Person

Background/Notes

Bjorn

Player Character Level 2 - Fighter/Barbarian working for Mr. Stone. Former employee of Iron Bender forge in the Cogs district. Has an apartment in Tavis Landing. 

Bosin

Halfling representative of the Borimir Clan, working with the party at Vendry's tavern in lower Calistin. Currently receiving 3GP per week to offer protection to the party from other gangs while they stay at the inn.

Charin

Cherin of the House Tarkhanin. Was initially interested in the opportunity to take more territory, but showed concern that killing a bunch of Dask and Tyrants may create a much bigger gangland war. She is looking for something more then just a few new blocks. She has not reached any agreements with the party

Eric Stone

Alchemist and executor of Jason Stones estate, Patron of the gathered adventurers

Father Frand Lorsen

Mid level priest at the temple of Dol Dorath the  temple district of Sharn. A friend of Mr. Stone. Frand has supplied one of the temple clerics to aid Stone in his current project.

Jason Stone

Deceased brother of Eric Stone the party patron. Jason died of a disease while finishing a book on dragon marks. He was a member of the influential Circle of Wizards.

Monet

Player Character Level 2 - A nearsighted struggling artist, a part-time swordsman, and now a priest to hearth and healing

Nameless cleric

Player Character Level 2 - Priest of Dol Dorath (Strength and Valor) Working for Mr. Stone at the request of father Frand Lorsen.

Salik

Dask goblin group leader, collects a toll at the stairs down into Caliston on Masons Tower.  Currently a little up-set with the party as they have been refusing to pay the toll.

Tad

Street urchin of the Bazaar, hired by Mr. Stone to send a message to Bjorn.

- Befriended by Bjorn and brought on the adventure into lower Calistin (Separated from party at first fight)

- Now working for the Halfling Bosin of the Borimer Clan.

Tammy

Young female urchin last seen with the party during a fight with the Tyrants. Not seen for the last several days.

Tavin

Changeling street gang leader for the Tyrants. Was in the process of negotiating a price for access to the old shops Jason Stone had purchased, when he was slain by Bjorn. He and three of his companions were slain.

Togar IronBender

Owner and operator of the IronBender Forge in the Cogs. Togar is a very old dwarf but he and his 11 sons still operate the forges. As a favor to Mr. Stone, Togar took on Bjorn as an assistant a few months back.

Vendry

Friendly Gnome runs a tavern and inn in the Lower Bazaar section of Sharn. Currently a safe house for the party, under the protection of a Halfling known as Bosin of the Borimer Clan

Place

District

Tower

Background/Notes

Bazaar

Bazaar

0

Below the Red Tower section of the city is the main trading bazaar for common goods. This section is loud and full of people conducting business

Bjorn's Apartment

Tavis Landing

BlackStone Tower

Small one bedroom apartment in an older section of Tavis Landing.

Cogs

Cogs

0

Deep below the city of Sharn, even below the sealed section of the old goblin city, is an industrial city a place of manufacturing, where elementals are bound, and metal is extracted and worked. The Cogs are built next to the lava pools and magma rivers of Sharn. They are an industrial area where many of the poor and convicted criminals work for a few years before being used up and released into the slums of lower Sharn.

Crystal Mirror

Upper

0

Nice restaurant in upper sharn on the north east side of town. 1GP for a meal + 1GP for good wine.

Golden Temple of

Temple District

Golden Tower

0

Iron Bender Forge

?

?

One of the few independent iron forges in the city. The dozen IronBenders are lead by Togar IronBender, an ancient dwarf. He and his 11 sons produce some of the finest raw iron and steel outside of the dwarven holds.

Lightning Rail Station

Tavis Landing

Station Tower

This section of the city is the gateway to the rest of the world. The lightning rail departs from Tavis Landing.  The city is also providing a large refugee camp for citizens of Cyre who survived the disaster that created the mourn land 4 years ago. About 20,000 refugees fill the sprawling camps just outside the city proper.

Stones Alchemy Shop

Red Tower

Masons Tower

Red Marble towers rise above the Bazaar section of the city. These great towers hold more expensive goods and shops. This is also the district where Mr. Stones Alchemy shop is.

Stones' shops

Lower Callistin

Masons Tower

Lower Callistin is below the Bazaar district of Sharn. Callistin is part of a very old section of lower Sharn that is now all but abandoned; it is in a section of the city with no law enforcement and is inhabited by goblinoids and the desperately poor.

 - A nest of kobalds currently lives in the shops.

Temple of Dol Dorath

Temple District

Dol Dorath

Dul Dorath is one of the god so the Sovereign host and is the personification of Strength and Valor. Temples to Dul Dorath can be found in many of the sections of Sharn, but the largest is located in the Temple District of Upper Sharn, where Father Frand Larson, greets converts and conducts day to day operations. His superiors are cloistered inside the temple grounds and will only see visitors if the good Father approves.

Temples

Temple District

0

Located in the eastern side of the city. The temple district is above some of the oldest portions of the city. The district is dominated by the Golden Temple of the Sovereign host(???)

Vendry's Tavern

Lower Bazaar

Masons Tower

Vendry a gnome runs a tavern and inn in the Lower Bazaar section of Sharn. Currently a safe house for the party, under the protection of a halfling known as Bosin of the Borimer Clan

Organization

Level

District

Background/Notes

Black Book

Any

0

Group of wizards that work to track down and deliver justice to any who cause significant magical problems in sharn.

Borimir Clan

Mid/Lower

Multiple

“The Borimer Clan offers protection for the local shops, and is involved in other difficult business that the City Watch may frown on, but we are easily the most professional and honorable of business men.”

Circle of Wizards (order of Aureon)

0

0

Lawful order of wizards sworn to preservation of Law and society. During the Last ware the Circle fought with Breland, but the fee levied was not small. Many a wizard is now quite wealthy.

City Watch

All

Most

The City Watch consists of about 5,000 men and women who police sharn. They try to solve issues on their own but when something unusual occurs and they can not hire some local adventures to take care of the problem they can escalate to the Crimson Guard, Kings Guard, or for magical problems the Black Book.

Kings Citadel

Any

0

The Kings brother, Kor IrWynarn, is leads the Citadel and acts as a trusted advisor to the thrown. Citadel troops, are classified into three recognized organizations, The Kings Swoards, Kings Shields, and Kings Fire. Two other less well known organizations are also uncer the command of Kor, The Dark Lanterns and the Shadow Watch, Spies and assassins? Most citizens have heard of the Dark Lanterns and know that they are the secret police, few know of the Shadow Watch and none but the few in the kings citidel know the actions of the shadow watch.

In Sharn the Citadel is in the Ambasador Towers district of the Central plato. It is rare that the Citidel needs to send agents into the streets of sharn, but when they do they are efficient and when in the open operate with overwhelming force. When in the shadow with great skill.

Cults of the Dragon Below

?

?

Dark six

?

?

Dask

Lower

Multiple

the Dask are drug runners and violent thugs. Made up of mostly goblins, bugbears, an the like.

Death Watch

Lower Tavis Landing

Deaths Gate

Mercenary Adventures guild in Sharn. The Death Watch are often hired when someone needs muscle and expects violence. A typical Job is 10GP for a day, + basic looting rights. (Equipment and money from what they kill) + a bonus if a mission is successful. This will get you the service of a trained level 1 or 2 warrior. You will need a leader if you hire more then 6 of these men, a leader is a 3rd level fighter or 4th level warrior and will cost you 40GP for a days work. A leader can manage up to about 20 men.

Dul Dorath

Upper

Temple

Dul Dorath is one of the god so the Sovereign host and is the personification of Strength and Valor. Temples to Dul Dorath can be found in many of the sections of Sharn, but the largest is located in the Temple District of Upper Sharn, where Father Frand Larson, greets converts and conducts day to day operations. His superiors are cloistered inside the temple grounds and will only see visitors if the good Father approves.

House Tarkhanin

Lower/Mid

Multiple

A group of shifters with unknown goals. The Borimir Clan tried to work with them a while back but things did not work out. Bosin says, “The House is an odd group, I don’t know what motivates them, but they are always interested in extending their control of territory in the old city”.  Represented to the party by Charin

Red Cloak Batalion

Upper

0

The Redcloaks are detachment from the military. Soldiers of the redcloak faught on the front line and have military experiance. Four years of peace has only made them more eager for battle. Inside the city they will operate as 10 person squads, with a dedicated healer and wizard in each group. If necessary they can deploy 4 companyes each consisting of over 150 vetran soldiers in very short notice.

Sovereign Host

Upper

Temple

The Sovereign host represents the 6 good gods of humanity.  They are openly worshiped in Sharn. They are opposed by multiple cults of the dragon below and the shadow cults of the dark 6.

Tyrants

Lower

Multiple

The Tyrants specialize in prostitution, common theft and forgery. “Many of them are shifters, and I doubt they will be quick to forgive you killing one of their own.”

Events

Background/Notes

Great Prophecy

The Dragons and many of the more powerful schools of wizardry believe that a great prophecy is unfolding. The end is uncertain but all events are linked and by studying the prophecy some are able to gain knowledge of future events.

War of the Mark

? Years ago the 12 high houses of the Mark entered a war against the 'aberrant' marks. The war lasted several years eventually culminating in a siege and destruction of the City of Sharn. Lord Tarkanin and his queen were eventually slain after a two year siege. Aberrant marks are now extremely rare.

Things

Background/Notes

Dragon Marks

Strange magical markings inherited by some. There are 26 variants of dragon marks they grant the person with them magical powers. The Dragon marks provide the foundation for many of the great guilds and trading houses of Ebberon.

Creatures

Background/Notes

Thrall

A mostly dead, not quite living slave to a vampire. When a vampire feeds they have four choices. Feed and release, Feed and Kill, Feed and create a new vampire, or Feed and create a mostly dead slave, A thrall. Thralls can be detected as undead, but are more difficult to turn then typical zombies. They can be hurt by non-magical weapons but resistant to minor cuts and scrapes.(DR 5). A Thrall retains some of it's memories and skills from it's living past. They have a strong desire for blood, but will obey the orders of their vampire master.