Untuteb

A grippli village at the edge of the Terse desert

The village's main resource are the giant dragonfly populations that live around the waterfalls. Additional resources come from the portal that feeds the river and the waterfall. Many outlandish things flow from the planes into the Candle River. Unfortunately, sometimes live (and often dangerous) creatures too. It is Untuteb's duty to contain these creatures by either driving them away back into the portal, or killing them. This usually works well for the gripplis, who are used to a more warrior lifestyle than the rest of their congeners along the river. However, last time the portal open, it was just not one or two distracted creatures who crossed the portal, but a fully planned raid.

The village leader (their best warrior) died during the raid, and the power vacuum left since has left the village weakened. Most warriors are still recuperating from their own injuries, so the tournament they usually use to decide on their next leader hasn't happened yet. During this tournament, warriors usually display their skills in a wide variety of tasks, after which the whole village decides who is most apt to take care of the community next.

Except for the buildings affected during the water mephit raid, the houses are sturdy & hardy. They are built from tree saplings, waterproofed on the inside with clay. Each house has a little "perimeter" built out of pebbles collected from the lake at the bottom of the waterfall.

Age

This old village was one of the first ones settled along Candle River

Recent Events

The town was recently raided by water mephits. Although they had survived relatively well in comparison to other grippli villages in the area, this raid caused them some heavy losses, which left them weakened to defend themselves from a new attack.
What caused the attacks?

The raid from mephits was unheard of.
Unfortunately, the inhabitants of Untuteb had too much in their hands to think about capturing one of them alive. So they never found who sent them.
The mephits attack happened exactly when the PCs were supposed to be arriving originally at the waterfall. And they were sent by the impostor professor at Pertkwugo.

Points of Interest

In Untuteb

Oacoac's house: A tengu-friendly house

Destroyed dragonfly wing "tannery": Here, a grippli had perfected the art of preserving dragonfly wings and making them flexible enough to use as clothing

Otherwordly gems: A magic jeweller specialised in creating pieces with the shiny gems that flow from the other planes

Around Untuteb

Waterfalls

These waterfalls are impressive on their own.
However, they hide a secret only gripplis from Untuteb are privy to. Behind the waterfall, there is a hidden cave where the village holds a secret weapon, handed down from the gods, in case the portals ever put them in danger. It is only thanks to this secret weapon that the village was able to survive the recent raid.
And of course, they are the site of the two planar portals that regulate Candle River.

Mushroom Forest

This forest of abnormally large mushrooms causes a periodical danger to Untuteb due to the release of toxic spores. Thankfully, they have their spore binders to keep the spores away.
Thankfully, however, due to the difficulty of crossing or living in the mushroom forest, people from Untuteb are mostly safe from the dangers of the desert the mushroom forest eventually leads to.

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Untuteb LN Small town

Corruption: 0

Crime: 0

Economy: 2

Law: 1

Lore: 0

Society: 1

Qualities: Strategic location
Tourist attraction

Danger: 0

Demographics

Government: Autocracy

Notable NPCs: - test

Marketplace

Base Value: 1,300 gp

Purchase Limit: 2,500 gp

Spellcasting: 3rd

Minor Items

Item type	Description	Cost
Arcane scroll of Grease and Flare (2 spells, 1st + 0, grease + flare)		40 gp
Javelin of Ghost touch +1		4,001 gp
Arcane scroll of Hypnotism, Hypnotic Pattern, and Ventriloquism (3 spells, 1st + 2nd, + 1st, hypnotism, hypnotic pattern, ventriloquism)		200 gp
Arcane scroll of Resist Energy, Magic Missile, Make Whole, Displacement, and Reduce Person(5 spells, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 1st, resist energy, magic missile, make whole, displacement, reduce person)		725 gp

Medium Items

Item type	Description	Cost
Wand of Hold Person (2nd level spell)		4,500 gp
Wondrous item	Phylactery of Negative Channeling	11,000 gp

Major Items None

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