Rally's Tooth

## Description

Rally's Tooth is a large market community located between Guara and Renthil in the Thera Backlands. It is a common spot for adventures, travelers, and pilgrims to stop and exchange goods. It is based around the tooth of a large and ancient creature.

This point is frequented by adventurers as the Rally market as it’s commonly known has taken its place there. Many blacksmiths, and other artisans sell their wares to adventurers here. When you come to the Rally tooth, the large colorful market spirals around it, cloths and sunshades blocking out the sun to form a shaded interior market. Leaving only the top part of the tooth open for viewing. When an adventurer takes it upon themselves to buy a bellow for 5 gold pieces, they can pull the lever on the bellow hammer to make the tooth sound. Such events disrupt the market to tell everyone they are willing to work on an extraordinary quest. These special quests are chosen by Taskmaster Quintin out of the many they receive from nearby settlements.

## History

A large tooth of an unknown creature rooted into the grounds of the Thera Backlands, has become an infamous mark of the southwestern cultures of the Backlands themselves. Originally found in 314 PA, this tooth was theorized to be the mark of a dominant warring clan long ago. The interior of the tooth has been carved out to store weapons inside as it has a small oval frame to step through with large indent holes for arrows and spears. The outside is carved and smudged with charcoal of two races of people and the appearance of a large dragon-like creature in which it’s fangs are prominently featured. When a stone or other blunt object strikes near the top, an audible bellow blows down the bone and blasts into the nearby hills.

This tooth has also supplied a large amount of nutrients to the soil, creating some unique plants for the nearby market to sell and cultivate. One of these fruits in particular is the tooth tangerine. Its cone-like tooth shape and thick rind allow people to cut off the top and simply squeeze to make all the juice flow to the top. A quick and refreshing treat that has been made into the market’s cuisines for decades now.

The market culture has been preferred over the settlement lifestyle, as many like the idea of the market being their single simple rallying point rather than a complex grid of wood and cobble.

## Notable Residents

Taskmaster Quintin: A large silver scaled dragonborn clad in indigo robes. He has led the Tooth as the Taskmaster for adventurers since his father’s passing. He is a bit overly apologetic, but not many see the side since his workstation is so neat, things rarely get mixed up. Some of the locals like to tease him saying he wouldn’t lose a coin if he even threw it off a mountaintop.

Gurval Ironarm: This old dwarf is a happy ol' chap and is usually just referred to as Old Timer. He is a native hill dwarf of the area and works as the go-to smith. He takes commissions rather than pre-makes his equipment, but you can bet your ass his work is worth the wait. He usually likes to ask adventurers for something they have a bond to when commissioning and likes to affix the item to to work. He believes that if you have a good bond with your weapon, it will never truly fail you.