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Milvarune (SMALL CITY)
Located on the southern coast of Thesk, overlooking the
Sea of Dlurg and Aglarond beyond, Milvarune is a hard place
to get to on foot. Sheer mountains cut off its landward
approaches except for a couple of tortuous paths not even
suitable for an oxcart. Most visitors to this city come by
way of the sea. Boats regularly make the run across from
Furthinghome in Aglarond or from Telflamm around
Cape Dragonfang.
Milvarune is an independent principality, only loosely affiliated
with Thesk. For hundreds of years, the Mindosel
family has ruled it. The reigning lord is Prince Auvur Mindosel
(LG male human Ari9), a young and flamboyant man
whose ambitions seem too large for his tiny realm. Prince
Auvur believes he has the best claim to Aglarond’s throne, because
his great-great-grandfather Elthas married one of the
Gray Sisters who ruled that kingdom more than a hundred
years ago, and the royal line of that country has since died out.
The Sons of Hoar have secretly approached Auvur about asserting
his claim, but the prince of Milvarune proceeds with
unusual caution in this matter.
Milvarune is the most cosmopolitan city in Thesk. The
human population includes Theskians (mostly of Damaran descent),
Aglarondans, Impilturans, Shou, and even a handful of
Tuigans. Besides the humans, Milvarune is also home to a
large population of gnomes from the mountains, as well as
half-elves from Aglarond. The folk of the various races get
along fairly well, although there is some tension between the
Shou and their old enemies, the Tuigans.
c Milvarune (Small City): Conventional/nonstandard; AL
NG/LG; 15,000 gp limit; Assets 4,521,750 gp; Population
6,029; Mixed (human 68%, gnome 13%, half-elf 6%, orc 6%,
half-orc 4%, dwarf 3%).
Authority Figures: Prince Auvur Mindosel, LG male human
Ari9 (hereditary Prince of Milvarune and ruler of the city);
Guildmaster Cimbal Cindermoot, NG female gnome Exp15
(leader of the Mining Guild, and spokesperson for the city’s
gnome community).
Important Characters: Captain Dendar Halfaxe, LN male
half-orc Ftr11 (captain of the Prince’s Guard); Tei-lei Shai-
Fang, N female human Wiz9 (noted leader in the city’s Shoutown);
Kang Yu, CE male human Rog3/Ftr7 (Tuigan gang
leader and murderer for hire); Velipet Foamstar, CG female
half-elf Exp4/Ftr4 (prominent sea captain, merchant, and
secret agent of Aglarond).
Prince’s Guard: Ftr9, Pal8, War7, Ftr6, War5 (2), Ftr4,
Pal4, War4 (4), Ftr3 (3), War3 (8), Ftr2 (5), War2 (10), Ftr1
(4), War1 (16).
City Militia: War7, War5 (2), War4 (5), War3 (10), War2
(34), War1 (139).
Other Characters: Bbn8, Bbn5 (2), Bbn4 (2), Bbn3 (3), Bbn2
(5), Bbn1 (12); Brd11, Brd9, Brd6, Brd5 (2), Brd4 (2), Brd3
(3), Brd2 (4), Brd1 (8); Clr12, Clr9, Clr6 (2), Clr4 (2), Clr3 (6),
Clr2 (7), Clr1 (13); Drd10, Drd9, Drd5, Drd4 (2), Drd3 (2),
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Drd2 (4), Drd1 (3); Ftr7, Ftr4 (3), Ftr3 (6), Ftr2 (7), Ftr1
(18); Mnk9, Mnk7, Mnk4 (2), Mnk3 (3), Mnk2 (4), Mnk1
(11); Pal8, Pal4 (2), Pal2 (3), Pal1 (5); Rgr8, Rgr7, Rgr4 (2),
Rgr3 (2), Rgr2 (3), Rgr1 (5); Rog9, Rog7, Rog5, Rog4 (4),
Rog3 (6), Rog2 (7), Rog1 (31); Sor11, Sor7, Sor6, Sor5, Sor3
(2), Sor2 (4), Sor1 (4); Wiz14, Wiz9, Wiz7 (2), Wiz5, Wiz4
(2), Wiz3 (3), Wiz2 (4), Wiz1 (7); Adp9, Adp5, Adp4 (2),
Adp3 (3), Adp2 (5), Adp1 (8); Ari10, Ari9, Ari5 (2), Ari4 (2),
Ari3 (4), Ari2 (6), Ari1 (22); Exp13, Exp9, Exp6 (2), Exp4
(2), Exp3 (7), Exp2 (16), Exp1 (155); War11, War6, War5,
War2 (24), War1 (60); Com9, Com8, Com6, Com4 (3), Com3
(14), Com2 (128), Com1 (5,037).
Nyth (SMALL CITY)
Lying on the northern section of Thesk’s western coast,
Nyth is the weaker sister city of Telflamm. Isolated as it is
from the rest of Thesk by the Forest of Lethyr and the
River Flam, Nyth never became the major port of commerce
into which Telflamm has matured. For much of its
existence, Nyth has been under the direct control of the
prince of Telflamm. These days, with the prince’s power
weakened, Nyth stands alone again—at least in name. In
truth, the same Shadowmasters who secretly run Telflamm
rule in Nyth as well.
Nyth was named after the strange creatures by the same
name that once haunted the western edge of the Forest of
Lethyr, which was once much closer to the city than it is now.
Long ago, the prince of Telflamm sent a cabal of wizards to
eliminate the nyths and protect the town. The wizards accomplished
their goal in a spectacular battle, but most of them
were killed in the action.
To this day, arcane spellcasters are well respected in Nyth—
as long as they’re not wearing the telltale robes of a Red
Wizard. No matter how unrelated an arcane spellcaster may
be to the members of that doomed mission so long ago, most
Nythans believe all such spellcasters are fated to meet a similar
end, likely when the nyths return from the depths of the
forest to exact their revenge. Fortunately, there is no indication
that this belief is anything more than a superstition.
Phent (LARGE TOWN)
Built at the spot where the route from Telflamm to Nethentir
breaks off from the Golden Way, Phent is the crossroads
for most traffic to and from Thay. Before the normalizing of
relations with Thay, Phent was just a way station between Telflamm
and Phsant, but today, Thayan trade draws many foreign
merchants to the town.
Several hundred of the orcs abandoned in Thesk by Zhentil
Keep live in Phent. Many more live in the foothills and
canyons of the nearby Thesk Mountains, eking a living out
of small iron mines high among the peaks. The orc population
swells toward the end of the tenday, when the miners
make their way into town to sell off their ores and stock up