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efore reaching the keep, and the goblins use horns to communicate with one another and with their masters. c Citadel Rashemar (Village): Magical; AL NE; 200 gp limit; Assets 7,600 gp; Population 760; Isolated (goblin 77%, hobgoblin 14%, ogre 8%, other 1%). Authority Figures: Chaul, NE female annis hag sorcerer 6/durthan 7 (ruler of the Citadel); Durakh Haan, NE female half-orc Clr9 of Luthic (Chaul’s lieutenant). Important Characters: Dendurg Two-Axe, CE male ogre Ftr2/Bbn5 (chief of Chaul’s bodyguards); Vorshk the Worm, LE male goblin Adp9 (most powerful goblin spellcaster). Warband of the Citadel: War9, Bbn7, Ftr7, Bbn6, Rgr5, War5, Bbn4, Ftr4, War4 (4), Bbn3 (3), Ftr3 (2), War3 (11), Rgr2 (2), War2 (39), Bbn1 (4), Ftr1 (4), Rgr1 (4), War1 (226); Other Characters: Brd5, Brd3, Brd1 (2); Clr6, Clr5, Clr3, Clr1 (2); Drd4, Drd3, Drd2, Drd1 (3); Mnk5, Mnk1 (4); Rog10, Rog5 (2), Rog2 (4), Rog1 (8); Sor6, Sor3 (2), Sor1 (4); Wiz4, Wiz2 (2), Wiz1 (4); Adp6, Adp4, Adp3 (3), Adp1 (5); Exp8, Exp5, Exp4, Exp3 (2), Exp2 (5), Exp1 (17); Com9, Com7, Com4 (2), Com3 (6), Com2 (17), Com1 (346). Immilmar (LARGE CITY) Overlooking the icy waters of Lake Ashane, this city is home to the Iron Lord’s citadel and is the Rashemi capital. Immilmar is one of the few places in Rashemen where foreigners are tolerated, and a number of Nar fur-traders and Theskian mer- W Immilmar 1. House of Bhalla 2. Blackstone House 3. Market (Covered) 4. Huhrong’s Citadel 5. Witches’ Hall 6. Great Stag Lodge 7. Tholli Ironweaver 8. Smiths’ Quarter 9. Owlbear Lodge 10. Docks N S 0 250 feet Lake Ashane E 2 10 1 RASHEMEN 9 144 chants are always abroad in the city. Foreign legations to Rashemen come here as well, although the Iron Lord permits few permanent embassies from other lands. Consuls from Aglarond, Impiltur, and Damara maintain homes in Immilmar—representatives of all other lands are dispatched to the city for specific missions and are not encouraged to linger after their business with the Iron Lord is done. The Iron Lord’s citadel dominates the center of Immilmar, and many stone buildings cluster about the feet of the castle. As one travels away from the citadel, the city’s construction becomes more and more Rashemi, with fieldstone and roughhewn timber replacing dressed stone and smooth-sawn lumber. Other than the Huhrong’s castle, most of the city’s large buildings are steep-sided lodges built of heavy timbers in the Rashemi style, with a double row of inward-slanting heavy beams sunk into the ground and meeting along a high peak directly overhead. Built atop the foundations of an ancient Nar keep, the Iron Lord’s castle is a mighty fortress of iron and stone. More than five hundred years ago, the Witches used great magic to raise this stronghold. Grim and forbidding, the citadel is one of the strongest castles in the land, capable of withstanding almost any assault. Its walls are reinforced with spells designed to blunt magical attack and block ethereal and teleporting invaders. The current Iron Lord is the clever Volas Dyervolk the Bear (CG male human Bbn18), a crafty and strong-willed man who does not shy away from arguing with the Witches when he feels they are wrong. On more than one occasion the 3 4 7 6 8 5
Witches have considered his removal, but Volas’s forthrightness and keen insights have won their grudging respect. The Witches awarded Volas his seat on the death of Yvarrg, the previous Iron Lord, who was murdered by a Thayan assassin. NOTABLE BUSINESSES Immilmar is known for its leather goods, woodcarvers, and ironworks. The tanneries and smelters are located in the hills north and east of the town, as a long-dead Iron Lord ruled that any enterprise producing fumes or reek must be away from the city’s center. Dozens of woodcarvers and stonecarvers still labor in workshops in the tangled streets around the Iron Lord’s citadel, but for the most part, Immilmar’s heart is a pleasant place of young trees and winding ways. Several inns of note cater to foreigners calling on the Huhrong. Blackstone House is the best of them, a comfortable building stocked with wines and ales from several lands. Varro the Fat (CG male human Ftr8) is the proprietor of the inn. North of town, amid the cheerless foundries and forges of the Smiths’ Quarter, is the well-worn workshop of the armorer Tholli Ironweaver (NG male human Ftr4/Exp8). Tholli manufactures both swords and mail of masterwork quality, and his blades often sell for two to three times the normal price due to his excellent reputation. MAJOR TEMPLES Chauntea is one of the more popular deities in Rashemen, although she is more often known as “Bhalla” here. The House of Bhalla is a medium-sized temple to Chauntea located in an old stone building near the Iron Lord’s citadel. Brother Dervarr (NG male human Clr7 of Chauntea) is the leader of this temple. An Impilturan by birth, he was sent here to ensure that Rashemi veneration of Chauntea does not stray too far from her worship in other lands. Although it is not really a temple, one of the most sacred sites in the city is the Witches’ Hall, a whitewashed longhouse with crossbeams carved in the shape of dragons, hounds, and unicorns. Forbidden to all but the hathrans, this mysterious building, sacred to Mystra, is the meeting place and refuge of the wychlaran of Immilmar. Othlor Fydra Night-Tree (CN female human Clr3/Sor9/Hth5) presides over the local Witches and guards the hall from any desecration. cImmilmar (Large City): Conventional/Magical; AL NG; 40,000 gp limit; Assets 42,420,000 gp; Population 21,210; Isolated (human 93%, spirit folk 6%, other 1%). Authority Figures: Volas Dyervolk, CG male human Bbn18 (Iron Lord of Rashemen); Othlor Fydra Night-Tree, Clr3/Sor9/Hth5 (leader of the Witches in Immilmar and overseer of the wychlaran who advise the Iron Lord); Brother Dervarr, NG male human Clr7 of Chauntea (leader of the temple of Chauntea in the city). RASHEMEN 145 Important Characters: Green Huldra, CG female human Ftr6 (innkeeper of the Guardian Witch); Ythar Wolfmaster, CN male human Bbn 13 (leader of the Owlbear berserker lodge). Varro, CG male human Ftr8 (innkeeper of Blackstone House); Yuthrim, CG male human Ftr4/Bbn5 (leader of the Great Stag berserker lodge); Tholli Ironweaver, NG male human Ftr4/Exp8 (most skilled smith in Rashemen). Iron Lord’s Guard: Bbn15, Bbn12, Bbn10 (2), Bbn9 (3), War9, Bbn8 (5), War8, Bbn7 (5), War7 (3), Bbn6 (11), War6 (4), Bbn5 (13), War5 (8), Bbn4 (24), War4 (22), Bbn3 (32), War3 (70), Bbn2 (37), War2 (270), Bbn1 (81), War1 (1,230); Great Stag Berserkers: Bbn13, Bbn12, Bbn9 (2), Bbn8 (2), Bbn6 (4), Bbn5 (3), Bbn4 (8), Bbn3 (21), Bbn2 (22), Bbn1 (47); Owlbear Berserkers: Bbn16, Bbn14, Bbn13, Bbn10, Bbn9 (2), Bbn8 (3), Bbn7 (3), Bbn6 (4), Bbn5 (3), Bbn4 (7), Bbn3 (8), Bbn2 (14), Bbn1 (15). The rest of Immilmar’s citizens are too numerous to describe here. Mulptan (LARGE CITY) Rashemen’s northern trading gateway to the outside world, Mulptan is a sprawling, windswept city enclosed by an old stone wall dating back to the Narfell-Raumathar wars. Damarans, Nars, and even Tuigans come here to trade, meeting in a great field outside of town that is crowded with the caravans and wagons of traders. Farming is difficult this far north, so Mulptan subsists on vast herds of rothé, sheep, reindeer, and longhaired goats that do better in the frigid winters than southern cattle. Most foreigners bound for Immilmar and the Iron Lord’s citadel actually pass through Mulptan on their way to the country’s capital, even though Mulptan lies eighty miles to the east. No ferries cross Lake Ashane opposite Immilmar (the western shores of the lake are quite wild, this far north), so travelers come up the Golden Way or the Long Road. Either way, Mulptan is the first Rashemi city they come upon. While Immilmar is a city of craftsfolk and smiths visited by a few merchants, Mulptan is a city of merchants catered to by a small number of Rashemi craftsfolk. A number of foreigners reside in Mulptan, making it the most cosmopolitan of Rashemen’s cities. The Shou Quarter occupies the south side of the city, while people of other nations mix in the Western Quarter, so named because it is populated by folk from western countries such as Thesk or Damara (the district is actually located on the northeast side of the city). In the wintertime, most of the merchants (and those foreigners who have not actually settled in the city) depart for warmer lands, since snow and wind make travel along the exposed roads of the region virtually impossible for several months. Two large Rashemi clans, the Ydrass and the Vrul, sponsor many contests as friendly rivals. The competition has improved both families, who are accomplished warriors, hunters, and artisans. The two clans number in the hundreds, and while they do not rule Mulptan outright (that privilege is reserved for the Multrong, or Eastlord, a title granted by the Iron Lord), they wield great influence over the trade and commerce of the city.
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . .
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Across the wide lands of Faerûn, b
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Chapter 5: Magic Items. The Red Wiz
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Races The races commonly found in o
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Star Elf Racial Traits Star elves h
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of adventuring party. At best, a gn
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ability, regardless of actual level
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Alignment: Volodnis are not activel
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The Unapproachable East is home to
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The griffon retains its own type an
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CLASS FEATURES All the following ar
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Telthor Companion: Beginning at 3rd
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Nar demonbinders are most often cle
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8th level—flensing (FRCS), greate
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CLASS FEATURES All the following ar
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Scribe Runescar (Sp): At 1st level,
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to his monk levels and use the unar
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extension of their aggression, as w
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As a crossroads of Faerûn, the lan
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human lands around them to take oth
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Great Stag Berserker REGIONS AND FE
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The Unapproachable East is known th
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other monsters or beings of the sha
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You fire a brilliant blue ray at a
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Focus: A slender gold-chased adaman
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The Red Wizards are renowned as Fae
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Caster Level: 9th; Prerequisites: C
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The following spell powers drain on
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all respects. Animated trees lose t
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Dread Warrior Dread Warrior Human W
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MONSTERS OF THE EAST Shrieking Hag
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divide at the end into stubby, stro
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work normally. Orglashes can be rai
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Thomil A thomil is an animate piece
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COMBAT A fell troll’s tactics are
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Skills: Bluff +9, Diplomacy +5, Dis
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Artifacts of terrible power lie ent
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A Shadowmaster at work ADVENTURING
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Dungeons in the Unapproachable East
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TABLE 7-9: LAKE ASHANE (COLD RIVER/
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Page 104 and 105: History of Aglarond The past of Agl
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