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his prodigious fortune and business savvy into making that dream a reality. The Royal Company of Shou-Lung, Balindre’s company, pioneered the endless miles of the Golden Way and established a chain of outposts along its length. Balindre declared himself Merchant Prince, a title of respect he hoped would impress his business partners in Kara-Tur. When Balindre died, he passed his royal charter and his assumed title on to his son. Each heir to the house of Balindre has taken on this mantle ever since. Today, Prince Wendren Balindre (LE male human Rog4/Ari4) rules over the city from his family’s castle, a fortified building right on the waterfront that has been so important to Telflamm’s fortunes over the years. While the prince may rule the city in name, in practice he has long been the puppet of the Shadowmasters. The thieves have a habit of killing troublesome princes, so Wendren Balindre does nothing to clean up the corruption of his city watch or his merchant council. Instead, he demands a suitable “consideration” from the Shadowmasters to continue their activities, and has his minions stop the occasional crime of note so the cityfolk won’t see the ineffectiveness and graft of their overlord. Most of Telflamm’s citizens know the city watch is for sale but believe that the prince is earnestly working to get rid of the most corrupt officers. Should the depth of Prince Balindre’s complicity ever be revealed, Telflamm would likely revolt against the prince’s rule. THE MERCHANTS’ FORTRESS The power in Telflamm rests in the hands of the Merchants’ Council, the wealthiest and most influential people in Telflamm and—by extension—the whole of Thesk. The number of people in this august group varies from year to year as elder members die and promising new entrepreneurs are brought on. The Council is a legislative and regulative body, intended to balance the power of the city’s ruling prince and moderate the city’s commerce. To house their operations, the members of the Merchants’ Council pitched in to build the Merchants’ Fortress, a sprawling stone complex perched atop the tallest hill in the center of the city. The polished, white stone walls of this edifice can be seen throughout Telflamm. The prince controls the city watch and the militia, but every councilor has a private force. At least half of these are headquartered in the Merchants’ Fortress, while most of the rest are traveling along the Golden Way, escorting caravans safely to their destinations. THE HOUSE OF THE MASTER’S SHADOW This is the hidden temple of Mask as well as the headquarters of the local thieves’ guild—the infamous Shadowmasters of Telflamm. People who are new to town may have a hard time finding it, but anyone who has lived and worked here for any time knows all about the Shadowmasters and the secret citadel from which they operate. The Shadowmasters have their fingers in just about every pie in the city. Through racketeering, prostitution, drugs, THESK 184 extortion, murder, and other, even fouler practices, they are by far the most successful “business” in Telflamm. Directly or indirectly, just about everyone in the city works for the Shadowmasters—whether they like it or not. The House of the Master’s Shadow looks like any other temple in town. The only difference is that this building has absolutely no locks. The Shadowmasters know such safeguards are useless against most of their members, and everyone else in town knows better than to even dream of taking something from them. NOTABLE BUSINESSES The business of Telflamm is business, as they say, and the town’s streets are crowded with merchant emporiums, trading costers, and shipping agents. Telflamm produces little for export itself but instead is a gateway to the rest of Faerûn for the exotic goods of the east—mostly silk, spices, smokepowder, and small handcrafted works of art. Telflamm is home to one of the older Thayan enclaves, a small, cluttered district conceded to Thay more than twenty years ago. The enclave is set up on a hill to the north of the city, a fortified structure enclosing several other buildings within a 20-foottall stone wall. The Thayans sell all manner of imported items, but discounted magic items are their most popular merchandise. The prices on these are consistently 10% less than those listed in Chapter 8: Magic Items in the DUNGEON MASTER’s Guide. For more details on Thayan enclaves, including a full description of a sample enclave, see the Lords of Darkness accessory. MAJOR TEMPLES Besides the House of the Master’s Shadow, Telflamm has temples to Shaundakul, Waukeen, and Tymora. Cyric’s faith is common in the city, although the clerics of the Black Sun must worship their sinister deity in secret. In recent months, the Hall of the Avenging Hammer, a small temple of Tyr, has grown more prominent with the appointment of a new high priest, the Lady Justicar Vala Destrayal (LG female human Clr13 of Tyr). She is determined to put an end to the Shadowmasters’ ruthless domination of the city and has launched a crusade against corruption. The Shadowmasters have already made three attempts on her life, but the Lady Justicar still persists in her efforts to clean up the town. cTelflamm (Large City): Conventional/nonstandard/nonstandard; AL LE/NE/N; 40,000 gp limit; Assets 46,722,000 gp; Population 23,361; Mixed (human 84%, orc 5%, half-elf 4%, half-orc 3%, dwarf 1%, elf 1%, gnome 1%, halfling 1%). Authority Figures: Prince Wendren Balindre, LE male human Rog4/Ari4 (Merchant Prince of Telflamm and ostensible ruler of the city); Grand Master of Shadows Keshna Finlothleer, NE female human shadow-walker rogue 9/assassin 4/Telflammar shadowlord 9 (leader of the Shadowmasters); Councilor Pren Salgirk, N male half-elf Exp7 (leader of the Merchants’ Council).
6 5 4 7 Important Characters: Lord Master Most Hidden Jalaunther Ithbreeiur, NE male human Rog9/Clr9 of Mask (leader of the House of the Master’s Shadow); Lady Justicar Vala Destrayal, LG female human Clr13 of Tyr (high priest of Tyr and crusader against the Shadowmasters); Captain Fen Haldryon, CG male human Ftr11 (leader of the city watch and so far incorruptible). City Watch: War11, War10 (7), War8 (2), War7 (2), War6 (5), War5 (8), War4 (15), War3 (49), War2 (137), War1 (393); Militia: War4 (11), War3 (31), War2 (54), War1 (160), Com2 (44), Com1 (221). The rest of Telflamm’s citizens are too numerous to describe here. Two Stars (LARGE TOWN) 3 H eskel River If Two Stars were anywhere else in Thesk, there wouldn’t be much to say about it. However, the town is situated at the crossing of the two most important trade routes in the Unapproachable East. While it’s certainly not the largest community in the region, more commerce passes through Two Stars than anywhere else in the whole of Thesk—Telflamm and Phsant included. GALLIDY CASTLE Heskel Cove Lady Yolatir Gallidy (CG female human Ari2/Exp10) is the latest in a long line of Gallidys to govern Two Stars, a town originally named for the stars of east and west that meet in the heavens overhead. Her general style of rule is to not stick her 8 2 THESK N 185 9 E W 1 S Telflamm 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Easting Reach nose too far into anyone’s business. In her opinion, whatever anyone is doing is probably okay as long as no one gets hurt. The Gallidys make their money by charging a road tax on wagons passing through town. Individuals without wagons are exempt, but all others must surrender a payment equal to about 1% of their cargo’s value. This is a reasonable enough cost that few people try to avoid it or even complain much. However, with all the traffic passing through the place, the fees add up quickly. It has made the Gallidys the wealthiest family in Thesk, other than the great merchant lords of Telflamm itself. The Gallidys live in an expansive castle at the center of town. Both the Golden Way and the Cold Road pass through its gates, coming in from each of the cardinal directions. The crossroads is right in the castle’s main courtyard, emphasizing the influence the Gallidys have over trade in the region. Lady Gallidy is currently struggling with an incursion by the Shadowmasters of Telflamm. The Shadowmasters would love to claim Two Stars, but they hadn’t reckoned on the ferocity with which Lady Gallidy fights to protect what belongs to her family. Still, a darkness has fallen over the town, and only Lady Gallidy’s stubborn good-heartedness keeps it from engulfing Two Stars. NOTABLE BUSINESSES 10 Castle Balindre Temple of Waukeen Old Gate Shemszarr Square Thayan Enclave Golden Way House of the Master’s Shadow Merchants’ Fortress Temple of Shaundakul Shou Town 0 250 feet Two Stars’ entire economy is based on serving the wants and needs of the merchants passing through. Here almost anything that can be legally sold is, and everything else changes
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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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+1d6 points of bonus cold damage on
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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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Hagspawn have the following abiliti
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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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Spirit folk are the descendants of
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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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that are stopped or camped normally
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16-17 14-15 Blooded one (UE) 1d3+1
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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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The Fang The Fang is the part of th
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The Wizards’ Reach is not part of
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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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Major Geographic Features The two d
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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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wealth. The water is glacial runoff
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