Tul D'Neir suburbs
Al Kuneer - One of the largest districts and located in the
east part of town, it is also called the Southern Quarter, as this is where the
majority of people from the Southern Continent who live inside the city walls
live (they make up about 90% of the population of the quarter). It runs from
Stonehouse in the west to the wall in the east. It is bordered by the Avenue of
Crimson King in the north and Foggy Bottom & Grumbles in the south. The
architecture is definitely southern as the older buildings are slowly being gentrified
by the people living there. The better parts of the district are the northern
parts, closest to the Avenue. This is where all of the major god of the
southern continent have temples in town. The deeper you get into the district,
the more southern, poor and dangerous it becomes.
The
Grand Temple of Horus-Re - This large temple to the leader of the Southern
COntinent gods sits facing Taduls Field and is fronted by a huge stone
courtyard. Shaped like a large pyramid 150ft tall, there are two towers the
sprout from the top of the sides of pyramid and reach almost 400ft into the sky
and are, by far, the tallest buildings in the eastern part of the city. The
tops of the towers are covered in gold and shine brightly in the first and last
rays of the sun.
The
Church of Osiris - Osiris, god of nature and the underworld LG Life, Nature
Crook and flail, located up in that little nook in Stonehouse.
Al Zalam - Only the hearty or foolish travel into Al Zalam
(the Dark) without good reason, it is a maze of twisting streets without names,
dead end alleys and three or four story buildings that lean over the street,
keeping much of the area in the dark unless the sun is directly overhead.
Half-demons or worse are rumored to live deep within this area.
The
Rook - a quiet smoky, dark tavern that sits across from Croates Park that acts
as a 'gateway' into Alzalam. Guides (usually boys or girls about 10) can be
hired here to take you into Alzalam to find what you are looking for and they
can be hired from the bartender, a huge
man who wears a vest that barely closes across his chest and traditional
southern pants, scars are visible on every piece of skin not covered by the
vest, up to and including his neck and face. His name is Farjar and he will
determine the cost of a guide based on your dress, your need and how much he
trusts you. Sometimes the guides will lead you to the right place, sometimes
they will lead you in circles for hours, sometimes they will abandon you in the
middle of nowhere.
The Bleed - home to the slaughter houses of the city. The
sheep/pigs are brought into the city on barges that come down the nearby river,
out into the ocean and hug the coast until they enter past Poor Mans Light.
Another smelly area, the streets are normally sticky. 100 years ago this was a
wealthy (upper middle class) neighborhood, but a fire leveled the entire area.
The city had been looking for a place to butcher animals in town and they
turned this place into that.
Pastilles
Sausage Works - A sausage maker of dubious heritage and hideous visage. He
claims his parents were a half orc and half elf and that he was burned in a
fire when he was young. In actuality he is a high level githzerai thief in
hiding in the city. He surrounds himself with blood and gore to keep from being
tracked by a planar assassin who has a bloodhound of despair as a companion. He
has been hiding out for about 10 years now, he is still searching for a magic
item that will hide his scent. He does make a good sausage.
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Bloomton - This suburb sits north of the North Market and
south of the wall. In the east it is bordered by Oakhollow and in the West by
the Pastures. It gets its name from the ever present gardens and flower boxes
that line every building. The flowers are necessary because it sits downwind of
the Pastures.
Home to many inns and taverns, as well as warehouses. The
better establishments sit closer to Blue End, while the cheaper places lie to
the west of Market Street (closer to the Pastures). The warehouses spread along
the wall west of Market Street and are also concentrated south of Dilsons Grove
towards North Market.
The
Airedale - an extremely nice, cozy and expensive inn. It sits two blocks to the
east of the North Gate and its four stories tall. It covers an entire block and
inside the center of the four wings of the inn is a private garden/dining area,
which has a magical shield that prevents rain from reaching the patrons. Even
if you are not staying at the inn, you can eat at the restaurant that takes up
the north side of the bottom floor, Astrus (4 stars), one of the best five
restaurants in the city. Master Chef Claudius, halfling Exp14 chef, has been in
charge of the kitchens for the past 11 years. Closed on the first two days of
every week, they serve 2 meals a days five times a week and 3 meals a day the
other three days. Every day is an adventure on the menu, they are buyers from
Kgak Ngaks Delicicies in Magaac. Alton eats here weekly.
The rooms are large and comfortable and clean. There is a
bathhouse in the basement of the south wing and in the four corners there are
magical elevators that move people up and down magically. The fourth floor are
large suites that come with their own butler, room service and have in room
bathing facilities. They can accommodate up to 8 people each and there are 8 of
them on the top floor. The magical elevators only allow access to those who
rent the suites access to the fourth floor.
The inn has been run a pair of genasi for the past 45 years.
It started as a much smaller inn (with only two wings and two floors), but the
location, and the hard work of the owners Aguina (water genasi) and her husband
Bractian 'Breezy' (air genasi) and their family has turned The Airedale into
the place for all wealthy out-of-towners who come in through the North Gate.
This means its generally filled with the caravan masters of the largest and
most prosperous companies of the northern continent as well as their in-city
buyers. Much business is conducted in Astrus and the private dining area inside
the walls.
The current owners Aguina and Bractian live in one of the
top floor suites and are getting ready to retire. Their oldest child Mikos (air
genasi, 53 years old) will become the new general manager, and he will run the
place with his younger twin sisters. A pair of steam genasi, Marendi (Sor6) and
Watheria (War10), both were adventurers when they were younger, in different
groups. Marendi traveled to the Makarite subcontinent and their fabled lost
cities, while Watheria and her group traveled from the Frozen north shore of
the northern continent, to the grand cities of the southern continents Golden
Bay. They brought back many interesting things and have maintained their
foreign connections, much to the delight of Chef Claudius. The private dining
area is home to many of their larger pieces of 'recovered' art.
Hiro Tavern and Casino - run by a pair of best friends from their adventuring days. Hiandese Longfoot [cg, ROG8, halfling male] and Rotak Longclaw [cg, FTR11, half orc male]. They hit a big score about 10 years ago and decided that it was time to retire. After a few months of losing money at a casino, they decided it was easier to open one.
The building is very long and takes up almost 1/2 a city block. The tavern is on the south end of building and the casino is on the north end of the building. It has been open for 8 years. Hiandese (the halfling) runs the casino and all the dealers are clerics of Brandobaris (halfling god of luck), which helps the house make even more money. Rotak (the half orc) runs the tavern.
The games are clean, the food is good and place is tailored towards stablehands and others that work in the Pastures.
The
Prancing Pony - a large tavern known for its raucous nightlife activities.
Bards, dancers and entertainers of all kinds take the stage all night long to
the delight of the clientelle, mostly stablehands and caravan workers as it
sits west of North Market. Besides the nightly entertainment, they are also
famous for selling their beer in huge mugs called 'doubles' (two pints). This
leads many people to query 'It comes in quarts?". It has been open for 8 years under this name, before hand it was something else.
Silver Hand Meadery - This new Meadery sits on the northside of Dilsons Grove, one street in from the Pastures, across the street is the Grove. It is owned by Alton Greenbottle.
Thayil Saddles - This saddle maker sits at the corner of White Street and North Dilson Road, just north of Dilson Grove. They make good quality saddles and these are all made by the apprentices of Edninik Rosehand [Exp12, dm].
Rosehand Saddles - This saddle maker is the master who also owns Thayil Saddles. He makes his excellent quality saddles from this shop located on the back of Thayil Saddles. These are custom made and he can work with all kinds of leather and does excellent tooling work. There is a six month waiting list for his saddles and they cost 3 times what a normal saddle.
Violets Boarding House - run by a pair of old gnomish sisters Tulip and Dandelion Hillgrazer this boarding house is named for their deceased sister and have run this house for 40 years. Their tenants are strictly girls and women who work in the Pastures. They look after the females as if they were their own daughters and families of the young women who stay here know that their is someone in the big city looking out for their daughters.
A few hundred girls have called this place home over the years and one of the most successful ones, who went on to become a stablemaster, lives in the house with her family directly to the south of the boarding house.
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Blue End - This suburb in the north part of town contains
sages, tutors and very high end artificers (musical instruments, haberdashery,
clockwork pieces and gowns). One of the quieter areas of town. The only road
that sees significant traffic is Roses Row which runs from the North Market to
the western entrance of the Zoo. It bisects Blue End, running through the
valley between the hills that make up Blue End. Lots of window shopping takes
place along this stretch. The north side of Blue End (facing the wall) is a
mostly gnomish neighborhood.
Arvendale's
Tomes - This bookseller/sage sits in the se corner of Blue End, five houses
from the wall around the zoo and facing Marnias Park. Grantos Arvendale is
halfelf just entering his 60s, he is a former adventurer and now currently owns
this shop. He sells books, mostly related to nature and plants. He is also a
sage of those subjects. He is also an expert poison maker and can be hired to
teach people the skill, he is also the black market seller of poison books.
Tall for a half elf (6'3") his hair is starting to thin and turn gray, he
still prefers to wear browns and greens from his adventuring days. [n,
ROG4/RNG3/exp6, hem]
The
Cavern - billed as the only earth genesi tavern in town (they do allow others),
but don’t expect anything less than grumbles and moodiness from the patrons.
Lies near the base of Taidans CLimb
Overlook Inn -
Rocky
Top Gardens - This is a small park (about 4 acres) that lies at the far west
end of Blue End on top of one of the hills in the area. Large boulders are
scattered around the park and you get a great view of the city from Taidan's
Climb, a 75ft cliff that makes up the west end of the hill. This park accounts
for the greater than average number of earth genesi who live in the district.
Rose Towers - these towers have been here for as long as the town has been here. The western one is 8 stories tall, the eastern one is 6 stories tall and they are connected by a walkway from the top of the eastern one to the western one at the 7th floor. They are made from a dark rose colored block that matches no known block that is native to the area (within 1000 miles).
They were build by a half-elven family in responce to being excluded from the first five families of Tul D'Neir. The half part is some kind of tiefling or fire genesi or genie or demonic, no one is really quite sure any more and they were originally from the far east part of Marsadrei. They were running from the kingdom of Tah Shi Che as they conquered their kingdom as they expanded into the area around the Bay of Knives.
The Rosechem family has lived here for the entire time and now are one of the most powerful families in the city, although they do their best to maintain a low profile. They have spent the last five centuries hiding their overt power and camoflauging it with the veneer of a once proud family barely holding onto to the last vestages of power.
The Rose Towers compound is barely 10% of what it was 2 centuries ago, but what remains is surrounded by a 13ft tall iron picket fence and the grounds, once pristine, have fallen to disarray (quite on purpose).
They own 90% of the buildings on the area map, including the Overlook Inn, but through a series of shell companies. They are also high end assassins and information gatherers and are the power behind the powers in the city, even if they don't know it.
Willows
Pockets, a gnomish bakery that produces handheld pastries filled with meats,
cheeses, veggies in all kinds of combos that change daily. Located on Roses
Row, does lots of business with people go to/or from the Zoo.
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Clinks - this suburb is located in town, just inside of the
Gate of Stars, south of the AoCK and lies nw of Nordo. It is home to many of
the cities banks and money lenders.
Conquerors Gate -
Croates Park (pronounced Crow-Ates) - a few fields are
mingled among the trees, which are stunted because of Foggy Bottom and the
amount blood spilled by the dead people found here. If a week goes by and a
dead body isnt found in the park, the guards consider it a win.
Dyosa Park - This park is located to the sw of Vanguard
Heights and ne of Guild Hill. Half field (western), half grove (eastern). It is
named for the matriarch of the Platnal family, one of the founding families,
who wanted to save the First Fort over 400 years ago when the city was still in
its infancy.
The
First Fort is located at the eastern most end of Dyosa Park and predates the
city by almost 1000 years. Its makers are long forgotten to time and the old
fort is nothing more than ruins now. According to the city historians the fort
was probably 80ft square and was a simple motte/bailey design. All that remains
are crumbled walls, no higher than 5ft tall, and only about 30% of the outer
wall remains.
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Eastside - this suburb lies north of the AoCK inside East
Gate and west of Sozo, filled with shops, taverns, inns of all kinds as it
caters to travelers of all kinds. Very eclectic population, races of all kinds
live here. It becomes more residential as you get closer to the zoo and Sozo, a
little lower class that Sozo.
The Chimera Inn - a three story inn of decent quality that takes up two buildings on Dulmoor Street. They have good fare and ask few questions. The north building holds the common road where the food and drink is served. The two floors above hold double rooms that are simple, two beds, two chest.
The building to the south holds the kitchens on the bottom floor as the food is carried across the alley. The second floor is where all the servants and workers live and sleep. The top floor of the southern building is accessible via a special walkway that connects the two buildings three stories up. The top floor holds a large apartment that is usually rented longterm by a group of people. The access is limited to those who hold a special key that is provided by the owners.
Darken Jewelry - a goblin husband and wife run jewelrymaker. The specialize in small link chain necklases make from silver or platinum. From plain small link ropes to intricate hanging chokers and bibs. They also prefer to work in dark stones, onyx, obsidian, jet and bloodstone.
Firepie Tavern - a chain of taverns that sell Northern versions of Southern Continent food. Food from the Yantec empire is usually flavored with hot spices and hot peppers and most people from the Northern Continent find too hot for their tastes. These taverns sell northernized versions of Yantec food, not as spicy or flavorful.
This is the original tavern as it lies on the version northern edge of Al Kuneer facing Eastside. It has been in operation for 20 years and is very popular among the people of Sozo and Eastside. You can ask for a 'hot' and 'molten' version of the meal and the kitchen will prepare with extra spices for you. They are opening a new resturant every 2 or 3 years and there are now 7 locations across the city.
General Ditam Fountain - this fountain lies at the base of the terminus for the Taldus Aquaduct Branch. The fountain measures 25x8 and a bas relief of the general is carved into the terminus wall overlooking the fountain. He was a famous Tul D'Neir general who died over 120 years ago. He grew up in the area.
Planeshopper
Apothocary - owned by Slickback, run by Kelvim Maston [cg, FTR2, hm] who owed
some money to the wrong people (a disguised Slickback) and who found himself in
debt to Slickback (the real version). It is located across Taduls Field, three
shops up from the AoCK on Dulmoor Street.
Taldus Field - this open piece of grass is located noth of where the Taldus Aqaudect crosses the Avenue of the Crimson King. It acts as the unofficial border between Eastside and Sozo.
Rotte Grove - a small stand of pink trumpet trees (about 1/10 of an acre). They stand 30ft tall and bloom in late spring through mid summer.
Tanga's Battle School - This building lies on AoCK east of Taldus Field. It is home to an old (60y) earth genesi weapon master name Tanga [ln, FTR9, egm] who specializes in teaching two-handed weapons, especially those with reach capabilities, even exotics as he spent the first half of his life traveling across the hemisphere as a mercenary. This three story house has the bottom two floors combined into one large training area to accomodate training with reach weapons. He lives on the top floor. He opened the school 12 years ago.
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Farrow - this district lies in NW Tul D'Neir inside the
walls north of Yellow Queen Cemetary and west of Uptown. A lower to middle
class neighborhood where most of the people work for the caravans in lower tier
jobs. The neighborhood gets rougher and cheaper the closer to the Pastures and the outer walls of the city you get. The south part of the Farrow is the middle class as its closer to the North Churchs and the dwarven and elven districts of Nar Alain and Tall Trees respectively. Those who deal with the mortuary science live closest to the Cemetary. There are also always rumors of unsavory characters living in this part of town, both close to the wall in the poorest parts of the Farrow, and the nearest to the cemetary, in one of the creepiest parts of town.
Black Star Temple - This temple complex is dedicated to the Pommet god Arawn (god of life and death, NE). Its 2.5x the size of the picture on the page. A severely gothic looking temple complex. There are no skulls on the outside of the temple, but many of the rooms inside are skull decorated
The Box of Bones - this coffin maker sits further down Cemetary Road. They make coffins. The owner is Casper Butthoteagle [ln, Exp4, hm] and the Butthoteagle family has been making coffins for four generations.
Cemetary Road - This road follows the outside of the Yellow Queen Cemetary from the Street of Wheels to the AoCK.
Ebonywood Apothocary - this apothocary is located in the middle of block encircled by North Dilson Road, Cemetary Road and Lonbour Road. The owner is Kambucha Ebonywood [ne, Witch11, f-gnome]. She acts as if this is normal apothocary, but she also has a secret darkside area that deals with bone and death related componants (skull dust, ground elf bones, splinters from coffins of the unbelievers, etc).
You just can't walk in and ask for the stuff, you need to be refered by someone else who already has a connection to her darkside area.
The Long House - a simple dormitory for caravan workers. Four stories tall, rooms are single person only (8x10) with a simple bed, desk and locked chest. This place is for people who work on the caravans and are often out on deliveries for weeks or months at end.
They do serve a simple meal that is served in the building across the alley to the nw. It is a hearty stew and cooks all day. Each person who has a room gets one food chit per day.
North Dilson Road - this road runs sw-ne, beginning at the ne extrance of the Yellow Queen Cemetary around the northside of Dilsons Grove to meet up with 6th Street half way between the North Market and North Gate.
Rockarm Masoluem - this masoluem belongs to the Rockarm half-orc clan that been living in the city for three centruries. For the first two centuries they were the owners of Rockarm Caravan Guards, one of the best guilds of guardsmens in the city. They were very good and became very wealthy, but were turned down on the privledge of being buried in the Stonehouse, even though they had the money to do so. Instead they built a large masoluem in the oldest part of the Yellow Queen Cemetary.
In the last century they have added public safety to their roster of things they do. They provide security guards for the rowdier of the bars, whorehouses and other places that require bouncers in the Farrows, Pastures and Squeaky Town. Only the clan heads are buried in the masoluem.
The Rockarm Guards are still among the most popular and best guards in the city. The clan is very wealthy.
Steelers Wheels Tavern - this large tavern is on the rowdy side, it is open all day and all night to serve the large number of single men with coin who live in the area. Food and drink are standard, nothing too expensive, just enough to get a buzz on, or some nice hearty food.
The owner is a former caravan driver and an excellent of business man.
Townwatch, 22nd Precient - This town watch house has the standard 12 person watch. They deal with many drunk people and caravan workers looking for women.
Vladimaria Crypt - this tavern lies at the corner of North Dilson Road and Cemetary Road which encircles the Yellow Queen Cemetary. [the intersection is at 2 oclock, which is an entrance into the Cemetary]. The tavern lies arcoss the street from one of the entrances to the Cemetary.
This is a very gothic tavern made of stone and is one of the creepiest places in town. The owner is Bumfuzzle Cremation [n, ROG11, hm], he is a vampire, but he acts as a human and over acts as a vampire, wearing the equivilent of Grandpa Munster. He wears an Amulet of Non-detection, that is non-detectable.
There are two taverns, one on the ground level, and a set of stairs leading down into another tavern. There is no way to get from one level to the other without going outside. Bumfuzzle only tends bar in the basement. There are rumors that there are a secret tunnel into the cemetary; or into the sewers; or into the underdark; or all three.
The Whispering Oasis - this whorehouse is busy everyday of the week, except Wednesday2, on which it is closed. The women of the Oasis service the single men (and women) who live in the area. The owner of the Oasis is Technicality Zambuca [lg, CLR4, hf] and a cleric of Diancecht (Pommet goddess of medicine and healing). Nothing overly fancy, just lots of rooms for doing it. It does very good business because of the amount of traffic this place gets.
Ye Olde Owl Tavern - used to be named the Yellowed Tavern, but someone took the letters off the sign and rearranged them to spell, Ye Olde Owl and it has been that way for the past 30 years and three different owners.
The current owner is Sasquatch Tuckeredout [le, Exp8, hem], he took over for the last owner 8 years ago. He worked there as the second in command and then he killed the previous owner, but made it look like an accident and the 'found' will had the bar passing into his ownership.
It has an expensive menu, drink and fare, which limits its clientelle to the richer inhabitants of the area, which is the way he likes it. He prefers the quietness to the rowdiness that normally abounds in the Farrow.
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Flailton - this area sits outside the western walls of the
city, south of the Gate of Stars. Unlike the markets, this is filled with
permanent houses and businesses. It is a Makarite quarter, much of the
architecture here is of their design. Also home to makers for all things
caravan related.
The Fens - another slums area that lies on the east side of the city outside of the city walls.
Foggy Bottom - this district is home to leather workers,
dyers, brewers and other smelly professions. The name comes from the propensity
of haze that dominates the area all the time. The Golden Wall prevents breezes,
so its stagnant and stinky here.
Foggy
Brewery - the largest of all breweries inside the town, it clamps around the
end of the Golden Wall like an upside J as the building has continued to expand
in the 125 years since it was founded. They make a few brews that are strictly
for the city. Mata's Brew (typically called Bottom Brew), this is the cheapest
beer and found all over lower end establishments in the city. Sunrise Brew, the
middle beer, probably the most popular beer in the city, so named because
legend has it that the founder drank it all night (to the sunrise) and did not
get drunk, this is a myth, he was very drunk and an alcoholic anyway. Stars
Brew, the highest end of the local beers, it is found at most establishments in
the city. They also make a few that are for export, these are also available in
the city, but the three local brews are made in huge tuns for local bars.
Schaankas
Leather Works - a very old and wizened half elf female runs this place. A
former adventurer (Rog9) she runs a custom leather armor shop from down here.
Her work is so good she could easily relocate to a better part of town, but she
makes a point to only hire and employ goblin females, thereby keeping her
business here near a steady work force from Magaac. When she was an adventurer,
she was in a party with a female goblin rogue (Lygorka, who was disguising
herself as a very ugly gnome), they struck up a friendship and when they had to
escape the underdark Lygorka took her back to her village to live/hide, the
half elf became enamored with goblin culture. When she moved to Tul D'Neir to
start her business, she made a point to hire only goblin females. She had seen
their work with the crude tools they had, and knew they would do wondrous
things when they had professional tools to work with. They have not
disappointed in the 40 years the business has been open. It was a tough hill to
climb, overcoming peoples conceptions of goblins, but they do make some of the
best stuff in town. They also dye the leather here as well. Two days every
month (the first two days of the final week of the month), she rents a booth in
Ohrudis Gem in the North Market to sell
her goods, this is stock, not the custom fitted stuff. That she only does at
her location, which sits on the sw side of Croates Park, she lives above her
sprawling shop and is a very popular and well respected person in this part of
the city, (ie, she could walk around in Alzalam and not be harmed at any time
of day or night). Schaanka is not her name, that is a goblin word for 'heavenly
matron' or something of the ilk.
The Gate of Stars - this is the western gate of the city, it
leads to the Avenue of the Crimson King
The Glow/12th Street - this suburb contains the high end
theaters, pleasure houses, gambling houses, taverns and concert halls in town.
It runs between Uptown and The Shades, parallel with the aquaduct from the
Avenue of the Crimson King north, along side Marnias Park and ends past the
park and runs up against the sw part of Blue End.
The main street of the area is 12th Street, which runs from
The AotCK to the wall in the north. Only one building that is part of this area
is located south of the Avenue, and that is 12th Street Concert Hall, one of
the grandest buildings in town. It used to be on 12th Street, but it burned
down about 40 years ago, with help from wealthy patrons, it was relocated to
the lot across from where 12th Street hits the avenue. It now faces directly
down 12th Street from across the Avenue.
It is also called to the Glow because the place is lit by
Continuous Lights all the time
The Silk
Cocoon – a high end brothel just off the main street.
The Golden Wall -
The Great Aquaduct -
Grumbles - this district lies south of Al Kuneer and is
bordered by a pair of walls on the east and south. Home to some of the roughest
people in town, it includes the highest concentration of half orcs, tieflings
and other races that are looked down upon.
The
Blue Banner Guild - One of the few respectable places in this district, a
licensed and bonded guild of bodyguards, one of the better ones in town. Need a
tiefling warlock to protect you? COme here. Need a platoon of half orc/orc
guards for your caravan to the Northern Desert, this is your place. It is
located halfway to Mazons Gate along the wall. The safest way to get here is is
to follow the wall from the East Gate all the way down.
The
Broken Drum - If you want a bar fight, this is the place. The basement is
supposed to be home to a fight club kind of place, but you just can't walk up
and say "I want to go to the fight club"
Guild Hill -
Heroes Hill Cemetary
High Point
Hillside
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The Jungle - located between 4th and 8th Street it is home to many of the theater groups that work in the theaters in Uptown. The name comes from the numbers of ropes and cables that cross streets and alley ways in the area. The actors and acrobats practice on these.
This place is rife with pickpockets except on 6th Street, which is 'out of bounds' for pickpockets as its the major avenue from the AoCK to the North Market and they don't want to draw the heat.
Bling and Things - a former apprentice of Elugea (Prism Park), Hexomethonium Fragrency [cg, Exp7, dbrnm] is a silver dragonborn who opened his own clothing store in the nw corner of the Jungle about 12 years ago. He is an excellent tailor who learned his craft well at Elugea's feet, his skills were more as a creator of bedazzled cloaks and capes for dragonborn. Since then he has added costume design for theater groups to his resume.
Magaac - goblin word for Haven, this slum is stuffed into
the corner north of The Bleed, Golden Wall and the Military Wall. Not a very
clean place, but its home for the cities goblins, kobalds and other lesser
races. Always smells.
Kgak
Ngaks Delicicies - the entrapernurial goblin sells all kinds of specialty items
to the adventurous restuarants in town. Sheep & goat brains, cow eyeballs,
'sweetmeats' and other things that cannot be found in most restuarants. There
aren't many 'adventurous' restuarants in town, but there are enough to make him
good money. He owns a Hat of Disguise and acts as his own salesman, a gnome.
Temple
of Bargrivyek - this temple to the goblin god of cooperation and territory lies
in an old dry sea cave under the district
The Markets - located to the west outside of the walls,
north of the Gate of Stars. Home to farmers markets of all kinds, produce,
poultry, meats, cheeses, milks
Marnias Park - a large park north of the Shades, west of the
Zoo and east of Uptown. It contains a small pond that runs into the Zoo. The
northern part of the park is wooded, which keeps the visitors to the park from
seeing Blue End. There is a hill that runs along the north part of the park.
Mazons Gate
Midtown - this part of town runs from AoCK in the north, 1st Street in the west, South Market and the Oldwall in the south, the Stonehouse in the ne and Vanguard Heights in the se.
A real melting pot located in the middle of town, its very busy with businesses of all kinds, races of all kinds and leans towards middle class to lower/upper middle class.
Ashbutter House of Wines - this wine distributor, run by Frederico Ashbutter [ln, Exp7, hm] is a large man (one of his grandparents was a goliath) and he specializes in wines from the Northern Continent, as well as Makarite, Svarlbergen and Gratia. He ignores Southern Continent wins as Southern Wines is nearby and has a corner on that market.
Bed of Clouds Pleasure House - this pleasure house is on the quick and nasty side, but its very busy all the time. It sits at the corner of Dingle Avenue and 12th Street. Right behind it is Whores Grove, a small wooded area that is often used by wandering whores on a break.
Cartagena - (pronounced car-ta-Hane-ya), this part of Midtown is centered around Oswain's and Seven Moons and is always busy, even busier than most parts of Midtown. It is full of carts picking up daily supplies for larger resturants or the villas.
This part of town (as well as 2-4 blocks in all directions) burned down in a fire 65 years ago
Corsairs Lutes - this shop is run by Corsair Threedrawers [ln, BRD7, hem], a half-elven bard who makes lutes, ouds and pipas. He has collected lute-like instruments from across the world and decided to replicate them. He uses very exotic woods and materials. Instead of the normal 35gp per lute, his lutes are three to five times more expensive, but worth it.
Any magicusers looking to enchant magical lutes, ouds and pipas, comes here to buy the instruments. There is a waiting list of 6 months. He is one of the top three lutemakers in the city. It is located on Dangle Street just west of 12th Street.
The Drunken Nun - Akimbo Zymological [le, BRD2/MON4, tiefling female] has run this fine spirits distributor for the past 18 years after she completed a hostile takeover of a smaller fine spirits seller by the means of blackmail. She is a great business person and has expanded the business 5x since the take over. This is the store front and she has small samples of her catalog in this store. Her liquors come from the Makarite and Bamgria subcontinents, as well as the Northern Continent.
Elderberry Furs - this furrier, run by Elderberry Phenomenon [ng, RNG8/Exp4, gnome female] a gnome from Gratia who moved here about 35 years ago. She buys the furs from the north part of the continent and does the work herself.
Furniture by Dragon McMuffin - this furniture vendor collects and then sells some of the best dwarven furniture in the city. Dragon McMuffin [cg, BRD2/Exp6, dwarven male] is a born salesman and his shop is filled with chairs, tables, desks, and wooden furniture of all kinds. He connects people with vendors, not only in the city, but throughout the nearest dwarven mountain homes.
Glabrezus Horn Inn - this expensive inn is run by Painless Ravenwing [lg, PAL2/Exp7, aasimar human male] a half aasimar for the past 24 years. This place is expensive, quiet and is the best inn in Cartegena. The place is usually filled with the better traders who come into this part of the city.
The Glabrezu horns are real and hang above the bar. Painless acquired these horns from his father, an aasimar who was a famous paladin of the church of Tyr many years ago. Painless just didn't have the heart and the will to be a paladin.
Greens Arrows - run by a dwarven fletcher, Quinnaverous Olive [cg, FTR2/Exp10, dm] and his staff. They make nothing but arrows, they make them in batches of 20 with green fletching. He has dyed his beard a deep green. He will also make them in specialized colors, both feathers and shafts.
Hands of Gold - this masseur runs a small shop under her house. Lastyak Manhands [ln, CLR3, aasimar female] runs a very clean establishment and is very good. It is NOT a front for sex, no really.
Hana Kalas Silver Goods - run by Hana Kala [ln, Exp13, human male] a human from Mannaria (south of the Southern Continent) who came to the city 30 years ago as a sailor and fell in with a dwarven silversmith and apprenticed for 20 years before taking over his shop 10 years ago when the dwarf Turkmenistan Karaoke retired and returned home.
Hana is a very good silversmith and him and his family live above the shop. He has two daughters and both of them have begun apprenticing with him. He makes very good tea sets as well as goblets.
Idols Idols Idols - a religious item maker run by a human, Smoker Toothsayer [n, CLR2/Exp5, hm] is a decent workman. These are not church worthy, but more for homes or traveling kits. These are made from wood and painted. He is a fence of religious paraphenalia.
Jonesies Wondrous Haven of Golden Things - Jonesy Auric [cg, Exp12, gnome male] is a very good goldsmith who decided to make his home and shop in Cartegena. He only works in gold, mainly chains, rings, bracelets. He does not set stones in his jewelry, but does the work for others to finish with stones.
He has very tiny hands and is golden braid work is amongst the best in the city. He has been in this location for the past 50 years.
Keystone Tavern - pretty much the opposite of the Venomous Goat Tavern, opens at sundown and goes to 2 hours after sunrise. This place is popular with the people who deliver the goods to the distribution centers, mainly people from the docks. The owner is Maggot Brian [ln, ROG4, human male] and there are usually fights here every night.
Long Street - this road runs east-west between the South Market and 1st Street.
MJR (Mama Jamma Rama) Locks - this locksmith/lock maker is Rama Negativekillmonger [le, ROG9, dwarven female]. She is one of the better locksmiths/lock makers in the city.
Nabushar Spices - this spice merchant has been at this location for the past 65 years. Nabushar is the family that owns this business and they were initially from Ekibete. Most people think they were from the Southern Continent, but are a little bit taller and darker than people from Southern Continent.
They own their own ships and make trips along the Llenadras-east coast of Southern Continent-Tul D'Neir route and back. They specialize in Ekibete spices, and also take passengers along on the trip.
Necksnapper Mogul - Ratfink Ratbastard [lg, ROG4, wererat dwarven male] has been making traps for the last 10 years. His traps are world-class as his designs are cutting edge. He sells them to any place that has a rodent problem and is making a killing, literally.
It might seem odd for a wererat to actively try to kill as many rats/mice as possible, but he hates the fact that he became a wererat.
Oswain Food Distributor - this large building stretches across two city blocks and acts as a food distributor for the many of the large households and larger resturants in the city. It stretches between 12th and 14th Streets and it has a direct line from the aquaduct into the building. It is at the center of Midtown nicknamed Cartagena.
This building was built 65 years ago when there was a fire in this part of town and many blocks of Midtown were destroyed. They got permission to block 13th Street. They used to have buildings closer to the Docks, but were able to move here when the space became available.
The food is standard food choices, wheat, potatoes, carrots, lettuce, tomatos, peppers, etc; in large bags and boxes. This is where the party's villa gets there food. They are one of the largest food distributors in the town, they have a refrigerated and frozen area in the building.
Petals Galore - this florist is run by Absence Skullduggery [cg, WIZ2/DRD4, hef] a half elf and her staff. LIke the other businesses in the area, they sell fresh flowers to the villas and restuarants that come and buy goods in this area.
Phrank and Schteyns Apothocary - this apothocary is located in Cartagena and is run by a pair of half-orc brothers and have been here for the past 15 years. Their focus is a cross between orcish herbal remedies as their mother came from a long line of orcish medicine woman/witches and the herbal rememadies from the south-eastern corner of the northern continent.
Frog and toad testicles, grung livers, giant leech slime, ground nuckelavee bones, hydra scales, catoblepas scent glands, roc feathers, ogre eyes, etc. There is a better than average chance to find parts from swamp or mountain creatures, or plants/fungus from those places as well, at this apothocary.
Quibbles Ink - Fondue Quibble [cg, WAR3/ROG3/Exp8, gnome/tiefling female] is an inkmaker, one of the better in the city. She is also an excellent forger, but obviously she hides this talent.
Rhombusia Parfum - owned and operated by Rhombusia Trapazoid [n, Exp9, human female] a female from the eastern sub-continent for Bamgria.
Seven Moons Brewery - this large building also stretches across two city blocks and is home to one of the largest breweries in town. They also have direct line from the aquaduct. It stretches between 12th and 14th Streets and it has a direct line from the aquaduct into the building. It is at the center of Midtown nicknamed Cartagena.
This building was built 65 years ago when there was a fire in this part of town and many blocks of Midtown were destroyed. They got permission to block 13th Street. They had a few scattered breweries around town, but when the space became available they built a state of the art brewery on site here.
They sell beer in barrels (30gal), butts (100gal) and tons (250gal) only. They only sell three kinds of beer here as well. Copper Brew (fair), Silver Brew (good), Golden Brew (very good). Some of their other breweries that are still scattered across the city does sell different variants of Seven Moons brews (some are better than Golden Brew and some are worse than Copper Brew).
Short Street - this road runs east-west between the South Market and Square of Heroes skirting Dyosa Park.
Southern Wines - El Banir Cameltoe, 80yo, [ng, BRD3/Exp17, human male] and his family run this wine shop, which sells nothing but wine from the Southern Continent. This is the tasting storefront and they deal in quantity, either large 30gal barrels, or cases of bottles all from the Southern Continent.
The Cameltoe family has run this shop for the past 65 years, opening this second store front in Cartegena after the fire leveled this area. Their main location is in Al Kuneer, which also holds their warehouse, but this location allows them to reach a larger part of the cities rich population. The family has resisted the urge to sell anything other than Southern Continent wines. This is the premier place in the entire city to get Southern Continent wines as El Banir has made or broken a winery due to his standing as the worlds largest Southern Continent oenophile.
Sweet Sensations - This upscale bakery is located across from Oswain Food Distributor. The majority of the villa and resturants that get their food from Oswain make their own bread. This place makes the specialty breads, cakes and pies that the kitchens cannot (or don't have time to make).
Elven cloud rolls, halfling twisty bread, dwarven gravel cakes, marsadrei fruit puffs, and more are handled daily by this large bakery that runs constantly throughout the day.
The bakery was opened 65 years ago by a married couple, Seesaw Jackalope (a halfling/water genesi male) and his wife, Scrumptious Fleur de Flour (elven female). Since that time, the business has expanded 3 times, slowly taking over more and more adjacent shops and more expansion is coming soon when they can take over the next closest shop. Seesaw has died but his wife and their kids still run the business, although each of the five children has gone off on their own rumspringa to sow their oats for a year or two. All but one has remained at home helping to run the business. The stray child is Alexandria Jackalope [cg, WAR8, elven water genesi] who has helped the business in her own way as she has multiple times traveled to Marsadrei (the continent of Lakes) and brought back some interesting recipes.
Theliels Cosmetics - this cosmetics shop is owned by Theliel Diamondsky [lg, PAL2/SOR3, aasimar female]. She built this shop 65 years ago after the fire. Although she was a paladin, she didn't really take to it, so she became a sorcerer. A very attractive female, she has turned her talents to making cosmetics and makeup.
Townguards, 8th precinct - a larger precient, 20 person compliment. They are always busy wandering Cartagena, they deal with many pickpockets, so most of the guards have levels of ROG. They also have a few undercover agents.
Tul D'Neir Ale Distributors - a higher end ale distributor sells the best of the best ales from around the city and local area. They sell in 1/4 kegs (8gal), 1/2 kegs (16gal) and full kegs (32gal). They carry around 100 different kinds of ales, beers and lagers. This is not the highest end ales and beers, but everything they carry is better than average and very local (nothing further than 50 miles away from the city). There are other distributors who do those markets better.
This business is owned by the Rosechem family.
Tul D'Neir Bank - a branch of the city bank.
Two Brothers Tapestries - Arby and Zaxby Carrion [ln, Exp5, human males] are great salesmen and this showroom shows samples of the tapestries that they have access to. Their suppliers come from the city, as well Gratia and the Southern Continent. Zaxby is a very good artist and can sketch out exactly what the customer desires.
The high end tapestries from both Gratia and the Southern Continent can take up to 3 years to produce depending on the size and the materials used. They do have a warehouse where they have tapestries that were not purchased because the sale fell through. They do get 50% upfront on any tapestry ordered, more if its a specific event or family related.
Ukelalas Lamps - this lamp shop is run by a human and his family, Ukelala Labyrinth [ln, FTR4/Exp7, human male] makes nice lamps. He makes wall lamps, he also makes hurricane lamps, something he brought back from his travels to Svarlbergen.
Venomous Goat Tavern - this tavern in Cartegena is open from 2 hours before dawn to sundown and caters to the people who bring the carts from villas and large restuarants in the mornings. They focus on breakfast and something they invented, an egg, cheese and sausage stuffed roll that can be held in one hand and eaten while walking.
Tomahawk Beaver [ng, Exp7, human male] and his family turned this failing business around 3 years ago when they created this recipe. Hot Pockets are extremely popular and have become a favorite of the workers who come into this part of the city multiple times a week to bring back goods to their villas and large restuarants.
They sell down watered beer as well as most villas don't want their employees drinking in the morning. There is no venomous goat, but there is a stuffed two-headed goat that hangs above the fireplace in the main room. The reason for their weird hours (before dawn until sundown) is because this part of town sees a lot fewer people once the sun goes down.
Yellow Dragon Glass - the Flammible Clan, a dwarven run glass blower. They make vases, pipes, and all things glass. They have been here for 65 years.
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Military
Naalaine - an elven district at the south east edge of
Midtown, home to many elven sages, scholars and teachers as it is close to
Oldtowers and the University.
Vanguard
Press - this bookpress is known to carry many books on military tactics and
war.
Nar Alain - west of the North Market, it is a dwarven
district and the name translates as "Little Mountain", actually
"The Mountain that is Tiny in Size". It is home to some of the best
smiths in town and best swords and armor is made here
Nordo -
North Churches - this district is located north of Squeaky
Town and Yellow Queen Cemetary and SW of the Farrow. It houses gods of death,
life, craftsmen, nature, animals and those of the Pommet empire.
North Market - This suburb is bordered by Dilsons Grove in
the west, Bloomton in the north and Uptown in the south; in the east it runs up
against the sw part of Blue End and the north part of The Glow actually
extending eastward a block or two past 12th Street. The district is wide and
flat.
Ohrudis
Gem - an open area of 38 acres that sits in the middle of the district and is
filled with booths 8 of 10 days every week. Hundreds of vendors fill this area
all other days, selling everything from the back of carts, or temporary booths.
Some vendors come from outside of the city, others come from their shops in
other parts of the city, but all are looking to sell. The only item that is not
sold here is fish, there is a market specifically for fish near the docks.
Shops of all kinds line the market and 6 major streets converge at the Gem,
making this one of the busiest places in town. The surrounding area is filled
with artisans of all kind, usually they have their shop on the first floor and
live with their family above as two/ three story buildings are crowded into the
area. The western side of North Market is much louder as this is where metal
smiths of all kind are concentrated and the district bleeds into Nar Alain
(Little Mountain - a dwarven district)
Oakhallow - this district is home to many of the people who
work in The Glow and Bloomton. There is also a small halfling town that hugs
the wall in the north part of the district, it connects to the gnome town that
lies north of Blue End
Old Wall
Oldtowers - the home to The Museum of Tul D'Neir, the city's
largest. There are many towers in this area that is bordered by the Old Wall in
the north, Pirate Avenue in the south and Dyosa Park in the east. Many of the
towers are hundreds of years old and were build by some of the earliest
families in Tul D'Neir, before the villas in the Shades became the destination
for the wealthy. Some families still own both.
The
Black Finger - this tower is located just inside the Pirates Gate in Old
Towers. Still owned by the Kheenasi family, one of the first five and the only
one from the Southern Continent. The four story tower is made from black
marble, there is no grass anymore in the nearly acre yard that surrounds it. It
was replaced years ago and is now a dark grey flagstone with a simple lighter
stone path that leads from the street to the door. The grass was replaced about
60 years ago when one of the Kheenasi kept throwing spears from the upper
windows at the gardeners that tended the property, all the time yelling 'Get
off my lawn'. The Kheenasi family has a history of mental illness in its older
members and once they are too far gone they are moved into this tower and out
of the villa that the family still owns.
The
Golden Tower of The Six - one of the tallest towers in the city, it soars 150ft
above the town and it used to be home to the adventuring party called the
Golden Six and they kept residence there for almost 70 years as they adventured
across the known world. It was sold 30 years ago when they were down to 2
remaining members (both elves), since then it has had three other tenants. The
Blazing Bulls, bought it and within 4 years they were gone. Only one of them
returned from a trip to the nine hells, she sold the place and retired. The
Mango Mongeese held the place for 20 years, using it when they weren't
adventuring in the southern jungles. During their last trip to the jungles of
the southern continent they found the lost city of Xik'Berix and became stupid
wealthy, they have since dispanded and most of them moved to the grand city of
the great southern bay and own a great sprawling palace. Six years ago it was
purchased by the Sisterhood of Dragons, an adventuring band made of entirely of
female dragonborn. They are currently on an planar adventure, some say the nine
hells, others say the abyss.
The
Museum of Tul D'Neir - opened nearly 200 years ago, it is home to one of the
largest collections of relics in the known world. It is now housed in 4 towers
and a dozen buildings that connect the towers. Concocted by the wealthiest
families over 200 years ago as a place to show off the history of the northern
continent. It has since expanded to include a tower of southern continent
history, as well as two buildings of Makarite relics. A (mostly) accurate of the
history of the world is on display here.
Park of Burned Statues - this park is north of The Bleed and
still contains about a dozen statues, many of them burned from the fire 100
years ago. Even though the old upper middle class suburb burned down, the city
kept the park as they wanted to keep the green space, and got some pushback
from the cities druids when they wanted to turn the land into more slaughter
houses. Currently the druid in charge of keeping the space clean is a goblin
druid name Ohcan Greentuft.
The Pastures - located in N Tul D'Neir between Farrow and
Uptown, it is home to many stables that sit inside the walls, very smelly
Pirates Gate
Princes Park - This park is all open field and lies north of
the University, south of AoCK, SW of Uptown and NW of Midtown. There are no
groves here as this is nothing but an open field. This is where any large
events take place as it’s the largest open area of green in the city.
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Prism Park - this part of Uptown is home to the highest
concentration of dragonborn inside the city. It lies north of the Avenue of Crimson King
The
Bronze Bell – a dragonborn run tavern that is in the process of becoming a
center for dragonborn bards. Partly owned by Aggadah and his lady friend,
Mosilopina.
Elugea's Coats - an dragonborn specific cloak and coat store run by Elugea Implausability [ln, WIZ2/Exp8, ef] an elven female who was in adventuring parties years ago. She campaigned with a pair of dragonborn and they always complained that they could not find proper fitting cloaks, so she started a side hustle. It took off. That was 30 years ago.
She moved to this location 15 years ago and has been making good quality coats and cloaks for dragonborn. She has figured out a rain-repellant formula for the sturdier travel cloaks that she makes. There is not a lot of ornamentation on her cloaks, they are well-made and long lasting (like North Face jackets). All her current apprentices are dragonborn and she deals in almost 30 different shades.
Firepie Tavern - located at the corner of Three Bones Lane and Blackscale Street. It is one of the 7 Firepie Taverns in the city. This is the newest location, opening 2 years ago.
Golden Harp Tavern - this tavern lies two blocks north of the Leech Pit along Three Bones Lane. Smaller than the Bronze Bell and more intimate, it is run and owned by Vancouver Sassytree [lg, BRD5/CLR2, ef] and caters to female and elven bards, even though it technically lies in Prism Park (a dragonborn suburb)
The Leech Pit - a sunken ampitheater that was dug into an old square. It must be rented out to be used. There is a mosiac in the lower most area and it was supposed to be a dragon, but the tile layer took one to many mushrooms and design looks like a giant leech.
The Pit is usually rented out by some of the local bars/taverns/theaters to drum up business for their upcoming show. These places include the Forty Five Spoons Fest Hall, The Bronze Bell, Golden Harp Tavern (located two blocks up Three Bones Lane), and theaters that populate the Jungle.
Market Street (aka 1st Street) - runs in a winding north-south fashion from the Grand Market on the The Docks to the North Market in Bloomton. It acts as an unofficial border between many suburbs as it makes its way through the city.
The Strong Bell - This 5 story bell tower rings twice a day, sun up and sun down with three peels in the key of E-flat. It stands 2 floors above the nearby buildings and the top is decorated with art from Lathander. This tower used to be part of the church of Lathander. The church burned down over 100 years ago and then moved to one of the church suburbs, but the tower remained. The initial bell was taken to the new church, this is a replacement bell. The ringing of the bell is the responsibility of the guards of the 41st Precinct.
Thia Shon Tea House - this teahouse is run by an oriental dragonborn of the chromatic kind. Non-dragonborn really cannot tell the difference between an oriental dragonborn and a normal dragonborn unless they have specific contact with either kind, and an understanding that there are oriental dragonborn. Dragonborn know right away.
Sugarscale Bearclaw [n, PAL2/Exp4, dragonbornf] sells tasteful and cleansing teas of all kinds here, including ones from her home continent of Tal She Che.
Townguards, Precient 41st - a standard 12 person guardhouse. The people here either speak gnome or draconic because of the neighborhoods this place backs up onto. About a third speak all three languages. They have an active drunk tank.
Vildon the Sage - this sage's home is at the corner of Market Street and Blackscale Street. An ancient silver dragonborn has lived here for the past 60 years , Exp17. He has Knowledge Arcana, Relgion +15. History, the Planes +10. Nature, undead +5. He also buys books, but only ones that he does not own.
The Quills - located east of the University, sw of Midtown
and north of Widows Hill, home to lawyers, scribes and bookbinders in the city.
Manuatos Books
- a bookbinder/seller located directly across Market Street from the
University. Manuatos [ng, Exp12, hm] is from Relagosa, this Makarite runs one
of the better bookstores in the area. He is in his early 70s and still very
spry as he makes the long walk from his home in Oakhollow to his shop every
morning. He has a staff of a dozen scribes pumping out books and is the place
to go for excellent quality illustrated books. His versions of Encyclopedia of Plants of the Northern Continent [three
volume set] and Guide to Southern Continent Plants - Choo al'Kabar [three
volume set] have been the gold standard for the past 15 years.
River Docks -
Sawville - This suburb lies between Dyosa Park and the River
Docks and is home to many of the sawmills and large scale contractors in the
city.
Grestians
Construction - a human general contractor [exp11] runs one of the largest
construction companies in the city, he deals exclusively in solidly built
wooden structures. He does high end structures (new houses, etc), but tends to
stick to easy to build, prefab structures. Stables, barracks, small cottages,
servants quarters, etc; so most of his jobs are in the Shades.
The Shades - The suburb that is filled with villas for the very
wealthy in town. It is bordered by the aquaduct in the west, Marnias Park in
the north, the Avenue of the Crimson King in the south. It gets its name from
the propensity of tall trees that sit in the villas, casting their shade. The
people who don't live here like to joke that the name comes from the attitude
of those that live here, how they will 'throw shade' at you unless your family
has a villa in the Shades.
The villas range from about half an acre up to 12. Although
there are only 4 villas that are larger than 6 acres, and those all belong to
the remaining founding families. Most lie in the .75 to 3 acre range.
Shipyards
South Pasture
Sozo - the district south of the zoo, middle class, mixed
shops and dwellings. Genesi, of all flavors, found in higher than normal
numbers north of Taduls Field.
The Broken Comet - this tavern is run by a magma genesi named Oozy Oozebourne [ln, WAR6, magmagenesi female] since she retired from the adventuring road twenty years ago. Regardless of the time of the year, this place has a roaring fire going and has inside temps in the 90s. It is extremely uncomfortable to any races that are not fire-aligned (fire, magma, smoke, steam, ash, radience).
The beer is warm, the food is hot and spicy. The owner will buy anything from any of the hells or any lower plane that is warm.
Corvus Tower - This 8 story tower is made from stone and is mostly grey, there are red bands of stone that encircle the tower the top 4 stories. The center circlur tower is the oldest and has been in this location for the past 300 years. The other two have been added later.
The west tower is six stories tall, made of a darker grey stone and is square. It was built 120yo.
The north tower is four stories tall and made of lighter grey stone with every 20 or so blocks made from a dark black stone. It was built 70 years ago.
Frozen Tree Cheeseshop - This cheese shop is located on Sunrise Lane and is a good cheese shop. The place is run by a halfelf named McFungus Crackleberry [cg, ROG6, hem] and he knows a guy who can 'take care of problem with a living person'.
Kookaburra Magic - this large magic item selling business lies just down the street from the Zoo entrance. The main building is the bottom two floors of the eight-story Corvus Tower complex, it also spills over into the two towers to the west and north of the circular tower. The west tower is six stories tall, the north tower is 4 stories tall.
They sell wands, scrolls, potions, dusts, oils and rings. Uncommon is 90% in stock, rare is 25% in stock. Very rare needs to be ordered, there is a 6 month back log.
This business has been here for almost two century now. Kookaburra Marshmellow [ln, WIZ11, em] was the original owner and was wizard who sold magic items from the bottom level of his tower. The second tower was built by one of his friends 120 years ago and they expanded the business, her name is Poofy Vundabrau [ng, WIZ10, hef]. The third tower was build 70 years ago, by a third friend, Runsupyou Hankerchief [ln, WIZ12, gf].
About 50 years ago all three of them sold the business to a conglomorate of genesi mages that wanted to continue the business. The five genesi mages kept the name and kept the staff and now live in the three towers and continue to sell magic items. The five mages were (three air, 1 water and 1 fire); now only one original genesi ower remains (the fire; the other four are steam, radiance, water and earth). One of the largest, more important genesi businesses in Sozo, they make sure they give back to the community in a big way.
Nine Tails Fortune Teller - this ancient water genesi female is a fortune teller and has lived in this house for the past 35 years. Her name is Honcho Granolarapids [n, CLR4/RNG2, water genesi female] and owns 9 cats, if one dies, she gets another one. She is a fence of jewelry.
Oliphant Square - This large open square sits just to the south of the south Zoo entrance and is the stopping point for carriages that shuttle people to the zoo from all parts of the city. There is a large statue of an Oliphant in the square, it is 150% larger than a real oliphant and made from a single block of granite.
Orphics - this water genesi is a magic item broker. He connects people looking to sell magic items and those looking to buy magic items. He works out of a small office of his 3 story house.
Quasi’s
– a genesi bar that sits just down the road from the entrance to the zoo. Non
genesi are allowed in, but it is heavily geared to genesi, especially
adventurers on the younger side. It’s a modest lifestyle cost place.
Quesos
Weapons and Stuff - a fire genesi smith [exp 8] runs this shop that faces the
wall that surrounds the zoo. A very good smith, he is familiar with all kinds
of metals and can work with things from other planes.
Reckless Toys - this toystore sits just outside of the Zoo entrance. Run by an air genesi names Reckless Fragrance [cg, BRD2/Exp9, agm] and has been here for the past 15 years. He and his staff make toys of animals that are found in the zoo. There are wooden toys, sewn stuffed toys (straw, sawdust, cotton)
Strongbeard Trading Company - This many concern company is the product of a drunken evening between Captain Colgren Firebeard and a pair of dwarvens (Stronginthearm cousins from the clan Yamok of Nar Arlak). Its a trading company/repair smithy/hot sauce seller. The business name comes from a portmandeau of Stronginthearm and Firebeard. [Firearm was already taken.]
The trading company will start with a single route. Tul D'Neir to Buzzard Falls (10 days travel each way, 1 trip per month). It will be mostly raw metals and specialized food products that come from Nar Arlak to Buzzard Falls. They do have plans to expand the empire in the future.
The smithy is run by Pikelbahrell (Pik-L-Bah-Rell) Stronginthearm [dm, CLR3(Moradin)/Exp6, ng] who specializes in repairing of damaged weapons and armor. He also makes new weapons and armors, but starts with damaged.
They also import Yamok sauce from Nar Arlak by Nyqula Stronginthearm [df, BRD4/Exp3, cg]. This is a spicy dwarven sauce and they are looking to make inroads into Tul D'Neir. It is both a newer product and an acquired taste.
Whisperwind Baths - these very nice baths sit at the corner of Sunrise Lane and South Zoo Lane as they take up half the block. There are cold baths, salt water baths, hot baths, mud baths, dust baths, and smoke baths. The odder baths are smaller and one in number; the hot baths and cold baths come in many different price points.
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Squeaky Town - home to all the trading coasters that call
Tul D'Neir home. It sits north of AoCK in the far NW part of the city, bordered
on the NE by the Street of Wheels. It is also home to makers of carts, barrels,
crates and all things needed for caravans. These businesses are located along
the wall inside the town, or just outside town in Flailton.
The
Great Claw (aka Gonds Wooden Folly) - this is a large wooden crane structure
that lies where the Street of Wheels hits the wall in northern Squeaky Town. It
is a large crane that is tall enough to stand above the wall and lift goods
from outside the wall and place them inside the wall, specifically it moves
lumber over the walls so the people in Squeaky Town can build things.
Steaming Tower
Stonehouse - this cemetary lies south of the Shades and
contains the majority of mausoleams for the families of the Shades. A few do
have places on their grounds, but most have transferred their dead ancestors to
this cemetery. Built 120 years ago, when a fire decimated this part of town.
Street of Pirates - this large street runs from the Grand
Market, eastwards between the Quills and Widows Hill, through Pirate Gate and
ends at the north end of the River Docks.
Tall Trees - a district of Uptown that is elvish.
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The Tinkles - a district that is definitely gnomish. Jewelry
maker, clockworkers, gem smiths, etc all live in this area.
Forty Five Spoons Fest Hall - This large fest hall takes up half a block and lies just to the west of Market Street (aka 1st Street) across from Prism Park in the Tinkles (the gnomish suburb).
Owned and operated for the last 40 years by the Snozzberry clan, a gnomish family. Four stories tall, one story deep, there are countless bars, a kitchen that runs non-stop from sun-down to sun-up, this is a hopping late night place.
There are three stages, the largest is on the back side of the complex and is a 500 person occupancy theater that hosts the cities biggest bards, as well as putting on plays. Besides an large seating area, there are also two levels of private boxes that make up a balcony. The medium stage, located on the south side of the building, can host about 200 people in the room and was rebuilt 20 years ago to make it one of the best acoustically sounding rooms in the world. This place gets rowdy and hosts the more upbeat bards, ribald songs are necessary here. The final room holds 50 and lies in a basement level on the north side of the building. This is for the bards who produce more contemplative and softer ballads.
This place has one of the largest selections of gnomish ales and wines in the city. The head of the clan is Antidiluvian Snozzberry [cg, Exp10, gm], a crotchity old gnome of 120 years, but he has one of the best ears for talent in the city, both bard wise, and theater troupe wise. Many up-and-coming parties get their big break at the Forty Five Spoons.
Worldwalkers
Atlases - this gnomish run business is located on the street that faces the
Yellow Queen Cemetary. A large warehouse building that is the cities largest
printer of maps. Everyone knows that gnomes produce the best maps.
The University -
Uptown - This district lies south of North Market north of
the Avenue. The dwarven (Nar Alain), elven (Tall Trees), gnomish (the Tinkles)
and dragonborn (Prism Park) areas are all considered part of larger Uptown. The
east is bordered by The Glow (specifically 14th Street)
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Vanguard Heights - This district lies north of the River
Docks and south of the Stoneyard. Home to uppermiddle class people that work in
the se part of the city. The master carpenters, master leather workers, master
butchers, mid level guild members, etc are a good portion of the population.
It lies on/along Vanguard Hill, the home to the first
fortification [First Fort, see Dyosa Park] in the area that would eventually
grow into Tul D'Neir.
Albees Puppets - this elder dwarf is a retired carpenter and former guild leader of the Carpenters Guild. He lives in this four story house and for the past 20 years has been making puppets so children and for some of the theater puppet groups in town.
Hierophant Tavern - this is a high end tavern that is frequented by high priests and other older members of the three nearby churches. It is quiet, expenisve and decorated in dark polished wood. The owner Geneology Figgipudden [cg, CLR3(sune)/Exp12, ef] is 350yo and has run this tavern for the past 100 years.
Hillcrest Playground - this playground is located inside a block that sits at the corner Zoo Avenue and Ashdust Lane. The majority of the houses that make up this block are owned by people who are in the carpenters guild and 15 years ago one of the father began building a wooden playground in the court behind the houses. It has been expanded and upkept for the past 15 years.
Hilltop School - funded by the Quinlee family and provides free elementary education for the families in the area, the majority of them are children of the leatherworker and carpenter guild members.
Hilltop Tower - This 7 story tower sits on the tallest point of Vanguard Hill and the flags on top of the 20ft flagpole can be seen from most of the south eastern part of town. The tower was built 180 years ago by Malakoplakia Winklebeard [lg, WIZ16, hm] a famous planeshopping wizard.
The current owners are the Quinlee family. They are a half-elven family that is very powerful in the leatherworkers guild. Many Quinlee's have been the head of the leatherworkers guild over the past 120 years. The Quinlee's are half-elven, it doesn't matter what the other half is. They currently have the contract to produce all the leather armor for the City Guard. They run the school and maintain Quinlee Field.
Quinlee Field - This open and manicured field lies behind the Hilltop School and is used by the kids from the school.
River Road - runs north-south from the River Docks to the Square of Heroes.
Short Street - this road runs east-west between the South Market and Square of Heroes skirting Dyosa Park.
Square of Heroes - This is the meeting of Short Street, Zoo Avenue and River Road. There is a large granite plinth that is shaped like a skinny triangle. Each point holds a statue of a hero, one for each of the three temple complexes that lie around the square. The statues are exactly the same height so as not to put one god above the rest.
The Kord statue is of Saint Dexter Richfield the Paladin of the Strong; the Red Knight staute High Priest Akkadis Occipitial; the Heironeous statue is of Paladin Perishable Buckingham VII, Earl of Ragsbunnydale On Arborduff.
Tavern of the Shield - this is a rowdy place that has its own battle ampitheater that is used for non-lethal combat. The weapons are padded and the combat is to either disarmement or unconciousness. There are also wrestling matches or feats of strength. Many of the lower level priests and acolytes from the three temples are often here, drinking, fighting, boasting.
The walls are covered in shields and some of the tables are made from larger shields.
Temple of the Invincibility - This church complex lies on the eastern side of the Square of Heroes. It is dedicated for Heironeous. The church is not penis shaped. There is an outer and inner ward. The walls are 18ft tall and 10ft wide.
Temple of the Red Knight - This church complex lies on the sw side of the Square of Heroes. It is dedicated to the Red Knight. There is an outer and inner ward. The walls are 25ft high and 12ft wide.
Temple
of the Stormbringer - church to Kord in the city, one of the few temples not in
the area with all the other temples, mainly due to its proximity to the
Military quarter in the south eastern part of the city. It is located on the Square of Heroes where Short Street, Zoo Avenue and River Road all meet.
The complex contains a large temple as well as an inner ward. The walls are 20ft high and 10ft wide and is patrolled 24 hours a day. There is a gate house that opens onto the outerward.
Zoo Avenue - This road winds its way along a mostly north-south route, from the Square of Heroes to the southern entrance of the Zoo. It leads eastward down from the top of Vanguard Hill to the edge of the Golden wall and then turns north towards the Zoo. It crosses the AoCK on the west side of Taldus Field and runs alongside and ends at the Zoo.
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West Churches - this district is home some of the cities
churches and shrines. It lies north of Nordo and south of AoCK. The churches
that dominate this area have to do with travel, trade, knowledge and contain
Makarite gods as well.
The Whispers - this district lies in the NE of Nordo and
north of the UNiversity and west of Princes Park. It is home to many teachers
and contains dorms for the doctoral students at university. Very quiet, the
entire district is under a noise ordinance as these students actually need to
study. Also home to many people who work weird hours and need peace and quiet.
Along the AoCK there are stands of trees and other sound reducing folliage that
keeps the noise from Squeaky Town at a minimum.
Widows Hill - home to many inns and taverns, as well as
dormitory housing that service sailors and traders. Rowdy and loud, people
stumbling down the streets is a common sight, either north west towards the
University or back to their ships at the docks.
Battlehorn
Pub – a dwarf run place to drink, and not the good stuff
Martikas
Garden - a pleasure house, one block south of THe Street of Pirates to the west
of the aquaduct, this place never closes and is one of the better known
pleasure houses in the city. Extremely well run and owned by Martika Ravenhair
(a half orc/half elf, ROG4/CLR7 [lliera], chr21) she is best described as 'an
amazon'. She has 40-50 girls in her care, as well as a handful of burly
bodyguards that protect them all. No liquor or food is provided on site, just
ladies. The bottom floor is a large open room with walls that can open allowing
breezes to blow through the room (seasonally depending), the top three floors
are rooms rentable by the hour (or longer), the higher the floor, the better
the room (and girl). Her 'Water Girls' are the most prized in her house and
start at 10gp/hour and work the fourth floor only. This floor is on the level
of the top of the aquaduct and the house has a direct flow from the aquaduct,
allowing the top floor to have baths and tubs for the adventurous and rich
The
Tank - home to one of the cities larger guardhouses, it sits under the junction
of the aquaduct in the area. They have an unusally large drunk tank that is
normally 50% filled every night.
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