Prandaya
For the overwhelming majority of its 1,200-year history, the isolated town of Prandaya languished in obscurity. The settlement lies near the northwestern corner of the Vast Desert, close to a deep aquifer that provides its thirsty citizens a semi-reliable source of potable water. The sleepy, remote community normally attracts no attention from the outside world, but a chance event recently thrust Prandaya into the limelight. According to scattered yet seemingly reliable reports, the armies of Bard’s Gate and other powers in eastern Akados recently engaged in a battle or series of battles against the Huun invaders within or on the outskirts of the town. The conflict’s outcome remains in doubt along with the fates of those who fought in and around Prandaya.
Not surprisingly, this news led some adventurers and military units to trek toward the Vast Desert to confirm or refute these reports. Those who reach Prandaya discover a small, organized settlement of farmers irrigating their otherwise parched land with water hoisted out of nearby wells and onto the arid soil. While innately friendly, the wary residents have little to share or sell to strangers setting foot in their lands. Abaya Mael Tirkonian agrees with their sentiments, and grants shelter and provisions only to those visitors who offer his people and, most importantly, him, far more than they receive in return. In addition to his being a shrewd bargainer, astute observers also sense that the abaya appears to be hiding something about his tiny enclave, a secret he seems absolutely unwilling to reveal to anyone under any circumstances. Logic would deduce that his coyness must pertain to the missing armies, but the shifty Mael appears capable of perpetrating almost any intrigue.
Settlement
Prandaya, Town of
Type
Town
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