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Introduction .............................................3 The Dividing Plains .................... 52 Ruins of O’Noa (New O’Noa) ........94
Chapter 1: The Bramblewood ..........................52 Scar of the Cinder King .................95
Campaigns in Tal’Dorei ...........5 Foramere Basin .............................53 Ruins of Salar ..............................96
Ironseat Ridge ...............................53 Seashale Mountains .......................96
The History and
Ivyheart Thicket .............................54 The Shalesteps ................................96
Calamity of Tal’Dorei ...............5
Kymal ...........................................55 Visa Isle .........................................97
The Myth of Exandria .....................5
The Ruins of Torthil .......................55 The Distant Regions
The History of Tal’Dorei ..................8
Shadebarrow .................................55 of Exandria .............................98
Tal’Dorei Reborn ..........................12
Silvercut Roadway ........................56 Issylra ............................................98
Running a Tal’Dorei Campaign ...12
Throne of the Archeart ....................56 Marquet ........................................98
The Pantheon of Exandria ........... 14
Torian Forest .................................57 The Shattered Teeth ........................98
The Prime Deities ..........................14
Turst Fields ...................................57 Wildemount ..................................99
The Betrayer Gods ..........................19
Westruun .......................................58 Chapter 3:
The Races of Tal’Dorei ................22
Wildwood Byway ..........................61 Character Options..................101
Dwarves .......................................22
The Cliffkeep Mountains ............62
Elves .............................................23 Player Class Options ................. 101
The Emberhold...............................62
Halflings .......................................24 Blood Domain .............................101
Fort Daxio ....................................63
Humans ........................................25 Path of the Juggernaut .................102
Gatshadow ....................................63
Dragonborn ...................................25 Runechild ....................................103
The Grey Valley ..............................64
Gnomes .........................................26 Way of the Cobalt Soul .................104
Jorenn Village ................................65
Goliaths .........................................26 Tal’Dorei Backgrounds ............. 105
Kraghammer .................................65
Half-Elves ....................................27 Clasp Member .............................105
Lyrengorn, the Elvenpeaks ............68
Half-Orcs ......................................27 Lyceum Student ...........................106
The Neverfields ..............................69
Genasi ...........................................28 Ashari .........................................107
Othendin Pass ...............................69
Tieflings ........................................28 Recovered Cultist ........................107
The Pools of Wittebak .....................69
The Factions and Fate-Touched ...............................108
Serpent’s Head ...............................70
Societies of Tal’Dorei ..............29 New Feats ................................. 108
Terrah ...........................................70
The Arcana Pansophical .................29 The Vestiges of Divergence ........ 110
Umbra Hills ..................................70
The Ashari .....................................30 Optional Campaign
Yug’Voril ........................................71
The Brawlers’ League .....................31 Rules and Guidelines ............ 117
The Stormcrest Mountains ..........72
The Chamber of Whitestone ............32 Combat With Larger Parties .......117
The Ashen Gorge ............................72
The Claret Orders .........................33 Accelerated Downtime .................118
Bronbog ........................................73
The Clasp .......................................34 Alternative
Cavern of Axiom ...........................74
The Council of Tal’Dorei ................35 Resurrection Rules ..................118
The Dreamseep Marshlands ..........74
The Houses of Kraghammer ............36 Chapter 4:
The Frostweald .............................74
The Golden Grin ............................37 Allies and Adversaries .....121
Wrettis ..........................................75
The Myriad ...................................38 Monstrous Races ...................... 121
Ruhn-Shak ...................................75
The Remnants................................38 Aberrations ..................................121
The Rifenmist Peninsula ............. 76
The Wardens of Syngorn .................39 Beastfolk ......................................121
Chapter 2: Beynsfal Plateaus ...........................76 Fey ..............................................123
Byroden .........................................77
Gazetteer of Tal’Dorei ........41 Mornset Countryside .....................77 Giantkin .....................................124
The Calendar and The Orroyen Tribes ........................78 Goblinkin ....................................125
the Passage of Time ....................41 Rifenmist Jungle ............................78 Orcs .............................................126
The Lucidian Coast .....................42 Stormpoint Mountains ..................79 Allies and Adversaries
Drynna .........................................42 Tz’Arrm, Helm of the Emperor ......79 of Tal’Dorei ........................... 127
K’Tawl Swamp .............................42 The Verdant Expanse ...................80 Ashari .........................................127
Mooren Lake .................................43 The Gladepools ...............................80 Cinderslag Elemental ..................130
Rootgarden Marsh .........................43 The Mirescar ..................................81 The Clasp .....................................130
Stilben ...........................................43 The Shifting Keep ..........................81 Cyclops Stormcaller ......................132
Summit Peaks ................................44 Syngorn .........................................81 Goliaths .......................................133
Zephrah ........................................44 Tormor Falls .................................85 Kraghammer Goat-Knight ..........135
The Alabaster Sierras ..................46 Vues’dal Waters .............................85 Ravagers .....................................136
Mooren River Run ........................46 Crystalfen Caverns ........................86 Remnant Faithful .......................138
Parchwood Timberlands ................47 Daggerbay .....................................87 Index ...............................................................140
The Salted Bluffs ............................48 Daggerbay Mountains ...................87 License .......................................................... 143
The Shearing Channel ....................48 Emerald Outpost ...........................88
Whitestone .....................................48 Emon, the City of Fellowship .........88
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