Turgenev
Hero
Free Town of Parthaldi Background
The Free Town of Parthaldi is located on the Artonsamay River. It straddles the river that divides the border between the County of Urnst and the Bandit Kingdoms. The County of Urnst is ruled by the Countess Belissica of House Gellor. The immediate area on the northern bank of the river is controlled by Duke Nebon Gellor (9th level Fighter). With the exception of the town of Pathaldi (which is of my own creation), the rest of the info can be found in various sources (Greyhawk Box Set and Dragon #63 from 1982). Since both the ruler of the County of Urnst and the bandit kingdom have the same surname, I've surmised that Duke Gellor is a bastard and has plans to take the County from his cousin, the Countess. As such, he has agents/spies in the town.
To save time, I'm using the map of Tharbad (from the Middle Earth Role-Playing game adventure module, Thieves of Tharbad 1985) to represent the free town of Parthaldi. Here is a small pic of the city.
The Dreaming Djinni Inn
The party's HQ when they are in town is the Dreaming Djinni Inn. It is located near the Southern Gate, on the Merchant's Road that runs completely through the town. Due to its location, the inn is often frequent by travellers and adventurers. The inn offers decent, if not bland, food and a wide assortment of ales from all around the region. Rumours suggest that the inn is haunted. Some say that a real Djinni is trapped within the inn's walls. Strange noises and things moving about without any known source are said to occur frequently.
The owner of the inn is an Ashon Goldsam, who claims he was once an adventurer himself originally from the Great Kingdom. He came to the town of Parthaldi over two decades ago and has stayed ever since.
Ashon Goldsam, Innkeeper: Goldsam stands just under six feet tall and still maintains his physique. He in his mid-fifties with his short black hair and beard showing more signs of gray with each passing year. He is a 6th level Fighter (Battle Master).
The source behind the Djinni rumours is actually Bodannovan the Brownie. Bodannovan (or just Boda as Goldsam calls him) first met Goldsam over two decades ago in the Gamboge Forest. A party of orcs was raiding the south-eastern end of the forest and he was facing certain death as were the rest of his small village. Out of nowhere appeared Goldsam with a party of woodsmen who slaughtered the orcs, with Goldsam personally saving Boda. Ever since that day, Boda has been by Goldsam's side.
Boda now spends his days helping with the upkeep of the Dreaming Djinni Inn. He keeps out of sight, only showing his presence to Goldsam. This is what has caused rumours that the inn is possibly haunted but the guests don't seem to mind since the 'ghost' seems to like to repair damaged leather and wooden goods.
So far these are the rumours that I've come up with for the town. The rumours are marked as true [T] or false [F].
* The town's underworld is controlled by vampires. [F]
* If you want cheap labour, try the Docks. [T]
* A Djinni actually sleeps within the Dreaming Djinni Inn. [F]
* From midnight to four in the morning, the waters that surround Parthaldi become deadly. [T]
* It is said that there are agents of the Duke within the town. [T]
* Gargoyles have been known to snatch people off the streets at night. [T]
Cheers,
Tim
The Free Town of Parthaldi is located on the Artonsamay River. It straddles the river that divides the border between the County of Urnst and the Bandit Kingdoms. The County of Urnst is ruled by the Countess Belissica of House Gellor. The immediate area on the northern bank of the river is controlled by Duke Nebon Gellor (9th level Fighter). With the exception of the town of Pathaldi (which is of my own creation), the rest of the info can be found in various sources (Greyhawk Box Set and Dragon #63 from 1982). Since both the ruler of the County of Urnst and the bandit kingdom have the same surname, I've surmised that Duke Gellor is a bastard and has plans to take the County from his cousin, the Countess. As such, he has agents/spies in the town.
To save time, I'm using the map of Tharbad (from the Middle Earth Role-Playing game adventure module, Thieves of Tharbad 1985) to represent the free town of Parthaldi. Here is a small pic of the city.
The Dreaming Djinni Inn
The party's HQ when they are in town is the Dreaming Djinni Inn. It is located near the Southern Gate, on the Merchant's Road that runs completely through the town. Due to its location, the inn is often frequent by travellers and adventurers. The inn offers decent, if not bland, food and a wide assortment of ales from all around the region. Rumours suggest that the inn is haunted. Some say that a real Djinni is trapped within the inn's walls. Strange noises and things moving about without any known source are said to occur frequently.
The owner of the inn is an Ashon Goldsam, who claims he was once an adventurer himself originally from the Great Kingdom. He came to the town of Parthaldi over two decades ago and has stayed ever since.
Ashon Goldsam, Innkeeper: Goldsam stands just under six feet tall and still maintains his physique. He in his mid-fifties with his short black hair and beard showing more signs of gray with each passing year. He is a 6th level Fighter (Battle Master).
The source behind the Djinni rumours is actually Bodannovan the Brownie. Bodannovan (or just Boda as Goldsam calls him) first met Goldsam over two decades ago in the Gamboge Forest. A party of orcs was raiding the south-eastern end of the forest and he was facing certain death as were the rest of his small village. Out of nowhere appeared Goldsam with a party of woodsmen who slaughtered the orcs, with Goldsam personally saving Boda. Ever since that day, Boda has been by Goldsam's side.
Boda now spends his days helping with the upkeep of the Dreaming Djinni Inn. He keeps out of sight, only showing his presence to Goldsam. This is what has caused rumours that the inn is possibly haunted but the guests don't seem to mind since the 'ghost' seems to like to repair damaged leather and wooden goods.
So far these are the rumours that I've come up with for the town. The rumours are marked as true [T] or false [F].
* The town's underworld is controlled by vampires. [F]
* If you want cheap labour, try the Docks. [T]
* A Djinni actually sleeps within the Dreaming Djinni Inn. [F]
* From midnight to four in the morning, the waters that surround Parthaldi become deadly. [T]
* It is said that there are agents of the Duke within the town. [T]
* Gargoyles have been known to snatch people off the streets at night. [T]
Cheers,
Tim
