evcrcslan coris: cquisiicly
ainicd vicws of gardcns, nansions, and
icnlcs of iIc ciiy of Evcrcsla. TIcsc
ainiings arc iruly lcauiiful, wiiI vilrani
colors, cIarning sccncs, and nagics iIai
rcscrvc iIcn and nalc iIcn glow so
iIai iIcy can sccn cvcn in darlroons.
Snall caniris on iIc nosi ccnsivc of
iIcsc iciurcs nalc snall lirds, squirrcls,
and iIc lilc acar and wandcr iIrougI
iIc sccnc augncnicd, vcry rarcly ly an
arnorcd clf or gowncd lady gliding along
in iIc laclground sIadows or acaring
fron iinc io iinc in iIc windows of a cas-
ilc iurrci or on a lalcony SucI iciurcs
scll for 400 io 6,000 g, dccnding on sizc,
suljcci, and cncIanincnis.
Tradc ai iIc Halfway Inn is a iwo-way
roccss. For iIcir ari, iIc clvcs of
Evcrcsla, rcoccuicd wiiI dcfcnding
iIcir valc and iIc ncarly Crcycloal Hills
againsi an incrcasing ZIcniarin rcscncc,
Iavc lcgun luying iIc fincsi Iorscs iIcy
can gci.
TIis sori of iradc lccs iIc Halfway Inn
lusy. Advcniurcrs usc ii as a lasc io
clorc iIc lands around (iIougI iIcy'rc
no longcr wclconc in iIc clvcn-Icld Crcy-
cloal Hills}, ncrcIanis and ncrccnarics
gaiIcr Icrc, and iIc fcw clvcn-lcd cara-
vans asscnllc Icrc for iris io Scconlcr,
Waicrdcc, Dcrdusl, Ncvcrwinicr, Silvcry-
noon, or Daldur's Caic (rarcly clscwIcrc}.
Hunans, clvcs, Ialf-clvcs, dwarvcs, and
Ialflings arc all sccn Icrc oficn. TIc rcs-
cncc of iIc conound Ias cncouragcd
Ialflings io sciilc in iIc woods around,
and iIc sncll of runorcd gold finds on
iIc Loncly Moor Ias drawn iIc dwarvcs.
TIc Halfway Inn siands in a snall for-
csi, jusi wcsi of a narrow, Icavily guardcd
clcfi iIai offcrs iIc only way inio Evcrcsla
for iIosc wIo can'i fly. (OiIcr aiIs lcad
oui of Evcrcsla io iIc noriI and souiI.}
TIc visiior will find a widc wagon irail
lcads fron iIc wcsi inio a largc ocn arca
dividcd inio caning arcas, cacI wiiI iwo
addocls and a sring-fcd Iorsc ond, ly
a radial array of warcIouscs. An ocn
asscnlly ground srcads oui io iIc souiI;
a irasI dun and a wagon rcair worls
lic lcsidc ii TIc casicrnnosi luilding, ai
iIc lacl of iIis lusilc, is iIc Halfway Inn.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im 1he HaL[ua Imm
Imm/Taoenm
TLe HuIIwuy Inn
Siouily luili of wood and sionc, iIc inn
Ias a darl acarancc fron iIc froni. Ii
alnosi sccns io llcnd inio iIc irccs
5
Elninsicr says sonc of iIc clvcs of Evcrcsla Iavc iravclcd widcly and nigIi wcll Iavc Icard our crcssion
I'll ncci you Ialfway"and nancd iIc inn for iIai as a quici clvcn jolc.
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around ii. Long candlc lans ligIi iIc
cnirancc lrillianily
TIc visiior can rcadily scc iIc aiiacIcd
siallcs on iIc noriI cnd of iIc luilding.
TIcy'rc sclf-scrvicc"-siylc siallcs, lui
wardcd io cIinc a iiny Iosilcr's lcll if
cnicrcd fron ouisidc. TIc lcll docsn'i
sound if iIcy'rc cnicrcd fron iIc inn.
Sicing insidc iIc inn, iIc visiior finds
a darl lolly wiiI a doorwaicIcr and a
cloal roon. TIc doorwaicIcr is usually
onc of iIc rciiy clvcn larnaids, glad io
lc off Icr fcci for a iinc. DcIind iIc raiscd
froni of Icr dcsl sIc Ias a fooi gong io
sunnon arncd aid, and a Iand cross
low iIai fircs slcc-cnvcnoncd daris.
Dcyond iIc dcsl, a lroad arcIway
ocns inio iIc iavcrn roon, iIc Icari of
aciiviiy in iIc Halfway Inn. TIis dinly lii,
nany-illarcd roon fills iIc cniirc
ground floor of iIc inn ccci for iIc sia-
llcs io iIc noriI and iIc liicIcns io iIc
souiI. TIc ground floor roon Ias ovcr a
dozcn round iallcs ly iIc lar, lui nosi
airons rcfcr iIc Icavily curiaincd
looiIs iIai ocn off iIc nain roon all
along iIc noriI wall, iIc casi (or lacl}
wall ccci ai iIc cii, and iIc souiI wall
oncc onc is asi iIc lar. Ai lcasi onc
looiI is lnown io Iavc a sccrci assagc
conncciing ii io iIc ccllars lclow, iIc
lacl Iall, and a lincn closci on iIc floor
alovc.
TIc looiIs Iavc iallcs, luili-in scaiing,
and curiains iIai conlcicly conccal
iIosc insidc wIcn drawn iogciIcr. TIc
lacl or casi cnd of iIc roon is dclilcr-
aicly lci darl for rivacy, and iIc rcsi of
33A
iIc roon is cozily lii for rcasons of dis-
crciion," as onc of iIc siaff ui ii All iIis is
lccausc nosi clvcs don'i lilc sirong ligIi
and iIc oiIcr airons arc lusy not lcing
sccn. TIc inn is always aluzz wiiI dcal-
naling covcri ncciings, and wIiscrcd
inirigucs.
A lroad woodcn siair wiiI scvcral
sIicld-Iung landings riscs u fron iIc
nain iavcrn roon io iIc iwo floors of
slccing roons alovc. TIc inn's iIird
floor consisis of a singlc suiic of roons
rigIi u anong iIc irccs, and iIc suiic is
alnosi always occuicd ly visiiing clvcs.
TIc rcar cii io iIc iavcrn roon ocns
inio a lacl Iall wiiI a siair io iIc slccing
floors, iIc cnirancc io iIc siallcs, and a
lacl door. All iIrcc arc nucI uscd ly
gucsis wIo don'i wani io lc sccn lcaving
or going io iIcir roonsand ly local
rofcssional cscoris. TIc Halfway Ladics
(noi ari of iIc inn siaff, lui lnown io
iIcn and allowcd frcc run of iIc lacc}
arc noiorious for iIcir IigI-class drcss
and nanncrs. TIcy'rc nosily noon clvcs
wIo rcicnd io IigI ranl, iIougI a
dolcgangcr oncc slicd inio iIc rosicr
for a icnday.
TIc inn scrvcs good food, Ias a sur-
risingly widc sclcciion of cIccscs fron
all ovcr Facrun, and offcrs a lroad, wcll-
sioclcd ccllar of good wincs. TIc lccr is
rolusi, cvcn nuiiy in flavor, and iIc zzar
will caicI nosi WaicrdIavians ly sur-
risc. Ii's lccn sircngiIcncd io clvcn
iasics, cnding u as an alnond-flavorcd
sirong sIcrry.
TIc inn is run ly iIc discrcci and
irusiworiIy Myrin Silvcrscar, iIougI I
suscci ii's owncd and run ly iIc rulcrs
of Evcrcsla, noi Silvcrscar Iinsclf TIc
inn siaff consisis of old vcicrans, wIo scc
io iIc siallcs, furniiurc, and lrawls, and a
sclcciion of cri, rciiy fasi-noving clvcn
larnaids. TIc noody, IaugIiy or lrood-
ing soris of clvcs don'i aly for iIis osi-
iion. TIc Halfway sccializcs in gciiing iIc
cIccry, louncy sori, all iinlling laugIicr
and dcfi dancing around airons wIilc
carrying flagons lalanccd io iIc cciling.
TIcy lcc iIc drinlcrs wcll sulicd
downsiairs and lcc iIc roons usiairs
clcan and conforiallc, if unscciacular.
TIc inn's dccor and aoinincnis arc
dcfiniicly rusiic, wiiI cIanlcrois
insicad of gardcrolcs. An cwcr of waicr,
sonc fruii, and a jar of liscuiis arc laccd
in cvcry roon. Cais ad cvcrywIcrc
wiiIin and aloui iIc inn, lccing iIc
nicc down.
TIc Halfway Inn is a wclconc Iavcn
io nany iravclcrs. Long nay ii rcnain so.
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The Nansh
O[ CheLImben
TIc ialc of iIis vasi wciland's crcaiion
is lnown io cvcry youngling in wcsi-
crn Facrun.
6
TIc clcncnials wIo ran
anol, srcading iIc Winding Waicr
io flood all iIc lands of Princc CIc-
linlcr, and iIc warring wizards
wIosc scll laiilc rclcascd iIcn arc
all long gonc, lui iIcrc arc frcsI ialcs
aloui jusi wIcrc CIclinlcr's floodcd
Ialls lic cvcry sring, as a ncw loi of
Iocful advcniurcrs lravc iIc logs
and lalcs of iIc waiiing, nisi-
sIroudcd MarsI. Mosi of iIc ialcs say
CIclinlcr and Iis couriicrs arc now
aquaiic undcad wIo guard iIc
rincc's Iugc Ioard of gold and sil-
vcr, dragging inirudcrs wIo gci ioo
closc io iIcir floodcd Iall down io a
waicry gravc. TIc cisicncc of iIis
Ioard is said io lc rovcn ly iIc sil-
vcr gollci lrougIi io Waicrdcc in
iriunI ly iIc advcniurcss And-
lazara 70 winicrs ago. Iis Iandlc is iIc
snarling loar of CIclinlcr.
Scnsillc iravclcrs don'i nccd fcar-
sonc ialcs of undcad io lcc wcll clcar
of iIc narsI. Ii's a long ircl off iIc
iradc roads, and ii offcrs siinling nud,
quiclsand, and clouds of siinging flics,
io say noiIing of caiollcas, waicr si-
dcrs, waicr snalcs, lizard ncn,
gulguiIra, and sinilar dangcrs io iIc
iravclcr. No lnown irails safcly cross
iIc vasi, nisi-sIroudcd, danl nazc of
waicr and liiilc islcis. TIcrc's liiilc io go
iIcrc for, ciiIcr, unlcss onc is a ncr-
cIani irying io caiurc a narsI non-
sicr for a wcaliIy collccior or lill onc
for iIc yicld of iis carcass in nagical
cononcnis.
Sonc colc cnicr iIc narsI in
scarcI of lanis, as sonc narsI
lanis Iavc ncdicinal uscs, iIougI
fcw lring IigI riccs. Onc can also
livc on narsI fisI, iIougI iIcy icnd
io iasic unlcasani ai lcsi. A fcw
Iunicrs nalc a living ly iIrowing
wcigIicd ncis ovcr grous of narsI
fowl fron iIc rclaiivc safciy of iIc
narsI vcrgcs or usc olcs, safciy
rocs, and sIoc ads' io gaiIcr
narsI lird cggs for food or salc.
Sonc cggs arc iIc sizc of a largc
Iunan's Icad!
Yci iIcrc's a loi of narsI io yicld
sucI iIings. Ii's as largc as ncarly
Evcrcsla and iIc Crcycloal Hills
conlincd, and of a sizc wiiI iIc Scr-
cni Hills. Iis srcading waicrs
floodcd a largc rcaln and nay Iold
nany ricIcs, lus ircasurc lnown io
Iavc lccn Iiddcn in iIc log in rcccni
ycars ly lrigands and ly dcscraic
dwarvcs flccing orcs.
Scvcral iravclcrs wIo llundcrcd
inio iIc Icari of iIc narsI Iavc
rcoricd a wondrous sigIi: a casilc
floaiing in iIc air, Iiddcn ly iIc nisis
uniil onc is ncar. Olviously danagcd
in iIc scll laiilc iIai crcaicd iIc
narsI, ii Iangs usidc down, closc io
iIc groundlui is now Ionc io a
Iugc swarn of siirgcs iIai ours
foriI io ovcrwIcln crcaiurcs wIo
conc ioo closc.
6
Scc iIc Wcsicrn Hcarilands" cIaicr in A Grand Tour of the Realms in iIc rcviscd FOFCOTTEN FEALMS Cam-
paign Setting lo for iIis ialc.
7
SIoc ads arc sIocs iIai arc aiiacIcd io curvcd laics lilc niniaiurc coraclcs for iIc fcci. TIcy allow a slillcd
olcr io wall aio iIc log or waicr.
33G
The VeLL
o[ Dnagoms
Many foll Iavc Icard fircsidc ialcs
aloui iIis lacclui nosi foll in iIc
Fcalns iIinl ii's urcly a lard's
fancy, a nyiIical lacc dcsigncd io
add color io a lallad or ialc. A fcw
siarry-cycd advcniurcrs Iavc gonc
sccling iIc Wcll, noially sonc wcll-
Icclcd young nollc sons of Waicr-
dcc. TIosc wIo rciurncd say iIcy
found noiIing lilc ii in all iIc Dacl-
lands. Yci I Iavc sccn ii, and can sci
down Icrc for iIc firsi iinc dciails of
iIis wondrous sigIi.
TIc Wcll is a dcc ii conccalcd ly
illusory icrrain ccci during noon-
ligIi, duc io owcrful sIadow nagic
8
Ii's a vasi naiural cauldron, rolally
oncc a volcano. Iis circular ocning is
as lig across as iIc lcngiI of nany
rcscciallc villagcs. TIcrc's a liiilc
ncliwaicr- and sring-fcd lalc ai iIc
loiionand loncs, Icas and Icas
of loncs.
Hcrc nany dragons Iavc gonc io dic.
Anid iIcir Iugc, iunllcd loncs
adorncd wiiI ircasurc iIcy worc or
lorc Icrc lics iIc guardian of iIc
lacciIc Dirc Dragon. (I saw gcns as
largc as Iunan fisis, nagical anulcis
and rings, and norc!} TIc Dirc Dragon
is a sIadow dragon iIai ly nisforiunc
of scll or cosurc io nagical iicns
acIicvcd undcaiI. If iis words can lc
8
TIc locaiions of iIc Wcll of Dragons and iIc ncarly ruincd villagc of Ladydovc arc sIown on iIc na in iIc
cniry on Hill's Edgc in iIc cIaicr on iIc Sunsci Valc, laicr in iIis guidc.
337
lclicvcd, ii did noi acIicvc iIis siaius
iIrougI any dclilcraic roccss.
TIc Dirc Dragon is unusually largc,
and iis sIadow nagic is nigIiy indccd.
Noi only docs ii lcc iIc Wcll Iiddcn, ii
Ias slain no fcwcr iIan cigIi arcI-
nagcs wIo canc sccling iis ircasurc. Ii
sIowcd nc iIcir loncs roudly.
Srcad iIc word, nanling," ii said wiiI
a cynical glcan in iis cycs, and iIcrc'll
lc norc, as surc as nigIi follows day
Dragons iIinl, lui Iunans cIargc
inand for all of us, grccd lills."
I saw a cavcrn nouiI in iIc sidc of
iIc lonc-sircwn ii, rolally uscd ly
iIc Dirc Dragon as a slccing lair
lui I'vc no idca if ii coniinucs io oiIcr
cavcrns or is a dcad-cnd Iolc. TIc
Dirc Dragon lccs iIc nosi uscful
and owcrful nagic lrougIi ly dying
dragons iIcrc, lcaving only iIc
laullcs oui in iIc ii. Mosi dying
dragons wIo rcacI iIc ii sinly divc
down io sIaiicr iIcnsclvcs againsi iIc
rocls and loncs. Sonc lilc io iall
away iIcir lasi Iours, and iIc Dirc
Dragon ialls io iIcn, lcarning wIai ii
can of Ioardcd ircasurc, laiilc iricls,
sclls, and iIc lilc. OiIcrs ncvcr rcacI
iIc Wcll. If iIc Dirc Dragon's scrying
nagics dcicci iIcnii oficn lccs
waicI around iIc Wcllii gocs oui
and lrings iIcir lodics io iIc Wcll.
Aloui a nilc casi of iIc ii, anid
woodcd ravincs and rocl ouicros,
iIcrc's an inn callcd iIc Dirc Dragon.
TIc inn is all iIai rcnains of iIc Ialf-
clvcn villagc of Ladydovc, lurncd and
laid wasic io ly iIc Dirc Dragon. Ii's
guardcd againsi iis nancsalc, all oiIcr
dragonlind, and nosi lrigands ly a
owcrful ward. TIis invisillc nagical
larricr iclcoris iwo gargoylcs wIcr-
cvcr iIc innlcccr connands. TIcsc
guardians figIi for iIc innlcccr wiiI
alsoluic loyaliy.
TIc ward also rcflccis lacl all
lrcaiI wcaons, and drains lifc forcc
fron all dragons (cvcn if iIcy'vc
adoicd anoiIcr forn} and all wIo
lcar ncial wcaons.
9
TIcrc nusi lc
a ward iolcn io rcvcni Iarn wIcn
using ncial iools, lui I'vc noi sccn ii.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Nean 1he
VeLL o[ Dnagoms
Imms
TLe Ive vugon
TIis snall, rusiic sionc inn is ai io
lc cIilly and dan. Ii sccs fcw gucsis,
lui Ias a ccriain cIarn, and is run
ly iIc grcaicsi living sagc on naiicrs
of dragonlind, iIc CalisIiic lady
Yajandra DlaiIacro.
10
WIai lrougIi
Icr io iIis dcsolaic soi was iIc
cIancc io siudy iIc dragons, using
Icr vcry owcrful scrying nagic.
TIc roons Icrc arc iidy and inscci
frcc, and cacI fcaiurcs a lofiy con-
foricr of a diffcrcni quiliing aiicrn io
siavc off iIc cIill. Yajandra scis a good
iallc of Icariy food. SIc always arc-
ciaics a gifi of good winc, lccr, or
liquor. Try Icr sicy frog sicw.
9
Draining dragonlind of 6+1d12 Iii oinis cr round (no saving iIrow}. All oiIcr crcaiurcs ialc 6+1d4 oinis of
danagc cr round (saving iIrow for Ialf danagc}, and iIcir danagc can lc Icalcd, wIcrcas dragonlind Iii oini
losscs arc crnancni. TIrowing away a ncial wcaon or iool cnds danagc ai iIc cnd of iIc round of rclcasc.
10
If iIc DM dcsircs, Yajandra lnows cvcryiIing in iIc FOF1 Draconomicon sourcclool.
33S
Xom1haL's Touen
TIis snall, rcnoic villagc is ncsilcd on iIc
souiIcrn slocs of Mi. Hlin. Hcrc aloui
40 foll clc oui a living ly Iuniing, fisIing
along iIc noriIcrn vcrgcs of iIc crilous
MarsI of CIclinlcr, and raising sIcc
and goais on iIc IigI nouniain ncad-
ows. TIcy lcc io iIcnsclvcs, Ioing io
cscac aiiacls fron iIc yuan-ii and
oIidians of iIc Scrcni Hills, lui do offcr
lcds io iravclcrs sccling Evcrcsla or a
way iIrougI iIc Crcycal Mouniains.
TIc villagc Ias liiilc io offcr iIc irav-
clcr, lui lccausc iIc villagc scrvcs as a
waysio for ovcrland iradcrs, iIc ZIcn-
iarin rcccnily csiallisIcd an agcni Icrc,
onc Hansilal Droun, wIo runs a Iard-
warc sIo and a swa-nouni siallcs. Hc
lrougIi wiiI Iin a roving guard of a
dozcn ZIcniilar io dcfcnd" iIc villagc.
All of iIcn vcicrans of iIc Moonsca
Wars, and nosi of iIcn arc ccri
arcIcrs. TIcy ialc iIcir duiics scriously
lccausc, onc old nan iold nc, iIc
ZIcnis oficn scnd wizards aloui in dis-
guisc io nalc surc iIcir local agcnis do
wcll. Travclcrs wIo arcn'i fricndly io iIc
ZIcniarin sIould lcc quici aloui ii.
Mosi of iIc villagcrs arc now in iIc ay of
iIc organizaiion.
XoniIal's Towcr lcgan as a clusicr of
scrvanis' and arcniiccs' Ioncs luili
around iIc soliiary llacl sionc iowcr of
iIc wizard XoniIal. XoniIal is lclicvcd io
lc iIc firsi Facrunian io Iavc nasicrcd
iIc fcaiIcr nagic of Maziica, iIc Land
Across iIc Sca, lcconing a lunawcavcr
33D
PLaces O[ Im1enes1
Im Xom1haL's Touen
5hops
voun TvudIng
Mounts and General Gear
(if I Iavc iIc icrn corrccily}. Hc also rosc
io arcInagc siaius wiclding iIc norc
faniliar sclls llcsscd ly Mysira.
Unforiunaicly, Iis siudics sccn io Iavc
affccicd Iis wiis. Hc iIrcw oui all of Iis
arcniiccs aloui 6O ycars ago and laid
cncIanincnis on iIc Icdgc around Iis
iowcr gardcns. TIc Icdgc aiiacls inirud-
crs and Ias all iIc owcrs of iIc Iorrillc
nonsicrs lnown as living walls. XoniIal
Iinsclf is said io Iavc lcconc a licIlui
as no onc Ias sccn Iin for a long' long
iinc, iIai nay lc ncrc scculaiion.
Locals rccall iIrcc scaraic ZIcniarin
aiicnis io lrcacI iIc iowcr' iIc lasi in-
volving ninc llacl-rolcd nagcs runorcd
io Iavc conc fron DarlIold wIo siood
on cniy air a Iundrcd fcci or norc
alofi and Iurlcd sclls ai XoniIal's
sirongIold iIicl and fasi. As onc local
ui ii, TIcy lii u iIc nigIi. I'vc ncvcr
sccn so nany sclls lcforc, noi cvcn in
iIc lig laiilcs in TciIyr wiiI all iIc
nagcs Iurling ligIining ai loiI arnics!"
In iIc cnd, soncIow, XoniIal rc-
vailcd. Two of iIc nagcs wcrc llown
aari, and anoiIcr nagc flcw away
scrcaning' llazing lilc a iorcI. TIc
oiIcrs flcd. Word of iIis srcad raidly
in iIc Coasi lands, and fcwcr advcniur-
crs Iavc conc calling on XoniIal's
Iungry Icdgc sincc iIcn.
Hansilal Droun is a slccl, orily, wcll-fcd
and saiisficd-looling nan wIo always
wcars iIc laicsi fasIions fron Waicr-
dcc, is inordinaicly fond of Iis drooing
nusiacIc, and drivcs Iard largains.
Hc's ncvcr wiiIoui ai lcasi iIrcc Iard-
cycd, alcri c-ZIcniilar warrior lody-
guards, and so Ic can afford io sirui.
If iIc locals don'i lilc Iin, iIcy lcc
ii Iiddcn, and Ic docs dcal in goods of
iIc fincsi qualiiy. Hc usually Ias aloui
four riding nounis, anoiIcr si onics,
and 10 or so nulcs availallciIougI
iIc nulcs arc usually rcnicd io local
farncrs, so a luycr will Iavc io waii a
day io gci iIcn. His sIo siocl is as
good as a largc sundrics sIo in Waicr-
dcc, wiiI ariicular aiicniion io rocs,
lanicrns, icnis, cagcs, silcs, and oiIcr
advcniuring gcar.
Amohen's NILL
Wool Mill
TIis nill iurns oui lalcs of local wool
for salc io assing iradcrs. Ii is of good,
iIougI noi ccciional, qualiiy, wiiI a
lcasing off-wIiic color iIai ialcs wcll
io dyc or llcacI. TIc nill sclls only
wool, and docs noi roccss ii inio cloiI
or iIrcad, iIougI rclininary clcaning
and sonc carding is crforncd.
Imms/Taoenms
TLe BIuck IIugon
TIis is your avcragc laclwoods rusiic
inn and iavcrnovcrriccd and scrv-
ing Icavy., gravy-swancd food. Don'i
lool forward io ii ioo nucI, ii is surc
io disaoini you.
3AO
Yan1 hnaI m
TIis Ialf-ruincd farning villagc on
iIc lanls of iIc Winding Waicr Ias
lccn iIc iradiiional noriIcrn
clorcr's rouic inio iIc Dacllands.
Hcrc snall sliffs fron Doarcslyr
Dridgc (aliIougI, sincc iIai lacc's
oisoning, fcarful crcws Iavc lcfi
fron Scrcni's Cowl insicad} ui in io
unload scclcrs-aficr-glory-usually
advcniurcrs Ioing io rccovcr sonc
of iIc losi nagics of NciIcril.
Hcrc on iIc souiI lanl of iIc
Winding Waicr duc noriIwcsi of iIc
Hill of Losi Souls aloui 60 foll Icrd
sIcc and caiilc, fisI in iIc Waicr,
and grow rooi cros io scraicI oui a
living. Mosi iravclcrs wondcr wIy
iIcy'rc iIcrc ai alland wIy iIc
Icari of iIc villagc consisis of Ialf a
dozcn grand sionc Iouscs, now roof-
lcss and fallcn inio ruin.
TIc answcr is iIc Daron of iIc
Dacllands, iIai luii of a Iundrcd
couniry sinlcion jolcs, sucI as:
How did iIc Daron find oui if iIc
waicr was loiling? Siucl Iis Iand in
iIc oi uniil Ic could say, 'Ycs, ii's
loiling now.' " Ovcr 80 sunncrs ago,
iIc warrior Zclarravyan FangsIicld, a
succcssful ncrccnary fron Ann, sci-
ilcd Icrc and roclaincd Iinsclf
Daron of iIc Dacllands.
Zclarravyan was a laiilc-Iungry
soul. His cniIusiasn for lurning
and Iacling wIcn carrying oui a
connission lcgan io nalc Iin ioo
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ccnsivc for any of iIc ncrcIanis
of Ann io usc, lui iIcy fcarcd wIai
Ic nigIi do if iIcy cilcd Iin or lcfi
Iin cnnilcss, unIircd, wiiIin iIcir
loundarics. So iIcy all coniriluicd
gold icccs io givc Iin a ircasury,
gavc Iin iIc iiilc laron" and iIc
noncy, and iold Iin io go foriI and
sciilc iIc Dacllands of iIc Sword
Coasi io guaranicc Ann acccss io
iIc iinlcr and orcs iIcrc forcvcr.
DcligIicd, Zclarravyan iool Iis
arncd followcrs, lus all iIc volun-
iccrs wIo Iocd io lcconc jusi as
ricI as Ic drcancd of lcing, and sci
foriI. Hc canc Icrc io iIc closcsi
rivcr acccss io iIc Hill of Losi Souls
(iIc landnarl Ic Icadcd for} and
luili Iinsclf a casilc (rcfcrrcd io as
Dacllands Casilc}, surrounding ii
wiiI grand Ioncs for Iis caiains,
iIc ncw lord lnigIis of Iis larony.
TIcn iIings siaricd io go wrong.
Orcs, Iolgollins, and worsc swci
down on iIc ncw sciilcncni, a Iard
winicr followcd, and a wizard wIo'd
lccn scni oui fron Ann io lcc an
cyc on Zclarravyan dccidcd iIai iIc
laron Iad nadc ioo nany nisialcs
and rasI dccisions. TIis nan,
Orlornin, canc io couri onc cvcning
and llunily iold Zclarravyan Ic was
ialing ovcr.
TIc laron rcsondcd ly Iurling
a cIair ai iIc nagc, fclling Iin, and
iIcn cIallcnging iIc groaning nan
io a figIi. Furious, iIc wizard Iurlcd
a swarn of firclalls, incincraiing
nosi of iIc couriicrs around iIc
laron, wIo was in iurn Iurlcd oui
iIrougI a IigI window inio iIc
lrancIcs of a ircc, unconscious.
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TIc casilc collascd iIai firsi win-
icr. In iIc sring, sonc Annians
Hc iIcn found Iinsclf alonc
ccci for iIc ladly woundcd. TIc
survivors Iad flcd down iIc rivcr on
loais. Crinly, Zclarravyan salvagcd
wIai Ic could fron iIc ruins
including iIc wizard's siaffand sci
aloui luilding Iinsclf a sccurc, Iid-
dcn lacc in wIicI Ic could survivc
iIc winicr.
Dy iIis iinc, iIc laron rccovcrcd
Iis scnscs. Finding a Iuniing low
and scvcral quivcrs of sIafis, Ic
clinlcd a ircc Ic iIougIi closc
cnougI and slcw iIc wizard, cniy-
ing loiI quivcrs inio iIc sluncd
forn uniil Ic'd iorn ii aari. (Hc'd
Icard of wizards walling aficr dcaiI.}
TIc surviving couriicrs iIougIi Ic'd
lccn llown aari ly iIc firclall.
TIai sci a laiilc going in carncsi,
wiiI figIicrs convcrging on iIc wiz-
ard fron all sidcs.
TIc wizard Orlornin gavc iIcn
dcaiI. Warrior aficr warrior fclllui
iIcrc wcrc always norc, sIouiing
and cIarging ai Iin. Flccing, iIc wiz-
ard was corncrcd ly iIc cnirancc of
onc of iIc lord lnigIi's Ioncs. Hc
Iurlcd ligIinings inio ii, slaying iIc
gaiIcrcd IouscIold, and followcd iIc
lolis in, clinling io an ucr floor
fron wIcncc Ic could scc and Iurl
sclls ai will. Sunnoning Iis wiz-
ard's siaff io Iin, Ic nadc a lasi
siand. WIcn arcIcrs lcgan firing ai
Iin fron iIc oiIcr grand Ioncs, Ic
scni firc and ligIining inio iIcn, onc
aficr anoiIcr, uniil nosi of iIc
larony lay dcad around Iin, iIc
Iouscs lurni-oui sIclls.
found iIc laron lcading a snall, dcs-
craic land of warriors. TIc land
was raiding orcs for food as orcs usu-
ally raidcd iIc sciilcncnis of Iunan-
lind. Mosi of iIc Annians flcd. A fcw
siaycd, and nancd iIc villagc
YariIrain, aficr a ircacIcrous wizard
in an old Annian lallad wIo was
givcn iIc dcaiI Ic ricIly dcscrvcd
lui ai a icrrillc cosi.
YariIrain iIc villagc Ias rcnaincd
io iIis day, lui iIc laron is long dcad.
A liiicr, laiilc-wild nan, Ic lcgan io
raid all iIc caravans and advcniuring
lands Ic canc across, always lru-
ially slaugIicring any wizards anong
iIcn. For sonc 10 ycars, iIc Follcr
Daron of YariIrain was a fcarcd nan
fron cnd io cnd of iIc Coasi lands.
No aiiacl was ioo lold for Iin, no
rcvcngc ioo difficuli. Hc followcd vic-
iins wIo'd givcn Iin iIc sli io as far
away as iIc roofios of Daldur's Caic,
using iIc arscnal of nagical wcaons
and dcviccs Ic'd anasscd io lcc
Iinsclf safc fron nosi sorccrous
aiiacls.
Finally Ic ovcrrcacIcd Iinsclf. A
young WaicrdIavian nollc clocd
wiiI Iis lovc, a nollc of a rival Iousc,
lccausc iIc Icad of nciiIcr Iousc
loolcd wiiI favor on iIcir union.
TIcy clocd in siylc, wiiI a largc lag-
gagc irain and ovcr 40 nounicd scr-
vanis. TIc laron fcll on iIc ariy lilc
a siarving wolf as ii aroacIcd Hill's
Edgc, Icadcd for iIc disiani glorics of
Cornyr. TIc cowardly young nollc
cscacd iIc slaugIicr, alandoning
Iis lady lovc and all iIcir scrvanis.
TIc laron lci iIc survivors as
Iosiagcs, rciurning in iriunI io
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TIc laron's iwcniy-odd warriors
saw iIc arny aroacIing and flcd.
TIc furious laron iool Iis lady
Iosiagc io iIc Iill wIcrc iIc iunllcd
sioncs of Iis casilc lay and luricd all
Iis siolcn gold, vowing io rciurn for ii
laicr. Hc lanncd io largain Iis way io
frccdon wiiI iIc lady, lui sIc saw Icr
lovc ai iIc Icad of iIc aroacIing
arny and fougIi for Icr own frccdon,
sialling and slasIing iIc laron wiiI
Iis own silvcr-lladcd long sword.
YariIrain, lui iIc furious young
nollc, suoricd ly ncrcIanis of
iIai ciiy wIo'd lcconc incrcasingly
fcarful of iIcir landii ncigIlor, Iircd
all iIc ncrccnarics Ic could find in
Hill's Edgc and canc io YariIrain ai
iIc Icad of an arny of ovcr 1,000
soldicrs.
Furious, iIc laron lnoclcd Icr
cold and iIrcw Icr aio iIc gold.
TIcn in a fii of cold crucliy Ic luricd
Icr alivc and flcd. Hc uscd onc of Iis
siolcn nagical iicns io wIirl iIc
sioncs of iIc casilc around iIc arny
in a dcadly rain, and in iIc confusion
Ic slicd away.
TIc young WaicrdIavian survivcd
iIc laiilc. Hc scni anoiIcr dccadc
Iuniing iIc laron down. His lladc
finally claincd Zclarravyan's lifc, lui
Iis lady lovc was siill dcad, and Ic
rciurncd io Waicrdcc io rcjoin Iis
fanily a saddcr nan. TIc rifi lciwccn
iIc iwo nollc Iouscs rcnains io iIis
day.
In YariIrain, dcsiic dccadcs of
Iocful digging and iIc usc of nosi
of iIc casilc's sioncs io luild coiiagcs,
3AA
cniy darlncss. Curious foll wIo go
io invcsiigaic arc sonciincs found
dcad in iIc norningslain ly sonc
sori of nonsicr nai cais iIcir lrains.
An illiiIid, advcniurcrs saylui ly
day, iIcy can ncvcr find ii. Sonc say a
land of nind flaycrs nusi lc digging
inio iIc Iill in a ircasurc scarcI of
iIcir own, soncwIcrc undcr iIc vil-
lagcrs' fccilui no advcniurcrs Iavc
cvcr nci wiiI iIcn, no naiicr Iow
dcc iIcy dig.
no iracc of iIc laron's luricd Ioard
of gold and any nagic Ic couldn'i usc
or carry Ias cvcr lccn found.
TIc laron siill affccis villagcrs
cvcry day, cvcn if no advcniurcrs arc
in iown digging u Casilc Hill. TIc
grand sionc Iouscs of iIc lord
lnigIis siand cniy lccausc iIc
gIosis of laugIing lords and ladics
siill glidc iIrougI iIcn, glasscs in
Iand, cvcry nigIi, and lans and
iorcIcs sIinc wIcrc iIcrc's only
TIc ialc of iIc gold is no fancy,
iIougI. Any advcniurcr wIo concs
io YariIrain is lilcly io scc iIc Ian-
ion of iIc slain lady nollc. SIc
acars in darlncss, a silvcr sword
drawn in Icr Iand, Icr long Iair
flowing aloui Icr sIouldcrs, Icr
gown iorn away fron onc sIouldcr,
and Icr cycs sad. SIc sccns io rca-
car io iIosc wIo'vc sccn Icr lcforc
as a warning of aroacIing focs or
dangcr. If iIcy'rc aslcc, iIcy awalcn
alruily, icrrificd ly a nigIinarc in
wIicI iIc naidcn's forn, Icr cycs
loclcd on iIcirs, nclis away inio
lrown loncs, srawlcd aio gold
coins undcr iIc cariI soncwIcrc.
TIis Iauniing
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is conncnoraicd in
iIc nanc of iIc local inn and iavcrn,
iIc Silvcr Dladc.
PLaces O[ Im1enes1
Im Yan1hnaIm
Imms/Taoenms
TLe SIIvev BIude
Duili of sioncs fron iIc Daron of iIc
Dacllands's casilc, iIc Dladc Ias iIrcc
wings iIai srawl iIrougI iIicl inc
irccs iIai scaraic ii fron iIc ruincd,
Iaunicd Iouscs of iIc lord lnigIis.
Onc is a siallc, onc a liicIcn and
aniry, and onc is iIc slccing wing.
TIc ccniral ari of iIc Dladc ai
ground lcvcl is iIc dancc floor and
iaroon. TIc Dladc Ias ganing
roons and rivaic ncciing roons
usiairs in iIis ccniral arca. A Iugc,
silvcr-ainicd, iwo-Iandcd
loarlillcr" sword Iangs on cIains
fron iIc ovcrIanging ccdar-sIalc
roof ovcr iIc froni doors of iIc inn
Icrc as a signloard.
TIc slccing wing of iIc Dladc is
surroundcd ly a snall lui lcasani
gardcn wIcrc in sunncr a fisIond
and scaiicrcd lirdsccd rovidc lcas-
ani waicIing for gucsis. FurnisIings
arc rusiic, lui loiI food and siaff arc
good, and iIcsc disiani lcdcIanlcrs
arc cozy, clcan, and quici.
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Elninsicr says iIai any advcniurcrs wIo find iIc Ioard will cnd iIc Iauniing as far as iIc villagcrs arc con-
ccrncdlui iIai iIc graicful naidcn will rcacar io iIcn alonc as a warning of dangcr for iIc rcsi of iIcir livcs.
If iIcy wani io grcci Icr, Ic adviscs, Icr nanc is Cyndril Hawlwinicr. (Hcr suiior was Dcrvil ManiIar.}
3AS
3AG
5umse1 VaLe
cci for isolaicd" Dal-
dur's Caic, wIcn sonc-
onc scals of sciilc-
ncnis in iIc Coasi Lands
io nosi foll in Ann,
Miralar, Waicrdcc, or cvcn Cornyr,
Sunsci Valc is all iIcy iIinl of. To
nosi colc iIcsc connuniiics sccn
islands of civilizaiion and roscriiy
in a landscac of rolling wildcrncss
inIaliicd only ly lcgions of nonsicrs
and dcscraic lrigands iIai, iIanl-
fully, only rougI-and-rcady caravan
ncrcIanis nccd visii. TIougI iravcl-
crs lnow iIis is falscor ai lcasi
caggcraicdii docs indicaic iIc
long-sianding inoriancc of iIc Valc.
TIc Valc is casily found on a good
na. Ii cnconasscs all iIc lands
lciwccn iIc arcing arns of iIc Fivcr
FcacIing and iIc ucr CIioniIar
and iIc naiural wall forncd ly iIc
Sunsci Mouniains and iIc Far Hills.
Dcrdusl (a lasc of iIc nysicrious and
owcrful Harcrs} and Iriaclor arc
iIc iwo largcsi ciiics of iIc Valc. TIc
iIird, oficn ovcrloolcd ciiy, is Hill's
Edgc, gaicway io iIc Dacllands.
Dciwccn iIcsc ccnicrs of owcr lic
vcrdani, roscrous farns iIai Iavc
always coricd food in lcniy io all
iIc lands around. TIc Dusl Foad
runs iIrougI iIc Icari of iIc Valc,
carrying iIc iraffic of iIis viial rcgion
lacl and foriI. TIc food iIc Sunsci
Valc roduccs is also sIicd oui ly
iIc rivcrs and along iIc Uldoon Trail
ioward Ann.
TIc dangcrs Tunland rcscnis
wiiI iis nonadic Iunans and
wcnics and snallcr narauding
lands of gollinlin and oiIcr rcda-
iory nonsicrs Iavc lci iIc Valc safc
fron any susiaincd cffori ai conqucsi
fron coasial owcrs around iIc Sca
of Fallcn Siars. Howcvcr, Ann and
Wcsigaic Iavc loiI iricd scvcral
iincs io ialc ovcr iIc Valc ly wcigIi
of coins, noi swords.
Mosi rcccnily, iIc ZIcniarin arc
siill irying iIcir Iand ai ciiIcr
doninaiing iIc Valc or sIaiicring ii.
Fron iIcir coniinually sircngiIcncd
forircss of DarlIold, iIcy arc
nouniing cvcr-loldcr forays
iIrougIoui iIc Valc. TIcy arc irying
io scarc farncrs and snall foll inio
lcaving, and discouragc oor foll
fron all ovcr Facrun fron iIinling
iIc Valc is a good lacc io conc and
sciilc. TIcy nccd io acconlisI iIcir
cnds lcforc iIcir aggrcssivc sword-
swinging rovolcs iIc ciiics of iIc
Valcor, for iIai naiicr, anyonc
clscfron asscnlling an arny and
going io war.
TIc Harcrs arc alrcady ocnly ai
war wiiI iIc ZIcniarin in Sunsci
Valc. Many nigIis arc lii ly iIc
suddcn flarc of Iurlcd firclalls and
slii ly scrcans of iIosc sirucl
down ly iIc sword. Dawn iIc nci
day finds srawlcd corscs or darl
ools of llood wIcrc all Iad lccn
caccful iIc day lcforc. Travclcrs,
you'vc lccn warncd.
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Asbnaom
TIis snall iown is iIc narlci ccnicr
of iIc farncrs of iIc souiIcrn Valc.
TIcy iradc wiiI cacI oiIcr and wiiI
iravcling ncrcIanis in iIc ccniral
narlci raiIcr iIan ialing iIcir iradc
io iIc ciiics wIcrc sonconc clsc will
nalc a rofii fron iIcir food, noi
iIcn. Duycrs oui of Dcrdusl and
Iriaclor conc io iIc narlci cacI
day. Ii's undcrsiood iIai iIc narlci
of Aslravn fills lcllics all along iIc
CIioniIar.
Aslravn lics in a sIallow vallcy
wIcrc iIc Dusl Foad and iIc Uldoon
Trail ncci. A dilaidaicd icnlc io
Ilnaicr faccs iIc narlci, wIicI is
ringcd ly swa sIos, a coocr and
craicnalcr, a wagonworls, sIrincs io
Lliira (A Housc of Joy}, LaiIandcr
(Morningsionc Housc}, and Waulccn
(forncrly Coldcoin Housc, and now
an alandoncd, lurni-oui sIcll wIcrc
local cIildrcn lay}, a iavcrn callcd
iIc Tanlard and SIcaf, and an inn,
iIc Doard Laid Darc.
Aslravn is fanous for iIc Fidcrs in
Fcd Cloals, iis olicc and dcfcndcrs.
TIcy'rc local voluniccrs lcd ly a fcw
ccricnccd warriors and occasionally
lolsicrcd ly nagcs and ricsis wIo
arc sonsorcd ly Iriaclor io lcc iIc
roads and iIc narlci safc. TIc Fcd
Cloals airol in nounicd dozcns and
oficn Iavc io laiilc landiis, irolls, lug-
lcars, orcs, and rcdaiory nonsicrs in
iIc fooiIills of iIc souiIcrn Sunsci
Mouniains, casi of iown.
Sincc ZIcniarin aciiviiy Ias
incrcascd, iIc Cloals Iavc run u
againsi oisonings scvcral iincs, and
againsi anlusIcs ly ncrccnarics
wIo wcrc vcry wcll aid ly sonconc.
Local fcclingand fcaris running
IigI againsi iIc ZIcniarin. Alnosi
cvcry fanily Ias ai lcasi onc Fidcr.
TIc osi of rcinforccncni Fidcr was
oncc offcrcd io any allc warrior
wIcn nccdcd, wiiI arcIcrs lcing
ariicularly sougIi aficr. Ai a ay raic
of icns of gold icccs cr wccl, sucI
osiiions wcrc cagcrly sougIi. Now,
Iowcvcr, iIc iown's cIicf ricsi of
Ilnaicr, Aljcci Sulicani Asgar Tcl-
lcndar, is insisiing on qucsiioning
alicanis wiiI iIc aid of iIc
Harcrs, or so local runor runs.
Asgar's icnlc, iIc Housc of iIc
Suffcring Cod, is in dangcr of closing
down. Asgar Icads a clcrical siaff of
only si ricsis, iIrcc noviccs, and
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four lay worsIicrs. TIc icnlc iisclf
is a crunlling ruin, iis iiiIcs ioo
ncagcr io ay for rcairs. Sinisicr
visions Iavc lcgun io acar in
Asgar's drcans, sIowing iIc Cod on
iIc Facl iurning Iis lacl on iIc icn-
lc of Aslravn, lui as iIcsc drcans
wcrc always followcd closcly ly visiis
fron nysicrious snooiI-iongucd
colc irying io luy iIc Housc, Ic's
noi ui ioo nucI crcdcncc in iIcn.
(ZIcnis, or I'n a ioad," Asgar Ias
iold Iis worsIicrs angrily.}
OiIcr currcni local conccrns arc
ccnicrcd around a lan ly onc ncw
landowncr io lrccd long-Iorncd
Iorscs for salc as laiilc nounis.
Many farncrs arc afraid iIcy'll gci
oui and iranlc cros or nccd ioo
nucI Iay io lcc iIc surlus cros
sIiing as good-as-gold coris.
TIc iravclcr iIrougI Aslravn will
scc only lusI farns wiiI wood lois,
drainagc diicIcs and onds, wcll-
lci larns and siun-and-louldcr
fcnccs, and gcncral iranquiliiy. Ai
corncrs wIcrc iracls and irails ncci
in iIc iown siand old, craclcd, sioui
sionc illars surnounicd ly crun-
lling Iorsc Icads. TIcsc arc iIc only
visillc rclics of an ancicni ciiy,
UrdraiI of iIc Horscncn, iIai siood
on iIis siic. TIc Horscncn wcrc
nonads wIo novcd io Tunland or
iIc Savagc NoriI long ago. UrdraiI
was wIcrc iIcy canc io worsIi and
lury iIcir dcad in caiaconls
lcncaiI iIc sirccis.
3AD
Today, falsc ccllar walls and sliding
sioncs in iIc foundaiions of nany of
iIc iown's fifiy-odd luildings lcad inio
a vasi nazc of undcrground assagcs
and gallcrics, iIcir cicni unlnown.
Tonl cIanlcrs and coffin nicIcs in
iIc assagc walls arc cvcrywIcrc, and
iIc dcccr lcvcls arc roancd ly
undcad. Sonc of iIc fallcn warriors of
iIc Horscncn, lcgcnd says, wcrc
luricd wiiI ricI ircasurcs.
Many a curious visiior Ias aid 10
gold icccs or norc io a local io lc
lci inio iIc caiaconlsand norc
iIan onc Ias flcd oui again in icrror
aficr coning uon a rcccnily slain
iIicf, facc llacl wiiI sirangulaiion,
iIroai caugIi forcvcr in iIc lony,
cIilling gri of a slclcial arn iIai
rcacIcd oui of onc of iIc Iorizonial
coffin nicIcs as iIc culrii asscd.
Siill, iIc occasional crson concs io
iIc surfacc wiiI a gcn-adorncd dag-
gcr or iIc rcnnanis of an ivory or
anlcr nccllacc, and lravc (foolisI,
locals say} young colc siill conc
fron Dcrdusl and Iriaclor on darcs
io cnicr iIc caiaconls io inrcss
iIcir fricnds.
Mosi visiiors don'i lool for sucI
cciicncni in Aslravn. TIcy narvcl
ai iIc wcll-lci farns wIilc assing
iIrougI, crIas luying sonc frcsI
cggs, cIccsc, or a joini of ncai ai iIc
narlci. Or, iIcy conc Icrc io luy
wagonloads of rovcndcr in iIc nar-
lci, lnowing iIcy'll gci good frcsI
farc ai fair riccs. TIis is iIc sori of
iown foll rcncnlcr fondly aficr onc
visii, fccl ai Ionc in aficr a sccond,
and nalc surc iIcy sio ly wIcn
ossillc iIcrcaficr.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im Asbnaom
5hops
SumbovI's SundvIes-In-Tvude
Swap Shop
Largcsi and nosi succcssful of iIc
iown's swa sIos, iIc csiallisIncni
of Sanlorl Dciryn is a crowdcd warc-
Iousc full of ovcrsioclcd, uscd, no-
longcr-nccdcd and usclcss iicns,
fron lrass CalisIiic vcil danccrs' fin-
gcrlclls io iIrcc-cll winicr slcdgcs.
Sonc of Sanlorl's siocl is lrolcn,
norc is undoulicdly siolcn, and Ic
lnows iIai sonc iicns arc lcfi wiiI
Iin as covcri signals or ncssagc
dros ly various ncrcIani calals
and oiIcr sccrci grous Ic rcicnds
io lnow noiIing aloui.
DoiI collcciors and advcniurcrs
find Iis sIo a fascinaiing lacc io
lrowscaficr all, wIcrc clsc in iIc
cniirc Valc can you find a lifclilc lull's
Icad nadc of wood and ainicd fcli,
dcsigncd io lc worn during fcriiliiy
aradcs? Or a lnocldown-arcIolc
lrass cIanging siall for ladics of dcli-
caic lrccding, conlcic wiiI cloiI-of-
gold dancing unicorn curiains (only
sligIily noiI-caicn}? A irilc-joinicd
llown glass lacl-scraicIcr fron far
Kara-Tur, crIas? Or a wIisilc iIai
sunnons dogs, lcucroiia, and ccriain
carrion lirdslui is guaraniccd io
drivc away carrion crawlcrs, iIri-
lrccn, anlIcgs, and oiIcr giani
insccis wiiI Iard ouicr cIiiin? Pcr-
Ias a vcil of fcaiIcrs, oncc worn ly a
lird naidcn of far ZalIara? Or si
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snooiI-olisIcd woodcn casls fron
TIay, dcsigncd io fii insidc cacI
oiIcr? Sanlorl sclls iIcn all, grin-
ning and rulling Iis Iands or lclly
all iIc wIilc. Mosi colc iIinl Ic's
an oily slug, lui Sanlorl jusi snilcs
and nalcs surc Ic gocs io lcd cacI
nigIi a sligIily richer oily slug.
TuntuIn's BuvveIs und Cvutes
Cooper/Packer
Taniain iIc Tall is crIas iIc nosi
inoriani nan in Aslravn. Ii's Iis fly-
ing fingcrs and iirclcss worl iIai gci
goods rcady io lcavc iIc narlci and
iravcl long disianccs wcll roiccicd.
Sonc ncrcIanis cvcn lring iIcir
warcs u for acling fron Dcrdusl
and Iriaclor lcforc sIiing iIcn
clscwIcrc jusi io gci Taniain io do iIc
acling for iIcn.
TIc iall, gauni, sIar-jawcd Tan-
iain is ncvcr siill ccci wIcn Ic
finds a acling iallc and lics down
on ii io snaicI a fcw Iours of slcc.
Hc sucrviscs a slillcd crcw of 10
sirong young woncn and ncn, and
casually iIrows all ayncnis ovcr Iis
sIouldcr inio a Iugc lrass siiioon
uncariIcd ly sonc cnicrrising ncr-
cIani fron iIc old giani lingdon of
DarcIar (rougIly, casicrn Ann}. Sur-
risingly, no naiicr wIcrc Ic is or
wIai Ic's doing, iIc coins cnd u in
iIc siiioon.
As onc nigIi ccci, Taniain is
dcadly wiiI iIrowing lnivcsiIc
rcsuli, Ic says darlly, of a iraic and
iIcn a carnival carccr wIcn Ic was
ioo young io lnow lciicr. Taniain livcs
for Iis currcni worl, iIougI. Hc gocs
ai ii so Iard iIai Ic'll rolally dic
lccausc of ii aficr a sIoricr san of
ycars iIan Ic nigIi oiIcrwisc cnjoy.
RoIIIng WLeeI Wugons
Wagonmaker
and Wheelwright/Carpenter
A wIccl largc cnougI for a iiian's
wagon adorns iIc froni of iIc Iugc
larn iIai Iouscs iIis wagonworls. Ii's
fully 20 fcci iall and a favoriic clinling
iowcr for local youiIs, uniil iIcy'rc
cIascd off.
TIc si slillcd carcnicrs and
wIcclwrigIis wIo own iIis sIo
iogciIcr (cnloying a dozcn arcn-
iiccs and iwo fanilics of woodcuiicrs}
ridc iIcnsclvcs on fasi rcair worl.
TIcy also scll ncw wagons nadc in
iIis sIo, lui iIcir ouiui is slow
lccausc so nany urgcni rcair jols
inicrrui iIcn. TIcir wagons arc
slccl, lui siurdy, in iIcir accouni.
Sonc caravan ncrcIanis Iavc lccn
lnown io nuiicr iIai iIcy'rc norc
lools iIan Iard wcaring."
TIc Wagonnasicrs of iIc Folling
WIccl cIargc siiff fccs for iIcir
worl175 g for a najor rcair jol
isn'i unlnownlui onc is aying for
iIcir unnaicIcd sccd and surc
slill. TIcy'vc lccn lnown io rclacc
an cniirc wagon undcrcarriagc,
wIccls and all, in iIc iinc ii ialcs io
snaicI a quicl irail ncal. Onc of iIc
sIo's co-owncrs and wIcclwrigIis,
TIalilul Orn, is an arcIcry iuior for
iIc Fcd Cloals. Hc Ias lccn lnown
io sIooi arcIncnis oui of iIc Iands
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of flccing colc Iundrcds of accs
disiani.
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Taoenms
TLe Tunkuvd und SLeuI
doings gcis around Aslravn so quiclly.
TIc walls of iIc old Tanlard arc
adorncd wiiI scyiIcs, sicllcs, ralcs,
and oiIcr farn inlcncnis. TIcsc
arc sccurcly cggcd in lacc wiiI
lcni woodcn Ioos io rcvcni iIcn
lcing snaicIcd down and uscd in iIc
oficn Icaicd arguncnis iIai crui
Icrc lciwccn ncrcIanis of rival
cosicrs, ciiics, or rcalns.
Is
TLe Bouvd IuId Buve
TIis iavcrn is always lusy and
crowdcd wiiI loud and iIirsiy visiiors.
Locals oficn ialc iIcir ianlards oui
iIc lacl door io sii on sawcd-off logs
and old siuns in iIc yard io gci sonc
cacc. TIcy won'i arcciaic oui-
landcrs larging inio iIc yard io dis-
iurl iIcir quici snoling and gossi.
Sonconc wIo's Iircd on as a Fidcr
won'i lc considcrcd an ouilandcr.
Dcsiic iis dulious-sounding nanc,
iIis largc Iousc scrvcs cccllcni
ncals. TIc dining roonrcslcndcni
in cross-laid dcc lluc carcis
lrougIi all iIc way fron CIcsscnia
is ai iIc lacl of iIc ground floor in iis
own wing, scaraicd fron iIc iIrcc
floors of gucsi roons ly a facing air
of ncciing roons. TIc liicIcns and
anirics arc lcIind ii, ai iIc cnd of iIc
wing. TIis lccs noisc io a nininun,
as ligIi slcccrs will dccly arcciaic.
I was scrvcd sinlc farc for IigIsun-
fcsi: a laiicr of wIolc sii-coolcd wild-
fowl, a clul of IorscradisI rooi io gnaw
on, and a ianlard of darl, nuiiy lccr.
EvcryiIing was rcarcd jusi so, and ai
iIc cnd of cvcn iIis ligIi ncal I was
lrougIi a snall laic of sugarcd darl-
lrcad and a slicc of lcnon rollcd in
lincn io clcan ny Iands on. Evcning-
fcasi was a dcligIiful roasi iurlcy in a
gravy siuddcd wiiI sIavings of roasi
loar, all of ii garnisIcd wiiI arslcy. A
IigIly rcconncndcd Iousc.
Insidc, iIc lacc is wcll lii and IigI-
ccilingcd, and is ronc io ccIoing
wIcn airons arc sarsc. Locals lilc io
gci io iIc Tanlard wiiI iIc nisis of
dawn, and iIcy cnjoy a ianlard of Ioi
lroiI lcforc going io iIcir ficlds.
TIcir iall ai sucI iincs is Iow word of
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Fron Elninsicr's noics, TIalilul can lc considcrcd a LN In F8 wiiI sccializaiion in sIori low (fircd fron
Iorsclacl or afooi}: THAC0 13 wiiI +1 aiiacl lonus (+2 if wiiIin 30 fcci}, +2 on danagc, FOF of 2 arrows cr
round, and iIc lcncfiis of iIc oini llanl rangc caicgory. TIalilul irains only Fidcrs, noi ouisidcrs.
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BenOsk
Dcrdusl is sonciincs callcd iIc Jcwcl of
iIc Valc. TIis is noi a icrn iIai lcascs
rcsidcnis of iIc rival ncigIloring ciiy of
Iriaclor, iIougI iIc iwo ciiics arc firn
allics in naiicrs of iradc and dcfcnsc.
TIc Uldoon Trail crosscs iIc ucr
CIioniIar ai Dcrdusl. TIrcc lridgcs
aciually san iIc rivcr Icrc, iwo naling
usc of a foriificd island io sIoricn iIcir
lcaing sans. TIis soi's uscfulncss as a
landnarl and arlcy lacc lus iIc ris-
ing of a sring (iIc Fivcr Suldusloon} io
join iIc CIioniIar Icrc and iIc rcs-
cncc of raids (iIc Drcaling Sics} in iIc
CIioniIar jusi usircan of iIis soi Iavc
conlincd io cnsurc iIai iIcrc's lccn
sonc sori of sciilcncni ai iIis siic sincc
iIc dawn days: firsi iIc clvcn nooi of
Clcarsring; iIcn a Iunan fisIing vil-
lagc, Suldusloon; and finally iIc ciiy
lnown ioday TIc currcni ciiy is nancd
for Dcrdusl Orcslaycr, a local Iunan
warrior wIosc cncrgciic airols drovc
orcs fron iIc arca, naling ii safc io
farn and ocning iIc Valc for Iunan
sciilcncni.
Today, Dcrdusl is an inoriani irad-
ing ccnicr, nucI involvcd in iIc sIi-
ncni of goods. HigI-sidcd local
waylargcs arc wincIcd carcfully
iIrougI iIc raids, wIicI Iavc lccn
lnown io snasI nornal rafis and
largcs, scnding crcw and cargo io iIc
frcsIwaicr lclics lclow. Dusincsscs in
iIc ciiy also nalc nany wagons (con-
sidcrcd fair io oor ly nosi ncr-
cIanis} and cccllcni largcs, and do
cicnsivc wagon rcairs. TIcir wIccls
arc vcry finc.
Woolcn nills in iIc ciiy scrvc farn-
crs fron all ovcr iIc souiIcrn Valc,
nany of wIon go io Aslravn for iis
largc sIcaring narlci, sclling iIc wool
iIcrc io Dcrduslan nillcrs. Dozcns of
caravans cniircly of lalcd wool lcavc
Dcrdusl for clscwIcrc in Facrun ai iIc
IcigIi of sIcaring scason.
Dcrdusl also roduccs a IigIly
favorcd swcci winc, Dcrduslan darl,
wIicI is lilc vcry darl anlcr sIcrry,
Icavy and lurning io iIc ionguc. Ii
fcicIcs 6 g cr loiilc or norc and
iravcls wcll. Foll arc ai io find ii in
iavcrns and caicrics all ovcr Facrun.
All of iIis roscriiy is guardcd ly a
ciiy guard of 600 wcll-iraincd and
cquicd warriors of loiI sccs and
all raccs, assisicd ly scvcn roving
gaunilcis (wIo raid ZIcni and lrigand
Iolds, and cscori caravans and iravcl-
crs on iIc roads around iIc ciiy} and
ly iIc fanous Harcrs. Noi all Harcrs
lool lilc ncrry ninsircl rogucs, lui
nany do, and sonc can always lc sccn
on iIc ciiy sirccis.
TIc rulcr of Dcrdusl, HigI Lady
Cylyria Dragonlrcasi, is onc of iIc
lcadcrs of TIosc WIo Har. TIcir
nosi owcrful lasc, TwiligIi Hall,
siands in Dcrdusl, and nany of iIc
sIicldnasicrs (officcrs} in iIc ciiy
guard arc Harcrs.
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HigI Lady Cylyria lccs Dcrdusl
firnly in iIc Lords' Alliancc, and iIc
ciiy wclconcs all dcniIunan raccs.
TIc Silcni Lady lovcs nusic and
ociry, and iIc ciiy aiiracis iIc lcsi
iravcling ninsircls and nusicians,
incrcasingly joincd ly noicd lool-
lindcrs, linncrs, and sculiors.
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Morc aloui iIc Harcrs and TwiligIi Hall can lc found in iIc sourcclool FOF4 Code of the Harpers.
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Ccriain sagcs wIo'vc noi lcd nc
wrong lcforc say iIcrc is a loi of iraic
TIis iIriving, growing connuniiy
of ariisans Ias lcgun io rival Waicr-
dcc in Iauicur if noi in nunlcrs or
qualiiy, and Ias lcgun io aiiraci
airons, iIicvcs, and wild ronaniic
ialcs aloui iis doings. Mosi ialcs ccn-
icr around onc of iwo iIings:
sculicd ladics so lifclilc iIai iIcy
canc io lifc or ariisis wIo'vc dccidcd
io cand iIcir siudios or rcluild iIc
inicriors of iIcir alodcs io lcasc
iIcir acsiIciic scnsililiiics. TIc siaiuc
siorics arc oficn lascd on rcal-lifc
wizards' ranls. TIc rcnodcling
ialcs usually go on io say Iow iIc
ariisis uncovcrcd iraic ircasurc
lrougIi u iIc rivcr and Iiddcn Icrc
long ago iIai Ias nadc iIcn ricI.
ircasurc in iIc ciiy, loiI Ioardcd and
invcsicd. Discrcci inquirics in nany
inns, iavcrns, and sIos can lcad iIc
nccdy io a dinncr ncciing wiiI agcnis
rcrcscniing IigI-coin noncylcndcrs
(sonsors dcaling in largc anounis}.
Advcniurcrs arc warncd iIai sucI foll
lilc io scc iangillc asscis lcforc laying
oui coins. SucI asscis includc lccs in
siraicgic locaiions, ciiy land Iolding
for a caravan conany, warcIouscs
wiiIin iIc walls of a ciiy will doand
largc flccis of cogs, caravcls, or oiIcr
scaworiIy cargo sIis. TIc lcndcrs arc
unlilcly io sonsor forays undcr-
ground or inio ruins in scarcI of lcg-
cndary ircasurc. On iIc oiIcr Iand, if
advcniurcrs nalc sucI iris on iIcir
own and rciurn wiiI Icas of gcns
iIcy don'i lnow wIai io do wiiI, iIcsc
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rofcssionals can invcsi sucI wcaliI
wiscly. Sonc rcsccicd nancs anong
iIcn: TIoroni of iIc Cildcd Hand,
TIan Tassalar, Orn Manycoins" Dcl-
darn, and Aulinann iIc Paiicni.
My cloraiions of fair Dcrdusl
wcrc Iancrcd ly ny unforiunaic
rcuiaiion. Many Harcrs sccn con-
vinccd I'n sonc sori of ZIcniarin
agcni, jusi as ncnlcrs of iIai organi-
zaiion lclicvc I'n a Harcr. TIcir sur-
vcillancc and oiIcr iaciics rcvcnicd
nc scnding nucI iinc in iIc Jcwcl
of iIc Valc. As a rcsuli, I can givc iIc
iravclcr only an ovcrvicw of iIc ciiy's
fcaiurcs and csiallisIncnis.
Sonc arcas in Dcrdusl arc runorcd
io lc Harcr wardcd. Lool for iolcns
lilc iIc onc sIown ai lowcr rigIi.
Lamomanks
Dcrdusl, I sIould ncniion, is a ciiy of
iall, sicc-roofcd sionc Iouscs iIai
crowd closc iogciIcr, ovcrIanging iIc
colllcd sirccis iIai run lciwccn.
Scwcr graiings arc cvcrywIcrc, fccd-
ing inio a rivcr-flusIcd sysicn iIai is
inicndcd io lcc icc and snow fron
lurying Dcrdusl in iIc winicr, lui
scrvcs io lcc iIc ciiy clcan and
sicncI frcc in warncr noniIs. TIc
ciiy guard Ias rcgular (and surrisc}
sircci airols, and iIis, lus iIc rcs-
cncc of Harcrs, lccs sircci crinc io
a nininun. Visiiors wIo nccd a lacc
io can ouisidc iIc ciiy walls sIould
rcori io iIc ciiy guardiIis cnsurcs
you of a lcasani wclconc, airol visiis
fron iIc guard iIrougIoui iIc nigIi,
and iIc rcvcniion of rudc awalcn-
ings causcd ly iIc ciiy guard waniing
io lnow wIo you arc or irying io sciilc
a ncwly arrivcd caravan on io of you
in their nigIi cncanncni. Moon-
down Islc is Icld ly iIc guard as a
raciicc arca and airol siallcyard.
Don'i ccci io can iIcrc.
Dcrdusl siands wiiIin a rougI oval
of IigI-giri sionc walls iIai arc
icrccd ly si gaics. TIrcc of iIc gaics
wclconc roads carricd ly lridgcs
across iIc CIioniIar. TIc nosi down-
sircan. or wcsicrly of iIcsc iIrcc gaics
is Dcllowlar's Caic, nancd for iIc
ciiy's firsi innlcccr, Hc crisIcd wiiI
Iis inn in a ficry closion causcd ly
an angry wizard callcd SIalgar iIc
Maslcd. TIc nci iwo arc SIoriarrow
Caic (so nancd lccausc ii's a sIori
arrow's fligIi fron ii io iIc island io
iIc souiI} and Fivcrroad Caic. Easi of
A Word 3oKen o] BerdusK
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iIcsc is Drovcrs' Caic. A road fron ii
runs along iIc lanls of iIc rivcr, lcad-
ing io nany addocls, sioclyards, and
caravan conounds.
TIc nci gaic, io iIc noriIcasi, is
Valc Caic, and iIc road running fron
ii is also lincd wiiI inns, addocls,
and sioclyards. TIis road is iIc
Uldoon Trail, and runs io Aslravn in
iIc Icari of Sunsci Valc.
TIc lasi ciiy gaic, on iIc noriIcrn
facc of iIc walls, is Woods Caic. Ii givcs
acccss io iIc casi lanl of iIc CIion-
iIar downsircan of iIc ciiy, and is
uscd nosily ly Iunicrs and woodcui-
icrs aciivc in iIc FcacIing Woods.
WiiIin iIc walls, iIc ciiy is ncarly
lisccicd ly iIc Clcarsring, also lnown
as iIc Fivcr SulduslooniIougI ii's a
rivcr you can scc fron onc cnd of io iIc
oiIcr. Ii riscs on onc facc of a ircc-giri,
rocly IcigIi, Clcarsring Tor, and runs
souiIwcsi io ncci iIc CIioniIar.
Wcsi of iIc Tor is iIc Inncr CIan-
lcr, iIc local icnlc of Dcncir. TIis is
aciually a sanciun wiiIin TwiligIi
Hall, lui iIc Harcr sirongIold
docsn'i officially cisi. TIosc WIo
Har rcicnd iIai iIc cniirc conlc
of luildings is only iIc icnlc of iIc
Lord of All ClyIs and Inagcs, and
iIcy usc iIc wards of iIc icnlc as
addiiional dcfcnscs of iIcir own. I'vc
found a fcw ward iolcns associaicd
wiiI iIc Hall, lui warn iravclcrs iIai
iIcsc nusi lc uscd in ariicular ways
wiiI asswords ai ariicular laccs io
avoid aiiraciing iIc aiicniion of
Iclncd Iorrors, scciral Harisis,
drcad, and oiIcr guardians. I Iavc
Icard ialcs of ZIcniarin-Iircd iIicvcs
and lrigands raiding TwiligIi Hall
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wIcn sonc rusc Iad drawn owcrful
rcsidcni Harcrs away. TIcy cIargcd
in forcc, only io lc cui aari wiiIin a
fcw siridcs.
SouiIwcsi and souiI of iIc icnlc
of Dcncir arc sIrincs io LaiIandcr
and AzuiI, rcscciivcly. TIc icnlc io
Hcln siands also io iIc souiIwcsi of
iIc Inncr CIanlcr, lui ii is siicd far-
iIcr souiI iIan Foscorial Housc,
LaiIandcr's sIrinc. A sIrinc io Lcira
lics souiI and sligIily casi of iIc Inncr
CIanlcr of Dcncir. TIc sIrinc of
Lcira is a iroullcd lacc iIcsc days. Iis
worsIicrs arc unsurc of anyiIing
and ronc io scc dangcr ovcr cvcry
sIouldcr. Travclcrs sIould lcwarc.
SIrincs io Lliira and Tcnus arc
siiuaicd noriIwcsi of Clcarsring Tor.
A sIrinc io Waulccn rigIi off iIc Tor
io iis noriIwcsi Ias lcconc iIc Housc
of iIc Hungry McrcIani, wIcrc down-
on-iIcir-lucl iradcrs can gci a warn
lcd and a ncal iIanls io donaiions ly
Dcrduslan ncrcIanis.
Clcarsring Tor Ias lccn lcfi as a
arl wIcrc foll oficn siroll, ncci, cai
ncals lougIi fron sircci vcndors, or
lisicn io ninsircls. A favoriic
Dcrduslan snacl, iyically sold for 1
c, is iIc goldcnsiar: a iriangular cgg-
lrcad loaf siuffcd wiiI sausagc,
cIocd iulcrs, and cIiclcn saucc.
NoriIwcsi of iIc icnlc io Dcncir
siands a largcr rocly lnoll, lnown as
Casilc Hill. Iis ircc-clad slocs arc
crowncd ly iIc HigI Lady's Casilc,
scai of ciiy govcrnncni and a worling
forircss, Ionc io nosi of iIc ciiy
guard. OiIcr guards dwcll in iIc gaics'
guardiowcrs. TIc loundarics of Casilc
Hill arc adorncd ly rows of snall lui
vcry cclusivc IigI-iowcrcd Ioncs.
TIcsc arc iIc nosi dcsirallc
addrcsscs in Dcrdusl, and arc all
claincd ly ciiizcns so ricI iIai iIcy
can lcavc ocn conncrcc lcIind and
rcicnd io lc fun-loving noliliiy wIilc
iIcy rcally lcc cold, sIar cycs on
iIc carcful invcsincnis iIai suori
iIcn.
Anong iIc nosi ronincni fanily
nancs in iIc sclf-siylcd nollcsor
firsi foll," as iIcy call iIcnsclvcsarc
AiIalanlcir, Dcllanlran, Caunicr,
CIariIoon, Danalllur, Fclannlili, Cori,
Halalari, JalargIar, LoiIlarr, Mrccn,
Oyindlc, Parsiin, and UiIgolalar.
TIcsc foll iIrow ariics, lay clalo-
raic gancs of caing cacI oiIcr's
loasis, dccds, and dislays of wcaliI,
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A Iodg o] BerdusK
Onc inoriani sircci in Dcrdusl is
Sicclsword Sircci. Ii cnicrs iIc ciiy ly
Also ncsilcd anid iIc iall Iouscs of
iIc wcaliIicr ncrcIanis arc icnlcs
io Milil and OgIna (and iIc rcviously
ncniioncd icnlc io Hcln} and iIc
Dawn of Any Day, a sIo sccializing
in nusical insiruncnis and oiIcr
iicns iIai lcar ninor cncIanincnis.
TIcrc's a crsisicni runor iIai iIc
various feather tokens and oiIcr
ninor nagics iIis sIo dcals in Iavc
sly sclls wovcn inio iIcn iIai allow
iIc Harcrs io lnow wIcrc iIcy arc ai
all iincs, and so rcadily iracl iIcir
lcarcrs.
Facing iIc IigI Iouscs of iIc firsi
foll across iIc colllcd sirccis around
Casilc Hill arc iIc Iouscs of iIc
wcaliIicsi ncrcIanis, lnown as iall
Iouscs for iIcir iIird- and fouriI-
siory aarincnis. Anong iIcsc iall
Iouscs siand iIc Funning Siag (a good
inn and iavcrn}, iIc FlourisIcd Flagon
(a good iavcrn}, iIc Hcralds' Fcsi (a
sucrior fcsiIall}, and iIc Fuly SIawl
(a lad fcsiIall}. All of iIcsc can rcadily
lc found ly iIcir signloards,
cncIanicd wiiI continual faerie fire
sclls so as io glow cvcry nigIi. TIc
Hcralds' Fcsi is dcnoicd ly a ring of
sIiclds wiiI a irunci in iIc ccnicr,
and all iIc oiIcr signs rcscnllc iIc
nancs iIcy lcar.
and ursuc faddisI Iollicsson-
soring falconcrs onc scason, dragon
iancrs iIc nci, all-fcnalc advcniurcr
lands iIc iIird, and so on. No onc
clsc in Dcrdusl ccci iIcsc foll con-
sidcrs iIai iIc ciiy has a noliliiy Mosi
snccr ai iIc firsi foll for lcing lazy
lay-rciiics.
Dcllowlar's Caic and runs noriI io
swcc asi Casilc Hill, lounding ii on
iIc noriI, iIcn asscs noriI of Clcar-
sring Tor and cnds in Anlcrsidc, iIc
largc ocn narlci of Dcrdusl iIai
siands jusi wiiIin iIc Valc Caic along
iIc Uldoon Trail. On iIc oiIcr sidc of
iIc narlci Sicclsword Sircci coniin-
ucs as Sicclsur Way souiI io iIc
Claw, a fivc-way inicrscciion jusi
insidc Drovcrs' Caic.
AnoiIcr inoriani sircci of iIc ciiy
is SIondalcir Sircci, wIicI runs wcsi
fron iIc Claw io iIc Crossways ai iIc
wcsicrn ciiy wall, wIcrc ii iurns noriI
io curl io an cnd. Along iis run, ii
crosscs iIc Clcarsring ly iIc norc
noriIcrly of iIc iwo lridgcs io san
iIai sIori waicr: Lcaing Lyn Dridgc.
TIc CollaIacr is iIc sIoricr sircci
iIai crosscs iIc Clcarsring ly iIc
norc souiIcrly lridgc (iIc Handsan}.
Ii is inoriani lccausc of iIc nany
snall, cranncd sundry and Iardwarc
sIos iIai linc ii, sclling odd and rarc
warcs iIai can'i lc found anywIcrc
clsc lciwccn Waicrdcc and iIc ricI
ciiics of Scnlia. Hcrc's wIcrc lnigIis
wIo sinly nusi Iavc lcfi-Iandcd
gaunilcis wiiI silvcr daggcr lladcs
afficd io iIc fingcrs (25 g cacI ai Ala-
naiIcr's ly iIc Waicr} josilc for roon
anong clcrls sccling cIalools of
gili-cdgcd arcIncni iIai arc lound
wiiI gold wirc in calfslin covcrs wiiI
lrass corncrs, and sold in fiiicd calf-
slin iravcl covcrs io lcc iIc dan
away (50 io 75 g cacI, dccnding on
sizc and nunlcr of agcs, ai
Ondracr's Finc Pagcs}.
TIc CollaIacr's wcsicrn cnd is ai iis
ncciing wiiI iIc Minsirclridc. TIc
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TIc only oiIcr fcaiurc of iIc ciiy
inncdiaicly noiiccallc io a visiior is
iIc wallcd TIousandIcads Trading
Cosicr lasc jusi insidc Fivcrroad Caic,
casi off iIc Uldoon Trail. Wcll-guardcd
wagons of valuallc goods arc con-
sianily cnicring and lcaving iIis lasc,
lrougIi io or fron caravans asscn-
llcd casi or souiI of iIc ciiy. TIc
goods arc nornally lci in iIc warc-
Iouscs wiiIin iIis conound.
Tuncridc" concs inio iIc ciiy ai
SIoriarrow Caic and curvcs noriI-
ward io run lciwccn iIc Inncr CIan-
lcr and Casilc Hill, and iIcn crosscs
Sicclsword Sircci lcforc ii cnds. On ii
iIc visiior will find norc icnlcs, IigI
Iouscs, slcndid sIos, qualiiy inns,
and finc alodcs of ncrcIanis iIan
anywIcrc clsc in Dcrdusl.
Day and nigIi, Dcrdusl is a ciiy of
iravclcrs. TIrougI iradc" (as in, Wc
don'i wani io discouragc iIc iIrougI
iradc"} is a Irasc oficn uscd as an
ovcrriding rincilc or conccrn wIcn
naiicrs of gaic guarding, iaaiion (cur-
rcnily 2 c cr wagon io lcavc iIc ciiy,
and noiIing io cnicr}, or ciiy laws arc
lcing discusscd.
Many foll ioo oor io Iavc a wagon
call Dcrdusl Ionc. Ii is fron Icrc iIai
nany of iIc cddlcrs wIo rovc iIc Valc
and iIc Coasi lands wcsiward conc,
carrying iIcir acls on iIcir lacls or ly
nulc. (Evcry iravclcr can ialc onc nulc
oui of iIc gaics for frcc. Addiiional
nulcs arc 1 c cacI.} TIcsc cddlcrs
nay luy iIc warcs iIcy scll anywIcrc,
and nosi Iavc a sccialiy, lc ii ics,
lans, sccnis, or sonciIing norc
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Benousk
1. TIc HigI Lady's Casilc (Casilc Hill}
2. Clcarsring Tor
3. TIc Fivcr Suldusloon (Clcarsring}
4. TIc Inncr CIanlcr (icnlc of Dcncir; also
TwiligIi Hall}
5. CosicrIcadsIousc (TIousandIcads Trad-
ing Cosicr lasc}
6. Anlcrsidc (narlci}
7. Moondown Islc (a.l.a. Harsiars Islc}
8. Dcllowlar's Caic
9. SIoriarrow Caic
10. Fivcrroad Caic
11. Drovcrs' Caic
12. Valc Caic
13. Woods Caic
14. Uldoon Trail
15. Sicclsword Sircci
16. Sicclsur Way (sircci}
17. TIc Claw
18. SIondalcir Sircci
19. TIc Crossways
20. TIc CollaIacr (sircci}
21. TIc Minsirclridc (sircci}
22. Lcaing Lyn Dridgc
23. TIc Handsan (lridgc}
24. AlanaiIcr's ly iIc Waicr (sIo}
25. Ondracr's Finc Pagcs (sIo}
26. TIc Housc of iIc Hungry McrcIani
27. TIc Fcady Housc of iIc FigIi Sirong Hand
(icnlc consccraicd io Hcln}
28. Evcnsong Towcr (icnlc of Milil}
29. TIc Scai of Lorc (icnlc of OgIna}
30. Housc of iIc HigI Hand (sIrinc io AzuiI}
31. Foscorial Housc (sIrinc io LaiIandcr}
32. TIc MisiIall (sIrinc io Lcira}
33. Siarrcvcl Hall (sIrinc io Lliira}
34. Swordsoini Hall (sIrinc io Tcnus}
35. TIc Funning Siag (inn and iavcrn}
36. TIc Sign of iIc Silvcr Sword (inn}
37. TIc FlourisIcd Flagon (iavcrn}
38. TIc Hcralds' Fcsi (fcsiIall}
39. TIc Fuly SIawl (fcsiIall}
40. TIc Dawn of Any Day (nusic sIo}
41. Tlindar's Own (ianlard Iousc}
42. TIc Dclllladc TIronc (ianlard Iousc}
43. Mcnllar's Minsirclry (ianlard Iousc}
44. Olyndin's Folly (ianlard Iousc}
45. TIc Hurlcd Har (ianlard Iousc}
46. Dlaclosi's DcncI (ianlard Iousc}
47. TIc Hay HcariI (ianlard Iousc}
48. TIc DrigIi Moon (ianlard Iousc}
49. Soondar's SiiI (ianlard Iousc}
50. AiIalanlcir Housc (firsi foll dwclling}
51. Dcllanlran Housc (firsi foll dwclling}
52. Caunicr Casilc (firsi foll dwclling}
53. CIariIoon Towcrs (firsi foll dwclling}
54. Danalllur Towcrs (firsi foll dwclling}
55. Fclannlili Towcrs (firsi foll dwclling}
56. Cori Casilc (firsi foll dwclling}
57. Halalari Housc (firsi foll dwclling}
58. TIc JalargIarsircs (firsi foll dwclling}
56. LoiIlarr Housc (firsi foll dwclling}
60. HigIall Mrccn (firsi foll dwclling}
61. Housc Oyindlc (firsi foll dwclling}
62. Parsiin Towcrs (firsi foll dwclling}
63. UiIgolalar Hall (firsi foll dwclling}
64. Hullylucl's Canllc (inn, fcncc, and rcnial
siallcs; Ialflings rcfcrrcd}
65. TIundcrwood Forays (advcniurcr sonsor
and ouifiiicr}
66. TIc Fivcrlargc (ianlard Iousc}
67. TIrcc Dravc Harisis (ianlard Iousc}
68. Lonclycoins Housc (ianlard Iousc}
arc fillcd wiiI sundrics fron Anlcrsidc.
coiic, iIai iIcy luy warcs for in onc of
iIc ciiy's sIos. TIc rcsi of iIcir acls
Anlcrsidc is a nazc of iiny icni
sialls wIcrc onc can luy alnosi any-
iIingincluding finc lrass scrcws
fron UniIcr and TIay, coiic oils
fron MulIorand, and oiIcr rariiics in
iIc Coasi lands. Mosi cddlcrs conc
Icrc lccausc of iIc carry iulcs nadc
fron clcancd-oui Iorn, iIc rcady su-
lics of cIca iciilcs fron iIc souiI-
crn and casicrn rcacIcs of iIc Sca of
Fallcn Siars iIai iIcy can ui inio iIc
iulcs for salc clscwIcrc, and iIc lcn-
iiful anounis of snall IouscIold iron-
nongcry availallc Icrc, sucI as
Iingcs, Iass, ois wiiI covcr flas,
rclaccncni Iandlcs, candlc lans,
Iools, coffcrs, and iIc lilc.
Anlcrsidc is nancd for a long-
dcad llaclsniiI, Iln Anlcral, wIosc
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3G3
iinc of a sIo is dividcd inio four,
and a worlcr gcis iwo of iIcsc cri-
ods off io sIo and io cai. SIoing is
in iIc llood of a Dcrduslan. Eaiing is
oficn donc wIilc onc is walling in iIc
sircci fron sIo io sIo or in, a
favoriic ianlard Iousc.
Tanlard Iouscs wcrc oncc uniquc
io Dcrdusl, lui arc lcginning io
acar in Waicrdcc, Suzail, iIc ciiics
of Scnlia, and oiIcr ciiics wIcrc
iradc and lusilc rcvail. TIcy'rc con-
vcricd sIos wIcrc onc can gci a
ligIi ncal wiiI a ianlard of alc or
ncad and lisicn io a Iousc singcr or
ninsircl ai any Iour. TIcrc arc
dozcns in Dcrdusl, and iIcy arc
favoriic ncciing laccs for ciiizcns,
wIo usually avoid iavcrns unlcss
iIcy'rc lanning io gci rocrly
drunl or rcvcl and jcsi a nigIi away.
Locals wIo wani io ncci wiiIoui
lcing sccn ly iIosc wIo lnow iIcn
A iyical ncal ai a ianlard Iousc is
icnd io iry io arrangc a cIancc
a nug of Ioi lroiI or sicw; a ianlard
of ninicd waicr, alc, or ncad; and a
laic of goldcnsiars and scarcd ncai
cncounicr ai a ariicular soi in iIc
scras (lacon, cIiclcn, or cIocd
nazc of sialls in Anlcrsidc.
sausagc} in gravy. On rarc occasions,
snall wIolc lirds (quail, alaflusicr,
wild ducl, or grousc}, siiicd and
coolcd ovcr iIc ocn IcariI, arc
Benousk's Cas1Le HILL Anea
sIo oncc siood on iIc cdgc of iIc
of iicns and rcairing alnosi all
ncial goods lrougIi io Iin. His worl
narlci. Hc was fanous for worling
nadc iIis narlci iIc rcfcrrcd rovi-
sioning ccnicr for cddlcrs and
loiI fasi and wcll, iurning oui scorcs
oiIcrs dcaling in snall, uscful, non-
crisIallc warcs.
Snall and uscful arc waicIwords
iIai siill dcscrilc nosi of iIc warcs
sold in Anlcrsidc. For furniiurc and
oiIcr largc goods, sccl in iIc ciiy's scrvcd insicad. TIrcc cocrs is iIc
sIos. Dcrduslans lovc io sIoluy- ricc of a ncal wIcn iIcrc's nusic or
ing or sclling. Unlrolcn goods onc is song io lc Iad. Two cocrs is iIc
iircd of can oficn lc rcadily sold for
farc wIcn iIc Iousc is silcni. Cood
Ialf ricc or lcss io a sIolcccr wIo
crforncrs gci cira coins iIrown io
can rcscll iIcn. Mosi aid worlcrs in
iIc siagc. Dad oncs nay gci cocrs
Dcrdusl do quaricr sIifis. TIc ocn
iIrown Iard and dirccily ai iIcn.
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oinions. Infornaiion
TIc icnlc is only onc of a conlc
of inicrconnccicd, low sionc luildings,
all of wIicI arc lain lui carvcd io
forn a scrics of lcauiiful swccing
curvcs. Mosi visiiors nccd a guidc io
oini oui io iIcn wIicI siruciurc is
iIc icnlc. Many of iIc luildings of
TwiligIi Hall Iavc iurrcis adorncd
wiiI royal lluc, siar-sIoi lanncrs. TIc
icnlc is not onc of iIosc.
Couriyards of irccs, grass, noss,
and rocl gardcn laniings girdlc iIc
luildings, and iIc wIolc conlc is
TLe Innev CLumbev
TIis ccnicr of worsIi is noiorious
for iis conccalncni of TwiligIi Hall.
TIc cniirc lacc is a Harcr lasc, iis
aroacIcs always guardcd ly waicI-
ful, conccalcd Harcrs wIo con-
nand owcrful nagic. TIc clcrgy of
iIc icnlc iIanlfully aiicnd io iIcir
siudics and scrviccs, lcaving iIc sccu-
riiy and ulcc of iIcir Ioly Iousc io
TIosc WIo Har.
All in all, I find iIis onc of iIc nosi
lcasani, culiurcd, clcan, and wclcon-
ing ciiics in all iIc Coasi landslilc a
liiilc slicc of ucr-crusi Waicrdcc
wiiIoui all iIc crowding, airs, and cui-
and-iIrusi iniriguc. As I'vc said, ny
cloraiions of iIc ciiy wcrc Ian-
crcd ly Harcr susicion, lui I did
nanagc io olc ny nosc inio nany of
iIc ronincni csiallisIncnis of
Dcrdusl and asl ciiizcns for iIcir
iIai I gaincd fol-
lows dirccily.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im Benousk
TempLes
TIis roscrous icnlc is visiicd
ly nany nonworsIicrs of Dcncir.
Sonc doulilcss arc sics scni io gci
as closc as ossillc io iIc Harcr
doings in iIc surrounding Hall, lui
nosi arc foll wiiI noncy cnougI io
consuli iIc widcly rcsccicd HigI
Scrivcncr, AliIunc Dcnlrar, aloui
iIc ncaning, origin, and cffccis of
inagcs iIcy'vc found or sccn. Consul-
iaiions wiiI Icr rcquirc a donaiion io
iIc icnlc coffcrs of 50 gold icccs
cr audicncc. If nagic is involvcd, iIc
fcc doullcs.
TLe Reudy House oI
tLe RIgLt Stvong Hund
TIis Ioly Iousc of Hcln is a largc acad-
cny of arns, wIcrcin nany of iIc war-
riors wIo scrvc in Dcrdusl's gaunilcis
(airol uniis} arc iraincd, as wcll as
TIc Inncr CIanlcr is a conlc of
lilrary roons and doricrs (nonasicry
dorniiorics} ocning off a ccniral
sanciun wIcrcin danccs a floaiing,
glowing ligIi inagc: an cvcr-sIifiing
dislay of various runcs, synlols, and
inagcs. TIc HigI Scrivcncr of iIc icn-
lc can Iali iIis dislay ai a ariicular
inagc, causc ii io dislay a synlol on
dcnand, and cvcn dcfcnd Icrsclf or
iIc icnlc ly causing ii io dislay
nagical glyphs or symbols wIosc dis-
cIargcs sIc can dircci and conirol.
cncloscd ly iis own low (2 io 4 fcci
IigI}, undulaiing sionc wall. In iincs
of aiiacl, nagical walls of force aug-
ncni iIis ornancnial larricr. Ai
nigIi, iIc gaics of TwiligIi Hall can
rcadily lc sccn. TIcy'rc flanlcd ly
iwo illars iocd wiiI sionc cycs iIai
Iold nagical cvcrlurning candlcs.
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warrior-lnigIis wIo scrvc Hcln
iIrougIoui Facrun. TIc sicrn rcuia-
iion of iIis god is lornc oui ly iIc vigi-
lani guard surrounding iIc icnlc ai
all iincs, and ly iIc cncrgciic clangor
of arns Icard fron iis inncr couri-
yards consianily
Woundcd caravan guards and war-
riors of all faiiIs can rcccivc Icaling
Icrc ai any iinc. Training, sIclicr, and
icnding io iIc Iuris of iIosc noi faiiIful
io Hcln nusi lc aid for ly donaiing ai
lcasi 25 g io iIc icnlc for cvcry nigIi
cacI gucsi siays. Clcrgy of Hcln will
firnly insisi iIai injurcd foll rcsi ai iIc
icnlc uniil iIcy arc conlcicly
Icalcd. Foll unallc io offcr u sucI
noncys nusi rcnain ai iIc Fcady
3e Yo!oon, SKgero!d,
ond uensong 3ouer
Housc uniil iIcy Iavc crforncd sonc
scrviccusually ariiciaiion as ari of
iIc cscori-guardiansIi of a icnlc
wagon or ncsscngcr along iIc roads io
anoiIcr ciiy, lui sonciincs as wii-
ncsscs scni io ocnly waicI and rcori
lacl io an agcni of Hcln on a ncciing,
cvcni, or siaic of affairs clscwIcrc.
Prcdicially, iIis icnlc rcscnllcs
a rcady-arncd lcc. I'vc ncvcr sccn
so nany grin, alcri colc in full
arnor gaiIcrcd in onc lacc ai a iinc
(I iry io avoid laiilcficlds}, and a gucsi
is always waicIcd, all iIc iinc. On
norc iIan onc occasion iIc ZIcn-
iarin Iavc scni in a fcnalc agcni wIo
iricd io worl nagic wIilc in iIc ri-
vacy of a gardcrolc (jalcs} siall, only
io lc ounccd uon ly a waicIing
lnigIi of Hcln wIo lcacd oui fron
lcIind a ncarly ancl so swifily iIai
Icr sclls wcrc ruincd!
TIc lcadcr of iIc faiiI in iIc Fcady
Housc, TaiIlosar Drinncrlold, is a
fanous war lcadcr of Sunsci Valc,
lnown for Iis succcsscs againsi irolls,
orc Iordcs, and iIc forccs of Darl-
Iold. His fornal iiilc is Vigilani Cods-
cyc, lui Ic's norc widcly lnown as
Slcclcss TcciI," a nanc Iis follow-
crs gavc Iin aficr Ic iold iIcn iIcy
nusi swcc down on focs ly nigIi,
lilc wolvcs wiiI slcclcss icciI."
vensong Towev
TIis nany-sircd icnlc io Milil is iIc
siic of nany a dignificd rcvcl aiicndcd
ly iIc IaugIiicsi of iIc firsi foll, iIc
wcaliIicsi ncrcIani fanilics anliiious
io risc in social circlcs, and visiiors io
iIc ciiy wIo can sccn ricI or inor-
iani cnougI io inrcss iIc clcrgy ai iIc
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icnlc gaics. Fcvcls arc cvcning ar-
iics, gaiIcrings io dancc, drinl, nur-
nur insulis or loasis io iIc ncarcsi
fcllow rcvclcrs, and io lisicn. Aloui iwo
of iIcn arc Icld cr icnday. Social
clinlcrs in Dcrdusl vicw iIcsc rcvcls
as laiilcs of wii, dcncanor, and snccr-
ing lui io iIc visiior iIcy rovidc sonc
of iIc lcsi cnicriainncni anywIcrc.
A fasi-accd, varicd rogran of lal-
lads, rcciiaiions of ociry, and oraiions
gocs on in various aniccIanlcrs
ocning inio iIc nain cIanccl of iIc
icnlc. TIis nain cIanccl scrvcs as a
dancc-and-cIai floor during rcvcls.
Mosi of iIc ociry rcciiaiions arc long,
rolling, and inconrcIcnsillc io all
savc scIolarsin sIori, lad. Many
oraiions arc crfornanccs of fanous
scccIcs of iIc asi, iIc icis rccrc-
aicd wiiI iIc aid of stone tell or legend
lore nagics. Mosi of iIcn arc siirring
and cnicriaining in iIc circnc. Fcvcl-
crs wandcr frccly fron vcnuc io
vcnuc, ialing in wIai iIcy wani.
Fron iIc ouisidc, iIc icnlc
rcscnllcs iIc fancy-ialc vicw of a cas-
ilc. Ii's a clusicr of vcry iall, vcry slcn-
dcr sionc iowcrs siuddcd wiiI
lraiiiccs (woodcn aracis}, linlcd
alofi ly flying lridgcswIicI nusi lc
crilous indccd in icy winicr wcaiIcr
or cvcn ncrc IigI windsand iocd
ly IigI-oinicd conical roofs lrisiling
wiiI nasis iIai sori nany-Iucd lan-
ncrs and aiiraci nany-Iucd ligIining
sirilcs in siorny wcaiIcr.
Adnission io onc of iIcsc rcvcls
rcquircs a donaiion of 14 g io iIc
icnlc coffcrs, a nollc nanncr, and
ccnsivc cloiIcsso iIc cnicriain-
ncni isn'i frcc, lui ii is slcndid.
TIc young CIaninisircss of iIc
Towcr, Ulucnc Macrialar, wIosc facc
is as snooiIly conirollcd as iIosc of
iIc lcsi vcicran card and dicc gancrs
in Waicrdcc, disarovcs of scrving
food in iIc icnlc, lui iIc clcrgy
nalc and scrvc cccllcni ncad and
Halurslan winc (iIicl, llacl, nuiiy-
iasiing nusIroon winc dcviscd long
ago in Dcrdusl ly iIc lalcr Halursla
iIc Fai}. Drinls arc an cira 1 g cr
glass, ayallc on iIc soiso lcwarc
icloclcis on iIc dancc floor.
TLe Seut oI Iove
TIc icnlc of OgIna in Dcrdusl is a
dusiy, dignificd old sionc Iousc
cranncd wiiI lools, scrolls, nas,
and rcading iallcs and lii ly a swarn
of olcdicni nagical glowing globes. Ii
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is a ccnicr of siudy iIai sccializcs in
iIc ialcs of ycsicrycar and in ncws
and ialcs of iIc Icrc-and-now raiIcr
iIan iIc norc usual focus on gcncal-
ogy, ircaiics, laws, and rccords.
TIc currcni ncws and ialcs arc
gaiIcrcd ly iIc cncrgciic HigI Lorc-
nasicr of iIc icnlc, iIc gnonc Dran-
suldyn Mirrorior, a forncr advcniurcr
wIo dcligIis in donning onc of Iis
nany disguiscs and sIanlling foriI
inio Dcrdusl or inio iIc Valc lcyond io
wandcr and lisicn. Hc's dcviscd scv-
cral sclls iIai allow Iin io rccord
wIai Ic Icars, cdii ii in Iis nind, and
iIcn iranscrilcfron afarwIai Ic
wisIcs inio lools laid oui rcady in iIc
icnlc. Oficn, awcsirucl young
noviccs can lc sccn gaiIcrcd around
a ionc iIai is lusily wriiing iisclf ly
iIosc fcw allc io gain acccss io iIc
inncr cIanlcrs of iIc icnlc.
TIc Scai docs noi ay for vcrlal
infornaiion or lorc, aliIougI faiiIful
wIo lring sucI infornaiion as ari of
an offcring will lc warnly rcccivcd. Ii
docs ay for loolsnorcovcr, iIc
clcrgy Icrc valuc diarics, fancy-ialc
cIalools, and oiIcr fancics of
runor and lorc iIai oiIcr scIolars
lcliiilc or snccr ai. SucI ioncs iyi-
cally fcicI iIc scllcr ai lcasi 100 gold
icccs fron iIc icnlc. In a iyical
icnday, iIc Scai nay acquirc iIrcc or
four sucI voluncs. Magical ioncs or
any wriiings fron long-losi NciIcril
connand riccs in iIc rangc of icns
of iIousands of gold icccs.
Lcsscr clcrgy of iIc Scai coy oui TIis cranncd sIo on iIc CollaIacr
assagcs fron icnlc wriiings (75 g is a favoriic sio for caravan ncr-
cr agc or ari iIcrcof}, sonciIing cIanis irying io fill sccial ordcrs. Ii
iIc faiiIful and gucsis alilc arc forlid- sccializcs in onc-of-a-lind, rarc, or
dcn io do. Coying nagic rcquircs
nany norc coins and scnior ricsily
crnission.
Homes
TLe House oI
tLe Hungvy MevcLunt
TIis forncr sIrinc io Waulccn offcrs
oor visiiors and lcggars of iIc ciiy a
warn lcd and a ncal. TIc ncal is
usually iIicl lccf-and-carroi sicw,
cnlivcncd ly anonynous luns of
cIocd ncai and vcgciallcs.
TIc Housc is a lig, drafiy larn of a
lacc run ly ncrcIani donaiions.
Tradcrs of ciiIcr sc and nosi raccs
arc allowcd io siay Icrc. TIc Housc is
siaffcd ly iIc ciiy guard, wIo lcc a
closc and consiani waicI on gucsis io
rcvcni lrawls, iIcfis, nuggings, and
iIc lilc. All wcaons nusi lc surrcn-
dcrcd io iIc siaff during a visiior's siay.
Dy ciiy law, si nigIis ai a sircicI is
iIc longcsi a crson can siay in iIc
Housc. Cucsis wIo arc found io Iavc
norc iIan 4 gold icccs' woriI of
coins on iIcir crsons arc cjccicd
fron iIc Housc lccausc ii is consid-
crcd iIai iIcy can afford iIcir own
ncals and acconnodaiions.
5hops
AIumutLev's by tLe Wutev
Unusual and Unique Weapons
3GG
unusual wcaonry, oficn gadgcis iIai
conccal wcaons or dcviccs iIai
sccn norc suiicd io iIc worsIi of
Loviaiar or dccadcni arcna laiilc
iIan rcal war. Tclcscoing sword
cancs arc sicady scllcrs ai 125 g
cacI, wiiI a cIoicc of rcacI, acar-
ancc, and lladc-laiing. Also oular
arc iIc aforcncniioncd gaunilcis
wIosc fingcrs arc fiiicd wiiI silvcr
daggcr lladcs. TIcy cosi 25 g cacI.
Darlcd-wirc wIis arc anoiIcr
favoriic iicn ai 35 g cacI. SucI
wIis arc noi allowcd ly drovcrs in
Dcrdusl. No onc ialls aloui iIc faci
iIai iIcy'rc a synlol and iool of iIc
undcrground slavc iradc.
Profcssional lillcrs can sclcci fron
anong a varicd linc of iracd gol-
lcis. Unlcss iIc gollcis' Iandlcs arc
gricd in a ccriain nanncr, sring-
rocllcd lladcs iIrusi oui fron iIc
gollcis' lascs io slasI iIc iIroais of
drinlcrs wIcn iIc gollcis arc raiscd
and iicd. OiIcr iracd iicns for
salc run fron coffcrs io snuff locs.
Mosi drivc oison nccdlcs inio iIosc
Iandling iIcn in any lui a ariicular
safc way. Duycrs nusi suly iIcir
own oison. Dy law, no sIo or con-
ccrn in Dcrdusl can scll vcnons or
rcfincd or nagically crcaicd ioins.
Ondvuev's IIne Puges
Bookseller
TIis sIo on iIc CollaIacr sclls
loolsa snall sclcciion of uscful
lools (sucI as, aIcn, ny own guidc-
3G7
lools io iIc Fcalns}, and a largc sclcc-
iion of ncw, llanl lools, scrolls, francs
of vcllun, and rcans of arcIncni.
TIcsc ncw naicrials conc in a vari-
ciy of sizcs, lindings, and fornais,
fron sinlc unadorncd acr-cov-
crcd cIalools io dragonslin-lound
ioncs Ialf as iall as an aduli Iunan
nalc wiiI locls, iravcl cascs, gili-
cdgcd agcs, and scwn-in sill lool-
narls. All of iIcn arc ccnsivc. TIc
cIcacsi lound volunc in iIc sIo is
12 g, and iIc nosi ccnsivc is
riccd ai a iIousand iincs iIai.
Magcs, ricsis, linncrs, scrilcs,
cariograIcrs, and arcniiccs io all
of iIcsc rofcssions conc or arc scni
Icrc io urcIasc jusi iIc rigIi vol-
unc for iIcir nccds. Powcrful firc-
roofing cncIanincnis lcal oui of
iIis sIo. Don'i lc surriscd if your
lanicrn, iorcI, or ic gocs oui as you
aroacI.
TIc roricior, fai old Ondracas
Ondracr, scnds nosi of Iis days doz-
ing in a ianlard Iousc, lcaving Iis
sIo in iIc Iands of iIrcc sons and
iwo arcniiccsall iIanlfully as
allc as Ondracas Iinsclf. TIcy can
advisc you on iIc rigIi acr io lc
uscd wiiI sccific lindings, or in a
ariicular clinc, or for a ariicular
urosc.
TLe uwn oI Any uy
Minor Magical Items
Luic Sircci, iIc Minsirclridc,
DanaiIar's Sircci, and Anllc Lanc
all in an arca souiI of Casilc Hill and
wcsi of TwiligIi Hall. TIc disiinciivc
sigil of iIc sIoiIc rays of iIc sun
rising ovcr a Iar, wIicI siands aio
a luicacars on oiIcrwisc lain
woodcn doors wIcn iIcy offcr acccss
io iIc sIo. Ai oiIcr iincs, iIcsc
sanc doors sccn io lcad inio Iouscs
iIai Iavc lccn dividcd inio rivaic
aarincnis. I'vc lccn iold iIis is ari
of iIc ward iIai roiccis iIc sIoa
ward linlcd io a guardian gIosi
(rolally a scciral Harisi, lui os-
silly a waicIgIosi}, a scrics of Evards
black tentacles sclls iriggcrcd ly
iIicving aciiviiics, and norc nysicri-
ous guardian lcasis. Dwconcrs of all
soris glow wiiI a faini ligIi wIcn in
iIis sIocvcn io iIc slins of iIosc
wIo'vc rcccivcd a Icaling scll
rcccnily!
TIis sIo is run ly a nysicrious
vcilcd lady lnown only as DariI-
1ccnc.
3
SIc sclls iicns iIai lcar
ninor cncIanincnisin ariicular,
nusical insiruncnis. A crsisicni
runor in Dcrdusl insisis iIai iIcsc
ninor nagicssucI as daggcrs iIai
glow wiiI faerie fire uon connand,
sioncs iIai cIangc Iuc wIcn
inncrscd in oison or iainicd liquids
or iIai alicr iIcir color wIcn iIcir
surroundings rcacI a ccriain icncr-
aiurc, scallards and sIcaiIs iIai
lanisI rusi, feather tokens, and Ical-
ing oiionsIavc sclls laid on iIcn
iIai lci ccriain Harcrs lnow wIcrc
iIcy arc ai all iincs.
TIis snall, sIuiicrcd sIo sccns io
froni on scvcral sirccis, including
3
Elninsicr was unwilling io givc dciails of iIis sIo's wards, warcs, or roricircss. Hc did confirn iIai iIc
runor aloui nagical Harcr iracing of nany iicns is irucand Ic also lci sli iIai DariIlccnc is an arcIlicI!
3GS
advcniurcrs inio daring and dangcr
lui Ic was vcry drunl ai iIc iinc.
TIc vcilcd roricircss Icrsclf iold
nc iIc sIo's nanc is anoiIcr way of
saying iIai advcniurc can lcgin any
iinc in your lifc if you only lool for ii.
PcrIas sIc scrvcs sonc as-yci-unrc-
vcalcd god or goddcss of advcniurc.
TLundevwood Iovuys
Adventuring Gear
TIc sIo is snall and din, and
nany of iIc warcs arc uscd and ar-
iially lrolcn. TIcy arc usually dis-
laycd in snall glowing sIcrcs of air
iIai floai in a slow, ainlcss dancc in
iIc ccnicr of iIc roon wIilc iIc ro-
ricircss siands waicIing iIcn fron
iIc laclground. If sIc's aslcd for an
iicn, sIc will sic forward and ialc ii
oui of iIc sIcrc, ignoring iIc oiIcr
sIcrcs, wIicI sIifi oui of Icr way. I'vc
sccn lold luycrs iry io gras iicns and
Iavc iIc glolcs sinly floai iIrougI
iIcn, iicn and all, as if iIc colc
wcrc iIcnsclvcs Ianions. Only
DariIlccnc sccns allc io frcc iicns
fron iIis nagic. SIc will givc sonc
infornaiion aloui iIc asi of sonc
iicns if rcsscdnany sccn io Iavc
sccn scrvicc wiiI advcniuring lands
wIo arc no norclui docsn'i volun-
iccr dciails, in Iocs of naling a salc.
Advcniurcrs can usually couni on
gciiing sonc Icaling oiions and
glow-on-connand iicns wIcncvcr
iIcy visii (400 io 500 g cacI}, lui all
oiIcr iicns arc only availallc fron
iinc io iinc. TIc sIo's siocl sccns
snall. Morc iIan onc luycr Ias
rcnarlcd iIai iIcsc rarcr iicns arc
noi only nucI dcarcr4,000 io aloui
12,000 giIcy all sccn linlcd io
various curscs, condiiions, or sclls
iIai lungc iIcir luycrs inio unin-
icndcd advcniurcs.
TIc sIo ncvcr sccns io closc.
WIcncvcr a door inio ii can lc found,
DariIlccnc's waiiing wiiIin. Onc nan
I nci in Dcrdusl cvcn said iIai iIc
sIo nusi lc a loy of iIc goddcss
Tynora (rcscni as iIc vcilcd DariI-
lccncl in ordcr io lungc rudcni
TIis unassuning sIo lools lilc a
vcry narrow, iall, old sionc Iousc
wiiI darl grccn irin and crunlling
sioncworl. Insidc, ii's all onc Iugc,
IigI roon, wiiI caiwalls, lalconics,
and siairs lcading io sidc gallcrics
wIcrc iIc ucr floors uscd io lc. In
iIis cavcrnous sacc Iang rows of
conlcic suiis of arnor, rocs dan-
gling lilc a giani lcadcd curiain,
cIains, slcdgcs, wagons and sarc
wIccls, wcaons of all soris, and so
ona Iugc assorincni of advcniur-
ing gcar, fron wincIcs io ncial lcli
flasls. Ii's all wardcd, of coursc, io
rcvcni iIcfi of iIc wcaons, and noi
only docs lrcaling iIc ward alcri
ncarly Harcrs and ciiy guard osis,
ii also frccs iIc Iclncd Iorror
guardians io aci. TIc Iclncd Iorrors
arc also assisicd ly sonciIing worsc,
a nonsicr iIai Ollrinsur TIundcr-
rcfuscd io nalc wood, iIc roricior,
lnown io nc.
Ollrinsur is a rangcr wIo scnds
Iis sarc iinc scouiing iIc Valc arca,
ariicularly iIc Far Hills. WIcn Ic
idcniifics iIc lairs of gianis, gollinlin,
and oiIcr crils, Ic lans an ccdi-
3GD
iion io dcal wiiI iIcnand uis oui
word around iIc ianlard Iouscs,
inns, and iavcrns so visiiing advcniur-
crs in iown will Icar.
Ollrinsur sonsors advcniuring
lands ly giving iIcn discounicd
riccs on gcar. Hc sonciincs iIrows
in a potion of healing for iIc grou
or on csccially dangcrous forays,
onc for cacI ncnlcr of iIc grou.
Hc furnisIcs dircciions, iis on wIai
io do or waicI for in various localcs,
and can ui Iis fingcr on scvcral
lnown cavcrns, ways down inio iIc
Undcrdarl, Iiddcn vallcys oficn uscd
ly lrigands or nonsicrs for sIclicr,
and so on. A firn fricnd of iIc
Harcrs, Ollrinsur is vicwcd as an
ally and insiraiion ly nany advcn-
iuring lands in iIc Coasi lands.
Taoenms
TLe IIouvIsLed IIugon
TIis iavcrn is a favoriic of advcniur-
crsin ariicular dwarvcs, gnoncs,
and Ialflings. On nosi nigIis, iIcir
rowdy carousing can lc Icard u and
down iIc sircci as iIcy dancc, sing Iurl
flagons ai cacI oiIcr (Icncc iIc iav-
crn's nanc}, and gcncrally Iavc a good
iinc. TIc walls arc adorncd wiiI aini-
ingsoficn inci and anaicurisI
donc ly airons, roudly dciciing
Icroic IigIligIis of iIcir advcniuring
carccrs. Ii lools lilc a cIild's drawn-on
nurscry wall full of slaugIicrcd orcs,
drow, dragons, licIcs, lcIoldcrs, and
nind flaycrs, wiiI a loi of sIori, lun,
lcardcd foll osing dranaiically, cIcsis
37O
swollcn, in lciwccn or on io of all iIc
dying nonsicrs.
TIis iavcrn is a good lacc io join
u wiiI advcniuring lands, iIougI
Iunans and clvcs arcn'i nadc all iIai
wclconc. TIc 10 or so gnoncs wIo
own iIc laccall of wIon answcr
io iIc nanc of Marlloarc runorcd
io Iidc or invcsi coins lrougIi in ly
advcniurcrs, and crIas cvcn fcncc
siolcn goodslui I was unallc io
lcarn if iIis was iruc. If you'rc a
dwarf, gnonc, or Ialfling, iry asling.
TLe RunnIng Stug
TIis csiallisIncni is nainly a drinling
soi, lui Ias a fcw roons io lci usiairs.
Cucsis in iIcsc roons can cai in iIc
liicIcns, lui iIcrc's no dining roon,
and liiilc cscac fron iIc good-naiurcd
noisc and lusilc of iIc iaroon.
TIc dccor in iIc Siag's iaroon
ninics a forcsi, wiiI illars donc u io
lool lilc irccs, vincs, and living ircc
linls srouiing lcavcs ovcrIcad. Illu-
ninaiion is rovidcd ly scvcral drift-
globes lci alovc iIc lcavcs ly nciiing.
A iincd scll sIifis iIcir ligIi fron
sunligIi io noonligIi in accordancc
wiiI iIc assagc of iinc ouisidc.
TIcrc's an cndlcssly iinlling sring
in iIc ccnicr of iIc iaroon iIai cas-
cadcs oui of a rocl ilc io flow inio a
liiilc ond siuddcd wiiI lily ads. TIc
sring is rcal, noi nagically aninaicd,
and yiclds iIc sofi waicr uscd in iIc
lrcwing of iIc Old Darl (alc} and
Eldcr Fooi (sioui} scrvcd Icrc. TIcsc
lccrs arc lrcwcd in iIc ccllar, wIicI
nalcs iIc lacc rccl of Ios and
TIc Siag also scrvcs a full lisi of wincs,
zzar, sIcrrics, ncad, and liqucurs fron
iIc far corncrs of iIc Fcalns. TIc only
food io lc Iad, iIougI, is cIccsc and Ioi
luiicrcd liscuiis.
larlcy fron iinc io iinc.
Forcsicrs, rangcrs, woodcuiicrs,
wood clvcs, and oiIcr forcsi foll fccl
ai Ionc Icrc. Evcn lorrcd and saiyrs
Iavc lccn sccn in iIc Siag fron iinc
io iinc, sliing in for a ianlard on
wci or icy nigIis. I'n iold iIis is the
lacc in iown io Iirc guidcs, and ii is
fanous as iIc siic of a ducl sonc 10
ycars ago lciwccn iwo druids. A
druid of Silvanus disuicd a naiicr of
forcsi nanagcncni wiiI a nonlocal
druida IicroIani, ii iurncd oui,
dcdicaicd io EldaiI. Dcforc iIcy wcrc
donc, iIc iavcrn Iad ccricnccd a
full-llown siorn, an cariIqualc,
wild lani growiI and irccs wrcsiling
wiiI cacI oiIcr, a snarling, snaing,
goring and cIarging siancdc of
woodland lcings loclcd in conlai
wiiI cacI oiIcr, and fungi growing
on and oui of cvcryiIing wiiI lcwil-
dcring sccd. Ai iIc cnd iIc dcvoicc
of Silvanus was in scrcni forn, Icl-
lcssly cnianglcd in a lall of roois, and
gasing in iIc full iorrcni of iIc
sring. All iraccs of iIc ncss wcrc
clcancd u long ago, and iIcrc's now
a sign on iIc door: No druidic ducls
ioday/TIc Managcncni." (Undcr-
ncaiI, sonconc Ias scrawlcd: Noi
cvcn a liiilc onc?"}
I fcli rclacd and ai Ionc Icrc,
cvcn givcn iIc coiic dccor. TIis is a
good lacc io drinl, and noi a lad
onc io siay inif you'rc a sound
slcccr.
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Tamkano Houses
TIc aiiraciivcncss of iIcsc drinling
arlors varics wiiI wIocvcr's crforn-
ing wIilc you'rc in iIcn, of coursc, lui
fron wIai locals icll nc, iIc lciicr
ianlard Iouscs includc iIc following
csiallisIncnis: Dlaclosi's DcncI on
Sicclsword Sircci, Lonclycoins Housc
on iIc Minsirclridc, iIc Fivcrlargc on
Sicclsur Way, TIrcc Dravc Harisis on
iIc CollaIacr, and iIc Dclllladc
TIronc on iIc Uldoon Trail. (For lacl
of roon, I was unallc io sIow iIc loca-
iions of all iIc ciiy's ianlard Iouscs on
iIc na I rcndcrcd of iIc ciiy.}
TIcrc's also iIc Curious Kclic, a
ianlard Iousc iIai only ocns wIcn
iis owncrs, iIc Dragon Daggcrs Ialf-
clvcn advcniuring land, arc in iown.
Caravan ncrcIanis flocl iIcrc iIcn
io scc wIai ircasurc iIc Daggcrs Iavc
lrougIi lacl fron ongoing clo-
raiions of ruins soncwIcrc in iIc
Coasi lands. Sics say iIc Daggcrs
ass iIrougI a gate soncwIcrc wcsi
of Dcrdusland iIcn closc iIc way
lcIind iIcn, so iIai nonc can follow
wIcrc iIcy go.
Imms
TLe SIgn oI tLe SIIvev Swovd
WIiz largc, wcll-luili inn fcaiurcs
lusI, dcc, sound-dcadcning carci-
ing iIrougIoui. Glowing globes ro-
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HuIIybuck's GumbIe
vidc sofi, coniinuous ligIiing in iIc
largc gucsi roons, cacI of wIicI Ias
a laiI, a waicr-flusI gardcrolc, a
canoicd lcd, a wriiing iallc, and a
lig, sofi casy cIair. Evcn norc won-
drous iIan iIaiiIc roons arc quici!
TIc only drawlacl? Scrvicc is
alnosi noncisicni, and iIcrc arc no
lcll ulls, so you irudgc down io iIc
froni dcsl, asl for sonciIing, arc
givcn a oliic rcly, and iIcn noiIing
Iacns uniil iIc following cvcning,
ii sccns. AI, wclliIis is a grcai
lacc for iIc sclf-sufficicni iravclcr or
onc jusi waniing io rcsi undisiurlcd.
All gucsi roons Iavc rivacy lars
iIai can lc cnlaccd fron wiiIin io
llocl door and windows. Howcvcr, I
suscci iIai sccrci assagcs allow
siaff io cnicr larrcd roons iIrougI
sliding ancls in iIc lacls of iIc
wall-in cloal closcis.
TIc food is good. TIc acccni is on
roasi loar and vcnison clcanly
coolcd in winc, and I nanagcd io
rcvail uon iIc cIcf, a onc-cycd
dwarf lass ly iIc nanc of SIundasza
Droadac, io ass on dciails of iIc
onc disI iIai I found a rcal siandoui:
Ioi rivcr crals. To nalc iIis rccic,
onc nccds frcsI sofi-sIcllcd crals
crals wIo'vc sIcd iIcir sIclls for
largcr oncs, lui noi yci grown Iard
cIiiin again. TIcy'rc lcsi caicn
wiiIin Ialf a day of ialing fron iIc
waicr or Ialf iIc iasic is gonc.
TIcsc crals cosi 1 c cacI and
arc woriI iIricc iIai and norc.
TIcy arc a nouiI-waicring dcligIi, I
assurc you. TIcy go wcll wiiI wIiic
winc or Sacrloonian glowfirc. Try a
laiicr wiiI Ioi sou.
TIis srawling, lalyriniIinc lacc is
an uniidy linlagc of forncr warc-
Iouscs and iall Iouscs, and now
funciions as a conlinaiion inn, safc
sioragc Iousc, and rcnial siallcs. TIc
ari scrving as a safc sioragc Iousc
aciually is a fcncing arca for siolcn
goods, as cvcryonc in Dcrdusl sccns
io lnow, iIougI iIc Harcrs and ciiy
guard iurn a llind cyc io nosi iIings
sIori of nagical iicns and slavcs.
Horscs and nulcs can lc iradcd,
rcnicd for usc in iIc Valc only, or
lougIi ouirigIi. I'll say only iIis
aloui iIcn: Dcwarc savincd old
nags cnscllcd io sccn ain-frcc and
frisly for a day or so.
TIc roricior, FaIiosz Hurl"
Hullylucl, rcfcrs Ialflings as gucsis,
aliIougI all foll sIori of orcs will lc
acconnodaicd. (NonIalflings jusi gci
iIc worsi roons, iIai's all.} Hully-
lucl's niclnanc, ii nusi lc said,
concs fron Iis aliliiy io icl u lcl-
ligcrcni gucsis and ioss iIcn oui inio
iIc sircci through wIaicvcr closcd
doors or oiIcr foll Iacn io lc in
iIc way. I sirongly suscci a girdle of
giant strength or sinilar nagical aid.
Fes1haLLs
TLe HevuIds' Rest
TIis cclusivc, luurious rivaic Ionc
lools lilc a snall casilc. Insidc ii's a
Iavcn of iacsirics, carciing' discrcci
vcils, and oliic, slillcd lady and gcnilc-
nan cscoris. Fcuicd io lc run ly a
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iIrougI sonc lcan iincs, and iIcy
now sIarc in iis rofiis. TIcrc arc
runors of docuncnis, ircasurc, and
cvcn Harcrs on iIc run lcing Iiddcn
in iIc dinly lii cIanlcrs and as-
sagcs of iIc Fcsiand sonc foll say
nagical gates linl ii wiiI Silvcrynoon,
Ardccforcsi ncar Waicrdcc, and
wiiI ncarly TwiligIi Hall. HigI fccs
TIc offcr was rcfuscd, lui iIc Hcr-
alds wcrc allowcd io sonsor iIc Fcsi
forncr rinccss fron a ciiy-siaic of iIc
casicrn Sca of Fallcn Siars wIo grcw
wcary of iIc diciaics of roiocol and
class, iIc Fcsi ialcs iis nanc fron a
long-ago visii ly iIrcc HigI Hcralds,
rcdcccssors of iIc rcscni-day Ioldcrs
of iIc officcs, wIo wcrc so dcligIicd
iIai onc iool Iis cscori as wifc, and all
iIrcc offcrcd io luy iIc lacc.
arc runorcd io lc aid for discrcci
usc of iIcsc orials io couricr valu-
allc foll or iicns aloui in a Iurry.
TLe Ruby SLuwI
Evcry ciiy Ias anoiIcr" fcsiIalla
coarsc, slcazy Iolc. TIis is Dcrdusl's.
TIc SIawl is for iIc drunl and iIc
dcscraic only. Fccurrcni runors of
an invisillc nagical lroocI losi ly a
iisy airon occasionally lcad advcn-
iurcrs io iry io scarcI iIc cscoris'
quaricrs. TIougI iIc SIawl dcnics
iIai any sucI lroocI cvcr cisicd,
ccriain cscoris Iavc lccn lnown io
ay down-on-iIcir-lucl nagcs and
clcrics io conc u io iIcir roons io
casi nagical dcicciion sclls.
37A
TIis snall road-Ianlci lics wcsi of iIc
Sunsci Mouniains on iIc Dusl Foad
souiIcasi of Hill's Edgc.
4
Hcrc, in iIc
lcngiIcning sIadow of DarlIold,
Ialflings and a fcw Iunans roducc
iIc lull of iIc food consuncd in iIc
ncarly ciiy of Hill's Edgc. TIc iravclcr
won'i find nucI norc io Corn Or
iIan iis Iorsc ond, caravan caning
ground wiiI addocls, wood loi, ul-
lic un, a fcw Iouscs, and iIc Hun-
gry Halfling inn and iavcrn. TIc un
is covcrcd ly a avilion io sIclicr ii in
wci or winicr wcaiIcr.
Undcr iIc Iills casi of Corn Or,
Iowcvcr, arc Iundrcds of Ialfling lur-
rows. In faci, Icrc lics iIc fasicsi-grow-
ing Ialfling connuniiy noriI of iIc
land of Luircn. Evcry SIicldncci, norc
Ialflings gaiIcr in Corn Or, lilc wIai
iIcy scc, and dccidc io novc iIcrc.
Corn Or is rulcd ly a Iunan
lord, a good and jusi nan ly iIc
nanc of Dundasi Hulicl, wIo irains
and lcads iIc villagc niliiia of 30
Iunan ridcrs. In rcccni days, faccd
wiiI incrcasing ZIcniarin-sonsorcd
lcasi and lrigand raids, Dundasi Ias
iurncd io loiI Hill's Edgc and iIc
Harcrs of Dcrdusl for aid. Scvcral
ficrcc laiilcs Iavc lccn fougIi in iIc
Iills casi of iIc Ianlciand in nosi
of iIcsc iIc Ialflings, loiling u oui
of iIcir undcrIill Ioncs wiiI ficrcc
dcicrninaiion and rcady daggcrs,
Iavc dccidcd iIc day.
TIc Ialflings of Corn Or arc
rigIifully roud of iIc food iIcy ro-
ducc, csccially iIcir nusIroons
Conm Onp
and frcc-rangc Iogs. AnoiIcr roduci
of ridc is nass-roduccd rcd clay
oiicrysinlc, siurdy iicns widcly
uscd iIrougIoui Facrun. Dcalcrs can
lc coniacicd ai iIc Hungry Halfling.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im Conm Onp
TempLes
TLe IudyLouse
Ncsilcd in a Iollow anong iIc grccn,
ig-roancd Iills casi of Corn Or is
iIis largc, roscrous ccnicr of wor-
sIi io SIccla Pcryroyl, iIc Ialfling
goddcss of naiurc, growing iIings,
and agriculiurc. TIc LadyIousc is
fillcd wiiI flowcrs and clinling vincs
insidc and surroundcd ly gardcns
4
TIc locaiion of Corn Or is sIown on iIc na found in iIc cniry on Hill's Edgc, laicr in iIis cIaicr.
37S
ouisidc, including wild" gardcns,
wIicI arc rcscrvcd lois of ianglcd
wccds, sIruls, and scrul irccs. Trav-
clcrs sIould ialc noic iIai iIcsc and
iIc roadsidc wood loi in Corn Or
iisclf arc sacrcd io iIc goddcss and
sIould noi lc lurncd, cui inio for
fircwood, or oiIcrwisc dcsoilcd.
Halfling worsIicrs lring iIcir
lcsi flowcrs and lanis io iIc icnlc
for usc in lrccding and in riiuals, and
iIc clcrgy scnd iIcir days worling
wiiI iIc Ialfling farncrs, lccing
waicI ovcr iIc Iills for ZIcniarin
raids, iIicvcs, and wandcring lcasis
wIo nigIi Iarn iIc cros, and
cIaniing iIc raiscs of SIcila iIc
WaicIful MoiIcr. (TIc Iogs arc a
consiani lurc io wolvcs. Onc ccri
arcIcr anong iIc ricsis Ias cvcn
dcvclocd a rccic for wolf sicw!}
TIc clcrgy arc lcd ly iIc widcly
rcsccicd nairiarcI Alliya
Macancsicr, iIc Old Lady of Corn
Or. Hcr wisdon and forcsigIi Iavc
rcvcnicd wcaiIcr soiling iIc cros
on iwo inoriani occasions: iIc
Crcai Frosi of carly 1346 DF and iIc
drougIi of 1322 DF, wIicI lrougIi
down dcscraic aiiacls on Corn Or,
as on so nany oiIcr laccs in Facrun,
fron siarving nonsicrs.
Imms/Taoenms
TLe Hungvy HuIIIIng
TIis waysidc Iousc was originally a
local Iunan lord's nanor and siill
soris an clcgani sionc cniry arcI
and gaicIousc. WiiIin is a couriyard,
nuddy in all wcaiIcr lccausc of iIc
sring iIai wclls u in ii io run
iIrougI iIc wood loi and iIcn sinl
down inio iIc undcrways again. Also
insidc is a low, iinlcr-luili iaroon,
and lcIind iidown a long corridor
iIai adds rivacyiIc old sionc
nanor, wIicI now forns a vcry
conforiallc inn.
TIc Halfling is a favoriic of iradcrs
wIo iravcl iIc Dusl Foad. TIcy lilc
iis quici, sligIily sIally roons
lccausc iIcy'rc caccful and fccl lilc
Ionc. TIc siaff scc iIai iIc roons
arc always fully furnisIcd wiiI wrii-
ing acr, sarc looi iIongs in iIc
wall-in cloal closcis, old slicrs in a
variciy of sizcs for wcar around iIc
inn, a fcw loiilcs of fruii liqucur and
niniwaicr for laic-nigIi iIirsi
qucncIing; sIarcning sioncs for
wcaons, sarc candlcs and wicls
and all iIc oiIcr uscful cluiicr found
in onc's own Ionc. MucI of iIis siuff
docs gci lorrowcd" ly iIc nccdy
lui iIcn, iIai's wIai ii's iIcrc for.
As nucI as ossillc, rcgular gucsis
arc givcn roons iIcy rcfcr io lciicr
nalc iIcn fccl ai Ionc. TIc inn Ias
ruggcd food locs insulaicd wiiI
wool sacls in wIicI Ioi food is
lrougIi fron iIc liicIcns io iIc
roon of any gucsi wIo lilcs io cai
aloncor ai lcasi avoid iIc cozy
dining roon.
Mosi dont avoid iIc dining roon,
iIougI. TIc food scrvcd iIcrc is as
good and Icariy as oular lorc crcd-
iis Ialflings for. (TIc cIiclcn
dunlings arc superb.) TIis inn is
dcfiniicly rcconncndcd.
37G
DankhoLo
Today, iIis llacl sionc forircss is fcarcd
and Iaicd ly foll all ovcr iIc Coasi
landsand nucI fariIcr aficld in
FacrunwIo'vc ncvcr sccn ii and Ioc
ncvcr io.
5
I an onc of iIcn. For olvious
rcasons, I darcd noi aroacI iIis grin
sirongIoldcvcn in disguiscand can
only icll you wIai I lnow of iIis lacc of
dcaiI fron qucsiioning oiIcrs, sonc of
iIcn long-livcd and nigIiy in lorc.
6
Fron iIis forialicc (snall fori} in
DarlIold Valc (a clcfi IigI u on a rocl
sIouldcr of iIc Iugc nouniain lnown
as iIc Cray WaicIcr of iIc Morning},
iIc ZIcniarin now raid down inio Sun-
sci Valc norc or lcss ai will, using Ii-
ogriffs, Icndar, foulwings, and cvcn
norc fcarsonc acrial siccds
7
as sics io
sccl oui caravans, Iolds wIosc niliiias
arc clscwIcrc or wcalcncd, and oiIcr
casy rcy. Travclcrs arc adviscd io avoid
DarlIold's rcacI as nucI as ossillc
and io lc awarc ai all iincs iIai Darl-
Iold's rcacI includcs alnosi all of
Sunsci Valc ly nigIi or wIcncvcr iIc
dcfcndcrs of Valc sciilcncnis arc lusy
clscwIcrc.
Oncc a casilc of iIc Ciani-Encrors,
DarlIold was luili for foll of giani
siaiurc. (Sonc sagcs say iIc Ciani-
Encrors wcrc lui slavcs of iIc dcca-
dcni arcIwizards of NciIcril wIo Iad
iIc casilc luili ly an clcncnial. TIc
gianis siylcd iIcnsclvcs Encrors only
aficr NciIcril fcll and iIcy wcrc lcfi io
iIcir own dcviccs.} To Iunan scnscs, iis
Mosi ialcs of lorc agrcc iIai wIaicvcr
iIc casilc's origin, ii canc io lc inIal-
iicd ly gianis, roud and willful rollcr-
foll wIo raidcd iIc lands around iIc
casilc (vcrdani Tunland, iIcn grass-
lands inIaliicd ly counilcss Icrds of
wild lcasisnoi iIc swan so nucI of
ii is iodayand iIc Ialfling-Icld lands
of Sunsci Valc} ai will. TIc gianis
rccllcd Ialfling aiiacls and lold dwar-
vcn and Iunan rolings wiiI casc, lui
in iIc cnd slcw cacI oiIcr. Two rival
rinccs slaugIicrcd iIcir sirc and all
iIc oiIcr gianis ly oison, sclls, iras,
and Iircswords in iIcir nad sirugglc io
clininaic cacI oiIcr. Sonc ialcs say
iIcy cndcd u figIiing cacI oiIcr in iIc
oiIcrwisc-dcscricd casilc, siallcd cacI
oiIcr' and crawlcd off io scaraic Iid-
dcn cIanlcrs io dic. TIcir gIosis
Iauni iIc casilc, siriving for surcnacy
onc ovcr iIc oiIcr siill, wIiscring so as
io sci onc ZIcni againsi anoiIcr in an
uncnding scciral sirugglc io rulc iIc
casilc.
Ialls, siairs, and cIanlcrs arc vasi
and icy cold in winicr.
WiiI all iIc gianis dcad, iIc Kcc of
iIc Far Hills siood cniy. Ii was soon
lundcrcd ly lold Iunan and clvcn
advcniurcrs, and onc of iIcn, OiIlong
DlaclIclnIc wIon iIc lallads call
iIc Follcr Lordnadc ii Iis Ionc.
Hc soon fcll io ircacIcry and Iis suc-
ccssor, Angarn Surfysi, uscd iIc casilc
as a lasc for lrigandagc in Iis iurn. Hc,
ioo, was slain ly onc of Iis followcrs,
wIo sci Iinsclf u as iIc Wolf KnigIi.
5
TIc locaiion of DarlIold is sIown on iIc na in iIc cniry on Hill's Edgc, laicr in iIis cIaicr.
6
Elninsicr snoricd wIcn Ic rcad iIis, and said: And wIai yc couldn'i worn oui of Alliya and Cylyria and nc, yc
jusi wcni aIcad and nadc u."
7
TIc laicsi runors scal of dragon-lrccding ccrincnis and IiiIcrio-unlnown draconic Iorrors iIai Iavc
rcsulicd fron iIcn. WIcn alroad in iIc Valc, waicI iIc sly, and lc wary.
377
3e I1o-Queen Voro!!o
Hisiory docsn'i cvcn rccall Iis nanc
Iis iIroai was cui ly a lady caiivc in
Iis lcdcIanlcr onc nigIi. SIc iurncd
oui io lc a sorccrcss, and a coldcr,
norc crucl lrigand iIan iIc rcsi, rul-
ing Farlcc as Sarunn TIoon (iIc lal-
lad TIc WiicI of iIc Far Cold Hill" iclls
Icr ialc}. SIc fcll in Icr iurn io a calal
of naslcd wizards wIo iurncd oui io
lc nind flaycrs, and Icld iIc landii-
warriors of iIc casilc in nind-iIrall
uniil iIcy dicd in scrvicc and only zon-
lics wcrc lcfi.
TIcn a dragon sirucla wIiic
wyrn, nosi say iIougI accounis vary. Ii
laircd in iIc lcc uniil slain ly a dwarf
Icro, Harrisior TIundcrswing, wIo
laicr wcni undcr land io forn Iis own
clan in iIc LigIilcss Lands and was
ncvcr sccn again. TIc cniy casilc was
roancd ly nonsicrsIisiorics rccord
loiI a lcIoldcr and a lcucroiia using ii
as a lair ai various iincsand iIcn was
ialcn ly lrigands. TIcy wcrc slain ly an
advcniuring conany, iIc Wildncn of
iIc NoriI, lcd ly Drundar Tigcrlanc. Hc
rcnancd iIc casilc iIc Wild Hold and
rcforiificd ii, lui Ic fcll in laiilc, along
wiiI nosi of Iis followcrs. TIc casilc
cIangcd Iands again.
A succcssion of ciiy rulcrssonc
of wIon siylcd iIcnsclvcs Lord KnigIi
of iIc Far Hills, and ai lcasi onc of
wIon callcd Iinsclf iIc Dulc of Sun-
sci ValcIcld iIc casilc for 200 ycars,
Iolding sway ovcr varying aris of Sun-
sci Valc. Sunsci Kcc lccanc a Iold
wcll lnown (if noi rcsccicd} anong
ncrcIanis iravcling lciwccn iIc
Sword Coasi and iIc Sca of Fallcn Siars.
TIc rulcrs of iIc Kcc raidcd assing
iradc, fougIi wiiI iIosc wIo sougIi io
drivc iIcn oui, and ciiIcr rcvailcd or
wcrc cui down and sulanicd in iIcir
iurn ly a ncw ciiy lordling wIo grcw
inio anoiIcr roud rollcr laron
only io fall in Iis iurn. Ai lcngiI onc
was lcfi so wcal ly an aiiacl iIai Ic
and Iis fcw rciaincrs crisIcd undcr
iIc claws and fangs of wolvcs and oiIcr
nonsicrs nadc lold ly Iard winicr
wcaiIcr, and Sunsci Kcc lccanc a
nonsicr Iold again.
Ii gaincd iIc nanc of DarlIold wIcn
a licI-quccn rosc io rulc ii, cicnding
Icr slclcial Iand oui ovcr iIc Valc io
raid and io rulc nucI as Icr Iunan
rcdcccssors Iad donc. SIc uscd slclc-
ial warriors, zonlics, norc sinisicr
undcad, and iIc nonsicrs of iIc Kcc
wIo Iad sulniiicd io Icr io cnforcc
37S
Icr rulc. TIosc nonsicrs of iIc Kcc
wIo did noi sulnii, sIc dcsiroycd.
Sonc say iIis licI-sorccrcss, Varalla,
fougIi ai iIc Daiilc of Doncs. OiIcrs say
sIc was an arcIsorccrcss of losi
NciIcril, frccd fron agcs-long slunlcr
ly a nonsicr snasIing an inncr wall of
iIc Kcc. WIaicvcr iIc iruiI, DarlIold
lccanc a nanc of Iorror as word
srcad of iIc darl sclls worlcd ly Var-
alla io aid Icr undcad ninions as iIcy
raidcd far aficld ovcr iIc Coasi lands and
as far casi as iIc ouiosis of Cornyr.
Talcs of Varalla's ncw sclls lurcd iIc
ZIcniarin inio aiiacling Icr. Using gol-
lins wIo wcrc roniscd casy ircasurc
and ncrccnarics wIo wcrcn'i iold wIai
iIcy'd Iavc io figIi, iIc ZIcniarin uscd
iIcir nagic and ZIcniilar iroos io
snasI DarlIold's dcfcndcrs and inicr-
Fron iIai noncni in 1312 DF on,
DarlIold Ias lccn a ZIcniarin lasc. Ii
Ias grown inio a forircss rivaling iIc
Ciiadcl of iIc Favcn in inoriancc if noi
in sizc. Now Ionc io a iIousand ZIcn-
iilar undcr iIc wizard Scncnnon,
nagclings, and ricsis of Cyric, Darl-
Iold is a waysio for ZIcni caravans. Iis
airols roan fron Aslravn io Slull
Corgc. Dcwarc iIcn! Don'i lc lurcd ly
ialcs of nigIiy sclls and sccrci ways ly
wIicI io rcacI iIcn!
ruicd iIc licI-quccn ai Icr siudics
dcc in iIc casilc. WIilc sIc iradcd
sclls wiiI MansIoon of iIc ZIcniarin
and Iis nagclings (nany of wIon cr-
isIcd in iIc fray}, iIc darl ricsi Fzoul
CIcnlryl uscd nagic io rcacI Icr and
fcllcd Icr wiiI a sccial nacc iIai
worlcd sinilarly io a mace of disruption.
37D
FemoanL's Ga1e
TIis rivcrlanl sIcIcrds' villagc
siands on iIc noriI sIorc of iIc
ucr CIioniIar lciwccn Dcrdusl
and Iriaclor in a ligIi wIcrc iIc
rivcr lcnds sIarly. Ii's nancd for
iis long-ago foundcr, a warrior
grown wcary of wciiing swords, wIo
sciilcd down Icrc io farn and scni
iIc rcsi of Iis days figIiing off irolls.
His grcai-grcai-grcai-grcai-grandson
now rulcs iIc Caic fron a iiny casilc
crcIcd on a rocly lnol ai iIc
rivcr's cdgc, wIicI is lnown as iIc
Incrial Palacc.
TIis is fiiiing, lccausc iIc rulcr of
Fcndarl's Caic siylcs Iinsclf iIc
HigI KnigIi-Encror of iIc Valc.
TIc rcal nanc of iIis fai, onous
liiilc nan is Eldclucl TIorn
Fcndarl. Hc lcads an arny of 14
slcndid lnigIis. TIc lnigIis
dcfcnd iIc Palacc, wIicI scrvcs as
iIc Caic's ncdiocrc inn. (Ii's cold,
danl, drafiy, and lacling in rivacy
and rocr ligIiing of cvcnings.}
Ecci io ay 10 g for yoursclf and
4 g for sialling cacI aninal you
lring for iIc Ionor of scnding a
nigIi undcr iIc sanc roof as iIc
HigI KnigIi-Encror.
TIcrc's liiilc rcason io visii iIc
Caic unlcss you'rc a wool or nuiion
ncrcIanior rcally cnjoy caiing.
TIcy do ii in siylc Icrc. Dui if you'rc
a visiior, ii's a icni ouisidc iIc Palacc
for you. Only iIc HigI KnigIi-
3SO
Encror and Iis crsonal gucsis"
(iIosc wIo'vc aid Iis ricc or lccn
inviicd} dinc in iIc cavcrnous grcai
Iall. You'll lc sIaring iIc icni wiiI
locals, wIo nuiicr oficn aloui iIcir
good rulcr's roIiliiion on luilding
a rocr inn or iavcrn in iIc Caic.
A day of fcasiing in iIc Caic siaris
wiiI a norningfcasi of iIicl-sliccd
roasi loar (inaginc a siri of lacon
2 incIcs iIicl} garnisIcd wiiI fruii
(oficnugI!quincc} and cncirclcd
ly nounds of coolcd cggs wIicd
inio a goldcn froiIy laiIcr and con-
lincd wiiI nill and finc-cIocd
sIooi onions or lccls. TIis is all
wasIcd down wiiI iwin ianlards of
cold alc and nullcd, siccd cidcr io
gci iIc digcsiion going.
Onc Ias iinc for a quicl siroll io
iIc jalcs (io coniinuc iIc roccss
lcgun ly iIc alc and cidcr} lcforc
nidnorningfcsi lcgins: a Ioi and
cold ncal of Ioi, iIicl sou or sicw
(usually a ouliry and crcancd-
nusIroon concociion, iIougI ii
can lc lccf or vcnison wiiI carrois
in winicr} and iIc cold lcfiovcrs of
lasi nigIi's fcasi (lnown io locals as
the gnawbones). TIis is wasIcd
down wiiI clcar winc of any viniagc
you dcsirc. (Dy iIc way, iIc Palacc
Ias iIc lcsi winc ccllar I'vc sccn
ouisidc iIc Ciiy of Slcndors iisclf.}
Talc anoiIcr siroll io sciilc your
farc lccausc IigIsunfcsi is noi long
in coning. Many locals niss iIis
ncal, lcing ioo lusy in iIc ficlds."
Evcn iIc lnigIis, wIo conirivc io
niss onc oiIcr ncal a day ly lcing
ai raciicc of arns (wIcn iIcy'rc
sianding guard, laiicrs arc lrougIi
io iIcn ly ordcr of iIc HigI KnigIi-
Encror}, usually cscac iIis fcasi
ly riding far oui ovcr iIc ficlds io
worl iIc incrial falcons. Dcwarc:
TIc rodcnis and lirds iIcy lring
lacl arc ronily nadc inio a sicw
wiiI onions, arsnis, and lois of
ccr for laic cvcning snacls.
TIosc foriunaic cnougI io lingcr
for IigIsunfcsi will cnjoy siccd
nclicd cIccsc on luns (noi lad ai
all} and iIc HigI KnigIi-Encror's
laicsi crazc: cold cucunlcr sou.
Onc is scrvcd a lowl of ii as largc as
a soldicr's Icln, and ai iIis ncal Iis
Incrial Aliiiudc (ly wIicI iiilc Ic
nusi always lc addrcsscd, on ain
of a icnday inrisonncni and con-
fiscaiion of all goods} nalcs iIc
rounds of Iis suljccis and gucsis,
sccing iIai iIcy cai iIcir laiicrs
larc, rcssing iIcn io raisc Iis
cools and iIc loundlcss louniy of
iIc Caic, and iclling iIc sanc siorics
of Iis anccsior Fcndarl's Icroisn
cvcry day. WaicI iIc locals snilc
and answcr cniIusiasiicallyand do
lilcwisc.
Evcningfcsi is iIc nain ncal of
cvcry day, fcaiuring a variciy of
wIolc roasi lcasis. Ii uscd io loasi
siuffcd siag's Icads, uniil a sly nagc
uscd an audible glamer io nalc a
Icad on a laiicr conlain io iIc
HigI KnigIi-Encror aloui iis slay-
ing and grisly indigniiics Icacd
uon ii in iIc liicIcn. TIcsc roasi
dclicacics iasic lciicr iIan iIcy
sound. TIcy arc siuffcd wiiI quail
flcsI, woodcIucl, Icasani, and
oiIcr snall ganc coolcd wiiI siccs
and cIocd onions.
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HanobuckLen
TIis snall lui inoriani foriificd
villagc siands nidway lciwccn Tricl
and Hill's Edgc on iIc Dusl Foad.
Hardlucllcr is nancd for a long-
fallcn dwarf advcniurcr wIo nadc
Iis Ionc Icrc aficr Ic won a scc-
iacular laiilc on iIis soi lcading Iis
snall ac-iIrowing land, Hardlucl-
lcr's Hurlcrs, againsi a luglcar Iosi.
Hardlucllcr Ias grown ioday inio a
villagc of ovcr 2,000 follalnosi all
of iIcn gnoncs.
Many Iunans iIinl of gnoncs as
indusirious, ridiculous liiilc uiicr-
ing fuss-ludgcis, wIo squcal ccii-
cdly as iIcy run aloui doing crazcd
iIings wiiI roc, ullcys, odd liis of
ncial, and iIc lilc, luilding onc
dangcrous coniraiion aficr
anoiIcr. Talcs of gnonc-luili won-
dcrs iIai dcsiroycd iIcnsclvcs
closivcly arc lcgion. Mosi foll all
ovcr Facrun iIinl of gnoncs as
cIarning liiilc inconcicnis, lclicv-
ing iIcrc's sonc inIcrcni sIoricon-
ing in iIc racc iIai will dcny iIcn
cvcr luilding anyiIing iIai iruly
funciional, durallc, and uscful.
Lilc nosi world vicws, ii sccns
iIis onc is scriously flawcd. Hard-
lucllcr is a living canlc of cffi-
cicni gnonc indusiriousncss ai
worl. Anong ncrcIanis iravcling
iIc Dusl Foad, iIis snall villagc is a
favorcd sioovcr. Sonc foll lovc ii so
nucI iIcy cvcn winicr Icrc, Icling
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io dcfcnd iIc villagc againsi raiding
wolvcs, orcs, luglcars, irolls, Iol-
gollins, and oiIcr Iungry roving
rcdaiors. Largc, clanling conira-
iions, iIc suoscd iradcnarl of
gnoncs, arc alscni fron iIc sccnc,
ccci for rows of largc, wIccl-
cranlcd irilc lallisiac along iIc
walls, uscd io dccinaic orc and
lrigand raiding lands.
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Hardlucllcr
is a nodcl of clcanlincss, organiza-
iion, and Iay roscriiy.
McrcIanis lovc ii. Asidc fron iIc
occasional visiiing iIicf, crinc is
unlnown, iIc sirccis arc safc, and
iIc waicr for nounis and iIirsiy
iravclcrs alilc is frcc.
Hardlucllcr consisis of snall
sionc coiiagcs wiiI slaic roofs. TIc
coiiagcs arc sci ai randon wiiIin iis
wallcd cnclosurc, cacI Iaving a liiilc
gardcn aicI soncwIcrc ncar ii.
TIcsc gardcns arc fcnccd io rcvcni
visiiing livcsiocl fron grazing iIcn
larc. Sirccis arc nissing, ccci for
a ring-sIacd way running all
around jusi insidc iIc wall and iwo
lroad avcnucs iIai liscci iIc villagc
in a cross sIac. As onc uffing iIicf
oncc ui ii, TIis lacc is all onc lig
allcy!"
Evcry Ionc in Hardlucllcr Ias a
ccllara big ccllar. TIcsc ccllars
cacI iyically includc a junl roon
and a rooi ccllar on iIc ucrnosi
lcvcl, and a largc ran or sIafi wiiI
cranlcd clcvaior lcading down io a
nusIroon- and licIcn-growing cav-
crn lcncaiI, wiiI warcIousc cav-
crns lclow iIai. (Evcr caicn fricd
licIcn fron Hardlucllcr? Dclicious!
TIcy loil ii sofi, iIcn fry ii in gravy
and scrvc ii wiiI gardcn-grown
radisIcs. Try ii!}
TIc najor indusiry in Hardlucl-
lcr is sioragcno qucsiions aslcd,
sccurc sioragc. Half a Iundrcd ncr-
cIani conccrnsand cvcn norc
advcniuring landslcc looi and
oiIcr valuallcs Icrc, Iiddcn away
and sccurc lcIind wards laid down
ly Hardlucllcr's rcsidcni wizard,
wIosc vigilancc is an addiiional
guard againsi iIcfi.
TIc gnoncs of Hardlucllcr nalc
and cori claloraic locls, siurdy
woodcn craics, and a disiinciivc
grccn scan-scaling wa sold in cloiI
rolls. Locls rangc in ricc fron 3 g
for a snall, sinlc iIing io 100 g
for a nassivc quadrulc locl, or 75
g for a iiny, gold-laicd loclci locl
uscd in nany icccs of jcwclry or on
urscs.
Craics rangc in ricc fron 1 s io
25 g, dccnding on sizc and con-
siruciion. Eicrior lracing and co-
cr-sIcaiIcd corncrs arc always 5 g
cira. Mosi snall coffcrs arc 1 io 3 s,
and nosi largcr locs go for 2 g,
wiiI a rcnovallc lid and onc iulc of
scan-scaling wa includcd in iIcir
ricc. Onc crson can carry a largcr
lo alonc for sIori disianccs, lui
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TIcrc arc 26 in lacc, so siicd iIai ai lcasi si can firc ai any givcn oini of iIc clcarcd icrrain surrounding iIc
ciiy. A lallisia fircs oncc cr round if iIc crcw of 3 is augncnicd ly a cranling crcw" of 6 (gnoncs; cui all crcw
figurcs in Ialf if Iunans arc involvcd}. WiiIoui a full cranling crcw, iIc raic of firc dros io oncc cvcry 2 rounds.
Fangc is 10 fcci io 600 fcci (duc io iIc clcvaiion of iIc lallisiac, wIicI loosis iIcir rangc}. Evcry firing of a lallisia
rcsulis in cigIi aiiacls lcing rollcd againsi a grou of focs (Ialf iIai if iIc grou is widcly saccd, or in slirnisI
fornaiion"}. Dolis iIai Iii arc giani Icavy crosslow lolis, and do 1d12+1 oinis of danagc io a crcaiurc.
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iIcsc locs also Iavc roc Iandlcs
iIougIifully includcd in iIcir dcsign
io nalc iIcn casy for iwo colc io
carry ovcr a long Iaul.
Scan-scaling wa is 1 s a iulc.
To usc iIc wa, unroll onc cnd of
iIc cloiI, squcczc iIc oiIcr, and
forcc iIc wa oui in a snooiI cylin-
dcr along iIc cdgc of a lo io scal a
scan. A rcccni inrovcd vcrsion is 1
g a iulc and is guaraniccd io lc
rcusallc if oil is Iand-worlcd inio ii
cvcry sring. Ii iurns urlc if any
cncIanincni is laid on iiand if iIc
nagic is disiurlcd ly an aiicni io
lrcal iIc wa, alicr iIc scll on ii,
or lay anoiIcr scll aio iIc firsi,
iIc wa iurns grccn again, giving
osiiivc indicaiion of iancring.
Word 3oKen o] HordbuoK!er
Evcry fanily in Hardlucllcr ocr-
aics iis own sioragc faciliiy and nccd
noi icll oiIcrs (ccci iIc rcsidcni
wizard} wIai ii's nindingcvcn if iIc
siorcd goods consisi of closivcs,
owcrful and unsiallc nagic, or
sucI. TIcrc Iavc only lccn iIrcc
undcrground llasis in iIc Iisiory of
iIc villagc, so sioragc is fairly sccurc.
TIc rcsidcni wizard of Hardlucl-
lcr is a lindly, cldcrly nan wiiI vcry
oor sigIi. Hc wcars iIrcc iIicl airs
of cycglasscs aiiacIcd io cacI oiIcr
on a connon franc so iIai iIrcc
lcnscs arc ficd in froni of cacI of Iis
cycs. Hc is givcn io Iunning and
wandcring aloui iIc sccrci assagcs
iIai cncirclc all iIc sioragc cavcrns
lcncaiI Hardlucllcr, rcvcniing iun-
ncling u fron lclow.
His nanc is Aldilcr IncIiarwurn,
and Ic is lnown io wcar lraccrs ai
all iincs, onc of wIicI Ias all iIc
owcrs of a staff of power, and iIc
oiIcr wIicI dulicaics iIc cffccis of
a ring of spell turning. Hc also os-
scsscs nany nagical rings, oiions,
and lcli-rcady iicns sucI as beads
of force and iron bands of Bilarro.
Aldilcr Ias crcaicd owcrful
wards roicciing iIc walls of Hard-
lucllcr and cvcry sioragc cavcrn
lcncaiI ii. Aldilcr's wards llocl all
assagc of noisiurc iIrougI iIc
cavcrn walls, rcvcniing flooding
and nildcw fron soiling iicns in
sioragc. TIc wards also givc a
visualand io iIosc lcaring ward
iolcns, audillcalarn wIcn iIcy
arc lrcacIcd.
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TIcy arc said io rc-
9
TIai is, cnciraicd ly forcc or Iosiilc sclls, noi
asscd ly osscssion of a ward iolcn.
3SA
vcni nany sclls fron funciioning,
and io sunnon crawling claws and
norc owcrful guardian crcaiurcs
wIcn ccriain condiiions arc nci. I
was allc io oliain a ward iolcn
(sIown on iIc rigIi-Iand agc}, lui
was unallc io lcarn norc sccifics
of iIc owcrs of iIcsc wardsccr-
iain locals dcnounccd nc as a
ZIcniarin sy or iIicf, and offcrcd
nc swifi violcncc.
I was forccd io lcavc Hardlucllcr
Iasiily, lui you can rcad Icrc wIai I
did lcarnand also sonc curious
iIings I ovcrIcard: iall of iIc con-
ing of a gnonc ling, and of iIc
Ocncrs, sonc sori of sccrciivc
land dcdicaicd io finding, naing,
and unlocling iIc sccrcis of ancicni
nagical gates undcr iIc villagc and
ncarly. TIc wcaliI of NciIcril sIall
lc ours!" Ias lcconc a wIiscrcd
caicI Irasc of soris anong iIc
young and idlc of iIc villagc.
I also noiiccd a nunlcr of would-
lc advcniurcrs fron Ann, Waicr-
dcc, and iIc Coasinosily
ronaniic youngcr sons and daugI-
icrs of nollcs or wcaliIy foll
wIo'd ialcn u rcsidcncc in rcnial
coiiagcs in a cosc a fcw Iills wcsi
of iIc villagc. TIis sccns a lacc
fron wIcncc ncws of advcniurc
nay soon conc.
If iIai lcfalls, iIc nagc Aldilcr
nay lc a lii ui oui. Hc lilcs cacc
and quici and rciircd Icrc io lc far
fron iIc inirigucs of ciiics. I Icard
Ic ialcs no arcniiccs, lui dcvoics
Iis iinc io Icling iIc gnoncs and
siudying nagic, dcvising ncw sclls
and iicns, and alicring wcll-lnown
sclls. Foll lclicvc Ic's crcaicd so
nany ncw sclls iIai Ic could givc
Elninsicr Iinsclf a run for Iis siaff
and oinicd Iai.
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Hardlucllcr is rulcd ly a council
of gnonc cldcrs. TIcy ialc advicc
and dircciion fron iIc Hiddcnnoi
iIis nysicrious inciicni gnonc
ling, I lclicvc, lui gnonc ricsis
wIo icnd icnlcs soncwIcrc ncar
iIc villagccrIas lcncaiI iis
sioragc cavcrns, surrounding iIcn
wiiI a land of vigilancc. TIc only
councilors' nancs I lcarncd wcrc
Hannas Isynd and Orival Dun-
difcaiIcr. I'vc no idca if iIcy wcrc
lcadcrs, scnior ncnlcrs, or jusi
iIosc nosi conforiallc dcaling
wiiI Iunan visiiors.
A siay in Hardlucllcr cosis 1 g
cr crson io ass in iIrougI iIc
gaics, lus 1 s cr lcasi lrougIi
in. TIis cniiilcs you io frcc foddcr
and waicr.
TIcrc arc no inns or iavcrns in
iIc villagc. EacI gnonc fanily runs
iis own gucsiIousc, wIicI scrvcs
good, iIougI sinlc, ncals, running
io lois of siccd oiaiocs, onion
lrcad, and sirong cIccsc. (TIc
ronincni gnonc fanilics in Hard-
lucllcr arc AliIryn, Doldnosc, Dun-
difcaiIcr, Eyindul, Fclndar, Fclold,
CornsI, Isynd, KIollar, and Wyn-
dass.} Alc is aloui 10 g cr Iand
lcg, and winc 5 g cr loiilc
riccd so io discouragc ovcrindul-
gcncc, I suosc. TIcrc is also a
ganing avilion, iIc Pic and
Ivorics, wIcrc drinlcrs can gaiIcr.
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WIcn Ic rcad iIis, Elninsicr snoricdand iIcn sigIcd.
3SS
HILL's Eoge
TIis ciiy is sonciincs callcd iIc
Forgoiicn Ciiy of Sunsci Valc. Many
foll on iIc Sword Coasi and in iIc
Inncr Sca lands alilc sinly forgci ii
cisis. Many guidcs and Iisiorics onii
ii or gloss ovcr ii as if ii wcrc a ninor
villagc or waysio wcll. Evcn rcccni
accounis call ii a iown and rcfcr io ii
as snall lui roscrous.
Yci Hill's Edgc is, and always Ias
lccn, an inicrcsiing lacc. Iis locaiion
ai iIc wcsicrn cnd of Ycllow Snalc
Pass Ias lrougIi ii loiI nonsicr
raids and caravan iradc down iIc
ycarsand wiiI iIc advcni of iIc
ZIcniarin, iIc forncr Iavc dcclincd
lui iIc laiicr Iavc incrcascd, naling
iIc Darl Nciworl a forcc io lc rccl-
oncd wiiI in iIis ciiy. Hcrc ZIcnis arc
iolcraicd, if noi lilcd, lui iIc indc-
cndcni-nindcd ciiizcnsnany of
wIon arc owcrful and ccricnccd
advcniurcrsIavc nadc ii clcar io
norc iIan onc cnissary of DarlIold
iIai any aiicni io conqucr Hill's
Edgc or cvcn Iarass iis ciiizcnry ly
nagic, oison, unfair iradc raciiccs,
or iIrcais will lring WaicrdIavian
arnics assisicd ly scnior Harcrs
inio iIc ciiy for an all-oui laiilc.
TIc HigI Mayor of Hill's Edgc wIo
lasi nadc iIis dcclaraiion was Asincl
Elcndarryl, a sorccrcss wIo Iailcd
fron Ncvcrwinicr, and was ocnly an
agcni of iIc Lords' Alliancc. SIc
claincd iIai ovcr 40 ciiizcns lncw iIc
locaiions of and ways io ocn ovcr a,
scorc of nagical gates Iiddcn all ovcr
iIc ciiy iIai could lring iIcsc forccs
swifily inio iIc ciiy. Asincl vanisIcd
sonc noniIs aficr Icr icrn of officc
cndcd. Cynics in iIc ciiy nuiicr iIai
ZIcniarin ioriurcrs goi Icr, lui ii is
lnown iIai ZIcniarin agcnis in iIc
ciiy Iavc lccn aciivcly scarcIing for
iIc allcgcd gates sincc Icr
disacarancc.
On norc iIan onc occasion lnown
Harcrs have suddcnly acarcd in
iIc ciiy, iIougI sonc ciiizcns lclicvc
iIcy canc ly ncans of sclls, dclilcr-
aicly aiicniing io fool iIc ZIcniarin
inio iIinling iIc gates do cisi. Con-
irol of any ccnicr coniaining so nany
insiani iransoriaiion rouics would
lc iIc grcaicsi rizc in Facrun sIori
of conqucring MyiI Drannor.
TIis icnsc siiuaiion, wiiI agcnis of
iIc Fcd Wizards, iIc Culi of iIc
Dragon, iIc ZIcniarin, and rolally
a dozcn or norc wizards' calals and
ncrcIani conanics sniffing around
Hill's Edgc looling for gates, is nadc
worsc ly iIc cIaracicr of iIc ciii-
zcnry. InIaliianis of Hill's Edgc arc a
wary, sclf-sufficicni loi. Many arc sca-
soncd advcniurcrs and guidcs. Mon-
sicr Iuniing, conlincd wiiI a liiilc
cloring and roscciing, is iIc ira-
diiional local sori. Mosi cvcryonc is
slillcd wiiI a wcaon,
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and iIc
sniiIics of Hill's Edgc iurn oui Iun-
drcds of arnors and iIousands of
lladcs cacI ycarin faci, iIis ciiy is
iIc sourcc of nucI of iIc avcragc-io-
oor, lui scrviccallc, wcaonry and
laiilc Iarncss uscd all ovcr wcsicrn
Facrun.
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Aficr discussions wiiI Elninsicr, wc judgc iIai iIis can fairly lc crcsscd in AD&D ganc icrns ly saying
iIai nosi cvcryonc on iIc sirccis is ai lcasi a 4iI- or 5iI-lcvcl figIicr.
3SG
TIc ciiy's nanc concs noi fron
any Iill, lui fron a long-dcad advcn-
iurcr, iIc Ialfling warrior Uldolris
DownIill. Hc found ricI iron in iIc
rcd casicrn lanl of iIc Fivcr FcacI-
ing Icrc and iool on gnonc arincrs
io luild and nainiain uns io lcc
iIc rivcr waicrs fron flooding Iis
ninc, wIicI was dullcd iIc Edgc
lccausc ii was always on iIc lrinl of
flooding. Mincrs dug fcvcrisIly io iIc
din of iIc consianily Ianncring
uns, iossing orc onio slids iIai
nulcs draggcd u io iIc surfacc. In
si sIori ycars iIc consoriiun Uldo-
lris Iad foundcd, iIc Clascd Hands,
lrougIi u norc iron iIan Iad cvcr
lccn ialcn oui of onc ninc lcforc. In
iIc scvcniI ycar, iIc waicrs canc in.
TIc floodcd, unsiallc iunncls of
iIc Edgc siill lic lcncaiI iIc ciiy,
sloing sIarly down and souiIcasi.
Local runors as io jusi wIai inIaliis
iIcn now vary widclyfron frcsI-
waicr norloiI io aquaiic licIcslui
sccn io agrcc iIai sonciIing sinisicr
dwclls in iIc ligIilcss waicrs now.
Fivc scaraic gnonc-lcd un-oui
aiicnis of iIc Edgc ovcr iIc ycars
Iavc cndcd in iIc suddcn disacar-
ancc of all iIc dclvcrs.
Hill's Edgc lcgan as a fori luili io
roicci iIc nincIcad and snclicr
and grcw inio a wallcd iown of
sniiIics and ouifiiicrs, scrving as a
lasc for Iunicrs and roscciors
vcniuring noriI and casi inio iIc
Sunsci Mouniains and iIc FcacIing
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ulands. Ii Ias grown sicadily,
lcconing a waylasc for ncrcIani
conccrns.
WarcIouscs now occuy a loi of
iIc sacc insidc iIc ciiy walls. TIcir
owncrs dwcll alovc iIc sioragc arcas.
Hill's Edgc coris sicady sircans of
oilcd and craicd arnor, craicd fin-
isIcd wcaons and oilcd lundlcs of
sword lladcs, and cagcd coiic lcasis
of all soris. If onc wanis a nonsicr or
a fcw of iis lody aris anywIcrc in
wcsicrn Facrun, iIc sourcc, sonc-
iincs via scvcral niddlcncn, is usu-
ally iIc Iunicrs of Hill's Edgc.
If lifc in Hill's Edgc sccns a cr-
ilous, cciiing cisicncc io iIc
rcadcrii is. A sicady sircan of
would-lc roscciors and advcniur-
crs conc io iIc Old Edgc. Many
dwarvcn dclvings and iIc ccllars or
lurial arcas of loiI NciIcril and van-
isIcd giani lingdons arc lnown io lic
in iIc FcacIing ulands and fariIcr
noriI. Hill's Edgc Ias always lccn iIc
lasc for iIosc cagcr io clorc iIcn.
Tall in iIc iavcrns of iIc Edgc is
always of iIc laicsi finds and forays
of old, fcy nagic found and nonsicrs
fougIi. Ii's no wondcr iIai iIc ZIcn-
iarin Iungcr io rulc Icrc, or iIai iIc
Harcrs and iIc Lords will do all iIcy
can io rcvcni iIai. Ii sccns a slcn-
did Ionc for iIosc wIo iIirsi for
advcniurcand crIas dcaiI iIai
nay conc io iIcn swifi and soon.
TIcrc's anoiIcr inoriani fcaiurc
of iIc Edgc iIai iIc visiior sIould
lnow aloui if Ic wanis io undcrsiand
iIc iavcrn iall: iIc silcni runs. Hill's
Edgc Ias always fundcd iIc rcluild-
ing, lcngiIcning, and sircngiIcning
of iis walls wiiI a gaic iiiIc of 1 g cr
wagon iravcling in ciiIcr dircciion.
Foll on fooi arc frcc, lui a nulc irain
is counicd as onc wagon for cvcry
iwo nulcs. TIc ZIcniarin and iIc
Frcc Tradcrs of Wcsigaic Iavc always
uscd nany Iidcouis and sulicrfugcs
io snugglc goods inio and oui of iIc
ciiy ia frcc. TIc nosi fanous of
iIcsc arc iIc silcni runs: nciworls of
sioragc cavcrns and long iunncls
undcr iIc ciiy wall fron far away
linlcd io warcIouscs in iIc ccnicr of
iIc ciiy. Daiilcs for conirol of iIc
silcni runs ovcr iIc lasi dccadc Iavc
lccn furious, claining nany viciins.
Hungry nonsicrs wcrc unlcasIcd
inio iIc assagcs, and iras wcrc sci
u in rofusion all ovcr iIcn uniil
iIc runs lccanc ioo dangcrous io
usc and wcrc alandoncd io iIc
narauding lcasis and iIc dcscraic.
If locals find iIcsc ouicr cniranccs
nowadays, iIcy usually Iirc a nagc io
crnancnily, suddcnly, and violcnily
closc iIc iunncls.
Lamomanks
Hill's Edgc is a ciiy of colllcd sirccis
and siurdy sionc luildings wiiI slaic
and iilc roofs. Largc warcIouscs Iull
cvcrywIcrc, and all iIc (nanclcss}
sirccis arc lroad cnougI io allow a
ican of si Iorscs or ocn io iurn a
wagon around. In an ocn laza ai iIc
ccnicr of iIc ciiy riscs iIc Mayor's
Towcr. TIc nayor Ias a lodyguard of
12 warriors, and anoiIcr 20 soldicrs
collcci iIc gaic ia and lcc waicI
fron iIc walls and on all wIo cnicr or
lcavc iIc ciiy, lui iIcrc is no niliiia, civ
guard, or arny. TIc Tradcrs' Council,
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TIc inns, iavcrns, and roscrous
sIos of iIc ciiy icnd io lc clusicrcd
along iIc sirccis radiaiing oui fron
iIc ccniral Towcr. TIcrc's no ocn
narlcilacc in iIc Edgcinsicad,
sialls can lc found all around iIc ciiy
wall on iis insidc. (TIcy arc icy-cold
quaricrs in winicr, I'n iold.}
wIicI adviscs iIc nayor, wanis io lcc
ii iIai way (TIc Tradcrs' Council nccis
in iIc Towcr oncc a icnday, and norc
frcqucnily in cncrgcncics.}
As a rcsuli, iIis is a ciiy of rivaic
lodyguards and loolouis Iircd ly
wcll-arncd ncrcIanis wIo guard
iIcnsclvcs and iIcir warcs ai all iincs.
TIc ncrcIanis' Ioncs icnd io lc aio
iIcir warcIouscs or ncar iIc ciiy walls,
wIcrc iIc sniiIics, addocls, nosi of
iIc rooning Iouscs and failcd lusi-
ncsscs can lc found, ioo. I saw ai lcasi
iwo scorc loardcd-u, alandoncd
luildings during ny visii.
Hill's Edgc Ias a IigI sionc wall sur-
rounding ii siuddcd wiiI nany waicI-
iowcrs and icrccd ly four gaics: iIc
FcacIing Caic on iIc noriIcasi, Fivcr-
gaic on iIc noriIwcsi, Valc Caic on iIc
souiIcasi, and Clascd Hands Caic on
iIc souiIwcsi. PcrIas 6,000 foll call
Hill's Edgc Ionc in winicr, and 10,000
can lc found insidc iis walls in sun-
ncr. Ii's fairly snall, and iIc widc
sirccis nalc for quicl iravcl. Ii Ias a
rcuiaiion for winicr cold IarsI
cnougI io lill nany foll cvcry ycar.
TIc visiior io Hill's Edgc sIouldn'i
niss iIc TarnisIcd Trunci iavcrn, iIc
fallcd Si Sofi Furs fcsiIalllocaicd a
sionc's iIrow fron iIc Mayor's
Towcror iIc Hay Hiocanus
inn. (Local lorc insisis a nayor luili iIc
Si Sofi Furs so closc for quicl and casy
visiis.} OiIcr drinling sois I saw wcrc
iIc Scarlci Siag and iIc Dancing Dcar.
DoiI wcrc rusiic, snoly, crowdcd, din,
and of liiilc accouni.
OiIcr inns includc iIc Worricd
Wyvcrn, iIc Siorn Criffin, and iIc
Sionc Saddlc. Fooning Iouscs can lc
found ly iIc scorc. You'll rccognizc
iIcn for iIc iIrcc anlcr lans Iang-
ing ovcr iIcir doors. Mosi arc cold,
diriy, dingy laccs wIcrc you can
sIarc a roon wiiI scvcral rais wIo
fccl jusi as cIilly as you do. For a icn-
day, iIc roon is usually 1 s cr day,
or for a noniI, ii runs a cocr a day
lus an cira 1 s for iIc doorsic."
Cooling is cira. For iIc IcariI" cosis
arc gcncrally 3 c cr day.
Hill's Edgc loasis iwo icnlcs: iIc
Cry of Joy, dcdicaicd io Lliira, and iIc
Fisi of iIc Fuiurc, sacrcd io Cyric.
TIcrc arc also sIrincs io Tcnus and
Tynora: iIc Old SIar Sword,
crcIcd wiiIin sigIi of iIc Mayor's
Towcr; and iIc Kiss of iIc Lady,
locaicd Iard ly iIc FcacIing Caic.
Noiallc sIos in iIc Old Edgc
includc A Handful of Eycs, Lionsiar
Scrviccs, iIc KnigIi in iIc Morn,
Dcllin's Dlacl Dladc, and Dcni Dows. A
Handful of Eycs is crIas iIc nosi
rcliallc of iIc nonsicr sIos, and
Lionsiar Scrviccs is iIc discrcci snall
goods Iandling ouilci of Lionsiar
WarcIouscs. TIc KnigIi in iIc Morn is
an arnorcr and llazoncr, Dcllin's sclls
sucrior wcaons, and Dcni Dows, as
iis nanc inlics, is an arcIcry sIo.
TIc visiior io Hill's Edgc sIould noic
iIai aliIougI iIc ZIcniarin rcscncc
grows cvcr sirongcr in Hill's Edgc, iIc
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Darl Nciworl Ias rcccivcd scvcral
sIar rclulcs (iIai is, sIar as in
sword oinis} fron ciiizcns wIon iIcy
iricd io cIcai, iIrcaicn, or lrilc ai ioo
low a ricc. TIc ZIcniarin rcssurc
Ias nadc fcwcr foll iIan cvcr wani iIc
iIanllcss iasl of lcing HigI Mayor for
a ycarlui cvcry candidaic in anyway
suoricd or influcnccd ly iIc ZIcn-
iarin Ias lccn dccisivcly rcfuscd ly iIc
clcciors. TIc Tradcrs' Council is run-
ning iIc ciiy ai rcscni wIilc iIcy sccl
a ncw HigI Mayor fron anong iIc
rciurning roscciors and advcniurcrs.
OvcrsIadowing all iIc oliiical icn-
sions in iown is iIc ongoing conflici
lciwccn iIc Fosc-Fcd Lady and iIc
Dlacl Lady, iIc IigI ricsicsscs wIo
lcad iIc iwo rival icnlcs in iown. TIcy
wagc an cndlcss ducl for surcnacy in
wIai asscs for IigI sociciy in iIc
Edgcas wcll as in iis allcyways, ccl-
lars, and scll cIanlcrs. WIcn onc
icnlc gaiIcrs for an inoriani riiual,
iIc oiIcr docs ioo, jusi in casc iIc vil-
lains" in iIc oiIcr icnlc lan any
nagical assauli. Lilc iIc ZIcniarin,
iIc iwo ricsiIoods Iavc cycs cvcry-
wIcrc in iIc ciiy. Unlcss you Iavc
owcr cnougI io wiiIsiand and Iurl
lacl iIc nagics of an arouscd icnlc,
ii is lcsi noi io ocnly suori onc sidc
or anoiIcr. You Iavc lccn warncd.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im HILLs Eoge
TempLes
TLe Cvy oI Joy
TIc siar-nanilcd, orangc-, rcd-, and
ycllow-rolcd ricsicsscs of Lliira icnd
io lc lcauiiful, acrolaiic, and silvcr-
iIroaicd. TIcy ass on jolcs, nalc
ncrry, and gcncrally rovidc nucI of
iIc gaiciy and color in Hill's Edgc.
TIc Harcrs always rovidc nusic ai
iIcir fcsiivalswild ariics io wIicI
all foll in iIc ciiy arc inviicd. Harcrs
also covcrily rovidc sccuriiy during
iIcsc cvcnis, foiling Iosiilc nagic and
dclilcraic disruiions.
TIc only cncnics iIcsc Joynaidcns
Iavc arc iIc followcrs of iIc Darl Sun,
Cyric, and iIc local rofcssional
cscoris, wIo vicw iIc fcsiivals as vcry
lad for iradc. In iIc cscoris' oinion,
rcvclcrs gci frcc wIai iIc cscoris
ccci foll io ay for. TIis is iIc only
rcason, asidc fron iIc frcc drinl,
nany say caiiily and siicfully, iIai any-
onc gocs io onc of iIcsc rcvcls ai all.
TIc Cry of Joy rcscnllcs a ninia-
iurc casilc. Liiilc largcr iIan a roscr-
ous nanor, ii soris IigI sionc walls, a
oricullis, and iurrcis adorncd wiiI
Lliira's ycllow, orangc, and rcd siar-giri
lanncrs. Iis coffcrs lulgc fron iwo
sourccs of inconc: sucrl llaclliiicr
alc lrcwcd in iIc icnlc ccllars and
coricd all ovcr Facrun, and lcsi-scll-
ing cIalools of anorous advcniurc
cnncd anonynously ly iIc clcrgy
and also sold all ovcr Facrun.
TIc Lliirans arc lcd ly a young,
cniIusiasiic rcvclcr, Joylringcr
Cascldown. SIc worls in sccrci wiiI
Harcrs (wcll, Icr lans arc sccrci,
iIougI nosi foll lnow ncciings go
on} io scc io iIc sccuriiy and cul-
iural growiI of Hill's Edgc, so iIai ii
coniinucs io lc a lcasani lacc io
livc. TIcrc's a runor around iIc ciiy
iIcsc days iIai iIc Joylringcr Ias
sirangc nagical owcrs.
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TLe IIst oI tLe Iutuve
TIc llacl lanncrs on iIc walls of iIis
frowning war forircss of a icnlc arc
all adorncd wiiI iIc slull and siarlursi
of Cyric. TIcy siarc coldly ai all wIo
wall iIc sirccis, and lilc iraic flags,
iIcy nalc ciiizcns and visiiors alilc
rcacI for wcaons and waicI warily.
TIc Cyricisis in Hill's Edgc arc a
fasi-growing grou, sonsorcd ly
ZIcniarin gold and iIc cncrgy of iIc
anliiious HigI Darl Pricsicss Enana
CoriIo. SIc sccns lcni on iurning
iIc ciiy inio a Iugc rollcr-laron's
Iold and is fasi aiiraciing all iIc
down-on-iIcir lucl rogucs, iIugs,
and crazcd-wiis in iIc Valc wiiI
roniscs of good gold, and good lccr
and lroiIcrIood io go wiiI ii, wiiI
rcgular ooriuniiics for lullying and
lloodlciiing. SIc now Ias Iundrcds
of darl Iands io do Icr lidding, lui
iIcy arc ill-iraincd, undiscilincd,
and csscniially sclfisI Iands, and
Iavc scvcral iincs dcficd iIc ordcrs
of ricsis lcading iIcn io ursuc
rcady looi and focs.
Mysicrious scll aiiacls Iavc iwicc
ruincd arnorics and cngincs of war
snugglcd inio iIc icnlc, snasIing
lans for an urising, dcsiruciion of
iIc icnlc io Lliira, and iIc csiallisI-
ncni of nariial rulc ovcr iIc ciiy.
Enana susccis Harcr sics of caus-
ing iIc assaulis, iIougI sIc Ias no
idca wIicI owcrful wizards iIcy
Iircd or cajolcd inio naling iIc aciual
aiiacls. On loiI occasions, word was
all ovcr iIc ciiy in Iours, acconanicd
ly iIc gcncral oinion iIai sucI
doings wcrc io lc cccicd, lccausc:
Wc don'i lilc foll lringing arnics
inio iIis iown or wIclning for war."
TIc HigI Darl Pricsicss Ias
accordingly iurncd io cvcr darlcr
and wildcr sclls, acconanicd ly
risly aiicnis ai scllcasiing in
grous, sacrificcs, and sunnonings
of owcrful cvil lcings fron oiIcr
lancs. SIc scals ocnly of sucI
iIings, irying io awc ciiizcns inio olc-
dicncc or fligIi, lui Ias so far nis-
rcad iIc foll of Hill's Edgc, wIo'vc
ncrcly iurncd io lanning Iow lcsi
io lring aloui Icr downfall.
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A HundIuI oI yes
Monster Parts and Live Monsters
TIis darl, cavcrnous convcricd old
warcIousc is a lalyriniI of crcaling
illars, rusiing cross lraccs, sagging
floors, and liiilc fligIis of sics linling
lcvcls iIai don'i quite ncci. Cagcs of
all sizcs arc cvcrywIcrc. Ciiizcns
wIiscr iIai foll wIo arguc riccs
ioo sircnuously sonciincs disacar
inio iIcn.
TIis sIo is lii ly a dozcn or so
glowing wIiic cyclalls iIai floai
aloui lilc curious insccis, Iovcring io
inscci or acconany sIocrs wiiI
an unllinling gazc iIai nosi foll find
ccric: TIc roricior is a naslcd,
Ioodcd nalc wIo sccns allc io scc
wIaicvcr iIc cycs can, Iowcvcr dis-
iani, and wIo is iIougIi io lc a nind
flaycr ly ai lcasi onc rcgular sulicr
of iIc sIo.
For all iIis ccccniriciiy, A Handful
of Eycs is rolally iIc nosi rcliallc
of iIc nonsicr sIos in Hill's Edgc
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iIai is, ii can nosi quiclly suly a
ariicular lcasi, dcad or alivc, io a
urcIascr, and ii carrics a largcr
siocl iIan conciiiors, sonc of
wIon dcal only in a fcw sccics
(sucI as EldriicI Elony, a sIo iIai
discrccily dcals in drow io vcry ricI
and ioially unscruulous luycrs}.
Mosi luycrs arc ncrcIanis aciing for
wcaliIy, dccadcni iIrillscclcrs or
nagcs in CalinsIan, Waicrdcc,
Scnlia, Ann, and iIc ciiy-siaics
around iIc Sca of Fallcn Siars.
wizard llcw aari iIc souiIcrn cnd
of iIc sIo wiiI an uncccicd scll
and cscacd.
Lionsiar Scrviccs
Packers
TIis sIo is a ransIacllc wing of iIc
vasi Lionsiar WarcIouscs conlc
oui ly iIc wall in iIc noriIcasi quad-
rani of iIc ciiy. For nodcsi fccs, iIc
ccricnccd aclcrs Icrc will
A livc nonsicr can cosi fron 25 g sccurcly acl and scal all soris of
for a ariicular iyc of nonoisonous snall sIincnis (rccious or fragilc
rai, sidcr, or snalc io 350,000 or iicns, for insiancc} for caravan iravcl
norc for a li-rin or oiIcr rarc or all ovcr Toril. TIcir sccialiy is dis-
owcrful crcaiurc. TIc Eycs docs noi guising an iicn ly iis aclaging io
dcal in slavcs, nor docs ii lidna nalc ii acar io lc sonciIing clsc.
Iunans for a fccnoi sincc a caiivc TIis gcncrally cosis doullc. Falsc
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docuncniaiion can cosi 100 g on io
of iIainorc if ii involvcs forging iIc
signaiurc or scal of a nagc, rulcr,
ncrcIani conany, nollc fanily
Icad, or oiIcr inoriani crsonagc.
Lionsiar Scrviccs Ias scvcral wiz-
ards on rciaincr io nagically can-
inc, sIicld, or roicci arccls. TIcir
scrviccs cosi ciraa loi cira!
Eacily Iow nucI dccnds, of
coursc, on jusi wIai iIcy Iavc io do.
TLe KnIgLt In tLe Movn
Armorer and Blazoner
SucI adornncnis iyically cosi 60
g cacI for ainicd worl and 100 g
for scwn. TIis sIo is usually ai odds
wiiI HillIorn, iIc local Hcrald, for
allowing airons io wall oui wcaring
arns and ladgcs iIai rocrly lclong
io oiIcrs. In iIc asi, nucI of iIc
sIo's iradc canc fron lrigands
TIis roud, colorful sIo sclls suiis
of arnor, sonc of wIicI lool vcry
grand. TIcy vary fron ncdiocrc (iIc
sourcc of iIc old wisccracl: AI, Sir
Fusiluclci. KnigIicd in Hill's Edgc, I
rcsunc?"} io noi lad. TIcy also scll
lanccs and sIiclds, lui sonc sIiclds
Iavc lccn lnown io crunlc undcr a
singlc llow. To io iIc lanccs, iIcy
scll cnnanis and full-sizcd lanncrs.
TIc nccd io adorn iIcsc lanncrs
Ias candcd ovcr iIc ycars fron iwo
old woncn slillcd wiiI iIc nccdlc io
a siaff of si scansircsscs and four
nasicr linncrs. You can ordcr your
sIicld, lrcasilaic, Icln, or anyiIing
clsc adorncd wiiI your ladgc, coai-
of-arns, or favoriic color.
inicnding io incrsonaic oiIcrs io
cffcci swindlcs, lidnaings, and iIc
darlcning of ccriain rcuiaiions.
TIis is siill iIc lacc io conc if you
wani a llazon of your own dcsign
ainicda llazon, iIai is, iIai's noi
lawfully rcgisicrcd wiiI, or rccog-
nizcd ly, iIc Hcralds. TIc sIo gcis
away wiiI iIis raciicc ly claining
iIcy wcrc iold iIc worl was a firsi
flowcr (iIc ainiing of arns nadc ly
a sulicani io sIow io a Hcrald in
Iocs of gciiing iIc dcsign arovcd}.
TIc closc waicI now lci on iIc
sIo ly Harcrs nalcs crininal usc
of iIc arns of oiIcrs lcss lilcly io lc
rofiiallc, lui as a lacc io gci fanci-
ful arns ainicd u, or iIosc
inicndcd forcvcr io lc ficiiiious, iIc
sIo coniinucs io do a roaring iradc.
Noic iIai all llazonworl iIai concs
io iIc sIo wiiIoui wriiicn ccriifica-
iion fron a Hcrald will cosi doullc.
Fcgular airons of iIc sIo icll nc iis
lanccs arc of cccllcni qualiiy.
BeIkIn's BIuck BIude
Weapons Shop
In conirasi io iIc IaugIiy slcndor of
iIc KnigIi in iIc Morn, iIis lacc is a
down-io-cariI, Iard-corc wcaons
sIo: a largc, dinly lii Iousc iIai snclls
of oil and cold siccl and is cranncd
wiiI racls of swords, daggcrs, naccs,
norning siars, war Ianncrs, scars,
arrows, lolis, and laiilc acs.
Dcllin Orgul is a fai, uffing, sIrcwd
old warrior wIo siuns and wIcczcs
around iIc sIo, forcvcr usIing
unruly gray-wIiic Iair oui of Iis cycs io
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Bent Bows
Archery Shop
glarc ai cusioncrs. Hc sclls Iclns, gor-
gcis, and gaunilcis as wcll as wcaons.
Silc-lnucllcd gaunilcis arc a crcn-
nial favoriic ai 25 g for iIc air.
TIis is onc of iIc lcsi arcIcry sIos
I'vc sccn anywIcrc: a lrigIi, lrcczy
lacc wIcrc onc can luy any sizc of
low or crosslow. Onc can also ur-
cIasc, of coursc, all sizcs of sIafis and
lolis and a variciy of arrowIcads,
including lullous fircIcads guaran-
iccd noi io go oui lcforc siriling iIcir
iargci. TIcsc Icads arc casi sIcrcs
coniaining fcli iIai arc douscd in alco-
Iol and lii lcforc firing.
Advcniurcrs and ncrcIanis alilc
conc Icrc io luy wagonloads of sIafis
and lolis. If onc luys 10 guaraniccd-
waicrroof lcaiIcr quivcrs of 21 nissilcs
cacI or norc, ii's ai a discouni ricc of 6
s cacI, insicad of iIc usual 1 g.
TIc roricior, Masicr FlcicIcr
Sunlarl Ardusl, is ccri ai dcicciing
oui-of-iruc sIafis, and ai soaling,
sircicIing, and soi Icaiing io nalc
iIcn siraigIi.
Taoenms
TLe ScuvIet Stug
TIis drinling Iall is of iIc snolc-
fillcd, rowdy, rusiic sori. I found iIc
iallcs and looiIs crancd and
crowdcd, and iIc scrvcrs loiI surly
and Iarricd; norcovcr, sonc clcvcr
gucsi sccns io cnjoy Iurling cIcsinuis
ai randon around iIc darlcncd ia-
roon. Onc locd inio ny ianlard,
lui a wonan ncarly was sirucl on iIc
icnlc and dazcd. Co io gci drunl if
you nusi, lui don'i ccci io rcla or
cIai in any sori of quici.
TLe Dancing Beuv
Imms
TLe WovvIed Wyvvevn
TIis divc is lilc iIc Siag lui noisicr, diri-
icr, and norc dangcrous. Hcrc airons
lay wiiI Iurlcd daggcrs, and iIcrc's a
sicady sircan of sulicanis sIuffling io
iradc scras of infornaiion for iIc fcw
cocrs nccdcd for anoiIcr drinl or
iwo io iIc iallcs wIcrc ZIcniarin sics
and iIcir lodyguards sii.
TIc Dcar is noi a lacc onc darc
rcla in. I saw iwo ursc cuiiings wIilc I
was iIcrc, and wIcn iIc sccond viciin
noiiccd and roundcd on iIc iIicf, Ic
goi a lladc in Iis iIroai and anoiIcr in
Iis rils. TIc iIicf was oui onc of iIc
iIrcc sidc doors lcforc iIc lody
sluncd io iIc floor.
OiIcrs sIarc ny oinion. TIc iavcrn
docs a lrisl iradc in carry-oui slins of
(waicrcd-down} winc ai 4 s cacI.
TIcrc's no lcar dancing aloui in
accordancc wiiI iIc iavcrn's nanc.
Iis siuffcd Icad snarls down fron
ovcr iIc lar, cycs rcd and gliiicring
iIanls io a liiilc glass and a caniri. I
was noi inrcsscd.
TIis is iIc closcsi Hill's Edgc concs io
an avcragc inn of qualiiya clcan,
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iIrcc-lcvcl, fairly ncw csiallisIncni
loasiing inicrconnccicd suiics of
roons on iIc ucrnosi floor, ncs-
scngcr igcon scrvicc io an crrand-
running scrvicc in Iriaclor, and a good
dining roon. TIc cIcf Ias nasicrcd a
siccd rivcr fisI and asaragus onclci
io acconany iIc usual lacon, ioasi
and driings, and sausagcs for norn-
ingfcsi and IigIsunfcsi. Evcning ncals
arc a nicc variciy of roasis, accona-
nicd ly lcasani surriscs lilc cIiclcn
livcrs in nusIroon saucc and grccn
ccrs siuffcd wiiI ricc, ionaiocs,
and ground ncai. A raiIcr lad, lorcd
Iarisi lays away iIc cvcnings, nal-
ing laclground nusic io drown oui
convcrsaiions ai adjaccni iallcs. A safc
and lcasani, if uncciiing waysio.
TLe Stovm GvIIIIn
Travclcrs can casily find iIis down-
iown inn iIanls io iIc ranani sionc
griffon siaiuc oui froni. Ii's as iall as iIc
iIrcc-siory inn lcIind ii and fron
iinc io iinc scciacular lui Iarnlcss
illusory ligIinings flasI and crawl ovcr
iis surfacc. Ii was oncc iIc figurcIcad
of iIc favoriic sIi of iIc inn's luildcr,
wIo was a ricI iciilcs ncrcIani.
TIc inn lcyond ii is surrisingly
good. Foons arc cozily and sonciincs
luuriously furnisIcd, and iIc scrviccs
of in-Iousc larlcrs/coiffcurs, iailors,
and cusion sIocnalcrs arc availallc
for cira fccs. DaiI scrvanis carry Ioi
waicr io iIc iuls in cacI roon and
assisi in laiIing if dcsircd. TIcir scr-
viccs arc frcc. For a cocr onc of si
Iall loys will carry ncssagcs or snall
iicns anywIcrc in iIc ciiy. (Dy all
accounis, iIcy'rc irusiworiIy.}
TIc dining roon is cccllcni, sc-
cializing in dclicious Ioi and cold
sous, fricd lrcads, and fisI siuffcd
wiiI cgg, lccl, and rivcr cral ni-
iurcs. Ai iis lcsi, iIc liicIcn of iIc
Criffin naicIcs anyiIing io lc Iad in
roud, disiani Waicrdcc.
TLe Stone SuddIe
TIis cIca, cIilly old larn ridcs iisclf
on good siallcs and Iosilcrs. I darc
say nounis gci lciicr carc iIan iIcir
owncrs. Siill, doors loli sccurcly, and
iIc lcds arc conforiallc, lui sag
soncwIai in iIc niddlc. If you don'i
nind indiffcrcni food, sucI as ncai-
lalls of nysicrious origin in onion-
doninaicd ionaio lroiI, iIis is a
cIca, iolcrallc lacc io slcc.
Fes1haLLs
SI SoIt Iuvs
TIis Iousc of lcasurc is fanous Valc-
widc for iis luurics, wanion cscoris,
and flavorcd syru laiIs iIai arc rarcly
cnjoycd alonc. Funorcd io Iavc lccn
luili ly a nayor (io aiiraci iourisis, of
coursc}, ii loasis vcry IigI riccs
indccdan cvcning's lcasurc can cas-
ily cosi 300 g. Sonc cscoris Icrc sc-
cializc in a conlinaiion of lcasani
(and surrisingly lcarncd} convcrsaiion
and lncading oui iIc ain fron long
journcys and old laiilc injurics wiiI
iIcir Iands and fcci, for iIosc wIo
don'i wani io indulgc in iIc coiic.
3DS
The
TanmIsheo Tnumpe1
Tavern
A llaclcncd, laiicrcd irunci
Iangs lcIind iIc lar. Morc iIan a
fcw foll in iown say ii's an iron horn
of Valhalla iIc laricndcr can llow io
dcfcnd iIc iavcrn againsi aiiacl. TIis
runor is suoricd ly iIc faci iIai all
of iIc si follfour ncn and iwo
woncnwIo icnd lar around iIc
clocl (a waicr-dri nodcl fron far
CIcsscnia, iIai cIincs iiny lclls io
narl iIc Iours} always wcar swords
ai iIcir Iis and daggcrs in various
sois.
TIis iavcrn faccs iIc Mayor's Towcr
across iIc ocn colllcs and is iIc
largcsi and lcsi drinling soi in Hill's
Edgc, On nosi cvcnings, cvcn in iIc
liiicrcsi winicr wcaiIcr, ii's crowdcd
wiiI jovial advcniurcrs swaing sio-
rics of iIcir lravcry, closc cscacs,
and laicsi finds in iIc NciIcrcsc ruins
noriI and casi of iIc ciiy.
Many of iIc roscciors wIo worl
oui of Hill's Edgc vicw iIc Trunci as
iIcir Ionc, cvcn iIougI iIcy slcc
soncwIcrc clsc. TIc siaff cncouragcs
iIcn io iIinl so, lccing ncssagcs
for roscciors oui in iIc nouniains,
and roviding confy old arncIairs
and a firclacc io warn wci fcci and
dry wci sioclings and Iosc ai around
iIc sidc of iIc lar.
The PLace
Wood-anclcd, nany-illarcd, and
dccoraicd wiiI iacsirics of Iuniing
sccncs and iIc laiicrcd wcaons of
now-dcccascd airons, iIc iavcrn is
alnosi all onc vasi iaroon. TIc ios
of iIc drinling iallcs arc insci wiiI
liiilc windows. Old ircasurc nas
Iavc lccn sci lciwccn ancs of glass
in iIcn, and lcncaiI cacI is a snall
cagc cnclosing a glowing globe, so
ligIi concs u iIrougI iIc na io
illuninaic iIc iallcio. Pairons wIo
iry io ialc a na oui will lc ccllcd
violcnily and crnancnily. Coics of
all iIc nas arc availallc ai iIc lar
for 50 g cacI. Mosi of iIc nas arc
20 io 30 winicrs old and arc of nincs
and sulicrrancan ccllars and ways in
iIc wildcrncsscs noriI of Slull Corgc
or in wcsicrn Ycllow Snalc Pass.
Dc warncd iIai iIc ZIcniarin ur-
cIascd coics of all iIcsc nas long
ago, as Iavc nany oiIcr advcniuring
lands. Fcw casily found ircasurcs can
lc lcfi in any of iIc laccs iIc nas
sIow. On iIc oiIcr Iand, ialcs nalc
iIc rounds cvcry iIrcc scasons or so
of advcniurcrs oling around old,
clcancd-oui dungcons wIo found a
sccrci way oiIcrs Iad nisscd and
lrolc iIrougI inio ircasurc-ladcn,
IiiIcrio Iiddcn, arcas.
The Pnospec1
TIis iavcrn is iIc lacc io Icar ncws
of advcniurcrs and iIcir dccds, join a
land or Iirc advcniurcrs io aid you
in dccds of daring and dangcr, or jusi
io rcflcci on asi glorics, siarc ai iIc
fading nas and iacsirics, and
drcan a liiilc. Sonc ninsircls nalc
a oini of doing iIis, claining iIcy
gci iIcir lcsi song idcas in iIc con-
vivial Trunci. TIis is onc of iIc
3DG
nosi rclacd, fricndly, cIaiiy lars in
all iIc Valc.
The Pnooemoen
Hoi luiicrcd rolls and sausagc rolls
arc iIc only food iIc Trunci scrvcs.
Iis winc ccllar Ias an awcsonc
lrcadiI, Iowcvcr, and iIc flagons
and ianlards in usc on iIc rcniscs
arc of a gcncrous sizc.
The PnIces
Alc is 4 c cr iallianlard or 8 c cr
Iand lcg, and winc is ciiIcr anony-
nous Iousc winc ai 5 c cr flagon
or a rccognizcd viniagc sold ly iIc
loiilc (7 s io 22 g}. Zzar, sIcrrics,
and all coiics (sucI as clvcrquissi}
arc sold ly iIc loiilc ai 4 g io 125 g
(nosi arc 6 io 8 g}.
AnoiIcr scals of a cordial glass
forncd of onc cnornous carvcd dia-
nond iIc sizc of a ciiic clf's fisi. Ii was
said io lc allc io rcndcr any liquid
laccd in ii nonoisonous and lcasani
io iIc alaic. A visiior io iIc lar, a dusly
nollcwonan, iurncd ii invisillc as a
ranl, and a clunsy-fingcrcd iIicf
lnoclcd ii io iIc iaroon floor. No onc
Ias cvcr found iIc glass, and incidcnccs
of airons iriing ovcr noiIing (cr-
Ias fron cccss drinl or a loosc floor-
loard} arc oficn llancd on licling ii.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc Trunci Iouscs scvcral lcgcnds of
Iiddcn ircasurc. Onc scals of a sccrci
door in a illar. Ii Iidcs a iurn Iandlc
iIai flis u a largc floor scciion, iallc
and all, io rcacI a gold ccllar guardcd
ly nysicrious nonsicrs.
3D7
The
Happ HIppocampus
Inn
TIis inn dcscrvcs io lc nucI lciicr
lnown. Ii's onc of iIc lcsi in wcsicrn
Facrun, conlcic wiiI an aiicniivc
livcricd siaff wIo ancr gucsis cr-
sonally, a Ioi connunal iul wiiI
sccnicd waicr (cloudcd wiiI lavcndcr
io rcscrvc iIc nodcsiy of laiIcrs},
and food anong iIc lcsi anywIcrc.
The PLace
TIc Hay Hiocanus is a low-
ccilingcd, carcicd lacc of nany
lans and lanis. Loungcs (including
iIc laiIs} surround iIc circular din-
ing roon. Fron iIc curving Iallways
iIai cncirclc iIc dining roon asccnd
lroad siairs io largc roons iIai fca-
iurc curiaincd, canoicd lcds.
Cucsi cIanlcrs arc suiics, cacI
Iaving a laiIing cIanlcr (gardc-
rolcs iIcrcin nagically flusI iIcn-
sclvcs clcan wiiI waicr!}, a drcssing
roon wiiI a full-lcngiI glass, and a
wriiing dcsl wiiI arcIncni, inl,
and quills. Oysicrs, icllcd falcon
cggs, and garlic-luiicrcd liscuiisall
acconanicd ly wIiic wincarc
availallc in cvcry roon.
TIicl walls lcc roons quici. Win-
dows arc scalcd and Iavc nuliilc
ancs of glass io lanisI all drafis and
nininizc winicr cIill.
The Pnospec1
TIc slillcd, iIougIiful Iunan siaff
aniiciaics nosi gucsis' nccds (warncd
iowcls and rolcs arc sci rcady for
airons wIo laiIc, for canlc}, lui
can always lc sunnoncd ly ulling
onc of iIc urlc cords iIai Iang on
iIc walls of cvcry roon and assagc in
iIc inn. A roofio gardcn rovidcs frcsI
ionaiocs and grccns for salads, and
givcs gucsis a rivaic lacc io sii anid
grccncry and rcla. Far lclow, cicnsivc
ccllars givc safc sioragc io gucsis' valu-
allcs, an inrcssivc winc ccllar, and
largc, dcfcnsillc anirics.
The Pnooemoen
TIc dining roon ai iIc Hiocanus
scrvcs iIc usual roasis and fowl disIcs
wiiI flair, along wiiI narvclous gravics
and sauccs. TIc sous arc dcligIiful,
and I csccially lilcd iIc aciizcrs
lnown as Ioi liics. I nanagcd io gci iIc
rccic for iIcsc ocn-faccd sandwicIcs
fron onc of iIc cIcfs (iIanl you,
Alayss}, and Icrc ii is:
3DS
The PnIces
Foons arc 16 g a Icad cr nigIi, and
sialling is 2 g cira. Evcningfcasi
(including all drinls} cosis 2 g. All
oiIcr ncals arc frcc wiiI a roon, lui
drinls cosi cira. Liqucurs run 4 or
norc g cr loiilc. Alcs arc 1 s cr
ianlard, and wincs arc 3 g io 75 g
cr loiilc (nosi arc 4 g io 7 g}.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc Hiocanus was lricfly Ionc io
iIc Proud Pcgasi advcniuring land. Lcd
ly a fcnalc nagc of sirii, lcauiy, and
quicl wiis (Dcllara Siarcloal" Arunc, a
ncrcIani's daugIicr fron Ann}, iIc
Pcgasi wcni fron succcss io succcss,
finding a siring of fallcn nagc iowcrs
and NciIcrcsc ruins. Sonc say ianar'ri
aidcd iIcir scarcIcs, oiIcrs iIai Dcllara
dcviscd a scll iIai lci Icr rcad iIc
lrains of NciIcrcsc licI-nagcs, Iolding
iIcn in iIrall fron afar. WIaicvcr iIc
iruiI, iIc Pcgasi found a lot of ircasurc.
WIcn agcnis of iIc ZIcniarin siolc
fron iIcn, Dcllara nounicd a rciurn
raid on DarlIold. CaiIcrcd ZIcniarin
nagcs dcsiroycd iIc land wiiI nigIiy
sclls. TIrougI a contingency, iIc sirii
of Dcllara flcd inio a lifc-sizc gcnncd
siaiuc suoscdly Iiddcn in iIc Hi-
ocanus.
Sonc say iIai iIc siaiuc was forncd
in Dcllara's inagc, and oiIcrs conicnd
iIai ii was of a rcaring cgasi. Sincc no
onc Ias cvcr found a siaiuc of ciiIcr lind
Icrc, advcniurcrs wIo siay ai iIc inn siill
Ioc io find iIc siaiuc, rcsurrcci Dcllara,
and clain as iIcir rcward a oriion of
iIc ircasurc iIai iIc ZIcnis didn'i gci
3DD
H L u 1 h o a n
TIis wallcd iown on iIc Dusl Foad
lics in iIc sIadow of DarlIold and is
lcss a irading iown iIan a forircss
againsi iIc ZIcniarin.
12
TIc iown's
nayor, nagisiraic, and niliiary rulcr
is Maurandyr HigI Ward (ricsi} of
iIc Housc of iIc Cuardian, iIc local
icnlc of Hcln.
HluiIvar was a local warrior-Icro.
TIc iown iIai rcscrvcs Iis nanc now
siands as iIc froni-linc wall againsi
arnics iIai would oiIcrwisc swcc
down fron DarlIold uncIcclcd io
raid ai will u and down iIc Valc. In
iIis vigilani siancc, Maurandyr is
financially suoricd ly iIc Harcrs,
iIc Lords' Alliancc, and oiIcr rulcrs
and laccs in iIc Valc.
TIis docs noi nalc HluiIvar a wcl-
coning lacc io visii. Duili of sionc
and slaic io rciard fircs, ii can nusicr
a niliiia of ovcr 70 wcll-iraincd and
cquicd warriorsonc fron ncarly
cvcry fanily in iown. Crous of iIcn
clad in laic nail can lc sccn raciic-
ing wiiI swords and crosslows cvcry
day undcr iIc waicIful cycs of ricsis.
TIc icnlc also Iircs advcniurcrs
ly iIc noniI ai 100 g cr cacI io
ridc widc airols around iIc iown io
lcc waicI on airol grous and
raidcrs oui of DarlIold. Pui iIc darl
oncs io iIc sword wIcncvcr you can"
is iIcir sianding ordcr.
HluiIvar is luili lilc a giani wIccl,
wiiI iis sirccis as iIc solcs and iIc
rin and a largc ocn narlci as iIc
ccniral Iul. TIc noriIsouiI solc"
of iIc wIccl is nissing. On iIc noriI
sidc of iIc narlci siands iIc Housc
of iIc Cuardian (wiiI a largc
luy/scll/iradc livcry siallc and iIc
niliiia arnory noriI of ii}, and on iIc
souiI sidc siands a wagonwain's sIo
and iIc solc inn in iown, iIc WaicIful
Eyc. TIc icnlc nainiains a siallc of
nill cows and a cIiclcn Iousc (loiI
casily locaicd ly iIc sncll}. TIc
ricsiswIo always go arncd
siridc aloui lilc sword caiains, giv-
ing ordcrs as if iIc iown wcrc ai war.
Fcnial sacc warcIouscs ring and
flanl iIcsc inoriani luildings. TIc
rcsi of iIc iown consisis of scvcn cov-
crcd wclls, a fcw sIos, and Ioncs.
TIc wclls arc sci u as snall, dcfcnsi-
llc lccs iocd ly onagcrs iIai can
Iurl sioncs ai aiiaclcrs ouisidc iIc
ciiy walls. Evcry roof and cvcry ccllar
is lanicd for growing nusIroons or
rooi cros. To discouragc drunlcn-
ncss, iIcrc's no iavcrn, and visiiors io
iown wIo siray fron iIc inn or local
narlci arc vicwcd as liiilc lciicr iIan
sics.
Mosi foll in HluiIvar worl dcc in
iIcir ccllars, dclving cvcr dcccr in
scarcI of gold, wIicI is lcniiful in
iIc rocl Icrcalouis, and crIas
NciIcrcsc or oiIcr ruins lclow.
Sonc 30 winicrs ago, sonconc did
lrcal iIrougI inio an old dwarvcn
Iold, and ii's now rovisioncd as a
safcIold for iIc iownsfoll io rcircai
io if HluiIvar is ovcrrun.
TIc foll of HluiIvar Iavc livcd wiiI
fcar of iIc ZIcniarin for a long iinc,
lui rigIi now iIcy'rc wrcsiling wiiI a
ncw fcar. TIcir rcvcrcd lcadcr, Mau-
randyr, nay lc going nad. Scvcral
12
HluiIavar's locaiion can lc sccn on iIc na in iIc cniry on Aslravn, carlicr in iIis cIaicr.
OO
iincs rcccnily Ic's fainicd or solcn
and acicd sirangcly. Sonc say iIcsc
incidcnis arc iIc rcsuli of iIc sirain of
connand. OiIcrs wIiscr iIcy arc
signs of iIc dislcasurc of Hcln or
and iIis is iIc darl oinion of nosi
causcd ly sonc sori of nagical assauli
fron iIc cvil ZIcniarin wizards.
I rcconncnd iravclcrs avoid
HluiIvar ccci as a sccurc lacc io
siay a singlc nigIi on iIc road lcforc
noving on. TIc icnlc rcnis siarl
and sinly furnisIcd roons ai 10 g
a Icad io iIosc wIo don'i wani io
siay ai iIc inn. SigIis arc fcw, joy cvcn
rarcr, and rosccis for iradc slin.
HluiIvar nccds norc of cvcryiIing,
and Ias liiilc io givc in rciurn. Lifc
Icrc is as good an arguncni for
dcsiroying iIc ZIcniarin as anyiIing
I'vc sccn or Icard anywIcrc in iIc
Coasi lands.
PLaces o[ Im1enes1
Im HLu1hoan
TempLes
TLe House oI tLe GuuvdIun
TIis icnlc io Hcln rcscnllcs a lcc.
Ii Ias iis own noai and silcd iron
fcnccwIicI can lc clccirificd ly
sclls in iIc cvcni of aiiacl, I'n iold
along wiiI lallisiac and arnorics
insidc. TIc ucrnosi cIanlcr is a
siarl cIanccl, iIc aliar lcing an
urigIi sword, iIc unllinling cyc of
Hcln glowing on iis onncl.
Ovcr 20 warrior-ricsis dwcll Icrc,
worling ccasclcssly ly scll and irain-
ing in arns io sircngiIcn HluiIvar as
iIc wall againsi iIc darlncss." TIcy arc
grin foll, always alcri for sics, wcal-
ncsscs, and ways in wIicI iIcy can dcal
Iarn io iIc forccs of DarlIold.
5hops
TvIst's SuddIes und StubIes
Mounts and Tack
IryiIinn Trisi is a sIar-noscd,
waicIful nan wIo drivcs a Iard lar-
gain lui avoids all dcccii. If you luy a
nouni or acl aninal fron Iin,
you'll gci cacily as good a lcasi as Ic
says you willall-in-all, a rarc and
rccious iIing.
VeIotL's IIne Wugons und ReuIvs
Wagons, Wheels, and Repairs
Uln VcloiI is a nan of caggcraiion,
Iisirionics, and Iand-wringing. Hc can
never do wIai you wani in iIc scani
iinc you givc Iinlui always docs.
His slillcd crafiscolc grin ai Iis wail-
ing a loi and calnly iurn oui io-qualiiy
wagons, wIccls, alcs, and ovcrnigIi
rcairs. Fccs arc siiff, and ayallc u
froni, lui iIc worl is siurdy.
Imm
TLe WutcLIuI ye
TIc WaicIful Eyc is a cIccrlcss lacc
iIai scrvcs siolid food and waicrcd-
down lccr. Ii Ias sIuiicrs and a roof
and noi nucI clsc. Iis onc viriuc is iIai
ii's quicialnosi ioo quici, lilc iIc
caln lcforc a vicious siorn. Siill, you
can dcfiniicly fall aslcc casily Icrc if
iIc Iard lcds don'i lcc you awalc.
O3
I nI aebon
TIis ciiy is sonciincs callcd iIc
Ovcrland Ciiy lccausc ii's iIc casi-
crnnosi ouiosi of iIc Valc and car-
rics caravan iradc on iIc Dusl Foad
ovcr iIc raids and caiaracis of iIc
ucr CIioniIar, linling u wiiI iIc
Tradcr's Foad iIai runs casi io iIc
Sca of Fallcn Siars. Dargcs cannoi gci
any fariIcr urivcr iIan iIc lowcr
docls of Iriaclor.
Duili aio a dcfcnsillc ridgc long
ago, Iriaclor ioday is a crancd ciiy
of nany iall, crunlling iowcrs lcan-
ing on cacI oiIcr or sianding closc
iogciIcr, joincd ly lridgcs and
lrisiling wiiI lalconics, so iIai nosi
of iIc narrow, winding sirccis arc lcfi
crnancnily in sIadow.
13
TIis Ias
carncd Iriaclor iIc nanc of Ciiy of a
TIousand Sircs. TIc siallcs, siocl-
yards, caravan addocls, warc-
Iouscs, and iIc lilc srawl across iIc
farnland around iIc ridgc. Asidc
fron an ocn narlci wIcrc iIc Dusl
Foad cnicrs iIc ciiy, iIcrc arc no
ocn saccs lcfi wiiIin iIc walls.
Travclcrs arc adviscd io lcwarc iIc
consiani, nany-laycrcd, oficn violcni
inirigucs lciwccn iIc nany ncr-
cIani Iouscs, fanilics, and calals of
iIc ciiy. Iriaclor is lilc Waicrdcc
gonc nad wIcn ii concs io ncrcIani
naniulaiions, cIicancry, and
nancuvcring.
ZIcniarin nacIinaiions acIicvcd
iIc lricf lui iron-Iard rulc of iIc
ZIcniarin sorccrcss Lord Favcndas
ovcr iIc ciiy. SIc aiicnicd io
uncariI sonc sori of dangcrous
SIadowling and Iis sIadow nagic
fron lcncaiI iIc ciiy. Sincc iIai iinc,
iIc Harcrs of Dcrdusl Iavc lci a
closc waicI on Iriaclor.
TIc ciiy is rcscnily rulcd ly Dron.
Hc was iIc colcs' cIoicc for Iis
rincilcs of fairncss alovc all. Hc
scrvcs as iIc ciiy's judgc, and Ic
aoinis and disnisscs ncnlcrs of a
40-crson advisory council. Aidcd
lcIind iIc sccncs in onc way ly iIc
Harcrsand in anoiIcr ly iIc Icad
of iIc currcni local iIicvcs' guild,
CorniliIc Lord of Iriaclor nan-
agcs io lcc iIis ciiy of liiicr ncr-
cIani rivals fron cruiing in
lloodsIcd fron onc wall io anoiIcr.
Visiiors arc adviscd io lcwarc all
iIc rivalrics. Evcn ccricnccd iradcrs
arc rcgularly flccccd, iIougI iIc darl
days of iIroai-sliiiing and all-your-
goods ZIcniarin confiscaiions arc
goncai lcasi for now. Dron sacrificcd
Iis own osiiion and nosi of iIc
noncy of iIc icnlc io EldaiI Ic
Icadcd ai iIc iinc io luy ncrccnarics
cnougI io slaugIicr iIc rivaic arnics
iIai rival ncrcIanis wcrc Iurling ai
cacI oiIcr. TIc Iaircds iIai fuclcd iIc
ocn warfarc iIcn siill sinncr lcIind
closcd faccs ioday, awaiiing any
cIancc io conc loiling lloodily oui.
Iriaclor's locaiion and sirong arny
nalc ii a lasc or dcsiinaiion sougIi
ly nany. (TIc arny, iIc SIicld, is
8,000 warriors sirong.} For iIosc wIo
nusi dcal in iIis dcn of conncrcc, I
can rovidc only an ovcrvicw of
ronincni laccs. SIos, conanics,
and fasIion-favorcd laccs cIangc
wiiI cvcry icnday.
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A na of Iriaclor can lc found in FOFCOTTEN FEALMS Adventures Iardlound.
O
Lamomanks
TIc ridgc on wIicI old Iriaclor was
luili runs arallcl io iIc rivcr and
dividcs iIc ciiy inio iIrcc aris. TIc
nosi souiIcrly of iIcsc is iIc narrow
siri of land lciwccn iIc rivcr and iIc
ridgc, crowdcd wiiI warcIouscs,
docls, loailuilding slis, nuddy
wagon irails, and Icas of garlagc,
wIicI is callcd iIc Docls. Nci is iIc
ridgc iisclf, callcd iIc Old Ciiy, iis rocly
slocs crowncd wiiI iIc forcsi of sionc
iowcrs inIaliicd ly iIc nosi succcss-
ful (nosi ruiIlcss, nany foll would
say} ncrcIanis. Mosi of iIc inoriani
luildings in Iriaclor can lc found
Icrc. TIc noriIcrnnosi and largcsi
disirici of Iriaclor is conoscd of iIc
flailands iIai Iavc lccn cncloscd ly
iIc ciiy wall. TIcy arc lnown as iIc
Lowcr Ciiy. Hcrc can lc found iIc
sIos and Iouscs of iIc connon foll
and lalorcrs, iIc ocn narlci, siallcs,
ianncrics, slaugIicrIouscs and oiIcr
noisonc indusirics, and iwo fcnccd
ncrcIani cosicr waylascs: a najor
lasc of iIc TIousandIcads Trading
Cosicr and a snallcr ccnicr of iIc
Dragoncyc Dcaling Cosicr. TIc ciiy
coris nany finc Iorscs fron iIc sur-
rounding farnlands of iIc Valc, lcgs
and largcs, and a loi of fairly lad lccr.
Iriaclor is Ionc io iIrcc inoriani
icnlcs: Silcni Hall, dcdicaicd io EldaiI
(oncc Dron's cIargc}; iIc Coldcn Dowl
of iIc Coddcss, a icnlc of CIaunica;
and iIc HigI Aliar of iIc Moon (callcd
sinly iIc Mooniowcr ly ciiizcns}, a
ccnicr of worsIi io Sclunc. A fouriI
icnlc, iIc Towcr of Cold, vcncraicd
Waulccn uniil iIc Tinc of Troullcs,
lui now siands cniy and looicd.
Pricsis of Lliira Iavc ciiiioncd iIc ciiy
for crnission io found a icnlc wiiIin
iIc walls of iIc forncr Towcr of Cold,
lui nany owcrful ncrcIanis covci iIc
siic, wIicI connands iIc road souiI
across iIc lridgc and oui of iIc ciiy.
TIc naiicr is rcscnily lcforc iIc coun-
cil, Ialicd ly wrangling iIai roniscs io
go on for ycars.
As I ncniioncd, iIc sIos of Iriac-
lor cIangc wiiI lcwildcring raidiiy.
Two dcscrvc ncniion for iIcir
unusual warcs: Civc Mc Wings io Fly,
wIicI dcals in acrial nounis of vari-
ous soris, and iIc Wcll-Drcsscd Wiz-
ard, wIcrc nagcs can luy iIc laicsi,
grcaicsi cloals, rolcs, Iais, and siavcs.
Lilc iIc ciiy's sIos, iis inns and iav-
crns cIangc wiiI cacI assing noniI.
TIis is csccially iruc for iavcrns, as onc
nccds no sccial iavcrn liccnsc io run
onc. TIc ciiy iacs arc aid on iIc origi-
nal urcIasc of lccr and siriis. TIc
council docsn'i carc wIo sclls iIc alco-
Iolic drinl io iIirsiy iIroais aficr iIai.
TIc fcw fiiurcs anong inns arc all in
iIc old ciiy aio iIc ridgc (or Tor, as
locals call iIc ridgc}: iIc Wandcring
Wyvcrn, a Ionclilc lacc iIai wclconcs
a rcgular clicniclc and docsn'i iurn away
advcniurcrs; iIc Dlacl Doar, a luurious
lui oorly run lacc iIai rclics on iis
calicd rcuiaiion; and iIc Sign of iIc
Drcaning Dragon, a iIrcc-siory inn
wiiI iis own wallcd gardcn iIai is run ly
Ialflings. TIc Drcaning Dragon is
runorcd io Iavc lccn Ionc io a ow-
crful advcniurcrs' land in iIc asi.
Many advcniurcrs don'i lilc iIc ccnsc
or iIc icnsc ainosIcrc of iIc ciiy, and
siay an Iour's ridc noriI of iIc ciiy ai
iIc Old Talling O on iIc Dusl Foad.
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PLaces o[ Im1enes1
givcn a lacc io rcsi, lui arc iIcn lcfi
Im InIaebon
cniircly io iIcnsclvcs.
TempLes TLe GoIden BowI oI tLe Goddess
SIIent HuII TIc Cardcn Tcnlc of Iriaclor
PcrcIcd in slcndid isolaiion ai iIc siands aio iIc IigIcsi oini of iIc
casicrn cnd of iIc ridgc on wIicI iIc
Tor, ovcriocd only ly iIc iallcr
Old Ciiy siands, iIis wallcd ciiadcl io sircs of iIc HigI Towcr of Iriaclor
EldaiI ialcs iIc sIac of a Iollow
Icagon wiiI a sidc wing. Ii cncloscs
a niccly naiuring woodcd grovc dcdi-
caicd io iIc goddcss. TIc cniry Iall of
iIc icnlc is a noss-and-fcrn lowcr
luili around a ool.
Pcaccwonan Luaqqa Alsalrassin
(Dran's succcssor} dclilcraicly lccs
iIc clcrgy fcw in nunlcr and iIc
icnlc a scrcnc rcircai for soliiary
worsIi. Visiiors arc wclconc, and
(Dran's alodc and Ionc of iIc coun-
cil}. Hcrc alnosi 50 ricsis arc lascd.
TIcy scnd nucI of iIcir iinc oui
in iIc surrounding farns, worling
iIc farns of iIc faiiIful. HigI Wor-
sIinisircss Nalva IniIrcc, a iiny
wonan dcdicaicd io growing iIings,
Ias iurncd Icr lacl on iIc world
alnosi cniircly. All sIc docs for foll
in iIc ciiy is givc oui flowcrs in iIc
dciIs of winicrlloons grown
OA
dcsiic iIc winicr siorns in iIc
unroofcd, nagically Icaicd ucr-
nosi floor of iIc icnlc.
TLe HIgL AItuv oI tLe Moon
Jusi casi of iIc HigI Towcr of Iriac-
lor siands iIc round Mooniowcr, a
silvcr-and-llacl siruciurc wIcrc
HigI Moonnaidcn Asiyaril Hulcncnc
lcads faiiIful in ccric noonlii riiuals.
A fricnd io Harcrs, Asiyaril adds iIc
only ioucI of ronancc and nysicry io
iIc livcs of nosi Iriaclcns. For iIai
rcason alonc, scrviccs Icrc arc
always aiicndcd.
5hops
GIve Me WIngs to IIy
Flying Mounts
TLe WeII-vessed WIzuvd
Splendid Mage Robes and Staves
TIis sIo siands ai iIc wcsicrnnosi
cnd of iIc Tor, and lools lilc a iiny
lcc lrisiling wiiI doncs of ncial
ncsI. TIc doncs arc aciually cns
lccing iIc various acrial nounis for
salc in iIc sIo. Fun ly a nysicrious
grou of wizards iIai is iIougIi ly
sonc io lc a scnirciircd advcniuring
land, iIis sIo iyically IascIaincd
and wcll scaraicd io lcc iIcn fron
figIiinga air of griffons, four Ii-
ogriffs, a Pcgasus, and crIas an
acrial siccd or norc coiic lcasi or
iwo for salc ai any givcn iinc. Dc rc-
arcd io scnd 35,000 g and u.
Hard largaincrs can gci nounis for as
liiilc as 20,000 g in winicr, wIcn fccd
cosis arc IigI. TIis sIo carrics vcry
owcrful wards.
TIis sIo siands jusi casi of iIc
Mooniowcra iall, crunlling, oncc-
grand old Iousc iIai givcs no Iini of
wIai's wiiIin ccci for iIc floaiing,
glowing illusion of a wizard's siaff and
cloal iIai Iovcrs cndlcssly alovc iIc
doullc cniry doors. Insidc is a llacl-
carcicd, nigIiily wardcd (againsi
meteor swarms, I'n iold!
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} and
cclusivc sIo wIcrc disccrning
nagcs wiiI iIousands of gold icccs
io wasic can luy grandly siylcd
cloals, rolcs, sofi loois or long,
oinicd sIocs, Iais of all dcscri-
iions, and lnollcd, gcn-adorncd,
carvcd siavcs of faniasiic acar-
ancc lui no nagical owcrs ai all.
Sonc visiiing nollcs conc Icrc io
luy cloiIcs grandcr iIan iIcy can
gci anywIcrc clsc.
Tailoring is donc wIilc you waii.
Ii iyically cosis 1,000 g on io of
iIc ricc of iIc garncni, lui runs a
ncrc 900 g for Iais and airs of
sIocs io ovcr 40,000 g for iIc
largcsi, gaudicsi siavcs.
Dc warncd iIai iIc roricior
sccns io lc a owcrful nagc
Iinsclf,
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and Ic's assisicd ly sonc
unsccn lui quiic sirong flying crca-
iurcs. Sonc garncnis (iIc uscd
oncs," as iIc roricior uis ii dcli-
caicly} nay lcar cncIanincnis, lui
nosi awaii your own sclls. TIcy arc
of iIc fincsi Iandiworl, wiiI doullcd
and cvcn ircllcd scans. You can luy
14
Elninsicr said ncrcly, 'Tis iIc iruiI."
15
Elninsicr said: Hc's a licI, aciually. TIc flying Icl? Don'i asl."
OS
Icrc quiic confidcni iIai you'll lc iIc
only onc in your iown io Iavc sucI
finc nagisicrial nagc rolcsai lcasi,
uniil iIc ncarcsi iIicf sccs you.
Imms
TLe BIuck Bouv
TIis largc, iwin-iowcrcd inn siands
souiIwcsi of iIc HigI Towcr wIcrc
iIc road u fron iIc Docls sliis inio
iwo roads io cncirclc iIc Towcr. Ii's a
locaiion nany IaugIiy ncrcIanis
would lill forand scvcral Iavc iricd.
As a rcsuli, iIc owncr, wIo lccs
Iis nanc fron iIc gcncral ullic,
scnds all Iis iinc in loiiing and
dcaling. His inn is furnisIcd in
cquisiic luury, lui loiI iIc roons
and iIc ncals arc iiny, and iIc
scrvicc is slow lccausc iIc inn is
undcrsiaffcd. TIanls io snollcry,
Iowcvcr, iIc Doar is full ly iIc iinc
cvcry nigIi falls.
TLe SIgn oI tLe veumIng vugon
TIis dcligIiful inn Ias iis own wallcd
gardcn, a IigI-ccilingcd iaroon
wiiI lalconics, and grcai food. Ii's
run ly iIc Ialfling coulc Jollc and
Esicl, and ii is onc of Iriaclor's
Iiddcn ircasurcs. Esicl is a Icaling
ricsicss of EldaiI and rciircd
advcniurcss, and was oncc a ncnlcr
of iIc FcllowsIi of iIc Drcaning
Dragon. TIc csiallisIncni is vcry
IigIly rcconncndcd.
OG
The OLo TaLkImg O
Inn/Tavern
In iIc days wIcn ncrcIani-Iircd
arnics clasIcd ocnly in iIc sirccis
of Iriaclor nigIi and day and arncd
colc wcrc aiiaclcd ly anyonc wIo
didn'i lnow iIcn as an ally, advcn-
iurcrs fcli Iardly wclconc in iIc Ciiy
of a TIousand Sircs. Many cIosc io
lcc iIcir wcaons, wIicI Iad io lc
surrcndcrcd ai iIc ciiy gaicsoficn
io lc rciurncd only uon ayncni of
siiff lrilcsand slcc ouisidc iIc ciiy
walls ai a snall wood loi and sring
lnown as NoriIing.
Prcdicially, a grccdy ncrcIani cui
down iIc irccs and ui u a riclciy
inn on iIc soi so as io cIargc iIcsc
cscacd cusioncrs. Ouiragcd arriv-
ing warriors slcw Iinand onc of
iIcn, an old, groicsqucly fai ncrcc-
nary caiain, Ollilcr of AiIlaila,
lnown as iIc Old O io Iis followcrs,
announccd Iis inicniion io rciirc and
run iIc inn as a wclconc Iavcn for
vcicran figIicrs.
TIis nci wiiI gcncral aroval, and
a surrising nunlcr of Iis conany
rciircd wiiI Iin. Undcr iIcir carc, iIc
inn was rcluili inio a rusiic, lui con-
lcic, siallc and inn conlc. Two
ac-wiclding Ialf-orc sisicrs fron iIc
nouniains noriI of Sundalar iool
ovcr iIc liicIcnsand disgrunilcd
dincrs lcarncd noi io conlain unlcss
iIcy wcrc good ai dodging Iurlcd
acs! A visiiing sorccrcss iool iiy on
iIc iwo and iaugIi iIcn sonc iricls
of scasoning. On Icr nci iri, sIc
sIowcd iIcn Iow io nalc sonc
sauccs, and so on. TIc iIrcc lccanc
firn fricnds, and iIc qualiiy of iIc
inn's farc lccanc lnown io ncrcc-
narics and iravcling ncrcIanis
iIrougIoui iIc Coasi lands. TIc sor-
ccrcss, Hclnccra of Scconlcr, disa-
carcd sonc ycars ago, and iIc
Ialf-orc sisicrs wcni looling for Icr
lui iIc grizzlcd old scrvcrs (figIicrs
wIo'd losi Iands, arns, cycs, and iIc
lilc during iIcir figIiing carccrs} Iad
lcarncd cnougI iIrougI waicIing and
iasiing ly iIcn io ialc ovcr.
Ollilcr dicd sonc ycars lacl. TIc
inn is now run ly a council of 12 war-
riors, Ialf of wIon run ii (Iiring
anoiIcr dozcn IclIands} and Ialf of
wIon arc alscni sonsors. Ii Ias
lcconc a favoriic sio for iravclcrs of
all soris on iIc road io Iriaclor. Sonc
foll cvcn go io iIc ciiy io do lusincss
and iIcn lcavc cacI nigIi io slcc Icrc.
The PLace
Ncwly lanicd irccs cncirclc a fcnccd
Iorsc addocl and larnlilc siallcs
locaicd wcsi off iIc Dusl Foad aloui an
Iour's ridc noriI of Iriaclor's Lowcr
Ciiy Caic. In froni of iIc siallcs is a
nuddy saddling yard and in froni of iIai,
facing iIc road, a long, zigzag iwo-siory
log luilding wiiI a ccniral iaroon and
rows of gucsi roons. TIc iaroon's
door is iIc onc wiiI iIc lanicrn ovcr ii.
TIc liicIcn is lcIind iIc iaroonand
loiI laccs arc usually roaring wiiI
noisc and aciiviiy ai all Iours.
Cucsi roons arc sinlc lui warn
iIanls io canoics around iIc lcds,
iIicl iacsirics, and sionc iallcs in
cacI roon on wIicI lricls Icaicd ly
iIc Iugc IcariI arc laccd. TIc gucsi
O7
roons Iavc doors iIai loli and can lc
larrcd sccurcly.
The Pnospec1
TIc Old Talling O is a rougI, rowdy
lacc wIcrc warriors roar oui oaiIs,
jcsis, and songs as iIcy ncrrily lay
ranls and icll ialcs on cacI oiIcr. Ii's
iIcir safcIold io rcla in. No siccl is io
lc drawn insidc iIc walls uon ain of
lcing larrcd fron iIc inn forcvcr, or,
if your viciin Ias fricnds rcscni,
uon ain of swifi dcaiI aficr iIcy'vc
Iurlcd you oui inio iIc nud ouisidc.
Cucsis wIo nccd a good slcc oficn
lcavc iIcir roons in dcsair io sccl iIc
siallc Iaylofi wIcn iIc ariying rangcs
u and down iIc corridors on run-
ning, Icavy-looicd fcci. TIc siaff ncn-
lcrs arc vigilani nigIi and day io
rcvcni rollcry and violcncc.
The Pnooemoen
TIc food is sinlc lui narvclous
all iIc fai-fricd, filling disIcs warriors
lilc lui so oficn can'i gci, snoiIcrcd
in sauccs and gravics. Dcrry jcllics
and jans arc on cvcry iallc, along
wiiI Iardliscuiis and darl nolasscs
nuilrcad. You won'i lcavc iIinncr.
The PnIces
Foons arc 8 g cr nigIi. A roon
slccs iwo, wiiI no cira cois availallc.
You don'i Iavc io sIarc unlcss you
wani io. TIis ricc includcs all sia-
lling, food, and drinliIougI only
sinlc alcs, wincs, and zzar arc avail-
allc. NoiIing ioo good asscs our gul-
lcis," as onc rcgular airon ui ii.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc nan for wIon iIc Old O is
nancd is luricd oui lacl anong iIc
irccs. Ii's said iIai Iis voicc can lc
Icard coning u fron undcr iIc sionc
on ccriain noonlcss nigIis, confcssing
all Iis sinsand iclling iIosc wIo asl
wIcrc all Iis ircasurc is Iiddcn. Onc
Ialf-clvcn wonan is said io Iavc iirc-
lcssly followcd u on Ollilcr's insiruc-
iions and rciurncd Ionc vcry ricI.
Onc noi-yci-found ircasurc is said io
lc Iiddcn in iIc inn: a fingcr ring iIai
coniains a caiivc facric dragon. Ii can
only lc frccd if ii is slain" si iincs in
scrvicc io a wcarcr of iIc ring. TIrcc
livcs Iavc lccn scni alrcady, so ii is
cagcr io dic scrving sonconc in a iigIi
soi TIc ring cniis a lody aninaicd ly
iis sirii, noi iIc dragon iisclfiis iruc
lody, iIc ialc gocs, is iIc ring. TIc coun-
cil Ias rcqucsicd iIai gucsis sio icaring
iIc inn aari irying io find iIc ring,
wIicI cludcs nagic-dcicciing sclls.
TIcy'd also lilc all rcadcrs io lnow ii's
noi insidc iIc Iclncd Iorror iIai
guards iIc winc ccllar!
OS
The
VamoenImg Voenm
I nn/ Taver n
TIis inccnsivc Ionc away fron
Ionc is lclovcd ly iis nany rcgulars.
Ii siands four doors down fron iIc
IaugIiy and ccnsivc Dlacl Doar, and
lilc iIai IigI-class inn, ii is full ly iIc
iinc nosi nigIis fall. Howcvcr, iIc
Wyvcrn lools lilc an old iunllc-down
Iouscand Ias lccn joincd io iIrcc
oiIcrs, so ii's now norc iIan iwicc as
largc as iIc norc cclusivc Doar.
TIc iwo inns could noi lc norc dif-
fcrcni. Unlilc iIc luurious dccor and
on of iIc Doar, iIc Wyvcrn is
sIally and conforiallc, furnisIcd
wiiI nisnaicIcd furniiurc, and
adorncd wiiI assoricd ainiings and
lnicllnacls (sonc nigIi wcll usc iIc
icrn junl"} donaicd ly gucsis. TIc
liicIcns iurn oui good, Ionc-coolcd
food (lois of sicws, sous, and onion-
and-cgg onclcis}and gucsis Icl
iIcnsclvcs. Mosi wandcr aloui iIc inn
wIilc dining, sioing ai window scais
or in iIc loungc or ialing iIc food io
iIcir roons. All drinls arc scrvcd ai
iIc lar ly iIc roricior, SIalangul
Adci (2 s cr iallianlard for alc and 1
s cr largc gollci for winc}. SIalangul
would lilc rcadcrs io lnow iIai Ic's
noi any sori of adci. Ii's jusi Iis nanc.
TIis is onc of iIc fcw inns in Iriac-
lor iIai wclconcs advcniurcrs and
iravclcrs wiiIoui qucsiions, susi-
cion, snccring lcIavior, and
OD
incrcascd ricing. As a rcsuli, valuc-
loving ncrcIanis, ilgrins, wandcr-
ing foll, and advcniurcrs loiI young
and lold and old and rciircd gladly
conc Icrc. Sonc of iIcsc graylcards
arc slillcd warriors indccd, and iIcir
rcscncc lccs iIcfis and rowdincss
io a nininun.
The PLace
Wood-anclcd, dinly lii, and crowdcd
wiiI randonly laid old, siaincd rugs,
iIc Wyvcrn lools lilc a down-ai-Iccl
Ionc. No iwo roons sIarc naicIing
furniiurc. To lcc cIanccs of firc io a
nininun, no snoling is allowcd,
and iIc lacc is lii (ladly} ly a scorc
of wandcring driftglobes.
The Pnospec1
TIis inn is iIc lcsi lacc io rcla I'vc
yci found as a iravclcr, lccausc you
can ircai ii lilc your own Ionc. TIc
casygoing ainosIcrc nalcs ii ossi-
llc io lcc io yoursclf or io sii and
iall for Iours, so ii's a grcai lacc io
Icar ialcs of advcniurc wiiIoui an
inclriaicd sioryicllcr or drunlcn
Iccllcrs. Many young advcniurcrs
conc Icrc dclilcraicly io gci iis or
lcads io unfound ircasurcs fron
cldcr collcagucs.
The Pnooemoen
TIc fcw lui cIccrful siaff ncnlcrs
of iIc Wyvcrn scnd nosi of iIcir
iinc laling lrcad, growing nusI-
roons in iIc ccllar, and cooling.
TIcy nalc niccly siccd sous and
sicws, adcquaic roasis, nicc lccl-fla-
vorcd and cIivc-flavorcd liscuiis in a
nclicd cIccsc laiicr, and onion-
doninaicd onclcis in wIicI lcfiovcr
ncai scras always acar. Sonc
gucsis Iacl ai iIc roasi ncai wIcn
ii's siill rcd-raw, so iIosc wIo lilc
iIings wcll donc arc ai io find iIcn-
sclvcs wiiI wIai luicIcrs call cIo
scras. Mcals arc scrvc-yoursclf
infornallui can lc Iad ai any iinc.
The PnIces
Foons cosi a flai 5 g a Icad cr nigIi,
all ncals includcd, along wiiI sialling,
if nccdcd. As I said, drinls arc cira.
TnaoeLens' Lone
TIc Wyvcrn Ias iis sIarc of Iiddcn
ircasurc ialcs. Coffcrs of llacl carls
and lrass luclcis full of gcns wcrc
found alovc falsc ccilings in closcis
off iIc aniry, and onc Iall Ias a
sccrci assagc lrancIing off ii iIai
lcads down inio a disuscd Dcasi Culi
icnlc. Monsicr slclcions siill
sIanllc aloui in iis dusiy dciIs, lui
inn gucsis iIinl iIcy'vc found all iIc
ircasurc.
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AppemoI 3:
FoLk o[ 1he
5uono Coas1
iiI Elninsicr's aid, wc
rcscni a lcsi-gucsscs
lisi of rolallc classcs,
lcvcls, and alignncnis of
sonc foll Volo ncniions
in iIis guidc. Advcniurcrs lc warncd:
MucI Icrcin nay lc wrong!
TIis lisi is alIalciical ly firsi
nanc lccausc nany foll in Facrun
lacl surnancs. Dulcs, nollcs, ow-
crful nagcs, and oiIcr foll noi lilcly
io lc nci ly iIc avcragc iravclcr
arcn'i Icrcunlcss iIcy arc a sccial
iIrcai or arc of grcai daily inor-
iancc io iIc sidc of a connuniiy a
visiior sccs. Only aliliiy scorcs of 16
or grcaicr arc lisicd, and siandard
cIaracicr siaiisiic allrcviaiions for
iIc FOFCOTTEN FEALMS canaign sci-
iing arc uscd.
HONORED MOTHER ALLIYA MACANE5TER (LC
Ialf-f P12 of SIccla Pcryroyl; INT 17, Wis 20,
CHA 16}. MairiarcI of iIc icnlc of SIccla in
Corn Or, Alliya is rcvcrcd ly Ialflings and
widcly rcsccicd ly oiIcrs in iIc Sunsci Valc.
SIc lnows iIc local wcaiIcr and ways of
naiurc lciicr iIan alnosi any oiIcr living
iIing and can icll cacily wIcrc, wIcn, and
Iow io lani or nuriurc for lcsi rcsulis. Hcr
ioucI is said io givc lifc io wiiIcrcd lanis, and
sIc's runorcd io lc allc io icll ly looling ai ii
if a sccd will gcrninaic.
A wisc, diligcni lcadcr of iIc farncrs of
Corn Or as wcll as iIc local Ialflings and Icr
icnlc, sIc is iIc iruc rulcr of Corn Or. Iis
Iunan lord olcys Icr in all iIings. Alliya is a
ficrcc foc of iIc ZIcniarin and will cvcn dcal
wiiI oisons, advcniurcrs, and oiIcr violcni
iIings noi in lccing wiiI naiurc in ordcr io
cradicaic iIc iIrcai fron DarlIold, wIicI sIc
calls iIc Dcvouring SIadow.
HIGH 5CRIVENER ALTHUNE DEMBRAR, Loyal Eyc
of Dcncir (NC If P14 of Dcncir; INT 17, Wis 18,
CHA 17}. TIis cldcrly, dignificd lady is siill
scrcncly lcauiiful dcsiic Icr nany ycars. SIc
is a rcnowncd ccri on synlols of all soris,
widcly consulicd ly iIosc wIo nccd io idcniify
runcs or wriiings in old, forgoiicn iongucs.
SIc runs iIc Inncr CIanlcr icnlc in
Dcrdusl and is a firn ally of iIc Harcrs, wIo
oficn aci as Icr cycs and Iands ouisidc Twi-
ligIi Hall (wIicI sIc ncvcr lcavcs}, rcoriing
on or lringing lacl runcs or oiIcr synlols
sccn all across Facrun.
AliIunc oficn Ias an owl crcIcd on Icr
sIouldcr. SIc lovcs io dancc, and acars ai
nosi Harcr rcvcls in iIc Hall.
"LADY ALYTH ELENDARA (CC Icf F7; INT 17,
WIS 17, CHA 16}. Lady AlyiI is graccful and
courily. Mosi foll iIinl sIc is noliliiy of sonc
sori. SIc owns and ocraics iIc Elfsong Tav-
crn in Daldur's Caic, wIcrc sIc nalcs a widcly
raiscd sicw and lccs a lanl for sailors wIo
aironizc Icr iavcrn. No onc lnows jusi wIcrc
iIc noncys arc Iiddcn. SIc is allc io call on
sorccrous aid in a Iurry, and nosi airons of
iIc Elfsong, wIo go arncd, will lca io aid or
dcfcnd Icr.
AMAERA5ZANTHA (N anciIysi sIc-dragon of
grcai wyrn agc}. TIis wisc, rcclusivc dragon
nay lc iIc cldcsi of Icr racc in Facrun. SIc is
scnds nucI of Icr iinc swinning or lasl-
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ing in a siagnani lalc ai iIc Icari of ruincd
Haunoriias, an ancicni Iunan ciiy now
lnown as Tcnus' Tcars.
If sIc is in iIc waicr wIcn grous of
inirudcrs aroacI, AnacraszaniIa oficn
rcnains noiionlcss, laying dcad. If sIc Ias
iinc io do so unolscrvcd, sIc rolls ovcr on Icr
lacl and cicnds Icr claws in croolcd, siiff
innoliliiy io cnIancc iIc inagc.
If a siiuaiion calls for ii, sIc oficn sIac-
cIangcs inio a lcauiiful Iunan fcnalc and
dons a sci of nanaclcs sIc Ias nagically
arrangcd and alicrcd so iIai sIc acars io lc
sci oui as a sacrificc for iIc icrrillc dragon
iIai lairs ncar Icrc," sIc will sollingly clain.
SIc can frcc Icrsclf insianily, Iowcvcr. In iIis
way, sIc oficn lcarns a loi aloui iIc iruc
naiurcs and inicni of inirudcrs lcforc any Ios-
iiliiics lcgin.
AnacraszaniIa Ias liiilc usc for ircasurc
ccci gcns, wIicI sIc dcvours. SIc is wary
and ccricnccd in laiilc, and Icr urlc
scalcs Iavc darlcncd alnosi io llacl. SIc is
Ame!1or Amon11os
sonciincs nisialcn for a llacl dragon.
Acquiring lnowlcdgc and finding anuscncni
in iIc iIougIis, words, and dccds of iIc liiilc
crcaiurcs of Facrun arc Icr ursuii and Icr
dcligIi. SIc will dcfcnd iIc dwarvcs and
gnoncs wIo dwcll in iIc ruins around Icr,
and iIc ruins iIcnsclvcs, fcarlcssly if nccd lc.
SIc will ncvcr Icsiiaic io join laiilc if ii sccns
lcsi.
TIc Crcai Wyrn of iIc Tcars, as a lard
lcni on flaiicry oncc callcd Icr (sIc rcgards
IinMiniicr Moonsilvcr, iIc Loncly
Harisifondly}, sccs iIc fisI in Icr lalc as a
rccious food rcsourcc, io lc Iarvcsicd only
saringly. SIc also rcgards iIcn as Icrs alonc,
and sIc will drivc off, slay, or dcvour colc
wIo fisI in Icr lalc and don'i ccasc iIc
noncni sIc confronis iIcn.
WIcn sIc's Iungry, AnacraszaniIa waiis
for darl and iIcn flics wcsi io iIc Sword Coasi
io lungc inio iIc wavcs and fccd. In cold win-
icr noniIs, sIc'll iurn souiI and fly io iIc
SIining Sca or wIcrcvcr iIc waicr's warn
cnougI io Icr liling lcforc diving down io
lungc, jaws widc, iIrougI a scIool of fisIor
cvcn lucl a singlc wIalc oui of iIc waicr io
dcvour alofi.
Dcings wIo would slay, cnira, or rol
dragons irriiaic Icr. SIc dcligIis in slaugIicr-
ing Dragon Culiisis wIcncvcr iIcy find Icr.
AnacraszaniIa valucs iIc Harcrs and iIc
ZIcniarin alilc as sourccs of anuscncni for
Icr. Ovcr iIc ycars, sIc Ias lcfricndcd sonc
of iIc norc conscrvaiivc and lindly of iIc
owcrful scllcasicrs of Facrun, sucI as Alus-
iricl of Silvcrynoon, iIc Sinlul, and iIc
WiicIcs of FasIcncn. SIc Ias a sofi soi for
loncrs lilc Icrsclf, lui dcsiscs iIc arrogancc
of nany scllcasicrs, dccning iIcn willful
cIildrcn noi fii io so nisusc sucI owcr.
AMELIOR AMANITA5 (CC In W17; INT 17, CHA
16}. TIc Sagc of Scconlcr is a wandcring
nasicr alcIcnisi and lusylody. Tall, cIunly,
gray-lcardcd and lcscciaclcd, Anclior is a
lunlling, noioriously alscni-nindcd ccccn-
iric. Hc Ias only onc good cyc and wcars a
variciy of Iandsonc aicIcs ovcr iIc soclci of
iIc oiIcrsonc sill, sonc iassclcd, sonc
vividly aiicrncd, and onc lcaring Iis sigil. Hc
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drcsscs as a connon crafiscrson and is a
wcncIcr and a olcr-aloui-aficr-sccrcis.
TIcsc cIaracicr iraiis Iavc nadc Iin unwcl-
conc in nany laccs, iIougI noi in Silvcry-
noon, wIcrc Ic's lcconc a closc fricnd of
HigI Lady Alusiricl.
Anclior is siraigIi in Iis dcalingsiIougI
Ic nay aciually forgci Ic's Iircd sonconc
and rarcly figIis wiiI sclls, rclying on Iis irri-
iallc, sIar-iongucd lodyguard Ercl and iIc
conicnis of iIc iwo flasls Ic always carrics.
Ercl is a lawful ncuiral 4iI-lcvcl figIicr of
nicd noriIcrn llood and sIar, rcady
swords.
Anclior wcars bracers of defense AC 3, and
carrics a gold flasl and a cocr onc. WIcn
iIc gold onc is ocncd, a nonnollc djinni
nancd Hasan, uiicrly loyal io Anclior,
cncrgcs. Ocning iIc cocr flasl lcis oui iwo
ogrcs fanaiically dcvoicd io iIc sagc. If slain,
iIcy risc as nonsicr zonlics io figIi on. Anc-
lior also owns scvcral nagical rolcs, a
cncIanicd siaff or iwo, and a largc collcciion
of oiions.
Hc dwclls in a cavclilc Ionc iIai is raiIcr
lilc an circncly cluiicrcd Ialfling dclvc-
Ionc. Ii is connccicd io a iiny, lcaning sionc
iowcr and is locaicd IigI u anid gardcns on
onc of iIc Iills in Scconlcr. His rcsidcncc is
Ionc io scvcral golcns and a dozcn lrigIily
colorcd (rcd, grccn, fucIsia, flanc orangc,
nini lluc, sun ycllow, and so on} cais. Anclior
consianily Iircs advcniurcrs io carry oui odd
iasls for Iin, sonciincs ovcraying iIcn
alscni-nindcdly.
ABJECT 5UPPLICANT A5GAR TELLENDAR (N In
P5 of Ilnaicr; WIS 17}. CIicf ricsi of iIc Housc
of iIc Suffcring Cod, iIc icnlc io Ilnaicr in
iIc iown of Aslravn, Asgar is a dcvoui scrvani
of iIc Cod on iIc Facl, lui rcalizcs Iis icnlc
is in dangcr of closing for lacl of local su-
oriif iIc ZIcniarin don'i swcc ovcr iIc
iown wiiI scll and sword firsi, slaying all
lcforc iIcn. Asgar Ias callcd on iIc Harcrs
of Dcrdusl io lcc Aslravn frcc of ZIcniarin
agcnis andIc Iaics cvcn io asl iIislcc
Iis own clcrgy urc. Hc callcd on iIcn vcry
rclucianily for Ic Ias always sccn iIc Harcrs
as dangcrous ncddlcrs.
Asgar Ias always rclicd on visions scni io
Iin in drcans ly Ilnaicr, lui iIc ZIcnis sccn
io lnow iIis and io lc ncddling nagically wiiI
wIai Ic sccs." TIis dcfilcncni of Iis nind
and iIc gods worl Ias nadc iIc nornally
scrcnc Asgar so angry Ic'd ialc u arns
againsi any ZIcniarin wIo offcrcd Iin vio-
lcncc. As ii is, Ic's cnirusicd iIc Harcrs wiiI
Iis sccrcis, and Ic will Ical or oiIcrwisc aid
any Harcr wIo concs io Iin in nccd.
AUNDEGUL 5HAWN (LN In F5; WIS 16}. Prori-
cior of iIc Dladc and Siars inn in Daldur's
Caic, Aundcgul is a closc-nouiIcd, unassun-
ing nan wIosc onc dcligIi is naling ruly cor-
dial. A rciircd advcniurcr, Aundcgul lnows of
nany sIady dcals and doings, lui scldon
scals. Hc alandoncd Iis carccr as an advcn-
iurcr in icrror aficr sccing iIc rcsulis of a
nagical ducl lciwccn iwo wizards wIo wcrc
nasicr sIaccIangcrsa ducl iIai cosi Iin
nosi of Iis conradcs. Hc Ias adniiicd a yuan-
ii is inrisoncd in iIc inn, and iIai Iis csial-
lisIncni also Iolds oiIcr, darlcr sccrcis.
BARIM 5TAGWINTER (NC In F7; STF 17, DEX 17,
CON 16, INT 16, CHA 16}. TIis rcsccicd advcn-
iurcr uscs Doarcslyr Dridgc as Iis lasc of
ocraiions, and Iis word is rccognizcd iIcrc
as law. Involvcd in scvcral advcniuring cona-
nics ovcr iIc ycars, Ic's currcnily sonsoring
scvcral snall lands of youngcr advcniurcrs,
dircciing iIcn (scaraicly} ioward dcsiroying
or driving oui iIc scrcnifoll of iIc Scrcni
Hills.
Darin is a good fricnd of TIcslul Mirror-
cyc. TogciIcr, iIcy lcc Doarcslyr Dridgc safc
for iIc law-aliding during iIc sunncr and
laiilc lacl irolls, lrigands, wolvcs, and worsc
during iIc long, Iard winicrs. TIcslul wanis io
csiallisI a foriificd allcy io Tyr ai iIc Dridgc.
Darin is rcarcd io suori Iin in iIis if iIc
allcy will suori Iin in lcconing Daron of
Doarcslyr and raising a casilc, so iIai a wallcd
ciiy can lc luili lciwccn casilc and allcy io
cnclosc iIc cluiicr of icnis and wagons iIai is
rcscni-day Doarcslyr Dridgc. TIc nain
incdincni io iIis grand lan is iIc oisoncd
Winding Waicr. TIc iwo fricnds arc worling on
iIis.
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Darin is lnown io own nagical wcaons
and arnor, lui jusi wIai owcrs Iis gcar Ias,
Ic lccs nysicrious.
BELKIN ORGUL (LN In Fll; STF 16, DEX 16, C0N
17, WIS 16}. TIis fai, uffing old nan is a
sIrcwd judgc of foll and a cynic wIo is always
arncd againsi aiiacl, ccciing iIc world io
iurn on Iin ai any noncni. Hc always wcars a
ring of the ram and a sclf-rcgcncraiing
NciIcrcsc ring of spell storing coniaining iIc
sclls magic missile, ironguard, and chain light-
ning. Hc Ias silvcr-laicd daggcrs Iiddcn in Iis
loois and a short sword of quickness ai Iis lcli.
Dcllin owns and runs Iis own wcaons
sIo in Hill's Edgc, and Ias norc iIan a fcw
oiIcr cncIanicd wcaons ai Iand wIcn Ic's
insidc ii. Hc's going lald, lui wcars wIai's lcfi
of Iis Iair long, dcfianily rciaining iIc nan-
ncrs and ridc of Iis warrior days.
BENTLEY MIRROR5HADE (CC gn W(I}10/T10;
DEX 17, INT 17}. TIis indusirious gnonc illu-
H1g Ioremos1er Bronsu!dgn M1rror1or
sionisi alandoncd lifc as an advcniurcr io run
iIc Fricndly Arn inn in a lcc Ic and advcn-
iurcr conradcs scizcd and clcarcd of non-
sicrs sonc 20 scasons ago. A clcvcr, lcasani,
always alcri, curly-Iaircd innlcccr wIo Ias a
Ialii of Iunning wIcn dcc in iIougIi and
of scraicIing Iis raiIcr largc nosc wIcn con-
ccrncd, Dcnilcy's always a sic aIcad of irou-
llcnalcrs and nisforiunc. A vcicran iravcling
Coasi ncrcIani callcd Iin a nasicr aniicia-
ior." Aidcd ly Iis wifc Ccllana, Ic Ias nadc iIc
Arn a safc, fricndly, clcan, wcll-dcfcndcd soi,
a nusi" sio for ovcrland iravclcrs.
TIcrc arc crsisicni runors iIai Dcnilcy
sonsors advcniuring lands and is involvcd in
Ialf a dozcn covcri scIcncs or sIady ncr-
cIani calals. Hc ccriainly ncvcr sccns sIori of
noncy. On scvcral occasions Ic's unIcsiiai-
ingly Iircd ncrccnarics io lolsicr Iis dcfcnscs
in iIc dcad of winicr or Iircd wizards io iclc-
ori nccdcd iicns fron far-off ciiics in a Iurry.
HIGH LOREMA5TER BRAN5ULDYN MIRRORTOR
(N gn P9}. TIis ariy-loving forncr advcniurcr
is now nasicr of iIc icnlc io OgIna in
Dcrdusl. A glccful nasicr of disguiscs (of
wIicI Ic Ias a vasi collcciion}, Dransuldyn
oficn gocs oui inio iIc ciiy or roans iIc Valc
wIilc disguiscd, gaiIcring lorc ly lisicning.
Sonc unlind foll Iavc callcd wIai Ic docs
sIanclcssly and cncrgciically cavcsdroing."
Hc oficn uscs scvcral sclls Ic's crcaicd iIai
allow Iin io rccord wIai Ic Icars and iIcn
iranscrilc fron afar jusi wIai Ic wisIcs of iIc
words inio lools laid oui rcady in Iis icnlc.
Evcn if iIis jolly ricsi falls rcy io a ZIcn-
iarin agcni ionorrow, Iis rccording sclls will
win Iin lasiing fanc across Facrun. TIcrc arc
crsisicni runors iIai Ic's siill involvcd in
advcniuring and Ias discovcrcd scvcral ways
down inio iIc Undcrdarl, wIcrc Ic lccs a
sizallc Ioard of gcns and valuallc ncial
iicns Iiddcn in a iracd soi iIai rcgularly
clains iIc livcs of ovcrinquisiiivc drow and
illiiIids.
BULDATH ANDRYN (LN In W15; DEX 17, INT 18,
WIS 16}. TIis iaciiurn nagc dwclls in
Scornulcl, roiccicd ly a guardian wraiiI iIai
is lound io an iicn Ic wcars soncwIcrc on
3A
DariIlccnc wcars a robe of stars and a vcil
DARTHLEENE (CC hf W19; DE 17, INT 18, WIS
18, CON 16; now an arcIlicI}. Proricircss of
iIc Dawn of Any Day sIo in Dcrdusl, DariI-
lccnc is an ally of iIc Harcrs wIo aids advcn-
iurcrs ly sclling iIcn nagical odds and cnds.
SIc was an advcniurcr Icrsclf, long ago, and
siill nourns iIc loss in laiilc of Icr iruc lovc, a
Iandsonc lard ly iIc nanc of TanaliiI Sorn-
darr. SIc lilcs io Icar ialcs of daring and io
scc iIc vigor and sori of young foll.
CIansrin's a gcncrous fricnd, lui sIc is cas-
ily lorcd or disiracicd. SIc's always Iaicsi
wIcn sIc's rusIing off soncwIcrc clsc, so long
as iIc soncwIcrc clsc is wiiIin Scornulcl.
CHAN5RIN ALUAR (CC If W9; DEX 17, INT 18, CHA
16}. A quicl, sIar-iongucd sorccrcss wIo's
always cagcr for advcniurc, CIansrin lovcs laiilc
and oficn assisis iIc waicI in Icr Ionc ciiy of
Scornulcl, laiiling roguc nagcs and advcniur-
crs wIo'vc goiicn oui of Iand. SIc's slin, sIori,
flanc-Iaircd, and Ias vcry largc, darl cycs. SIc
lilcs io liic colc wIcn angry or cciicd, gig-
glcs oficn in dcligIi, and is givcn io inulsivc
aciionsucI as lcaing oui of windows inio
ncarly irccs, swinging dangcrously fron lal-
conics, or cIarging larcIandcd inio affrays of
arncd ncn. SIc wcars sonc sori of iclcoria-
iional nagical iicn iIai can wIisl Icr io safciy,
lui Iaving io usc ii nalcs Icr angrysIc'll
oficn snaicI u sonc nagical iicns and wadc
rigIi lacl inio wIaicvcr dangcr sIc jusi
cscacd.
DuldaiI uscs Iis irusicd, discrcci agcnis io
scll rcscrvcd nonsicr cononcnis all ovcr
iIc Coasi lands. Hc luys iIc rcnains of lcasis
fron advcniurcrs io gain Iis raw naicrials. Hc
sccns inicrcsicd in iIc rarc, sirangc, and dan-
gcrous living iIings of Facrun, lui iIc rcsi of
Iis ains rcnain nysicrious.
Iis crson. Hc Ias a scudodragon as a con-
anion and uscs Iis sclls io carn Iinsclf a liv-
ing and io rolc iIc ninds of iIosc wIo scrvc
Iin, aniiciaiing iIcir wanis and ircacIcrics
so iIai Ic wins iIc firn loyaliy of nosi, and
clininaics oiIcrs. Hc casis sclls for Iirc, iyi-
cally ai 1,000 g cr scll lcvcl, ncvcr lcaving
Iis alodc io do so.
lo conceaI Icr dccaying slin, iIougI sIc isn'i
as slclcial as nosi licIcs. SIc Ias iIc following
owcrs: SIc can usc sclls as a 19iI-lcvcl
nagc, including ninc rcgcncraiing sclls:
chain lightning, delayed blast fireball, dispel
magic, fly, identify, invisibility, teleport without
error, tongues, and wall of force. TIcsc rcgcn-
craiing sclls rciurn wiiIoui siudy 1 day aficr
usc. Lilc all arcIlicIcs, DariIlccnc is innunc
io oison, discasc, and all iurning and disru-
iion; all olynorI, cncrgy draining, aliliiy
iraining, cirificaiion, cold, clcciriciiy,
cncIanincni/cIarn, insaniiy-rclaicd, dcaiI,
and illusion nagic; sionics; and scll-lilc nai-
ural owcrs. SIc can'i lc Iarncd ly any Iys-
ical aiiacls launcIcd ly lcings of lcss iIan 6
Hii Dicc or lcvcls.
DariIlccnc Ias a chill touch iIai dcals 1d10
oinis of danagc lus causing aralysis lasiing
1d4+1 iurns io all ioucIcd viciins wIo fail io
savc vs. aralyzaiion. SIc can also cudc an
aura of power ai will iIai forccs all lcings of
lcss iIan 5iI lcvcl or 5 Hii Dicc io flcc in icrror
for 4d4 rounds. SIc can repel undead and ani-
mate dead ly ioucI and will, and sccns io
ncvcr forgci anyiIingsIocrs arc oficn
siarilcd wIcn sIc addrcsscs iIcn ly nanc or
coniinucs a convcrsaiion lcgun wiiI iIcn ai
iIcir lasi visii io iIc sIo, ycars carlicr.
DariIlccnc suffcrs 1 I of danagc cr lcvcl
of iIc casicr wIcncvcr sIc's sirucl ly raise
dead or sinilar Icaling sclls. SIc can cnloy
any of iIc nagical iicns in iIc sIo io aid Icr-
sclf in laiilc, iriggcring iIcn ly will fron a
disiancc. TIcy includc a conccalcd wand of
magic missiles and a Iiddcn staff of power.
DAURAVYN REDBEARD (LC In F5; STF 16, INT
16, WIS 16}. A sioui, niddlc-agcd forncr advcn-
iurcr, Dauravyn is now iIc lcccr of iIc Way
Inn. Hc is roud of Iis csiallisIncni and of
iIc vigilancc and iraining of Iis Iircd iroos.
Hc is a fricnd and ally of iIc Lords of Waicr-
dcc, and osscsscs sonc forn of insiania-
ncous nagical connunicaiion wiiI Lord
Picrgciron, wIon Ic can call on for swifi aid if
cvil forccs sIow u fron Dragonscar Casilc
or iIc HigI Moor.
Dauravyn wcars bracers of defense AC 2
and wiclds a iwo-Iandcd broad sword +2 said
3S
ourougn Redbeord
io Iavc sonc sccial nagical rocriics,
including confcrring infravision on iIc wcarcr
and sonc sori of flying or iclcoriaiional alil-
iiy. Dauravyn also wcars a vaniric ring of
regeneration aiiuncd io Iin. No naiicr wIo
wcars ii, Ic rcccivcs Iii oinis cqual io iIc
danagc ii docs. TIis was a gifi io Iin ly
VclaciIaunyl SIaciIc, a graicful clvcn sorccr-
css of iIc Misiy Forcsi wIon Dauravyn rcs-
cucdand, sonc say, lovcs dccly.
TIc innlcccr is a lcasani nan, a sIrcwd
judgc of foll, and a discrcci lcccr of nany
sccrcis. TIcrc is a runor iIai Ic's involvcd in
sonc grcai, lifclong lan io rccovcr iIc Uni-
corn Dladc for or wiiI VclaciIaunyl. Ii's an
ancicni and vcry owcrful clvcn ariifaci and
could lcconc iIc rallying oini for a ncw
clvcn rcaln ccnicrcd on iIc Misiy Forcsi, if
VclaciIaunyl's drcans conc io ass.
DELFEN "YELLOWKNIFE ONDABARL (CN In W8;
INT 18, CHA 16}. An affallc nagc wIo is lcardcd,
sIori, and incrcasingly sioui, Dclfcn is an c-
advcniurcr and onciinc rcsidcni of Iriaclor
rciircd io Daggcrford io ursuc a lifc of iuioring
would-lc nagcs. Hc is iIai rarc iIing: a willing,
aiicni, unanliiious icacIcr of nagic wIo's
always ialing on ncw arcniiccs and is casy
aloui ayncni. (If iincs gci iougI, Ic can
always casi a scll or iwo for Iirc.} As sucI, Ic is
inoriani in iIc Coasi lands, and word of Iin
Ias srcad fron far Iccwind Dalc io iIc noriI-
crn lordcr iowns of CalinsIan,
Dclfcn is wcll lilcd ly Iis arcniiccs and
forncr siudcnis. TIcy icnd io iIinl of Iin as
norc owcrful iIan Ic rcally is lccausc,
wiscly, Dclfcn docsn'i rcvcal nucI of Iis ow-
crs or asi. Hc is lnown io osscss an cicn-
sivc lilrary of sclllools, a dagger +2, a staff of
power, a ring of regeneration, a ring of spell
turning, bracers of defense AC 4, and a wand cf
fear. Many of iIc sclllools wcrc urcIascd
fron assing advcniurcrs. Hc Ias dcviscd
sonc sori of scll iIai alcris Iis arcniiccs
and iIc soldicrs of Daggcrford Casilc if Ic is
woundcd or onc of Iis nagical iicns is ialcn
fron Iis crson ly forcc.
Dclfcn cnjoys a lifc of iraining and casc. Hc's
noi ai all inicrcsicd in iIc dangcrs of rcsuning
an advcniuring carccr. Hc docs lovc io lisicn io
ialcs of iIc cloiis of oiIcrs, and will ialc fron
iIcn Iinis aloui ircasurcs noi yci lundcrcd
io discnsc as sagc advicc io oiIcrs.
DERVAL IRONEATER (LN dn F6; CON 18, WIS 16}.
HigIly rcgardcd in Daggcrford as a sniiI of
IigI slill and a guildnasicr, Dcrval Ironcaicr
Icads a largc fanily sniiIing lusincss, and Iis
osiiion on iIc Daggcrford Council Ias carncd
Iin iIc affcciionaic niclnanc SIori Masl."
Pari of iIc Ironcaicr clan is inicrcsicd in rcviv-
ing iIc sulicrrancan dwarvcn Iold of Illcfarn,
wIicI lics lcncaiI a crag noriI of iIc LaugI-
ing Hollow. To fund iIcir coniinuing cfforis,
iIc Ironcaicr forgcs iurn oui an cndlcss
sircan of IigI-qualiiy Iools, class, Iass,
Iingcs, lucllcs, sIiclds, gaunilcis, silcs, and
iools. Dcrval is iIc closc-nouiIcd, lcvcl-
Icadcd and iirclcss forgc-Ianncr of iIc
Ironcaicr clan. Hc did sonc advcniuring in Iis
youiI, and owns a suii of plate mail +1, a battle
axe +3, a hammer +3, dwarven thrower, and a
ring of telekinesis. Hc can rolally gci Iis
3G
Iands on nany norc iicns of raciical nagic
if ncccssary.
HIGH DARK PRIE5TE55 EMANA GORTHO (NE If
P6 of Cyric; WIS 17, CHA 16}. TIc coldly lcauiiful
lcadcr of iIc Fisi of iIc Fuiurc icnlc in Hill's
Edgc, Enana is a carcful loiicr wIo sccls io
iurn Icr ciiy inio a sirongIold of cvil. SIc's
luilding an arny of rogucs, fanaiical wor-
sIicrs of Cyric, and sircci iIugs io iIis cnd,
lui is carcful noi io ovcrcicnd Icrsclf wiiI so
nany Harcrs aloui and iIc rival local clcrgy of
Lliira sci againsi Icr.
TIc ciiizcns call Icr iIc Dlacl Lady for iIc
color of Icr rolcsand, iIcy say, Icr Icari
and fcar Icr. TIis fcar is rigIifully laccd
lccausc Icr incrcasingly wild scll riiuals now
involvc darl sacrificcs. SIc is consuncd ly iIc
dcsirc io aiiraci iIc noiicc and favor of Cyric,
crIas onc day lcconing Iis consori, and is
cagcr io acquirc ncw and norc owcrful sclls
io lring iIis aloui. TIc ncarly NciIcrcsc ruins
nay Iold wIai sIc sccls, so sIc irics io rol, ca-
iurc, or slay all wIo rciurn fron cloring iIcn.
FELOGYR 5ON5HAL (CN In F6; STF 16, INT 16,
CHA 16}. TIc jovial, lurly owncr of Fclogyr's
Fircworls is cvcryonc's fricnd. DcIind iIc rol-
licling facadc of consiani jolcs and roaring
gusis of laugIicr is a sIrcwd lusincsscrson
wIo's lccn slowly sIifiing Iis iradc fron can-
dlcs and lanicrns io snolc owdcr and iIc
lilc, as fircarns and oiIcr glorics of Cond
lcconc norc connon in Facrun.
A irusicd rcscllcr for iIc rcaln of Lanian,
Fclogyr is iIc quici sourcc of nany of iIc
fircarns availallc u and down iIc Sword
Coasi, and as sucI Ias grown vcry ricI. His
fanous sIo is locaicd on Dindlc Sircci in Dal-
dur's Caic. TIcrc onc can luy iIrcc-Iour
iorcIcs wIosc flancs will lc of a ccriain Iuc
(6 s cacI}, slowfuscs (5 g cacI; you cui iIcn
io iIc dcsircd iinc}, flarcs (10 g cacI}, signal
lcacon ois (20 g cacI}, cncIanicd fcsiival
fircworls iIai roducc scciacular dislays of
acrial ligIi (25 g io 75 g}, and snolc owdcr
(45 g and uward, dccnding on suly and
dcnand, cr cIargc}.
Fclogyr is rudcni. Hc wanis io avoid any
largc-scalc sirifc iIai involvcs fircarns and
ossillc rcialiaiion fron nagcs or oiIcrs
angry ai Iis naling sucI iIings availallc. Hc
carcfully conirols Iis siocls of arns, and if
word rcacIcs Iin of iIicvcs' guilds or ncr-
cIani fanilics (ariicularly iIc lcss scruulous
CalisIiic conccrns} anassing largc anounis ly
using go-lciwccns osing as scaraic inicrcsis,
snolc owdcr and addiiional wcaons sinly
lcconc unavailallc io iIai grou for a iinc.
Fclogyr uscs Iis wcaliI io luy u rocriy
in Daldur's Caic and in oiIcr oris along iIc
Sword Coasi. Hc also lcnds noncy, loiI io
sIiluildcrs and io advcniurcrs, iIicvcs'
guilds, and oiIcr sIady or risly inicrcsis, using
Iis conirol of fircarns io curl iIc illicii dccds
of iIcsc dcliors.
FULBAR HARDCHEE5E (CN Ialf-n T11; DEX 18,
CON 18}. Tavcrnnasicr of iIc Hay Cow in
Daggcrford, Fullar is an c-advcniurcr wIo
sccns io wani io forgci Iis advcniuring carccr.
TIc owncr of rings of chameleon power and
feather falling, Fullar also cIcrisIcs Iis nagi-
cal lladc, Quicisirilc, a short sword +3 of ncu-
iral alignncni, Iniclligcncc 13, and Ego 15, and
iIc aliliiics of dcicciing sIifiing walls and
roons and dcicciing sccrci doors.
Onc of iIc rcasons Fullar wanis io lcc so
quici aloui Iis dccds of daring is io avoid
ZIcniarin and Culi of iIc Dragon aiicniion:
Hc Ias nosi of a dragon's Ioard iIai Ic gaincd
soncwIcrc in iIc Dacllands of iIc Sword
Coasi luricd dcc undcr Iis iavcrn, and so Ic
ncvcr runs sIori of funds. WIcn Ic nccds
sonc casI, Ic sinly gocs and digs u sonc.
In iIis way, Ic's lccn allc io lcc iIc Cow
cIca and cIccrful and io luy oui nosi of iIc
oorcr farncrs, lciiing iIcn worl iIcir for-
ncr land as icnanis. His son Diclon runs Ful-
lar's own roscrous dairy farn, wIicI
roduccs a loi of good cIccsc.
Fullar is also lcconing a landlord of con-
sidcrallc Ioldings in loiI Ncvcrwinicr and
Daldur's Caic, iIougI Ic's ai sonc ains io
lcc iIis as quici as ossillc. Hc's always good
for a loan io Iis fricnds, and so can call on a loi
of sialwari farncrs and foll of Daggcrford for
swifi aid if nccd lc. Fullar sccs Iinsclf as a
quici owcr in iIc Coasi lands, worling
lcIind iIc sccncs. Hc would lc sIoclcd io
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lcarn jusi Iow closc a waicI iIc Lords'
Alliancc, iIc Harcrs, and, norc rcccnily, iIc
ZIcniarin, lcc on Iin.
GELLANA MIRROR5HADE (NC gf P10; WIS 18}.
TIis quici, olscrvani ricsicss of Carl Cliiicr-
gold runs iIc Tcnlc of Wisdon in iIc wallcd
inn connuniiy lnown as iIc Fricndly Arn and
Icls Icr Iusland Dcnilcy run iIc inn as a
safc, sccurc lacc. WIcrc Dcnilcy is an ccri
ai sniffing oui iIc scIcncs of living foll and
sccing aIcad wIai iIcy'll nccd, iry, and wani,
Ccllana ialcs a longcr vicw and is always lool-
ing aIcad ai iIc largcr iciurc. SIc ordcrcd
and ovcrsaw iIc digging of dcccr wclls for iIc
inn's waicr suly and iIc rigging of sccondary
uns in casc iIc nain oncs fail or arc
wrcclcd ly orcs. SIc also lanncd, and coniin-
ually cands, iIc inn gardcns, adding win-
dowlocs and roofio lcds io iIc ground
lois, and naling all gardcn locaiions roducc
food or Icrls for iIc inn liicIcns.
Ccllana wclconcs Iunans io Icr worsIi
scrviccs, and Ias nadc noi a fcw convcris. SIc
Ias also lcconc sonciIing of a foll Icro
anong gnoncs in wcsicrn Facrun as iIc quici
and iruc owcr lcIind a gnonc wIo nadc ii."
Cnonc noiIcrs oficn scal of Icr io iIcir
daugIicrs as sonconc iIcy sIould cnulaic if
iIcy'd lilc io sIarc as largc a slicc of succcss as
Ccllana's nanagcd io carvc oui for Icrsclf.
GULDIN GALLOWGAR (NC In F14; STF17, DEX
17, CON 17, WIS 16, CHA 16}. Proricior of iIc
inn iIai lcars Iis nanc in Eliurcl, iIis jovial,
always-alcri rciircd advcniurcr siridcs iIrougI
lifc lilc sonc sori of aiicni and anuscd Iawl,
sonsoring advcniurcrs and waicIing Iow
iIcy do. His advicc as io wIcrc io find jusi
aloui anyonc or anyiIing in iIc Fcalns is frcc.
His sonsorsIi cosis 10% of all ircasurc won,
lui allows advcniurcrs potions of healing wIcn
ncccssary. Culdin cvcniually cccis iIc valuc
of iIc oiion lacl in addiiional ircasurc.
Culdin is a vcry wcaliIy nan, lui alnosi
cvcryiIing is invcsicd in Ann, Cornyr, iIc
Sunsci Valc, and various caravan conanics
iIai linl iIc iIrcc arcas. Hc also Ias a loi of
nagical iicns, lui iIc only oncs iIai Iavc
lccn dcfiniicly idcniificd arc iIosc Ic always
wcars: a ring of protection +3, a ring cf spell
turning, and a air of winged boots (sccd 15,
MC A}.
HALBAZZER DRIN (LN In W18; INT 18, WIS 18}.
Hallazzcr is a lalding, wIiic-Iaircd, gruff old
nan, now frail of IcaliI and sioocd. Hc
dwclls in a nodcsi, sIuiicrcd sionc iowcr on
SiornsIorc Sircci in Daldur's Caic, guardcd ly
golcns and ornancnial wall dislays of
wcaons iIai can aninaic io figIi for Iin. TIc
iowcr Ias a iiny sIofroni iIai lcars iIc sign-
loard Sorcerous Sundries. Insidc you'll find a
waiiing roon wiiI a conforiallc cIair, a iallc,
and a lcll. Ii sunnons Hallazzcr, wIo sclls
potions of healing and casis sclls for fccsif
Ic's in iIc nood.
Hallazzcr is vcry ricI, and Ic invcsis
lcIind iIc sccncs in nany Daldurian vcniurcs.
His uscfulncss Ias lcd iIc ruling Crand Dulcs
io lacc a discrcci waicI ovcr Iis rcniscs io
aid Iin againsi iIicvcs and unscruulous
inicrcsis fron Ann, CalinsIan, and clscwIcrc
3S
vho vanl lo divesl hin of lhe secrels lhal have
nadc Iis foriunc: iIc sclls of Hallazzcr's
dcvising iIai lanisI nildcw and noisiurc. Hc
rcfuscs io scll iIcsc sclls as scrolls or iuior
oiIcrs in iIcir casiing.
Hallazzcr is also an ccri in iIc usc of iIc
mending scll and is a faniliar ficr of IouscIold
iicns in Daldur's Caic. Hc Ias lccn lnown, wIcn
aiiaclcd, io Iurl a ncan meteor swarm, loo!
ITHTYL CALANTRYN (CN If W12: DEX 17, CON 17,
INT 18}. Onc of iIrcc scrving wcncIcs ai iIc
TIrcc Old Kcgs inn in Daldur's Caic (all of
wIon wcrc oncc Iunircsscs in TciIyrl, IiIiyl is
a sorccrcss slillcd in iIc usc of levitation sclls
and sIiclding-iyc sclls. SIc's iraining Icr fcl-
low scrvcrs, KaiIccra and NaiIlacra, in nagic,
lui as yci iIcy arc siill lunlling arcniiccs.
IiIiyl is dcvoicd io Icr cnloycr, Nanirin
Dcllowglyn. SIc always Ias sclls rcady io
dcfcnd Icrsclf, Icr cnloycr, or iIc inn. SIc
nay also wcar a ring of the ram or Ias
dcviscd sclls iIai dulicaic iis violcni ran-
ning aciion. SIc's caln and quicl in a figIi.
JANTHOOL (CN In T11; STF 16, DEX 17, CON 16,
INT 16, CHA 16}. TIis darl-cycd, curly lcardcd
ncrcIani fron AiIlaila livcs io nalc coins nul-
iilyand is vcry good ai ii. Hc iirclcssly iravcls
Facrun laricring goods, ialing advaniagc of sca-
sonal sIoriagcs io nalc Iugc rofiis wIcncvcr
ossillc. CIancc rcccnily nadc JaniIool vcry
ricI iIrougI found ircasurc in Soular, lui Ic's
also sicadily gaincd wcaliI ovcr iIc ycars
iIrougI sIrcwd laricring and carcful, covcri
invcsincnis. Hc vicws Aurora's nciworl of caia-
log siorcs as dangcrous conciiiion, and Ic
irics io arrangc orc and drunlcn lrigand
aiiacls on Icr ouilcis wIcncvcr ossillc. Hc
oncc arrangcd a siancdc of lulls iIrougI a
Waicrdcc ouilciand Iad io flcc iIc ciiy
Iasiily wIcn cvidcncc was givcn againsi Iin.
JaniIool is lnown io carry Iugc arscnals of
Iiddcn wcaons and cquincni, sucI as gra-
ncls on long, coilcd-wirc lincs, on Iis crson.
TIcsc wcaons Iavc allowcd Iin io figIi Iis
way frcc of scvcral nasiy scracs. Hc's cool and
dcadly in a figIi, and wiclds a short sword of
quickness. Hc's also lnown io wcar a ring of
spell turning.
JOYBRINGER JHANADRA CA5ELDOWN (CC If P7
of Lliira; DEX 16, INT 17, WIS 18, CHA 16}. HigI
ricsicss of iIc Cry of Joy icnlc in Hill's Edgc,
iIc Joylringcr is young and cniIusiasiic. SIc
worls wiiI local Harcrs io lcc Icr ciiy fron
falling undcr iIc sway of iIc Cyricisis and iIc
ZIcniarin, and is lnown for Icr acrolaiic
dancing and IigI, clcar singing voicc.
Sincc joining iIc clcrgy, sIc Iasn'i uscd Icr
firsi nanc, and fcw foll lnow ii. Fcwcr siill lnow
iIc sccrci lcIind local runors of Icr sirangc
owcrssIc's a wcrcdragon, allc io assunc iIc
forn and owcrs of a cocr dragon wIcn ncc-
cssary Foll in Hills Edgc call Icr iIc Fosc-Fcd
Lady, and nosi of iIcn lovc Icr.
MO5T RADIANT OF LATHANDER KELDDATH
ORMLYR (NC hn P16; INT 16, WIS 18, CHA 16}.
Covcrnor of Dcrcgosi and IigI ricsi of iIc
icnlc io LaiIandcr iIcrc, KclddaiI is a
aiicni, cvcn cncrgciic, suoricr of local
inrovcncni. Hc's always advising or lcnding
noncy io ncw local lusincsscs and io farncrs
irying io cand or nodcrnizc iIcir Ioldings.
His icnlc iroos olicc iIc iown aiicniivcly
and iry io rcvcni advcniurcrs and oiIcrs fron
cloring a local ruincd casilc. Any rowdincss
or lawlcssncss is swifily and IarsIly dcali wiiI.
KclddaiI wanis Dcrcgosi io Iavc a rcuiaiion
for lcing iIc safcsi Sword Coasi iown in ordcr
io cncouragc iradc and iravcl,
KORBU5 BRIGHTJEWEL (CN gn W(I}6; DEX 16, CON
16, INT 17}. Couri Jcwclcr io iIc Dulc of Daggcr-
ford, Korlus rcfcrs iIc rclaiivc cacc of Daggcr-
ford io iIc lusilc, crowding, and iniriguc of
Waicrdcc, and Ic sicadfasily rcfuscs all inducc-
ncnis io rclocaic. Sonc WaicrdIavian nollc fan-
ilics Iavc offcrcd io sonsor Iin for lifc if iIcy
can Iavc iIc cquisiic crcaiions of Iis slillcd
Iands. Hc's csccially fond of crafiing dciailcd
insccis, lirds, and lizards fron gcns, gold, and
silvcr, ariicularly inio ins iIai crcI on iIc
sIouldcr of a lady or Iold Icr cloal iogciIcr.
Korlus idcniifics and valucs jcwclry for
noninal fccs (10 g cr iccc}. Hc will offcr io
urcIasc csccially rarc or finc icccs, and Ic
Ias coins alcniy io do so. Korlus uscs Iis
detect magic aliliiy io caninc cacI iccc for
cncIanincnis, and Ic fully and Ioncsily
3D
Krommoo ArKs1o]]
rcoris wIai Ic finds. Mosi ncrcIanis wIo
iravcl iIc Coasi lands lring gcns io Iin. TIcy
lnow Iis csiinaics arc fair and rccisc. Kor-
lus icacIcs iIc aris of iIc illusionisi only io
gnoncs, and dcicsis advcniuring.
Korlus Ias ircasurc cacIcd in nany laccs
and Ias sulsianiial invcsincnis in Waicrdcc
and Eliurcl. Hc is lnown io osscss a ring of
protection +3, a wand of metal and mineral
detection, and a robe of scintillating colors.
KRAMMOCH ARKH5TAFF (NE In F3; WIS 16}.
TIis sagc of Daldur's Caic is a rciircd advcn-
iurcr gcncrally aclnowlcdgcd io lc iIc
Facrurian auiIoriiy on lasilisls. Dy ncans of
ccriain nagical iicns won during Iis carccr,
Ic's gaincd innuniiy io cirificaiion, and is
iIcrcly allc io olscrvc lasilisls ai lcisurc
cvcn lrccding iIcn and lccing iIcn as cis.
Uniil rcccnily, Ic lci ai lcasi iIrcc ai Iis
alodc in iIc ciiy, lui was ordcrcd ly iIc rul-
ing Crand Dulcs io rcnovc iIcn aficr onc
ncrcIani ioo nany was iurncd io sionc.
Onc can siill urcIasc lasilisls fron Kran-
noiI, wIo lccs a dozcn or norc on a coun-
iry csiaic ncar iIc ciiy. TIc csiaic is siaffcd ly
llind scrvanis and ly a dozcn loyal warriors
cquicd wiiI iIc sanc roicciivc nagic as
iIc sagc Iinsclf. TIc lasilisls scll for an avcr-
agc ricc of 2,500 g cacI.
KrannocI is widcly consulicd ly advcn-
iurcrs and ly ncrcIanis conduciing sIady
lusincss. Ii is widcly runorcd iIai Ic Ias
cicnsivc iraic coniacis. Hc also ocraics as a
go-lciwccn for fcnccs arranging ncciings wiiI
clicnis. TIcsc arc Icld in various laccs and ai
varying iincs io avoid iIc aiicniion of auiIori-
iics and vcngcful viciins.
LARLOCH (LE In W26; undcad ulira-licI; STF
18/72, INT 18, WIS 18, CON 18, CHA 16}. TIc
SIadow King of Warlocl's Cryi is a owcrful
undcad nagc scrvcd ly, anong lcgions of
lcsscr crcaiurcs, nany vanircs and licIcs.
Many roud advcniurcrs Iavc iricd io dcsiroy
LarlocIand all Iavc failcd, aliIougI nany of
iIcn coniriluicd slulls or iIcir corscs io
LarlocI's dccor or scrvani arnics. His owcrs
arc nigIiy indccd and arc vcsicd in sclls, an
awcsonc arscnal of nagical iicns, and Iis
undcad owcrs. Hc is said io lc allc io avoid
dcsiruciion ly sinling down inio iIc floors of
sccially rcarcd arcas of owcr, only io
acar clscwIcrc, rcjuvcnaicd. TIcsc cIan-
lcrs arc naiurally wIcrc Ic scnds nucI of
Iis iinc.
LarlocI also connands a oicni arscnal of
curscs, sonc sclls confcrrcd ly Iis ioucI,
and oiIcrs unlcasIcd ly inirusion inio sccific
arcas or iracd caslcis and sirongculoards.
TIcsc can forcilly cIangc iIc acarancc,
inicllcci, and aliliiics of viciins long aficr iIcy
cscac fron Warlocl's Cryi.
Elninsicr warns iIai iIc iruc cicni of Lar-
locI's owcrs is noi lnown. WIai iIc Old Magc
docs lnow of LarlocI, crcsscd in ganc
icrns, is iIis: TIc SIadow King Ias ai lcasi iIc
owcrs of a licI, lui iurns as sccial." LarlocI
rciains Iis sorccrous scllcasiing aliliiics, and
wiclds a Iugc arscnal of nagical wcaons and
oiIcr nagical iicns. Silvcr wcaons causc Iis
undcad flcsI io lurn and sccn io do Iin dou-
llc danagc. Wiss of snolc curl away fron all
O
wounds causcd ly a silvcr-cdgcd lladc.
LarlocI coniinucs io dcvclo ncw sclls and
oiIcr nagic. Hc addcd a fcw wrinllcs io Iis
own acIicvcncni of undcaiI so iIai Ic os-
scsscs a naiural scll of cacI lcvcl iIai nccd noi
lc ncnorizcd and can lc rccasi ly Iin 24
Iours (144 iurns} aficr Ic casis ii. LarlocI's
sclls, in asccnding lcvcl ordcr, arc magic mis-
sile (5 nissilcs cr scll}, web, dispel magic, wiz-
ard eye, animate dead, chain lightning, control
undead, disrupt undead, and energy drain. Lar-
locI also crnancnily gains Iii oinis draincd
ly energy drain.
Disrupt undead crcaics a lcan u io 30 fcci
long, rcquiring an aiiacl roll only if iIc iargci
can Iidc lcIind olsiaclcs. Ii Iarns only
undcad and Ias cffccis idcniical io a mace of
disruption, ccci LarlocI gains all oinis of
danagc dcali as Iii oinis of Iis own. An
undcad llasicd oui of cisicncc surrcndcrs all
iis Iii oinis io LarlocI. LarlocI can crna-
ncnily incrcasc Iis Iii oini ioial in iIis way.
LarlocI's sclls arc casi ly will alonc, nccd-
ing no vcrlal, sonaiic, or naicrial cono-
ncnis. All Iavc a casiing iinc of 2. LarlocI is
innunc io onc sccific wizard scll of cacI
lcvcl, lui Elninsicr docsn'i lnow wIicI oncs.
Elninsicr warns advcniurcrs iIai finding oui is
a ganc noi woriI iIc cosi.
LONTHALIN MINTAR (CN In W11; INT 17, WIS 16,
CON 17}. LoniIalin is onc of scvcral ninor
nagcs wIo worl fron sialls in iIc Widc (ocn
narlci} of Daldur's Caic. Hc sccializcs in
adornncni sclls iIai givc clicnis icnorary
faniasiic Iairdos, iaiioos, lody sccnis, and Iuc
cIangcs and causc daring cosiuncs io adIcrc.
Cood disguiscs cosi as nucI as 100 g or as lii-
ilc as 25 g cira, dccnding on wIai is donc.
MO5T VIGILANT MAURANDYR (LN In P16 of
Hcln; STF 16, DEX 16, CON 18, INT 17, WIS 18,
CHA 16}. TIis valorous laiilc-ricsi lcads iIc
Housc of iIc Cuardian icnlc in HluiIvar, and
norc iIan any oiIcr lcing is rcsonsillc for
Iolding lacl iIc srcad of iIc ZIcniarin in
Sunsci Valc fron iIcir cvcr-sirongcr lasc in
DarlIold. Maurandyr is an inrcssivc gcncral
and a fornidallc foc. Hc is lnown io cnloy
nany nagical roicciivc dcviccs and wcaons,
Maurandyr Ias fougIi off iIcsc aiiacls iIus
far, lui for Iow nucI longcr? TIcy so cloud
Iis nind as io lcavc Iin unsurc as io iIcir
iruc causc. Worricd Harcrs arc unallc io gci
aid io IiniIc ZIcniarin Iavc alrcady sul-
vcricd iIc ninds of nany of iIc ricsis around
Iin. Only iIc aid Hcln scnds in Iis riiuals
and iIc valor of Iircd advcniurcrs, riding
airols around HluiIvarIavc lci iIc ZIcn-
iarin fron rcvailing as yci.
and io Iavc iIc icnaciiy and sianina of a lion.
Fcccnily, Iowcvcr, Ic Ias lcgun io fail
undcr conccricd nagical aiiacls launcIcd ly
ZIcniarin nagcs and ricsis, sclls iIai ain
io drivc oui Maurandyr's sycIc and ialc con-
irol of Iis lody. TIc sclls would nalc Iin aci
io lci iIc ZIcniarin inio HluiIvar wiiI a nini-
nun of figIiing, so iIai HluiIvar can lc uscd
as a foriificd ZIcniarin lasc down in iIc Valc.
MYRIN 5ILVER5PEAR (LN cn F8; INT 17, WIS 18}.
TIis dour, silcni noon clf is iIc cfficicni rori-
cior of iIc Halfway Inn, locaicd ouisidc iIc Caic
Clcn of Evcrcsla. His sicady silvcr cycs niss
noiIing, and Ic's as discrcci as any accon-
lisIcd couriicr, Iandling disuics lciwccn
roud clvcs as snooiIly and as calnly as lrawls
lciwccn drunlcn Iunans. Hc Ias a lnacl for
rcncnlcring faccs and nancs, and Ias sonc-
iincs idcniificd ncrccnarics or ncrcIanis
fron iIcir drawn lilcncsscs or wIcn sIown
iIcn in various vision sclls.
Myrin ncvcr scals of Iis advcniuring asi.
Sonc suscci Ic is a Harcr and oiIcrs iIai Ic
is a disgraccd ncnlcr of iIc ruling fanily of
Evcrcsla, or ai lcasi onc of iIai rcaln's oldcsi,
roudcsi nollc fanilics. Myrin snilcs and says
noiIing. On norc iIan onc occasion Ic's
rcvcalcd iIai Ic wcars a ring of spell turning
and a ring of the ram, rcsunally iroIics of
Iis advcniuring dayslui Ic won'i say any-
iIing aloui iIcn, ciiIcr.
NANTRIN BELLOWGLYN (LN In F8; STF 16, INT 16,
WIS 16}. Owncr of iIc TIrcc Old Kcgs inn in Dal-
dur's Caic, Nanirin is a iall, quici nan wiiI
long, curly llacl Iair and a diagonal sword scar
fron Iis nosc down across onc cIccl. A rciircd
TciIyrian nollc's guard, Ic's wary of foll fron
iIai land. Mindfulfron ccricnccof iIc
3
Dcrdusl, iIis Harcr ally lnows iIc souiIcrn
Valc, ariicularly iIc Far Hills, as wcll as Ic docs
iIc corncrs of Iis own sIo. Hc's rolally iIc
grcaicsi living ccri on iIc lay of iIc land iIcrc.
iroullcs onc can gci inio, Ic lccs Iis nouiI
closcd wIcn Icling foll disosc of unwanicd
lodics and oiIcr liiilc iroullcs.
NETHMOUN ALN (CN In W12; DEX 17, CON 16,
INT 18, WIS 16}. TIis rcclusivc nagc is sofi of
scccI and lools a liiilc odd. His Icad is vcry
snall, and Iis fcaiurcs arc lain, lui usually
uniidily lcwIislcrcd as Ic irics io grow yci
anoiIcr lcard. Hc dwclls in a snall, ransIacllc
Iui on iIc casicrn cdgc of Scornulcl, sur-
roundcd ly fornidallc guardian nonsicrs and
ly iIc dcfcnsivc sclls of a conlicaicd ward.
NciInoun collccis rarc and unusual sclls,
irading for iIcn nagical iraining or nagical
iicns Ic's nadc. Sonc of iIc nagical iraining is
in lcarning sclls fron Iis own collcciion. TIc
nagical iicns arc usually uscful lui low-ow-
crcd iIings sucI as wands of magic missiles iIai
also cnii rigIi uon connand. Hc cnloys a
sirilingly lcauiiful cool, and oficn uscs a pro-
jected image of Icr as an agcni in Iis dcalings.
OBRIM5UR THUNDERWOOD (LC In F10; STF 17,
DEX 17, INT 17, WIS 17, CHA 16}. Proricior of iIc
TIundcrwood Forays ouifiiiing sIo in
Oncc lcadcr of iIc Siornridcrs advcniuring
land, Ollrinsur Ias lcd nany ccdiiions againsi
iIc ZIcniarin and iIc nonsicrs of iIc Sunsci
Mouniains. Ollrinsur is iIc Siornridcrs' solc
survivor. TIc rcsi of iIc ncnlcrs crisIcd aficr
iIcy all goi inio a laiilc wiiI a Fcd Wizard of TIay.
Ollrinsur now scnds Iis iinc scouiing and
Ic sonsors oiIcrs io do iIc figIiing. TIcrc's a
darl, crsisicni runor in Dcrdusl iIai Ic lnows
of a luricd ciiy undcr iIc Far Hills iIai's
cranncd wiiI ircasurcand iIai Ic is irying io
gci oiIcrs io do iIc figIiing and dying ncccssary
io carvc a way inio ii, wIcrcuon Ic'll usc Iid-
dcn nagical iicns io dcfcnd Iinsclf againsi all
focs as Ic gocs in and ialcs all iIc ircasurc.
TIosc wIo lnow Iin douli iIai iIc runornon-
gcrs arc corrcci aloui Iis uliinaic inicni.
PHIRAZ OF THE NATURALI5T5 (LN In W6; INT
18, WIS 18}. TIis sagc dwclls in Scornulcl,
wIcrc Ic sonciincs assisis iIc waicI wiiI Iis
sclls. Hc is iIc rcigning Facrunian ccri on
oiyugIs, and Ic nalcs Iis ficld of siudy iIc
fauna of iIc HigI Moor. Many advcniurcrs
consuli Iin as io iis nonsirous inIaliianis. A
iyical inicrvicw cosis 25 g; iIc fcc is 50 g if
dciailcd iaciics or localcs arc dcsircd.
RAGEFA5T (NC In F1; INT 18, WIS 18, CHA 16}.
TIis sagc of Daldur's Caic is a snall, frail,
lcardcd nan of ralisI acarancc and rcady
laugIicrand a widcly rcsccicd ccri on
iIc Iisiory and gcncalogy of iIc Coasi lands,
and of Iunanlind's nasicry of nagic. Hc
nalcs Iis Ionc in a iall, narrow, grccn-roofcd
Iousc lciwccn iIc icnlc of Cond and iIc
Iarlor, and is usually io lc found iIcrc can-
ining frcsIly urcIascd old lools and rccords
lrougIi io Iin ly ncrcIanis fron all ovcr
Facrun. His lilrary is said io rival iIai of Can-
dlclcc for nagical lorcand io lc lciicr
guardcd, iIougI iIc wIiscrcd ialcs of
guardian sclls and crcaiurcs arc as coniradic-
iory as iIcy arc colorful.
RAMAZITH FLAME5INGER (CC In F6; STF 16, INT
18, WIS 16}. TIc lcan, aiIlciic, lcardcd FanaziiI
is dasIingly Iandsonc and a noiorious ladics'
nan. A slillcd danccr and swinncr, Ic Ias
rcacIcd scvcral dcc-sunlcn wrccls wiiIoui
nagical aid and can oui-divc nosi Iunans alivc.
Hc dwclls in Daldur's Caic in a ransIacllc
Iousc nci io iIc TIrcc Old Kcgs inn, and Ic
frcqucnily wandcrs inio iIc inn of cvcnings for
a ncal. FanaziiI is a sagc ccri in narinc
lifc, ariicularly sca Icrls and iIc Ialiis of
iniclligcni narinc lifc sucI as iiiacIiil.
FanaziiI's advicc is nucI in dcnand ly iIc
caiains of largc fisIing flccis, wIo can lcarn
fron iIc sagc jusi wIcrc fisI of ccriain iycs
arc lilcly io lc iIc nosi lcniiful ai any givcn
iinc.
Ii is runorcd iIai FanaziiI Ias slain
scvcral angry Iuslands in sclf-dcfcnsc ovcr
iIc ycars, and iIcrc arc also runors iIai Ic's a
Harcr or cvcn an agcni for iIc Fcd Wizards of
TIay. Hc Ias lccn sccn ialling io clvcs ncwly
arrivcd fron Evcrncci on norc iIan onc
occasion, lui Ic rcfuscs io discuss sucI
ncciings.

LADY RHE55AJAN AMBERMANTLE (NC If D14;

DEX 16, CON 17, INT 17, WIS 18, CHA 16}. Also
lnown as iIc Old Vicn and, wIcn sIc was a
fanous clorcr and advcniurcr, FIcssajan of
iIc Tcnis, FIcssajan is now iIc jusi, wary rulcr
of iIc Caravan Ciiy, Scornulcl. A wrinllcd old
wonan of rasing voicc, sIar cycs, and gusiy
good Iunor, sIc siill wcars iIc loois,
lrcccIcs, and iunic of Icr advcniuring days,
and is arncd wiiI a ring of regeneration, a ring
of the ram, a scarab of protection, a scimitar of
speed, and oiIcr, lcsscr-lnown nagics.
Sonc say sIc's a Harcr, oiIcrs iIai sIc's
sccrcily ari of iIc Lords' Allianccand siill
oiIcrs, iIai sIc sonsors cndlcss advcniuring
lands in iIc Iocs iIcy'll lring lacl nuliilc
potions of longevity so sIc can rcgain Icr as-
sionaic, carcfrcc youiI. FIcssajan laugIs ai
sucI idcas. SIc lilcs noiIing norc iIan a good
jolc, and Icr only lid for longcr lifc is a son-
sorsIi of a ccriain nagc wIo's ccrincniing
wiiI iIc long-icrn cffccis of Iunans sIac-
cIanging inio dragon forn. FIcssajan is also
wcll-lnown anong iIc foll of Scornulcl for
Icr lccn inicrcsi in all ncws of wcrcdragons.
5HANDALAR (CN In W25?}. TIis ccccniric nagc
dwclls in a floaiing Iousc jusi casi of iIc Ianlci
of UlgoiI's Dcard. TIis Iousc is a rcluili,
noorcd Halruaan slysIi. Mosi foll lclicvc
SIandalar Iails fron iIai souiIcrn land of
nagcsand arc also surc iIai Ic's insanc.
SIandalar is a nagc of owcr wIo's always
ccrincniing wiiI ncw sclls and ncw nagi-
cal iicns. Hc's iraincd Iis iIrcc daugIicrs,
Dclorna, HclsIara, and IiInccra, io lc wiz-
ards of slill W11, W10, and W9, rcscciivcly}.
TIcy scc io iIc running of Iis IouscIold and
scll iIc nusIroons roduccd in iIc cavcrns
lcncaiI iIc Iousc in iIc Widc in ncarly Dal-
dur's Caic, daily.
SIandalar Iarncsscs ligIining fron iIc
nany local siorns io cncrgizc iIc sirangc
nagical dcviccs Ic consirucisand Ias a cr-
nancni nagical innuniiy io ligIining. Hc
oficn sirolls aloui during lasIing siorns,
laugIing anid craclling ligIining sirilcs.
Locals swcar SIandalar's nusIroons arc
icndcd ly nusIroon colc. Hc's also lnown
io lcc ircasurc Iiddcn dcc in Iis nusI-
Sondo!or
roon cavcrns for iraics and ouilaws wIo ay
sicc annual guardcd sioragc fccs. His asi
and Iis ains in lifc arc a nysicry. Ii sccns Ic
wanis io lcfi alonc io ursuc ncw acIicvc-
ncnis in nagic.
MA5TER FLETCHER 5UMBARL ARDU5K (NC In
F10; sccializaiion: crosslow}. Proricior of iIc
Dcni Dows sIo in Hill's Edgc, Ardusl is a
lowycr/flcicIcr ccri ai finding and fiing dcvi-
aiions fron iruc in sIafis and lolis. Hc is a carc-
ful nan wIo's always arncd wiiI a daggcr and a
Iand crosslow iIai sIoois slcc-cnvcnoncd
daris. A ficrcc foc of iIc ZIcniarin, Ic's roud
of iIc faci iIai Iis daris and lladc Iavc claincd
iIc livcs of ai lcasi si ZIcniarin nagclings. Hc
forcsccs iIc ruin of Iis ciiy unlcss iIc ZIcn-
iarin arc dcsiroycd, and Ic will sonsor advcn-
iurcrs willing io sirilc againsi iIcn.
TAEROM "THUNDERHAMMER FUIRUIM (NC In
F1; STF 18/26, WIS 17, CON 18, 25 I duc io
unnaiural viialiiy}. TIis nasicr arnorcr Ias
3
Iis own sniiIy in Dcrcgosi and is a sniiI
wIosc worl is adnircd cvcn ly dwarvcs.
TIougI Ic's grown wIiic-Iaircd wiiI iIc
assing of nany ycars, Ic's siill an aciivc, lurly
giani of a nan. Hc lccs io Iinsclf, worling ai
Iis forgc, lui can slay orcs wiiI a singlc llow
of Iis 12-fooi-long iron siaff, wIicI docs 3d4
oinis of danagc lus Iis SircngiI lonuscs.
Tacron Ias oficn nadc iicns finc cnougI
for wizards io cncIani, lui iIcsc days Ic's
norc ai io nalc snall, uscful iIings lilc
Iools, locls, Iingcs, and coffcrs. Hc soris
nagnificcni nuiioncIo wIislcrs and siands
alnosi 7 fcci iall, wiiI sIouldcrs alnosi 4 fcci
lroad. Hc Ias a disiinciivc rolling siridc.
TALE55YR TRANTH (CN If W13; INT 18, WIS 16,
CHA 16}. TIis iall, courily, nusiacIiocd nan is
aciually a wonan wcaring a scnicrnancni
disguisc. Only long-iinc Daldurians lnow iIc
iruiI aloui Icr gcndcr, as a rcsuli of Icr dis-
guisc sliing during scvcral ficrcc nagical
ducls. SIc runs a siall in iIc Widc (ocn nar-
lci} in Daldur's Caic wIcrc sIc crcaics sIori-
livcd nagical disguiscs, lody adornncnis,
cosiunc alicraiions, or iIc lilc for clicnis wIo
wisI io inrcss ai ariics, Iidc iIcir iruc lilc-
ncss, or sIocl fricnds or social rivals.
Talcssyr carcs noi if Icr worl is uscd ly
iIicvcs, and sIc dcligIis in cncouraging an air
of nysicry around Icrsclf ly Iaving clicnis
nadc u io lool lilc illiiIids or drow aradc in
and oui of iIc rivaic icni ai iIc lacl of Icr
siall. Hcr iniricaic disguiscs cosi 50 io 200 g,
and sIc's ai io vanisI wIcncvcr auiIoriiics
grow angry wiiI iIc uscs io wIicI iIcy'rc ui.
TIcrc's a runor sIc docs lusincss wiiI nind
flaycrs, wIcn nigIis arc darland nay cvcn
scrvc a lcIoldcr nasicr.
VIGILANT GOD5EYE TATHLO5AR BRIMMERBOLD
(LN In F18; STF 18/69}. A vcicran war lcadcr
(lnown around iIc Valc as Slcclcss TcciI"},
TaiIlosar is a wary and always cncrgciic
guardian wIo lclicvcs iIai civilizaiion only sur-
vivcs in Facrun iIrougI iIc vigilancc of iIosc
wIo ialc u arns io dcfcnd ii. Lcadcr of iIc
Fcady Housc of iIc FigIi Sirong Hand in
Dcrdusl, TaiIlosar cnsurcs iIai Iis icnlc is an
acadcny of arns as wcll as a Iousc of scrcnc
worsIi. Hc is lnown for Iaving dciailcd, con-
lc, fivcfold (or norc!} coniingcncy lans in
any laiilc. His war caiains arc uscd io quiclly
rcsonding io a scqucncc of codc Irascs iIai
can scnd iroos connandcd ly iIc Vigilani
Codscyc inio iniricaic laiilcficld nancuvcrs. Hc
rcgularly iIrasIcs nucI largcr forccs oui of
DarlIold iIrougI iIis dcfi laiilcnasicry, forc-
sigIi, and iIc nagical aid of iIc scnior clcrgy of
Hcln. Hc sccns io lc allc io sniff oui ircacIcry
and iIc lanncd siraiagcns of focs ai a ncrc
glancc across a laiilcficld.
Hc is a Iandsonc, closc-nouiIcd giani of a
nan wIo is alnosi always clad in a full suii of
laic arnoraliIougI iIcrc arc nany scur-
rilous runors iIai in youngcr days Ic doffcd ii
oficn io dally wiiI fair naids u and down iIc
Valc. (Crcaiing norc followcrs of Hcln," as onc
warrior ui ii.} Hc no longcr indulgcs in sucI
aniics (if Ic cvcr did}, lui young ncn wIo
rcscnllc Iin arc siill iurning u ai iIc gaics of
iIc Housc, cagcr io join iIc scrvicc of Hcln and
lcarn io swing a lladc in iIc nanc of iIc god.
FIR5T READER TETHTORIL (LC In P18 of Mys-
ira; STF 16, INT 18, WIS 18, CON 16, CHA 16}. TIis
iall, inrcssivc, wisc, and sofi-solcn nan is
oficn nisialcn for iIc Kcccr of Toncs of Can-
dlclcc. Hc is norc iniclligcni, rcgal, and scn-
siiivc iIan Iis sucrior Ulrauni, ly farand
Ulrauni lnows ii. Yci TciIioril is unfailingly
loyal, iIougIiful, and diligcni in Iis duiics,
oficn aniiciaiing iroullcs and rcaring
lcforcIand io sarc Candlclcc iroullcsor
Ulrauni any cnlarrassncni.
Mosi Holy Mysira oficn wIiscrs io TciIo-
ril in Iis drcans, lidding Iin io do iIis or
iIaiand in iIis way Ias lcd Iin io uncariI
lcy sclls fron forgoiicn ioncs; lci Elnin-
sicr, KIcllcn, and iIc Harcrs wclconcd or ai
lcasi, iolcraicd in Candlclcc; and lci Ulrauni
fron lcing scduccd ly darlcr owcrs (nosi
rcccnily, Cyric}. In iIis, Mysira is aidcd ly loiI
Dcncir and OgIna.
AliIougI Ic docsn'i lnow ii, TciIioril is onc
of iIc safcsi colc in all iIc FcalnsiIrcc
dciiics will roicci Iin againsi any aiiacl, nani-
fcsiing as: wIaicvcr scll is nccdcd (Mysira}; a
wall of force conjurcd ly a sIadowy floaiing
Iar (OgIna}; or a suddcnly acaring nagical
A
synlol (cffccis idcniical io iIc wizard scll of iIc
sanc nanc} of onc of iIc lnown iycs iIai
flasIcs and discIargcs in Iis dcfcnsc inncdi-
aicly aficr ii is sccn (Dcncir}. All iIrcc dciiics
sulily aid TciIioril in uzzling oui iIc ncaning
of cryiic, fadcd, fragncniary, or forgoiicn scrii
wriiings. Ii is iIis sucrlaiivc aliliiy io dcciIcr
wriiings iIai Ias lcd io TciIioril's rcscni ranl.
THALANTYR THE CONJURER (NC In W17; INT
17, WIS 17}. An arcInagc of noic, TIalaniyr is a
courily, soliiary nan wIo cnjoys walls in iIc
counirysidc wIilc arncd wiiI Iis staff of
power. Hc dwclls in a griffon-guardcd csiaic
lnown as HigI Hcdgc, noriIwcsi of Dcrcgosi.
Oncc an advcniurcr wIo cagcrly sougIi iIc
losi nagic of NciIcril in crunlling ruins, Ic's
rciircd fron iIc crils of iIai rofcssion,
iIougI Ic'll Icl oiIcr advcniurcrs (iIougI noi
Iis forncr advcniuring conanions} wiiI
advicc and sclls for fccs. Hc'll also warn iIcn
iIai iIcy nay find a loi norc iIan iIcy inicndcd
io, as Ic didlui won'i lc nucI norc sccific.
Onc gaiIcrs fron long convcrsaiions wiiI
Iin iIai Ic nci sonc sori of Iorrillc nonsicr
and was cnslavcd for a iinc, cscaing only
iIrougI lucl. Hc is said io Iavc won Iis frcc-
don wiiI sclllools and oiIcr nagical rclics
of NciIcril iIai nalc Iin sclf-suoriing, so
iIai Ic nccd noi iravcl iIc lancs or go advcn-
iuring in Toril any longcr.
THE5KUL MIRROREYE, LONG LAWFUL ARM OF
TYR (LC In P6; STF 16, WIS 18, CHA 16}. A war-
rior-ricsi of Tyr oficn sccn riding aloui
Doarcslyr Dridgc clad in arnor of llacl and
silvcr, TIcslul iswiiI Iis irusicd fricnd
Darin Siagwinicr, and iIcir connon ally Alu-
cna Halacanicr, a sorccrcss wIo dwclls
ncarlyiIc voicc of auiIoriiy in iIc rougI-
and-rcady Dridgc. Hc drcans of csiallisIing a
foriificd allcy of Tyr ai iIc crossing and Iurl-
ing lacl iIc nonsicrs and iIc lawlcss fron
iIc arca forcvcr. Uliinaicly, Ic drcans of a
snall farning rcaln ccnicrcd on iIc Dridgc,
linlcd io iIc NoriI and iIc Sunsci Valc ly
sirong forircsscs ai Dragonscar Casilc, iIc
Way Inn, Scornulcl, and Tricl.
TIcslul is iall and slcndid in acarancc,
Iis flowing Iair rcnaiurcly wIiic. A fcarlcss
warrior and a sIrcwd judgc of foll, Ic Ias lii-
ilc aiicncc for iIosc wIo iry io iwisi rulcs and
agrccncnis io iIcir own cnds or iry io sci
sucI asidca sourcc of consiani friciion
lciwccn Iinsclf and iIc nagc Alucna, wIon
Ic sccs as la and ovcr-iolcrani. (Alucna is noi
covcrcd in iIis guidc. SIc's scldon sccn in iIc
Dridgc iisclf, lccing io Icr own lands.} Hc
susccis sIc is a owcrful Harcr and follows
ains iIai nay diffcr fron Iis own.
For TIcslul, an ordcrcd Facrun is a sirong
Facrun. And ly Ioly Tyr, ii sIall lc ordcrcd,
iown ly iown, farn ly farn, uniil I'n ioo old
io carry sucI worl forward."
TORLETH MINDUL5PEER (CC In F1; INT 18, WIS
18}. TIis iall, gauni nan Ias a dry wii and a
crciually gloony nanncr. Hc runs TorlciI's
Trcasurcs, a cranncd sIo of odds and cnds
in iIc roadsidc Ianlci of Cillian's Hill, souiI of
Daggcrford. TorlciI lovcs io luy old icccs of
junl lrougIi io Iin ly asscrslyand scll
iIcn io oiIcr asscrsly. Sonc foll swcar you
can gci anything in Iis din, dusiy sIo.
OiIcrs noic iIai for all iIc variciy io lc
found in iIc sIo, TorlciI can'i nalc nucI
on iIc srcad lciwccn Iis luying and sclling
riccsand iIai Ic nusi livc on coins col-
lccicd in sonc oiIcr way. As a sy or suly or
ncssagc dro for ncrcIani cosicrs, crIas?
Or for grous of darlcr inicni, lilc iIc ZIcn-
iarin or iIc Fcd Wizards? PcrIas iIc Culi of
iIc Dragon, or iIc Harcrs? Or naylc Ic's
jusi a snari invcsior in ncrcIani sIiing
wIo can livc off iIc rocccds of Iis invcsi-
ncnis. Hc does sccn io lnow cvcry iravcling
ncrcIani of iIc Coasi lands wIo's lccn in
lusincss longcr iIan a winicr.
Sonc din ccllar or corncr of TorlciI's sIo is
runorcd io Iidc a nagical gate offcring insiani
iravcl io Waicrdcc, or Suzail, or Miralar, or
Wcsigaic or crIas all of iIosc laccs.
Funors also icll iIai TorlciI nalcs Iis gold ly
cIarging 100 g cr crson for iIc gates usc.
TRA5KAR 5ELARN LORD OF 5ECOMBER (CC In
F11; STF 16, DEX 16, INT 16, WIS 16, CON 16}.
TIis rcgal, Iandsonc, iall, and good-naiurcd
nan Ias agrccd io waicI ovcr Scconlcr for
iIc Lords' Alliancc. Hc docs iIis ly lccing an
S
cyc on and dcsccnding swifily uon wIcn
ncccssaryiIc lawlcss, lui oiIcrwisc lcaving
iIc colc io iIcir own lusincss.
Traslar Ias a largc foriunc, gaincd iIrougI
advcniuring, and Ic sonsors iIc garrison
Iinsclf. His influcncc and crsonal oulariiy
Iavc Iclcd io fosicr fricndsIis anong iIc
various raccs wIo dwcll in Scconlcr. Hc
lnows iIc HigI Moor wcll and oficn scnds
advcniurcrs wIo conc io Iin io arcas Ic
lnows Iold ronising ruins iIai Iavcn'i lccn
lundcrcd larc yci.
CHANTMI5TRE55 ULUENE MAERTALAR (NC If
P16 of Milil}. HigI ricsicss of Evcnsong Towcr,
icnlc io Milil in Dcrdusl, iIis diligcni dcvoicc
of iIc Lord of Insiraiion Ias riscn fasi in Iis
scrvicc iIrougI Iard worl and loundlcss
cncrgy raiIcr iIan iIrougI any lrilliancc of
crsonal ialcnis. TIc rcvcls sIc organizcs ialc
full advaniagc of Dcrdusl's growing connu-
niiy of ninsircls, ccnicrcd on iIc Harcr Iold
of TwiligIi Hall, io rovidc rcfincd cnicriain-
Keeper o] 3omes U!roun1
ncni for all culiurcd (iIai is, wcaliIy} foll, noi
jusi iIc faiiIful of Milil. Dy sucI ncans, Ulucnc
Ias sicadily luili iIc ncnlcrsIi and owcr
of Icr icnlc.
SIc is a sIori, ciiic lady of darl Iair, darl
cycs, scrcnc lcauiyand a facc iIai lcirays
only wIai sIc allows ii io. SIc is a slillcd acircss
and a sucrl singcr, and is always arncd wiiI a
full rosicr of laiilc sclls. Morc iIan oncc Icr
quicl nagic Ias lrolcn u criscs ai Icr rcvcls.
SIc's lnown io lc sccling a slillcd lard as a
Iusland and io lc growing Iungry for advcn-
iurc raiIcr iIan iIc conforiallc lui uncIang-
ing icnor of iIc icnlc rccincis.
ULMYN ANDALOR (NC In F4; STF 16, DEX 16}. An
affallc, orily nan wiiI a curly wIiic lcard and
a lald aic, Ulnyn Andalor is a nillcr in iIc
roadsidc Ianlci of DowsIoi, noriI of iIc Way
Inn. His sawnill is always lusy. Ulnyn, wIo
ncvcr sccns io slcc, can lc sccn iroiiing aloui
nigIi and day, covcrcd wiiI sawdusi, ovcrsccing
a largc siaff in iurning oui cIca, lcniiful cui
lunlcr for salc in Waicrdcc and Daggcrford.
A sinlc nan wIo ialcs lcasurc in cffi-
cicncy, Ulnyn lnows and can idcniify loiI
connon and coiic woods lciicr iIan nosi
carcnicrs. Funor Ias ii iIai Ic was oncc a
guard for a nollc fanily in Waicrdcc and flcd
io DowsIoi aficr an affair wiiI iIc lcauiiful
daugIicr wIosc lodyguard Ic was an affair
iIai roduccd a cIild now Icir io iIc fanily
foriuncs. TIc runor also inugns iIai Ulnyn
was aid Iandsoncly io go away and rcnouncc
all clain io a lacc in iIc fanily. TIis ayncni
is said io Iavc sulscqucnily grown inio a siz-
allc foriunc.
Sonc say Ulnyn is lcss sinlc iIan Ic
acars, and Ias survivcd scvcral assassina-
iion aiicnis sonsorcd ly iIai nollc fanily
ly a conlinaiion of aniiciaiion, laiilc
rowcss, and Iiddcn nagical iicns always
lci rcady on Iis crson. OiIcr foll wIiscr
iIai Ulnyn is only a Iunan sIac worn ly a
owcrful, ossilly cvil, crcaiurc.
KEEPER OF TOME5 ULRAUNT (LN In W9; INT
18, WIS 18}. TIc Icad of foriificd Candlclcc,
Ulrauni is a roud scIolar, onc of iIc nosi
lcarncdand onc of iIc nosi IaugIiyco-
G
lc in all Facrun. His sIar ionguc, sIar nosc,
and darl-cycd, Iawllilc gazc Iavc carncd Iin
iIc niclnanc iIc Old Duzzard" anong
acolyics down iIc ycarsa icrn iIai Ias cvcn
crci inio gcncral usc in iIc Coasi lands.
Ulrauni Ias acccss io norc sclls iIan
nosi wizards cvcr scc in iIcir livcs, and Ic
rcoricdly lccs in raciicc casiing iIcn in
Iis rivaic iurrci cIanlcr and in cavcrns dcc
lcncaiI Candlclcc. A sccrci assagc is said io
conncci iIcsc IcigIis and dciIs. Hc lcars a
nagical siaff of officc runorcd io lc a staff of
the magi wiiI cira, circncly oicni owcrs.
Ulrauni and iIosc anong iIc Crcai Fcadcrs
wIo arc wizards also Iavc acccss io scll
scrolls all ovcr Candlclccscrolls Iiddcn
lcIind woodcn ancls and wiiIin falsc ioncs.
Ulrauni's cIicf inicrcsi is acquiring cvcr
norc infornaiion. His ains in lifc arc
unlnown lcyond naling Candlclcc iIc scai
of a land of scIolars and a owcr on iIc oliii-
cal siagc of Facrun. Scvcral ialcs linl Iin wiiI
young ladics of various nollc Iouscs in Suzail,
Waicrdcc, and TciIyr in Iis carlicr ycars
and iIcrc's a ncwcr runor iying Iin ronanii-
cally wiiI sonc of iIc icy-cold, IaugIiy clvcn
ladics wIo conc io iIc Sword Coasi (iIougI
rarcly} fron Evcrncci.
YAJANDRA DLATHAERO (LN If W17; DEX 17, INT
18, WIS 17, CHA 16}. TIis ciiic, swariIy, gray-
cycd and iron-willcd lady was lorn in Cal-
insIan io a saira and raiscd fron liriI io iIc
duiics and siylc of rulc. Disinicrcsicd in
iniriguc, sIc sIowcd an carly aiiiudc for
nagic and soliiary siudy, so Icr dcsairing
faiIcr wasIcd Iis Iands of Icr, arcniiccd
Icr off io a local nagc, and iool anoiIcr wifc
io sci aloui faiIcring sons io lc Iis Icirs.
Yajandra was quiic conicni io siudy quicily,
avoiding iIc cui and iIrusi of CalisIiic oliiics
and sorccrous rivalrics. As soon as ossillc,
sIc lcfi iIai land, sliing away fron Icr
nasicr AsIcund on a scll-irading iri io Ann.
AsIcund was laicr slan ly a wizard Ic was
laricring wiiI.
Yajandra disacarcd for sonc ycars. Mosi
foll iIinl sIc scni iIc iinc sccling oui good
or loncly dragons and scrving iIcn wIilc
siudying iIcir ways and nagic. SIc visiicd
Yo]ondro !o1oero
Candlclcc oncc wiiI noncy cnougI io fund
Icr siudics, and sIowcd u laicr in Zazcssur
io siudy wiiI iIc sagc CiIciIros, considcrcd in
Iis iinc iIc grcaicsi living auiIoriiy on
dragons. (Hc Ias sincc dicd.}
Yajandra was dwclling in Ann wiiI a gold
dragon wIo lci io Iunan sIac and uscd iIc
nanc Sandro, wIcn a Harcr lrougIi word io
Icr of finding iIc Wcll of Dragons. Yajandra
Iasicncd io iIc rcnoic villagc of Ladydovc and
lougIi iIc largcsi Iousc iIcrc, warding ii oui
of Ialii. TIai savcd Icr lifc. Days laicr iIc Dirc
Dragon canc oui of nowIcrciis carlicr lifc
rcnains a nysicryand lurncd iIc villagc io
noiIing. (Scc iIc cniry on iIc Wcll of Dragons
for norc infornaiion on iIc Dirc Dragon.}
Yajandra's Iousc was all iIai survivcd. SIc
now runs ii as an inn wIilc sIc siudics iIc
dying dragons wIo conc io iIc Wcll.
SIc is indisuially iIc grcaicsi living sagc
on naiicrs of dragonlind. Hcr oiIcr ficlds of
lnowlcdgc includc Iisiory, nagic, nanclorc,
and liology.
7
AppemoI II:
Vanos o[ 1he
5uono Coas1
agical wards, oficn
found in iIc Savagc
NoriI, arc cvcn norc
nuncrous in iIc Coasi
lands. In iIc arca cov-
crcd ly iIis lool, wards arc usually
lcss owcrful iIan iIosc of iIc
NoriIslaying innoccni and crIas
fricndly ncrcIanis ly niscIancc is
frowncd on in iIc Coasi lands, wIcrc
iradc is norc inoriani iIan grin
survival.
As in iIc NoriI, nosi Iunan
wardsand all iIosc cncounicrcd ly
Voloarc varianis of iIc 7iI-lcvcl
wizard scll wardmist. TIcy arc
inicndcd io dcfcnd foll and rocriy
fron iIicvcs, wolvcs, irolls, orcs, and
nonsicrs. Elninsicr warns iIai
wards arc uscd all ovcr iIc Fcalns ly
iIc ricI and ly owcrful wizards and
ricsisand iIai Volo Ias cncoun-
icrcd vcry fcw of iIcn, and of only
iIc nosi connon iycs.
TIc crafiing of wardings lcgan in
iIc NoriI, rolally in ancicni
NciIcril. TIc oldcsi wards arc found
in ionls and sulicrrancan sioragc
arcas undcr ruins or icnlcs sIcl-
icrcd fron iIc crccing dcsiruciion
of long-assing iinc, or in forcsi
gladcs, wIcrc iIcy Iavc ouilivcd iIc
luildings iIai oncc siood around
iIcn. Ancicni wards oficn includc
wild nagical cffccis and roIiliiions
againsi nagical iicns, wIicI sinly
won'i cnicr iIc wardmist. TIcrc arc
also insianccs of roIiliiions againsi
sclls of a sccific scIool or iIosc
nanifcsiing as Icai, firc, ligIining, or
cold. Sonc old wards incororaic
reverse gravity cffccis, or blade barri-
ers largc cnougI io cnconass an
cniirc wardmist!
Va nomI s 1
(vocutIon, AItevutIon,
ncLuntment/CLuvm)
Fangc: Sccial
Cononcnis: V, S, M
Duraiion: Pcrnancni
Casiing Tinc: 1 Iour
Arca of Effcci: Sccial
Saving TIrow: Sccial
TIis 7iI-lcvcl scll rcquircs iIc
usc of an anouni of silvcr largcr in
ioial volunc iIan iIc casicr's fisi.
OiIcr naicrial cononcnis arc
Iasc sidcr sill and iIrcc
owdcrcd icccs of anlcr of no lcss
iIan 500 g valuc cacI. (All iIc scll
cononcnis arc dcsiroycd in iIc
casiing of iIc scll.} TIc casicr nusi
siand in an arca iIai will lcconc
ari of iIc ward and visualizc iIc
rouic of iIc dcsircd ward loundary.
S
An arca of 600 squarc fcci cr lcvcl
of iIc casicr nay lc cncloscd. If iIc
wizard irics io cnclosc ioo largc an
arca, iIc scll fails and is wasicd.
Magcs casiing sinuliancous
wardmists nay conlinc iIcir
roicciions.
TIc scll crcaics a wardmist. TIis
is a 40-fooi-IigI, 60-fooi-widc land
of crnancni nisi iIai nusi rcsi on
iIc ground, floor, or oiIcr solid sur-
facc. (Ii nccd noi lc lcvcl.} TIc arca
roiccicd ly iIc ward is ncasurcd
fron iIc inncr cdgc of iIc wardmist.
TIc iIiclncss of iIc nisi is noi
includcd. TIc ward cicnds 40 fcci
lcncaiI iIc surfacc of iIc ground,
and nay lc narrowcr iIan 60 fcci in
widiI wIcrcvcr dcsircd. Iis lound-
arics can iwisi and iurn corncrs as
sIarly and as oficn as dcsircd io
roicci a ccriain arca, and iIcy nay
ccludc wIaicvcr arcas iIc casicr
dcsircs. Oncc casi, a wardmist can'i
lc novcd.
A wardmist can always lc frccly
cnicrcd or lcfi. Dcings cnicring ii arc
scnscd ly iIc scll, wIicI rcacis ly
flasIing a radiani or audillc warn-
ing (or loiI, as dcsircd} io a sccific
soi or lcing. TIc soi or lcing is
sci uon casiing, and ii cannoi lc
cIangcd iIcrcaficr. SucI a warning
would siill funciion in iIc locaiion
of a dcsiroycd roon (cvcn in nidair}
or insidc iIc ionl of a dcad lcing.
Warnings classify iIosc wIo cnicr
iIc wardmist inio iwo caicgorics:
iIosc wIo lcar ward iolcns and
inirudcrs. Wardmist warnings irans-
nii nunlcrs and gcncral locaiions
of all inirudcrs.
SigIi and all lnown nagical and
sionic ncans of scrying won'i worl
iIrougI iIc loundarics of a
wardmist. A lcing in iIc nisi can
scc iIrougI iIc nisi io a disiancc of
aloui 10 fcci in darlncss, and 40
fcci wIcn ligIi is rcscni. Onc
cannoi scc oui of iIc nisi iIougI,
cvcn if onc is only incIcs away fron
iis cdgc. Onc cannoi scc oui of iIc
nisi io ciiIcr iIc arca ii ccludcs or
iIc arca ii cncloscs. A wardmist can
lc sccn over frccly ly anyonc iall
cnougI or siaiioncd IigI cnougI io
lc allc io do so.
WIcn visililiiy is rcduccd ly
darlncss, inirudcrs in a wardmist
wIo don'i usc lans, narlcrs, or
oiIcr ncans of rocccding in a
siraigIi aiI will novc in a randon
dircciion cacI round of novcncni
in wIicI iIcy fail a sccrci Iniclli-
gcncc cIccl. Ii is ossillc io wan-
dcr, losi, in a wardmist for quiic
sonc iinc.
TIc casicr of a wardmist scll can
iry io linl ccriain iycs of nagically
aninaicd or undcad nonsicrs io iIc
ward as ii is forning io scrvc as
guardian nonsicrs. To lcconc
guardians, iIcsc nonsicrs nusi lc
rcscni, and nusi fail a saving iIrow
vs. scll.
WIcn an inirudcr rcacIcs a ccr-
iain localc in a wardmist or Ias lccn
in iIc nisi for a sci iinc, sonc
guardian nonsicrs arc iclcoricd io
wiiIin 20 fcci of iIc inirudcr. TIc
iycs and nunlcrs of guardian
nonsicrs arc sci ly iIc iniiial ward-
mist scll lui arc liniicd ly iIc
availallc siallc of guardians. TIcir
D
VanomIs1 GuanoIam
Noms1ens
dS Number & Type oI Monsters
1 2d6 lancguards
2 1d3 llazing loncs
3 2d8 lonclais
4 3d4 Iclncd Iorrors
5 3d4 slclcions or 2d4 nonsicr
slclcions (MM, MC1}
6 1d2 waicIgIosis|
7 1d2 wraiiIs (MM, MC1}
8 2d12 zonlics (MM, MC1}
Monsicrs narlcd wiiI an asicrisl
(} acar in iIc rcviscd FORGOTTEN
REALMS Campaign Setting lo.
TIosc narlcd wiiI a daggcr (}
acar in iIc Ruins of Myth Dran-
nor locd sci. A dicsis (|} dcnoics
iIosc in iIc Ruins of Undermoun-
tain locd sci. TIosc acaring in
iIc MONSTROUS MANUAL ganc
acccssory arc dcnoicd ly MM,"
and iIosc in iIc MONSTROUS
COMPENDIUM

voluncs Iavc iIc

volunc nunlcr acndcd io iIc
allrcviaiion MC." DMs lacling a
ariicular sourcc sIould sulsiiiuic
anoiIcr nonsicr fron iIc lisi.
iyical ordcrs arc io aiiacl and
dcsiroy all inirudcrs, aliIougI sonc
nay lc insirucicd io sulduc, dis-
arn, and caiurc wIilc dcaling as
liiilc danagc as ossillc.
Cuardian nonsicrs arc lci in
siasis ly iIc uorJnicI wIcn noi
aciivc. TIcy do noi agc, Ical, or cai.
TIcy lcconc inaciivc 2d4 rounds
aficr an inirudcr is slain or lcavcs
iIc wardcd arca. A guardian non-
sicr can lc Icalcd ai any iinc ly
alicaiion of iIc rocr oiions or
sclls. A dcsiroycd guardian is for-
cvcr gonc. Ii can'i lc rcsurrccicd or
rclaccd ly iIc uorJnicI scll. Mon-
sicrs can lc unlcasIcd io wandcr in
an cisiing uorJnicI, lui io lc
linlcd io and iclcoricd aloui ly iIc
ward, iIcy nusi lc ari of iIc iniiial
uorJnicI casiing.
Only iIc iycs of nagically crc-
aicd or undcad nonsicrs lisicd in
iIc locd ici ai lcfi can lc linlcd io
a uorJnicI, aliIougI individual
nagcs nay Iavc succcssfully nodi-
ficd iIcir uorJnicI sclls io aug-
ncni iIis lisi. Talcs cisi of wards
dcfcndcd ly golcns and cvcn ly
undcad iiians.
Magcs nay conlinc iIcir cfforis
wIcn crcaiing a uorJnicI so as io
givc ii nuliilc scis of guardians of
iIc sanc or diffcrcni iycs. EacI
nagc casis a uorJnicI scll ai iIc
sanc iinc, iIougI only onc ward is
crcaicd, and ii is sci io a singlc sori
of ward iolcn.
A fcw wards arc linlcd io norc
owcrful guardians, sucI as licIcs
assisicd ly rolcd and Ioodcd slclc-
ions (io lool lilc oiIcr licIcs or
nagcs}. TIcsc slclcions arc inlucd
wiiI scll aliliiy io casi conlai
sclls and Iavc nogic nouIIc casi
on iIcn io allow iIcn io scal."
TIcy aci as dccoys and arc uscd io
idcniify scllcasiing inirudcrs io
iIcir licI. TIcrc arc cvcn rcoris of
nuliilc invisillc siallcrs linlcd io a
uorJnicI cacI lcing frccd fron
scrviiudc in Toril aficr iIcy slay a
ccriain nunlcr of inirudcrs.
A uorJnicI docsn'i sccn io cisi
3O
for a lcing wIo carrics iIc rocr
iolcn. Ward iolcns nusi lc nadc of
a ccriain naicrial, and iIcy nusi
lcar a ccriain runc iIai is drawn
wIilc a sccrci word is uiicrcd. TIc
naicrial, iIc runc, and iIc word arc
all sci during iIc ward's casiing, and
iIcy cannoi lc cIangcd iIcrcaficr.
For convcnicncc, iolcns io a ariic-
ular ward arc usually of a connon
sIac and sizc, lui iIc wardmist will
rccognizc anyiIing of iIc rigIi
naicrial iIai lcars iIc rigIi runc.
Sonc ward iolcns Iavc lccn insci
inio iIc onncls of swords, for
insiancc, or lalcd inio clay jugs or
siaiuciics. In sonc largc Ioldings,
wardcrs carry rings of varying
iolcns jusi as iIcy do rings of lcys.
Tolcns can lc nadc frccly aficr iIc
casiing of a wardmist lui iIc
rcquircncnis for a valid iolcn can'i
lc cIangcd wiiIoui using anoiIcr
wardmist scll.
A lcing lcaring a valid iolcn can'i
scc or lc affccicd ly a wardnisi and
isn'i suljcci io aiiacls ly any
guardian nonsicrs linlcd io iIc
wardmist. An inirudcr wIo scizcs a
valid iolcn fron anoiIcr lcing, cvcn
wIilc in laiilc wiiI a guardian, will
lc insianily frcc of sucI guardian
nonsicr aiiacls.
Only onc wardmist scll can cisi
in a givcn arca. If a dispel magic is
casi on a wardmist, ii incrcascs visi-
liliiy around iIc casicr ly 20 fcci,
dclays iIc acarancc of any
guardian nonsicrs ly a round, and
scis off an inncdiaic warning. Only
a limited wish or wish can dcsiroy a
wardmist. Evcn rccaicd dispel mag-
ics will fail, and an anti-magic shell
cannoi forn wiiIin a wardmist. If
iIis is aiicnicd, iIc anti-magic
shell is wasicd, and iIc wardmist is
unaffccicd.
TIc nosi connon addiiion io a
wardmist is a land of arncd Iunan
guards assigncd io rcsond io iIc
nagic's warnings. Spell triggers arc
also oular; iIcsc arc sclls iIai
Iavc sccific rcsci condiiions io sci
iIcn off. TIcy iIcn launcI iIc
cffccis of oiIcr Ianging" sclls, also
casi carlicr.
For canlc, if sonconc cnicrs iIc
ruins of Siornwind Towcr (an iso-
laicd nagc-Iold ncar Trollclaw Ford}
ly iIc froni door, si idcniical nagcs
acar all around Iin or Icr, Iurling
lolis of ligIining. TIcsc nagcs arc
rcally rojccicd inagcs linlcd in
sonc now-forgoiicn way io a rarc
scll lnown as web of lightning. Safc
cniry io iIc iowcr is ly ncans of a
sccrci assagc wIosc cniry is narlcd
ly a gargoylc siaiuc, clscwIcrc in iIc
ruinsa assagc fillcd wiiI iIc
sword-wiclding, aninaicd slclcial
arns lnown as drcad. TIcsc crca-
iurcs arc dciailcd in iIc Ruins of Myth
Drannor locd sci.
Veb o[ LIgh1mImg
(vocutIon, AItevutIon)
Fangc: 40 yards + 10 yards/lcvcl
Cononcnis: V, S, M
Duraiion: Insianiancous
Casiing Tinc: 8
Arca of Effcci: Sccial
Saving TIrow:
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TIis 8iI-lcvcl wizard scll causcs
iIc sinuliancous discIargc of si
ligIining lolis. Idcniical in rocr-
iics io iIosc lolis crcaicd ly a light-
ning bolt scll, iIcsc lolis do 7d6
oinis of danagc cacI and nanifcsi
in onc of iwo ways.
Onc nanifcsiaiion is widcly uscd
on laiilcficlds: a siarlursi of si
lolis radiaiing oui fron a singlc
oini visualizcd or cIoscn dirccily ly
iIc casicr, wIo nccd noi scc iis
locaiion. Four lolis sring oui in iIc
cardinal dircciions (forning an
cqual-arncd cross}, and iwo
addiiional lolis lca oui in iwo of iIc
diagonals, in quadranis cIoscn ly
iIc casicr.
TIc oiIcr nanifcsiaiion of iIc
scll is a ricocIciing wcl wiiIin a
60-fooi-diancicr sIcrc. TIc sIcrc
can lc alicrcd io fill a 30- ly 30-fooi
roon or snallcr arca, lui noi
incrcascd in volunc. Conrcssing ii
docs noi affcci danagc or oiIcr scll
rocriics. TIis cffcci is oficn fii inio
a singlc doorway, wiiI iIc lolis
lcaing fron iIc franc as an
inirudcr sics iIrougI.
In ciiIcr nanifcsiaiion, iargci
lcings nusi nalc saving iIrows
individually againsi all si lolis.
TIcy savc againsi fcwcr lolis if iIc
aiI of a loli lcavcs iIcn oui of
Iarn's way, as in nosi uscs of iIc
siarlursi.
TIc naicrial cononcnis of iIis
scll arc four lodcsioncs or a lii of
fur, and a snall, snooiI rod of
anlcr, crysial, or glass.
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AppemoI III:
NagIcaL I1ems
onc of iIc nagical
iicns ncniioncd ly
Volo in Iis cloraiions
of iIc Sword Coasi
lands arc faniliar io
Elninsicr. Of iIcsc, Ic crniiicd
words aloui a fcw io rcnain in iIis
cdiiion of iIc guidclool, and con-
scnicd io rovidc dciails of iIcn for
us, wiiI iIc grudging words, Wcll, I
suosc all of yc can'i gci inio too
nucI iroullc wiiI iIcsclui yc will,
I lnow, and I awaii iIy anusing ialcs
of wIai lcfcll iIcn.'
Hcrc, iIcn, is wIai Elninsicr iold us.
Hanom's RImg
XP Value: 8,500
GP Value: 16,000
WIcn worn, iIis lain lrass ring
auionaiically granis any wcarcr (noi
wizards only} a +1 saving iIrow
lonus, cunulaiivc wiiI any oiIcr
lonuscs iIc wcarcr nay Iavc,
againsi any alicraiion sclls and idcn-
iical nagical iicn alicraiion cffccis. If
iIc wcarcr is a scllcasicr allc io
casi alicraiion sclls, focs facing Iis
or Icr sclls suffcr a -1 cnaliy io
iIcir saving iIrows wIcn sIc or Ic
casis sclls ai iIcn wIilc wcaring
iIis ring.
TIc ring Ias anoiIcr auionaiic,
as-oficn-as-rcquircd owcr. Ii can
urify waicr and drinl ly ioucI or
inncrsion. TIis owcr is sirong
cnougI io ncuiralizc acid or oison
and rcndcr wincs, lccrs, and siriis
nonalcoIolic wiiIoui alicring iIcir
iasic, sncll, or Iuc.
Harvyns ring also Ias iwo owcrs
iIai nusi lc dclilcraicly callcd foriI.
Dy will and conccniraiion on iIc dcs-
iinaiion (wIicI nusi lc wiiIin sigIi,
wiiIin 90 fcci, and noi iIrougI any
nagical or Iysical larricrs}, iIc
wcarcr can jump iIrcc iincs in a day
(144 iurns}, carrying u io 400 lls. of
addiiional wcigIi as long as ii is in
Iysical coniaci and willcd io conc
along, ioo.
TIc juning wcarcr isn'i nagically
roiccicd in any way during iransii,
aliIougI iIc landing will lc urigIi,
lalanccd, and surc-fooicd. Juns
aiicnicd wiiI ioo nucI wcigIi, io a
dcsiinaiion ioo far away, or onio a
surfacc iIai can'i suori iIc arriving
ring wcarcr will rcsuli in falls, unniii-
gaicd ly iIc ring.
TIc wcarcr of a Harvyns ring can
also causc ii, ly iIc uiicrancc of a
sccrci word gravcn on iIc insidc sur-
facc of iIc ring, io cnii a swordlilc
force blade. TIc word is diffcrcni for
cacI of iIc si lnown rings. TIis
wcaon can lc callcd foriI iIricc
cvcry day (144 iurns}, and lasis for 1
iurnlcss if iIc cffcci is willcd io
ccasc carlicr. Unuscd iinc can'i lc
savcd u for usc laicr. TIc force blade
is invisillc ccci io iIosc allc io scc
nagical auras or wIcn iIc wcaon is
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covcrcd wiiI llood or anoiIcr adIcr-
ing sulsiancc, and can clcavc
iIrougI any nagical larricr crcaicd
ly a 7iI-lcvcl or lowcr scll or nagi-
cal iicn cquivalcni, crnancnily
lrcacIing ii in a 10-fooi-radius circlc
ccnicrcd on iIc lladc. In sonc cascs,
sucI as a shield scll, iIis will con-
lcicly dcsiroy iIc larricr nagic. TIc
invisillc lladc docs noi clang, rusi,
cIi, lcnd, lrcal, or rcsond io Icai,
cold, nagnciic, or clccirical cffccis as
ncial docs. Ii is sinly a consiruci of
forcc wiiI a cuiiing cdgc and dcals
4d4 oinis of danagc cr sirilc (4d6
io largc-sizcd focs}, lcing in all oiIcr
rcsccis a long sword. A figIicr of
IigI cnougI lcvcl can usc ii for nulii-
lc aiiacls and rcccivcs nornal
lonuscs if sIc or Ic osscsscs sc-
cializaiion in long sword. TIc sword
acars in iIc wcarcr's ring Iand
and cannoi lcavc ii. If iIc wcarcr
ocns Iis or Icr Iand io gras ai
sonciIing clsc, iIc force blade van-
isIcs. Ii can'i lc uscd in iIc wcarcr's
oiIcr Iand or lc ialcn ly anoiIcr
lcing.
GaLoaenm's
Gage
XP Value: 2,500
GP Value: 6,000
Nancd for iIc figIiing nagc wIo
firsi dcviscd ii, iIis singlc ncsI
gaunilci (nail glovc} of ciiIcr iIc lcfi
or rigIi Iand nagically alicrs io fii
iIc sizc and nunlcr of digiis of a
wcarcr's Iand. Ii allows iis wcarcr io
Iurl nissilcs sucI as rocls, sling
sioncs, daggcrs, and acs wiiI a +2
aiiacl roll lonus. Usc of iIc gaunilci
docsn'i allow iIc wcarcr io iIrow
iIings nornally ioo Icavy or
unwicldy io Iurl and docsn'i confcr
any roficicncics. TIrown sioncs do
1d2 oinis of danagc, dccnding on
sizc. Focls as largc as a iargci's Icad
can dcal ld4+1 oinis of danagc.
TIc wcarcr of a gage can also iry io
inicrcci inconing nissilcs. Foll a
d20 for iIc glovc wcarcr. If iIc scorc
is IigIcr iIan iIc unnodificd dic roll
of iIc inconing aiiacl, iIc caicI was
succcssful. TIc gage liicrally caicIcs
Iysical nissilcs, and ii can Iurl
iIcn lacl ai iIcir sourcc. TIis
rciurncd firc counis as an cira
aiiacl in addiiion io iIc gage wcarcr's
cIoscn aciiviiy or aiiacl for iIc round
and is rollcd ai +2. If iIc gage wcarcr
wanis io rcdircci caugIi nissilcs ai
anoiIcr iargci iIan iIcir sourcc, iIc
Iurling counis as a rcgular aiiacl. If a
caicI fails, iIc aiiacling nissilc Ias
iis usual cffcci.
A gage can caicI u io four magic
missiles in a singlc round. Addiiional
nissilcs will gci iIrougI for iIc usual
danagc. CaugIi magic missiles arc
alsorlcd ly iIc glovc, noi iIrown
lacl.
A Galdaeryns gage roiccis iIc
wcarcr's Iand as wcll as a full laic
gaunilci againsi a falcon's ialons and
oiIcr sIar iIings. Ii is affccicd ly
heat metal and sinilar nagics. If iis
wcarcr is figIiing wiiI a onc-Iandcd
wcaon in iIc oosiic Iand, ii can
lc uscd io gralc wiiI Iosiilc
wcaons. Trcai ii as a sIicld for
Arnor Class uroscs wIcn uscd in
iIis fasIion.
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Hamo o[ Fun
XP Value: 2,500
GP Value: 7,000
TIis singlc ncsI gaunilci (nail glovc} of
ciiIcr lcfi or rigIi Iand nagically alicrs
io fii iIc sizc and nunlcr of digiis of a
wcarcr's Iand. WIcn worn, ii inrovcs
iIc wcarcr's Arnor Class ly 1 oini. An
unarnorcd warrior lacling a sIicld or
IigI Dcicriiy would novc fron AC 10
io AC 9 ly donning iIc glovc. Ii allows
iis wcarcr iwo sccial aiiacls: magic
missile and forceblow.
TIc glovc's magic missile aiiacl is idcn-
iical io iIc 1si-lcvcl wizard scll of iIc
sanc nanc. A hand of fury Iolds iwo
sucI sclls. EacI unlcasIcs iIrcc nissilcs
causing 1d4+1 oinis of danagc wIcn
uscd. WIcn onc sucI aiiacl is uscd, ii
can'i lc callcd on again uniil 3 cniirc days
(72 Iours, or 432 iurns} Iavc clascd.
TIc forceblow aiiacl can lc uscd
only oncc cr day Aficr ii is callcd on,
24 Iours (144 iurns} nusi ass lcforc ii
can lc cnloycd again. A forceblow is
ncvcr wasicd. Ii can occur only wIcn a
successful aiiacl lands, dcfincd as a
uncI wiiI iIc glovcd Iand iIai is
dccncd a usc of iIis aiiacl ly iIc laycr
as the attack is launched. FaiIcr iIan
nornal uncIing danagc, a forceblow
docs 6d4 oinis of danagc, and Ias iwo
ossillc addiiional cffccis. A sirucl vic-
iin nusi savc vs. scll io avoid lcing
siunncd on iIc following round, and
sIc or Ic nusi also nalc a SircngiI
cIccl io avoid lcing Iurlcd away in a
fall ly iIc forcc of iIc llow, wiiI ossi-
llc addiiional danagc uon landing.
Siunncd viciins arc rccling and unallc
io ialc any dclilcraic aciion iIc round
following iIc onc iIcy arc sirucl in.
Fragilc worn or carricd iicns coscd
io iIc forcc of iIis sirilc or iIc inaci
of a rcsuliani fall nusi nalc a saving
iIrow vs. crusIing llow or a saving
iIrow vs. fall, as alicallc, or lrcal.
A hand of fury Ias onc addiiional
rocriy. Iis nagic can lc cIausicd
and convcricd inio a singlc, auionaii-
cally succcssful lcnd lars/lifi gaics
aiicni, causing ii io crunllc io dusi.
TIc glovc nusi lc ioucIcd io iIc lar-
ricr io lc so uscd.
Tonc
o[ 1he TI1ams
XP Value: 4,500
GP Value: 12,000
TIis lain, Icavy, silvcr nccl collar
ncvcr iarnisIcs or lrcals. Ii rcsisis
cvcn rcforging aiicnis. Ii allows iIc
wcarcr io scal, undcrsiand, and rcad
iIc ionguc of iiians and io call on iiian-
lilc sircngiI in liniicd ways, as follows:
Oncc cr day, iIc iorc wcarcr can
nalc a SircngiI cIccl as if sIc or Ic
wcrc a iiian of SircngiI 25.
Twicc a day, a iorc wcarcr can
launcI an aiiacl wiiI iiian sircngiI ai
+7 io iIc aiiacl roll and +14 io danagc,
duc io 25 SircngiI. If iIc aiiacl nisscs,
iIc aiicni siill wasics iIc iorc's nagic.
TIricc cr day, a iorc wcarcr can
nalc an ocn doors or lcnd lars/lifi
gaics aiicni as if osscssing SircngiI
25. TIc aiicni io ocn a door is suc-
ccssful on a roll of 19 on a d20 or lcss, or
18 or lcss if ii is loclcd, larrcd, or nagi-
cally Icld. TIc iorc wcarcr in iIis siiua-
iion Ias a 99% cIancc of succcssfully
lcnding lars or lifiing gaics.
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AppemoI IV:
I m o e
Iis indc docs noi
includc rcfcrcnccs io
colc, nor io nosi
luilding na rcfcr-
cnccs. Privaic Ioncs
arc lisicd only if iIcy'rc of inicrcsi io
iIc advcniurcr or Iisiorically nindcd
sigIisccing iravclcr. TIc Forialiccs
scciion lisis all siruciurcs iIai Iavc
lccn luili, or convcricd, for usc as
dcfcnsillc sirongIolds in iinc of war.
In unccriain iincs, iravclcrs arc
adviscd io lcc a loolnarl ai iIis
soi in iIc guidclool wIcn naling
fasi iravcl lans. TIc siruciurcs nay
also acar undcr oiIcr Icadings,
corrcsonding io oiIcr uscs.
Placcs iIai funciion as loiI inns
and iavcrns arc lisicd in loiI scciions.
Tanlard Iouscs arc a ncw aiiraciion
in Facrun, fasi srcading fron iIc ciiy
of Dcrdusl wIcrc iIcy firsi acarcd.
Nonc arc indccd Icrc. Consuli iIai
ciiy cniry (agcs 153174} for nancs of
iIcsc csiallisIncnis.
ALLes, 51nee1s, Em1nIes,
amo Opem 5paces
Anlcrsidc (narlci} (Dcrdusl} ............. 158, 160, 162
Anllc Lanc (Dcrdusl} ............................................ 168
Dcllowlar'sCaic (Dcrdusl} .................. 155, 158, 160
Dcllioll Sircci (Daldur's Caic} ................................ 13
Dindlc Sircci (Daldur's Caic} .................... 11, 13, 217
Dlacl Dragon Caic (Daldur's Caic} ............ 10, 13, 26
Clascd Hands Caic (Hill's Edgc} ......................... 189
TIc Claw (inicrscciion} (Dcrdusl} ............... 158, 160
TIc Coasi Way ....................... 7, 27, 28, 39, 40, 51, 60
TIc Crossways (inicrscciion} (Dcrdusl} ......... 158, 160
DanaiIar's Sircci (Dcrdusl} .................................. 168
Drovcrs' Caic (Dcrdusl} ........................ 156, 158, 160
TIc Dusl Foad......................... 93, 120, 126, 147, 148,
175, 176, 182, 200, 202, 203, 207
Far Fidcr Sircci (Scornulcl} .................................. 110
TIc FisI Marlci (Scornulcl} .............................. 105
TIc CollaIacr (Dcrdusl} ...... .. 158, 160, 166, 167, 172
Landward Caic (Daldur's Caic} ............................. 10
Lowcr Ciiy Caic (Iriaclor} ..................................... 207
Luic Sircci (Dcrdusl} .............................................. 168
Maidcnslridgc Sircci (Eliurcl} ................................ 96
TIc Minsirclridc (TIc Tuncridc}
(Dcrdusl} ......................................... 158, 160, 168, 172
NoriIsiorn Sircci (Scornulcl} ............................. 109
TIc FcacIing Caic (Hill's Edgc} ............................ 189
Fcd SIiclds Foad (Scornulcl} .............................. 110
Fivcrgaic (Hill's Edgc} ............................................. 189
Fivcrroad Caic (Dcrdusl} ..................... 155, 159, 160
SIiarra's Marlci (Eliurcl} ........................................ 94
SIondalcir Sircci (Dcrdusl} ......................... 158, 160
SIoriarrow Caic (Dcrdusl} .................. ..155, 159, 160
Sluldasl Foad ................................................... 93, 118
Sicclsur Way (Dcrdusl} ....................... 158, 160, 172
Sicclsword Sircci (Dcrdusl} ................. 158, 160, 172
SiornsIorc Sircci (Daldur's Caic} ............ 8, 13, 218
Siunllcosi Trail (Scornulcl} ............................. 110
TIundar's Fidc.. ................................................ 93, 118
TIc Tradc Way ................................. 31, 34, 52, 65, 71,
105, 106, 113, 117, 120
TIc Tradcr's Foad .................................................. 202
TIc Uldoon Trail ........................... 147, 148, 153, 156,
158, 159, 160, 172
Valc Caic (Dcrdusl} ................................. 156, 158, 160
Valc Caic (Hill's Edgc} ............................................. 189
TIc Wall (narlci} (Scornulcl} ................... 106 109
TIc Widc (narlci} (Daldur's Caic} ........... 10, 11, 13,
221, 223, 224
Windscll Sircci (Daldur's Caic} ........ 9, 13, 14, 23, 24
TIc Winicr Cardcn (TIc Cardcns}
(Eliurcl} .............................................................. 94, 99
Woods Caic (Dcrdusl} .................................... 156, 160
Bamos & OngamIza1Ioms
TIc Avowcd (nonls of Candlclcc} ............... 32, 33
TIc Dluc Sword Lcgion (of QIcldin's Masl} ....... 104
TIc CIoscn of Mysira ............................................ 131
TIc Circlc of ScyiIcs (of AiIlaila}. ......................... 47
TIc Clascd Hands.. ............................................... 187
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Council of Cuilds (of Daggcrford} .................... 34, 36
TIc Culi of iIc Dragon.............. 75, 78, 186, 212, 225
TIc Dragon Daggcrs (of Dcrdusl} ....................... 172
Dragoncyc Dcaling Cosicr ............................... 94, 203
TIc FcllowsIi of iIc Drcaning Dragon........... 206
TIc Flaning Fisi (ncrccnary conany} ................ 8
TIc Frcc Tradcrs (of Wcsigaic} ............................ 188
Hardlucllcr's Hurlcrs ......................................... 182
TIc Harcrs ................... 40, 43, 45, 55, 89, 127, 129,
130, 131, 147, 148, 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 163,
168, 169, 170, 173, 175, 186, 188, 190, 191, 193,
200, 202, 205, 211, 212, 213, 215, 217, 218, 219,
221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227
TIc Hcllridcrs (of Eliurcl} ......................................... 93
TIc Hcralds .................................... 131, 173174, 193
TIc HigI Hclns (of Trollclaw Ford} ...................... 60
TIc KnigIis of iIc Unicorn .............................
23, 24
TIc Lord KnigIis of iIc Dacllands ........... 142145
TIc Lords' Alliancc ................... 65, 79, 93, 153, 186,
200, 218, 223, 225
TIc Mcn of Hanncr Hall ....................................... 76
TIc McrcIanis' Lcaguc ............................................ 13
TIc Ocncrs ............................................................. 185
TIc Proud Pcgasi (of Hill's Edgc} ......................... 199
TIc Fcd SIiclds (of Scornulcl} ............................ 105
TIc Fcd Wizards of TIay ........ 63, 64, 186, 222, 225
TIc Fidcrs in Fcd Cloals
(of Aslravn} ........................................... 148, 151, 152
Sacrn's SIar Swords (of Drawn Swords} ......... 127
Siag Warriors............................................................. 128
TIousandIcads Trading Cosicr .......... 159, 160, 203
TIc Tradcrs' Council
(of Hill's Edgc} ...................................... 188, 189, 190
TIc Triluic CaiIcrcrs (of LaiIiarl's Lanicrn}........ 51
TIc Wagonnasicrs of iIc Folling WIccl
(Aslravn} ............................................................... 151
TIc Wildncn of iIc NoriI .................................... 178
TIc Wondcrncn
(Wondcrnalcrs; of Scornulcl} ...................... 107
ZIcniarin ....................... 75, 123, 129, 132, 133, 139,
140, 147, 148, 149, 153, 155, 156, 164, 175, 176,
177, 179, 185, 186, 188, 189, 190, 191, 194, 196,
199, 200, 201, 202, 211, 212, 213, 214, 217, 218,
219, 221, 222, 223, 225
Fes1haLLs
TIc Hcralds' Fcsi (Dcrdusl} ......... 158, 160, 173174
TIc Low Lanicrn (Daldur's Caic} ........................... 13
MoiIcr Min's (Scornulcl} ................................... .106
TIc NigIisIadc (Scornulcl} ................................. .107
TIc Fuly SIawl (Dcrdusl} ............................ .158, 174
Si Sofi Furs (Hill's Edgc} ................................ 189,195
TIc Undcrccllar (Daldur's Caic} ............................ 13
FoR1aLIces
Dacllands Casilc (YariIrain; ruins} ............. 142145
Dridgcfori (Doarcslyr Dridgc} ................................. 89
Candlclcc ......................................................... 3233
TIc Cry of Joy (icnlc io Lliira}
(Hill's Edgc} ................................................... 189, 190
Daggcrford Casilc....................................................... 34
DarlIold (TIc Kcc of iIc Far Hills, Farlcc, iIc
Wild Hold, Sunsci Kcc} ...................... 140, 147, 164,
177179 (Iisiory}, 186, 199, 200, 201, 211, 221, 224
Dragonscar Casilc (ruin} ............... 5, 34, 40, 6567,
72, 7375 (Iisiory}, 215, 225
Durlag's Towcr ....................................... 9092, 102
Evcnsong Towcr (Milil}
(Dcrdusl} .............................................. 158, 164165
TIc Fisi of iIc Fuiurc (icnlc io Cyric}
(Hill's Edgc}. ......................................... 189, 190, 191
Hanncr Hall ....................................................... 7677
HigI Hall (Eliurcl} ....................................................... 94
TIc HigI Lady's Casilc (Dcrdusl} ........................ 157
TIc HigI Towcr of Iriaclor .................. 204, 205, 206
TIc Incrial Palacc (Fcndarl's Caic} ......... 180181
TIc Fcady Housc of iIc FigIi Sirong Hand
(icnlc of Hcln} (Dcrdusl} ........ 160, 163164, 224
Scaiowcr of Dalduran
(Daldur's Caic} .................................................... 8 13 ,
Scllgard ................................................................. 130
Sionc Eaglc Lodgc ................................................... 93
Swordslcc (Drawn Swords} ............................... 126
Windsircan Lodgc ................................................... 93
GambLImg Houses
TIc NigIisIadc (Scornulcl} ................................. 107
TIc Pic and Ivorics (Hardlucllcr} .................... 185
TIc Undcrccllar (Daldur's Caic}. ............................ 13
Homes
HigI Hcdgc (Dcrcgosi} ............................... 28, 29, 225
TIc Housc of iIc Hungry McrcIani
(Dcrdusl} ..................................................... 157, 160, 166
KrannocI ArlIsiaff, SagcHonc of
(DaIdur's Caic} ........................................................ 13
Fagcfasi, SagcHonc of (Daldur's Caic} ............. 13
FanaziiI Flancsingcr, SagcHonc of
(Daldur's Caic} ........................................................ 13
LarlocI's Cryi (Warlocl's Cryi}. ................... 6364
Lyran's Hold...................................................... 115116
NciInoun's Iui (Scornulcl} ................................ 106
OrogoiI (ruin}
........................................................... 78
Siornwind Towcr
(ruin; ncar Trollclaw Ford} ............................. 231
XoniIal's Towcr ............................................. 139140
37
Imms
TIc Dlacl Doar (Iriaclor} ............................. 203, 206
TIc Dlacl Flagon (XoniIal's Towcr} .................... 140
TIc Dladc and Siars (Daldur's Caic} ...... 13, 19, 213
TIc DlusIing Mcrnaid
(Daldur's Caic} .................................... 13, 2022, 92
TIc Doard Laid Darc (Aslravn} ................... 148, 152
TIc DowsIoi Inn........................................................ 31
TIc Dirc Dragon ...................................................... 138
TIc Dusiy Hoof (Scornulcl} .................................. 109
Far AncIor (Scornulcl} .................................. 110111
Fcldcosi's Inn (Dcrcgosi}......................................... 29
TIc Fricndly Arn.. .................................... 39, 214, 218
Callowgar's Inn (Eliurcl} ................................... 99, 218
TIc Halfway Inn ..................... 130, 132, 133135, 221
TIc Hay Hiocanus
(Hill's Edgc} ......................................... .189, 198199
TIc Hcln and Cloal (Daldur's Caic} ........ 13, 2324
TIc Holdfasi Inn (Lian's Hold} .............................. 52
Hullylucl's Canllc (also a fcncc, warcIousing}
(Dcrdusl} ....................................................... 160, 173
TIc Hungry Halfling (Corn Or}.................. 175, 176
TIc Incrial Palacc (Fcndarl's Caic} ......... 180181
TIc Jadcd Unicorn (Scornulcl} ........................... 112
TIc Jcsicr's Pridc (Julloun} ............................. 4446
TIc Jovial Jugglcr (Dcrcgosi} .................................. 30
TIc Manurc Pilcscc Callowgar's Inn
Oar and Wagon WIccl Inn (Eliurcl} ......................
94
TIc Old Talling O
(ncar Iriaclor} ................................... ..203, 207208
PIoniyr's Unicorn (Eliurcl}............................ 100101
TIc Faging Lion (Scornulcl} ........................ 113114
TIc Fcd SIcaf (Dcrcgosi}.................................... 2930
TIc Funning Siag (Dcrdusl} ................. 158, 160, 171
TIc Sign of iIc Drcaning Dragon
(Iriaclor} ......................................................... 203, 206
TIc Sign of iIc Silvcr Sword
(Dcrdusl} .............................................. 160, 172173
TIc Silvcr Dladc (YariIrain} .................................. .145
TIc Singing Sriic (Scconlcr}.......................... 8385
Si Sanglcsiars (QIcldin's Masl;
lurni ruin} ................................................................. 104
TIc Sionc Saddlc (Hill's Edgc} ...................... 189, 195
TIc Siorn Criffin (Hill's Edgc} ..................... 189, 195
TIc Sword and Dragon (Drawn Swords} ............... 129
TIc Swordarn (FoaringsIorc} .................. 53, 5759
TIrcc Old Kcgs
(Daldur's Caic} ................... 13, 2526, 219, 221, 222
TIc Troll's Nosc (KIcldrivvcr} ................................ .48
Unicorn & Crcsccni (Evcrcsla} ............................ .131
TIc Wailing Wavc (LaiIiarl's Lanicrn}........... 50, 51
TIc Wandcring Wyvcrn
(Iriaclor} ............................................... 203, 209210
TIc WaicIful Eyc (HluiIvar} ........................... 200, 201
TIc Way Inn ......................
7, 31, 6567, 215, 225, 226
TIc Worricd Wyvcrn (Hill's Edgc} ....... 189, 194195
O[[Ices
KrannocI ArlIsiaff SagcOfficc of
(Daldur's Caic} ............................................................. 13
Fagcfasi, SagcOfficc of (Daldur's Caic} ............. 13
FanaziiI Flancsingcr, SagcOfficc of
(Daldur's Caic} ........................................................ 13
TIc HigI Towcr of Iriaclor
(council officc} ............................................. 205, 206
Manycoins Housc (Daldur's Caic} .......................... 20
TIc Mayor's Towcr (Hill's Edgc} .................. 188189
Scornulcl Hall (Scornulcl}. .......................... 106, 112
TwiligIi Hall (Dcrdusl} ................................. 153, 156,
160, 163, 168, 174, 211, 226
PaLaces
TIc HigI Hall (Ducal Palacc}
(Daldur's Caic} ............................................ 9, 13, 23
TIc HigI Hall (Eliurcl} ............................................ 94
TIc HigI Lady's Casilc (Dcrdusl} ........................ 157
TIc HigI Towcr of Iriaclor..................... 204, 205, 206
TIc Incrial Palacc
(Fcndarl's Caic} ........................................... 180181
Ramches
Hcariwing (ncar Scrcni's Cowl} ................... 89, 115
FancIcs on iIc Fivcr FcacIing usircan fron
Hill's Edgc ............................................................. 105
Res1aunam1s
Far AncIor (Scornulcl} ................................ ..110111
5chooLs & LIbnanIes
Candlclcc.......................................................... 3233
Evcrcsla Collcgc of Magic and Arns .......... 130131
TIc Fcady Housc of iIc FigIi Sirong Hand (Hcln}
(Dcrdusl} ..................................... 157, 158, 163-164
5hops
AlanaiIcr's ly iIc Waicr (coiic wcaonry}
(Dcrdusl} ..................................... 158, 160, 166167
Andalor's Mill (DowsIoi}. ................................. 31, 226
AndIcr's Mill (XoniIal's Towcr} ........................... 140
AngaI Lalla, Curios & Uniqucs (Scornulcl;
a lnown fcncc} ..................................................... 106
Arlaras iIc SIiwrigIi, Finc Waicr Crafi
(Scornulcl} ................................................................ 106
3S
Dcllin's Dlacl Dladc (wcaons}
(Hill's Edgc} .................................... 189, 193194, 214
Dcni Dows (arcIcry} (Hill's Edgc} ........ 189, 194, 223
CosicrIcadsIousc (ncrcIani conany lasc}
(Dcrdusl} ............................................................... 160
TIc Couniing Housc (noncy ccIangc}
(Daldur's Caic} ....................................................... 13
TIc Dawn of Any Day
(nusical insiruncnis and cncIanicd iicns}
(Dcrdusl}.............................. 158, 160, 168169, 215
Dcrval's DrigIi Dladc (Daggcrford}. ............... 35, 216
Droun Trading (XoniIal's Towcr} ........................ 140
EldriicI Elony (draw} (Hill's Edgc} ..................... 192
Farrcl's Finc Jcwcls and Aarcl
(Daggcrford} ..................................................... 3536
Fclogyr's Fircworls (Daldur's Caic} ........ 11, 13, 217
Civc Mc Wings io Fly (acrial siccds}
Oriaclor} .......................................................... .203, 205
Hall of Wondcrs (Daldur's Caic} ...... 9, 10, 13, 1416
TIc Hanncr of Kacrus (TIanladar sniiIy}
(Scornulcl} .................................................. 105106
A Handful of Eycs (nonsicr sIo}
Hill's Edgc} ............................................... 189, 191192
Hullylucl's Canllc (fcncc, warcIousing;
also an inn} (Dcrdusl} ............................... 160, 173
Julloun's Old Mill (JuIloun} ................................. 43
TIc KnigIi in iIc Morn (arnor and llazonry}
(Hill's Edgc} .................................................. 189, 193
Korlus's Jcwcls and Finc Ornancnis
(Daggcrford} .................................................. 36, 219
Lionsiar Scrviccs (safc sioragc, disguising goods}
(Hill's Edgc}. ......................................... 189, 192193
Ondracr's Finc Pagcs
(Dcrdusl} ..................................... 158, 160, 167168
Folling WIccl Wagons (Aslravn} ................. 151152
Sanlorl's Sundrics-in-Tradc (Aslravn} ........150151
SIining Fivcr Mill (Julloun} ............................. 4344
Sorccrous Sundrics (Daldur's Caic} .............. 13, 218
Taniain's Darrcls and Craics (Aslravn} ............... 151
TIundcrIanncr SniiIy (Dcrcgosi} ............. 29, 223
TIundcrwood Forays (advcniurcr's ouifiiicrs
sIo} (Dcrdusl} .......................... 160, 169170, 222
TorlciI's Trcasurcs
(Cillian's Hill}. .................................... 4142, 48, 225
Trisi's Saddlcs and Siallcs (HluiIvar} ................. 201
Ungairncr's Dooicry (KIcldrivvcr}. ....................... 48
VcloiI's Finc Wagons & Fcairs (HluiIvar} ....... 201
TIc Wcll-Drcsscd Wizard (nagc gcar}
(Iriaclor}............................................................. 203, 205206
5hnImes
Candlclcc (Dcncir, Cond, Milil} ........................... 33
TIc Cu of Plcniy (Tricl} ................................ 120121
DarlIold (Cyric} ............... 140, 147, 164, 175, 177179
(Iisiory}, 186, 199, 200, 201, 211, 221, 224
Fairforiunc Hall (Tynora} (Daggcrford} ......... 34, 38
TIc Flanc Sionc (Sunc} ......................................... 128
Coldcoin Housc (Waulccn; lurni-oui}
(Aslravn} .............................................................. 148
TIc Hand TIai Swings iIc Sword (Tcnus}
(Eliurcl} ................................................................... 95
A Housc of Joy (Lliira} |Aslravn} ........................... 148
Housc of iIc HigI Hand (AzuiI} (Dcrdusl} ........ 157, 160
TIc Housc of iIc Hungry McrcIani (Waulccn}
(Dcrdusl} ............................................. 157, 160, 166
Julloun's Old Mill (CIaunica} (Juiloun} .............. 43
TIc Kiss of iIc Lady (Tynora} (Hill's Edgc} ....... 189
TIc MisiIall (Lcira} (Dcrdusl} ..................... 157, 160
Moondarl Hill (Solonor TIclandira}
(Evcrcsla} ..................................................................... 131
Morningsionc Housc (LaiIandcr} (Aslravn} .......... 148
TIc Old SIar Sword (Tcnus} (Hill's Edgc} .......... 189
PIoniyr's Unicorn (Luruc} (Eliurcl} ............ 100101
TIc Fosc Porial (LaiIandcr} (Daldur's Caic} ...... 13
Foscorial Housc (LaiIandcr} (Dcrdusl} ........ 157, 160
SIrinc of iIc Suffcring (Ilnaicr} (Daldur's Caic}........ 13
Siarrcvcl Hall (Lliira} (Dcrdusl} .................... 157, 160
Swordsoini Hall (Tcnus} (Dcrdusl} ......... 157, 160
TIc Tallc of iIc Sword (Tcnus} (Daggcrford} ....... 34
TIc Unrolling Scroll (OgIna} (Daldur's Caic}...... 13
TIc WaicIful SIicld (Hcln} (Daldur's Caic} ........ 13
Taoenms
TIc Dcni Hcln (Eliurcl} ........................................... 95
TIc Dlacl Flagon (XoniIal's Towcr} .................... .140
TIc DlusIing Mcrnaid Daldur's Caic}........ 13, 2022, 92
TIc Drolcn Collci (FoaringsIorc} ........... 53, 5455
TIc Durning Wizard (Dcrcgosi} ....................... 27, 29
TIc Dancing Dcar (Hill's Edgc} .................... 189, 194
TIc Dusiy Hoof (Scornulcl} ................................. 109
Elfsong Tavcrn (Daldur's Caic} .......... 13, 1718, 211
TIc FlourisIcd Flagon
(Dcrdusl} ..................................... 158, 160, 170171
TIc Halfway Inn..................... 130, 132, 133135, 221
TIc Hay Cow (Daggcrford} ......................... 36, 217
TIc Hungry Halfling (Corn Or} ................ 175, 176
TIc Jadcd Unicorn (Scornulcl} ........................... 112
Lady Lucl Tavcrn (Daggcrford} .... ............. 35, 3738
TIc Old Talling O (ncar Iriaclor} ....... 203, 207208
A Pair of Dlacl Anilcrs (Eliurcl} ......................... 9697
TIc Faging Lion (Scornulcl} ........................ 113114
Fivcr SIining Tavcrn (Daggcrford} ......................... 36
TIc Funning Siag (Dcrdusl} ................. 158, 160, 171
TIc Scarlci Siag (Hill's Edgc} ........................ 189, 194
TIc Scvcn-Siringcd Har (Scconlcr} ...... 8082, 83
TIc Silvcr Dladc (YariIrain} .................................. 145
3D
TIc Dlacl Allcy (Danc}
(Soular; nowa ruin . ............................................ 117
Candlclcc (OgIna} ................................................
32
TIc Cry of Joy (Lliira} (Hill's Edgc} ................
189, 190
Evcnsong Towcr (Milil}
(Dcrdusl} ...................................... 158, 160, 164165
TIc Fisi of iIc Fuiurc (Cyric}
(Hill's Edgc} ......................................... 189, 190, 191
TIc Coldcn Dowl of iIc Coddcss (TIc Cardcn
Tcnlc} (CIaunica} (Iriaclor} ......... 203, 204205
TIc Croiio of iIc Quccn (Unlcrlcc}
(LaiIiarl's Lanicrn} ....................................... 5051
TIc Harvcsi Housc (CIaunica} (Daggcrford} ....... 34
TIc Hcaling Housc of LaiIandcr (Scornulcl}...... 105
Hcln's SIicldIall (Eliurcl} ........................................ 94
TIc HigI Aliar of iIc Moon (TIc Mooniowcr}
(Sclunc} (Iriaclor} ...................................... 203, 205
TIc HigI Harvcsi Honc (CIaunica} (Eliurcl} ......... 94
TIc HigI Housc of Wondcrs (Cond}
(Daldur's Caic}. ............................................ 9, 13, 23
TIc Hold of Daiilc Lions (Tcnus}
(Dragonscar Casilc; now a ruin} ............... 7475
TIc Housc of iIc Dindcr (OgIna}
(KIcldrivvcr; ruincd nonasicry; siill vcncraicd
ly iIc faiiIful} ....................................................... .47
TIc Housc of iIc Cuardian (Hcln}
(HluiIvar}. .......................................................... 200, 201
TIc Housc of iIc Suffcring Cod (Ilnaicr}
(Aslravn} ...................................................... 148149
TIc Inncr CIanlcr (Dcncir}
(Dcrdusl} ...................... 156, 157, 159, 160, 163, 211
TIc LadyIousc (SIccla Pcryroyl}
(Corn Or}
.......................................................... 175176
TIc Lady's Hall (Tynora} (Daldur's Caic} ........ 9, 13
Morninglow Towcr (LaiIandcr} (Daggcrford} ...... 34
TIc Fcady Housc of iIc FigIi Sirong Hand (Hcln}
(Dcrdusl} ..................................... 157, 160, 163164
TIc Scai of Lorc (OgIna}
(Dcrdusl} ..................................... 158, 160, 165166
TIc SIrinc of iIc SIori.. .......................................... 39
Silcni Hall (EldaiI} (Iriaclor} ................ .202, 203, 204
TIc Song of iIc Morning (LaiIandcr}
(Dcrcgosi} ......................................................... 27, 28
TIc Tcnlc of Wisdon (Carl Cliiicrgold}
(TIc Fricndly Arn} ............................................... .39
TIc Towcr of Cold (alandoncd and looicd;
Waulccn} (Iriaclor} ........................................... .203
TempLes
TIc Tanlard and SIcaf (Aslravn} ............. . 148, 152
TIc TarnisIcd Trunci (Hill's Edgc} ........ 189, 196197
TIc Wailing Wavc (LaiIiarl's Lanicrn} ........... 50, 51
TIc Winding Way (Soular}. ................................... 117
TIc Waicr-Quccn's Housc (Unlcrlcc}
(Daldur's Caic}. 9, 13 ..................................................
Disuscd Dcasi Culi icnlc undcr
Iriaclor................................................................. 210
Tcnlcs of Evcrcsla (all clvcn dciiics} ................ 130
Tcnlcs of Hardlucllcr (gnonc dciiics} ........... 185
UmIque 5I1es
TIc Daiilc of Doncs .......................................... 123, 179
TIc Drcaling Sics (raids} .................................. .153
Caiaconls of Aslravn ................................... 150151
Casilc Hill (Dcrdusl} ...... 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 168
Casilc Hill (YariIrain} ............................................. 145
Clcarsring Tor (Dcrdusl} ............ 156, 157, 158, 160
Cryi of iIc Wondcrncn (Scornulcl} ................ 107
Evcrcsla Valc.. .......................................................... 130
Fallcn Ciani Tonl.. ................................................ 128
TIc Far Hills ............................ 147, 169, 177, 178, 222
TIc Ficlds of iIc Dcad............... 5, 8788, 89, 93, 118
FircIanncr Hold (dwarf Iold}............................. 85
FlosIin, csiaic of.. ...................................................... 34
TIc Forcsi of Wyrns ............................ 115, 116, 123
TIc Halls of iIc Hanncr (dwarf Iold} ................. 76
TIc HigI Moor............................... 5, 7, 65, 66, 7172,
73, 75, 79, 88, 107, 215, 222, 226
HigIsiar Lalc (DaucrinlalI, Evcndin} ........ 7677
TIc Hill of Losi Souls ..................... 123, 126, 141, 142
Ladydovc (lurncd clvcn villagc}. .................. 137, 138
LarlocI's Cryi (Warlocl's Cryi} ............. 49, 6364
TIc Loncly Moor..................................................... 133
Maidcns' Lca (falls} (Eliurcl} ................................. .94
TIc MarsI of CIcInlcr............... 123, 124, 136, 139
Moondarl Hill (in Evcrcsla} ................................. 131
NoriIdarl Wood (Dusl Wood,
FcluvciIcl's Wood} ............................ 126, 127, 128
TIc FcacIing Woods.. .................................... 126, 156
TIc Scrcni Hills .............. 55, 40, 49, 65, 71, 88, 116,
123, 136, 139, 213
Scrcni's Tail Sircan ............................................. 123
TIc Silcni Funs (Hill's Edgc} ................................. 188
Slull Corgc.. ..................................... 123, 128, 179, 196
TIc Sionc of Tcnus's Tcars (ruincd ciiy;
inscriiion quoicd} ............................................ 118
Sunsci Mouniains .......... 124, 147, 148, 175, 187, 222
TIc Triclia Hills.................................... 120, 123, 126
TIc Troll Hills .................................................. 7, 47, 64
Ulcasicr's scIool of wizardry (ruin}
(Dcrcgosi} ............................................................... 27
UrdraiI of iIc Horscncn.. ................................... 149
TIc Wcll of Dragons.............................. 137138, 227
Wizards' Doon Crccl.. ............................................ 27
TIc Wood of SIar TcciI ...................................... 90
Ycllow Snalc Pass ................................... 124, 186, 196
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