Yartar

Population: ~6000

Mayor of Yartar is called the "Water Baron". Previously, this was a woman called Nestra Ruthiol, though she was effectively comatose. Her nephew, Lionel Ruthiol, had been acting as regent in her stead. After the War with Bane, an election for the new Water Baron was held and Za'aida El-Salim won in a landslide. Yartar is one of the towns in the Lords Alliance which consists of the towns north of Waterdeep that support each other.

## Places in Yartar:

**The Blue Rose** - House of Pleasure/ Bar and Twilight Gryphons' home base. Run by Madame Blue. The building it's currently in used to be a warehouse. They've utilized much of the space underground this area as well and now functions with the front half being an Inn/Tavern while the back half is the brothel. Off to the side in the brothel is a door marked for the Twilight Gryphons. Through there is 8 bedrooms, a bath, an alchemy lab, and a kitchen. Some of the bedrooms are marked and customized for Schale, Cedric, Draya, Amari, and Iram. The other three are generic and unmarked.

**The Coin Toss** - Tavern. Amari and Za'ahir have lunch here before the Twilight Gryphons head into the High Forest.

**Desert Rose Headquarters** - A long building on the outskirts of town.

**Door to the Armory of Vals** - After the Twilight Gryphons receive a note instructing them to deposit all weapons in the center of town by decree of Vals the Subjugator, they use the magically populating map to find a once empty cave now titled, "Door to the Armory of Vals". Inside, the Twilight Gryphons find a portal and a battalion from the army of Bane (as well as a mimic). The party gets beat up, but manages to kill most of the battalion. "Jegran, The Commanding Storm" manages to escape though and he promises that he will be back on the 15th of Flamerule to attack Yartar.

**Firelust Fabrics and Tailoring** - Tailor in Yartar.

**Fishyard** -

**Food Store** -

**Halassa's Water Well and Fine Wine** - Wine distributor.

**Hasklar's Arms and Armor** - Armor/ Weapon shop run by ghosts.

**Map Store** -

**One Foot in the Boat** - Inn/Tavern.

**Winter Winds** - Tailor in Yartar.

## Notable Non-Player Characters

**Arjen**: Half-elf, cook at the Blue Rose

**Atmos**: Captain of the Sun Eater - the royal ship of Calimport. He is an old family friend of the El-Salims and was a trusted friend to the late king. He currently resides in Waterdeep where the Suneater is docked.

**Ayamar Leogiros**: Originally introduces himself to the party as "Garrett" at a small island he called "Crab Island" because of the hundreds of crabs that were the only other inhabitants. He has brown skin, bright white hair, wears a cloak with a wave on it, and carries a staff with a sea shell. He is a wizard that specializes in water magic and has agreed to help Amari with the liberation of Calimport because they helped him get a gem of potent magical energy that was once the treasure of his people, but was sealed in a Sunken Temple. The Twilight Gryphons learn that this gem houses Leviathan when they manage to get it from the temple. The party says he needs to give them more information for them to return the gem and he finally introduced himself as Ayamar. He also tells them that he is from a village of shifters in the Corin Archipelago. They were hunted down by Melora worshipers and he is now the last of his people. After much deliberation within the party, they decide to trust Ayamar and they return the gem and Leviathan to him. He joins the crew of the Sun Eater until he is needed for the Calimport liberation. Amari has offered him a home in Calimport once everything is done as well.

**Barold**: One of the crew members of the Sun Eater. Goes by "Barry".

**Cary**: Human companion at the Blue Rose.

**~~Cedric's Friends~~**: Lady Marian, Sir Cattifur Purrbones, Sir Robertson, General Cisco. They were sanctified and lost when Cedric (Isaac) attacked Bahamut's Temple in the Dragonjaw Mountains.

**Dorn**: Human companion at the Blue Rose. Friends with Amari.

**Fallon**: Runs the Inn at the Blue Rose. Guy's brother.

**Gerald**: One of the crew members of the Sun Eater. Goes by "Gerry".

**Guy**: Bartender at Blue Rose. Fallon's brother. Amari insists he's her boss.

**Halbran**: An officer in the Desert Rose. He is originally from Icewindale and is the one who told the Twilight Gryphons about the legendary blacksmith who could forge their jaskite steel into a weapon.

**~~Harold~~**: One of the crew members of the Sun Eater. Goes by "Harry". He was killed by pirates on our way to Athkatla. (dead)

**Ha'zehl**: One of the soldiers in the Desert Rose. She grew up with Za'aida and Za'ahir and was supposed to be Za'aida's handmaid. She is like a sister to Za'aida, but fights like Za'ahir as he is the one who trained her.

**~~Ih'arrak~~**: One of the soldiers in the Desert Rose who fought with Za'ahir. He killed the fire giant prince in the war with Bane and was called "giant slayer" but was killed in the battle with Herra. (dead)

**Ih'man**: A cleric of Avandra that fights with the Desert Rose. He is adept at making potions and made friends with Schale before the war. During the war, he is the one who resurrected Amari after she died.

**Jasoor**: Madame Blue's right hand man. If we need to talk to someone and Madame is not available, go to him.

**Jegran**: "The Oncoming Storm". The Twilight Gryphons kill the commander he was over (Vals) in a cave outside Yartar. He says that he will lead an army to take over Yartar on the 15th of Flamerule. (See Army of Bane for more details).

**Karl Jade Stonefistbeard**: "KJ" to his friends. A dwarf that the party found in the Earth Plane. Originally from the Sunset Mountains, his expedition was lost here and everyone else died. He wields the Pick of the Jewel Miner: a pick made of jaskite steel that was a one-time collaboration of Morriden and Tiamat.

**Lionel Ruthiel**: Nephew of the former Water Baron. Though Water Baron is an elected position, he saw himself as the acting Water Baron of the city of Yartar. After the war, he comes to Amari, asking to release Rose though he does not tell Amari how he heard about her. After Rose's betrayal, Finra'el's people torture him and Albrek gets information out of him. He says he heard her voice in his head and told her about his jealousy towards the Madam. He apologizes and says it won't happen again, but Amari lets him sit with Finra'el's people the rest of the day. She gives them instructions not to touch him, but to talk about what they could potentially do to him while he was in earshot. After he lost the election, he left town vowing to never return.

**Madame Blue**: Raheema El-Salim. Head of the Blue Rose. Mid-50s, large, dark skinned. Blue layered robes. She is a mother figure to the Twilight Gryphons and is the wife of the late king of Calimport. Though warm and welcoming to the party, she is a force to be reckoned with if you get on her bad side. After relocating to Yartar, she positioned herself as a central figure in the city, though nothing had been made official.

**Marina**: Human companion at the Blue Rose

**Nadara**: Jack's companion. Jack lost her while in the Entrancing Tale. The party with Jack was able to track her down in the Anauroch Desert where they reunited. She now resides in a house in Yartar with Jack.

**Neela**: Shifter companion at the Blue Rose

**Rose**: A young woman who showed up hurt at the city gates of Yartar a few days before the war started saying she had been traveling from Everlund and was attacked by Bane soldiers. Amari kept her locked away in a room during the war under the guise of "keeping her safe" but forbid Finra'el's spies from interrogating her in case she was just an ordinary woman. After the war, Amari let her guard down and invited Rose to the celebrations where she attacked the Madam, soulbinding her to herself. Amari, catching the tail end of this, immobilized everyone in the area with the Sharn and tied up Rose so Ja'soor could take her to the dungeon below.

**~~Sen~~**: New guy with Twilight Gryphons. From Chessenta Region (East). Fights with swords and good at exposing weaknesses. Saved the Twilight Gryphons from the Duke's House after they were trapped there for two days. He was hunting Ravera with a gunslinger woman for someone in their hometown. (dead)

**Tsil:** Woman who meets Amari in Yartar. She insists on coming along with Amari and Za'ahir as they head to Sharai. She claims to be a knight, but her horse was killed. Human woman with tanned skin and dark brown hair. Wears leathers and grey robes, fights with a spear. We later find out she was in the same order as Cazador. She knows how to kill minor vampires from her training at the monastery - The Sparrows.

**Yartar Shield**: A small militia based in Yartar. Consisting of about 150 mounted soldiers, this is the closest thing Yartar can call an army. Most of this militia force was decimated in the War with Bane.

**Za'ahir El-Salim**: Madame Blue's son. Traveling swordsman. Co-Leader of the Desert Rose, in charge of tactical side of group. Amari's boyfriend. Helps to break the Twilight Gryphons out of prison. Grew up in Calimport. "True heir and rightful sultan of Calimport and ruler of the desert kingdom".

**Za'aida El-Salim**: Madame Blue's daughter. Co-Leader of the Desert Rose, in charge of logistics/ information management. Helps to break the Twilight Gryphons out of prison. Grew up in Calimport. She was elected the new Water Baron of Yartar after the War with Bane.