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on supplies. Orc miners take over Phent’s taverns and alehouses for a day or two, and inevitably, property gets damaged and people get hurt, but Phent’s townsfolk have learned when to push back and when to stay out of the way. Phent can be rowdy when the miners are in town. Sergeant Kraansh (N male orc Ftr9), the leader of a well-armed and numerous town watch, keeps a tight rein on things. Since he was a commander in the Zhent army most of the orcs belonged to years ago, they quickly come to heel when he barks at them. The town’s graveyard is filled with orc toughs who thought to make a name for themselves by killing their old sergeant. c Phent (Large Town): Conventional; AL NG; 3,000 gp limit; Assets 699,300 gp; Population 4,662; Mixed (human 79%, orc 10%, half-orc 5%, gnome 2%, half-elf 2%, dwarf 1%, halfling 1%). Authority Figure: Lady Feneitia Glantari, NG female human Ari8, leader of Phent. Important Characters: Sergeant Kraansh, N male orc Ftr9 (leader of the town guard); Zaras Nightblade, NE male half-elf shadowwalker rogue 7/Telflammar shadowlord 2 (Shadowmaster spy and guild leader in the town); Tse-mei Zhou, LE female human Rog5 (agent of the Nine Golden Swords); Coinmaster Darrow Silverhand, LN male shield dwarf Clr6 of Waukeen (head priest of the Temple of the Lady of Coins). Town Guard: War6, War5 (3), War4 (5), War3 (12), War2 (41), War1 (138). Other Characters: Bbn8, Bbn5, Bbn4 (2), Bbn3 (2), Bbn2 (3), Bbn1 (6); Brd5, Brd4, Brd2 (2), Brd1 (3); Clr6, Clr5, Clr3 (2), Clr1 (3); Drd7, Drd4, Drd3, Drd1; Ftr10, Ftr6, Ftr5, Ftr4, Ftr3 (2), Ftr2 (4), Ftr1 (5); Mnk7, Mnk6, Mnk4, Mnk3, Mnk2 (2), Mnk1 (5); Pal6, Pal3 (2); Rgr6, Rgr3 (2), Rgr2, Rgr1 (3); Rog10, Rog8, Rog6, Rog5, Rog4, Rog3 (2), Rog2 (2), Rog1 (6); Sor7, Sor4, Sor3, Sor2 (2), Sor1 (2); Wiz7, Wiz4, Wiz3, Wiz2, Wiz1 (3); Adp4, Adp3 (3), Adp2 (6), Adp1 (16); Ari7, Ari5, Ari4 (2), Ari3 (3), Ari2 (3), Ari1 (15); Exp11, Exp8, Exp6, Exp5 (2), Exp4 (2), Exp3 (3), Exp2 (4), Exp1 (129); War7, War6, War5, War4 (2), War3 (7), War2 (22), War1 (223); Com6, Com5 (2), Com4 (3), Com3 (11), Com2 (90), Com1 (3,802). THESK Yakuza of the Nine Golden Swords 182 Phsant (LARGE CITY) Phsant is where the armies of the western alliance put a stop to the Tuigan Horde thirteen years ago. A large, thriving merchant city, Phsant is the most popular rest stop between Telflamm and Mulsantir. It lies in the center of one of the most densely settled portions of Thesk and is second only to Telflamm in power and influence. The merchant princes of Phsant do not dance on the strings of the Shadowmasters— at least, not all of them—and if any place might be said to represent Thesk’s capital, Phsant is it. Like Phent to the west, Phsant is home to many orcs from the Zhent legion abandoned here. Although the native Theskians were not pleased by this development, the fact that the orc soldiers had fought hard and valiantly against the Tuigan Horde mitigated the humans’ natural suspicion of the Zhent warriors. For their part, the orcs have learned to restrain their more violent nature and fit in as best they can. Few other places in Faerûn are as welcoming of their kind as Thesk, and the orcs know that. Phsant is also home to the largest Shou-town in Faerûn, a crowded district home to almost 5,000 of these easterners displaced from small villages and settlements by the Tuigans fifteen years ago. The Shou’s honesty and industriousness have earned them a welcome in Phsant. Several Shou merchants have risen to the ranks of Phsant’s council, and many others run prosperous businesses alongside those of the native Theskians. The Tuigans are long gone, but the Shou have no intention of returning to their homeland. Phsant is also the base of the Shou secret society known as the Nine Golden Swords. Amid the honest folk who came to Thesk looking for a better life lurked vicious yakuza, and these murderous thugs have quickly returned to their accustomed ways, intimidating and extorting the poor people of the city. So far, the Nine Golden Swords have limited their activities to the Shou districts, but the Golden Master (leader of the society) is gathering strength to extend his power throughout the whole city, whether the Shadowmasters like it or not. Illustration by Steve Prescott and Matt Cavotta
cPhsant (Large City): Conventional/nonstandard/nonstandard; AL NG/NE/LN; 40,000 gp limit; Assets 43,128,000 gp; Population 21,564; Mixed (human 74%, orc 12%, half-orc 6%, dwarf 2%, gnome 2%, half-elf 2%, halfling 2%). Authority Figures: Lord Bartan Helfer, NG male human Ari12 (First Council Lord, leader of the city’s merchant council); the Golden Master, NE male human Rog11/Sor6 (leader of the Nine Golden Swords); Captain Grattz, LN male orc Ftr14 (leader of the orcs living in town). Important Characters: Captain Tendan Helfer, NG male human Ftr13 (leader of the city watch); Guildmaster Tipret Prenskylvar, CN female half-elf Rog16 (guildmaster of the local Shadowmaster chapter). Legion of Phsant: Ftr11, War10, War9, Ftr8, War8 (2), Ftr7 (2), War7 (3), Ftr6 (3), War6 (3), Ftr5 (2), War5 (3), Ftr4 (2), War4 (8), Ftr3 (4), War3 (27), Ftr2 (13), War2 (126), Ftr1 (82), War1 (538); City Watch: War7, War4 (3), War3 (9), War2 (24), War1 (61); Militia: War4 (9), War3 (34), War2 (102), War1 (311). The rest of Phsant’s citizens are too numerous to describe here. Tammar (LARGE TOWN) This town is located where the road from Kront crosses the Golden Way before continuing on to Nethentir. Since the Cold Road is actually a better and more direct route from Kront to Nethentir, most of the traffic that comes this way from the north is on its way to Telflamm. During the Tuigan invasion, Tammar was nearly razed to the ground. Only a few of the stouter buildings, those made of stone, were left standing. For a while thereafter, a massive gang of bandits set up camp here, extorting exorbitant tolls from the merchants passing through. They made a good enough living at it that every cutthroat for 200 miles around flocked to the place to claim a share of the booty. The merchant’s council of Phsant could permit this to continue for only so long. When the bandit company struck directly at their livelihood, they leaders of Phsant took quick action to root it out. They hired the best Zhent orc soldiers they could find and sent them off to deal with the matter. The orcs handily defeated the bandits, most of whom fled at the first sight of the creatures. When the original residents returned, they hailed the orcs as heroes. Together they rebuilt the town, and the orcs agreed to stay on permanently. cTammar (Large Town): Conventional; AL NG; 3,000 gp limit; Assets 539,100 gp; Population 3,594; Mixed (human 85%, orc 8%, half-orc 3%, halfling 2%, gnome 2%). Authority Figures: Lord Forsten Clast, Ari5/Exp8 (First Councilor of the merchants’ council and elected ruler of Tammar). Important Characters: Captain Gurzze, LN male orc War12 (captain of the guard); Chou Pei Gong, LE male human Rog8 (master of the Nine Golden Swords in Tammar’s small Shou-town); Li Pao, NG female human monk 4/fighter 4/Shou disciple 5 (renowned martial artist and crusader against the Nine Golden Swords). THESK 183 The Tammar Guard: Bbn10, War8, Bbn6, War6, Bbn5, Ftr5, War4 (3), Bbn3 (2), War3 (7), Bbn2 (4), Ftr2 (5), War2 (21), Bbn1 (9), Ftr1 (8), War 1 (107); Town Watch: War3 (2), War2 (4), War1 (14); Militia: War2 (3), War1 (17), Com2 (8), Com1 (22); Other Characters: Bbn7, Bbn6, Bbn4, Bbn3; Brd7, Brd5, Brd4, Brd3 (2), Brd1 (2); Clr9, Clr6, Clr4 (2), Clr3 (2), Clr2 (4), Clr1 (5); Drd5, Drd3, Drd2 (2), Drd1 (3); Ftr8, Ftr3, Ftr1 (2); Mnk10, Mnk5 (2), Mnk4 (2), Mnk3, Mnk2 (4), Mnk1 (5); Pal6, Pal3, Pal1; Rgr6, Rgr4, Rgr3 (2), Rgr2 (2), Rgr1 (3); Rog9, Rog7, Rog6, Rog5, Rog4 (2), Rog3 (2), Rog2 (7), Rog1 (12); Sor8, Sor6, Sor4 (2), Sor2 (3), Sor1 (4); Wiz6, Wiz5, Wiz4, Wiz3 (2), Wiz2 (2), Wiz1 (2); Adp5, Adp4, Adp3 (3), Adp2 (2), Adp1 (9); Ari5, Ari4 (2), Ari3 (3), Ari2 (4), Ari1 (8); Exp11, Exp6, Exp5 (2), Exp3 (4), Exp2 (9), Exp1 (84); War5, War3 (2), War2 (3), War1 (4); Com13, Com6 (2), Com4 (2), Com3 (4), Com2 (10), Com1 (3,073). Telflamm (LARGE CITY) To many people outside the country, Telflamm is Thesk. The foreign merchants whose ships call in the city’s harbor have no reason or desire to proceed farther inland. To them, Telflamm represents the westernmost tip of Kara-Tur, the mysterious lands of the east. Like Milvarune to the south, Telflamm is an independent principality and not officially part of Thesk, which is run by an oligarchy of the leading merchants and lords of the land’s various communities. In truth, Telflamm’s influence over the land is so great that the oligarchs might as well declare the city to be their capital. SHOU TOWN A large Shou community has developed in Thesk over the years, mostly merchants who traveled the Golden Way from Kara-Tur. Some of these people liked what they saw in Telflamm so much that they decided to stay. Others were fleeing troubles back home, although there have been fewer of these since the defeat of the Tuigan Horde. Still others simply ran out of money and have never been able to afford passage home. Shou Town is a quarter of the city that favors all things eastern. The buildings here feature the architecture of Kara- Tur, and there is no better place in all Faerûn to find a Shou restaurant or inn. The people here are mostly poor but honest, happy for the chance to carve out a life for themselves in this new land. But along with peasants and minor merchants, the Shou brought with them the criminals of their native land— the yakuza of the Nine Golden Swords. The Swords hope to one day wrest control of Telflamm from the city’s Shadowmasters, but they do not yet dare to challenge the shadowlords directly, not in their home city. CASTLE BALINDRE About four and a half centuries ago, an Impilturan merchant named Windyn Balindre founded the city of Telflamm. He had a vision of a gateway to the east, and he invested all of
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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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Alignment: Volodnis are not activel
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The Unapproachable East is home to
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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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to his monk levels and use the unar
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extension of their aggression, as w
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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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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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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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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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TABLE 7-15: UMBER MARSHES (TEMPERAT
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Major Geographic Features From its
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with the half-elves left for the we
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History of Aglarond The past of Agl
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Government “Loose” is a generou
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(47); Militia: War1 (241), Com1 (65
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NOTABLE BUSINESSES There are two ex
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inflamed the anger of the society
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A ghost of the Great Barrow THE GRE
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the Dalesfolk and shield them from
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While the Dalesfolk don’t like ou
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-970 The Nentyarch of Tharos builds
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the only other settlements that mig
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Mettledale and Spearsmouth Dale Alo
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Foreigners view Rashemen as a myste
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with earthquakes, freakish storms,
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