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title	description	date_pub	section	content_type	short_code	status
Xynohpus Cove	TBD	2023-10-01T17:23:45-04:00	campaign	feature	axc	hidden

A relatively small port on the outer rim of the Astral Trade Zone, Xynohpus Cove is a collection of small wooden buildings on a carved fragment from the earth plane, complete with its own magic shop, blacksmith, guard house, and a single, two-story warehouse.

• Located on a oblong fragment of earth, about 200' across by 50' around.
• 20' diameter portal to the warehouse district of the aptly named Portown, a city on the material plane.
• A large magical clock above the portal shows the current time both on the astral plane and in Portown.
• Usually has 1-2 ships in dock.
• Founded almost 100 years ago by the wizard Xynohpus.
• Controlled by the Portown government.
  • Portown city guards have a special detail assigned here, in the guard house (complete with a holding cell).
• Generally aligned with Trade Union and

NPCs

• Lord Stengar Muziv

  • Human noble harbormaster (Level 0)
    • Harbormaster of Xynohpus Cove
    • Tradelord in the Astral Trade Union
  • Dresses in fine purple silks
  • Appointed by (and reports directly to) the lord mayor of Portown.
  • Hopes to use his title to gain favor with the ruling houses of Portown.

• Fenwick C. Fizzlebell

  • Gnomish male
  • Assistant to Lord Stengar Muziv
  • Fussy gnome dressed all in yellow
  • Always appears to be in over his head

• Zohar, Keeper of the Obelisk

  • Half-elven male cleric of Phoris.
  • Chatty and personable, he tries to be helpful when he can.

• Amaryllis (Amary), the Alchemist

  • Owns and ran Amary's Emporium
  • Polite and pretty (but bored) human female
    • Smarter than she appears.
  • Wears long, dark-colored dresses.
  • Close ties with the Grand Consortium.
    • Daughter of the wizard Lord Xynohpus, but doesn't like to talk about it.

• Rocky

  • Fenwick's liviing statue / bodyguard
  • Idyllic human male shape
  • Made of magical marble
  • Apparently mute

• Unkhlar Thildison

  • Dwarven blacksmith
  • Thin and kinda shifty, with short copper hair and green eyes.
  • Had a pet spider named Therva that occasionally hangs out on his shoulder.

• Zoviar of the Black Tower

  • Spindly human male wizard with a thin mustache.
  • Dresses in black silken robes.
  • Snide, insinuating, and all-around unpleasant to deal with.

Former NPCs

Locations

1 - Unkhlar's Ironworks

• A fairly-modest blacksmith's workshop, small, dingy, with several globes of flame stacked in the corner.
• Run by Unkhlar Thildison, a thin dwarven male with short copper hair and green eyes.
• Sells custom-made light globes and dwarven unitools, along with weapons and armor.

Stock

• 2x Dwarven Unitools ()
• 2x Regular Light Globes ()
• 2x Improved Light Globes ()
• 1x suit of plate armor ()
• 1x suit of chainmail ()
• 2x shields ()
• 2x longswords ()

2 - The Armory

• Strong, 2-story, half-timbered building, that serves as the headquarters of the town guard when stationed at the cove.
• Bottom story is a large, divided cage which is used to detain thieves and scofflaws, usually holds prisoners temporarily before shipping them back to Portown.
• Always at least 1 guard in the armory, in addition to the 2 making the rounds, and the 2 guarding the gateway.

3 - Sapphire Shark

• Long bar runs along most of the back wall.
• People standing and sitting at perpendicular gravities to each other.
• Tables and chairs clustered in the center of each wall (and the ceiling), with people freely standing about.
• Everyone's drinks are served in small globes with straw-like protrusions.
• Bartender is an apparently exasperated (and sweaty) large human male.
• Most 2nd shifts, a waitress () is also workingan athletic felinar female

Menu

Drinks

• Natural Spring Water - 2 sp
• Coffee - 1 sp
• Dragonberry juice - 3 sp
• Bloo Milk - 1 sp

Wine

• Bloodwine - 3 sp
• Evermead - 2 sp
• Fire Wine - 5 sp
• Glowfie - 4 sp
• Topaz - 3 sp
• Westgate Ruby - 2 sp
• Wizard's Choice - 5 sp

Liquor

• Cherry Fire - 1 sp
• Death Wish - 3 sp
• Elverquis - 2 sp
• Seawin - 1 sp
• Whiskey - 2 sp

Ale

• Bleak Stout - 1 sp
• Dragon's Breath - 3 sp
• Golden Sands Ale - 2 sp
• Halfling's Best - 3 sp
• Purple Noble - 2 sp
• Shadowdark Ale - 4 sp

Food

• Bloodhawk Breast from Krynn - 1 gp
• Sea Serpent Sushi Roll - 3 gp
• Mimic Tongue in Sauce - 2 gp
• Owlbear Steak & Eggs - 4 gp
• Tarrasque Ribeye - 5 gp

4 - Warehouse

• 2 storey, multiple (locked) entrances on the bottom floor (and a large locked trap door on the top)

5 - Amary's Emporium

• Run by Amaryllis the Alchemist
• Appears to be bigger on the inside.
• Lots of books, hints of "other services".
  • She buys live animals and rare creature bits.
• Potions / Supplies
  • healing - 100 gp
  • 1gp for mystery potion
  • 10gp for orbs of light
  • Also carries "Sorcerer: The Summoning"

Emporium Stock

Potions

• Clairvoyance - 250 gp
• Control Giant - 350 gp
• Delusion - 250 gp
• Diminution - 100 gp
• Divination - 500 gp
• ESP - 100 gp
• Flying - 200 gp
• Gaseous Form - 150 gp
• Growth - 100 gp
• Healing (1d6+1) - 50 gp
• Healing, Greater (2d6+2) - 125 gp
• Healing, Supreme (3d8+3) - 300 gp
• Invisibility - 300 gp
• Invulnerability - 300 gp
• Levitation - 150 gp
• Poison - 100 gp
• Polymorph Self - 300 gp
• Raise Dead - 2500 gp
• Remove Curse - 200 gp
• Speak with Dead - 200 gp
• Random Potion - 2 gp

Equipment

• Acid (vial) - 1 gp
• Alchemist's Fire (flask) - 5 gp
• Antitoxin - 1 gp
• Bottle (glass) - 2 gp
• Flask or Tankard - 5 sp
• Elemental Fire Globe - 200 gp
• Elemental Water Globe - 200 gp
• Ink (1 ounce bottle) - 1 gp
• Ink, Gold (1 spell level) - 100 gp
• Jug or Pitcher - 5 sp
• Light Orb - 10 gp
• Oil (flask) - 2 gp
• Paper / parchment (2 sheets) - 1 gp
• Vial - 1 gp

Scrolls

• Continual Light - 150 gp
• Haste - 500 gp
• Massmorph - 1200 gp
• Polymorph others - 1000 gp (x2)
• Detect Magic (A) - 25 gp
• Light (A) - 50 gp

Live Animals

• spider - 10gp
• bat - 20gp
• newt - 5gp

Random Potions (1 gp each)

• Clairaudience
• Clairvoyance
• Control Animal
• Control Dragon
• Control Giant
• Control Human
• Control Plant
• Control Undead
• Delusion
• Diminution
• ESP
• Fire Resistance
• Flying
• Gaseous Form
• Giant Strength
• Growth
• Healing (1d6+1)
• Healing, Greater (2d6+3)
• Healing, Supreme (4d6+7)
• Heroism
• Invisibility
• Invulnerability
• Levitation
• Longevity
• Polymorph Self
• Potion of Speed
• Treasure Finding

6 - The Obelisk of Law

• Maintained by Zohar, Keeper of the Obelisk
• Open temple of Law
• A monolith of polished stone, with a praying circle around it.
• Primarily dedicated to Phoris, but other Law gods are listed as well, including Endrion (Dragon god of Law).

7 - Harbormaster's Office

• Office of Lord Stengar
• Fine wooden desk and chairs.
• Bronze suit of armor in corner.
• Several knick-knacks seres as reminders of various deals he's put together.

NPCs

• Amaryllis (Amary), the Alchemist

  • A polite and pretty (but bored) human female

  • Owns and runs Amary's Emporium, the port's magic shop

  • Smarter than she appears.

  • Wears long, dark-colored dresses.

  • Has connections with the Grand Consortium.

  • Seems to be developing a relationship with Segu.

  • Took the demonic scroll from Segu to destroy it.

  • Claims to be able to muster a "Wizard Army".

  • Is the daughter of Xynohpus himself.

  • Upstairs is a teleportation circle, part of the CTN (Consortium Teleportation Network).

    • Only open to Consortium members.

• Lord Stengar Muziv

  • Human noble harbormaster (Level 0)
  • Dresses in fine purple silks
  • Hopes to use his position as tradelord to gain favor with ruling houses of Portown.
  • Always seems preoccupied, tends to fly off the handle at Fenwick when he screws up (and oftentimes when he doesn't).

• Zohar, Keeper of the Obelisk

  • Half-elven male cleric of Phoris.
  • Chatty and personable, he tries to be helpful when he can.

• Fenwick C. Fizzlebell

  • Harbormaster's Assistant / Secretary
  • Fussy gnome dressed all in yellow
  • Always appears to be in over his head
  • Constantly apologizing for his failure, looks at the ground

• Rocky

  • Fenwick's living statue
  • Exquisitely carved statue of human male
  • Apparently mute
  • Also serves as Fenwick's transportation and muscle

• Unkhlar Thildison

  • Dwarven blacksmith
  • Thin and kinda shifty, with short copper hair and green eyes.
  • Has a pet spider named Therva that occasionally hangs out on his shoulder.