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Mario Barbati

Project Development
Tim Hitchcock

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Art Director
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Raffaele Marinetti, Hugh Vogt

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 Table of Contents
Foreword 3 Second Floor 44
Janazar Krumm 45
Summary

The Headquarters 4 Janazar’s Friends, Family, and Colleagues 46

Adventure Seeds 47
Ground Floor 6
Lesur Brown 11
Temple of the Silver Lady 48
Quentin Fargus 12
First Floor 13 Temple General Features 50
Headquarters NPCs 15 Ground Floor 51
Captain Lubor Agres 15 The Temple Staff and Occupants 55
Denorra 16 Adepts 55
Adventure Seeds 21 Cyruette  55
Gramut the Decrepit 56
The Golden Eel 22 Eban Kalristo  57
Marcoso Kval 22 Imar Havemolt 57
Ground Floor 23 Paerth Atham 58
Admir 24 Priestess Mareshti 59
First Floor 31 Adventure Seeds 59
Adventure Seeds 32
The Curiosity Shop 60
The Tower of Janazar 33 Naboo 60
Tower Rooms 34 Ground Floor 62
Ground Floor 34 Shop Customers 63
Fespod Gardner  35 On Purchasing Magic Items 64
Cumak Gardner  36 Display Items 65
Cinnamon Gardner  38 First Floor 67
Geneyse Krumm 39 Adventure Seeds 70
First Floor 43

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 Foreword
Foreword

T hese backdrops represent the initial concepts for what eventually grew into several years
of design and development known as the Great City. Since their release, the Great City,
or rather Azindralea blossomed into a full campaign setting, underwent a revolution in an six-
part adventure arc, and most recently a changed game systems (sort of) with the Pathfinder
Roleplaying Game release of the new Great City Players Guide.

So now we’ve come full circle, and I’ve been tasked with returning to the start and updating
some of the original setting material for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The compilation
contains the five original Great City Blueprints Backdrops pieces, with shiny new Pathfinder
stat-blocks, and a streamlined, simplified format. Some changes were made to the text, to
incorporate themes and changes that occurred in the Great City, as well as updating some
of the classes in order feature material from the recent Great City Players Guide. However, as
much as possible, the original manuscripts have been left intact.

Tim Hitchcock
Dec 17th, 2009

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The Headquarters

The Headquarters

T he Great City’s military falls under the

command of four generals, appointed every
eight years or so from the ranks of commanding
glass panes before twining off into single jutting
iron spire. Though The Headquarters is squat, the
spire extends high above the skyline and is clearly
officers who have proven themselves to both the visible from anywhere in the city. Midnight veins
senate committee and the current military council. thread through its rough hewn, dusk-gray granite
Collectively, all these officers are known as the Kharel, flagstones. Engraved in the lower bricks, hundreds of
a title once used by the ancient Kortezian clans, names proudly denote the Great City’s commanding
which loosely translates to “warrior without fear of officers, each entry highlighted by the officer’s title,
death.” While most of the Kharel own properties rank, and the dates which the served. Every ten feet
elsewhere within the Great City, they spend the or so, the stone is parted by high-arcing windows
majority of their time within the Army Ward training
troops, analyzing military data, and developing new
strategies. While on duty, members of the Kharel SHADOWGLASS
reside at a large two-story complex informally
dubbed The Headquarters. Dwarven glassblowing techniques created
this durable, one-way ebon-tinted glass. When
viewed from the exterior side, everything
Currently, the Kharel consists of General Henrik
behind blurs and twists into intangible
Prostolom, General Ariana Blackwell, General Uril
shadowy shapes. From the opposite side,
Krakon, and most recently the empirical appointee
the view is crystal-clear and during complete
General Valdain Krymont-Atregan.
darkness, the glass enhances any shapes
beyond as if the viewer possessed darkvision
As with many of the Great City’s older structures,
with a 60 ft-range (though the effect is
The Headquarters’ dramatic features provide
non-magical). Unfortunately, shadowglass
a striking example of Kortezian empiric period
is extremely heavy, difficult to work with,
architecture. Its conglomerate design consists of four
and provides no special benefit when
smaller towers centered on a single 100ft-diameter
used in sections less than two square feet.
central tower. Capping the core, a blossoming
Shadowglass has a hardness of 5, 6 hp per
flower of great stone scythes clasp around a twisting
inch of thickness, and a Break DC 22.
cage of black iron framing hundreds of stained-
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Init +0; Perception +2
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Feats Alertness(B), Blind-Fight, Exotic Weapon
moment’s notice.
Proficiency, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (bastard
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8, hp 50, Open Lock DC 30, Break DC 30. WAY OF SALT SEA Skills Climb +3, Handle Animal +3, Intimidate +3,
Linguistics +0, Perception +0, Sense Motive +0,
Survival +4
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bastard sword, heavy crossbow, 20 bolts, quiver,
81 gp. revealing a faded mural of half naked warriors wrestling
The Headquarters
Ground Floor
GF1. Entrance and Stairs
Beyond the main doors, a 30-foot diameter chamber
serves as the complex’s entrance hall.
The room is set in perfect symmetry with short ten-
foot halls entering and exiting at opposite ends of the
room each adjacent to one of two matching staircases
that coil upwards with a delicate curve.
The banisters are carved with a serpentine pattern,
each ending at an oversized newel post carved to
resemble a lion’s head. The polished chestnut stairs
connect at a small landing above the exit hall to form
a wide arch. The remainder of the room is open,
illuminated by a tremendous iron chandelier with
WORD ON THE STREET
Characters asking around of the street or
otherwise researching The Headquarters
can make Knowledge (local) or Gather
Information checks to learn the following
information about the shop. Scale either check
using DC 10 + soldier’s HD.
1. The Headquarters or HQ is home to the
Great City’s army intelligence, formed from
a council of commanding officers and four
generals, appointed by committee.
2. Once known as the bungling son of a
wealthy aristocrat, Captain Lubor Agres is
rumored to be the forerunner in this year’s
candidacy for General.
3. Headquarters is heavily guarded and those
arriving without proper paperwork risk fines,
arrest and detainment.
4. Master Cartographer Quentin Fargus finally
believes he has discovered the way to the
fabled paradise beyond the Great Ocean.
5. Some of the higher-up COs are also
frequent patrons of the Yei Ling House of
Pleasure.
6. General Prostolom is having an affair with
one of the young female guards. Though the
couple attempts to be discreet about things,
she frequents his room quite a bit.
7. Somewhere in the building is a secret
entrance to an ancient cistern beneath
the original foundation. Deeper passages
exiting from the cistern connect to the
Dungeon under the Mountain.
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over fifty candles whose ever-dripping tallow leaves
translucent scars upon the gray flagstone. Fifty feet up,
the pressed tin ceiling shimmers from the candle-light
lions, crocodiles, and other fierce beasts.
Creatures: Both at the main doors and on the
balcony above, are positioned guards to greet or
defend against anyone entering the complex.
Guard Soldiers (8) CR 1
hp 14; See page 5
GF2. Grand Hall
Doors open into a 70-foot-diameter room. Doors
symmetrically positioned around the perimeter. Framing
the center of the room, eight marble columns pass
through a second-floor mezzanine and extend upwards
to the ceiling. Light spills in from the stained glass roof
panels above creating a dazzling montage as it strikes
a mosaic of patterns and mathematical symbols on the
floor.
Regardless of the time of day, a wash of colors
from the glass panels illuminates the room. Each one
delicately cut to amplify or diffuse light depending
on its angle and intensity. The light patterns formed
work in tandem with the floor mosaic, creating
different colored shadows at different times of day,
in different seasons. The glass is equally responsive
to changes in temperature and moisture, thus the
entire room function as an elaborate weather clock.
All of the doors lead to rooms on the ground floor.
The single doors connect to rooms along outer wall
of the core tower while the double doors connect to
rooms in the smaller exterior towers.
Creatures: two soldiers guard this area at all
times. They immediately arrest anyone with proper
clearance or identification.
Guard Soldiers (2) CR 1
hp 14; See page 5
GF3. Meeting Room
Blond ash double doors set into the center of the east
wall open into a circular meeting room. The walls are
finished in a white plaster while the floors are laid with a
diamond pattern of red and beige sandstone. Along the
room’s eastern perimeter, two more single doors exit to
the north and south. Arranged throughout the room rest
several circular tables each seated with an appropriate
number of chairs. Like much of the furniture, they are
crafted from chestnut and carved with sweeping florets
and lion’s heads. Two shadowglass windows allow light
to enter from the west wall.
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 The southeast door leads to a small private
chamber used for a number of purposes from private
interrogation, temporary imprisonment, or as a
covert listening chamber allowing individuals to
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eaves drop on seemingly private meetings.
The northeast door leads to the Office.
Creatures: During the day there is a 50% chance
1d4 Korvash-Et-Mortand commanders are using the
meeting room along with an appropriate number
of low ranking troops in order to discuss upcoming
strategies or events. If interrupted without good
cause, they respond in an unfriendly manner.
Korvash-Et-Mortand CR 6
XP 2400
Male/female human ghostblade 7
(Great City Players Guide 15)
LN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Perception +2
DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 44 (7d10+6)
Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +2
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee ancestral mw bastard sword +11/+6
(1d10+2/19–20)
Ranged heavy crossbow +9/+4 (1d10/19–20)
Special Attacks haunted, manifest spirits (19 rounds/
day), spirit power, spirit powers (blind sense,
corrupting strike +2d6, frightful moan, read past),
strengthen spirits (1)
STATISTICS
Str 15, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 11, Cha 10
Base Atk +7; CMB +9; CMD 21
Feats Alertness(B), Combat Expertise, Dazzling
Display, Exotic Weapon Proficiency(B), Shatter
Defenses, Weapon Focus (bastard sword)
Skills Bluff +7, Climb +8, Craft (weaponsmith) +8,
Diplomacy +7, Intimidate +8, Knowledge (history)
+7, Knowledge (nobility) +6, Knowledge (religion)
+5, Linguistics +5, Perception +0, Sense Motive
+9, Stealth +7, Swim +8, Use Magic Device +7
Languages Common, Kortezian
SQ haunted, manifest spirits, summon ancestral
weapon, weapon bond
Gear +2 chain shirt, ancestral mw bastard sword,
heavy crossbow, 20 bolts, quiver, 15 gp.
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Haunted (Su): The ghostblade’s soul is
supernaturally bound to the souls of his
ancestors. He can use the blade to activate
the Manifest Spirits ability. Furthermore, if his
ancestral weapon is within line of sight and line of
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effect, the ghostblade can summon it to his hand
as a swift action,
Manifest Spirits (Su): Using his ancestral weapon,
a ghostblade can summon forth the spirits that
haunt him, allowing them to interact with the
physical world. He can manifest spirits for 18
rounds per day. Temporary increases to Charisma,
such as those gained from spells like eagle’s
splendor, do not increase the total number of
rounds that a ghostblade can manifest spirits
per day. A ghostblade can manifest spirits as
a free action. The total number of rounds of
manifest spirit per day is renewed after resting
for 8 hours, although these hours do not need
to be consecutive. A ghostblade can terminate a
manifestation as a free action and is fatigued after
the manifestation for a number of rounds equal to
2 times the number of rounds spent channeling
the spirit. A ghostblade cannot initiate a new
spirit manifestation while fatigued or exhausted
but can otherwise enter manifestation multiple
times during a single encounter or combat. If a
ghostblade falls unconscious, his manifestation
immediately ends.
Spirit Powers (Su): As a ghostblade gains levels,
he learns to channel spirits in new ways. A
ghostblade gains the benefits of spirit powers
only for as long as he Manifests Spirits. The
Commander possesses the following powers:
Blindsense (Su): The spirits watch over the ghostblade,
alerting him to things he cannot perceive. The
ghostblade gains the blindsense ability.
Corrupting Strike (Su): The ghostblade’s ancestral
weapon turns incorporeal and can be used
to make a touch attack that deals 2d6 points
of damage. Against ethereal opponents, the
ghostblade adds his Strength modifier to
attack and damage rolls. Against non-ethereal
opponents, he adds his Dexterity modifier to
attack rolls only.
Frightful Moan (Su): A ghostblade can channel a
spirit’s frightful moan as a standard action. All
living creatures within a 30-foot spread must
succeed a DC 13 Will save or become panicked
for 3 rounds. This is a sonic, necromantic, mind-
affecting, fear effect. A creature that successfully
saves against the moan cannot be affected by the
same ghostblade’s moan ability for 24 hours.
Read Past (Su): Upon a successful strike, the
ghostblade’s spirits tear at the target’s psyche.
The target must make a DC 13 Will Save to avoid
having his past revealed to the ghostblade. If he
fails, the ghostblade knows the target’s name,
place of birth, members of his family, alignment,
allegiances, and personal secrets.Read past is a
mind-affecting effect. “
Strengthen Spirits (Su): The ghostblade chooses one
spirit power he knows and enhances in one of the
following ways:
Empower: The ghostblade can choose to increase
by half all variable, numeric effects of the chosen
spirit power for its duration. Doing so costs
2 rounds from the number of rounds he can
manifest spirits that day.
Extend: Any numeric measurements of the chosen
spirit power’s range or area increase by 100%.
Doing so costs 3 rounds from the number of
rounds he can manifest spirits that day.
Focus: Add +2 to the DC of any saving throws
against the chosen power.
Maximize: The ghostblade can choose to maximize
all variable, numeric effects of the chosen spirit
power for its duration. Doing so costs 3 rounds
from the number of rounds he can manifest
spirits that day.
Weapon Bond (Sp): A ghostblade can always sense
the location of his ancestral weapon as if using the
locate object spell.
Summon Ancestral Weapon (Sp): A ghostblade
can summon his ancestral weapon from any
location, at will. It takes three rounds of complete
concentration after which the weapon magically
appears in his hand. If the weapon is on another
plane of existence, the ghostblade must make a
DC 30 Spellcraft check or the attempt fails and
he must wait 24 hours before making another
attempt.
GF4. Meeting Room
Blond ash double doors set into the center of the south
wall open into a circular meeting room. The walls are
finished in a white plaster while the floors are laid with a
diamond pattern of red and beige sandstone. Along the
room’s southern perimeter, two more single doors exit to
the east and west. Arranged throughout the room rest
several circular tables each seated with an appropriate
number of chairs. Like much of the furniture, they are
crafted from chestnut and carved with sweeping florets
and lion’s heads. Two shadowglass windows allow light
to enter from the north wall.
The southwest door leads to a small private
chamber used for a number of purposes from private
interrogation, temporary imprisonment, or as a
covert listening chamber allowing individuals to
eaves drop on seemingly private meetings.
The southeast door leads to the Office.
Creatures: During the day there is a 50% chance
1d4 commanders are using the meeting room along
with an appropriate number of low ranking troops
in order to discuss upcoming strategies or events. If
interrupted without good cause, they respond in an
unfriendly manner.
Field Sergeant CR 4
The Headquarters
XP 1200
Male/female human fighter 5
LN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +0; Perception +2
DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 10, flat-footed 18 (+7 armor, +1 shield)
hp 35 (5d10+8)
Fort +5, Ref +1, Will +1; +1 vs. fear
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee mw bastard sword +11 (1d10+6/19–20)
Ranged mw heavy crossbow +7 (1d10/19–20)
STATISTICS
Str 16, Dex 11, Con 12, Int 9, Wis 10, Cha 8
Base Atk +5; CMB +8; CMD 18
Feats Alertness(B), Blind-Fight, Exotic Weapon
Proficiency, Power Attack, Weapon Focus (bastard
sword), Weapon Focus (heavy crossbow), Weapon
Specialization (bastard sword)
Skills Climb +2, Handle Animal +4, Intimidate +3,
Knowledge (engineering) +3, Linguistics +0,
Perception +0, Ride +5, Sense Motive +0, Survival
+5, Swim -5
Languages Common, Kortezian
SQ armor training +1, bravery +1, weapon training
(heavy blades +1), armor training +1, bravery +1,
weapon training (heavy blades +1)
Combat Gear oil of bless weapon, potion of cure light
wounds (2)
Other Gear +1 chain mail, masterwork light steel
shield, mw bastard sword, mw heavy crossbow, 20
bolts, quiver, 141 gp.
GF5. Parlour
The room is decorated, almost floor to ceiling portraits
of the Great City’s generals. Brass plaques mounted
to their picture frames name some of them, but the
identities of most of the austere faces must be speculated.
The furniture in this room consists of two couches and
four oversized lounge chairs all upholstered with dark-
maroon leather and trimmed with copper finishing tacks.
The sour scent of apple-flavored pipe tobacco tinges the
air. Two shadowglass windows allow light to enter from
the southwest wall, and there appear to be no other exits.
Creatures: The parlour is occasionally used by high-
ranking officers who sit and ponder the deeds of the
men and women whose portraits adorn the walls.
While the room get little use during the day when
the officers are training troops or performing similar
tasks, there’s a 75% chance that 1d4 of them occupy
this room after supper or in the early evening having
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 a polite chat or a sharing a bottle of either wine or
an after dinner aperitif. The pipe smoke is from
Colonel Robelus Anmigan, who sometimes comes
downstairs for a late evening smoke and glass of fine
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Logian brandy when he has trouble sleeping (which
has become an increasing number of night out of the
week).
Colonel Robelus Anmigan CR 13
XP 25600
Male/Female human fighter 14
LN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +1; Perception +3
DEFENSE
AC 22, touch 11, flat-footed 21 (+10 armor, +1 Dex, +1
natural)
hp 129 (14d10+52)
Fort +14, Ref +8, Will +8; evasion, +4 vs. fear
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee +2 bastard sword +25/+20/+15 (1d10+13/19–20)
Ranged +1 composite longbow +16/+11/+6 (1d6+1) The door opens in the center of a 15-foot long room,
STATISTICS
Str 18, Dex 13, Con 14, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10
Base Atk +14; CMB +18; CMD 29
Feats Cleave, Combat Expertise, Great Cleave, Great
Fortitude, Greater Weapon Focus (bastard sword),
Greater Weapon Specialization (bastard sword),
Iron Will, Leadership, Lightning Reflexes, Mounted
Combat, Persuasive, Power Attack, Quick Draw,
Toughness, Weapon Focus (bastard sword),
Weapon Specialization (bastard sword) Books: Valuable books fill the library. Topics include
Skills Climb +14, Diplomacy +7, Handle Animal +7,
Intimidate +10, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +7,
Knowledge (local) +4, Knowledge (nobility) +4,
Linguistics +2, Perception +3, Ride +9, Survival
+9, Swim +12
Languages Azindralean, Common, Goblinoid,
Kortezian your ability to quickly locate important
SQ armor training +3, bravery +4, weapon training
(heavy blades +3, bows +2, axes +1), armor
training +3, bravery +4, weapon training (heavy
blades +3, bows +2, axes +1)
Combat Gear brooch of shielding, potion of cure
moderate wounds
Other Gear +1 mithral full plate, +1 amulet of natural
armor, +1 cloak of resistance, +2 bastard sword, +1
composite longbow, 20 arrows, quiver.
GF6. Office
This long, narrow room has few furnishings and plain
white walls. Two rows of filing cabinets line east wall,
split by a single door of blond ash. Two more doors exit
at opposite ends of the room, while two shadowglass
windows allow light to enter from the northwest. The
remainder of the room holds two workbenches and two
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desks piled high with scribble-covered parchment.
Creature: During the day, a half dozen scribes (LN
male/female human expert 3) attempt to complete
the massive amount of clerical work associated
with running a military. The cabinets hold records
of thousands of conscripts, payroll information,
hundreds of order slips and receipts for horses, new
equipment, contact names of farmers, smiths cooks,
projected budgets, and all manner of confusing and
boring paperwork.
Perpetually confused, the clerks despise
interruptions. If interrupted once they attempt to
brush the individual off and go back to work. If
further pressed, the yell “I’m Busy! Leave Me Alone!”
and angrily throw balls of crumpled paper until a
guard comes to resolve things. At which point, the
poor clerk bursts into tears with complaints of being
too bust and completely overwhelmed.
GF7. Library
neatly bisected by a short shelf of books. Two larger
bookcases cover the far walls on the opposite sides of the
room. Each section has it own study table, seated with
four chairs and centered on a shadowglass window to
allow good reading light.
Library Door: Whenever it is unoccupied
(according to Lesur’s working hours) the door to the
library is kept locked.
military histories, encyclopedias of weapons and
BIBLIOPHILE
Deep appreciation for books has perfected
information from their pages and has made
you a master of using them to answer all
manner of questions.
Benefit: Provided you have a book on the
subject in question at hand, you can use it to
make Knowledge skill checks, even if you are
untrained in the specific knowledge.
Each minute you spend attempting to
research an answer grants you a +1 bonus to
the appropriate Knowledge check, however
the total bonus is limited to the size of the
book. Every 100 pages a book contains grants
the reader a +1 bonus, so a 500 page book
potentially grants a +5 bonus to the relative
Knowledge skill check, but only if the reader
spends at least 5 minutes looking for the
answer.
armor, techniques for developing war machines and
siege engines, technology in warfare, steam-driven
devices, arcane warfare, and many others
Creature: The library is run by Lesur Brown, an
aged historian with fragile bones and a long gray
beard. He’s very particular about the books, which
he values more than his own life, particularly those
that deal in his favorite subject, dungeon-craft. He
is helpful to a fault, though he permits no one in the
library without him, and keeps it locked when leaving
it unattended. His normal hours are late mornings to
early afternoons most of the week when the light is
best. He doesn’t permit reading by candlelight, or for
that matter, any open flame source within the library.
Neither does he loan books out as he considers his
collection irreplaceable.
Lesur Brown
Lesur secured his position as the Headquarters
librarian decades ago; in fact, none of the current
staff can even recall who appointed him. A few years
back, Lesur lost his wife of many years. While he
was never taken for a socialite, following her death
he withdrew even farther from society, becoming
somewhat of a recluse and the library became his
private sanctuary from the rest of the world. One
day, while going through some architectural tomes,
Lesur made a startling discovery. According to faded
blueprints from the empirical ages, the Headquarters
seemed built atop an ancient cistern. Testing his
theory, Lesur cut a small hole in the floorboards
LESUR BROWN
and began digging. He told no one of his tasks,
taking out sacks of dirt and rock during the day
when everyone was out drilling troops. Months later,
he struck a marble slab and beneath it, a gaping
cavernous hole. Soon after, he built a ladder and
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excitedly descended into the depths. Though rumors
abound concerning the cistern’s existence, Lesur
keeps his discovery secret. Recently, he’s taken to
spending lots of time fishing in the murky waters
or making charcoal sketches of the lost reservoir by
candlelight. In the vastness, he has found peace in
the dripping echoes and the solitude. What Lesur
is soon to discover is that the cistern is home to
an aboleth who has been waiting for the historian
to share his discover with a few more individuals,
before he strikes.
Description: Lesur stands a few inches over
5-feet tall; a frail ancient-looking man with a long
beard and course dry hair like gray straw. His pale
skin wrinkles into thick folds and is blotched with
reddish-brown age spots. His back stoops slightly
and he often uses a cane to walk. He wears simple
brown robes tied with a knotted rope and wooden
sandals, and for some strange reason often carries
about a fishing pole.
Lesur Brown CR 6
XP 2400
Male human expert 7
LN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +1; Perception +2
DEFENSE
AC 13, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+1 armor, +1
deflection, +1 Dex)
hp 31 (7d8)
Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +7
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee mw dagger +7 (1d4–1/19–20)
STATISTICS
Str 8, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 16, Wis 14, Cha 13
Base Atk +5; CMB +4; CMD 16
Feats Bibliophile, Persuasive, Skill Focus (Knowledge
[history]), Weapon Finesse
Skills Appraise +11, Craft (architectural drafts)
+13, Craft (siege weapons) +13, Diplomacy +0,
Intimidate +0, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +13,
Knowledge (engineering) +13, Knowledge (history)
+13, Knowledge (local) +13, Knowledge (nobility)
+13, Linguistics +13, Profession (engineer) +12,
Profession (scholar) +10, Use Magic Device +8
Languages Azindralean, Common, Celestial,
Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Infernal, Kortezian,
Undercommon
Combat Gear potion of cure moderate wounds (2)
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 Other Gear ring of protection +1, bracers of armor
+1, mwk dagger, mwk draftsmen’s kit, 135 gp. Quentin
Fargus
GF8. Cartography Room
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Double doors open into this spacious circular room.

Numbered bins of tightly rolled charts and maps line
the walls, and aside from the occasional ink stain on the
floor, everything is immaculate and neatly organized.
Placed throughout the room sit four round drafting
tables, their wooden tops covered by thick cardboard
mats for cutting and pinning chart paper. On one of the
tables sits a large abacus and a collection of numbers
and figures and a journal with notes speculating about
the nature of the lands beyond the Great Ocean.
Various tools for drafting maps can be found neatly
placed in cubbies above the bins, including compasses,
sextants and other strange devices for measuring and
calculating. A massive star chart has been painted on
the ceiling while the west wall is painted with a map of
the known world (though it’s only fully visible when the
door is closed).

Creature: Master cartographer and retired gnome

commander Quentin Fargus works tireless hours
in the map room, toiling away at his speculations
of what must lie beyond the Great Ocean. At first,
he comes off as distant and preoccupied, however
should anyone feign the slightest interest about
his work, he excitedly drags them about the room
incessantly jabbering about his wild speculations,
insisting on showing them every detail of his work.

Quentin Fargus Quentin Fargus CR 5

As former commanding officer, Quentin and his XP 1600
troops traveled the known world. Over the years, his Male ranger 3/expert 4
reputation grew, naming him one of the foremost N Small humanoid (gnome)
explorers of the Western Highlands, the Sliver Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +11
Glacier, and the Lost Islands of the Great Ocean. DEFENSE
Though he has long since retired, he still obsesses AC 16, touch 13, flat-footed 14 (+3 armor, +2 Dex, +1
over the fabled lands beyond the Great Ocean. While size) (+4 dodge vs. giants)
others (perhaps even greater explorers than himself) hp 48 (3d10+4d8+14)
have followed his example, none have successfully Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +7; +2 vs. illusions
found these fabled lands, perhaps with good reason. OFFENSE
After decades of study, Quentin recently unlocked
Speed 20 ft.
a series of patterns in the landscape that appear to
be some sort of geometric code; a code he believes Melee +1 gnome hooked hammer +9/+4 (1d6/1d4+1
ancient outsiders established to seal the fabled plus trip)
lands from the mortal reach. After uncovering the Special Attacks favored enemy (+2 goblinoids), +1
miraculous codes, Quentin is now more excited than on attack rolls against goblinoid and reptilian
ever to find someone to take him to these lands, a humanoids
place he believes to be a paradise where death has Spell-Like Abilities (CL 1st)
no power. At Will—1/day— speak with animals (burrowing
mammals only, duration 1 minute)
Description: Quentin is a wiry for a gnome, with 7/day—1/day— dancing lights, ghost sound,
a slight pot-betty and a receding brownish-gray prestidigitation
hairline. Despite approaching old age, he remains STATISTICS
quite spry, excitable, somewhat impatient, and Str 10, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 13, Wis 14, Cha 10
speaks almost too quickly for mortal comprehension. Base Atk +6; CMB +5; CMD 17
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Feats Deft Hands, Endurance, Self-Sufficient, Skill
Focus (Appraise) (Appraise), Two-Weapon
Fighting, Weapon Focus (hammer, gnome
hooked)
Skills Appraise +1, Bluff +5, Craft (alchemy) +7,
Craft (cartography) +12, Craft (painting) +8,
Disable Device +6, Fly +0, Heal +0, Knowledge
(dungeoneering) +9, Knowledge (geography) +10,
Knowledge (nature) +8, Linguistics +5, Perception
+11, Sleight of Hand +0, Stealth +0, Survival +12
(14 when tracking), Swim +7
Languages Azindralean, Common, Gnome,
Kortezian, Orc, Sylvan
SQ favored terrain (urban), track, wild empathy,
favored terrain (urban), track, wild empathy.
Gear masterwork studded leather, +1/+1 gnome hook
hammer.
GF9. Storeroom
The door to this room is locked. Inside the barrels and
crates pile to the ceiling.
A single window to the southeast allows a little light
to enter.
The crates hold various supplies including
uniforms and bedding, as well as dried goods,
cheeses, tobacco.
The barrels contain mostly water and wine, but a
few are filled with brandy or other liquors.
GF10. Armory
The door to this room is locked. Inside, rows of armor
and weapons racks line the walls.
One of them stuffed in the southeast corner conceals
a window.
The racks hold dozens of mundane and
masterwork weapons. For the most part, they are
common weapons, though there are a few exotic
pieces among them.
GF11.Secret Maps
The secret door creaks, revealing a dark, tiny room.
Inside the air hangs still, stale and moldering.
Sprinkled with dust, cobwebs, and mouse droppings,
the room seems entirely forgotten.
A powerful illusion covers this room, protecting
its secrets from outsiders. Around the room, dozens
of secret maps hang on the walls. Some contain
records of places unseen, such as lost cities, sunken
ships, and fabled sites most believe as mythical.
Others contain maps of the various lands labeled
with war tactics, and plans for invading surrounding
countries; even those the Great City is at peace with.
First Floor
FF1. Stairs
The circling stairs meet here forming a small landing
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before entering into a impressive looking balcony. To one
side, you notice a small crank connected to rope and
pulley system that runs to the chandelier.
Creatures: A single guard waits here. As soon as an
unknown person walks through the door, he lines up
a shot and prepares to snipe them.
Field Sergeant CR 4
hp 35; see page 9
Chandelier Holder: A crank wheel at the top of the
landing allows an individual to raise and lower the
chandelier in order to light the candles. If the cord
is cut, the chandelier plummets to the floor dealing
5d6 points of damage to anyone underneath (DC 15
Reflex negates).
FF2. Balcony
A 15-foot-wide chestnut plank balcony encircles the
center of tower, stopping midway through each of the
marble columns in the center. Sections of 3-foot-high
wrought-iron railing with a chestnut handrail circle the
edge of the balcony, each safely anchored between two
of the columns. The drop from the balcony is about
20-feet and from the ledge one has a clear view of the
weather clock. The columns continue up another 20
feet, passing straight through the stained glass ceiling.
As with the ground floor, doors encircle the exterior wall.
There are a dozen single doors and two sets of double
doors opposite the main stair landing. Similar 10-foot-
wide corridors open into the west and east walls. Each of
these opens into a small foyer with two doors in opposite
corners.
Creatures: four soldiers guard this area at all
times. They immediately arrest anyone with proper
clearance or identification.
Field Sergeant CR 4
hp 35; see page 9
Guard Soldier (3) CR 1
hp 14; see page 5
FF3. Parlour
The double doors swing inward opening into a large
parlour. On either side of the entrance, small chestnut
bookcases partially conceal a matched pair chestnut
tables. Across the room, opposite the double doors,
a couch and two lounge chairs face a tremendous
chestnut mantel. Similar to the downstairs parlor, the
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furniture is upholstered in dark-maroon leather. The feet
of the mantel are carved to resemble giant clawing lions
paws. On the mantelshelf rest twenty different drinking
cups of every possible size and shape, from a crude
fur wrapped bull’s horn to gold plated goblet inlaid
with gemstones. Above the mantel, hang two crossed
greatswords partially covered by a metal shield painted
with a lion-headed serpent. Aside from the shadowglass
windows set into the northern wall, no other exits are
apparent.
Books: The shelves hold a variety of mundane
texts, including a collection of home remedies, a
bawdy collection of prostitute tales, a travel guide of
different cities, and the memoirs of General Greer.
FF 4 -11. Commander’s Room
Rooms 4 –11 are entirely similar, with exception of
some of their owner’s personal belongings as noted
in the other sections.
This room appears to be someone’s personal quarters.
A single bed juts from one wall, accompanied by night
table set with a candle in a tin cup. Near the foot of
the bed, but off to one side stands a chestnut dresser.
A small fireplace takes up a corner of the room, and
between the fireplace and the dresser stands an armor
and weapons rack. The room has a single window and
no other exits.
FF 12 -15. General’s Room
Rooms 12 –15 are entirely similar, with exception of
some of their owner’s personal belongings as noted
in the other sections.
This pleasantly sized room appears to be the private
quarters of a high-ranking military person. As soon as
you enter, you notice the armor and weapons rack.
Opposite the rack, rests single bed framed on the
window side by a night table, and the wall side by a
matching chestnut dresser and set of shelves. A leather
lounge chair sits comfortably between a small stone
fireplace and the room’s single window. There are no
other apparent exits.
FF 16-19. Privy
Rooms 16 – 19 are entirely similar.
This room stinks of human waste. A barrel with clean
water is pushed into the closest corner; near it is a box
of clean rags. In the opposite corner are several brass
basins and two small barrels. The first appears nailed
shut while the second is filled with dark water, rose
petals, and dirty rags.
A few more floral bouquets lie scattered throughout
the room, though they provide little defense against the
stench. Flies crawl and swarm about the brass basins
and barrels in the far corner
This room is a privy. The sealed barrel is full
and could stand to be removed. When in use, a
privy’s door is latched shut. Anyone barging in and
interrupting someone’s privy time is bound to start
a fight.
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Headquarters NPCs
Captain Lubor Agres
The once talentless Captain Agres was appointed
to his position by the good graces of his father’s
friends; or perhaps the emptiness of their wallets. At
the time of his conscription, Lubor’s sword-fighting
style was more theatrical than deadly and even his
father speculated that his son only chose the uniform
because he was too socially inept to approach
women on his own. He had even less success as a
foot soldier. By the end of basic training, his platoon
members despised him for being a selfish bungling
fool. After basic, he was assigned a two-year stint
as guardian in the Uthmar Mines. Three-months
in, he decided to take a nap while on guard duty.
As he snoozed, a troop of goblins snuck past his
position and raised a camp of miners and guards,
leaving few survivors. Days later, survivors found
the straggling Lubor wandering back towards the
camp and wasted no time cutting his throat. The
three soldiers made a pact never to tell of their deed
and when they returned, the simply reported Lubor
among the missing. Then strangely, three weeks later
Lubor returned to base-camp spouting a tale of epic
proportions and dragging a rope threaded with the
heads of 20 goblins behind him. From that point
on, Lubor quickly excelled, meeting every challenge
and becoming one of the Armies most brilliant and
strategic thinkers, in fact more than a few speculate
the young captain is fast on his way to becoming a
general.
Still, however well it was hidden, the truth of Lubor
Agres’s death remains. The current Captain Agres is
not a human, but a strange shapeshifting aberration
known as a phasm. Out of curiosity, the phasm stole
Lubor’s identity and quite enjoys the calculating
profession of commanding troops. He also very
much enjoys the handsome inheritance left to him
by Lubor’s father along with the Headquarters close
proximity to the Yei Ling House of Pleasure.
Description: Miraculously, Lubor Agres has grown
better looking with age. Though most estimate he’s
in his late-forties, his appearance is closer to a man
half his age. Well-built, he stands about 6-feet-tall
with chiseled features and piercing green eyes. He
keeps his curly auburn hair cut just above shoulder-
length. When not in uniform, he dresses in the most
fabulous and expensive clothing he can find.
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Lubor Agres CR 9
XP 6400
— phasm fighter 2
CN Medium aberration (shapechanger)
Init +6; Senses darkvision 60 ft., scent, tremorsense
60 ft.; Perception +15
DEFENSE
AC 25, touch 13, flat-footed 22 (+6 armor, +2 Dex, +1
dodge, +5 natural, +1 shield)
hp 114 (15d8+2d10+36)
Fort +14, Ref +11, Will +11; +1 vs. fear, amorphous
Defensive Abilities amorphous
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 longsword +16/+11/+6 (1d8+2/19–20)
TACTICS
Before Combat Lubor remains detached, almost
calculated at all times, nevei giving an indication
of when he is about to initiate combat
During Combat Lubor fights in human form
to protect his cover, though if he can draw
opponents into private or concealed areas, has no
qualms about shifting into his more terrible, true
form.
Morale Lubor If battling in a Lubor, the phasm fights
until he feels overpowered or badly threatened.
Usually this occurs if the creature is dropped
below twenty hp. Once droped to threat range, he
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attempts to flee and witll transform if he believes
opponents could slay him.
Base Statistics In his natural form Lubor Statistics
are as follows:
AC 18, touch 13, flat-footed 15
Melee slam +14 (1d4+1)
STATISTICS
Str 12, Dex 15, Con 15, Int 16, Wis 15, Cha 14
Base Atk +13; CMB +14; CMD 27
Feats Alertness, Blind-Fight, Combat Reflexes,
Deceitful, Dodge, Improved Initiative, Mobility,
Persuasive, Spring Attack, Strike Back, Weapon
Focus (longsword)
Skills Acrobatics +14, Bluff +20, Climb +15, Craft
(vinting) +14, Diplomacy +12, Disguise +20*,
Escape Artist +14, Intimidate +19, Knowledge
(local) +16, Linguistics +4, Perception +15, Sense
Motive +0, Stealth +14, Survival +13
Languages Azindralean, Common, Goblin, Kortezian
SQ alternate form, bravery +1, resilient
Gear light steel shield, mithral chainmail, +1
longsword
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Amorphous (Ex) A phasm in its natural form has
immunity to poison, sleep, paralysis, polymorph,
and stunning effects. It is not subject to critical
hits and, having no clear front or back, cannot be
flanked.
Resilient (Ex) A phasm has a +4 racial bonus on
Fortitude and Reflex saves (included in the
statistics block).
Alternate Form (Su) A phasm can assume any form
of Large size or smaller as a standard action (as
beastshape I with no limit to duration). A phasm
can remain in its alternate form until it chooses to
assume a new one or return to its natural form.
Skills
*When using shapechange, a phasm gains a +10
circumstance bonus on Disguise checks.
Denorra
Though an appointed member of the
Headquarters’ guard, most feel the slight young
woman did little to earn he position saves to meet
the personal fancies of old General Prostolom.
Ironically perhaps, these speculations bear some
truth, however Denorra is actually both a talented
rogue and General’s niece. As the two meet in
private to stage their intimate affair, Denorra relays
all the goings on of the Headquarters, covertly
keeping him abreast of possible threats and political
rivalry.
Denorra possesses a shy and slightly unfriendly
demeanor. About 18 years old or so, she’s a
somewhat plain, but pretty girl. She seems diligent

Denorra Prostolom
in her concern for the Headquarters security and her
uniform is always in top shape.
Description: Denorra has a coffee complexion,
wide almond eyes, and full lips. She wears her hair
pulled back into rows of tight braids all bound into
a single ponytail at the nape of her neck. On the left
side of her throat is a faded green tattoo written in
elvish that reads, “freedom before death”.
Denorra Prostolom CR 9
XP 6400
female rogue 9
N Medium humanoid (human)
Init +4; Perception +11
DEFENSE
AC 21, touch 15, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +4 Dex,
+1 dodge) (improved uncanny dodge, uncanny
dodge)
hp 44 (9d8)
Fort +3, Ref +11, Will +4; evasion
OFFENSE
Speed 35 ft.
Melee +1 longsword +9/+4 (1d8+2/19–20)
Ranged mw shortbow +11/+6 (1d6/x3)
Special Attacks sneak attack (+5d6)
STATISTICS
Str 12, Dex 18, Con 9, Int 13, Wis 10, Cha 12
Base Atk +6; CMB +7; CMD 22
Feats Combat Expertise, Dodge, Fleet, Martial
Weapon Proficiency, Toughness, Weapon Focus
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(longsword)
Skills Acrobatics +14, Bluff +9, Climb +10, Diplomacy
+12, Disable Device +11, Intimidate +10,
Knowledge (local) +7, Linguistics +8, Perception
+11, Sense Motive +8, Sleight of Hand +12, Stealth
+15, Survival +6, Swim +9, Use Magic Device +9
Languages Azindralean, Common, Kortezian, Orc,
Sylvan
SQ rogue talents (fast stealth, resiliency +9, stand
up, surprise attack), trapfinding, trapsense +3
Other Gear +2 chain shirt, +1 cloak of resistance, +1
longsword, mwk shortbow, 20 arrows.
General Valdain Krymont-Atregan CR 15
XP 51200
Male human ghostblade 16
(Great City Players Guide 15)
LN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Perception +2
DEFENSE
AC 19, touch 12, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 98 (16d10+10)
Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +6
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee ancestral +2 wounding bastard sword
+23/+18/+13/+8 (1d10+5/19–20 plus wounding)
Ranged +1 heavy crossbow +19/+14/+9/+4
(1d10+1/19–20)
Special Attacks haunted, manifest spirits (35 rounds/
day), spirit powers (blind sense, corrupting
strike +6d6, draining touch, frightful moan,
malevolence, read past, spirit armor (+3), visage
of death), strengthen spirits (5)
STATISTICS
Str 16, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 11, Cha 12
Base Atk +16; CMB +19; CMD 31
Feats Alertness(B), Combat Expertise, Dazzling
Display, Deadly Stroke, Exotic Weapon
Proficiency(B), Greater Weapon Focus (bastard
sword), Improved Feint, Lunge, Shatter Defenses,
Weapon Focus (bastard sword)
Skills Bluff +14, Climb +9, Craft (weaponsmith)
+11, Diplomacy +12, Intimidate +14, Knowledge
(history) +10, Knowledge (nobility) +10,
Knowledge (religion) +8, Linguistics +6,
Perception +0, Sense Motive +17, Spellcraft +14,
Stealth +14, Swim +9, Use Magic Device +10
Languages Azindralean, Common, Kortezian
SQ haunted, manifest spirits, summon ancestral
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Combat Gear potion of cure serious wounds
Other Gear +3 chain shirt, cloak of resistance +1,
ancestral +2 wounding bastard sword, +1 heavy
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crossbow, 20 bolts, quiver.
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Haunted (Su): The ghostblade’s soul is
supernaturally bound to the souls of his
ancestors. He can use the blade to activate
the Manifest Spirits ability. Furthermore, if his
ancestral weapon is within line of sight and line of
effect, the ghostblade can summon it to his hand
as a swift action.
Manifest Spirits (Su): Using his ancestral weapon,
a ghostblade can summon forth the spirits that
haunt him, allowing them to interact with the
physical world. He can manifest spirits for 19
rounds per day. Temporary increases to Charisma,
such as those gained from spells like eagle’s
splendor, do not increase the total number of
rounds that a ghostblade can manifest spirits
per day. A ghostblade can manifest spirits as
a free action. The total number of rounds of
manifest spirit per day is renewed after resting
for 8 hours, although these hours do not need
to be consecutive. A ghostblade can terminate a
manifestation as a free action and is fatigued after
the manifestation for a number of rounds equal to
2 times the number of rounds spent channeling
the spirit. A ghostblade cannot initiate a new
spirit manifestation while fatigued or exhausted
but can otherwise enter manifestation multiple
times during a single encounter or combat. If a
ghostblade falls unconscious, his manifestation
immediately ends.
Spirit Powers: As a ghostblade gains levels, he learns
to channel spirits in new ways. A ghostblade gains
the benefits of spirit powers only for as long as he
Manifests Spirits. The Commander possesses the
following powers:
Blindsense (Su): The spirits watch over the
ghostblade, alerting him to things he cannot
perceive. The ghostblade gains the blindsense
ability
Corrupting Strike (Su): The ghostblade’s ancestral
weapon turns incorporeal and can be used
to make a touch attack that deals 6d6 points
of damage. Against ethereal opponents, the
ghostblade adds his Strength modifier to attack
and damage rolls. Against nonethereal opponents,
he adds his Dexterity modifier to attack rolls only.
Draining Touch (Su): A ghostblade that strikes a living
target with his ancestral weapon attack drains 1
point from any one ability score he selects. On
each such successful attack, the ghostblade heals
5 points of damage to himself.
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Frightful Moan (Su): A ghostblade can channel
a spirit’s frightful moan as a standard action.
All living creatures within a 30-ft spread must
succeed a DC 19 Will save or become panicked
for 3 rounds. This is a sonic, necromantic, mind-
affecting, fear effect. A creature that successfully
saves against the moan cannot be affected by the
same ghostblade’s moan ability for 24 hours.
Malevolence (Su): When the ghostblade strikes
an opponent, he can loose the spirit’s ethereal
manifestation into the target’s body. The target
can resist this ability with a successful DC 19 Will
save. If the target fails her save, the ghostblade
can command her as the spell dominate monster.
The ghostblade must concentrate each round to
maintain this effect. A creature that successfully
saves is immune to that same ghostblades’
malevolence for 24 hours.
Read Past (Su): Upon a successful strike, the
ghostblade’s spirits tear at the target’s psyche.
The target must make a DC 19 Will save to avoid
having his past revealed to the ghostblade. If he
fails, the ghostblade knows the target’s name,
place of birth, members of his family, alignment,
allegiances, and personal secrets. Read past is a
mind-affecting effect.
Spirit Armor (Sp): This spirits shield the ghostblade from
attack. The ghostblade gains +3 shield bonus to AC.
Visage of Death (Su): Once per round, after landing
a successful attack, the spirits manifest upon the
ghostblade’s flesh to create a terrifying visage.
Any living creature within 60 ft that views the
ghostblade’s manifestation must succeed a DC 19
Fortitude save or immediately take 1d4 points of
Strength damage, 1d4 points of Dexterity damage,
and 1d4 points of Constitution damage. A creature
that successfully saves against this effect cannot
be affected by the same ghostblade’s visage of
death for 24 hours.
Strengthen Spirits (Su): The ghostblade chooses
three spirit power he knows and enhances in one
of the following ways:
• Empower: The ghostblade can choose to increase
by half all variable, numeric effects of the chosen
spirit power for its duration. Doing so costs
2 rounds from the number of rounds he can
manifest spirits that day.
• Extend: Any numeric measurements of the chosen
spirit power’s range or area increase by 100%.
Doing so costs 3 rounds from the number of
rounds he can manifest spirits that day.
• Focus: Add +2 to the DC of any saving throws
against the chosen power.
• Maximize: The ghostblade can choose to maximize
all variable, numeric effects of the chosen spirit
power for its duration. Doing so costs 3 rounds
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spirits that day.
Weapon Bond (Sp): A ghostblade can always sense
the location of his ancestral weapon as if using the
locate object spell.
Spellcraft +10, Stealth +9, Survival +9
Languages Abyssal, Common, Kortezian
SQ armor training +2, bravery +2, weapon training
(heavy blades +1), armor training +2, bravery +2,
weapon training (heavy blades +1)

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Summon Ancestral Weapon (Sp): A ghostblade Combat Gear potion of haste, deathblade poison
can summon his ancestral weapon from any (Injury DC 20, 1d6 Con/2d6 Con), 3 doses purple
location, at will. It takes three rounds of complete worm poison (Injury DC 24, 1d6 Str/2d6 Str)
concentration after which the weapon magically Other Gear +1 mithral full plate, +2 amulet of natural
appears in his hand. If the weapon is on another armor, +2 belt of giant strength, two-bladed sword
plane of existence, the ghostblade must make a DC (+1 frost and +1 shock), 3 mwk javelins.
30 Spellcraft check or the attempt fails and he must SPECIAL ABILITIES
wait 24 hours before making another attempt. Aura of Despair (Su): Uril radiates a malign aura that
causes enemies within 10 ft of him to take a -2
General Uril Krakon CR 15 penalty on all saving throws.
XP 51200
(blackguard 3.5 OGL SRD)
Male fighter 8/blackguard 8 Uril Krakon
LE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Perception +6
Aura despair 10 ft; moderate evil
DEFENSE
AC 25, touch 13, flat-footed 22 (+10 armor, +3 Dex, +2
natural)
hp 112 (8d10+8d10+24)
Fort +12, Ref +8, Will +7; +2 vs. fear,
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 frostbrand two–bladed sword +21/+16/+11
(1d8+8/19–20 plus 1d6 cold) and +1 shocking
two–bladed sword +21 (1d8+8/19–20 plus 1d6
electricity)
Ranged mwk adamantine javelin +20/+15/+10 (1d6)
Special Attacks channel negative energy (3d6, DC 15,
5/day), smite good 2/day, sneak attack +2d6
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 8th)
At Will—detect good
Blackguard Spells Prepared (CL 8th)
3rd—inflict serious wounds (DC 15)
2nd—bull’s strength
1st—cause fear (DC 13), corrupt weapon, cure light
wounds
STATISTICS
Str 18, Dex 17, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 11, Cha 14
Base Atk +16; CMB +20; CMD 33
Feats Blind-Fight, Cleave, Combat Reflexes,
Command Undead, Exotic Weapon Proficiency,
Great Fortitude, Improved Sunder, Improved
Two-Weapon Fighting, Iron Will, Leadership,
Persuasive, Toughness, Weapon Focus (two-
bladed sword), Weapon Specialization (two-
bladed sword)
Skills Acrobatics +8, Appraise +2, Bluff +4, Climb
+13, Diplomacy +16, Heal +9, Intimidate +15,
Knowledge (religion) +9, Perception +6, Ride +12,
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 Channel Negative Energy (Su): Uril can channel
negative energy as a 6th level cleric.
Dark Blessing (Su): Uril applies his Charisma
modifier (if any) as a bonus on all his saving
The Headquarters
throws.
Fiendish Servant: Uril can summon a fiendish
warhorse, Blackdamp, to serve him.
Poison Use: Uril is skilled in the use of poison and
never risks accidentally poisoning himself.
Blackdamp CR—
Male fiendish heavy horse (companion)
LE Large magical beast (extraplanar)
Init +4; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision,
scent; Perception +10
DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 13, flat-footed 16 (+4 Dex, +7 natural, –1
size)
hp 84 (8d10+40)
Fort +11, Ref +10, Will +5; improved evasion
DR 5/good; Resist cold 10, fire 10; SR 13
OFFENSE
Speed 50 ft.
Melee 2 hooves +8 (1d6+3), bite +13 (1d6+6)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Special Attacks smite good (1/day; +6)
STATISTICS
Str 23, Dex 18, Con 21, Int 8, Wis 17, Cha 11
Base Atk +8; CMB +15; CMD 29 (33 vs. trip)
Feats Blind-Fight, Endurance, Improved Natural
Attack (bite), Improved Overrun, Run(B)
Skills Perception +10, Stealth +7
SQ blood bond, docile, empathic link, share spells,
speak with blackguard
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Docile (Ex): Unless specifically trained for combat
(see the Handle Animal skill), a horse’s hooves
are treated as secondary attacks.
Blood Bond (Ex): If Blackdamp witnesses Uril being
threatened or harmed, he gains a +2 bonus on all
attack rolls, checks and saves. This bonus lasts as
long as the threat is immediate and apparent.
General Henrik Prostolom CR 19
XP 204800
Male human fighter 20
LG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +1; Perception +7
DEFENSE
AC 28, touch 11, flat-footed 27 (+13 armor, +1 Dex, +4
shield)
hp 200 (20d10+90)
Fort +17, Ref +9, Will +9; evasion, +5 vs. fear
DR 5/—
20
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee +3 axiomatic longsword +33/+28/+23/+18
(1d8+15/17–20 plus 2d6 vs chaotic creatures)
STATISTICS
Str 19, Dex 12, Con 16, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 13
Base Atk +20; CMB +24; CMD 35
Feats Cleave, Combat Expertise, Great Fortitude,
Great Cleave, Greater Weapon Focus (longsword),
Greater Weapon Specialization (longsword),
Improved Critical (longsword), Improved Iron
Will, Improved Shield Bash, Iron Will, Leadership,
Lightning Reflexes, Mounted Combat, Persuasive,
Power Attack, Ride-By Attack, Shield Master,
Spirited Charge, Toughness, Weapon Focus
(longsword), Weapon Specialization (longsword)
Skills Acrobatics +6, Bluff +7, Climb +13, Diplomacy
+9, Handle Animal +12, Intimidate +12,
Knowledge (dungeoneering) +8, Knowledge
(geography) +5, Knowledge (history) +5,
Knowledge (local) +5, Knowledge (nobility) +5,
Linguistics +6, Perception +7, Ride +13, Survival
+9, Swim +11
Languages Azindralean, Common, Giant, Goblinoid,
Gnoll, Kortezian
SQ armor mastery, armor training +4, bravery +5,
weapon training (heavy blades +4, bows +3,
spears +2, light blades +1), armor mastery, armor
training +4, bravery +5, weapon training (heavy
blades +4, bows +3, spears +2, light blades +1)
Combat Gear boots of speed
Other Gear +4 mithral full plate, +2 heavy steel
shield,+2 belt of physical perfection, +3 axiomatic
longsword, ring of evasion; heavy warhorse, private
residence in Castle Ward.
General Ariana Blackwell CR 13
XP 25600
Female human fighter 4/wizard 5/eldritch knight 5
N Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Perception +0
DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 18 (+8 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 85 (4d10+5d6+5d10+19)
Fort +10, Ref +7, Will +8; +1 vs. fear
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 flaming rapier +15 (1d6+5/15–20 plus 1d6)
Ranged +1 javelin +14 (1d6+3)
Special Attacks hand of the apprentice (7/day)
Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 10th)
5th—baleful polymorph (DC 19), false vision (DC 19)
4th—dimensional door, phantasmal killer (DC 18),
scrying
3rd—arcane sight, blink, clairaudience/clairvoyance,
 dispel magic
2nd—detect thoughts (DC 16), invisibility, obscure
object, see invisibility, spider climb
1st—disguise self, identify, magic missile, silent image,
true strike
0 (at will)—detect magic, mage hand, mending, read
magic
STATISTICS
Str 14, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 19, Wis 10, Cha 12
Base Atk +11; CMB +13; CMD 25
Feats Arcane Armor Mastery(B), Arcane Armor
Training(B), Combat Expertise, Improved Critical
(rapier), Improved Familiar, Improved Feint,
Leadership, Lunge, Scribe Scroll, Silent Spell,
Spring Attack, Still Spell, Weapon Finesse,
Weapon Focus (rapier), Weapon Specialization
(rapier)
Skills Climb +12, Handle Animal +11, Intimidate +11,
Knowledge (arcana) +16, Knowledge (engineering)
+12, Knowledge (geography) +12, Knowledge
(history) +12, Knowledge (local) +14, Knowledge
(nobility) +12, Knowledge (planes) +12, Linguistics
+13, Ride +13, Sense Motive +9, Spellcraft +19,
Swim +13
Languages Azindralean, Common, Goblin, Draconic,
Elven, Kortezian, Sylvan; empathic link
SQ armor training +1, arcane bond (pseudo dragon),
bravery +1, diverse training
Gear +2 mithral breastplate, +1 cloak of resistance, +1
flaming rapier, +2 head band of mental prowess (Int,
Cha)
Spell Book all spells prepared plus:
5th— cloudkill, cone of cold, dominate person, hold
monster, telekinesis, wall of force
4th— charm monster, fire shield, globe of
invulnerability, hallucinatory terrain, illusory wall,
remove curse, solid fog, stone skin, wall of ice
3rd— fireball, fly, haste, hold person, slow, suggestion,
tongues, vampiric touch
2nd— alter self, blur, bull’s strength, cat’s grace,
hideous laughter, acid arrow, minor image, protection
from arrows, resist energy, scorching ray
1st— alarm, charm person, endure elements,
expeditious retreat, feather fall, grease, sleep
0— all cantrips
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Diverse Training: Arianna adds her PrC level to
her fighter levels for the purpose of meeting the
prerequisites for feats. She also adds her level to
any levels in an arcane spellcasting class for the
purpose of meeting the prerequisites for feats.
Daxis (pseudo-dragon familiar) CR —
NG Tiny dragon
Init +2; Senses blindsense 60 ft., darkvision 60
ft.;Perception +8
DEFENSE
AC 21, touch 14, flat-footed 19 (+2 Dex, +7 natural, +2
size)
hp 44 (14HD)
Fort +11, Ref +9, Will +9; improved evasion
The Headquarters
Immune paralysis, sleep, SR 12
OFFENSE
Speed 15 ft., fly 60 ft. (good)
Melee sting +3 (1d3–2 plus poison) and bite +3
(1d2–2)
Space 2 1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft.; 5 ft. with tail
Special Attacks deliver touch spells
STATISTICS
Str 7, Dex 15, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10
Base Atk +11; CMB +9; CMD 21
Feats Alertness, Weapon Finesse
Skills Diplomacy +5, Fly +15, Perception +8, Sense
Motive +8, Stealth +19 (+23 in forests), Survival +6
Languages Draconic, telepathy 60 ft.
SQ empathic link, share spells, speak with master
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Poison (Ex) Sting; save Fort DC 14; frequency 1/
minute for 10 minutes; effect sleep for 1 minute;
cure 1 save.
Adventure Seeds
• Marol Agres suspects that his nephew isn’t
all that he seems. His suspicions compounded
following the recent passing of his brother, and
Lubor’s subsequent inheritance of his father’s sizable
fortune. He offers to pay players to investigate Lubor
and bring him whatever evidence they can find
about his miraculous rise through the military ranks.
Marol still has a more than a few contacts within
the military and can manage to get them all jobs as
Headquarter guards.
• Cartographer and noted explorer Quentin Fargus
is partial correct in his recent discoveries; the Fabled
Lands do exist- however they are no paradise. On the
contrary, the ancient formulas open a gate between
world where fiends have become native outsiders
and cannot be banished. An astral deva contacts
players and tasks them with subtly altering Quentin’s
work so that his calculations cannot open the gate. A
low-profile task requiring the utmost secrecy. At first,
the job is simple and the trusting Cartographer fails
to notice any significant changes. But when Quentin
cross-references his current notes with his prized
possession (an ancient map of the Fabled Lands), he
becomes delusional and paranoid, even murderous
of any who would deny night him the rewards of
discovering paradise before his death. Players must
locate his secret room, and find his map before the
dark forces of the world become aware of it.
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The Golden Eel
The Golden Eel
L ocated on a prime spot facing the harbor
prominently rests the Dock Ward’s most
celebrated and most expensive inn, The Golden
Eel. Golden Eel caters to the pleasure of the port’s
wealthier clientele, particularly traveling merchants
and rich nobles who come to sample its exquisite
cuisine. It is also a favored spot of higher-ups within
the local navy, who often rent its private conference
room to discuss strategies over a fine cooked meal
and imported brandy.
For several generations now, the inn has been
owned and operated by the Kval family. Immigrants
from a neighboring land, they bought the
establishment from the local navy and converted
it from rundown barracks into a glorious inn. The
current owner is Marcoso Kval.
Marcoso Kval
Once the family blacksheep, Marcoso ran away
from home at the age of ten. As rumor has it, he
stowed away on a ship and eventually became a
royal privateer. After years at sea, he returned home
to mourn the passing of his father Mardano Kval
and stayed on with his mother to keep the business
going. She eventually passed as well, though he had
at one time threatened to sell the establishment, he
has since kept on with it for the last decade. At least,
this is the impression he has given the locals.
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In truth, Marcoso is a vampire. He has never
left the city, but instead, simply faked his death as
Mardano and returned as his own wayward son.
In the interim, a demonic cohort of his agreed to a
pact whereby she would act as Marcoso’s mother
for a few short years, until he could re-establish
himself. Marcoso maintains an excellent front. He
keeps prices at his inn expensive, dissuading casual
eyes from prying and he does a remarkable job of
maintaining a low public profile. Those few he keeps
contact with include Blood Senator Eldon Vulgrax,
Tax Warden Plank, merchant council representative
Shaunis Caeil, Lord Cruik Ironhull and other high-
ranking naval officers. With these esteemed guests,
he is never less than cordial. Still he remains rarely
seen. Instead, he entrusts the Inn’s caretaking to his
small, but able-bodied staff, which consists of Mira
the widow and her three sons, the renowned Chef
Panobla, and a tough ex-con named Admir.
Marcoso is a prominent member of a small
cabal dedicated to the demon lord of blood. The
cabal maintains loose connections with similar
organizations including the infamous Jadru Neeler
and the perverse eugenic manipulating Ghurophites.
Thus, the Golden Eel provides Marcoso with a
valuable location within the city, as well as access
to its port and direct contact to the many private
conversations high-society members share within
 Marcoso Kval
his walls. He largely hunts elsewhere, traveling far
outside of town to avoid suspicion, or has feasting
on special items brought in by Panobla. Still, he
serves as master over several vampire spawn that
inhabit the Dock Ward.
Marcoso’s primary motivation remains to keep the
inn running smoothly and accommodate his guests,
thus keeping its secondary function as a meeting
place for his cabal undetected.
Marcoso Kval
XP 3200
Male human vampire fighter 6/aristocrat 1
LE Medium undead (augmented, human)
Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +16
DEFENSE
AC 22, touch 16, flat-footed 17 (+1 deflection, +4 Dex,
+1 dodge, +6 natural)
hp 76 (6d10+1d8+39); fast healing 5
Fort +9, Ref +8, Will +8; +2 vs. fear
Defensive Abilities Channel resistance +4
DR 10/magic and silver; Immune cold, undead traits;
Resist electricity 10
Weaknesses vampire weaknesses
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
The Golden Eel
Melee +1 rapier +12 (1d6+5/18–20) and
slam +10 (1d4+4 plus energy drain)
Special Attacks blood drain, children of the night,
create spawn, dominate (DC 17), energy drain (2
level, DC 17)
STATISTICS
Str 19, Dex 19, Con —, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 18
Base Atk +6; CMB +10; CMD 26
Feats Alertness(B), Combat Reflexes(B), Deceitful,
Dodge, Improved Initiative(B), Improved Two-
Weapon Fighting, Iron Will, Lightning Reflexes(B),
Mobility, Persuasive, Toughness(B), Two-Weapon
Fighting, Vital Strike, Weapon Focus (rapier)
Skills Appraise +8, Bluff +18, Climb +10, Diplomacy
+15, Disguise +10, Fly +10, Intimidate +13,
Knowledge (local) +9, Knowledge (nobility) +9,
Linguistics +8, Perception +16, Sense Motive +16,
Stealth +13, Survival +7
Languages Azindralean, Common, Infernal,
Kortezian
SQ armor training +1, bravery +2, change shape
(dire bat or wolf, beast shape II), gaseous form,
shadowless, spider climb, weapon training (light
blades +1),
Other Gear +1 ring of protection, a black onyx ring
intricately cast into wreath of thorny roses
(100gp).
Ground Floor
GF1. Grand Foyer
Two massive oak doors provide entrance to the
Golden Eel. They swing inward and are almost never
locked as the inn is open 24 hours. Still, all the Inn’s
employees have a key to the front door.
Oak Front Doors: 2 in. thick; Hardness 8; hp 20;
Break DC 23, Open Lock DC 25
During the day and early evening, a woman named
CR 7 Mira runs the front desk. Mira invites guests into
the check in room located behind and to the left
the counter. Here she sits behind a large chestnut
desk. Clients sit opposite of her while she takes their
deposits and gives them a room key. During this
time, she also summons a bellhop, her 13-year-old
son Edram to take their belongings upstairs.
Late night, an ex-con brute named Admir runs
the inn. He conducts business at the front counter,
though he still requests a room deposit. There is no
bellhop after 10 pm.
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individuals before he speaks. This quality makes his Male human fighter 2 rogue 1
presence somewhat unsettling. Marcoso has cleaned NE Medium humanoid (human)
Admir up nicely, and he wears a black silken tabard Init +1; Perception +3
over well-polished chainmail. He is clean-shaven DEFENSE 4
(both face and pate) though, he has a tiny near his
AC 16, touch 11, flat-footed 15 (+4 armor, +1 Dex, +1
right temple indicating he has been in at least one
shield)
scrap. Careful observation (Search DC 20) reveals
hp 18 (2d10+1d8+3)
a faded ring tattoo of skulls and roses on the ring
finger of his right hand. A Knowledge (local) skill Fort +3, Ref +3, Will –1; +1 vs. fear
1 check (DC 15) denotes it as a prison tattoo that one OFFENSE
gets for shoving a fellow inmate. Allow Admir to Speed 30 ft.
make an opposed Sense Motive check (+3) against Melee mwk battle axe +6 (1d10+2/19–20) or dagger
the PC’s Search check to see if he catches anyone +4 (1d4+2/19–20)
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Admir works the front desk late nights. During the
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STATISTICS
TO THE SALTSHACKS day, he retires to one of the rooms upstairs, sleeping Str 14, Dex 13, Con 11, Int 10, Wis 9, Cha 8
(11) from early morning just past noon. After that, PCs
Base Atk +2; CMB +4; CMD 15
can encounter him patrolling the inn, or occasionally 13 13
Feats Combat Casting, Power Attack, Shield Focus,
working security for unloading cargo ships down at
Stealthy, Throw Anything, Weapon Focus (battle
the docks. Marcoso isn’t above dominating Admir
axe)
for use in special projects under the assumption that
the convict is replaceable if the law should find him Skills Acrobatics +4, Bluff +4, Climb +5, Diplomacy
guilty of any crimes. +3, Escape Artist +5, Knowledge (local) +5,
19 Perception +3, Sleight of Hand +5, Stealth +5,
Admir’s primary motivation is to keep a steady job,
DOCK WARD (The
but he’s capable Gutters,
of almost Theif offered
anything Last the
Rung,
right amount of money; including betraying Marcoso,
Survival +4
TheLanguages
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Common, Kortezian,
TRAD
whom he doesn’t realize is a powerful vampire. SQ bravery +1
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Combat Gear potion of bull’s strength, dust of dryness
(filled with water)
Other Gear masterwork chain shirt, light wooden
shield, mwk battle axe, daggers (2), shortbow,
quiver with 20 arrows.
Two massive oak doors swing inward opening to a
spacious and lavishly decorated foyer. The walls are
striking, deep lacquered wood paneling set in finely
carved frames offset by a rich-hued ebon-wood floor,
decadently covered with a large, rich-hued carpet. Wide
open arches to the left and right lead to other areas of
the inn. There are no windows in this room, however it
is brightly lit by a massive overhead chandelier, hanging
down from the high, 15 feet ceilings.
At the far end of the room is a long counter top of
veneered with a heavily burled wood. Behind it stands a
fair-haired woman in her early thirties. She wears a long
burgundy-hued cotton dress and bodice and a white
blouse. On top of the desk rests a small silver bell, a
leather-bound writing book, and a quill and ink set. As
you enter, she looks up and asks in a polite voice, “May
I help you?”
Mira (N female human commoner 3): A fair-haired
woman in her early thirties, Mira’s light green eyes
Admir
glisten youthfully, though fine wrinkles are beginning
to blossom in her soft peach complexion. She wears
a long burgundy-hued cotton dress and bodice and
a white blouse.Widowed young, Mira began working
at the Golden Eel to help support her two sons Durn
The Golden Eel
and Edram. While she suspects more to Marcoso
and his Inn than is readily apparent, she has done
her best to avoid prying. Marcoso respects this
quality and has kept her well paid for it, as she lends
the place an air of normalcy.
Mira’s primary motivation is to support her
children and as far as she’s concerned, Marcoso has
always helped her accomplish that. While she won’t
defend Marcoso over her own children, she remains
firmly sided with him.
Edram (N male human commoner 1): Edram is
Mira’s eldest son. Edram remembers life before the
inn and isn’t nearly as spoiled as Durn, though he
still appreciates tips. He wears his brown hair cut
just above his shoulder, and carries himself with the
awkward posture of a teenager growing into his body.
He dresses in knickers and a jacket with a high collar.
Edram works two jobs– one as the bellhop during
check in hours, the other as Panobla’s dish-boy (after
the dining room closes).
Edram’s primary motivation is to help his mother
and his little brother, keeping them safe and out of
trouble.
Creatures: The richly woven foyer carpet has
been enchanted. Upon command, it animates and
attempts to smother targets, as designated by
Marcoso or the desk clerk. It acts likewise if a patron
suddenly bears arms and threatens or charges
aggressively towards the desk clerk.
Animated Carpet CR 5
N Large construct
Init-1; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision;
Perception –5
DEFENSE
AC 16, touch 9, flat-footed 16 (+7 natural, –1 size)
hp 52 (4d10+30)
Defensive Abilities hardness 5; Immune Construct
traits
Fort +1 Ref +1 Will -4
OFFENSE
Spd 20 ft. fly 10 ft (clumsy)
Melee Slam +7 (1d6+4)
Space 10ft ; Reach 10 ft.
Special Attacks constrict, grab
STATISTICS
Str 20 Dex 8 Con — Int — Wis 1 Cha 1
Base Atk +4; CMB +9; CMD 19
SQ Construction points (constrict, grab, fly)
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 Developments: To the left of the counter is a small
private room with an oak check-in desk and some
chairs. Within the desk is a locked panel containing
36 sets of keys, three sets for each room. Both Mira
and Marcoso possess a key to open the panel.
The Golden Eel
Customers receive one key with the room; a second
key can be requested for an additional fee of 5 sp.
The desk keeps a third key in case of emergencies.
The establishment charges a fee of 50 gp to replace
lost keys (citing client safety, they claim the cost is
needed to replace the locks).
GF2. Formal Dining Area
Available upon reservation only, the formal dining
room only accommodates forty people, and then
only if seated in groups of four. Serviced by four
attractive servers, two females and two males
(N human commoner 1). Though there are a few
exceptions made to regular patrons, guests of the
inn generally have priority over walk-ins. Regardless,
only those wearing the proper attire of a Kortezian
aristocrat or military officer are permitted into the
dining room. Kitchen hours run from one hour
before noon, until five hours past sunset. The dining
room remains open a few hours after the service
closes, but offers nothing but drinks during this
time. The NPC description section contains a sidebar
of possible patrons. There is no menu at the Inn,
instead Chef Panobla prepares four dishes for the
afternoon and six for the evening, based on whatever
strikes his fancy during the day. Afternoons he serves
a two-course meal, while dinner is a full four courses.
Meals are extremely pricey, but extraordinarily good.
Regardless of the fare, Panobla’s ingredients remain
incredibly fresh, exquisitely prepared and seasoned
with rare and exotic spices. Afternoon meals cost 25
gp each including coffee, while evening meals cost
50 gp each including coffee. Drinks are extra and
Panobla only serves the finest wines and brandies
(between 20 to 1,000gp a bottle). To assuage the
high costs, the GM may permit on of the PCs’
patrons to treat them to a meal as reward for prior
services well done.
Typical Fare
• Raw deep crab legs cold marinated in hand-pressed
limejuice and spicy sea peppers.
• Thrice backed tojanida stew over a bed of fresh
seaweed greens and sprinkled with fresh sea cat’s
milk cheese.
• Baby octopus in aspic and drenched with octopi
eggs.
• Black pepper crusted, grilled walrus steaks braised
with oyster sauce.
• Flambé urchin stuffed with orange fey berries and
set with honey-glazed lotus petal-wrapped shrimp.
• Whole cracked chuul claw boiled in a broth of
clams, onions, saffron, and clover mead.
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TIPPING THE STAFF
The Golden Eel is a high end Inn and as
such, its servants expect tips, usually in the
form of silver pieces for adults and coppers
for the boys. If the boys aren’t tipped, Durn
in particular, they perform slightly under par.
Perhaps not promptly removing bedpans or
more likely not replacing them with clean
ones.
The dining area is relatively small and private, with
only ten tables. Still, its lavish décor is overwhelming.
The floors and lower half of the walls are set with terra
cotta tiles inlaid with blue-green glass mosaic. The
upper walls and ceiling are white washed stucco framed
by thick chestnut timbers. The centerpiece of the room
is a dais that supports a massive glass tube aquarium
surrounded by four white marble pillars. The pillar is
some how light from inside, illuminating a life-size
copper-oxidized statue of a mermaid and two-dozen
live baby golden eels. The room is finished with brass
fixtures, velvet and chintz upholstered furniture, and
blood-red gossamer tablecloths.
The north and south walls each share a pair of large,
intricately patterned, stained-glass windows that look as
though imported from an abandoned monastery. Their
heavy glass panes allow little light to pass through them,
safeguarding the privacy of dining patrons. Instead,
light comes from the aquarium and the small, tastefully
ornate brass candelabras centerpieces at each table. A
large swinging door to the west leads to the kitchen.
Glass Tube Aquarium: 1 in. thick; Hardness 1; hp 2;
Break DC 10
If the tank breaks, it spills water and eels across
the floor in a 30-foot-radius centered on the
aquarium. Anyone trying to move in this area must
move at half speed or make a successful Balance
Skill check (DC 12). A failed save results in slipping
on an eel and falling prone.
Anyone falling into the glass is dealt 2d6 slashing
damage from shards of glass.
Marcoso demands 500 gold pieces from whoever
breaks the glass tube aquarium, to replace it.
GF3. The Waiting Room
This is a waiting room for those patrons who have
arrived early for their reservations.
At any time during business hours, up to six
patrons may occupy the room. Any of the patrons
described in area GF 2 might also be found here.
This small waiting room contains four oversized chairs
 OPTIONAL PATRONS
At any given time during business hours there
are between 12 + d20 patrons eating in the dining
room. These are typically wealthy nobles from the
city, however they may also include one or more of
the following patrons:
Geshard (diner patron only)
Sitting alone at a table in the corner is an
unnervingly quiet nobleman with greasy black
hair and deep-set hazel eyes. Contrary to the
evening’s menu, he is eating steak tartar. He seems
preoccupied and aloof.
This patron is Geshard (LE male vampire spawn).
One of Marcoso’s spawn, he has come to bring
him news that a powerful vampire hunter has
discovered some of the organization’s enclaves
in the neighboring kingdom and to prepare for
betrayal. If approached, he is curt and excuses
himself almost immediately to use the bathroom.
Instead, he goes to his room, locks the door and
exits through the window. If followed, he informs
the pursuer that he is in grave trouble and needs
to meet with them later that evening, alone in
mouse alley with an important message. He attacks
anyone foolish enough to show up.
Pyrelle and the Privateers
Seated at this table are two couples in their
early thirties. All of the patrons are dressed
in an amalgam of garishly decorated naval
finery collected from top ranking officers of
several bordering ports. A muscular woman
with a noticeably milky left eye dominates their
conversation, though the majority of it is on the
subject of the ruthless commandeering pirate
ships.
thickly upholstered in brocade tapestries depicting the
struggles between heaven and hell. Patterns of clouds
drip into twists of orange and silver threaded flames
while weaves of golden haired angels thrust swords into
leering demons and snarling toad-like beasts that swim
in rivers of fire. The walls are wood-paneled like those
of the lobby, as is the wooden plank floor. Portraits of
stoic looking nobles, all with dark hair hang on three
of the walls. Four are men, one is a woman, but all are
depicted as lean and pale, painted with the same angry
brush strokes. They rest in frames of gilded plaster, but
the nameplates are blank. A large stained-glass window
occupies the fourth wall. Light creeps against it but
refuses to enter, instead throwing the shadow of passing
street pedestrians into the room to dance like ghosts
The muscular woman is Pyrelle (NE female half-
elf fighter 5), a hardened privateer whose mercenary
avarice has made her and her crew the scourge of
pirates everywhere. She has a fierce reputation for
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burning ships along with their crew, and draw-and-
quartering survivors in lieu of taking prisoners.
She cares little for who patronizes her ventures,
provided they pay her well. Over the years, she has
fought for neighboring kingdoms, with equal relish.
Her three associates include her skipper, and her
first and second mates (all NE human fighters 2).
They are in port to pick up a few new contracts and
to sample Panobla’s fine cuisine before heading
back out to sea.
If intruded upon, catch some one listening in
on their conversation or are otherwise offended,
they refuse to fight within the restaurant. Instead,
Pyrelle challenges the offender to a duel outside the
restaurant following dinner.
Shalan Harlack
At this table sits a well-dressed elf with long silver
hair and bright blue eyes is cheerfully enjoying his
meal with an equally well-dressed female human.
The elf is Shalan Harlack (NG male human ranger
5), a vampire hunter investigating the Golden Eel
and Marcoso. The female is a local prostitute,
whom he has paid to make him appear engaged,
while he studies the place. Shalan also has room
upstairs. If characters confront him he is cordial
and well-spoken. He asks happily if the PCs are
staying at the inn or in the nearby area and invites
them for a game of darts at another tavern nearby
later in the evening.
Should any PC meet him later, he explains who
he really is and alerts them to his suspicions.
At this point he leaves on his own and never
returns, mysteriously vanishing into the night (see
Adventure Seeds).
in the candlelight. In the center of the room is a small
wooden cocktail table.
GF4. The Washroom
Only open during dining hours, this small
washroom is attended by Mira’s second son Durn.
The boy sits outside the room and when approached,
offers his services. He keeps a small cart with brass
bedpans and hot wash towels near him, as well as
a small mirror. Patrons come to wash up or preen
themselves while he holds a mirror and flatters them.
Likewise, he offers bedpans to those requiring use of
the washroom.
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Durn (N male human commoner 1): Durn is a
small skinny boy with dirty blonde hair, about the age
of 10 or 11. He wears knickers and a nice jacket with a
high starched collar, which appears unbearably itchy.
Durn manages the washrooms and runs other small
errands. He has grown accustomed to good tips and
his services become steadily less unreliable to those
who do not tip well.
Durn is typically encountered by the downstairs
washroom during restaurant hours and services the
upstairs twice per day, once in the early evening and
once in the morning
His primary motivation is to get silver tips.
This plain white-tiled room is completely empty except
for a small, neatly carved sign with an arrow pointing
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to the far corner that says, “Place Pans Here When
Finished”.
GF5. The Stairwell
In this section of the inn, a gorgeously curved walnut
stairwell winds around an alcove, climbing to the second
floor. The banister and elegantly curved handrail are
about three feet-tall. A dark green and brown carpet
runs the length if the stairs and the path is illuminated
by large white candles that rest on sconces along the
outer wall. A open hallway, blocked only by the rail
overlooks the staircase.
GF6. The Kitchen
The text below assumes the kitchen is in operation
when the characters enter. If not, unlit and locked-up
and the stove is not hot.
 This room is obviously a tremendously large, well-
stocked and fastidiously cleaned kitchen. Directly in Chef Panobla
front of you, a large black iron stove belches heat into
the room, slightly cooled by the draft of the propped
door opening into a back alley. Strong but pleasurable

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smells waft throughout the air, particularly the sweet
scent of roasted garlic. Deeply scarred butcher-block
counters line the walls and you count dozens of racks
from which hang rows of spoons and whisks, graters,
small pots, and sauté pans.
Several mixing bowls are laid out, and the plucked
and cleaned carcasses of dozen small game birds lie on
a well floured board.
Nearby a lank chef whistles as he pounds away at a
thick paste inside a hefty granite mortar.

The strong garlic scent that wafts from the kitchen

is not actually garlic, but a mixture of specially
prepared herbs. The scent leaves guests talking
about the rich garlicy aromas of the inn, immediately
dissuading all thoughts of vampires.

Creatures: The lank man with the mortar and

pestle is the incomparable Chef Panobla. Genuinely
engrossed with his craft, he is slow to notice anyone
entering as he works.
Chef Panobla
Chef Panobla appears to be in his early forties,
he keeps lightly graying hair close cropped and has
a thin, neatly waxed mustache. While at work, he
always wears a white chef’s coat. Strangely, Panobla
always carries a cleaver and a set of four chef knives,
which on occasion he has been spotted speaking
to pleasantly about the preparation of the coming
evening’s dishes.
A cheery personality Chef Panobla greets almost
every on he encounters with a welcoming hello. Over
the years, he has become a local celebrity, and his
innovative recipes are the talk of the town. Once
a year (at New Year’s), Panobla prepares his most
exquisite and famous recipe–whole stuffed baby
dragon turtle. The inn closes a week in advance for
Panobla to prepare the feast, and it is rumored that
he uses over 500 different rare ingredients in the
stuffing. This even is usually booked solid month
in advance and often is by invitation only. The cost
to attend is usually upwards of 1,000 gp. However,
Marcoso has given out free invites in the past to
individuals that he desired to sample personally.
In addition to being a master chef, Panobla is also
an accomplished assassin who maintains a high
profile public persona to mask his involvement in
the nefarious trade. He has occasionally used the
conference room to broker assassinations, and
is a unsurpassed poisoner. He works closely with
Marcoso and is the vampire’s key connection to
the assassin’s guild. Panobla is fully aware that
his patron is a vampire, though this troubles him
little as he is both capable of protecting himself
and has tasted human flesh on several occasions,
considering its preparation one of the most
distinguished cuisines (second only to fey). His
primary motivation is to continue cooking for the
Golden Eel and building his reputation as a master
chef.
During most hours of the day, Panobla single-
handedly mans the kitchen and happily does his own
purchasing and prep-work. Thankfully, the dinning
area is small.
He remains a few hours after closing to clean his
kitchen, before retiring for the evening or running a
special errand. In either case, he leaves for his small
but modest house several blocks away on Westerly
Lane. In the morning, he usually goes shopping
for fresh meats, fish, fruits, and vegetables for the
afternoon and evenings fare. He usually returns to
the Inn before the afternoon rush.
Chef Panobla CR 3
XP 800
Male human expert
NE Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Perception +2
DEFENSE
AC 13, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+1 armor, +2 Dex)
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hp 28 (5d8+2)
Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +4
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee mwk dagger +6 (1d4+1/19–20) or mwk
throwing axe +6 (1d6+1)
Ranged mwk dagger +7 (1d4/19–20) or mwk
throwing axe +7 (1d6)
STATISTICS
Str 13, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 12
Base Atk +3; CMB +4; CMD 16
Feats (Point Blank Shot, Quick Draw, Skill Focus
(Crafy (cooking)), Weapon Focus (throwing axe)
Skills Appraise +7, Bluff +5, Craft (alchemy) +9, Craft
(cooking) +15, Craft (poison–making) +10, Craft
(wine–making) +10, Diplomacy +8, Disguise +6,
Knowledge (geography) +7, Knowledge (history)
+8, Knowledge (local) +9, Knowledge (nature)
+9, Knowledge (nobility) +6, Linguistics +10,
Perception +2, Stealth +7
Languages Azindralean, Common, Kortezian
Combat Gear potion of darkvision, potion of invisibility;
Other Gear +1 bracers of armor, 2 mwk cleavers
(throwing axes), 4 mwk chef knives (daggers),
unguent of timelessness.
Hot Iron Stove: 1/4 in. thick; Hardness 10; hp 10;
Break DC 24; Special: anyone touching the stove
while it is in use is dealt 1d6 points of fire damage
cumulative per round touched.
Oak Backdoor: 2 in. thick; Hardness 8; hp 20;
Break DC 23*, Open Lock DC 20*
*only locked at night.
GF7. The Storage Room
This large pantry is stocked full of casks of imported
wine, dried grains, and rare pickled vegetables. Smoked
meats, peppers, and other spices hang from the ceiling.
All in all, there are several thousand dollars worth
of rare spices, herbs and wine. In addition to the
food and wine, Chef Panobla keeps a regular supply
of blood available to Marcoso’s special patrons in a
special locked crate.
Locked Crate: 1 in. thick; Hardness 8; hp 5; Break
DC 17, Open Lock DC 20.
Treasure: Inside the locked crate are total of 24 pint
bottles containing human blood. Each bottle was
enchanted with a gentle repose spell. Also in the box
is a wand of gentle repose (10th) with 26 charges.
A DC 20 Perception check finds a concealed hollow
in the floor beneath two 50 lb crates of coarse grain
are two iron strong boxes.
Iron Strong Boxes (2): 1/2 in. thick; Hardness 10;
hp 15; Break DC 23, Open Lock DC 25.
Each strongbox holds one of Panobla’s prize
possessions, a pair recipe books. One contains his
personal recipes for exotic foods the other contains
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his recipes for exotic poisons. Either tome easily
fetches 100-300 gp to the proper buyer.
GF8. The Stables
Around the back of the Golden Eel you detect the
unmistakable smell of horse stables. Attached to the
main building, they have both a large, barred entrance
for animals and a small side door for the stable
hand. Overall, the stables look small as if they’d only
accommodate a half-dozen animals.
The stables are small and poorly equipped for
more than a single nights stay. Primarily used by
dining patrons coming from the other side of town,
anyone staying longer is better off finding a proper
livery. The stables are watched over by Durn, who
once finished with his bedpan duties takes the pans
out back and dumps them into the nearby sewage
drain before shoveling out the stables.
First Floor
FF1. Stairwell
This is the same stairwell as described in area GF5.
At the top of the stairs is a small lobby, 15 ft above
the ground floor. A 10-foot-wide door lined hall leads
west and to the south, a smaller 5-foot-wide arch
opens to a small alcove opposite a door.
FF2. Washrooms
Both these washrooms are identical to the
washroom on the ground floor.
Each also contain a small basin of hot fresh water
with towels soaking in it, and a hamper for used
towels. Edram occasional drops hot rocks from
kitchen stove into the water in the basin to keep it
warm. A sign on the basin says, “Please, No Double
Dipping”.
FF3. Private Conference Room
At the end of this hall, a DC 22 Perception check
reveals a secret door built into the wood paneling.
Room Secret Door: 1 in. thick; Hardness 8; hp 10;
Break DC 17; Open Lock DC 20 (the secret door can
be locked from the inside only).
The panel slides back to reveal a nicely sized
conference room complete with a massive 10-foot-
long ebony lacquered table polished to an obscene
glossy sheen. Surrounding the table are a dozen ebony
captain’s chairs with dramatically red silk cushions.
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 Running the length of the two walls on either side the
table are huge coastal maps of the surrounding lands.
Another stained-glass window takes up the far wall that
facing the street.
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on the room door from both inside and outside.
Room doors open inward.
Bedroom Door: 1 in. thick; Hardness 8; hp 10;
Break DC 17, Open Lock DC 18

Ironically, his conference room is frequently used

both by Marcoso’s cabal, Pyrelle’s Privateers, and
the royal navy. If Geshard (from the dining room)
needs to discuss his findings with Marcoso, the two
convene here.
The maps are quite exquisite (see treasure
section), however anyone attempting to steal them
triggers the suggestion map trap.
Suggestion Map Trap CR 3
Type magic; Perception DC 28; Disable Device DC 28.
EFFECTS
Trigger touch; Reset automatic
Effect spell effect (suggestion, 7th-level wizard, DC 14
Will save negates)
Anyone affected by the trap wakes in the middle
of the night and feels the need to go for a midnight
stroll alone and unarmored around the town (making
them an easy target for vampires).
Developments Marcoso keeps his coffin in the
captain’s nest directly on top of the Inn. In stark
contrast to the rest of the inn, the small room is
little more than a dusty, cobwebbed attic and is only
accessible by a small, long ago sealed hatch in the
corner ceiling of the first floor lobby. Marcoso himself
accesses the room by turning gaseous and slipping
through the cracks in the walls.
Sealed Hatch: 2 in. thick; Hardness 8; hp 20;
Search DC 25; Break DC 22.
This well furnished room contains a large dresser, a
hope chest, and a single queen-sized bed. Everything
in the room is luxurious. The sheets are satin, and the
mattress is overstuffed with goose down. Beneath each
bed is a brass bedpan.
At the far end of the room, a lead-paned window faces
out into the streets below.
Adventure Seeds
• A noble patron of the Golden Eel seduced
by tales of Panobla’s incredible talents, offers to
send characters to the Golden Eel for dinner as an
addition a prior reward. While having dining at the
restaurant, they are approached by Shalan Harlack,
the vampire hunter who, after informing them of his
suspicions, mysteriously vanishes into the night.
Shalan’s comrades track down the PCs as being his
last known contact, and hire them to finish his work.
• A PCs is attacked by Geshard, one of Marcoso’s
spawn. They track him down only to discover
that Geshard’s insidious master runs a reputable
restaurant in town.
• Authorities suspect the lovable Chef Panobla of
leading a double life and pay them to investigate him
without offending his reputable employer Marcoso
Kval. Unbeknownst to the PCs, Kval is quite partial to
his Chef and is more than willing to use his powers
to protect both of their secret identities.

FF4. Master Suite

The door to this area is locked. If given the
corresponding room key from the front desk, it works
on the room door from both inside and outside.
Room doors open inward.

Bedroom Door: 1 in. thick; Hardness 8; hp 10;

Break DC 17, Open Lock DC 18.

This well-furnished room contains a large dresser,

two private hope chests, and separate queen-sized
beds. Everything in the room is luxurious. The sheets
are satin, and the mattresses are overstuffed with
goose down. Beneath each bed is a brass bedpan. At
the far end of the room, a lead-paned window faces a
back alley.

FF5. Single Bedroom

The door to this area is locked. If given the
corresponding room key from the front desk, it works
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The Tower of Janazar
J anazar’s Tower has long been a source of
interest to sightseers passing through the
resident district. Dozens of local tales speculate
the alien origins of the elaborate spire jutting from
behind the high cobbled walls that run length of the
northern bend of Lords’ Promenade, separating it
from the Temple District. Some claim that the tower
was once an old temple, others claim Janazar himself
built it to rival and antagonize the ostentatious
displays of the nearby priests.
While most locals speculate that Janazar still lives,
very few claim to have seen him in a number of years.
Instead, they deal largely with his young apprentice
Geneyse, who aptly oversees both the impressive
tower and the grounds. Rumors abound concerning
the half-elven girl. Some say she his illegitimate
child while others accuse him of lasciviously taking
the girl as his lover. A number of Janazar’s harshest
adversaries cogitate that the wizard conquered death
by shedding his aging flesh and placing his soul
within the young girls body.
In truth, age and acclaim have made Janazar weary
and the sagely wizard has simply delegated his
social responsibilities to his daughter and apprentice
Geneyse. While his arcane pursuits remain as
ambitious as ever, he has become increasingly
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reclusive in their execution. As for the accusations
and speculations of townsfolk, neither Janazar nor
Geneyse care enough to pay them any heed.
For the most part, the tower itself draws more
attention than its occupants. The structure’s most
impressive and identifiable feature is ability to rotate.
Massive gears and arcane infused machinery allows
Janazar to manipulate the inner structure of the
tower situating it in either of two opposing positions.
The map on page 37 represents Position A. In
Position B, the waiting room rotates 180-degrees
(see the isometric view on page 41). Janazar controls
the mechanism using the control table in his
personal lab located on the second floor. A trap door
beneath a desk in the Parlour leads to the serviceable
machinery and rotating gears beneath the tower.
The text below provides a street side description of
Janazar’s tower.
On the north side of Lord’s Promenade, positioned
arrogantly behind a massive iron gate monogrammed
with a oversized gilded “J” stands Janazar’s Tower.
The diameter of a small house, it clears a full three-
stories, with a taller spire that dwarfs the surrounding
courtyard trees. The carved quartzite facade depicts
thick serpentine coils in braided patterns that helix along
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WAY OF
10 19 5
CLERIC STREET

15 19
PROPHET COURT
19
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SQUARE OF THE
BLESSED WAY
ELEVEN PRAYERS 8
12 20
11
19
WAY OF THE CITY LORDS

21 PRINCE STREET (PONCE STREET)

2
17 15
LORDS’ PROMENADE (TEATWIST LANE)
14 6

20 5

7
3 KING’S SQUARE
(PIGSQUABBLE SQUARE)
0 120 240
1
2 - The Tower of Janazar (Residence Ward) FEET
DUKES’ WAY (LONG HOPE ROAD)

18 19 13
NOBLES’ WALK (DRUDGER’S WALK)
its perimeter. Flakes of minerals deposited in the stone Teleportation
12 Trap CR 9
8 make the tower glisten during the day, and at night,
4 Type magical; Perception DC 34; Disable Device DC 34
they catch light from lanterns and streetlamps bathing
COUNT STREET (SPADE STREET)

EFFECTS
the tower in an eerie yellow glow. In stark contrast to the
glittering tower, the building serving as its foundation Trigger location; Reset automatic
seems strangely out of place. A large austere structure, Effect spell effect (teleportation circle); single target
its rough gray granite walls supported by heavy fluted (5ft-radius teleports activator).
columns give it a somber appearance, not unlike a
mausoleum. 16 Interior Walls: all interior walls consist of iron rods
holding a framework of stones, set with concrete.
Iron and Concrete Wall: thickness 6, hardness 8, hp
Tower Rooms
70, break DC 40.
General Features: Unless otherwise noted, use the Interior Doors: All interior doors are made from
following statistics to determine the properties of ironwood stained to match the appropriate decors of
tower features. various rooms. Consider individual doors unlocked
Exterior
ARISTOCRAT STREET (SHORTHREAD LANE) Walls: All exterior walls are made from unless otherwise noted in the room description.
thick blocks of marble and granite seamlessly Ironwood Door: thickness 3”, hardness 8, hp 50,
welded together by arcane fires. In addition, several
11 Open Lock DC 30, Break DC 30.
spells have been placed that block both scrying and
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teleportation.
13 Ground Floor
Exterior Tower Walls: thickness 1 1/2 feet, hardness
12, hp 650, break DC 50.
Exterior Windows: all the tower windows are set GF1. Entrance
K)
AL

with the highest quality glass. While one might Hanging on thick hinges chiseled into the cobbled
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presume breaking into the tower through its ward wall, a massive iron gate, twenty-feet-wide and
D
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ten-feet-tall bars a graveled pathway leading through

OO

windows to be an easy feat, Janazar set all of them

(BL

with the same arcane trap. Anyone attempting to the wooded courtyard where Janazar’s Tower rests. The
K
AL
W

enter a window from the exterior is teleported to a gate’s centerpiece is a weathered iron plate in the shape
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AL
W

locked cell in the city jail. of a shield embossed with three columns. Mounted to
Tower Window: thickness 1, hardness 1, hp 1, the plate is a large gilded letter J.
Break DC 5.
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anyone meddling with the locked iron-gate triggers
the alarm system. Typically, Geneyse sends her
familiar to inspect such situations and either sends
Fespod and Cumak to shoo them away or takes a
more appropriate action.
Iron-Gate: Thickness 2”, Hardness 10, hp 60, Break
DC 28.
Alarm System CR 1
Type magical; Perception DC 25; Disable Device DC 25.
EFFECTS
Trigger touch; Reset automatic; Bypass hidden lock
Effect spell effect (message, sent to Janazar, Geneyse,
Fespod, Cumak, and Cinnamon warning them the
there is someone tampering with front gate)
GF2. Garden
The courtyard is equally impressive, with a spotlessly
clean gravel path circling the complex, highlighted by a
single row of neatly spaced alders. Propped against the
western courtyard wall stands a large stable. To the east,
two ancient silver oaks shade the tower from the early
morning sun.
During all times, both Janazar and his daughter
let their crow familiars run the yard. The intelligent
birds spend their time playing in the high branches
of ancient oaks where the spectacular view permits
Fespod
them to watch the gardens and report any unusual
activities.
Creatures: During daylight hours, a mute half-
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orc named Fespod, and his son Cumak tend to the
gardens.
For the most part, the groundskeepers keep to
themselves and their work, though they treat invited
guests with cordiality if approached. Fespod reads
lips well, and cautiously watches all conversations
while Cumak does the honor of speaking for both
of them. Conversations going beyond gardening or
obvious attempts to probe for information about
Janazar or the tower piques their suspicions and they
immediately report all such activities to one of the
wizards’ familiars.
Fespod Gardner
Janazar hired Fespod several years ago after his
friend Amwa Swain told him of the story of how
prejudiced townsfolk burnt the half-orc’s bakery to
the ground, killing his wife and leaving him alone
with two small children. When the poor half-orc tried
to confront his accusers, they beat him almost to
death. They tried to break Fespod’s neck by stomping
on it, but only succeeded in crushing his voice box,
leaving him mute. Janazar hired the half-orc on
the spot, allowing him to live on his property for a
few years until he was able to purchase a modest
two-story home nearby. Fespod and his family have
worked for the wizard ever since, and all maintain
extremely close relations with the old man and his
daughter. Though a peaceful being, Fespod would
defend Janazar with his own life. Prior to owning
the bakery, Fespod earned his money as a skilled
huntsman (prowess he has since passed down to his
son) and is highly capable of keeping the grounds
safe.
Description: Fespod looks more human than orc,
though slopping brow and strong lower jaw make his
heritage readily identifiable. Even though he is now in
his mid-forties and has lost his hair, his broad frame
remains bound with ropes of powerful muscle and
his fists are thick and brick-like. At work, he wears
the simple cotton cloths of a gardener along with a
broad brimmed leather hat to shade the sun from
his eyes. Both armed and unarmed he is a capable
combatant and wields his quarterstaff potently.
Fespod Gardner CR 7
XP 3200
Male half-orc ranger 8
N Medium humanoid (orc)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +10
DEFENSE
AC 16, touch 13, flat-footed 13 (+3 armor, +3 Dex)
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Fort +7, Ref +9, Will +5
Defensive Abilities orc ferocity
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OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 quarterstaff +12 (1d6+3)
Ranged mwk longbow +12 (1d8/x3)
Special Attacks favored enemies (+4 humans; +2 gnolls)
2nd—cat’s grace
1st—animal messenger, entangle (DC 11)
STATISTICS
Str 15, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 10
Base Atk +8; CMB +10; CMD 23
Feats Diehard, Endurance, Improved Two-Weapon
Fighting, Iron Will, Skill Focus (Stealth)
(Stealth), Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus
(quarterstaff)
Skills Acrobatics +11, Climb +12, Craft (woodworking)
+9, Heal +8, Intimidate +0, Knowledge
(dungeoneering) +7, Knowledge (geography)
+7, Knowledge (nature) +8, Perception +10,
Profession (groundskeeper) +7, Spellcraft +8,
Stealth +15, Survival +10 (+14 following tracks),
Swim +6
Languages Azindralean, Common
SQ hunter’s bond, favored terrain (+4 Forests, +2
Urban) swift tracker, wild empathy, woodland
stride, orc blood, hunter’s bond, favored terrain
(+4 Forests, +2 Urban) swift tracker, wild empathy,
woodland stride, orc blood, orc blood
Combat Gear potion of spider climb;
Other Gear +1 leather armor, +1/+1 quarterstaff, mwk
longbow, quiver with 20 arrows and 10 silver
arrows, 44 gp.
Cumak Gardner
Barely seventeen, Cumak Gardner has grown
more burly than most men and well-skilled in the
woodsman’s arts his father taught him. While he too
is grateful for the life Janazar has given his family, he
longs to travel and adventure, hoping to one see the
world. Still, his loyalties remain with his family first
and should anything or anyone threaten his sister
or father, he acts accordingly. When not working, he
spends his free time in alehouses listening to the
stories of adventurers and waiting for the day that he
is grown enough to leave his family.
Description: Cumak’s features seem even less
brutish looking than his father’s, although they
remain hard and chiseled. He is slightly taller as well,
over six feet, but his shoulders are narrower and he
isn’t quite as muscular. Like his father, he dresses in
simple cotton clothes and wears a broad brimmed
leather sun hat. He wears his coarse black hair
cropped to the scalp.
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Cumak Gardner CR 3
XP 3200
Male half-orc ranger 4
N Medium humanoid (orc)
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +7
DEFENSE
AC 14, touch 11, flat-footed 13 (+3 armor, +1 Dex)
hp 28 (4d10+6)
Fort +5, Ref +5, Will +1
Defensive Abilities orc ferocity
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee mwk greatclub +10 (1d10+4)
Ranged mwk longbow +6 (1d8/x3)
Special Attacks favored enemies (+2 goblinoids)
STATISTICS
Str 18, Dex 12, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 11, Cha 8
Base Atk +4; CMB +8; CMD 19
Feats Endurance, Nimble Moves, Point Blank Shot,
Weapon Focus (greatclub)
Skills Climb +11, Intimidate +0, Knowledge
(geography) +4, Knowledge (nature) +4,
Perception +7, Profession (groundskeeper)
+4, Spellcraft +7, Stealth +8, Survival +7 (+10
following tracks), Swim +10
Languages Azindralean, Common, Orc
SQ favored terrain (+2 forests), hunter’s bond, orc
blood, wild empathy
Combat Gear oil of magic weapon, cure moderate
wounds
Other Gear masterwork studded leather, mwk
greatclub, mwk longbow, quiver with 20 arrows.
Hugin (Genyse’s raven familiar) CR —
N Tiny magical beast
Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +6
DEFENSE
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 15 (+2 Dex, +3 natural,
+2 size)
hp 12 (6HD)
Fort +1, Ref +4, Will +7; improved evasion
OFFENSE
Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft. (average)
Melee bite +7 (1d3–4)
Space 2-1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
Special Attacks deliver touch spells
STATISTICS
Str 2, Dex 15, Con 8, Int 8, Wis 15, Cha 7
Base Atk +3; CMB +3; CMD 9
Feats Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon Finesse
Skills Appraise +0, Craft (alchemy) +4, Diplomacy
+2, Fly +5, Knowledge (arcana) +4, Knowledge
(engineering) +1, Knowledge (history) +1,
Knowledge (nature) +2, Knowledge (nobility) +3,
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1 square = 5 ft

Knowledge (planes) +3, Knowledge (religion) +3, +2 size)

Perception +6, Spellcraft +6 hp 38 (16HD)
SQ empathic link, share spells, speak with master Fort +4, Ref +7, Will +12
SR 21
Hugin (Janazar’s raven familiar) CR— OFFENSE

N Tiny magical beast (augmented animal) Speed 10 ft., fly 40 ft. (average)
Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +8 Melee bite +9 (1d3–4)
DEFENSE
Special Attacks deliver touch spells
Space 2-1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
AC 22, touch 14, flat-footed 20 (+2 Dex, +8 natural,
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Str 2, Dex 15, Con 8, Int 2, Wis 15, Cha 7
Base Atk +7; CMB +7; CMD 13
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Feats Alertness, Skill Focus (Perception), Weapon
Finesse
Skills Craft (alchemy) +16, Fly +13, Knowledge
(arcana) +13, Knowledge (dungeoneering)
+5, Knowledge (engineering) +11, Knowledge
(geography) +8, Knowledge (history) +8,
Knowledge (local) +8, Knowledge (nature) +8,
Knowledge (nobility) +5, Knowledge (planes)
+8, Knowledge (religion) +5, Linguistics +7,
Perception +8, Sense Motive +5, Spellcraft +13
SQ empathic link, scry on familiar, share spells,
speak with animals of its kind.
GF3. Stables
The faint smell of horse dung tinges the sizeable six-
horse stables built along the west wall.
Individual stalls face the courtyard wall cobbles, while
the front section’s open-faced three-quarter timber
walls allow fresh air and sunlight into the stables while
keeping them dry. Everything in the stable appears well
maintained and the stalls look better cleaned than
most.
Creatures: During the early mornings and late
afternoons Fespod’s daughter Cinnamon waters and
feeds the horses, and tends the stables. All other
hours, she works elsewhere in the district, teaching
horsemanship or tending and tutoring the brats of
wealthy nobles. Cinnamon is complementary of all
guests, though she speaks curtly to anyone showing
obvious cruelty to their mounts.
Cinnamon Gardner
Hardly a pretty girl, Cinnamon feels much more at
peace around animals than people. Just the same,
she is smart and well educated for a fourteen-year-
old, having had the good fortune of growing up
under Geneyse’s able tutelage. She now splits time
teaching horsemanship, tutoring wealthy nobles’
children, and tending Janazar’s stables.
Description: Cinnamon’s heritage plainly shows
in her features, even more so than her father. She
has a prominent lower jaw and tusks, and dark gray
eyes that glisten like wet hematite. Already she has
developed the body of a woman, though her figure
causes her more embarrassment than pride and she
hides it beneath the same plain cotton clothing as
her father. She wears her long hair in several thick
braids, pulled back and tied together in a ponytail.
Cinnamon Gardner CR 1/2
XP 200
Female half-orc druid 1
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N Medium humanoid (orc)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +6
DEFENSE
AC 15, touch 13, flat-footed 12 (+2 armor, +3 Dex)
hp 6 (1d8+2)
Fort +3, Ref +3, Will +4
Defensive Abilities orc ferocity
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee whip –1 (1d3–1)
Druid Spells Prepared (CL 1st)
1st—calm animals, speak with animals
0 (at will)—guidance, purify food and drink, resistance
STATISTICS
Str 8, Dex 17, Con 13, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 10
Base Atk +0; CMB –1; CMD 12
Feats Exotic Weapon Proficiency
Skills Handle Animal +4, Intimidate +0, Knowledge
(nature) +7, Perception +6, Spellcraft +5, Survival +8
Languages Azindralean, Common, Druidic, Orc,
Sylvan
SQ nature bond (Animal domain), nature sense,
orc blood, speak with animals (4 rounds/
day),(effective druid level -2), wild empathy +1
Gear mwk whip, mwk leather armor.
GF4. Foyer
Stone doorposts symmetrically carved with dour-faced
gargoyles frame a set of iron-plated stone double doors.
Each gargoyle bears a similar expression of disgust.
The enchanted gargoyles guard the door for
Janazar, directing visitors and dealing with unwanted
visitors. Whenever someone other than the Krumms
or the Gardners approaches, the eyes of all the
gargoyles suddenly pop open and stare as they speak
the following proverb:
“Those of strong decisive will
fear not their destiny,
for they understand how to shape it.
Neither do those of strong decisive conscious
for they understand how it shapes them.”
Should an unaccompanied trespasser attempt
to pass through the door, eerie rays shoot from the
gargoyles’ eyes striking and petrifying anyone within
range and leaving the trespasser helpless on the
wizard’s doorstep.
Gargoyle Trap CR 6
Type magical; Perception DC 31; Disable Device
DC 31.
EFFECTS
Trigger location; Reset automatic reset
Effect spell effect (flesh to stone, Fort DC 21 negates);
 multiple targets (all targets within 30ft). her grandfather. Regardless, Geneyse dotes on her
father with full-admiration and desires little, but to
When locked, the iron-plated door to the tower is remain with him in the tower and continue studying
almost impenetrable. Of course, one could always his work. Still, she is a young woman and both

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break in through one of the glass windows on
the lower floor, making it apparent that Janazar’s
principle motivation for hanging the door was
aesthetic. Indeed, the wizard stole the door from
a demon fortress years ago and couldn’t think of a
better way to display it.
The pair of ominous-looking doors open inward
revealing a 20-foot-wide, 10-foot deep foyer. The room
has no windows, but illumination shines from a crystal
cherub suspended from the high, 15-foot ceiling by a
golden chain. Ceramic tiles line both walls, each hand
painted with a landscape from a different country.
Depending on the rotation tower, the north wall is
in one of two positions:
Position A: More of the hand-painted tiles line the
north wall, though a stark gray stone pillar divides it
evenly. On either side of the pillar is a wooden door.
A sign hanging on the left door reads “Kismet”, the
sign on the right door reads “Luck.” The enchanted
doors provide benefit to characters depending on
their interpretation of the gargoyles’ message.
Position B: Tiles line all walls, though a thorough
DC 25 Perception check reveals scratch marks on
the wooden floor. An appropriate DC 12 Knowledge
check (such as dungeoneering or engineering)
indicating a rotational plate in the floor capable of
rotating the entire back wall.
appreciates and enjoys social interactions, and takes
to town at least once a week to chat at the market or
to dine with friends at one of the city’s more upscale
establishments. In public, she takes great effort to
play down her family name (it having been a source
of trouble in the past), and she dresses modestly, as
appropriate to whatever occasion she is to attend. In
the past, many suitors have approached her and by
spurning them all, she has garnered the reputation
of being conceited. Such rumors amuse her and in
truth, she is very down to earth but simply prefers
the company of women.
Description: Though nearly twenty-four, Geneyse’s
girlish face and tiny frame give her the appearance
of a teenager. Her features are decidedly pixieish,
right down to her deep green eyes, turned-up nose,
freckles and pointy ears. Her hair glistens a pretty
shade of blonde and auburn, though she wears it
cropped short on the premise that working in the
laboratory with long hair is hazardous.
Geneyse

GF5. Waiting Hall

You enter into a large, nearly forty-by-forty foot
pentagonal-shaped room. The rectangular section
of the room has 10-foot-high ceilings, however the
tapering far corner climbs into a high arched cathedral
ceiling to accentuate a massive spiral staircase. The
floors, wainscoting, and beams are all hewn from
red mahogany and stained with a deep wine colored
lacquer, while aging whitewash flakes from the rough-
finished brick walls. Two pairs of overstuffed plush velvet
armchairs sit in opposing corners of the room.

Creatures: The waiting room is where Geneyse

receives and interviews guest.

Geneyse Krumm
The half-elven daughter of the great Janazar
Krumm, Geneyse has inherited much of her father’s
considerable talent and if provoked, she is extremely
capable of defending of herself. She looks hauntingly
like the deceased mother she never knew, something
that has become troubling to both her father and
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 Geneyse Krumm CR 5
XP 1600
Female half-elf wizard 6
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N Medium humanoid (elf)
Init +1; Senses low-light vision; Perception +6
DEFENSE
AC 13, touch 11, flat-footed 12 (+1 armor, +1 Dex, +1
natural)
hp 24 (6d6+3)
Fort +2, Ref +3, Will +6; +2 vs. enchantments and
effects
Immune magical sleep effects
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee mwk dagger +3 (1d4–1/19–20)
Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 6th)
3rd—dispel magic, displacement, fireball, major image
2nd—darkvision, hypnotic pattern, identify, flaming
sphere, see invisibility
1st—burning hands, mage armor, ray of enfeeblement,
silent image, ventriloquism
0 (at will)—acid splash, detect magic, ghost sound,
mending, message
STATISTICS
Str 8, Dex 13, Con 10, Int 18, Wis 12, Cha 14
Base Atk +3; CMB +2; CMD 13
Feats Alertness, Brew Potion, Craft Wondrous Item,
Eschew Materials, Quicken Spell, Scribe Scroll,
Skill Focus (Spellcraft)(B)
Skills Appraise +11, Craft (alchemy) +12, Diplomacy
+6, Knowledge (arcana) +13, Knowledge
(dungeoneering) +8, Knowledge (engineering)
+10, Knowledge (geography) +8, Knowledge
(history) +10, Knowledge (local) +9, Knowledge
(nature) +11, Knowledge (nobility) +8, Knowledge
(planes) +8, Knowledge (religion) +8, Perception
+6, Sense Motive +3, Spellcraft +15
Languages Azindralean, Common, Draconic, Elven,
Gnome, Kortezian,Orc, Sylvan,
SQ arcane bond (raven), extended illusions +3
rounds, elf blood
Gear +1 amulet of natural armor, +1 bracers of armor,
mwk cold-iron dagger, 140 gp.
Spellbook Geneyse has access to her father’s library
and uses his spellbooks.
Developments: In Position A, the east door leads
to the Apprentice’s Laboratory while the west door
opens to the parlour. The other two doors connect
the room to the foyer. In Position B, the east door
leads to the Apprentice’s Bedroom while the west
door opens to the dining room. The other two
doors open into a solid brick wall, blocking further
passage. When the tower rotates into Position B,
this brick wall blocks off the Foyer from Waiting
Room.
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Reading Orbs
Aura faint evocation; CL 3rd
Slot —; Price 6,000 gp
DESCRIPTION
A reading orb is a small spherical glass
ball enchanted to follow a reader around
a designated area and shed light upon her
whenever she opens a book to read. The ball
hovers about a foot in front of the reader
about two feet above her head and shines
a concentrated beam of light straight down
on the reading material, bathing a 5-foot-
square area in bright light. The light remains
concentrated and doesn’t disperse beyond the
specific area, though it can be seen by others
as if it were the brightness of a small candle
(providing low-light in a 30-ft-radius).
Arcane spellcasters making a successful
Spellcraft (check DC 15) can attune reading
orbs for other activities besides reading,
including applying a disguise or make-up, or
using certain tools such as a healer’s kit or
lock picks. Regardless, a reading orb can only
be attuned to a single activity at a time.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, floating
disk, light; Cost 3,000 gp .
GF6. Parlour
This room appears to be a parlour or private reading
room of some sort. Dark mahogany woodwork and
trim give it an austere seriousness, while the well-worn
lacquered floor hints of the room’s frequent use. A
window in the east wall allows some sunlight into the
room, but the tall oaks just outside block most of it. Small
glowing orbs magically suspended provide the majority
of the room’s illumination. They fly about the ceiling,
autonomously settling over the heads of individuals
seeking knowledge from various tomes resting in the
rows of tall bookshelves that frame the southern section
of the parlour. Between the two shelves, an elaborately
carved, antique walnut reading desk rests on a soft, faded,
goat-hair carpet woven in an archaic pattern. Also stuffed
into the corner are two comfortably upholstered reading
chairs. Opposite the reading section, a display case in
the northwest corner contains a collection of fossils and
minerals set behind various magnifying lenses.
The glowing globes are an invention of Janazar’s.
He calls them “reading orbs”, having engineered
them after discovering that reading in darkness hurt
his aging eyes.
While they sparkle gorgeously, the minerals in the
display case have little value beyond what a geologist
might use for research.
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 When the tower is in Position A the west door
leads to the Waiting Hall. In Position B, the west
door leads to the Privy (room GF11), it smells like
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lilacs and butterscotch. The privy door automatically
locks in this position.
Anyone succeeding a DC 18 Perception check
to search the floor around the desk, notices it
partially covers a hatch. This desk is quite heavy
(1,200 pds). The locked hatch leads to small crawl
space permitting Janazar access to the giant gears
and machinery beneath the tower. Janazar uses
telekinesis to move it whenever he needs to access
the hatch.
Machine Room Hatch: thickness 2 in., hardness 8,
hp 35, Open Lock DC 30, Break DC 30
Individuals entering the alcove can attempt to
jam up the tower’s machinery with a Disable Device
check (DC 33) or manipulate it with a successful
Knowledge (engineering) check (DC 28).
GF7. Dining Room
A freshly polished walnut dining table with six
perfectly placed matching chairs sits in the center of
what is obviously a formal dining room. Along the east
wall leans a china cabinet, the top portion displaying a
complete set of formal clay dishware from an ancient
civilization. The lower section of the cabinet forms
a serving station covered with a fine lace throw and
several carefully placed pewter platters. All the cabinet
drawers beneath the counter are closed.
When the tower is in Position A the west door
leads to the Privy (room GF12), it smells like nutmeg
and ginger. In Position B, the door leads to the
Waiting Hall.
The cabinet is locked for good reason, it holds
Janazar’s good tableware.
Cabinet: thickness 1 in, hardness 5, hp 15, Open
Lock DC 25, Break DC 18.
A Knowledge (history) check determines that
the tableware is a mixed set of near perfect
reproductions and authentic pieces of the elaborate
settings used by the high priests of an ancient and
powerful civilization. A DC 20 Appraise skill check
estimates the complete sets’ worth at 3,000 gp,
perhaps more to the right collector.
GF8. Kitchen
The room is brutally hot, and smells of a peppery spice
and burnt pork lard. Doors allow egress through both
the east and west walls. An extended metal countertop
stretches half the length of the south wall. Set into its
surface, several strange metal coils glow with arcane
fire along with deeply hammered indents filled with
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clean water that function as basins. Shelves filled with
cooking equipment occupy the remainder of the space.
A 10-foot-wide opening in the exterior north wall serves
as both a window and a fish tank. Two panes of glass
are set a half-foot apart, in between several exotic eels
swim through twisted branched of black coral. Directly
beneath the window is a ten-foot long butcher-block
countertop.
The noisy clatter of metal and china fills the room
as magically animated pots, pans, and other kitchen
utensils fly through the kitchen, boiling water, searing
meat on the coils, stirring cauldrons and scrubbing dirty
plates in a barrel of suds and lye.
Creatures: As soon as unidentified individuals
enter the kitchen, the animated utensils and
cookware swarm the intruders and beat them
senseless.
A swarm of greasy knives, slop-covered wooden
spoons, flame-blackened pots, half-rusted scouring
pads, and other strange kitchen apparatus flies
towards you, dripping water, soapsuds, and gruel.
Animated Cookware Swarm CR 2
XP 200
N Tiny construct (swarm)
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision;
Perception –5
DEFENSE
AC 16, touch 14, flat-footed 14 (+2 Dex, +2 natural, +2
size)
hp 16 (3d10)
Fort +1, Ref +3, Will –4
Immune construct traits
OFFENSE
Speed 5 ft., fly 50 ft. (good)
Melee swarm +4 (1d2–1)
Space 2 1/2 ft.; Reach 0 ft.
STATISTICS
Str 8, Dex 14, Con —, Int —, Wis 1, Cha 1
Base Atk +3; CMB +3; CMD 12
Skills Fly +10
SQ Hardness 8
Hardness (Ex): An animated object has the same
hardness it had before it was animated.
Tactics: The glowing metal coils were designed for
cooking food indoors and glow with intense heat.
The coil deals 1d6 points of fire damage to anyone
touching them.
Spilling the barrel of soapy water makes the floor
dangerously slippery. Anyone attempting to take
more than a partial action on the sudsy floor must
make a Reflex save DC 15 or they are thrown off
balance and suffer a –2 penalty to AC, Attacks, and
Reflex saves. Individuals failing the Reflex save by
more than –10 (or rolling a 1), instead fall prone.
GF9. Apprentice’s Bedroom
Geneyse’s private quarters are on the ground floor,
allowing her to better attend the more mundane
tasks of running the tower. She keeps the doors to
her personal quarters locked at all times, and wears
the keys on a chain around her neck.
This room is obviously someone’s permanent living
quarters. It is decorated tastefully, with the walls painted
a light lavender color complemented by light maple
trim, door and window frames and crown moldings.
Two freshly made single beds with neatly folded silk
comforters extend from a shallow alcove in the west wall
accented on either side by matching maple hopechests.
A window in the north wall spills soft amber sunlight
into the room. There are doors in the northeast corner,
the southeast corner and the southern wall.
The northeast door leads to the kitchen and smells
like peppery spice and burnt pork lard.
The door in south wall leads to Geneyse’s
laboratory and smells like chemicals.
When the tower is in Position A the southeast
door leads to the Privy (room GF11), it smells like
lilacs and butterscotch. In Position B, it leads to the
Waiting Hall.
Hopechest thickness 2 in; Hardness 8; hp 10;
Break DC 23, Open Lock DC 25
The hopechest contain Geneyse’s personal
belongings, including her robes, work clothes and
several silk gowns worth 500 gp each.
Anyone searching the chest can attempt a DC 25
Perception check to uncovers a secret panel in the
bottom which conceals a string of pearls 800 gp, a
handwritten book of elvish poems given to Geneyse
by her father worth 600 gp and matching set of boots
of elvenkind and cloak of elvenkind
GF10. Apprentice’s Laboratory
Two rows of identical shelves line the west and east
walls. The shelves overflow with rolls of parchment, glass
tanks holding insects, small wooden boxes of minerals
and powders, jars of colored liquids and bitter smelling
unguents, steel calipers and other tools. A cluttered
desk rests between them, its surface marred with dark
stains, cuts, and globs of melted wax. Another desk
facing a window in the west wall is half buried beneath
a collection of greasy cogs and a partially assembled
clockwork device along with several pan balances
apparently measuring several different colored dusts.
The south wall is engraved with a massive chart of both
alchemical and arcane glyphs and symbols. Doors block
exits in both the north and east walls.
This is Geneyse’s private laboratory. When she isn’t
using it, she keeps it locked. The door in the north
wall leads to her bedroom.
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When the tower is in Position A the east door leads
to the Waiting Hall. In Position B, it leads to the Privy
(room GF12), it smells like nutmeg and ginger.
GF11. Privy
This small, private room smells of lilacs and
butterscotch. In the corner, just opposite the door sits a
porcelain chair in the shape of a basin, partially filled
with a greenish liquid.
Room GF11 is Geneyse’s private bathroom.
The door automatically locks when the tower is in
Position B. The porcelain seat is a toilet, and the
bowl connects to an ultra-dimensional space. Similar
to a portable hole, the fluid magically sucks away
anything placed within it.
GF12. Privy
This small, private room smells of nutmeg and ginger.
In the corner, just opposite the door sits a porcelain chair
in the shape of a basin, partially filled with a greenish
liquid.
The porcelain seat is a toilet, and the bowl
connects to an ultra-dimensional space. Similar to a
portable hole, the fluid magically sucks away anything
placed within it.
GF13. Stairs
A massive wine-stained mahogany staircase spirals
upward into the tower while a blood-red carpet pills
down its rises an onto the Waiting Room floor. Rows of
intricately carved post support the worn banister coiling
around the perimeter of the steps eventually leading to
the four dour-faced gargoyles carved in a stack that form
a most presumptuous newel post.
The massive mahogany staircase leads to the first
and second floors of the tower.
First Floor
FF1. Stairs
The massive mahogany staircase leads to the
ground and second floors of the tower. The staircase
door leading to Janazar’s bedroom is locked.
FF2. Master Bedroom
These living quarters appear well used. The occupant
haphazardly kicked a silk comforter towards the foot
of the four-poster bed where it drapes sloppily onto the
worn wood floor. The doors to a plain oak wardrobe set
into the wall just to the right side of the bed hang open,
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smell vaguely of camphor. Twin windows separated by
a stone column provide sunlight, while additional light
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and heat comes from a glowing fireplace. Arranged
comfortably before the hearth sit two large armchairs
both upholstered in dark-blue ocean patterned tapestry.
A painting on the wall over the bed depicts a beautiful
elven woman, while another over the mantle depicts a
younger version of the tower’s half-elven apprentice. You
readily note the similarity between the two women.
Janazar spends most of his time in his Laboratory,
though he can be encountered here when sleeping or
preparing for the day. Other times, he and Geneyse
spend a quiet time here in front of the hearth. The
hearth fire is a permanent illusion, and though it
provides both light and heat the illusory fire cannot
leave the hearth and is noncombustible. Anyone
placing their hand into the flame, discovers it feels
warm, but takes no damage. Janazar can verbally
command the fire to become bright or dimmer, or
simply appear as glowing embers.
FF2. Bathroom
Dullish-brown sandstone tiles cover the entirety of
this odd, small room. Its noticeably hot and humid air
feel heavy and beads of moisture cling to everything.
Opposite the door sits a porcelain chair in the shape of
a basin, partially filled with a greenish liquid. Taking up
the adjacent corner of the room, a rectangular cast iron
tub large enough to accommodate a walrus rests within
a sandstone dais. A tiny flight of stairs leads up to the
tub. Hovering above it is a grayish cloud of steam.
The grayish cloud above the tub is magically bound
steam elemental that services the bathroom, heating
it to comfortable temperatures, warming baths,
and providing showers. While the elemental can
be temperamental, binding magic prevents it from
leaving the room.
The porcelain seat serves as a toilet, and the bowl
connects to an ultra-dimensional space. Similar to a
portable hole, the fluid magically sucks away anything
placed within it.
Second Floor
SF1. Stairs
The massive mahogany staircase leads to the
ground and first floors of the tower. Janazar keeps
the staircase door leading to his Laboratory locked.
SF2. Master’s Laboratory
Rows of curved shelves line the entire perimeter of
the top tower level, interrupted only by the staircase
exit and a stone hearth and adjacent pair of windows.
Ancient tomes overflow from the shelves, their cracked
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leather spines embossed with faded gold-leaf titles
written in languages slowly fading from the memories
of civilized races. The fifteen-foot-high ceiling arches
into a great dome, with its curved panels painted
to resemble all the constellations of the night sky
with every enchanted star glowing brightly. Beneath
it, someone has seared a massive pentagram into
hardwood floor. Arranged comfortably before the
hearth stand two large armchairs, both upholstered in
a deep-green forest tapestry. In the corner, adjacent to
the door a plain oak table serves as reading desk, proven
by the thick dictionary of ancient languages resting
upon and another upholstered chair waiting invitingly
for company. A second table mounted with mysterious
instruments, levers, dials, compasses, and other alien
mechanical devices faces the window from across the
room. Before it sits a plain, but extremely comfortable
looking cowhide chair.
Janazar’s impressive laboratory crowns his
Tower. From here, he controls all its workings with
the tower control panel. A work of arcane and
architectural brilliance, only individuals with a deep
understanding of architecture and engineering can
manipulate it. Just understanding how the tower
controls work requires a Knowledge (architecture and
engineering) check DC 30. Operating it requires less
effort, but more patience. A full change in position
takes almost 30 minutes, though that time can be
decreased incrementally with a second Knowledge
(architecture and engineering) check. A base DC
15 reduces the time by ­–5 minutes; every additional
+1 the DC increases reduces the rotation time by
another –1 minutes to a minimum rotation time of 1
minute. The problem is that speeding up the rotation
increases the possibility of damaging the tower’s
inner machinery causing it to break down and jam
in a single position. The chance of breaking down
is +3% per each minute, for example speeding up
the rotation time to 15 minutes increases the chance
that the tower machinery will break down to 45%.
Attempting to rotate the tower in a single minute
imposes an 87% chance that the rotating machinery
breaks down.
In Position A, the view reveals the entirety of the
Residential District, while in Position B one can see
all of the Temple Districts (an advantage distained by
many high clergy members of the district’s various
temples).
The hearth fire here functions identically to the one
in Janazar’s bedroom. Anyone searching the back
wall of the hearth can attempt a DC 28 Perception
check to uncover a secret that opens into a small
alcove where the wizard keeps the remainder of
his valuable magic items. Items include: 1,500 pp,
4,200 gp, 6,500 sp, a pair of ruby earrings 525 gp, a
maximize metamagic rod, 3 applications of unguent of

Janazar Krumm
timelessness, a flask of curses, a deck of illusions, pipes of
haunting, and a periapt of wound closure.
Janazar’s library has over 500 books on almost
every subject. The books range in price from 50
to 500 gp. Using the library for 2 hours research,
provides a +4 circumstance bonus to any single
Knowledge skill checks. The circumstance bonus is
non cumulative, however if the skill check fails the
individual can spend another 2 hours to attempt a
second check (without the bonus).
Creatures: Janazar spends the majority of his
time in his laboratory and only on rare occasions or
emergencies is he encountered elsewhere.
Janazar Krumm
A brilliant wizard now in his twilight years,
JanazarKrumm has had equally incredible fortune
and loss. Long retired from professional adventuring,
he spends his days studying and experimenting in his
lab, conversing with colleagues, and spending time
his beloved daughter. He prefers to let his daughter
deal with people with whom he is not acquainted. If
forced into a social situation he remains cordial, but
keeps his discussions curt, distant, and formal. All
in all, he tries to avoid becoming involved in politics
and similar events that detract him from his work
or family. He rarely discusses his past adventures
(except begrudgingly with his old friend Tighe) and
should anyone other than his daughter mention his
wife, he becomes angered and storms off. Should
anyone be foolish enough to threaten or challenge
him they quickly learn the potency of his spellcasting,
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and woe be it to anyone threatening his beloved
daughter.
Description: Janazar appears as the wizard’s
wizard, an aged man with a long white beard,
piercing blue eyes who wears oversized pointed hats
and dresses in outdated robes embroidered with
mystic symbols.
Janazar Krumm CR 15
XP 38400
Male human wizard 9/shadow mage 7
(see Great City Players Guide 59)
N Medium humanoid (human)
Init +1; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +4
DEFENSE
AC 14, touch 11, flat-footed 14* (+3 armor, +1 Dex)
(*shadow defenses)
hp 76 (9d6+7d6+21)
Fort +5, Ref +6, Will +11
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee mwk dagger +7 (1d4–1/19–20)
Ranged mwk dagger +9 (1d4/19–20)
Special Attacks blinding ray (8/day)
Wizard Spells Prepared (CL 16th)
8th—demand, shadow evocation (90% real), sunburst
7th—power word (blind), prismatic pray, greater
shadow conjuration (90%), spell turning
6th—geas, guards and wards, legend lore, shadow walk
5th—contact other plane, dismissal, dream, nightmare,
persistant image, shadow evocation (50% real)
4th—arcane eye, locate creature, phantasmal killer,
rainbow pattern, scrying, shadow conjuration (50%)
3rd—arcane sight, dispel magic, displacement, illusory
script, minor image, suggestion
2nd—arcane lock, detect thoughts, locate object,
misdirection, minor image, rope trick
1st—animate rope, disguise self, floating disk, hold
portal, identify, silent image, unseen servant
0 (at will)—arcane mark, detect poison, light,
prestidigitation, read magic
STATISTICS
Str 9, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 21, Wis 13, Cha 17
Base Atk +7; CMB +6; CMD 17
Feats Brew Potion, Craft Rod, Craft Staff, Craft
Wondrous Item, Eschew Materials, Extend Spell,
Scribe Scroll, Silent Spell, Spell Penetration,
Toughness
Skills Appraise +8, Craft (alchemy) +24, Fly
+12, Knowledge (arcana) +21, Knowledge
(dungeoneering) +13, Knowledge (engineering)
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 +20, Knowledge (geography) +16, Knowledge
(history) +16, Knowledge (local) +16, Knowledge
(nature) +16, Knowledge (nobility) +13, Knowledge
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(planes) +16, Knowledge (religion) +13, Linguistics
+15, Perception +4, Sense Motive +6, Spellcraft
+21
Languages Azindralean, Celestial, Common,
Draconic, Ignan, Kortezian, Sylvan
SQ arcane bond (raven), control light and shadows,
extended illusions +4 rounds, improved shadow
casting, invisibility field (9 rounds/day), shadow
defenses, shadow focus, shadow metamagic,
shadow travel
Gear bracers of armor +3, mwk silver dagger, +2
headband of mental superiority, staff of charming,
goggles of the night
Spellbook spells prepared plus 0– acid splash, dancing
lights, daze, detect magic, disrupt undead, flare,
ghost sound, light, mending, message, open/close,
ray of frost, read magic, resistance, touch of fatigue;
1– burning hands, charm person, detect secret doors,
mage armor, magic missile, ray of enfeeblement;
2– darkvision, flaming sphere, magic mouth, see
invisibility; 3– tongues; 5– permanency; 6– analyze
dweomer, disintegrate.
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Improved Shadow Casting (Sp): whenever Janazar
casts shadow conjuration, shadow evocation,
greater shadow conjuration, greater shadow
evocation, or shades the effects of these spells are
increased by +30% (max 100%).
Control light and shadows (Su): Janazar manipulates
both light and dark as further aspects of shadow.
When casting spells with the [Darkness] descriptor
he may opt to produce a range of effects ranging
from total darkness to illumination equal to
torchlight. He may alter the amount of darkness
produced at the casting time, and as a move
equivalent action, he may alter it each round the
spell is in effect. Similarly, when he casts spells
with the [Light] descriptor, he may opt for effects
that range from torch light up to effects equal to
daylight. He may control this in the same way as
darkness spells, using a move action every round
to alter the amount of light present as a result of
her spell. Where appropriate, a shadow mage of
the Gray Consortium treats spells with either the
[Light] or [Darkness] descriptor as though they had
the Shadow subtype.
Shadow Focus (Ex): Whenever a shadow mage of the
Gray Consortium casts a shadow spell, he adds +1
to the save DC. This bonus stacks with those from
his Spell Focus and Greater Spell Focus feats.
Shadow travel (Sp): 7/day— Janazar can travel
through the Plane of Shadow as though affected
by a dimension door spell. 1/day— Janazar
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can travel through Plane of Shadow as though
affected by a teleport spell. All the benefits and
risks associated with the spell apply to this form
of dimensional travel—including the number
of companions he may take along, chances of
failure, and so on. The effects of both abilities are
determined by Janazar’s class level (CL 16).
Shadow metamagic (Su): Janazar can cast Shadow
spells affected by metamagic feats with less effort
than other spell casters. The level increase of all
such spells is reduced by -2. This cannot reduce
the cost below the base spell’s actual level. While
on the Plane of Shadows, Janazar can effectively
“double Maximize” any shadow spell, by virtue
of the plane’s trait to normally Maximize shadow
spells. The caster can opt to also apply the
Maximize Spell feat, if he possesses it, to gain the
double effect.
Shadow defenses (Su): Shadow substance
continuously swirls around Janazar granting him
concealment (and therefore making him immune
to sneak attack and other precision–based
damage). Janazar can dismiss the shadows as a
free action, while resummoning them requires a
move action.
Janazar’s Friends,
Family, and Colleagues
While Janazar practices his reclusion with fervency,
a handful of people remain who make it their practice
to stop by for intermittent visits. Within the course
of a month, any of the following individuals make
stopovers to the Tower.
The Gray Consortium: Like many other aging
wizards Janazar shares and debates his research
and knowledge with a secret alliance of likeminded
powerful spellcasters. Every so often, they get
together to discuss arcane theory, history, politics
and other heady subjects, which would bore the
life out of men of other professions. His colleagues
include, but are not limited to, the following:
Moirgone the Withered (CN male human
(Kortezian) wizard 11); a putrid necromancer who
the others joke might as well become a lich, as he
already looks and smells like one.
Lubor Smythe (N male human (Azzywog) bard 8);
a once cheerful bard taken to singing dirges that the
group now affectionately calls Lubor the Lugubrious.
Thessaly DeCirgen (CN female human
(Azindralean) wizard 9); a charming if not somewhat
pompous transmuter best known for her work with
binding raw chaos.
 Carmet the Oblivious (N female human (Kortezian)
wizard 6/ shadow mage 3); the youngest member
of the congress. She claims to have perfected a
memory-enhancing potion using quicksilver as a
primary ingredient.
Kored Ironbeard (LN male dwarf expert 4/ sorcerer
6); the renown dwarven stone-sorcerer and principle
architect behind Janazar’s Tower.
Taighe Morningblood (N male human
(Azindralean) fighter 7/ rogue 3); An old adventuring
partner, Taighe drops by on occasion to drink
Janazar’s wine a converse about the good old days (a
subject which he rarely tires of, but one that readily
wears on the elderly wizard’s patience). Even though
he looks haggard, gray, and is missing several teeth
Taighe still has a fair amount of fight in him and
more than a few thugs have been beaten senseless
by the old coot having misjudged him as a easy
mark.
Synmarieth the Elf King (CG male elf ranger 7,
wizard 10); Long ago, Synmarieth’s daughter defied
him, fleeing the safety of her homelands to travel
the world with a much younger Janazar. The couple
fell in love and as things go, settled down had a
child. Unfortunately, adventuring wizards have a
way of making powerful enemies, one of which sent
assassins to murder him in his sleep. They struck
viciously, stabbing his wife first hoping to crush the
wizard’s will. Instead, Janazar fell back at them with
all the rage and wraith he possessed, annihilating the
assassins, and hunting down and slaying those who
sent them. Although Synmarieth begrudges Janazar
for the loss of his daughter, he occasionally stops by
to visit his granddaughter Geneyse. She has grown
to look so much like her mother that seeing her
has become difficult for the king and coupled with
dealing with Janazar, visiting now pains him greatly.
Deep down the elf king knows his daughter’s death
wasn’t Janazar’s fault, however he can’t help but hold
the human accountable and the whole situation has
made him melancholy for many years. Still, he knows
how much his granddaughter loves her father and
anyone harming the old wizard risks inciting the Elf
King’s rage.
Amwa Swain, City Councilwoman (NG human
(Azindralean) expert 5); A friend to both Janazar
and his wife in younger years, Amwa played crucial
part getting the city council to solicit the Great City
as a place for the wizard to erect his magnificent
tower. She also hosts an annual memorial service
for Janazar’s wife and occasionally played the role of
surrogate mother to Geneyse when she was younger.
Rothburn Allyns (LN human (Kortezian) aristocrat
3); Rothburn is teenage son of Strathburn Allyns,
a wealthy noble whose family trades horses. He
became smitten with Geneyse following a rare trip
she and Cinnamon made to the town market to
purchase some items for the stables. For a while
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afterwards, Rothburn would occasionally stop by
under the pretext of visiting with Cinnamon, however
she has grown weary of his charade and refuses
to speak to him. Recently he’s taken to straggling
around the gate and considers sneaking into the
estate.
Adventure Seeds
• Janazar’s tower is a source of mystery, but more
importantly a source of great knowledge. Initially
characters make appointments to secure training
in the arcane arts, purchase new spells, or research
lost lore. At first, only Geneyse services these
appointments, though as player characters increase
in power, the aging wizard most certainly takes an
active interest in their training or research and may
even hire them to perform special tasks. Below are a
few possible adventure hooks.
• A rival of Janazar’s seeks to acquire a spellbook,
artifact, or similar item that he believes Janazar
possesses and hires characters to steal it for him.
• While Janazar generally stays clear of politics, he
has several powerful and influential allies working
within the system. These include Judge Bao and the
Night Enforcers. Acting upon Janazar’s request, the
law man has significantly damaged the effectiveness
of several criminal organizations, most notably,
Meershalix and his Dragon Claws, thus the upstart
crime-boss now seek to assassinate him. While
Janazar believes himself capable of handling his
own affairs, Judge Boa isn’t as convinced and hires
characters to protect the “old bear”, whether he likes
it or not.
• A local noble recently caught sight of Geneyse
walking through the Residential section. Immediately
smitten with her beauty, he desperately seeks to woo
her. Unfortunately, he has little information on the
reclusive wizard’s daughter and hires inquisitives to
meet with her in order to acquire further information
about the mysterious girl and her father.
• Janazar stole his front door from the fortress of a
demon he defeated. After suffering through several
decades as a blob of primordial slime, the demon
has finally reformed his physical body and now he
wants his front door back. The demon purchases
a nearby dwelling and moves in, slowly gating in
a small army of fiends. Once he releases them,
his violent and plundering forces place the Tower,
Janazar, and the surrounding district in grave danger.
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Temple of the Silver Lady
Temple of the Silver Lady
T he Temple of the Silver Lady is the epicenter
of the Great City’s oldest and possibly least
understood religion. The original temple predates
the other structures of the Temple district by at least
a century, and may even predate the city itself. The
earliest record of the religion describes a sacred
meadow marked by eight menhirs centered round
a huge geode which reflected moonlight so brightly,
that it appeared the night stars had fallen from the
sky to dance amongst the mortal worshippers.
Later records describe the addition of a small
marble temple and a life-size stone effigy of the Silver
Lady. About this same time, a renaissance of industry
and commerce gave rise to the sectioning of the
Great City, forcing many other religions to relocate
near the Temple of the Silver lady, creating the
foundation for the Temple district, as well as dozens
of other districts around the country.
At some point, a master carver reshaped the
menhirs into the intricately carved phase columns,
though records aren’t explicit as to who enchanted
them or even when they were enchanted. During this
same period, there some mention of the addition
of moon fountains, added to replace the function
of the great geode, dragged into the main temple
for safeguarding. Finally, the priests constructed the
great dome, sealing the temple and its courtyards
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away from the prying eyes of other religious factions
within the blossoming non-secular district.
Currently, the temple’s current residents include
six adepts under the matriarchal guidance of high
priestess Cyruette.
Read the following text when players approach the
Temple of the Silver Lady:
In the north western corner of the Temple Ward,
bordering against the Wall of Revered Ancestors sits one
of the most mysterious structures in the Great City, a
monstrous dome of pure mica-schist isinglass known as
the Temple of the Silver Lady.
During the day, the isinglass surface refracts
images of the sky and surrounding structures so
vividly, the dome almost seems to disappear. At
night, it catches the moon’s reflection, mirroring
each phase upon the spherical surface creating the
illusion of a second moon rising from the earth,
except during the new moon when the temple turns
black and opaque. During the moon’s crescent
phases, the temple sheds low-light in a 10-ft-radius,
during the quarter-moon phases the low-light
increases to a 15-foot radius, 20-ft radius during
gibbous and a full 30-ft during the full moon.
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The original temple was a crescent shaped building
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PILGRIM’S PROMENADE constructed of white marble facing an open semi-
19 ON THE STREET
WORD circular courtyard. When the isinglass dome was
constructed, workers erected it right over the original
Characters asking around of the street or temple and the courtyard. Therefore, the older
otherwise researching the Temple of the Silver 3
northern chambers (including the Library, the Hall
Lady can make Knowledge (local) or Gather of the Moon, and Priest Quarters) do not receive
Information 10 19 the following
checks to learn 5
light from the outside, except through their windows.
CLERIC STREET information about the shop. Scale either check Conversely, the interior Courtyard looks much as
using DC 10 + Cyruette’s HD.
15 1. The Temple has no external entrance and its
19 it did before the construction of dome, especially
PROPHET at
COURT
night when the moon spills down through the
parishioners use secret portals to enter.
19 isinglass.
2. The Silver Lady was
SQUARE worshiped here long
OF THE
before the Great
ELEVENCity was built and the BLESSED WAY
PRAYERS
Anyone examining the Temple exterior 8finds no
12 dome covers their 20ancient moon grove. visible doors or windows, and subsequent searches
3.11The religion is matriarchal and run by a high won’t reveal any. In fact, the alchemically prepared
priestess. isinglass acts as a one-way mirror allowing light
19 some famous thieves attempted
4. “Once to pass through, but preventing individuals on the
WAY OF THE CITY LORDS
to break into the dome, but a blast of outside of the dome from peering in. Anyone foolish
21 moonlight shot out and knocked all of them enough to tamper with the isinglass dome triggers
PRINCE STREET (PONCE STREET)

out”. the trap, instantly alerting the high priestess who

5. An ancient and sacred order of knights rushes to alert her clergy and then takes immediate
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called the moon warriors serves and action against perpetrators.
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LORDS’ PROMENADE (TEATWIST LANE)
6. Reveals the location of a single phase Entering the Temple 6 of the Silver Lady remains
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column portal (determine randomly). one of the church’s mysteries, at least to outsiders.
7. Garners players a proper Most Great City citizens are familiar enough with
20 introduction 5 to church parishioners and clergy members to know
one of the temple members or associates
(determine randomly). its members uses secret arcane portals to enter the
temple, each7 based the moon’s present position.
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AND MOONGLOW FOUNTAINS
Each of the eight magnificent stone columns
that arch across the north end of the courtyard
bares intricately carved arcane symbols and lost
rhymes pertaining to specific moon phase. Powerful
works of divine magic and architecture, the priests
refer to them as the phase columns. When the
appropriate moonlight falls upon a column and
the proper incantation is spoke, the column
bursts into a pillar of translucent glowing flame
opening a magic portal that connects the moon
glow fountains to one of several secret locations
outside the temple. The waning fountain is keyed
to waning moon signs, as is the waxing fountain
keyed to waxing moon signs. Only individuals
bearing the Silver Lady’s crescent holy symbol
and speaking the appropriate rhyme (as written
upon each of the phase columns) can activate
passage through the portals. Anyone attempting
to enter the temple must first make contact with
a temple priest capable of activating the phase
columns, and then perform the passage rhyme
from memory. The portals effectively serve the dual
purpose of allowing parishioners, priests and their
guests, entrance to and from the Courtyard, while
protecting the sanctuary from unwanted guests.
The phase column portals link to the following
locations:
New Moon: This portal opens into the hollow of
a gigantic tree stump in the darkest section of
Pantheon Gardens.
Waxing Crescent: This portal opens into a crescent
shadow that forms in the water beneath the
Several key locations around the city maintain
entrance portals, all under strict church sanction.
While the portal entrances help to dissuade thieves,
marauders, and other temple threats, they primarily
contribute to the airs of mystery and ritual connected
to the goddess of the noon.
Temple General Features
Lighting: All light in the temple comes from
natural sources, providing low or no light,
depending on the time of day and phase of the
moon. Both the dome and the alchemically
treated glass doors amplify low light, spreading it
throughout the complex. Still, the dome absorbs
the harshest of the sun’s rays, and the temple never
receives more than low light.
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Northern Light House in the Dock Ward.
First Quarter: This portal opens into a secret room
in the basement of a storage facility in Army
Ward. Imar Havemolt, an ageing sergeant loyal
to the church that currently recruits new initiates
into the order of the moon warriors owns the
building.
Waxing Gibbous: This portal opens into the pantry
of a small shack belonging to Priestess Mareshti
located at the intersection of Jewel’s Way and
Fang Alley in the Trade Ward.
Full Moon: This portal opens into a mural engraved
into far wall the tomb of St. Lharium, the first
moon warrior of the Silver Lady.
Waning Gibbous: This portal opens into the
residence of Paerth Atham, a retired moon
warrior living in a small stone cottage facing the
Court Under the Mountain in Castle Ward.
Third Quarter: This portal opens into the attic of
the Kalristo Family Manse at the intersection
of Noble’s Walk and Court Street. The Kalristo
family have long been followers of the Silver Lady
and are among the Churches most powerful and
generous patrons.
Waning Crescent: This portal opens into a baptismal
pool run by Gramut the Decrepit in the Prophet’s
Court.
Operating the Phase Columns
In order to operate a column, one must first
interpret it with a successful Decipher Script
skill check, or by using read magic, comprehend
languages, or a similar type of spell. Activating an
interpreted column requires a successful Spellcraft
or Use Magic Device skill check.
Isinglass Dome: The isinglass dome engulfs the
entire temple. All windows built into the exterior
temple walls press directly against the isinglass
dome.
Enchanted Isinglass Dome: thickness 2 in.;
Hardness 20; hp 600; Break DC 50.
Symbol of Stunning Trap CR 7
Perception DC 32; Disable Device DC 32
EFFECTS
Type magical; trigger proximity (alarm); reset
automatic; bypass hidden lock Effect spell effect
(symbol of stunning 20th-level cleric, Fortitude Will
DC 23 negates).
Doors: Every door in the temple is made from
alchemically-treated glass. Frosted and elaborately

etched with ancient symbols, it is impossible to see
through the doors, though they remain translucent
enough to allow light to pass through them, thus all
of them glow softly. Every clergy member possesses
keys to her own room, as well as the kitchen, larder,
privy, and library. Room descriptions denote doors
as locked or unlocked. Unless otherwise noted, all
temple doors possess the following statistics.
Frosted-Glass Temple Door: thickness 1 in.;
Hardness 1; hp 10; Break DC 10, Open Lock DC 18
Ground Floor
GF1. Court of the Silver Lady
A towering atrium shelters a large circular courtyard
washed in the pale light that filters through its isinglass
dome. A lush blanket of natural grass covers the floor
while long hedged gardens of pale moonflowers and
cereus blossoms line the path of every walkway. In
each of the adjoining gardens, a gargantuan forty-foot
diameter stone fountain sinks slowly into the soft earth.
Carved into crescent fonts, their shimmering waters
catch the moonlight and reflect it in pale erupting
beacons. To the north, eight massive columns of white
weathered granite climb to the pinnacle of the dome,
each scarred by ancient astrological runes of long dead
priests. Behind them, a cobbled path leads to a pair of
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intricately etched, glass double-doors that lead to the
temple’s inner sanctum.
The previously open-aired courtyard and now
the largest section of the Court of the Silver Lady
embraces the oldest and most sacred elements
of the temple. Here worshipers come to pray and
contemplate in solitude, spending hours with
thoughts adrift in the moon fountains, deciphering
the ancient phase columns or simply gazing upwards
into the night skies.
At almost any hour of the day, one may expect to
encounter one or two introspective adepts wandering
the courtyard deep in thought. Additional priests
service the courtyards to aid individuals entering or
exiting through the moonglow fountains.
Enchanted Glass Double Doors: thickness 2 in.;
Hardness 6; hp 40; Break DC 20*
Strong Abjuration; CL 20th; casting dispel magic on
the doors turns them into ordinary glass (Hardness
2; hp 2; Break DC 15).
GF2. Moonglow Fountain
The tremendous fountain in the western garden rests
evenly on he soil, its base devoured by the surrounding
flowers. Its pale coral crescent-shaped inlay arches away
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from the center of the court, and its waters flicker with
small silver scaled fish.
This is the waxing pool. During the appropriate
moon phase, moonlight striking its surface reflects
as the identical phase, lighting the entire chamber.
GF3. Moonglow Fountain
The eastern fountain lies askew, the southwest lip of
the basin dipping to allow garden flowers to climb into
the pool. Unevenly settled, the water level is too shallow
to support fish, though the coral inlays continue to hold
up remarkably.
This is the waning pool. Identical to the waxing
pool, the moonlight of appropriate moon phase
striking its surface reflects as the identical phase.
GF4. Hall of the Moon
The courtyard’s double doors enter into scallop-shaped
auditorium of pale, cold marble, 60-feet across at its
widest and two-thirds as deep. Sitting symmetrically on
either side of the room, two rows of four 10-foot-long
stone pews face a giant crystalline moon orb grown
from a massive geode. Above the geode hovers a life-size
naked statue of the Silver Lady carved from a single
mass of flawless alabaster. Hanging from ceiling chains,
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eight 10-foot-long stained glass murals line the room’s
perimeter.
The priestess and her clergy perform most
of their formal services in the hall before small
congregations, saving the courtyard services for
larger informal gatherings and holidays. In addition
to the courtyard entrance, sliding glass doors in
the southeast and southwest corners lead to long,
curved, lightless passages. Temple priestesses
usually keep these doors locked.
At any given time, at least one of the adepts
prepares, cleans, or otherwise attends the Hall of the
Moon. 1d4 adepts and 1d10 + 10 congregants attend
a typical service.
GF5. Priest’s Room
The door opens into fanning quadrilateral-shaped
room lit by a single large window set into its curved
exterior wall. Spartan furnishings include three
matching bed, nightstand, and shelf sets; and a single
but elegantly crafted, mahogany writing desk and chair.
This chamber serves as the larger of the temple’s
two priest dormitories. At any given time, 1 or 2
adepts occupy this room.
Tucked beneath every bed is a stick broom.
Each nightstand holds a few random personal
items such as a hairbrush or comb, loose change
(2d10 coppers or silver pieces), a half-full glass of
water, nail polish, a chewed pencil, or some costume
jewelry.
Crudely carved into the underside of both the desk
and chair are the initials N.L.
Each armoire contains a half dozen priest’s robes
and a few articles of less formal city clothing.
GF6. Priest’s Room
The door opens into cramped room lit by a large
window set into its curved exterior wall. Spartan
furnishings include three matching bed, nightstand, and
shelf sets.
Creatures: The temple’s male adepts share these
smaller and less comfortable chambers. At any given
time, 1 or 2 adepts occupy this room.
Each armoire contains a half dozen priest’s robes
and a few articles of less formal city clothing.
Nightstands (3): thickess 1 in.; Hardness 5; hp 3;
Break DC 17
Each nightstand holds a few random personal

items such as a hairbrush or comb, loose change
(2d10 coppers or silver pieces), a half-full glass of
water, nail polish, a chewed pencil, or some costume
jewelry. Anyone searching the nightstand can attempt
a DC 18 Perception check to discover a small silver
dagger beneath one of the nightstands.
GF7. High Priestess’s Chambers
This small room appears to be the private quarters
of a female priest. A gorgeous crystal and silver mobile
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hangs from the ceiling, casting star-like flickers across
the shadowed walls. Silk sheets flow over the overstuffed
mattress and garlands of fresh flowers draped across
the windowsill and door frame. The remaining furniture
consists of a small wooden nightstand, a marble
bookcase, and a matching writing desk and chair.
These simple quarters belong to high priestess
Cyruette, a young and excessively devout woman
bent on restoring the faithful and increasing the size
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Imar Havemolt
scriptures. The simple furnishings are consistent
with those of the other temple priests. Cyruette rarely
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uses her room, except to be alone or sleep.

The bookshelf contains several religious texts,

inside one is a folded scroll. Resting on the top of the
shelf is a stick broom.

Sitting on the desk are jar of ink, a blotter, two

feather quills, a lump of wax, a crescent moon
stamp, and several sheets of fine vellum. In the
desk’s drawer holds the private journal of the high
priestess.

The nightstand contains folded robes and a few

personal items including a mirror, a comb and some
hairclips, on it is a jewelry box containing seven silver
holy symbols, each representing a different phase of
the moon.

Three large drawers beneath the bed hold more

clothes, robes and other garments.

Treasure: crystal and silver mobile worth 250 gp,

one of the glass chimes on the mobile is a chime
of opening, a divine scroll with three spells (break
enchantment, commune and plane shift), seven silver
holy symbols (125 gp each), silver mirror (15 gp), fine
silver and pearl comb (120 gp), 5 silver and pearl
hairclips (50 gp each), fancy bedding (25 gp).
GF8. Privy
White, hexagonal tiles cover the walls, floor, and ceiling
of this irregularly shaped room. A large hole in one corner
of the room encircles a small brass grate. Nearby, is a
neatly balanced stack of bedpans and a bucket of soapy
water. Several small towels hang on wall pegs.
Unless occupied, the door to the privy is unlocked.
There is nothing valuable in this room.
GF9. Silver Library
Six, 15-ft-long alabaster inlaid wooden bookshelves
occupy the south section of this large room; one on
either wall and two pairs, set back to back between
them forming three book-lined aisles. An equal amount
of simple wooden reading desks with chairs rest beneath
one of two large windows in the wider back corner of the
room. The single visible doorway in the room is the one
entering from the south corridor.
information about the Silver Lady. Less obvious
information pertaining to these subjects still requires
the appropriate Knowledge skill check, however the
individual is granted a +2 cumulative circumstance
bonus per every additional hour of research he
pursues (maximum +20). The bonus is applied to
a single specific question only and regardless of
time spent researching, once a character attempts
the check, he can never apply the circumstance
bonus again to that question (as there is simply no
more information in the library pertaining to the
researchers subject).
During the day, a single priestess attends the
needs of other adepts and church patrons who
frequent the library to study and research. At night,
its doors are locked.
Anyone searching the bookcase along the west wall
can attempt a DC 25 Perception check to find a false
compartment hidden behind some old texts on the
bottom shelf. The compartment has a built-in safe.
Small Iron Safe: thickness 1 in.; Hardness 10; hp
30; Break DC 28, Open Lock DC 30; Inside the safe is
a tome of understanding +2.

Library books contain a variety of religious and
astrological texts, as well as several hundred
years of history pertaining to the construction of
the Great City and surrounding lands. Using the
library guarantees a success for individuals seeking
common local knowledge, historical facts about the
city, known location in the city and history or other
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GF10. Refectory and Kitchen
The temple maintains a small and simple combined
kitchen and refectory to service the resident priests.
Propped into the western corner, a stone table and
bench combination offers seating. Lining the opposite
wall is a long stone kitchen countertop with inset
washbasins. A single window in the western external
wall provides the room its sole source of illumination.
During breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the entire
clergy gathers here to share their meals together.
A rotation chart determines which adepts prepare
meals and serve on cleaning crews.
GF11. Larder
The door to this unlit and oddly shaped pantry opens
inward and its cool dry air washes everything with the
pleasant aroma of dried herbs. Dozens of boxes, barrels,
jars, and other sundries cramp the room, while strips of
meats, peppers, fruits, and other foods dangle from the
ceiling. Threaded in long strands, the drying foodstuffs
indiscriminately stain the items and floor beneath.
The crates and barrels in the lard hold enough food
to comfortably feed twenty people for about a month.
None of the barrels or crates are locked. Crates
contain dried foodstuffs, including grains, dried
fruits, vegetables, and spices. The barrels contain
water, wine, and ale. In all, the value of these meager
foodstuffs might be about 100 gp.
The Temple Staff 
and Occupants
Adepts
Within the temple, adepts dress in plain robes and
display a silver holy symbol as appropriate to the
current moon phase. They do not arm themselves
within the temple and try to avoid conflict whenever
possible. The staff consists of six 1st-level clerics, five
2nd-level clerics, three 4th-level clerics, two 5th-level
clerics, and one 6th-level clerics.
Cyruette
The daughter of a young priestess and moon
warrior, Cyruette was born into the church and
raised within the temple. Her non-secular education
consists entirely of the books in the Silver Library
making her probably the most devout and well-
versed priestess the temple has ever had. For the
last decade she has held the title of high priestess,
a position she well deserves and manages capably.
Unfortunately, her religious duties have taken a
painful toll on her personal life, something she
frequently writes about in her journal.
Cyruette never married or had children of her own.
For awhile, she retained an intimate relationship with
Paerth, but as the years passed he grew distant from
her and it became painfully obvious to her that his
romantic interests were drawn to many places. Now
approaching middle age, she frequently dreams of
bearing her own children and is considering seeking
an unattached affair.
Description In her early forties, Cyruette’s long
tresses are beginning to silver and slight etchings
have started to wrinkle her pale, moon-washed skin.
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Still, her figure remains strikingly fit and attractive
and she is often mistaken for a much younger
woman. She dresses mostly in the frail silks and soft
cotton robes appropriate to those of a high priestess.
Cyruette CR 11
XP 12800
Female human cleric of the Silver Lady 12
N Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses low-light vision, Darkvision 60ft.
Perception +5
DEFENSE
AC 18, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+6 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 60 (12d8+6)
Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +13
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee +3 spiked chain +11 (2d4+2)
Special Attacks channel Positive energy (6d6, DC 18,
5/day), moonbeam (30 ft. ranged touch, 8/day,
6d6+6 cold damage),
Cleric Spells Prepared (CL 12th)
6th—extended true seeing, forbiddance (DC 21),
nightmareD (DC 21)
5th—atonement, commune, plane shift, extended
tongues, symbol of sleepD
4th—air walkD, extended dispel magic, freedom of
movement, heightened searing light (DC 19), sending
3rd—clairaudience/clairvoyanceD, invisibility purge,
locate object, meld into stone, prayer, remove curse
2nd—aid, augury, bear’s endurance, glitterdust, lesser
restoration, zone of truth
1st—bless, bless water, divine favor, entropic shield,
sanctuary, remove fear, sleepD
0 (at will)—detect magic, guidance, read magic,
resistance
D Domain spell; Domains Knowledge, Moon
STATISTICS
Str 8, Dex 14, Con 10, Int 12, Wis 21, Cha 14
Base Atk +9; CMB +8; CMD 20
Feats Exotic Weapon Proficiency, Extend Spell, Great
Fortitude, Heighten Spell, Lightning Reflexes, Turn
Undead, Weapon Finesse
Skills Craft (silversmith) +8, Diplomacy +12, Heal
+14, Knowledge (arcana) +7, Knowledge (history)
+8, Knowledge (nature) +12, Knowledge (planes)
+10, Knowledge (religion) +12, Spellcraft +12
Languages Azindralean, Common,
SQ aura, lore keeper (32), moonsight, remote
viewing (12 rounds/day)
Other Gear +2 chain shirt, +3 spiked chain, +2
headband of inspired wisdom.
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 AC 13, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+1 deflection, +1 Dex,
MOON DOMAIN +1 natural)
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Granted Powers: You gain the supernatural
strength and clarity of the moon.
Moonbeam (Sp): As a standard action,
you can unleash a beam of frigid moonlight
targeting any foe within 30 feet as a ranged
touch attack. This beam deals 1d6 points of
cold damage + 1 point for every two cleric
levels you possess. You can use this ability
a number of times per day equal to 3 + your
Wisdom modifier.
Moon Sight (Ex): At 6th level, you gain low-
light vision. At 12th level, you gain darkvision,
allowing you to see in the dark up to 60 feet.
At 20th level, your darkvision increases to a
range of 120 ft.
Domain Spells: 1st—sleep, 2nd—glitterdust,
3rd—blink, 4th—air walk, 5th—symbol of sleep,
6th—nightmare, 7th—control weather, 8th—
symbol of insanity, 9th—meteor swarm.
Gramut the Decrepit
For most of her life, Gramut the Decrepit, the old
witch who lives in Prophet’s Court made her living
as a fortune-teller. Both a longtime parishioner and
retired priestess of the Temple, Cyruette appointed
her to the position of guardian of the Waxing
Crescent.
She sleeps little, mostly in late morning and early
afternoons when the sun hits her house hardest. The
remaining hours she spends running the baptismal
pools, anointing new seekers into the church fold.
She is equally inquisitive of outsiders prying for
information about the Temple, and immediately
relays her suspicions to Cyruette.
hp 40 (4d8+4d8+4)
Fort +9, Ref +6, Will +13; +4 vs. fey and plant–
targeted effects
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee mwk dagger +6 (1d4–1/19–20)
Special Attacks channel positive energy (2d6, DC 13,
4/day), moonbeam (30 ft. ranged touch, 5/day,
2d6+2 cold damage), wild shape (Small–Medium
animal; 4 hours/day)
Cleric Spells Prepared (CL 4th)
2nd—augury, delay poison, glitterdust, sound burst (DC
16)
1st—bless water (2), cause fear (DC 15), sanctuary,
sleepD(DC 15)
0 —(at will)—guidance, mending, read magic, stabilize
D Domain spell; Domains Healing, Moon
Druid Spells Prepared (CL 4th)
2nd—heat metal(DC 16), summon swarm, warp
wood(DC 16)
1st—calm animals(DC 15), faerie fire, goodberry, magic
fang
0—(at will)—create water, detect magic, detect poison,
purify food and drink
STATISTICS
Str 8, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 15, Wis 18, Cha 13
Base Atk +6; CMB +5; CMD 17
Feats Brew Potion, Eschew Materials, Lightning
Reflexes, Quick Draw, Stealthy
Skills Craft (alchemy) +7, Diplomacy +8, Escape
Artist +0, Handle Animal +7, Heal +14, Knowledge
(geography) +7, Knowledge (history) +8, Knowledge
(nature) +11, Knowledge (planes) +7, Knowledge
Gramut the Decrepit

Description: Its tough to gauge Gramut’s precise

age, though she has easily seen the better two-thirds
of a century. Her skin is dull and mottled and her
face, deeply creased and framed by stalks of dry,
brittle colorless hair. The passing years have turned
her eyes a grayish milky color and she often requests
individuals move closer to her so she can better
see them. Arthritic and stooped, Gramut moves
slowly. Recently, her ailments have become such that
walking is difficult without a cane.

Gramut the Decrepit CR 7

XP 3200
Female cleric of the Silver Lady 4/druid 4
CN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +1; Perception +9
Aura chaos
DEFENSE
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 (religion) +8, Linguistics +6, Perception +9,
Profession (baptist) +9, Profession (healer) +10,
Spellcraft +10, Stealth +6, Survival +14
Languages Azindralean, Common
SQ aura, lore keeper 23, nature bond (animal
companion), nature sense, trackless step, rebuke
death (1d4+2, 7/day), resist nature’s lure, wild
empathy +5, woodland stride
Combat Gear potions of cure moderate wounds (2)
Other Gear +1 ring of protection, +1 amulet of natural
armor, +1 cloak of resistance, silver holy symbol,
mwk dagger, 70 gp.
Pungy (Dog Animal Companion) CR–
N Small animal
Init +5; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +8
DEFENSE
AC 15, touch 12, flat-footed 14 (+1 Dex, +3 natural, +1
size)
hp 24 (4d8+8)
Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +4
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.
Melee bite +6 (1d4+2)
STATISTICS
Str 14, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Base Atk +3; CMB +4; CMD 15 (19 vs. trip)
Feats Improved Initiative, Iron Will, Skill Focus
(Perception) (+2)
Skills Acrobatics +3 (+11 jumping), Perception +8,
Survival +3 (+9 scent tracking); Racial Modifiers
+4 Acrobatics when jumping, +4 Survival when
tracking by scent
SQ bonus tricks (come, defend, down), link, share spells.
Eban Kalristo
The black sheep of his family, Eban’s formal
rejection of the Silver Lady has sliced a deep rift in
his family, one that may cost him both his title and
inheritance. Baptized into the faith at a young age,
Eban desired to follow in the steps of his uncle and
older brother, both of whom were decorated moon
warriors. Near the time of his sixteenth birthday, his
uncle returned home, badly scarred and bearing the
melancholy news that his nephew had been slain
defending one of the Lady’s temples from raiders
in the north. Eban’s uncle never fully recovered and
spent the last few years of his life in a drunken angry
haze blaming the church for his ruined life and the
death of his nephew. While the rest of his family
refused to listen to his rants, young Eban became his
eager disciple.
Though he dares not speak openly against the
Temple, Eban may secretly finance or aid covert
attempts to undermine it or prove them culpable
in his brother’s death. This includes permitting
outsider’s use of his family’s phase portal.
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Description: Eban is a young and handsome man
with dark, sharp features and a pubescent dusting
of facial hair. He dresses in the fine clothes of a
nobleman.
Eban Kalristo CR 6
XP 1200
Male human expert 5
LN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Perception +2
DEFENSE
AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+2 armor, +3 Dex, +1
dodge, +1 shield)
hp 29 (5d8+7)
Fort +2, Ref +4, Will +4
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 rapier +5 (1d6+2/18–20)
STATISTICS
Str 12, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 14
Base Atk +3; CMB +4; CMD 18
Feats Dodge(B), Mobility, Spring Attack, Weapon
Finesse
Skills Acrobatics +5, Bluff +4, Diplomacy +5, Disguise
+5, Handle Animal +8, Intimidate +5, Knowledge
(geography) +4, Knowledge (history) +3,
Knowledge (local) +2, Linguistics +2, Perception
+2, Perform (Sing) +4, Ride +7, Survival +2, Swim
+5
Languages Common
Gear studded leather armor, buckler, +1 rapier, 50 gp.
Imar Havemolt
Imar converted to the temple about five years
ago, while seeking solace to cope with the death of
his wife who passed from plague. His then sparing
partner Paerth Atham introduced him to Cyruette,
who hired him to train moon warriors. Since Paerth’s
retirement, his affection for Cyruette has blossomed,
though he has yet to express his feelings to the
priestess.
Anyone knocking heads with Imar is in for a fight.
Though he isn’t a moon warrior himself and his
allegiance to the church is only spiritual, he still
commands a good many men and is willing to
deploy them in the Temple’s defense.
Description: Imar is a burly and hardened looking
man in his late 30’s with a thick graying body hair, a
barrel chest, and thighs like tree trunks. He keeps his
balding pate shaved, though most of the time salt
and pepper stubbles his head and face. He has wide
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nose.
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Imar Havemolt CR 9
XP 6400
Male human fighter 10
LN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Perception +0
DEFENSE
AC 23, touch 13, flat-footed 21 (+10 armor, +1
deflection, +2 Dex)
hp 90 (10d10+35)
Fort +9, Ref +5, Will +3; +3 vs. fear
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee +1 halberd +17 (1d10+8/x3)
Ranged +1 composite longbow +13 (1d8+1/x3)
STATISTICS
Str 17, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 10, Cha 8
Base Atk +10; CMB +13; CMD 26
Feats Cleave, Combat Expertise, Greater Trip,
Improved Trip, Power Attack, Spring Attack,
Toughness, Weapon Focus (halberd), Weapon
Focus (halberd), Weapon Specialization (halberd),
Whirlwind Attack
Skills Climb +11, Craft (weaponsmith) +8, Handle
Animal +8, Intimidate +8, Ride +10, Survival +10,
Swim +9
Languages Azindralean, Common
SQ armor training +2, bravery +3, weapon training
(pole arms +2, heavy blades +1), armor training
+2, bravery +3, weapon training (pole arms +2,
heavy blades +1)
Other Gear +1 full plate, +1 ring of protection, +1
composite longbow, +1 halberd, 300 gp.
Paerth Atham
Once one of the temples greatest martial
champions, Paerth now live alone in semi-retirement.
He no longer ranks among the moon warriors but
instead, remains within the church serving as the
watcher of the waning gibbous portal from his
modest cottage in the Castle Ward. At one time,
Paerth was intimately involved with Cyruette, though
he ended the relationship over his own mixed feeling
about his sexuality. Although the temple places no
taboos against sexual orientation, Paerth suffered
terrible guilt concerning his feelings and believing
he’d somehow disgraced his position as captain of
the guard, he formerly relinquished his position to a
younger knight.
Paerth is a private man and avoids outside
interruptions. Anyone attempting to interact
with him finds him both secretive and strangely
remorseful. Still, he becomes suspicious of anyone
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probing him too deeply about the Temple, though he
investigates himself as he still has difficulty talking to
Cyruette.
Description: Though in his late 40’s, Paerth still
possesses the physique of a man half his age,
which he keeps well maintained by regular sparing
matches. He has brownish gray hair, warm brown
eyes, and round face only slightly wrinkled by the
passing years.
Paerth Atham CR 7
XP 3200
Male fighter 3/monk 3/moon warrior 2
(Great City Players Guide 50)
LN Medium humanoid (human)
Init +3; Perception +7
DEFENSE
AC 16, touch 15, flat-footed 12 (+1 armor, +1
deflection, +3 Dex, +1 dodge)
hp 46 (3d10+3d8+2d8+8)
Fort +8, Ref +8, Will +7; +1 vs. fear, evasion, +2 vs.
enchantment
OFFENSE
Speed 40 ft.
Melee +1 spiked chain +10 (2d4+3)
Ranged mwk dagger +10 (1d4/19–20)
Special Attacks flurry of blows, evasion, stunning fist
(4/day, DC 16)
Moon Warrior Spells Known (CL 2nd)
2nd (1/day)—glitterdust
1st (2/day)—sleep (DC 13)
STATISTICS
Str 14, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 10
Base Atk +7; CMB +9; CMD 24
Feats Combat Expertise(B), Combat Reflexes, Dodge,
Exotic Weapon Proficiency, Improved Disarm(B),
Improved Grapple, Improved Unarmed Strike,
Stunning Fist, Weapon Focus (spiked chain)
Skills Acrobatics +9, Climb +7, Escape Artist +8,
Handle Animal +5, Heal +7, Intimidate +5,
Knowledge (arcana) +2, Knowledge (nature) +5,
Knowledge (religion) +5, Perception +7, Sense
Motive +7, Spellcraft +5, Stealth +9, Swim +7
Languages Azindralean, Common
SQ armor training +1, bravery +1, fast movement,
maneuver training, still mind, armor training +1,
bravery +1, fast movement, maneuver training,
still mind
Combat Gear potion of cure moderate wounds
Other Gear +1 ring of protection, +1 bracers of armor,
+1 spiked chain, mwk dagger (2), 55 gp.
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Moon Blessing (Su): Once per day for 2 minutes,
Paerth can bless his weapon temporarily granting
it the properties of alchemical silver.

PARISHIONERS
At any time during the day, players may
encounter temple parishioners in addition to
those NPCs with listed stats.
Twenty or so 1st – 4th level commoners
attend a typical service, occasionally
interspersed with a few experts or aristocrats.
Moonglow (Sp): At will, Paerth can imbue an item
with moonglow causing it to shine a dull silvery
light in a 30-foot-radius. Moonglow only creates
shadowy light and lasts for as long as the moon
warrior concentrates.
Moon Domain: As a moon warrior Paerth gains
the granted power of the Moon Domain and the
ability to cast domain spells.
Priestess Mareshti
Protectorate of the Waxing Gibbous is an annually
appointed position granted to various priestesses
within the Temple. The protectorate acts as a liaison
between the Temple and the local community.
Responsibilities include soliciting new followers,
running small ceremonies and study groups,
teaching literacy, and providing and organizing other
helpful community services. The current appointee
is a somewhat standoffish young priestess named
Mareshti.
Interacting with her is difficult, though individuals
taking time to deal with her diplomatically find
her reasonable. She has the authority to arrange
audiences with Cyruette; likewise, she alerts the high
priestess of individuals that raise her suspicions.
Description: Mareshti is a young woman in her
mid-twenties with icy-cold blue eyes and dark
tresses. She dresses in plain clothes, in accordance
to her vows, but wears a small silver gibbous moon
pendant around her neck.
Priestess Mareshti  CR 3
XP 800
Female medium cleric of the Silver Lady 4
N Medium humanoid (human)
Init +0; Perception +5
DEFENSE
AC 17, touch 10, flat-footed 17 (+7 armor)
hp 26 (4d8+8)
Fort +4, Ref +1, Will +7
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee spiked chain +5 (2d4+1)
Special Attacks channel Positive energy (2d6, DC 13,
4/day), moonbeam (30 ft. ranged touch, 5/day,
2d6+2 cold damage)
Cleric Spells Prepared (CL 4th)
Temple of the Silver Lady
2nd—bull’s strength, comprehend thoughts, glitterdust
(DC 16), inflict moderate wounds (DC 16), spiritual
weapon
1st—cause fear (DC 15), detect languages, doom (DC
15), magic weapon, obscuring mist, sleep (DC 15)
0—(at will)—detect magic, guidance, read magic,
resistance
Domains Knowledge, Moon
STATISTICS
Str 13, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 12
Base Atk +3; CMB +4; CMD 14
Feats Blind-Fight(B), Exotic Weapon Proficiency
(spiked chain)(B), Toughness, Weapon Focus
(spiked chain)
Skills Diplomacy +6, Heal +9, Knowledge (arcana)
+7, Knowledge (history) +7, Knowledge (planes)
+7, Knowledge (religion) +8, Perception +5,
Spellcraft +9
Adventure Seeds
• A two-bit rogue has been mugging temple
goers, seeking to muscle information from them
concerning the secret locations of the various phase
portals.
Thus far, he’s only stalked marks outside the
lighthouse and the Herod forest, though the temple
has concerns as to who this mysterious rogue is and
why he seeks his information.
While their moon warriors are more than capable
of remedying the annoyance, Cyruette nurtures a
deeper concern that the rogue works for a dangerous
unseen opponent. She requires outsiders to find the
rogue and act as her moles in order to reveal the true
enemy.
• A drunken nobleman hires the players to retrieve
his brain-washed daughter from the evil grasp of
the heathen moon-worshiping infidels that he fears
intend to sacrifice her to hungry werewolves. He
claims church agents kidnapped her after the death
of his wife, leaving the poor man distraught. Thus
far, he’s been unable to find anyone brave or clever
enough to penetrate the temple and rescue her. In
truth, the noble is the young woman’s lecherous
stepfather, and she fled both his house and his
advances in the wake of her mother’s death. The
church took her in began training her as a priestess.
If questioned, they deny any knowledge of the
woman and become aggressively defensive if the
issue is further pressed.
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The Curiosity Shop
The Curiosity Shop
O ne of the most popular establishments in the
Trades Ward is the Curiosity Shop. Located
on Innkeeper Street, a short block away from Market
Square, the Curiosity Shop specializes in antiques,
curios, bric-a-brac, and other rare junk collected over
several hundred years by the shop’s proprietor; a
silver-tongued jann from the far wastes who calls
himself Naboo.
Most locals love the Curiosity Shop as it attracts a
wide array of customers to the area. A fair percentage
of Naboo’s business comes from sailors, soldiers,
and other worldly travelers who require mementos
of their exploits. Outside of his shop Naboo is
somewhat of a recluse, though he’s been supportive
enough of the surrounding district, pays his taxes
and is considered an upstanding citizen. Most find
him friendly, if not charming (though many chalk up
his charm to good business sense) and his prices are
moderate enough. He also has a knack for finding
“lost” items or procuring certain items that one
might consider “hard-to-get”.
Shop hours are just before noon until a few hours
after dark, though Naboo often engages in additional
business after hours.
Naboo
Naboo approaches all who enter his shop
with a wide grin and a jovial greeting. He loves
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customers, especially those who appear humored
by the loquacious stories he tells connected to
the numerous items in his shop. He has a natural
curiosity, which at times seems insatiable; though in
recent decades, his interest has shifted from bizarre
items toward those who collect them. He seems
particularly fond of quirky eccentrics.
Most of the time, he works the front desk (the
better to see the shocked expressions of first time
patrons) and monitors the upstairs showroom
with his magic moose head. Indeed, his primary
motivation is to keep his shop running and his
reputation in tact, as the establishment has made his
life both comfortable and entertaining. Ultimately,
any who might jeopardize Naboo’s current situation
find themselves up against a powerful opponent.
Naboo has two personalities. His “happy
genie shop owner” persona is more than a little
dramatized and in truth, he’s far more levelheaded
than he lets on. Those who know him better (such
as longtime clients that deal in serious artifacts or
magical items, or anyone he plays cards with) note
he is far less chaotic, and can be quite stern when
dealing with finances and legalities. Some who have
encountered this side of Naboo might even consider
him dangerous. He has scores of contacts, both
legitimate and unscrupulous, and any problems he
cannot deal with directly he has both the money and
connections to have someone else fix. Ultimately
there are many people who owe him favors.
Naboo only shows his serious persona when he’s
in the Secret Room upstairs, where he specifically
deals with favored clients or runs private high-stakes
card games. For the most part, he only uses this
room after normal store hours, but on rare occasions
he shuts the store down during the day, so he can
use the room for negotiations with elite clientele.
Naboo is a tall, sandy-haired humanoid with earthy
skin and large, thick hands. He keeps his hair and
long mustache in braids decorated with beads and
golden threads. Both his hair and skin glisten with
oil. He is muscular, well built and smells like freshly
dug soil. As suiting to his personality, Naboo dresses
dramatically in loose fitting silks and chintz. He
is also overly fond of jewelry and drapes his body
with decadent layers of necklaces, bangles, rings,
bracelets, giant hoop earrings, and a diamond stud
through his right nostril.
Naboo CR 10
XP 9600
Male jann rogue 6
N Medium outsider (native)
Init +8; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +12
DEFENSE
AC 23, touch 16, flat-footed 17 (+6 armor, +4 Dex, +2
dodge, +1 natural) (uncanny dodge)
hp 78 (6d10+6d8+15)
Fort +5, Ref +11, Will +8; evasion
Resist fire 10
OFFENSE
Speed 20 ft., fly 20 ft. (perfect)
Melee +1 falchion +15/+10 (2d4+4/15–20)
Special Attacks change size, sneak attack +3d6,
Spell-Like Abilities (CL 8th)
3/day—invisibility (self only), plane shift (willing
targets to elemental planes, Astral Plane, or
Material Plane only), speak with animals
1/day—create food and water, ethereal jaunt (for 1 hour)
STATISTICS
Str 16, Dex 18, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 15, Cha 13
Base Atk +10; CMB +13; CMD 29
Feats Combat Reflexes, Dodge, Improved Critical
(falchion), Improved Initiative(B), Iron Will,
Martial Weapon Proficiency, Mobility, Weapon
Focus (falchion)
Skills Acrobatics +13 ( (+9 jump)), Appraise +17, Bluff
+11, Craft (trapmaking) +17, Craft (jewelrymaking)
+13, Diplomacy +13, Disable Device +10, Disguise
+8, Escape Artist +13, Fly +17, Linguistics +11,
Perception +12, Ride +7, Sense Motive +12,
Spellcraft +9, Stealth +13
Languages Auran, Azindralean, Celestial, Common,
Draconic, Dwarven, Infernal, Kortezian
SQ elemental endurance, rogue talent (quick disable,
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trap spotter, weapon training), trapfinding, traps
sense +2
Other Gear +2 chain shirt, +1 falchion, +2 belt of
incredible dexterity, ring of keys (including front
door key to Curiosity Shop, key to the iron strong
box, key to the secret door, key to his apartment).
SPECIAL ABILITIES
Change Size (Sp): Twice per day, Naboo can
magically change a creature’s size. This works
just like an enlarge person or reduce person spell
(Naboo chooses when using the ability), except
that the ability can work on the efreeti. A DC 13
Fortitude save negates the effect. The save DC is
Charisma-based. This is the equivalent of a 2nd-
level spell.
Elemental Endurance (Ex): Naboo can remain on
the Planes of Air, Earth, Fire, or Water for up to 48
hours at a time. Failure to return to the Material
Plane before that time expires causes a janni to
take 1 point of damage per additional hour spent
on the elemental plane, until it dies or returns to
the Material Plane.
During the evenings, when he’s not around,
Naboo employs a semi-retired soldier named
Doyle Dunbar to keep an eye on things. Doyle is a
semi-retired, mid-ranking captain in the city guard
who supplements his income by moonlighting as
Naboo’s night watchman. He has two sons, both
soldiers in their twenties, and an older daughter
(married to, as he puts it, “an idiot candle-maker”).
His wife has since passed away from a wasting
sickness several years ago. Her death has left him
with a persistent melancholia and acute insomnia.
Description: Despite his fifty some ought years, Doyle
is still a tough looking old soldier, square-jawed and
barrel-chested. His face is worn from years of war and
life, though his deep green eyes burn through it with
deep sorrow and determination. Bald on top, he keeps
the rest of his thinning, gray wispy hair in ponytail.
His magnificent suit of platemail is lacquered in deep
shades of red and blue, well oiled and cared for.
Doyle Dunbar CR 3
XP 800
Male human fighter 4
NG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +0; Perception +0
DEFENSE
AC 20, touch 10, flat-footed 20 (+8 armor, +2 shield)
hp 26 (4d10+4)
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No sign hangs out front, only a giant question mark
OFFENSE dramatically scrawled into the door marks the location.
Kitsch little sayings about curiosity are painted around
16 Speed 30 ft.
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GF1. Ground Floor Showroom
3 13 13 (guard) +4, Perception +4, Ride –2, Survival +4,
13 Swim +013 The door opens into a small room cramped with all
Languages Common, Kortezian sorts of outlandish junk. You’re immediately assaulted
SQ armor training +1, bravery +1, armor training +1,
28 by the scents of incense, mildew, rust, and oils. Directly
29 across from the door, occupying the center of the room
bravery +1
is a long, slender, J-shaped glass display case. Padding
Combat Gear potion of cure light wounds
lightly across the glass countertop is a live miniature
ES WARD Other Gear masterwork half-plate, masterwork heavy
(Thesteel
Coin, Merchants'
shield, mwk longsword,Row,
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longbow, quiver
tabby cat that looks small enough to fit into the palm
of your hand. Behind the display case, the walls are RESIDENTIAL
with 20 arrows, 20 gp. completely buried by towers of crooked shelves and
mixed cabinets brimming with small and peculiar
Read the following text when PCs approach the knick-knacks, ugly fetishes, and other oddities. To your
Curiosity Shop: left are two large casks and to your right is a strange suit
of green enameled plate armor, propped onto a display
Walking down Innkeeper Street you arrive to a small, stand and posed as if it means to embrace the next
two-story Tudor, wedged tightly between two private individual to approach it.
residences that can only be the fabled Curiosity Shop.
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WORD ON THE STREET
Characters asking around of the street or
otherwise researching the Curiosity Shop can
make DC 12 Diplomacy or Knowledge (local)
checks to learn the following information
about the shop.
1. If there’s something you’ve always wanted,
its might be at the Curiosity Shop or the
House of Pleasure, if there’s something you
never wanted or something you lost in the
Gambling Hall, its definitely there.
2. The Curiosity Shop piques the interest
of all sorts of folk, so watch your purses
inside the store. It’s a favorite stop for both
tourists and thieves.
3. Although Naboo has a strict policy against
purchasing stolen goods, any seller
prepared to give Naboo an interesting
history for an item, can usually fence it.
4.The gambling hall pawns off a lot of their
winnings through the Curiosity Shop.
5. Though he seems friendly enough, you’d
never want Naboo to catch you stealing
from him. He keeps his own collection of
“sticky fingers” to prove it.
6. Naboo has choice clients, and is
sometimes able to order special items for
reliable customers.
The front door is unlocked during business hours
(just before noon until a few hours after dark).
The display case and shelves contain various shop
goods (see Display Items paragraph on page 65).
The crates contain shipping items. One barrel is
filled with water in case of fire, the other is filled
with beads. The suit armor is actually a gaudy lamp
and entertainment piece. When a command word
is spoken (something Naboo is proud to show
potential buyers), its gauntlets light up and a warbled
hollow voice sings religious hymns. The tabby is an
ordinary cat (albeit an unusually small one) that lives
in the shop as its mouser.
Reinforced Mahogany Front Door: thickness 3 in.;
Hardness 8; hp 35; Break DC 28, Open Lock DC 30
Creatures: Naboo is typically found in this
room during store hours, in addition to any other
customers that happen to be milling about (see shop
customers below). At night, Doyle Dunbar guards
the room. In the event of a break in, Doyle hides
next to the armor and uses his feather token to alert
Naboo. If possible, he waits until burglars trigger the
trap on the door to the stairwell before moving in to
apprehend them.
Shop Customers
During business hours, the store has 2d4
customers. Possible customers include the following:
The Curiosity Shop
Ghrom Farone: Ghrom is a portly man with grayish
leathery skin who looks to be in his mid-fifties. He
keeps heavy wool cloak draped over his shoulders,
and dresses in simple travelers clothes. He claims to
be a buyer and collector of ancient religious artifacts
and Naboo is in fact currently putting together a
crate for him. He’s just stopped by to complete
his second deposit and confirm final shipping
arrangements.
Kel Shartham: Kel is a middle-aged sailor with a
few days of scruff on his face and more than a few
sun-faded tattoos. He’s looking for a souvenir for his
niece, preferably some cheap costume jewelry.
Daiana Goldenleaf: The elderly widow of a rich
noble, Daiana is one of Naboo’s best customers.
She collects dolls from around the world. While
she is in the shop, she spots the mummified pixies
now transformed into kewpie dolls and becomes
infatuated with them. She rudely interrupts
characters speaking with Naboo to inquire about
their purchase.
The Immigrant: An odd dwarf with a thick accent
and the clothes of a foreigner barges in and loudly
declares he’s looking for a decanter of endless water.
If pressed for an explanation, he becomes quiet and
asks if the inquiring character can keep a secret.
Next, he proudly states he intends to use the device
to become a firefighter. Then he turns serous and
threatens to box the ears of anyone attempting to
steal his million gold piece idea. If anyone attempts
to tell him otherwise or questions the practicality of
his idea, he turns defensive, extremely stubborn and
altogether unreasonable.
The Vacationers: A middle class family consisting
of a man, his wife, and their two young children
happily browse the shop marveling at many of its
oddities. They are in town visiting the woman’s
parents and have stopped by the shop to show
the kids on her uncouth father’s suggestion.The
children are absolutely amazed with the shop,
however the parents are trying hard to mask their
appall, and attempting to convince their children to
leave the shop.
Peytar: Another of the shop’s frequent visitors
is a professional pickpocket named Peytar. Naboo
hasn’t caught on to the thief yet, primarily because
he targets customers and not the shop itself. Still,
such a thief is hardly good for business. For details
see FF1.
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Peytar
The Curiosity Shop
Peytar is a local pickpocket and high-up thieves
guildsman that frequents many of the fine
establishments of the Trades Ward disguised as the
wealthy heir to an ancient but powerful merchant
house from a nearby city. He has gone through great
trouble to create and maintain his persona and
has made more than a few significantly flamboyant
purchases from the Curiosity Shop in order to
assuage any suspicions Naboo may have had about
his authenticity. Regardless of his skill, there is
always the chance that Peytar might blow his identity.
Should this happen, Naboo acknowledges his guild
affiliation and simply runs him out of the shop.
Anyone foolish enough to get the law involved, is
only asking for further trouble from both Peytar and
his fellow guildsmen.
While an excellent pickpocket, fighting isn’t
Peytar’s cup of tea (so to speak) and if at all possible
he avoids combat and attempts to flee when
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confronted. He despises making scenes and drawing
attention to himself as the antithesis of his life’s
work.
Description: Peytar is fair-skinned and has a
charming, round boyish-face, which he keeps
powdered to hide his freckles. He’s only slightly
pudgy; enough to show off his ability to dine
indulgently. He wears his hair fashionably in long
blond curls and dresses in all the lace and finery of
the upper class. The faint scent of jasmine perfume
clings to him like a shadow.
Peytar CR 5
XP 1600
Male half elf rogue 6
CN Medium humanoid (elf)
Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +9
DEFENSE
AC 13, touch 12, flat-footed 11 (+2 Dex, +1 natural)
(uncanny dodge)
hp 30 (6d8+3)
Fort +2, Ref +7, Will +2; evasion, +2 vs.
enchantments
OFFENSE
Speed 30 ft.
Melee mwk dagger +5 (1d4/19–20) and sap +5 (1d6
plus nonlethal)
Ranged mwk shortbow +7 (1d6/x3)
Special Attacks slow reactions, sneak attack 3d6
STATISTICS
Str 10, Dex 15, Con 11, Int 12, Wis 10, Cha 8
Base Atk +4; CMB +4; CMD 16
Feats Deft Hands, Persuasive, Skill Focus (Sleight of
Hand) (Sleight of Hand)(B), Weapon Finesse(B),
Weapon Focus (sap)
Skills Acrobatics +10, Appraise +8, Bluff +6,
Diplomacy +0, Disable Device +13, Disguise +6,
Escape Artist +9, Intimidate +6, Knowledge (local)
+8, Linguistics +6, Perception +9, Perform (Act)
+4, Sleight of Hand +16, Stealth +11, Use Magic
Device +6
Languages Azindralean, Common, Elven, Kortezian
SQ elf blood, rogue talent (fast stealth, finesse rogue,
slow reactions), trapfinding, trap sense +2
Combat Gear potion of spider climb, potion of cat’s
grace, 2 thunderstones, flask of acid
Other Gear +1 amulet of natural armor.
On Purchasing Magic Items
Naboo’s specialty is buying and selling oddball
items, wondrous items in particular. He keeps
many of such magic items locked up in the secret
room, and maintains a great list of contacts from
which he can attempt to get others. Regardless, he
doesn’t display such items openly but instead takes
queries about specific items and then asks characters
to return and purchase them when they become
available (within the hour if the item is in stock,
or up to week if he needs to get them elsewhere).
Regardless, he does his best to make it seem to
clients as if he keeps no such items on the premises.
Determine chance that Naboo has a specific
wondrous item as follows: used once”. If asked what for, he cannot recall.
minor item (60%), medium item (15%), major
item (5%).
Display Items
Any of the following items are on shelves or in
display cases:
1. A set of masterwork thieves tools. Unfortunately,
these were used in a recent crime, and anyone
caught with them might well be accused of the
burglary.
2. An ox tongue tied to a foot-long stick. Should a
character notice the item Naboo explains very
matter-of-factly that, “You dip it in summer wine
and swing it around to bless a new home with
good luck”.
3. A set of marbles with three-dimensional fish
etched inside of them. The fish look like they’re
swimming when the marbles roll.
4. A jade carving of four monkeys in a circle, pulling
each other’s tails.
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5. A small leather pouch with a pile of miniature
bones on top. When a command word is spoken,
the bones assemble themselves into a tiny
skeleton. The skeleton dances eerily for one minute
before tumbling apart, back into the pile of bones.
The Curiosity Shop
6. A masterwork set of six silver and glass syringes,
all in various sizes. Naboo brags, “They were only
7. A set of thick leather goggles. The lenses are long
and dark, however when you wear them and peer
into the light they change into spinning crystalline
color formations.
8. A wind-up tin rat (hardness 5, hp 1, full move Spd
20 ft.).
9. A mobile delicately suspending several silver
spheres of various sizes from the size of a
thumbnail to the size of a large orange. The
spheres are perfectly counter-balanced and if
pushed, they rotate indefinitely.
10. A book of jokes too ribald for the bookstore two
doors down.
11. A set of dice supposedly carved from the
thighbone of an ettin.
12. A large wooden board carved with twelve
symmetrical opposing gouges. Each has six brown
beans in it. Naboo explains that it’s a popular
game played in a far away country.
13. Different colored glass bottles filled with “pixie
dust.”
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sharks, whales, and other sea animals. Many are D10 WALL HANGINGS
scrimshawed with etchings of ships, sea monsters,
or half-naked merfolk in suggestive poses. 1 Three kewpie dolls made from
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15. Lutes, harps, tin flutes and other instruments,
most are intended for display pieces and are
therefore not in the greatest condition.
16. A wind up jack-in-the-box that instead pops out
a six-armed Marilith. When it pops open, Naboo
enthusiastically comments, “It really scares the
demons from ya!”
17. An old brass oil lamp that Janni jokingly calls his
“old apartment”.
18. An ivory and silver music box. When is plays, a
tiny ballerina figurine pops out of the top and spins
around.
19. A small glass case that holds the colorful
shimmering chitins of several rare beetles.
20. A puppet made from a wool sock. If anyone pays
attention to it, Naboo puts it on and says, “Look!
It’s the head magistrate of the Great City”. Then he
flaps the puppets jaw and in a funny voice adds,
“Read my lips, no new taxes!” Anyone purchasing
the puppet (1cp) and attempting to do the same
stunt on the street draws the attention of the town
guard who fine the character 2 gp for insulting the
magistrate.
mummified pixies.
2 A watercolor portrait of the crew of
a whaling ship posed around a dead
orca. A leg is protruding from the dead
whales mouth.
3 A wooden case filled with porcelain
thimbles each painted with the name of
a different port city.
4 A framed collection of copper and iron
war medals.
5 A three-foot-long fossil of an ancient
bird.
6 A macramé planter woven from course
thread.
7 A set of six brass sconces cast in the
disturbing likeness of laughing jester’s
face.
8 A long chain of coins from different
nations.
9 A beautifully crafted gold and ebony
display case for holding knives.
10 The tusk of a massive beast.

GF 2. Ground Floor Landing

The door opens into the intersection of a room with
a small alcove facing a double flight of stairs. A large Dunbar
quartz and bronze chandelier hangs above the alcove,
keeping it well lit. The alcove walls, as well as those
ascending along the stairs, are cluttered with paintings,
tapestries, framed scrolls, carved wooden masks, various
holy symbols, and other more bizarre dangling objects.
Lighting the stairwell is a diverse collection of sconces
and candleholders- gaudy, tacky, and even tasteful… all
presumably for sale.

During the day, this room is unoccupied and the door

is unopened so that customers can access the second
floor. At night, it is closed, locked, and trapped.
Stairwell Door: thickness 2 in.; Hardness 8; hp 20;
Break DC 23, Open Lock DC 28*
*only locked and trapped at night.

Forcecage Door Trap CR 8

Perception DC 32; Disable Device DC 32
EFFECTS
Type magical; Trigger proximity (alarm); Reset
automatic reset; Bypass hidden lock
Effect spell (as a forcecage spell cast by a 13th-level
wizard).

Use the table above to determine random objects

cluttering walls.
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FF1. First Floor Showroom
As you reach the landing at top of the stairs the first
thing you notice is the stuffed head of an unaccountably
huge dire moose mounted to the back wall. Beneath the
moose head is a sealed crate. To the right, the wall opens
into another showroom similar to the one downstairs.
Aside from the moose head, the remainder of back wall
is lined with a chaotic pile of shelves and cases of various
height and manufacture. The opposite corner is stacked
with four more crates. A 5-foot-wide by 15-foot-long display
case takes up the center of the room while the remaining
wall separating the room from the stairwell is lined with six
smaller shelves, slightly blocked by a pair of barrels.
The display case and shelves contain various shop
goods (see Display Items on page 65). The five crates
contain assorted shipping items. Crate 1 holds a
collection of knives and daggers from various parts of
the world, none have been sharpened. Crate 2 holds
several hundred, flint arrowheads. Crate 3 holds six
assorted glass water pipes packed in straw. Crate 4
holds two dozen rag dolls. Crate 5 holds four large clay
pots with primitive designs packed in straw.
One barrel is filled with water in case of fire, the
other is filled with one barrel is filled with water, the
other is filled with hundreds of cheap glass beads.
A DC 22 Perception check reveals the secret door
to the Secret Showroom (area FF2).
Secret Door: 2 in. thick; Hardness 8; hp 20; Search
DC 22, Break DC 23; Open Lock DC 28.
The moose head at the top of the stairs performs two
specific tasks. First, Naboo enchanted its eyes so that
he may use them as if he’d cast an arcane eye spell on
the surrounding area. When Naboo concentrates, he
can use the moose head to see both the stairwell and
adjacent showroom. Second, the moose head has a
secret compartment in its mouth where Naboo keeps
an iron strongbox full of coins, just in case he needs to
make an emergency transaction. Anyone searching the
moose head can attempt a DC 25 Perception check to
uncover a secret compartment in the mouth that holds
a small iron strongbox.
Small Iron Strongbox: thickness 1 in.; Hardness 10;
hp 30; Break DC 28, Open Lock DC 30
The strongbox contains 270 pp, 630 gp, 1,350 sp,
and 2,250 cp
Development: If Peytar is in the shop and has been
casing the characters, he attempts to pickpocket
them in this room - though only if there is at least a
second possible suspect.
FF2. Secret Showroom
This room can only be accessed by the secret door
in area FF1.
The secret door swings inward revealing another
showroom, even larger and more elaborate showroom.
The decor here is slightly more upscale than the other
rooms and everything appears far more organized.
Immediately to your right, is a fearsomely monstrous
The Curiosity Shop
being that looks like a giant armored insect; thankfully,
it is stuffed. To the left is a short 10ft-foot wall, creating
a small foyer into the larger room. Directly in front
of you is a 15-foot-long wooden table with a lute, and
several other odd objects carefully laid on top. Behind
the table are two barrels. The back wall is angled oddly,
sloping to the left. Mounted upon it is an enormous
mirror set is a hideous stone frame carved to look like
a demonic gargoyle. Its arms and legs are splayed and
the mirror is between them. Another two barrels are
set off to the other side of the mirror. There, the wall
straightens for a good twenty feet or so, squaring-off
with an adjacent wall. Long rows of tall display cases
line both of these walls. There are two crates in front of
the first row of cases and another 20-foot-long table in
front of the others. The wall at the far side of the table is
empty, however a barrel rests in the back corner behind
the table. The near corner is the opposite side of the
short wall near the entrance. Pushed up against it rests
a large pipe organ and a crate.
Both wooden tables are worn, old, and of foreign
workmanship. As downstairs, the shelves and cases
are piled with various curiosities (use the display
items paragraph on page 65 to determine contents).
The barrels hold water in case of fire; the crates hold
more of Naboo’s shipping goods.
Crate 1: thickness 1 in.; Hardness 8; hp 5; Break DC 17
The crate holds an assortment of a few dozen
different sized bells.
Crate 2: thickness 2 in.; Hardness 8; hp 10; Break DC
23, Open Lock DC 25.
The crate holds a small, 2-foot-tall alabaster statuette
of a nude elf carefully wrapped in a sheepskin
worth (7,250 gp).
Crate 3: thickness 4 in.; Hardness 8; hp 20; Break DC
28, Open Lock DC 30.
The crate holds the mummified talons and claws
from a variety of outsiders and demons.
The mirror is a powerful magic item called an
Abyssal Mirror.
Abyssal Mirror
Aura strong conjuration; CL 18th
Slot —; Price 64,800 gp; Weight 25 lbs.
DESCRIPTION
This foul creation is a 6-foot-tall mirror set in an
unwieldy stone frame carved into the grotesque
form of a demonic gargoyle. Anyone gazing into
the mirror immediately notes that his reflection
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mirror is disproportionately lightweight for its size
and slightly warm to the touch. Janni

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Beyond these two oddities, the mirror appears to
do nothing else for mortals. However, when placed
into the talons of creatures spawned from the
horrific chaos of the Abyss, it becomes a powerful
tool. The mirror aids demons in summoning forth
their own kind. When a demon uses its summon
ability in conjunction with the mirror, the percent
chance of summoning another demon increased by
a value equal to twice the summoning demon’s HD
(maximum 100%). The equivalent spell level of the
summoning is also increased by 2 for every 5 HD of
the summoning demon.

Additionally, demons naturally sense the presence

of an Abyssal mirror and gravitate towards it, if it
should fall into mortal hands. Provided it a mirror
isn’t currently in the possession of a demon, there is
a 20% chance per month that a demon attempts to
reclaim the mirror. The demon claimant should be
of an appropriate CR to the character who possesses check and produces a random effect, rolled on the
the mirror. corresponding chart. The player of the organ can
CONSTRUCTION add or subtract his Perform check result to the
Requirements: Craft Wondrous Item, gate; Cost percentile results before determining the random
32,400 gp. effect. Naboo possesses a standard organ, other
types are described in the Great City Player’s
The pipe organ is an annoying magical device Guide.
called Ogmed’s Ostentatious Organ.
Standard organs can produce the following effects:
d% Organ Effect
Ogmed’s Ostentatious Organ
01-18 chime of opening
Aura moderate universal; CL 8th 19-25 chime of interruption
Slot —; Price 64,950 gp. (standard); Weight 1,500 lbs. 26-38 harp of charming
DESCRIPTION 39-42 horn of blasting
Before his death, the mad bard-sage Ogmed 43-55 horn of fog
designed and constructed several strange magical 56-60 horn of good/evil
organs. A gigantic, impractical monstrosity of 61-75 pipes of haunting
pipes, keys, valves, and pumps, an Ogmed’s 76-80 pipes of pain
Ostentatious Organ towers almost twice the
81-90 pipes of the sewers
height of a man and just as wide. Carved from
90-00 pipes of sounding
various exotic hardwoods, Ogmed accented his
creations with silver hardware and garish inlays Aura moderate universal; CL 11th
of nacre and abalone. Jutting from the top are
CONSTRUCTION
a dozen or so gold-plated pipes engraved with
Craft Wondrous Item, charm animal, ghost sound,
paisley. These organs are painfully gaudy to
knock, magic circle against good, magic circle
look upon, and even worse to play as for some
against evil obscuring mist, scare, shout, sound burst,
reason it is unable to stay in tune. Still, those
suggestion, summon nature’s ally I.
that understand its secrets can use the organ
to duplicate the magical musical effects of
The stuffed creature is an apparatus of the ankheg
several different items. Unfortunately, even those
who understand the device have great trouble
controlling specific effects. Placing the valves Apparatus of the Ankheg
in the proper position and successfully playing Aura strong evocation and transmutation; CL 19th
a melody requires a DC 15 Perform (keyboard) Slot —; Price 90,000 gp; Weight 500 lbs.
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 DESCRIPTION
Resembling a stuffed and mounted ankheg
exoskeleton, this item acts in all ways like an
apparatus of the crab, except that when active it
The Curiosity Shop
has a burrow speed of 10 ft., instead of a swim
speed.
CONSTRUCTION
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, animate
objects, continual flame, soften earth and stone,
creator must have 8 ranks in the Knowledge
(engineering); Cost 45,000 gp.
Special: Naboo uses this location to holds
his high stakes card games after hours. Anyone
attempting to enter this room without Naboo’s
consent, immediately attracts his attention and his
wraith. Additionally, if the GM uses either adventure
seed 1 or 2, the demons leave tracks leading to this
locations.
Adventure Seeds
Getting characters to visit the shop should be
simple task, as its unique characteristics make it
somewhat of regional attraction. Characters hearing
of the shop and its reputation may want to see it for
themselves. Likewise, a patron may hire characters
to pick-up or deliver a shipment to the Curiosity
Shop, or send them there to procure an unusual item
or object. The following adventure seeds assume
characters have some previous familiarity with
Naboo and the Shop, and work best after they have
visited it a few times.
• Recently, Naboo acquired an Abyssal Mirror
from his cousin (a shiftless efreeti) in a card game.
What Naboo’s cousin neglected to tell him was that
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he’d taken the mirror of some lowly demonlings
trespassing through his fiery realm. The mirror
however wasn’t theirs, but instead belonged to
a powerful nalfeshnee. The angry demon finally
cornered Naboo’s cousin and after threatening the
thoughtless efreeti, he finally blurted out the location
of the pilfered mirror. Naboo’s cousin sent him a
frantic warning explaining the current situation with
the mirror however it may not give the jann enough
time to protect himself before the nalfeshnee shows
up to reclaim it. Naboo desperately seeks the help of
able-bodied adventurers to prevent the otherworldly
sacking and burning of his establishment.
Alternately, Naboo might pay adventurers to return
the mirror to its previous owner.
• A demon senses the Abyssal Mirror and uses it
to enter the Curiosity Shop. Seizing the opportunity,
it sets up camp in the secret room. During the
evenings, when the shop is closed, it sneaks out-
terrorizing and murdering townsfolk. Clues lead
investigators to the Curiosity Shop. Some locals even
suspect Naboo, however clever investigators realize
the murderer is far more dangerous than the jovial
jann.
• Doyle, the night watchman at the Curiosity Shop
was killed during a break-in. Strangely enough,
nothing appears to have been stolen, even though
the perpetrator seemed to easily by-passed Naboo’s
alarms and traps. Naboo suspects the murder was
deliberate and hires investigators to find Doyle’s
killer (a doppelganger who has stolen the guard’s
identity in order to infiltrate the local garrison and
steal military secrets). Naboo lends the adventurers
his apparatus of the ankheg to help them with their
infiltration.
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