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hands just outside its walls. The 30-foot-tall stone walls that
surround the place have withstood tornadoes, fended off bandits,
and even persuaded the Tuigan Horde to pass it by in
favor of easier pickings. The Gallidys are a wealthy people, and
they don’t stint on making sure they stay that way.
The Crossroads Inn is the most popular in town. This was
the first business ever built by Prasso Gallidy, the town’s nowlegendary
founder. It sits on the northwest corner of the crossroads,
right inside Gallidy Castle’s main courtyard. The
Gallidys themselves spend most of their evenings here. Merchants
from Telflamm and far Kara-Tur drink at adjoining
tables or even share a flask of wine.
Two Stars is also home to a small Thayan enclave. It boasts
the lowest prices on magic items outside of Thay itself. Most
common magic items can be had here for 15% off the normal
market price. The Thayans originally asked to build their enclave
inside the walls of Gallidy Castle. Remembering Thay’s
previous attempts to take over all Thesk—including Two
Stars—the Gallidys balked at this. Lady Gallidy didn’t want to
permit the Thayans in her town at all, but their fabulous and
exclusive new business was too much for her to resist.
While there are many different types of shops in Two
Stars, the most interesting—outside of the Thayan enclave, of
course—would have to be the Seer’s Eye. This is a storefront
opened up by an enterprising group of former adventurers to
sell their services as high-level spellcasters. They include a
former Red Wizard among their ranks, along with both good
and evil clerics. They can cast just about any spell on 24 hours’
notice, as long as they can obtain the necessary material components
(not always an easy task). The most commonly requested
spells are divinations to determine the potential fate of
caravans heading across the Endless Wastes. This undertaking
is always fraught with peril, and many merchants find it worth
their while—and their lives—to hedge their bets by seeking
useful prophecies before setting out on the long journey.
IMPORTANT TEMPLES
There are many chapels in Two Stars but few temples. Most
of these are staffed by a single cleric who ministers to the needs
of the followers of his deity as they pass through. The only exception
is the temple of Shaundakul, the patron of travelers.
Just about everyone who passes through Two Stars stops to pay
her respects to the Rider of the Winds. This keeps the head
priest of the temple—Shanton Gallidy (CN male human Clr12
of Shaundakul), cousin to Lady Gallidy—in great comfort. He
has constructed the grandest temple to Shaundakul in all the
East, despite the community’s relatively small size.
cTwo Stars (Large Town): Conventional; AL CG; 3,000 gp
limit; Assets 728,100 gp; Population 4,854; Mixed (human
84%, orc 5%, half-orc 3%, dwarf 3%, half-elf 2%, gnome 2%,
halfling 1%).
Authority Figures: Lady Yolatir Gallidy, CG female human
Ari2/Exp10 (ruler of the town).
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Important Characters: Captain Krekchaw, LN male half-orc
Ftr6 (captain of the town watch); Nismer Chontalyn, LG
male human Exp4 (proprietor of the Crossroads Inn); Hamal
Kom, LN male human Div8/Red3 (proprietor and chief diviner
of the Seer’s Eye).
Gallidy Armsmen: War10, War8, War7, War6 (2), War5
(2), War4 (6), War3 (7), War2 (24), War1 (167); Town
Watch: War3 (2), War2 (5), War1 (9); Other Characters:
Bbn4, Bbn3, Bbn2 (2), Bbn1 (3); Brd5 (2), Brd4, Brd3, Brd2
(2), Brd1; Clr5, Clr4, Clr2 (2), Clr1 (3); Drd7, Drd5, Drd4,
Drd3 (2), Drd1 (2); Ftr9, Ftr6, Ftr5, Ftr4 (2), Ftr3 (3), Ftr2
(4), Ftr1 (5); Mnk4, Mnk3 (2), Mnk2 (2), Mnk1 (2); Pal4,
Pal2 (2), Pal1 (2); Rgr5, Rgr3, Rgr2, Rgr1 (4); Rog8, Rog7,
Rog6, Rog4 (2), Rog3 (2), Rog2 (3), Rog1 (5); Sor9, Sor7,
Sor6, Sor4 (2), Sor3 (2), Sor2 (4), Sor1 (4); Wiz10, Wiz6,
Wiz5, Wiz4, Wiz3 (2), Wiz2 (4), Wiz1 (5); Adp4, Adp3 (3),
Adp2 (4), Adp1 (17); Ari7, Ari5, Ari4 (3), Ari3 (2), Ari2 (4),
Ari1 (16); Exp9, Exp4 (2), Exp3 (7), Exp2 (14), Exp1 (125);
War8, War5, War3 (2), War2 (2), War1 (8); Com11, Com5
(2), Com4 (3), Com3 (28), Com2 (83), Com1 (4,192 ).
Heroes and
Monsters
Characters native to Thesk are most often humans, halflings,
or half-orcs, although a number of gnomes inhabit the
Dragonjaw Mountains. The humans of Thesk are mostly
Damaran, Rashemi, or Shou (although some Tuigans still
remain, having decided to settle in the lands they formerly
tried to conquer). Bands of gnolls from the Plateau of Thay
sometimes wander down into the eastern portions of the country,
and some of these humanoids find work as sellswords,
guarding caravans and serving as bodyguards. Most Theskian
adventurers are bards, clerics, fighters, or rogues.
Of the prestige classes introduced in Chapter 2: Prestige
Classes, the most common in Thesk are the Shou disciple and
the Telflammar shadowlord (although Thayan slavers also
prey on this land). The Shou Expatriate region described in
Chapter 3: Regions and Feats is common among characters
from the Shou-towns of Thesk’s crowded cities. Several of the
feats in this chapter are appropriate for Theskian characters,
especially Improved Grapple, a Shou fighting technique.
Monsters native to these lands most often come from the
laboratories of Thay. The blooded ones are common here,
most often blood orcs sent from Thay to “patrol” the borders.
Dread warriors and juju zombies spawned in Thay also harry
the frontiers and plague the eastern reaches of Thesk. Hagspawn
and spirit folk are not uncommon in Ashanath, as the
eastern reaches of Thesk are close to Rashemen culturally and
demographically as well as physically. For more information
on new creatures, see Chapter 6: Monsters of the East.