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Mulsantir (LARGE TOWN)
At Mulsantir, the Golden Way meets Lake Ashane and halts.
Several large ferryboats ply the waters between Mulsantir
and the western shore, carrying landbound caravans over the
lake to continue their trek west. A large and prosperous town
has grown up at the crossing point, where caravaneers often
provision themselves and purchase new mounts before they
unload, cross, and load up again. Mulsantir’s ferry operators
and innkeepers make a good living from the passing caravans.
The town also boasts a large fishing fleet that nets sturgeon
in the lake. Farmers from miles around sell provisions
to the caravaneers.
During winter, the River Mulsantir freezes enough for caravans
to continue without interruption, but in spring, the
lake’s thaw makes it impossible to cross on foot or by boat for
several tendays. Westbound caravans fill up the town during
this time, waiting for the ice to break up.
Mulsantir’s strategic location and prosperity have made it
a frequent target for Thayan attacks. It has been besieged at
least five times but has never fallen, due to the extensive stone
walls that protect it. The town is made up of rugged stone
buildings separated by broad dirt streets that become muddy
in the fall and freeze solid in winter.
cMulsantir (Large Town): Conventional/Magical; AL NG;
3,000 gp limit; Assets 727,200 gp; Population 4,848; Isolated
(human 92%, spirit folk 7%, other 1%).
Authority Figures: Urphong Brak Keldurr, N male human
Bbn8 (urphong, or lord, of the town); Othlor Sheva Whitefeather,
CG female human Clr8/Sor4/Hth3 (ranking Witch of
the region).
Important Characters: Fyldrin of the Eleven Chairs, CN
male human Bbn9 (son of the previous Iron Lord and leader
of a small band of buccaneers who harry Thay’s coast); Shelvedar
Nuum, CE male half-elf Rog9 (Shadowmaster spy masquerading
as a Theskian merchant).
The Urphong’s Host: Bbn11, War9, War8, War7 (2), Bbn5
(2), War5, Bbn4 (3), War4 (10), Bbn3 (5), War3 (21), Bbn2
(6), War2 (96), Bbn1 (15), War1 (261). Other Characters:
Bbn9, Bbn8, Bbn7 (2), Bbn4, Bbn3 (2), Bbn2 (2), Bbn1 (2);
Brd7, Brd5, Brd3 (2), Brd2, Brd1 (2); Clr5, Clr4, Clr2 (2), Clr1
(3); Drd7, Drd6, Drd3, Drd2 (2), Drd1 (2); Ftr5, Ftr4, Ftr2,
Ftr1 (3); Rgr6, Rgr5, Rgr3, Rgr2 (2), Rgr1 (2); Rog8, Rog6,
Rog4, Rog3, Rog2 (3), Rog1 (8); Sor9, Sor7, Sor6, Sor4 (2),
Sor3 (2), Sor2 (3), Sor1 (5); Wiz11, Wiz7, Wiz5, Wiz4 (2),
Wiz3 (3), Wiz2 (3), Wiz1 (4); Adp6, Adp5, Adp4 (2), Adp3
(2), Adp2 (5), Adp1 (16); Ari5, Ari4, Ari3 (2), Ari2 (4), Ari1
(18); Exp12, Exp8, Exp7, Exp6, Exp5, Exp4 (3), Exp3 (5),
Exp2 (16), Exp1 (118); War7, War6, War4 (2), War3 (3),
War2 (11), War1 (55); Com17, Com14, Com8, Com5 (2),
Com4 (9), Com3 (23), Com2 (78), Com1 (3,938).
RASHEMEN
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Shevel (LARGE TOWN)
This trader settlement is the largest community along Rashemen’s
part of the Golden Way. As in Mulptan, foreigners are
allowed to settle here if they practice a valuable trade or are
involved in moving goods along the Golden Way. Since the
fall of Citadel Rashemar, raids by bandits and evil humanoids
have been more frequent, so mercenaries can easily find jobs
here, although the Witches evict any who seem intent on loitering
or settling down.
Walled to deter attackers, Shevel does not looks like a traditional
Rashemi settlement, with many wooden houses and a
complete absence of stone-hill dwellings. Within the town are
several mini-districts settled by people from other countries,
from Damara to Kara-Tur to Mulhorand, all arranging deals
with incoming merchants to benefit their businesses back
home. There is even a contingent of shield dwarves here, forging
and selling iron weapons, which are popular among the
axe-wielding berserkers.
Taporan (SMALL TOWN)
This small settlement is primarily a river community, and its
boaters are responsible for most of the traffic on the River
Tir. The river folk are brave and reckless, fond of songs and
drinking, although usually not while ferrying passengers. The
settlement itself is a jumble of Rashemi rough stone buildings
separated by cobbled streets (a rarity in this country). The
town is long and hugs the waterfront, sporting many noisy alehouses
and berserker lodges. The Wolf Lodge is the largest of
these, and Taporan has a much higher proportion of berserkers
in its population than its primary trade requires.
Thasunta (LARGE TOWN)
Rashemi normally disdain folk who live in cities, even other
Rashemi, but for the men and women of Thasunta (population
2,150), they make an exception. The people of this town
have a reputation as fierce berserkers—an exaggeration, but
the locals do little to dispel the myth. Even nonberserkers pretend
to fly into a rage when they fight.
Most of the time, Thasunta is a stopping point along the
Golden Way and a mercantile center for nearby farmers and
ranchers, but in times of war, its true purpose comes to the
fore. A fierce horde of hundreds of experienced berserkers can
be mustered here at the call of the Witches or the Iron Lord.
Many times have the berserkers of Thasunta answered this
call, as the town lies along Thay’s primary invasion route. The
barbarians also played an important part in the war against
the Tuigan Horde, holding the enemy long enough to give
their allies time to circle around and attack from the rear.
Now that the Thayans seem to be pursuing ends other than
overt conquest, there is talk among the townsfolk of mounting
raids against the savage humanoid tribes and other monsters
in the High Country.