Estate of Yargos Gill
In the last decade, the aging scholar Yargos Gill has gone from squalid poverty in the Puddles to the height of prominence in Eastgate after his expertise proved pivotal in defeating the Silent Tide during the Black Echelon Uprising. Before that, he prevented several other catastrophes as an advisor to the Pathfinder Society. Gill’s particular expertise is military history, and no one in Absalom knows more than he of ancient conflicts, nearforgotten generals, and obscure treasures lost in important battles. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of all the sieges of Absalom, but the foundation of his learning concerns the military history of Andoran’s People’s Revolt, about which he has published numerous turgid volumes. The grounds of his splendid estate are populated by dozens of statues of minor and major figures from the conflict that earned Andoran its freedom from Cheliax less than a century ago. Gill often strolls these grounds while consulting with visitors, gesturing toward this or that military hero to provide an historical anecdote relevant to the situation at hand, often from personal experience (for Gill was not just a student of the Revolt, but an active participant).
The manor was previously the home of Andoran’s long-lived Grand Ambassador to Absalom, who lived in the city since before the People’s Revolt and who was beloved by Andoren sympathizers like House Candren and the Church of Cayden Cailean. The house itself, situated at the center of a series of manicured and statue-laden gardens like a gem inset in a signet ring, is a three-story stone affair with corner towers supported by telamon statues in the form of the avoral Talmandor, the eagle-featured spiritual patron of Andoran. The lower two floors of the interior are given over to Gill’s vast collection of historical volumes, tactical scrolls, and campaign maps, while the scholar maintains relatively simple personal quarters in the penthouse, which offers commanding views of the city, from the arbor avenues of Eastgate to the spires of the Starstone Cathedral. Gill happily entertains visitors affiliated with his allies in Andoran or in the Pathfinder Society, but strangers must pay him a modest fee to peruse his private library or a higher amount if they wish him to participate in the research himself.
The manor was previously the home of Andoran’s long-lived Grand Ambassador to Absalom, who lived in the city since before the People’s Revolt and who was beloved by Andoren sympathizers like House Candren and the Church of Cayden Cailean. The house itself, situated at the center of a series of manicured and statue-laden gardens like a gem inset in a signet ring, is a three-story stone affair with corner towers supported by telamon statues in the form of the avoral Talmandor, the eagle-featured spiritual patron of Andoran. The lower two floors of the interior are given over to Gill’s vast collection of historical volumes, tactical scrolls, and campaign maps, while the scholar maintains relatively simple personal quarters in the penthouse, which offers commanding views of the city, from the arbor avenues of Eastgate to the spires of the Starstone Cathedral. Gill happily entertains visitors affiliated with his allies in Andoran or in the Pathfinder Society, but strangers must pay him a modest fee to peruse his private library or a higher amount if they wish him to participate in the research himself.
Comments