Wyverntor

This castle and mine complex is one of the few stable settlements south of the Thelly, although bandits and Sunndi folk both menace the road headed north from here.

Deposits of rosy quartz, moonstones, and, quite freak ishly, aquamarines are mined here. A handful of dwarves and gnomes, some slaves, supervise the mining work. Hired hands, convicts in chain gangs, and humanoids do most of the back-breaking labor.

The castle garrison comprises nearly 300 men, with 50 elite heavy cavalry and four wyvern riders forming the major defense. At least two mages are always posted here, and spells such as invisibility 10' radius are regularly used to protect or disguise gem-carrying cavalry squads headed north.