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the royalty of Sharn. However, Celyria does COMMUNICATE
invite unusual guests each month, and an up-
and-coming entertainer or a renowned folk hero Need to get a message to someone? If you’re
might get the call! not in a hurry, the Orien post has boxes across
Thronehold (11 Aryth) is the day that the the city; you can mail a letter for 1 cp. Hiring
<ZMI\a WN <PZWVMPWTL WٻKQITTa MVLML \PM 4I[\ a courier generally costs between 5 cp to 5 gp,
War. This year (998 YK) is only the third time depending on the size of the package and where
this event has been celebrated, and the Lord aW] VMML Q\ LMTQ^MZML AW] KIV ÅVL ;Q^Q[ UM[[IOM
Mayor of Sharn has promised a truly epic festival. stations in every upper and middle ward, and if
Wildnight (18-19 Sypheros). Supposedly the you absolutely have to get a message to someone
Fury—Sovereign of Passion and Madness— instantly, the Sivis enclave in Dragon Towers
reaches the height of her power on this night. (Middle Central) can perform sending for 200 gp.
Emotions run high and impulse control runs House Tharashk has brought a new innovation
low. Shy and superstitious folk stay indoors, to message delivery in Sharn: gargoyles.
while others see it as a time to cast aside all Tharashk has licensed a score of gargoyles, and
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and wild celebrations stretch into the night… message across the city. If you spot a gargoyle
though riots, brawls, and other crimes are all aW] KIV ÆIO Q\ LW_V IVL Q\ KW[\[ OX \W LMTQ^MZ I
too common on Wildnight. letter or small package.
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GLVWULFWV 7KH UDFH LV DQ HDV\ WRSLF RI with feather fall enchantments that trigger
FRQYHUVDWLRQ ZLWK DQ\RQH IURP 'XUD EXW automatically… keeping you from crushing an
SURIHVVLQJ VXSSRUW IRU WKH ZURQJ EHDVW FDQ innocent passerby in your fall.
EH D GDQJHURXV WKLQJ Of course, there are many things that could
happen during a lengthy fall. It’s always up to
the DM to decide if you have a straight fall to the
bottom. But the Falling in Sharn table presents a
few of the many possibilities.
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