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THE TYRANTS OTHERS
The four organizations mentioned here are the
• … include members of all races, but
ones people have heard of. The Boromar Clan
primarily changelings and doppelgangers.
is well known in Sharn. The Tyrants have been
• … specialize in information, forgery,
around for centuries and are often considered an
blackmail, and fraud.
urban myth by people who haven’t encountered
• … remain neutral in the Boromar-Daask them. Daask and House Tarkanan have both
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The Tyrants are forgers and grifters, specialists known to anyone who’s spent much time in the
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The majority of the Tyrants are changelings, who These are the major players in Sharn’s
underworld, but there’s a host of minor players.
use their shapeshifting abilities to fool marks and
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the Tyrants who can permanently alter your a number of smaller gangs and criminal
appearance. So, the Tyrants can steal someone’s organizations, and it may not be immediately
identity, but they can also provide a fugitive with obvious who a gang is working with. And there’s
always new people looking for opportunities,
a new life.
The Tyrants are an enigmatic organization. who haven’t yet been noticed by the Boromars.
They act to protect the changelings of Tavick’s So, this is a partial list. Don’t assume you know
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struggles.
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