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As a crossroads of Faerûn, the lands of the Unapproachable East are home to a variety of specialized combat techniques, secrets of magical lore, and rare talents not found in other lands. Characters from all over Faerûn journey to the crowded cities of Thesk or the deep forests of Aglarond in search of hidden knowledge, hoping to glean some new trick that will help them on their way. Character Regions Regions appropriate to the Unapproachable East include Aglarond, the Great Dale, Narfell, Rashemen, Thay, Thesk, and the Hordelands. Characters from other parts of Faerûn journey to the East, of course, but humans native to the area hail from one of those lands. Nonhuman characters commonly found in the East include gray dwarves, shield dwarves, wild elves, wood elves, rock gnomes, half-elves, half-orcs, and lightfoot halflings. A nonhuman character who chooses one of these racial regions could easily be a native of the Unapproachable East. This section introduces three new human regions: Altumbel, Shou Expatriate, and the Wizards’ Reach. New nonhuman regions for the races introduced in this book are the star elf, gnoll, taer, and volodni character regions, all described below. 40 Feats Reading the Region Descriptions Each of the regions is described in the following order. Preferred Class: Each region possesses one or more preferred classes. A preferred class is a character class that is especially common in or representative of a particular land or race. A character of one of these classes who selects the region as his character region may choose regional feats listed for the region and gains his choice of the bonus equipment listed in the entry. A character of any other class may not select regional feats and does not gain the bonus equipment listed for the region. Automatic Languages: The character knows all the languages listed here. Bonus Languages: 1st-level characters with high Intelligence scores may choose one language from this list for every point of their Intelligence bonus. Regional Feats: The feats specific to characters of the region. Regional feats are usually exclusive to characters who choose a preferred class in a particular region. However, a character with 2 ranks in Knowledge (local) pertaining to a region qualifies to select regional feats from that region. Bonus Equipment: A character who chooses a class preferred in his home region gains bonus equipment at 1st level, in addition to any starting money he gains based on his choice of class. He gains only one of the equipment packages listed here. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are masterwork items. REGIONS FOR CHARACTERS ABOVE 1ST LEVEL Characters from powerful races may be equivalent to 2nd-, 3rd-, or 4th-level characters despite the fact that they have only 1 class level. When such a character chooses a region and meets the preferred class requirement, he gains access to regional feats, automatic and bonus languages, and bonus equipment just like any other character. Generally, a beginning character of higher than 1st level should be equipped as a character of his
Illustration by Adam Rex effective character level (ECL), so the bonus equipment is often less important to him than it is to a 1st-level character. If the character has racial Hit Dice or levels before he adds his first level of a character class, he can still choose a region. This provides the character with the normal benefits of a region, but he can only choose a regional feat if his racial Hit Dice or levels would permit him a new feat. For example, a taer begins with 2 Hit Dice, and thus two levels of giant. He may use his 1st-level giant feat or his 3rd-level character feat (achieved when he becomes a taer with one level in any character class) to choose regional feats, provided he chooses a class that is preferred for his race and region. Altumbel Region An isolated nation of human fisherfolk and pirates at the westernmost tip of the Aglarondan peninsula, the folk of Altumbel distrust nonhumans—especially elves. Altumbel is viewed as an insular, almost backward, land by most of its neighbors, but roguish merchants from Spandeliyon roam the Inner Sea in search of profits. Preferred Classes: Cleric, fighter, rogue. Automatic Languages: Common, Aglarondan. Bonus Languages: Aquan, Chondathan, Chessentan, Rashemi, Serusan. Regional Feats: Bullheaded (FRCS), Mercantile Background (FRCS), Militia (FRCS). Bonus Equipment: (A) Longsword* or spear*; or (B) chain shirt* and masterwork lute; or (C) longbow*. Gnoll Region Most of the gnolls found in the East are denizens of Thay and serve the Red Wizards of that land. This region describes a gnoll from Thay. Preferred Classes: Barbarian, druid, fighter, ranger, rogue. Automatic Languages: Common, Gnoll. Bonus Languages: Abyssal, Draconic, Goblin, Infernal, Mulan, Rashemi. Regional Feats: Blooded (FRCS), Thug (FRCS), Long Reach (new feat; see below). Bonus Equipment: (A) Battleaxe* or shortspear*; or (B) spiked scale mail*; or (C) mighty composite shortbow (+2 Str bonus) and 20 arrows*. Shou Expatriate Region The trade cities of Thesk are home to thousands of human Shou immigrants, refugees, and expatriates who have come to the western end of the Golden Way in search of a new beginning REGIONS AND FEATS Shou Expatriate 41 in new lands. Most of these folk are commoners and artisans, but more than a few Shou adventurers have joined in the exodus to the west, curious about the distant and barbaric land of Faerûn. Preferred Classes: Fighter, monk, rogue, sorcerer. Automatic Languages: Common, Shou. Bonus Languages: Draconic, Durpari, Goblin, Mulan, Rashemi, Tuigan. Regional Feats: Discipline (FRCS), Mercantile Background (FRCS), Mind over Body (FRCS). Bonus Equipment: (A) Katana (masterwork bastard sword); or (B) chain shirt* and potion of cat’s grace; or (C) nunchaku*. Star Elf Region Most star elves live in Sildëyuir, a secret demiplane accessed through the menhir circles of the Yuirwood. This region describes a character raised in this extraplanar refuge. Preferred Classes: Bard, druid, fighter, sorcerer. Automatic Languages: Common, Aglarondan, Elven. Bonus Languages: Abyssal, Auran, Infernal, Mulan, Rashemi, Sylvan. Regional Feats: Artist (FRCS), Forester (FRCS), Woodwise (new feat; see below). Bonus Equipment: (A) Longsword* or spear*; or (B) chain shirt* and masterwork lute; or (C) longbow*. Taer Region Taers live in the cold mountains of the Unapproachable East, principally the Giantspire Mountains of Narfell and the Icerim Mountains of the North Country. This region reflects a taer driven into exile by his clan. Preferred Classes: Barbarian, druid, ranger. Automatic Languages: Common, Giant. Bonus Languages: Auran, Damaran, Dwarven, Rashemi, Tuigan. Regional Feats: Bullheaded (FRCS), Survivor (FRCS), Battle Jump (new feat; see below). Bonus Equipment: (A) Greatclub*; or (B) hide armor* and large wooden shield*; or (C) hide armor* and six applications of taer stench grease (see Taer in Chapter 6: Monsters of the East). Volodni Region Volodnis live in several of the forests of the East, including the Forest of Lethyr, the Rawlinswood, and the woodlands of Rashemen. Volodni characters rarely interact enough with the
Page 2 and 3: Contents Introduction . . . . . . .
Page 4 and 5: Across the wide lands of Faerûn, b
Page 6 and 7: Chapter 5: Magic Items. The Red Wiz
Page 8 and 9: Races The races commonly found in o
Page 10 and 11: Star Elf Racial Traits Star elves h
Page 12 and 13: of adventuring party. At best, a gn
Page 14 and 15: ability, regardless of actual level
Page 16 and 17: Alignment: Volodnis are not activel
Page 18 and 19: The Unapproachable East is home to
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Page 22 and 23: CLASS FEATURES All the following ar
Page 24 and 25: Telthor Companion: Beginning at 3rd
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Page 30 and 31: CLASS FEATURES All the following ar
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Page 44 and 45: Great Stag Berserker REGIONS AND FE
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Page 48 and 49: other monsters or beings of the sha
Page 50 and 51: You fire a brilliant blue ray at a
Page 52 and 53: Focus: A slender gold-chased adaman
Page 54 and 55: The Red Wizards are renowned as Fae
Page 56 and 57: Caster Level: 9th; Prerequisites: C
Page 58 and 59: The following spell powers drain on
Page 60 and 61: all respects. Animated trees lose t
Page 62 and 63: Dread Warrior Dread Warrior Human W
Page 64 and 65: MONSTERS OF THE EAST Shrieking Hag
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Page 72 and 73: Spirit folk are the descendants of
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Page 76 and 77: Thomil A thomil is an animate piece
Page 78 and 79: COMBAT A fell troll’s tactics are
Page 80 and 81: Skills: Bluff +9, Diplomacy +5, Dis
Page 82 and 83: Artifacts of terrible power lie ent
Page 84 and 85: A Shadowmaster at work ADVENTURING
Page 86 and 87: Dungeons in the Unapproachable East
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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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others believe it is a gift from th
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People of Rashemen The people of Ra
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and are the face of the Rashemi peo
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THE VREMYONNI While the wychlaran s
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Rashemen’s forces except the Witc
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efore reaching the keep, and the go
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Mulsantir (LARGE TOWN) At Mulsantir
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Best known for the crimson-robed Re
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more than 17,000 feet high. In the
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Thayan bombards (see Chapter 5: Mag
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into the rock, highlighting the dif
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those on foot. As well, the lands a
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Tyraturos The tharch of Tyraturos i
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nobles, and his sergeants are Rashe
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The most successful soldier-breedin
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The zulkirs appoint tharchions, or
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Aglarondan spy who keeps an eye on
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too juicy a target for the Shadowma
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This has built up some resentment o
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Thesk is most famous for the Golden
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potential to be the most fertile la
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slaves of the Tuigan Horde or refug
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disciplined mercenary companies. Th
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Today, the Shadowmasters control or
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on supplies. Orc miners take over P
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his prodigious fortune and business
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hands just outside its walls. The 3
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The Wizards’ Reach Between the Th
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sinister past, concerned as they ar
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An Unapproachable East FORGOTTEN RE
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20 ft.; AC 16, touch 12, flat-foote
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usiness. Use the statistics below,
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from the next encounter called The
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