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Cutlass ( inn ) The Cutlass was one of the busiest taverns in the city of Luskan . Location . The inn was located on the southern bank in Luskan on Half Moon Street , the last road before the piers themselves . It was a well - known collecting ground for vagabonds and ruffians . Structure . There was a main room with a flight of stairs leading up to a few rooms where women " entertained " customers . The cellar of the Cutlass was guarded by a golem anonymously dubbed " Captain Reaper . " Clientele . A haven for the crews of the pirate ships docking in the harbor , the Cutlass was a loud and dangerous bar in Luskan that was famous up and down the Sword Coast . Owned by Arumn Gardpeck , it served pirates , merchants , fences , mercenaries , and all other sorts of colorful personalities . Notoriously dangerous , the Cutlass ' common room was renowned for the brawls that broke out and ended up turning fatal . This number increased so much so that the High Captain s instituted a " no weapons " policy in an attempt to steer business to safer venues . This was attempted to no avail as evidenced by the damages done to the inn after spell duels . The Cutlass was essentially one continuous , violent party . History . In 1364 DR , the famed barbarian Wulfgar was hired as bouncer by Arumn Gardpeck , much to the dismay of Josi Puddles , and began a relationship with fellow employee Delly Curtie , eventually taking her away from Luskan and marrying her . In 1461 DR the Cutlass remained in the hands of the Gardpeck family , with Arumn ' s great - great - great - grandniece Shivanni Gardpeck serving as proprietor .
Flail snail Flail snails were earth - based creatures that produced a number of valuable resources . The residue they left behind as they moved could be harvested to produce glass , and their colorful shells could be used to produce protective magical items , such as spellguard shield s and robes of scintillating colors .
Nafay Mizz ' rynturl Nafay Mizz ' rynturl was a drow traitor priestess of Guallidurth in 1378 DR . Activities . Nafay was a noble of House Mizz ' rynturl of the city of Guallidurth but secretly also a traitor priestess of Vhaeraun . History . She arranged a meeting with a mute wild elf who knew about a very ancient temple to Lolth on the surface . There , however , she was attacked and killed by her old childhood friend T ' lar Mizz ' rynturl , under orders of the Velkyn Velve , the assassin branch of the new Temple of the Black Mother .
Zokan Thunderer Zokan Thunderer was the chieftain of the Elk Tribe of the Uthgardt Personality . Zokan was well known for his barbaric exaggeration . He was regarded as possibly the ugliest , rudest , richest , wiliest , and the most feared and hated bandit leader in the North . Activities . His warriors raided incessantly , at least where the usual tribal migrations of the Elk took them , which ranged around the Evermoors and the plains east of the Dessarin . Under Zokan , almost any traveler or region was fair game , including other Uthgardt tribes . They were suspected of having links to Luskan , and under Zokan cleric s of Talos gained ground . He worshiped Auril and Talos .
Alasz Ironwood Alasz Ironwood was a sarcastic horse breeder and trader in High Dale . History . Alasz was once a high - ranking Zhentilar warrior before he settled in High Dale . When in 1358 DR a secret Zhent occupation army occupied the dale , Alasz was a member of the Council of the High Dale .
Bitter Well Oasis Bitter Well Oasis was a small resting stop located in the southern regions of the Quoya Desert within the Hordelands . Description . Set on a plateau , this nearly abandoned oasis was small and pitiful . Only three buildings , mostly buried by sand , were located at the site , and two of them were abandoned . Water from the well tasted bitter and salty . It was one of several stops along the Bitter Well Caravan Route before the route was abandoned . Inhabitants . Ma Chung - ying was the only permanent resident of Bitter Well Oasis around 1359 DR . He stayed to keep the well clear of sand , and to report on the few actions of the nomad tribes to Shou Lung , in exchange for a stipend of food and wine .
Dark - Eyed One The Dark - Eyed One was an adventurer and mage in the ruin of Spellgard . History . The Dark - Eyed One was an evil adventurer member of the Free Company of the Crescent . In 1479 DR , he went with his fellows to Spellgard hoping to find Lady Saharel ' s treasures . Personality . Nobody apart from Devlin knew the motives of the Dark - Eyed One or even his name . He followed Devlin ' s orders without question . He did not speak much with others but often he murmured to himself .
Tagreth Cormaeril Lord Tagreth Cormaeril was the Grandfather of Assassins of the Fire Knives and tolerated no dissent within his organization . Description . Appearing as a frail and elderly man , Tagreth had unnatural vigor that came from magical sources . Using much of his wealth , he extended his lifespan and bolstered his health over many years .
Osk Thunderhale Osk Thunderhale was a sea captain sometime after the War of the Silver Marches . Relationship . Osk was at the employ of Lord Dagult Neverember . Activities . Osk sailed with his ship the " Moon Maiden " from Waterdeep to Luskan and back . Often he was at the Hanging Lantern festhall in Dock Ward of Waterdeep . He was a skilled fiddler and loved playing his fiddle to amuse his crew and the others festhall patrons ' . History . In the late 1480s or early 1490s DR Osk saw on sea debris of the " Dancing Wave " ship and a giant warship nearby . Possibly he was contacted by an adventuring party hired by Duvessa Shane .
Forgefires Forgefires was a small dwarven stronghold located in Fimbrul , Returned Abeir . Background . The dwarves of Forgefires were xenophobic and only allowed other dwarves to enter in their domain . Even so , unfamiliar dwarves were treated with suspicion as well . Architecture . Forgefires was built in tunnels too small for giant s or dragon s to enter them . The stronghold had hundreds of hidden tunnels and doors , and the deeper cellars were located in volcanic rifts where the dwarves forged all manner of stuff .
Boesild Aerasumé Boesild Aerasumé was Alustriel Silverhand ' s eighth son . He was known for being the most pragmatic of her sons . Boesild was also the Moonstars ' regional agent for Luruar and the Evermoors regions and the only one of Alustriel ' s children who got on well with Khelben Arunsun . The rest only barely tolerated him for their mother ' s sake .
Alukk Dannath Alukk Dannath was a human man of the city of Yartar on the Savage Frontier in northwest Faerûn . Dannath was a proprietor of Dannath ' s Pickles , Nuts , & Foods , which sold foods for travellers in the North . He ran the store with the aid of this three strong , quiet daughters . One of his daughters was adopted , but all three were skilled fighter s and Harpers . He was a short , red - haired man with a bristly beard . He used two thick monocle s to see .
Trielta Hills The Trielta Hills lay to the north - east of Triel and north - west of Hardbuckler in the Western Heartlands . They were home to many communities of gnome s and a few halfling s . Periodically , miners found silver and gold deposits in the hills . This led to inevitable small gold rushes , but the strikes didn ' t last long . Rumors . There were no rumors of lost kingdoms , wizards towers , ruined holds or any such thing about the Trielta Hills , making them almost unique for their normality .
Embrae Aloevan Queen Embrae Aloevan was a moon elf Chosen of both Mystra and Sehanine . History . In the Year of Frostfires ( 292 DR ) , Aloevan became a chosen of Mystra and Sehanine . However , just a few years later in 308 DR she was consumed by the silver fire s of Mystra and descended into madness and death creating what is now known as the Tears of Aloevan . Tears of Aloevan . Inside the Ardeep Forest lies the Tears of Aloevan , accessible by a mystical pool created by the death of Aloevan . As a Chosen of Mystra , she was constantly exposed to the silver fire granted by being a Chosen . Unfortunately , in 308 DR , this same gift would come to consume her with madness and cause her death . But instead of moving on to Arvanaith , she was trapped in a nimbus of silver fire . Some time later , cleric s of Sehanine realized her situation and seven of them created a link between the Pocket Plane where she was caught and the natural world . In the centuries since , priests of Sehanine have been working tirelessly to prevent the madness from taking over the queen completely . To accomplish this , priests have recreated the long lost Court of Silver Fire where she now resides . If not for the work of the priests , the queen would have been consumed by the madness long ago and the closeness to insanity can be heard in the queen ' s laughter still .
Dragon magazine 241 " Dragon " issue 241 was released in November of 1997 . It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms : Wyrms of the North : Hoondarrh . This article describes the infamous male red dragon Hoondarrh , also known as the Red Rage of Mintarn . Campaign Classics : The Roof of the World . This article describes the inner workings of the empire of the evil yak - men of Zakhara for the Al - Qadim campaign .
The Steel Princess ' s Field Guide The Steel Princess ' s Field Guide was a book on military matters written by Her Royal Highness Princess Alusair of Cormyr in the 1360s DR . A copy could be found in the War Library of the Abbey of the Sword , a temple to Tempus in Battledale , around 1372 DR .
Chansobal Dreen High Morninglord Chansobal Dreen ( known by locals as the Chanter ) was a High Morninglord of Lathander and led the Morningmist Hall in Marsember , Cormyr . Activities . He oversaw sixteen priests and twelve other staff , and was strongly opposed to piracy , often sending out ships against them . He was also an investor in new ventures .
Order of the Sun Soul The Order of the Sun Soul was a monastic order that , during the time of Netheril , worshipped the god Amaunator as the " Brotherhood of the Sun " . History . When Netheril fell , the order survived , though their god seemed not to have . Individual monasteries began worshipping other gods . Most took the logical choice to begin worship of Lathander , others Selûne and a minority also began worship of Sune . Over time they themselves forgot Amaunator but the order always kept the same goal of serving the common folk of Faerûn . Organization . The order was widespread but their largest monastery was the Monastery of the Sun in Waterdeep . It was set up there because of its proximity to temples of Lathander , Selûne and Sune . The heads of these temples condemn the monastery as heretical due to the abbot Hanor Kichavo ' s belief that Amaunator had become a tri - partite deity like Angharradh of the Seldarine and Lathander , Selûne and Sune were his aspects ( this is , of course , not true although Kichavo honestly believes it to be ) . Although his preaching gained him the ire of these temples , it also made him the most widely recognized and respected person amongst the order as a whole .
Caves of Ghazz The Caves of Ghazz were a series of caves on the island of Saishu , off the coast of Koryo in northeast Kara - Tur . They were a legendary site but their exact location was unknown . It was said the " mirror of perfection " had been hidden there since around 607 DR . The Caves of Ghazz were one of the local legends that Dan Zor , the former king and governor of Saishu , wished to investigate . By 1357 DR , he sought adventurers who would seek out the caves for him .
Rotten Root Tavern The Rotten Root Tavern was a dive on Silverpiece Way in Westgate that , as of 1480 DR , had been in business for over 100 years . Activities . The establishment was best known for its bad food and drink and its sign depicting an evil - looking treant . Inhabitants . The bar was the favorite hangout of Kalen Dren when he was in Westgate .
Green Imsa Green Imsa was a traveler just before the Tyranny of Dragons . Personality . Imsa was a quiet and friendly individual . She became frustrated if people bothered her about her condition . History . Imsa was a human who was afflicted with an unknown condition that turned her skin , eyes , hair , teeth , and nails green . At the start of the Tyranny of Dragons , in 1489 DR Imsa sought to travel to Waterdeep in search of a cure for herself . She boarded a great caravan , which unknown to her was full of Cult of the Dragon agents transporting treasures for the Hoard of the Dragon Queen .
Skulto Mreth Skulto Mreth was a wizard and a member of the slavery and crime syndicate known as the Tarntar . His specialty was illusion spells . Description . He was hard to describe because he used disguises and illusions to mask his rather ordinary features . Personality . Skulto was a very private man because he led a very dangerous life , and protecting his secrets was of utmost importance to prevent his many enemies from getting revenge . He was always prepared in case disaster should strike and looked at everything with a dispassionate eye . He was cool under pressure and not easily excited . Abilities . He was a master of disguise and coupled this with his skill as an illusionist to create personas throughout the Moonsea region for his many secret business investments . Possessions . He collected enchanted whip s to use on his slaves . History . Sometime around the Year of the Turret , 1360 DR , Skulto was traveling with some other members of the Tarntar and had stopped at the Whistling Wizard inn in Voonlar . While observing the small - town milieu of the common room , in walked none other than Elminster himself , bantering with his compatriots in a most familiar manner . Skulto was quite taken aback when the Sage of Shadowdale suggested he check his slave ledgers because his employees were skimming profits for themselves . After Elminster couldn ' t get any more rises out of his tongue - tied audience , he sat on Hastammer Orlim ' s lap and shapeshifted into a beautiful woman , precipitating an all - out attack on the imposter . Thus began the conflict known as the Battle at the Bar . During the battle , the bar from which they had recently been served drinks , exploded , killing one of Skulto ' s cohorts instantly . Another powerful ally was beheaded for treachery in the face of mercy , and then the local law showed up . This caused a pause in the hostilities and Skulto and the rest of the surviving Tarntar fled the scene .
Phaerl Hawksong Phaerl Hawksong was a senior priestess of Sehanine Moonbow at the Tower of the Moon ' s Magic in Evereska and a member of the Moonstars in the Year of the Tankard , 1370 DR . Personality . She shared the dream of Khelben Arunsun of bringing the elves and humans together . She was happy to join the Moonstars , seeing it as an opportunity to repay her debt to him . History . In " circa " 870 DR , Phaerl was assaulted while traveling in Anauroch but was saved by Khelben Arunsun at nearly the cost of his life . Phaerl and Khelben remained in contact ever since , having similar beliefs about the cooperation of elves and humans . In 1370 DR , Khelben asked her to join his Moonstars and Phaerl gladly accepted . She was in 1374 among the many powerful mages Arunsun brought together in order to restore the denizens of the lost city of Miyeritaar ' s High Mages and cleanse part of the High Moor . Appearance . " Blackstaff ( novel ) "
Tzakand Tzakand were the result of illithid tadpoles being inserted into lizardfolk . The tzakandi were used as personal guards and slave laborers . They were a race specific to the city of Oryndoll and were all made from the lizardfolk of Surkh by the Nourisher Creed . Description . Tzakandi , even after ceremorphosis , resembled lizardfolk . They had more intelligence in their eyes and also had two long , writhing tentacles that emerged from the back of their heads . Their skin was a deeper tone of green and their heads were also longer than those of regular lizardfolk . Psychology . The larvae chosen for implementation tended to be more aggressive and less intelligent according to illithid standards . These tadpoles would otherwise be consumed by the elder brain . As soon as tzakand were created from lizardfolk , they attached themselves to the first illithid they saw . They were fanatically loyal to that illithid and would serve that illithid without question . Tzakandi were always on edge , looking for the next fight their masters would send them to . They were highly valued by the illithids because of their ferocity . However , they were still treated as inferiors . They were perfectly content with the position they had in illithid communities . Combat . Even with their ferocity , tzakandi were highly disciplined and organized . In combat , tzakandi worked as pairs where one would keep the opposing fighters busy while the other would go after the spellcasters and psionicists . Their routine of attacking was to first strike at their opponent with both of their claws and then lean in to bite them . This was different if they wielded a weapon . At the start of a fight , tzakandi would activate their psionic defenses , and then would effectively use their psionic attacks to weaken their opponents before charging into battle . If they faced overwhelming odds , they employed hit and run tactics , where one tzakandi would fight while the other would run for cover and prepare to use psionics against the enemy . The only time they would stand their ground and fight to the death was when they were stationed as bodyguards . Abilities . They were able to fire a glob of acid from their tentacles once a day . Their aim was amazingly accurate . An unlucky hit meant that the target was struck blind for a short period of time . They also had access to the psionic disciplines of psychokinesis and psychometabolism . Society . In Oryndoll , there were around 7 , 600 tzakandi . These ceremorphs formed the backbone of the martial forces of Oryndoll and were mostly controlled by the Tamer Creed . The Tamers placed the tzakandi into the Errant Thoughts . Tzakandi were barracked all over the city in the Armories . They were also all over the city and its outskirts as guards . One landmark in particular they were ordered to guard was the Void Pool .
Dhinnilith Dhinnilith was a phantom city rumored to appear on moonless nights every few years , hovering over the waters of the Vilhon Reach , just north of the Chondalwood . History . Dhinnilith was the first of the twelve Cities of the Sword of Jhaamdath , founded in - 5750 DR by that empire ' s psionic rulers . It was supposed destroyed with the rest of Jhaamdath in - 255 DR , when the elves used high magic to send a tidal wave in retaliation for the slaughter of the elves of the Chondalwood . As of 1374 DR , no explorer had located the ruins of Dhinnilith on the bottom of the Vilhon Reach . Rumors and Legends . Persistent rumors were spread that Dhinnilith had somehow survived the great destruction of the Year of Furious Waves . It was claimed that a city of phantom stone would rise out of the waters of the Vilhon Reach on moonless nights and vanish before sunrise . The last such sighting occurred in 1371 DR . While as of 1374 DR , no adventurer had explored the transient city , the truth was that the city ' s only remaining inhabitant was a caller in darkness , a ghostly cloud with thousands of human faces , silently screaming in terror and anguish .
Dus Abd al - Dawwar Dus Abd al - Dawwar was the admiral and commander of the Wanderers Mamluk Society in Qudra in 1367 DR . Activities . Dus spent most of his time trying to bring at least half of Qudra ' s fleet of ships up to working order through constant repairs .
Sea of Fallen Stars The Sea of Fallen Stars , also known as the Inner Sea , was the largest inland body of water in Faerûn . Its major areas included the Dragonmere ( Lake of Dragons ) on the west , the Dragon and Easting Reaches on the north , the Alamber Sea on the east and the Vilhon Reach on the south . The sea floor was covered with hundreds of shipwrecks . History . The name of the sea was from the origin story which stated that the Inner Sea formed when the four Inner Seas merged together , coinciding with the loss of entire continents from earthquakes , fires , and windstorms due to a star sent by deities to punish the titans ' arrogance . Other theories maintained it was actually the eggs of the first dragon s raining down onto the planet . Tens of thousands of dragon eggs did hatch soon after the event , though the real reason for the destruction was the primordial Asgoroth the World Shaper hurling an ice moon down to Abeir - Toril ' s surface . Sarrukh accounts dated around - 31000 DR mentioned a " changing of the stars " in relation to this event . Few knew what this really signified , but the fact was Ao created a clone of Abeir - Toril and sent the new world to another realm , with different stellar cartography . Regardless , this event , known as the Tearfall caused a climate shift that wiped out the batrachi civilization . Inhabitants . Home to many types of aquatic life , the sea could be quite dangerous . The sea was home to kingdoms of aquatic elves , merfolk and sahuagin . With the exception of a notable violent excursion in 1369 DR , these races rarely interacted with the coastal land folk . Surrounding lands . Islands . There were numerous islands in the Sea of Fallen Stars . The Pirate Isles were a group of about sixty rocky islands notable for the concentration of pirate activity that occurred there . Prespur , sometimes known as the Isle of Prespur or the Isles of Prespur , consisted of a main island under Sembia n control and a smaller unoccupied island called Traitor ' s Isle . Alaor was a former Thay an shipyard turned autonomous . The Ship of the Gods was an island volcano in the Alamber Sea . The Whamite Isles were a small chain of islands once ruled by a great Khan . Coastal . The Sea of Fallen Stars had coastlines in many different lands , including Aglarond , Altumbel , Cormyr , Chessenta , Chondath , the Dalelands , Impiltur , Sembia , Mulhorand , Priador , Thay , Thesk , Turmish and Unther . Territorial waters . There was a recognized territorial limit of ten miles ( 16 . 1km ) offshore among all the nations on the Sea of Fallen Stars . Areas of sea further than ten miles from the nearest land were considered neutral territory . Any attacks on shipping within a country ' s waters were considered to be acts of war . For most areas these boundaries were clear , but they became more ambiguous in Mulhorand , Thay , and Unther due to continual border disputes .
Mur - zhagul The Mur - zhagul ( or demon trolls ) are planetouched creatures descended from the cross - breeding of trolls and demon s . Description . Mur - zhagul appear as normal trolls in posture and shape . Their skin however is red - orange and covered in fine scales . Personality . These monsters combine the savageness of normal trolls with the cunning of demons to a deadly end for many would - be adventurers . While they have enough intelligence to wear armor and carry weapons , most forego the weapons and use their claws to rip opponents to bloody shreds .
Naga ( yakuza ) Naga was a yakuza in the town of Aru in Wa . Personality . Naga recently became known for his many unorthodox ideas , which were not really appreciated by his fellows . History . Naga was a yakuza with some followers . In 1358 DR , he plotted to kidnap Sono , the servant and lover of Buntaro Ostato , in order to blackmail Buntaro . Despite the veto of his elders , he proceeded with his plan .