Beacon Inn The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

The Beacon Inn was once known throughout the region for its fine dining, excellent wine cellar, and dutiful staff. All of that has now changed in the recent past, only locals come here now, of course. The inn itself is not large at all, it is more of a mid-sized quaint establishment.

The main floor consists of a dining room with a dozen tables and a few booths lining the wall. A bar is nestled in the corner of the dining room; large casks of ale from a local brewer are on hand with several extras on stand by behind and to the side of the bar. The main floor also houses the kitchens, the staff’s personal quarters "what few still work here", and the entrance to the cellar, where the proprietor keeps wine, food, and other supplies behind a locked door. The second floor has twelve rooms. The rooms face the street, and only have windows. All are comfortable but sparse on décor.

The owner, Uriah Jimp, is a short, bald human, drooping eyes, and flushed features. He concluded early on that something was wrong with the water and has forbidden his staff from drinking anything but his own water reserves, ale, or wine. His staff of four cooks, two grooms, and four maids is terrified by recent developments, and none dare leave the inn.

Jimp is pleasant, although since he gave up the well water, he has stayed just a hair shy of drunk. In his slurred speech, he can tell the heroes that the troubles started “when Cadimus Zaspar found his cure.” Uriah knows what Cadimus was after and that a stranger eventually brought him a cure.

BREAKFAST
Peppered Bread: 7cp
Oatmeal: 3sp
Boiled Goose Eggs: 1sp
Chicken Eggs: 1sp
Fruit and Cheese: 8cp
Cheese Omelet: 7cp
Fried Potato Wedges: 7cp

AFTERNOON MEALS
Beef Stew: 1sp
Poached Salmon: 2sp
Spiced Sausages: 1sp
Roast Goat & Cheese: 1cp
Shellfish Platter: 2sp
Stockpot Stew: 1sp
Stockpot Soup: 1sp
Steak and Kidney Pie: 2sp

BEVERAGES
Bitter Black Ale: 10cp
Whiskey: 6cp
Rum: 7cp
Beer: 2cp
Heavy Beer: 3sp
Hill Cider: 1sp
Goblin Piss: 2sp
Ale: 4cp
Mead: 1sp

ROOM NIGHTLY PRICES
Standard Suite: 5sp

Smoke on the Water The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

Smoke on the Water is an adequate tavern and restaurant near the center of the village. This building is not large at all. Outside of it hangs a sign bearing the name of the establishment. The tavern's central lounge contains a blazing hearth. Every door features a stout bar that can be swung down to bar it against forceful intrusion, and additionally, its backrooms and upper rooms acts as guestrooms, with chimneys poking out from each of them.

The establishment overall is lacking in luxuries, but feels as comfortable as any standard tavern. The tavern carries a decent selection of ales and brews and offer foods such as stews, round loaves of dark nut bread, and strong yellow-green cheeses. Beyond the food the tavern offers lodgings, though the sale of food outstripps these so much that the owners don't see fit to call themselves an inn. These are primarily utilized by weary travelers far from home or those who are temporarily apart from their family for whatever reason.

The tavern acts as a neutral meeting ground for locals to gossip about strange events going on in the area, trade, and pursue hobbies such as gambling. The tavern is own by an man named Bilby. He is a nervous old fellow, always worrying about the strange happenings going on with Mistwatch. He tries his best to maintain a low profile to not attract any unwanted attention. He is kind and considerate to his customers and always willing to pull up a chair and talk to visitors.

BREAKFAST
Peppered Bread: 7cp
Oatmeal: 6cp
Boiled Goose Eggs: 4cp
Chicken Eggs: 2sp
Fruit and Cheese: 3cp
Cheese Omelet: 1p
Fried Potato Wedges: 6cp

AFTERNOON MEALS
Beef Stew: 2sp
Poached Salmon: 3sp
Spiced Sausages: 2sp
Roast Goat & Cheese: 6cp
Shellfish Platter: 2sp
Stockpot Stew: 1sp
Stockpot Soup: 1sp
Steak and Kidney Pie: 3sp

BEVERAGES
Bitter Black Ale: 10cp
Whiskey: 6cp
Rum: 7cp
Beer: 2cp
Heavy Beer: 3sp
Hill Cider: 1sp
Goblin Piss: 2sp
Ale: 4cp
Mead: 1sp

Moonsong Temple The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

The third of Fallcrest’s temples is devoted to Sehanine. It also includes shrines to Corellon, Melora, and Avandra. The Markelhays regard Sehanine as their special patron, and over the years they have given generously to the temple. The temple occupies a commanding position atop the bluffs, and its white minarets can be seen from any corner of Lowtown.

The leader of the temple is High priest Ressilmae Starlight, a wise and compassionate elf who finished adventuring decades ago and retired to a contemplative life. He is a musician of great skill who happily tutors the local children, even those who are poor and can’t afford to pay for their lessons.

House of the Sun The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

When Fallcrest was a larger city, it supported several good-sized temples located in the Hightown districts. With the town’s depopulation, several of these were abandoned, including the House of the Sun, a temple dedicated to Pelor. The place also includes shrines to Kord and Bahamut. Recently, a zealous dwarf priest of Pelor named Grundelmar came to Fallcrest from Hammerfast and reestablished this old temple. Grundelmar is loud and opinionated, a real fire-breather who goes on and on about smiting evil wherever it might lurk.

Gundren Rockseeker The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

Gundren Rockseeker has lived in in and around Desul Torey most of his adult life only recently relocating to Phandalin due to prospecting possibilities, He has always tried to keep a close eye on his two "self appointed" adopted daughters - Tika and Rosie Tanner. Gundren lives out of one of the rooms upstairs "paying for room and board of course, even though Rosie has begged him to stop paying".

Gundren tends to be out of Desul Torey a lot, recently spending a lot of time in Phandalin, enjoying the wilderlands of the region and exploring the mountains to the east. Gundren is a very outspoken dwarf, always in the mood for good conversion as well as good ale which he tends to drink far too often. It is common knowledge that no one has ever seen Gundren is a sour mood. One might say that he is more friendly than most dwarves. He does tend to get over obsessed with a task once he has it locked in refusing to give up. This has caused problems for him in the past and over time he has gotten better about this.

Gundren is a short and burly Dwarf with a chest length white and grey beard. He wears common clothing and hard traveling boots and gloves. Gundren Rockseeker is a dwarven business man and explorer, tending to put exploring first and then business, his business interests are many and varied but recently he has taken to exploring the Dawnforge Mountains for lost crypts and such. Gundren is intelligent, proud, and a bit stubborn. He is well spoken and outgoing, and tends to treat his allies as equals. He is respected by many throughout the region.

Gundren is very protective of Rosie and Tika, almost to the point of putting his own life in danger to ensure their safety but he knows eventually has to step away and let them lives the lives they both have. Anyone proving themselves to Gundren become trusted friends and allies . . . he will never turn his back on them and if he is able, he will offer aide to those friends in need.

Gundren has straight white hair which is starting to thin in his old age. He has a slight crooked nose that has been broken several times in the past. His eyes are blue and he stands 4.5 feet (1.4 meters) tall. Gundren usually carries a single-bladed axe and a medium shield with the symble of a warhammer and shield engraved upon it. He once wore a helmet but it was lost in a battle fighting off orcs.

Most of the time Gundren travels light and enjoys the wide open roads. He is always searching for new opportunities to discover something new and unexplored. He keeps few friends close during his travels, having said they tend to slow him down. Recently however he has been seen in the region in and around the Phandalin, claiming to be searching for some great hidden treasure he had caught wind of recently.

Chapel The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

The chapel is overseen by Father Lomas This newly established chapel was built and funded by the Desul Torey community in honor of the aid rendered to the settlement by the locals in the battle against marauding orcs some years ago. Father Lomas can usually be found in the chapel sweeping the floor or performing some other household cleaning.

Open Market The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

The market in Desul Torey is basically a small clearing on the east side of the settlement where carts and wagons gather and offer goods to the people of Desul Torey. Once each week, the official Market Day acts as a siren’s song, calling most of the local folk to shop and socialize in the market. Farmers sell produce, hunters hawk smoked meats, villagers sell crafts, and sometimes a trader from distant locations sells implements or costly goods.

"On any given day, there is a 50% chance that items from the adventuring gear list in the Player’s Handbook are available for sale here". Adventurers will almost never find armor, weapons, implements, or magic items in the market square, however.

Moneychanger's Shop The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

The Moneychanger's Shop is a small bank business in Phandalin that offers secured storage to the merchants and traders that come through Phandalin. It is owned and operated by a man by the name of Stephon Winterghast.

The Moneychanger's Shop is located on the north side of the settlement and has been well established since the early days of Phandalin. It carries a good working reputation with it's customers and the people of Phandalin. The Moneychaner's shop is established within a well-secured building that is rumored to have magical wards placed all through the structure by a passing wizard years ago to assist in the location remaining secure at all times . . . no one has put that rumor to the test though.

This local Moneychanger's Shop is endorsed by mayor Harbin Wester and during all business hours one can always find at least two guards stationed inside the Moneychanger's Shop that are locally hired by the owner of the shop. The location offers a fairly straightforward service. Individuals can deposit their hard-earned coin within the secured building and withdraw the same amount at a later date. Information about the amounts of transactions and the bank's clientele are kept secret. The Moneychanger's Shop handling fees are 3% for all coin deposits and storage (no matter the length of time the bank holds a customers coin and valuables) and 4% are non coin valuables stored within the bank.

The Phandalin Moneychanger's Shop does not offer loans to customers. It is strictly a location within Phandalin that exchanges coin and stores valuables for this in need "at a small fee of course". Storge of items has no time limit but the storage fees do adjust with the length of time the items are stored here.

Fallcrest Stables The Valelands & The Nerath Timeline The current year for our Valelands campaign is set during the year 103AE. Inspired By Gary Gygax

Lannar Thistleton owns this business, providing travelers with tack, harness, stabling, shoeing, wagons, and just about anything dealing with horses, mules, or ponies. He keeps a larger corral about a mile outside of town, and at any given time Lannar has several riding horses, draft horses, or mules in his paddock near Wizard’s Gate. The halfling is an excellent source of rumors, since he sees the travelers coming or going by the roads. He is a friendly fellow of about forty, with a large brood of children at his home out in the countryside.