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The Iron Lord has traditionally left the governing of Thasunta
to the leaders of the berserker lodges, in particular the
Old Lodge—a brotherhood reserved for the wisest and most
experienced warriors. A berserker must master the fighting
techniques of no fewer than three other lodges before being
considered for membership in the Old Lodge. Currently, the
Master of the Old Lodge is Jhorrgel the Black (CN male
human Bbn20). For someone so fierce in battle, Jhorrgel is a
surprisingly patient and perceptive leader.
Tinnir (VILLAGE)
This small community is partially hidden in a wooded vale
along Lake Tirulag, and most travelers on the Golden Way pass
it without realizing there is a settlement just out of sight. In addition
to the typical Rashemi dwellings, there are several whitewashed
buildings in the style of western Faerûn. The villagers
are mainly fisherfolk, supplementing their food with small gardens.
The village sees some traffic from travelers on the lake,
and the Lakeside Inn caters to those who would stay overnight.
The inn is an old two-story structure run by Vrulla the
White, a friendly old woman fond of telling stories. Legend
has it that Chauntea blessed some of the rooms of the inn so
that anyone who slept in one would be granted wondrous
dreams and good fortune in life. However, the blessed rooms
change often, so trying to find the right one is a gamble. The
inn is guarded by Nyella, the spirit of a dog belonging to the
man who built the inn over a century ago. Nyella is fond of
barking at strangers but is very protective of the inn, Vrulla,
and anyone she seems to favor.
cTinnir (Village): Conventional; AL NG; 200 gp limit;
Assets 5,400 gp; Population 540; Isolated (humans 99%).
Authority Figure: Urphong Vazsil Breshk, NG male
human Ftr6 (lord of the town).
Important Characters: Vrulla the White (NG female human
Clr2 of Chauntea).
The Urphong's Guard: Bbn4, Ftr3, War3 (2), Bbn2 (2),
War2 (8), Bbn1 (2), Ftr1 (2), War1 (23).
Other Characters: Bbn5, Bbn2; Brd6, Brd3 (2), Brd1; Clr5,
Clr2 (2), Clr1 (3); Drd5, Drd4, Drd3, Drd2 (2), Drd1 (2);
Ftr5, Ftr3, Ftr1 (2); Mnk2, Mnk1 (2); Rgr6, Rgr2, Rgr1 (4);
Rog3, Rog1 (2); Sor4, Sor1 (2); Wiz5, Wiz1 (2); Adp6, Adp4,
Adp1 (4); Ari4, Ari3, Ari2, Ari1 (2); Exp6, Exp5, Exp4,
Exp3, Exp2 (2), Exp1 (14); War7, War3, War2 (4), War1
(11); Com7, Com6, Com5, Com4 (2), Com3 (5), Com2 (19),
Com1 (381).
Urling (HAMLET)
This community is easily overlooked by the ignorant. It looks
like nothing more than a grove of alders and evergreen trees
growing among clusters of grassy mounds. These mounds are
in fact the homes of the Witches of Rashemen, built in the
traditional style and covered with soil and plants. Most of the
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inhabitants are hathrans, their spouses, and servants (ethrans
normally live among the common folk and only come here to
meet with their superiors). Foreigners are not forbidden
here—and certainly are not executed for visiting—but
anyone other than an ethran, a hathran, or an immediate
family member is encouraged to leave after a day or two.
One of the larger mounds is the Green Chapel, a quiet inn
for those who have come to speak to the hathrans. Any who
stay at the Green Chapel are warned of the consequences of
entering the Urlingwood. The inn is run by Selov (LN male
human Wiz15), a former Old One who accidentally stripped
himself of all magical ability while testing a mage-negating
spell he created to use against the Red Wizards. Selov is
trusted by the Witches and is protected by several spells that
will wipe portions of his memory if he is ever interrogated
about the secrets of the Old Ones.
The leading hathran of Urling is the Lady Yhelbruna (LN
female human Clr6/Wiz12/Hth10), the oldest and most powerful
hathran in Rashemen. Yhelbruna spends little time looking
after the town; the hathrans keep their own affairs in
order and quickly deal with troublesome intruders. Nythra of
the Seven Rivers (NG Wiz4/Clr4/Hth4) is Yhelbruna’s
spokeswoman. She is friendly and talks openly with nonhathran
Rashemi, and even consents to speaking with the rare
foreign visitor whose business takes him to Urling.
Heroes and
Monsters
Most characters from Rashemen are barbarians, clerics,
druids, fighters, or wizards. Rangers from Rashemen may
choose Thayans as a favored enemy. Humans are far and away
the most common Rashemi characters, but hagspawn, spirit
folk, and taers exist in various portions of the country and
often take up the adventurer’s career.
Chapter 2: Prestige Classes describes several prestige classes
common in Rashemen, including the durthan, the Raumathari
battlemage, and the runescarred berserker. Chapter 3: Regions
and Feats introduces a number of new feats appropriate
to characters of Rashemi origin, such as Draw From the Land,
Extended Rage, Improved Grapple, Rashemi Elemental Summoning,
Vremyonni Training, and feats associated with the
various berserker lodges.
Rashemen is home to a number of unique monsters rarely
encountered in other lands. New monsters presented in Chapter
6: Monsters of the East include two varieties of hag (the
bheur, a hag with an affinity for cold magic, and the shrieking
hag, a deadly hunter of the steppes), the orglash (an air
elemental with a love of frozen temperatures), the telthor (an
incorporeal fey creature), the thomil (a tough variety of earth
elemental), and the uthraki (an evil shapechanger active
mainly at night).