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The Ashari people worship and live by the balance of the
natural world, and the people of Zephrah have adapted to
life among the clouds. Subsisting on high-elevation veg-
etation and the occasional large avian hunt, most of the
SkySail
tribe consists of skilled hunters and climbers. Utilizing
the proximity of powerful elemental magic, the druidic
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
masters of the Air Ashari craft skysailing aids to ride the
ever-present winds, allowing designated leaders and war- These bat-like wings affixed to a pole are constructed
riors to traverse the deadly peaks of the mountain range. out of either bone and leather or wood and cloth.
The tribal leader of Zephrah is referred to as the Voice of While these wings are opened and the rung of the
the Tempest, and oversees all travel through the rift, all pole stepped into, you can use an action to cast levi-
major druidic rituals, and visiting outsiders. tate on yourself at will.
Additionally, you can use an action to cast fly
zephrah adventures on yourself for up to 1 minute (no concentration
required). The fly spell ends if you lose physical
poached eggS
contact with the skysail. You cannot use this ability
For low-level characters:: The local Ashari have noticed again until you complete a long rest, or you (and the
a terrible trend of poachers climbing the peaks to steal Skysail) are immersed in extremely powerful air ele-
entire griffin nests full of eggs, leaving the parents slain. mental magic, such as the top of the Summit Peaks
The efficiency, brutality, and growing rate of these attacks near the Rift of Air in Zephrah, or within the Ele-
suggest the hunters are dangerous professionals, and the mental Plane of Air. When not in use, these wings
Ashari are seeking aid in finding and punishing those can be easily folded together and worn beneath a
responsible before the locally endangered creatures are cloak, and the pole used as a quarterstaff.
all dead or taken. The culprits, human poachers led by a
quasit demon named Wapalmter, are fencing the stolen
eggs on the Stilben black market. bother the people with pranks, debates, and temptation
to serve the genie. The Voice of the Tempest has sent
a welcome overStayed
Ashari windrunners to Stilben, Drynna, and Westruun
For mid-level characters:: Shaktia, a domineering djinni to seek outside aid to convince the elemental to return to
soldier from the Plane of Air has recently discovered and his home… but when they learn what caused him to leave
come through the elemental rift into Zephrah. How- his home plane in the first place, they may find it hard to
ever, the djinni refuses to leave, instead choosing to ever force him to go back.

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