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Sahuagin Sahuagin ( pronounced sah - HWAH - gin ) were a fish - like monstrous humanoid species that lived in oceans , seas , underground lakes , and underwater caves . Sahuagin spoke the Sahuagin language , though some were known to also speak Common and Aquan . Physical description . Sahuagin were usually green skinned ; darker on the back and lighter on the belly . Many had dark stripes , bands , or spots , but these tended to fade with age . An adult male sahuagin stood roughly 6 feet ( 1 . 83 meters ) tall and weighed about 200 pounds ( 91 kilograms ) . Sahuagin were highly fish - like , with webbed feet and hands , gills , and a finned tail . There was additional webbing down the back , at the elbows and , notably , also where human ears would be . About one in every 216 hatchlings possessed four functional arms . These four - armed mutations were usually black , fading to gray in color . While sahuagin usually killed off defective hatchlings , they allow these to live . Combat . Savage fighters , sahuagin asked for and gave no quarter . When swimming , a sahuagin teared with its feet , striking with its talons or a weapon . Spear s and trident s tended to be their favored weapons . About half of any group of sahuagin were also armed with nets . Society . Sahuagin were the natural enemies of aquatic elves and lizardfolk . Elves and sahuagin could not co - exist peacefully , and wars between them were often prolonged , bloody affairs that occasionally even interfered with shipping and maritime trade . Sahuagin tolerated the lizardfolk much more than they did the elves . Sahuagin had an only slightly less vehement hatred for triton s . Exactly why the two races hated each other so much was unknown , but what is known is that the presence of an aquatic elf community within several miles of a sahuagin community occasionally caused some sahuagin to be born as malenti ; mutants who resemble aquatic elves . They also hated the kuo - toa and the morkoth , though it was not unheard of for these races to ally . Multiple births were frequent among sahuagin , and they dealt very harshly with offspring who were not robust or aggressive enough , eliminating them through compulsory fighting to the death between young sahuagin . Sahuagin seemed fixated on all aspects of consumption , and were eager to weed out anything they saw as weak or unworthy to compete for resources . Religion . Sahuagin worshiped Sekolah , god of shark s , as their patron deity and the father of their race . They also perceived him as the ultimate adjudicator and incarnation of punishment , officiating over an endless struggle between mythic figures . These figures were the hunter : " He Who Eats " , and the hated : " It That Is Eaten " , with the struggle between them reflected in every aspect of life . Because of this , sharks were seen as holy creatures to them , and dolphins were hated for their friendship with aquatic elves . The sahuagin made regular , living sacrifices to Sekolah by feeding the sacrificed being to the sharks that followed every sahuagin priest .
Hooded One The Hooded One was a mind flayer merchant in Mantol - Derith . Personality . The Hooded One was curious and quite congenial for an inhuman monster . It believed that the prophecy in Evarell ' s journal announced the day when the illithids would rule a world locked in darkness , ending the era of humanity . Activities . The Hooded One usually sold gold , silver , and slaves in exchange for art and magical objects . History . Around 1479 DR , the Hooded One had arrived in Mantol - Derith very recently in 1479 DR .
Pharra ' s Alley Pharra ' s Alley was an alley in the Sea Ward of Waterdeep near the House of Wonder . History . The alley was named for Pharra , the first Magistress of the House of Wonder who died in 1247 DR . Inhabitants . Wizard s and cleric s of the Circle of Skulls haunted the alleyway . The alley was often used as a convenient shortcut by merchants passing through and as a favorite gathering place for young apprentice mage s who hoped to impress the wizards of the nearby House of Wonder .
Brace Skatterhawk Brace Skatterhawk was a knight and a member of the Skatterhawk noble family in Cormyr who rode with Princess Alusair Obarskyr . History . In the Year of the Gauntlet , 1369 DR , Alusair and her knights were operating in the Stonelands , pursuing a bold orc band that had raided a caravan east of Eveningstar ; in six days of pursuit , they ' d killed a hydra , a " fire lizard " , and three chimera s . Beldred Truesilver sent Brace and Threldryn Imbranneth to watch Alusair when she stepped aside to receive a private message . They returned to find Beldred and the knights had impetuously pursued the orcs into an ambush , and a few were killed . Alusair rallied her forces to defeat the orcs — Brace struck one — before deducing they served a dark naga and the Zhentarim , who had been charming and transporting monsters into the area . Brace was one of those who volunteered to aid Alusair , and had a hand in slaying the naga . Afterward , Kortyl Rowanmantle and other knights teased Brace over rumors that he was the illegitimate son of King Azoun IV . Alusair overheard and privately questioned Brace , and he admitted it was apparently true and thus her own half - brother . Alusair admitted she had been attracted to Brace , but unable to have him as lover , husband , or brother , she accepted him as a close friend . Relationships . Brace was officially the son of Narbreth Skatterhawk , head of the family , but he ' d been told he was truly the son of King Azoun IV and thus the half - brother of Princess Alusair . Unfortunately , Narbreth related a story that Alusair had been seen lustily kissing Brace and thought he could potentially be king with her . For his part , Brace admired Alusair and she liked him , appreciating his skill in battle . They became close friends on the trail .
Jungle avatar Jungle avatar was a potent divine magic spell available to priest s of the Zakhara n savage goddess Ragarra , and some specialized kahin s . It temporally changed the caster into a greater segarran . Effects . This dangerous spell physically transformed a priest into a huge crocodile - headed divine minion of the goddess Ragarra called a greater segarran , but kept their magic items , their wits , and most of their spellcasting ability intact . If the priest was powerful enough , the magic also provided bat - like wings to fly . When an enemy was slain by this form , the segarran was compelled to consume the victim at once . The priest could change back before the spell had run its course , but if no opponent had been overwhelmed and devoured , the lethal danger of the shapechange was increased , showing Ragarra ' s disfavor . Components . In addition to verbal and somatic components , this spell required the use of specially blessed water , some blood , bitter herbs , and ground scales from a giant crocodile , mixed and drunk by the priest .
Imprisonment Imprisonment was an abjuration spell that entombs subjects beneath the earth . Effects . When you cast " imprisonment " and touch an opponent , he is entombed in a state of suspended animation ( see the " temporal stasis " spell ) in a small sphere far beneath the surface of the earth . The subject remains there unless a " freedom " spell is cast at the locale where the imprisonment took place . Magical search by a " crystal ball " , a " locate object spell " , or some other similar divination does not reveal the fact that a creature is imprisoned , but " discern location " does . A " wish " or " miracle " spell will not free the recipient but will reveal where it is entombed . The " imprisonment " spell functions only if the target ' s name and some facts about its life are known . The reversed form of this spell , " freedom " , was used to release an " imprisoned " creature from its confinement . Detailed knowledge of the prisoner to free was required , otherwise the caster risked setting loose other entombed creatures . Components . The spell required verbal , somatic and material components . The specific material depended on the form of imprisonment the caster wished to inflict on the target , but in addition to that all versions required either a small carved statue in the likeness of the target or a depiction of the target on calfskin . History . The spell was credited to Netherese arcanist Yong in - 1674 DR and was originally called " Yong ' s imprison " .
Airspur Airspur was the capital of Akanûl . The city was located on two cliffs facing a narrow bay . Many buildings were located on earthmotes that floated over the bay and were connected to each other and the cliffs by bridges . Although there were some human residents in Airspur , the majority of inhabitants were genasi with airsouls the most common variety . History . Prior to the spellplague , Airspur was a city - state allied variously with Chessenta or Chondath . When the spellplague struck in 1385 DR most of the genasi nation of Shyr was translocated from Abeir to Akanûl . The spellplague opened the huge gorge that runs through the city and moved the Sea of Fallen Stars . Most of the population died during the catastrophe . The earth motes that make up Airspur still float , even after the Second Sundering caused others across Faerûn to fall . Government . Airspur was ruled by a hereditary monarch who was advised by a council of genasi of each of the four primary manisfestations : air , water , fire and earth . The council members were selected by nobles . All important government positions were occupied by genasi . Military . Airspur and Akanûl were defended by the elite Sky Guard , Ground Defense League and Waveriders which formed the core of the military . Other troops were conscripted into the military when needed . Religion . The genasi from Abeir were ruled by primordials and did not worship gods . They were slow to adopt the worship of Faerûn ' s gods and no temples existed in Airspur . The Steward of the Sea blocked construction of temples on the grounds that temples would take up space better used for other purposes .
Ahmahd abd al - Iffa General Ahmahd abd al - Iffa directed the mamluk s of the Honored Mamluk Society in Huzuz in 1367 DR . Description . Ahmahd was a burly eunuch . He grew rather soft after going years without seeing real combat . Activities . Ahmahd was in charge of the security of the Royal Harim of the Grand Caliph . He directed a legion of fanatical eunuchs of the Honored mamluk society . The Honored ' s close ties to the crown meant that Ahmahd seldom left the parade grounds of Huzuz . He reported to Preani Qin . Rumors and Legends . Ahmahd had a weakness for sweets , a fact that many of the Grand Caliph ' s wives took advantage of if they wanted to sneak men into the harem .
Desecrate Desecrate was an evocation spell used by cleric s . Effect . This spell strengthened the undead by filling them with negative energy . Negative energy was used to fill a designated area . The effects of this spell were greatly increased if the designated area contained any kind of structure devoted to the cleric ' s god . Conversely , if the designated area contained a structure dedicated to any other god , then area became cursed , cutting off its connection with the god . The caster could use this spell to willingly desecrate sites dedicated to other gods . This spell could last for several hours all the way up to several days , depending on the strength of the caster . This spell could be used to counter or dispell and area blessed by the consecrate spell . Material Components . Material components needed to cast this spell included a unholy water and 5 lbs . ( 2 . 2kg ) of silver dust . All of the silver dust needed to be sprinkled around the area to be filled by the negative energy .
Mountain Crusher Mountain Crusher was a + 5 composite longbow belonging to Tavis Burdun , the First Defender of Hartsvale . Tavis was a firbolg and his weapon was reinforced with the rune - etched ribs of a glacier bear , allowing him to use his incredible strength to best effect without risking snapping the weapon .
Gontal Gontal was an isolated kingdom in southwestern Returned Abeir that had only been settled for less than one hundred years by 1479 DR . It was separated from the rest of the continent by the Elkannath Mountains and the inhabitants of other lands of Returned Abeir were largely uninformed about the region . Government . Gontal was ruled by Queen Imreera Hethkantan , who lived in the capital city . The Queen was a hands - off ruler who appeared to be more interested in sending expeditions to the Glaur Barrens than in actively ruling the land . The Twelvefold noble families held a large amount of power and some considered the families to be the true rulers of Gontal , although this wasn ' t actually true , as the families struggled with one another , while Queen Imreera also thwarted their efforts from the shadows . Geography . The kingdom of Gontal was situated amid the River Orlaphar ' s valley , a wild and trackless land . History . Prior to the Blue Breath of Change , Glaur , a huge metallic fortress erected by the Dawn Titan Nehushta to serve as a central front in the Dawn War , stood in northern Gontal . Although the fortress laid abandoned after the War of Fang and Talon , both dragon s and humanoids avoided the area out of fear for thousands of years . When the Blue Breath of Change sent Returned Abeir to Toril , the fortress exploded in a cataclysm as potent as the Tearfall , creating the Glaur Barrens . Not long after , a group of pioneer dragonborn and human s settled the southern area and founded the kingdom of Gontal . As of 1479 DR , agents from both Melbrauth and Skelkor were sent to Gontal to spy for their dragon overlords .
Shulgi Shulgi was a vampire thief in Unther in 1357 DR . History . Shulgi was a thief in Cormyr until exploring a ruin met a vampire that turned shulgi also in a vampire . Years later the adventuring company of the Destroyers of Ghosts killed his master , setting Shulgi free . He escaped east finally settling in Messemprar . There he posed as a retired businessman but in truth thieving . He never drunk blood from a human but instead from buyer livestock . Activities . Shulgi was slowly organizing a thieves ' guild in the city . However with the recent turmoils in Unther he stated thought to relocate to Chessenta . Personality . Shulgi was a no - so - evil vampire . However if someone really annoyed him , he would kill him very slowly . He truly enjoyed thieving . He never create an other vampire , remembering the poor treatment from his master .
Griffon ' s Nest Griffon ' s Nest is a village in an area of grass - cloaked hills west of the Shining Creek . The village is one of the few permanent Uthgardt settlements . The village itself is made up of about 20 thatched log huts that are sealed with baked earth . These huts are arranged around a couple warehouses and a longhall . The entire village is encircled by a stout log palisade . There are also about a dozen small farms on the outskirts of this palisade . Outsiders are watched closely by the Uthgardt who live around here , and lookouts can call upon groups of javelin - throwing pony - riders swiftly if trouble makes itself clear . Adventurers of all kinds can be found in Griffon ' s Nest . Some of these individuals may be undercover Harper or Zhentarim agents , the Cult of the Dragon , or even Red Wizards of Thay . History . Griffon ' s Nest was once a bandit hold that was controlled by a man named Azglyn and his band of half - orc s . The Uthgardt barbarians moved in and slaughtered them all , claiming the area as their own . Economy . The Griffons here pan for gold , hunt , and trade crafted items with merchants who stop by from the Long Road . Government . The current self - declared leader of Griffon ' s Nest is Kralgar Bonesnapper . Kralgar has taught his tribe the prosperity of trade , and has kept fueds and lawlessness to a minimum .
Thayze Selemchant Thayze Selemchant was the first Meisarch of Amn and Lord of House Selemchant . He founded the Council of Six in 1333 DR , but then became petty and jaded . He was also secretly a high - ranked member of the Cowled Wizards . He was blackmailing two other council members but his membership of the Cowled Wizards was revealed and he died . There was a rumor that he survived as a ghost . In 1345 DR , Tessarch Quorl Vemmil attempted to frame Thayze for a plague in Keczulla but Thayze ' s intelligence agents revealed the plot , and Quorl and his priests were forced to Keczulla where they perished . Thayze survived this attempt against him .
Caer Corwell Caer Corwell was a small city and a mile outside of Lowhill on the isle of Gwynneth . Geography . The keep was located on a rocky cliff overlooking the common fields of Corwell and the waters of Corwell Firth . Structure . Castle . The castle was surrounded by a high wooden which ended in a stone gatehouse . The front gates of the castle were made of strong wood and an iron was lowered from the gatehouse , which had four stout watchtowers . Rising above the from the courtyard , the keep was protected by three towers ; the banner of the Kendrick family , a silver bear on a black field , hung in splendor from the tallest point of the castle . Within the keep , Caer Corwell had a huge hall with two great tables and a large fireplace in the corner . City . A large village green spread out below the keep with a druid ' s grove , surrounded by a ring of massive oak trees in the center , that also contained a Moonwell . The small wooden buildings of the Ffolk were protected by a three - sided low stone wall . A wooden harbor jutting out into the Corwell Firth was used to moor Corwellian fishing boats , coracles and Calishite trading vessels . It was surrounded by storage buildings which the city itself was built around . Elminster remarked that the city ' s inns , the Boar ' s Tusk and the Red Stag were fine . The Boar ' s Tusk was run by an old hunter named Garek and had an almost exclusively male customer base while the Red Stag was run by a former Waterdhavian barmaid named Miriam , who left the city for a rural life . It was a quieter establishment that specialized in savoury food < ref name = " FR2 - p37 / 38 " > < / ref > . Inhabitants . Tristan Kendrick and his father ' s ward , Robyn were raised within the castle walls . History . Around 1375 DR , the great city fell into ruins .
Malimshaer Malimshaer was a scout nycaloth and member of the Trio Nefarious and strategist of the Army of Darkness . History . Malimshaer was first summoned to the Realms by the Netherse archwizard Aldlas Sodhese . Aldlas set them forth on the task to locate the Nether Scrolls , thought to be somewhere in the elven lands . For three months The Trio Nefarious ravaged the elven lands until they met with the army of Cormanthyr and were captured and imprisoned . Nearly 2 millenia later they escaped and began raising an army that soon descended upon Cormanthyr . Malimshaer was noted to kill alone a black dragon and subjugated the orc tribe in the service of the dragon Death . On Greengrass , 713 DR , Malimshaer and Gaulguth were attacked by Myth Drannor army and Gaulguth lost the left eye and one of his left arms ; Malimshaer tried to capture the Chosen of Mystra Symrustar Auglamyr but she killed him with Spellfire .
Talor Vurtalis Talor Vurtalis was one of the new aquatic elf high mages in Myth Nantar . History . In 1341 DR Talor was accepted as new student by the High Mages Taranath Reefglamor and Yrlimn Tidark together with Jhanra Merlistar and Keryth Adofaer . Taranath placed three selu ' kiira upon their brows , sending the students into comas while the gems force - feed the knowledge of millennia into their brains . Talor and his fellow awaked only in tarskath 1 of 1369 DR in order to help in the Twelfth Serôs War . Talor and his fellow helped their masters in the war and in the great spell that sent Iakhovas to the Outer Planes . After Yrlimn and Taranath exhaust died and Keryth and Jhanra replaced them as new High Mages and also Talos was nominated High Mage . In ches of 1370 DR Talor evoked a Whirlpool Gate , no caring for people around , and disappeared . In nightal some dukar s discovered him in the Cliff City of Atin . Talor had renamed himself Atin taking control of the beast of the city . He injured the dukars that had discovered him Activiities . Talor vainly wear his selu ' kiira openly on his forehead in opposition to tradition to hid it . He no cared for his students and used his time to explore the city and the area around . Personality . Talor was no so confident in his abilities and responsibilities like his fellow .
Laduguer Laduguer , also known as The Exile , the Gray Protector and Master of Crafts was the lawful evil dwarven deity of the duergar . Ever since he was cast out from the rest of the Mordinsamman , Laduguer has harboured a bitter resentment , viewing the rest of the pantheon as layabouts more concerned with outdated tradition than with progress . However , his doctrine taught obedience to one ' s leader , empowerment through the exploitation of slaves , enrichment through the creation of magical weapons and protection through an unforgiving military program . He was xenophobic , urging his followers to avoid contact with other races save for limited trade and slave raids . Worshipers . The duergar did not differentiate between secular and religious authority , so Laduguer ' s clergy served as the nominal rulers of society . They were known as the " thuldor " - a dwarven term meaning " those who endure " and they kept the race united and powerful against the other races of the Underdark . They were expected to serve in the military . Many temples included large stables used to care for and breed steeders - large , monstrous riding spiders . Relationships . Laduguer was at best tolerated by Dugmaren and Sharindlar - the rest of the pantheon held him in deep scorn . Deep Duerra , thought to be his daughter , was his only true ally - even she hatched many schemes against him . His race ' s dominance over the trade of steeders gained him the enmity of Lolth and he had ancient disputes with the demon prince Orcus . History . Laduguer had been exiled from the Morndinsamman . The gold and shield dwarves claimed he committed unspeakable crimes and was only saved from Moradin ' s wrath by Berronar Truesilver . The grey dwarves , however , said he was an advocate of righteous , innovative philosophy that offended Moradin so much that he cast him out . In 1383 DR Laduguer and Deep Duerra were both destroyed and their home plane of Hammergrim dispersed into the Astral Plane . Most Worshipers of Laduguer did not realize this , however , as Asmodeus took up the guise of Laduguer in an effort to gain more followers . Duergar began making pacts with devils as a result , securing infernal power for themselves .
Surbrin Valley The Surbrin Valley is the rocky vale formed by the River Surbrin in the Interior of Northwest Faerûn in the Savage Frontier . It extends from the Spine of the World to the north , the Evermoors to the south ; and between the Moonwood to the east and the Frost Hills to the west . History . As of 1371 DR the whole of the Surbrin Valley is taken up by the Kingdom of Many - Arrows .
Lily Pad Inn The Lily Pad Inn was a three - story floating inn in the Xiousing district of Marsember , owned by the Shou known as Shiau Chen . The inn was built on a floating platform on the large pond known as the Zhao . Chen ran a rickshaw service out of the inn . Food . Among other dishes , the inn served fried vegetable rolls , boiled dumplings and duck - stuffed sweet buns . Drink . The inn offered hot tea free of charge to all its patrons . Entertainment . The inn was the performance venue of the renowned Shou twins Ping and Ling Chiang . Ping played a string instrument known as the erhu and Ling performed a fan dance .
Madwave Captain Madwave was the human captain and owner of the Gontese merchant ship " Argus Treader " . Background . Captain Madwave was one of the few gontese ship owners who didn ' t worked for the Twelvefold . She had the reputation of never having lost a cargo , a member of her crew , or a bet .