Arborden

Locations:

 

 

Town Square

Notable NPCs:

Encounters:

1. A band of Kobolds burst from a manhole clearly in a panic. Nearby imperial foot-soldiers immediatly attack, causing the Kobolds to retaliate. The Kobolds flee, hiding in the sheriff's office. The kobolds used to live in the sewers, but were pushed out by encroaching roots.
2. A middle-aged, disgruntled general recognizes Roy; he tells Roy that he thought he was dead and that many don't remember him. Offers to buy him a drink at The Dead Man's Gullet and talk about their younger days.

The Dead Man's Gullet

The exterior is a 2-story wood and cobblestone building with a balcony that winds around the second floor. Cobblestone steps leads a set of thick dark oak double doors with large framed windows on either side. An old wooden sign above the door depicts a skeleton reclining on an upright barrel downing a flagon of ale.
The interior is warmly lit by a roaring fireplace and an iron chandelier. Several round tables are scattered around the room seated by a sparse number of chatting patrons. A job board can be found framed on the wall to the left of the entrance door by a set of stairs that leads to the second floor. Behind the L-shaped counter is a half-elf woman named Jenia Nailo, who is often chatting with patrons of her inn or performing various duties that require her attention. The air is warm and smells of fine cooking.

Notable NPCs

• Jenia Nailo (F Half-elf Owner) -
• Maug (M Dragonborn Cook) -

Job Board-

Job Title	Description	Poster	Reward
Beneath the Wilds	Some loggers have uncovered the entrance to an underground dungeon of some sort. Looking for adventurers daring enough to venture inside. 250 Gold per adventurer as well as the right to any items deemed not of academic importance	Fizzric Ezribelli	250 GP per person, magic items
Temporary Loggers Wanted	Interested in making extra coin? Come to the offices of The Westengap Imperial Logging Company(WILC) today! Located at the end of King'sman Road; gear will be provided by the foreman, free meals and ale included in sponsorship with The Deadman's Gullet.	Gozzer	15 GP per hour
Help in Old Arborden	Shilo the Buff quest	Cedric Shaw	200 GP

Events :

1. A brawl breaks out between 2 patrons; a sleazy Elf wants to make a bet for 300 GP with one of the PCs on who will win. Both NPC brawlers must make competing strength checks boosted by their corresponding betters proficiency bonus.
2. A couple of hunters converse on a recent successful hunt of a griffon, they seem somewhat disappointed however that they were unable to grab any of the eggs as they sell for a small fortune.
3. A particularly drunk, raucous individual stands up on one of the tables and demands that "a fellow sorcerer challenge him in a duel of arcane prowess." Being as drunk as he is, he immediately passes out after taking any damage. If he is to be taken back to his room, the PCs find in the morning that a note has been left thanking them for their kindness and rewarding their skill with 25 GP and a Ring of Chills. If he is not assisted the PCs simply receive a note admitting defeat and a reward of 25 GP.
4. (See All in a Days Work quest in notes)A group of 5 loggers are sitting at a large round table, 2 of which are noticeably nursing minor wounds that seem somewhat out of the ordinary. Upon questioning it is discovered that, while surveying the land for the new work site, the two injured surveyors were attacked by something from up in the sky. Neither got a good look at it, but they are all too afraid to go back and all work has been shortly ceased until the issue is handled. The loggers say that the foreman might pay a fair price if they take care of the issue.

Thok's Apothecary

Exterior

The town apothecary in the poorer district of Arborden, often known as Old Arborden. The exterior facade of this 1-story building is made of layered stones overgrown with bright-green mosses soaked with dew. Mushrooms of wild and strange shapes form out of the cracks of the stone. The warm light from within glows through the fogged-over windows.

Interior

Once entering, shoppers are greeted by the pleasant sent of pine, moss, and the lingering aroma of rain. The air is humid and blanketed by a comforting warmth that has no detectable source. Potted plants, so overgrown that they spill over the lips of their containers, hang from the ceiling. Many of the walls, say for the wall behind the counter, have thinly spaced out wood slats in front of them that act as scaffolding for various wild flowers, vines, fungi and many other plants. Tiny myconid's scurry from shelf to shelf, plant to plant, and customer to customer gleefully provide assistance to whomever they can. Each are of different species of mushroom and do not speak a word, rather pantomiming fairly well their intentions. Behind the counter is Thok, a firbolg woman standing around 7' 8" wearing commoners clothing, fur shoes, and a frilled beige apron with pockets that hold a pair of shears and a trowel.

Item	Category	Price
Potion of Healing	Potion	40 GP
Potion of Superior Healing	Potion	100 GP
Potion of Climbing	Potion	200 GP
Potion of Gaseous Form	Potion	500 GP
Potion of Giant's Strength	Potion	300 GP
Spell Component	Adventuring Gear	5 SP
Acid (vial)	Adventuring Gear	12 GP
Flask	Adventuring Gear	2 CP
Healer's Kit	Adventuring Gear	25 GP
Ink (1 Bottle)	Adventuring Gear	5 GP
Oil (Flask)	Adventuring Gear	2 CP
Perfume (vial)	Adventuring Gear	20 GP
Poison (vial)	Adventuring Gear	20 GP
Alchemist's Tools	Tools	30 GP
Brewer's Tools		30 GP
Poisoner's Tools		30 GP
Thok's Apothecarium	Books	50 GP
Spell Book	Books	10 GP

Services:

Custom Potions:

• Skilled in the art of alchemy, she can brew specialty potions* upon request. Brewing a potion requires time and varies from potion to potion. The number of days it takes equals 1 + Potion Rarity(Common: 0; Uncommon: +1; Rare: +2; Very Rare: +3) + the number of ingredients
• *Specialty potions are potions that are not provided on Thok's list of wares.

Events:

1. A king stropharia myconid can't climb up a shelf to reach an orange-colored potion. If he is helped, he gives them a hug, runs off, and retrieves charm made from the braided black hair of a Djinn's beard. The item requires attunement; once per day, while attuned and being worn the wearer has advantage on any attack roll or save of their choice.
2. Thok is caught in the middle of praying to the god Baltas, the old god of light, good, and the good side of the forest.
3. Thok wants to make a "Hand of Glory" but needs the severed hand of a guilty hanged man. Few people are hanged in Arborden, but before the empire criminals were hanged in the woods on a Gallows Tree where they are embalmed and buried around the tree.

Theor's General Store

Exterior

A single story, wood plank building with a set of swinging double doors at the entrance. A wooden sign reads "Theor's General Goods"

Interior

The Mended Oar:

Smithy and Tailor

A single-story building made of rough stone and beams of dark wood. Above the doorway is a circular black and silver sign depicting an oar with a visible crack at its middle. Above the oar is the the word "smithy" in Dwarvish runes, and below in Elvish type is the word "tailor". Inside, the store is split down the middle. To one side a white-haired dwarf with a braided beard decorated with various stone jewelry works behind a counter. His side of the store contains several pieces of armor on armor stands and wall-mounted racks filled with weapons from floor to ceiling. The other side belongs to a kind Elf wearing a white shirt and a green vest over top. His part of the store has various mannequins in evocotive poses adorned in the most beautiful of dress. He tirelessly works behind his counter sewing, weaving, and repairing articles of clothing.

Notable NPCs:

Brottor Stonskul(M Dwarf Smithy)- Silendri (M Elf Tailor)

Events:

Magic Items:

Smithy-

Item	Base	AC/Damage	Rarity	Effect	Price
Viscous Dagger	Dagger	1d4 Piercing	Uncommon	2d6 extra damage on a crit along with regular crit effect	270 GP
Dwarven Plate	Armor	+2 AC	very rare	forced movement reduced by 10 ft	500 GP
Spellguard Shield	Shield	+1 AC	Rare	Advantage on spell saving throws, and attacking spells have disadvantage against you	300 GP

Tailor-

Item	Base	Rarity	Effect	Price
Bag of Holding	Bag	Uncommon	Can hold up to 500 pounds of contents; mouth of bag is 2 ft; when ruptured or damaged, contents spill into the astral plane	150 GP
Player's Brace	Bracers	Uncommon	Bracers glow when a musician plays any instrument. Performance checks involving instruments have advantage	25 GP
Costumer's Helm	Leather Helmet	Uncommon	When not active the item looks like a normal banded-leather helm; the wearer may imagine an outfit, to which the helm will mirror perfectly. Armor and clothing effects are still active as they are disguised by the helm. The outfit can be removed but will revert back to its helmet state after a period of 1 hour. Clothing items generated have no magical or armor effects and they can not be damaged in any way.	50 GP

Services:

Random Encounters: 

1. (Only at night) A young Halfling woman is attacked by a pack of Elders in Old Arborden. Upon seeing the PCs they speak in common "Leave this place. Your part to play will come soon enough..."
2. Turning down an ally in Old Arborden, the PCs find the imperial soldiers they helped at the fort extorting a poor merchant.

Type

Large town

Included Locations

• The Dead Man's Gullet