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

The proprietor of this establishment is Elmar Barthen, a human man of fifty years of age. He has gray hair and mustache and carries himself very well. He employs a couple of young clerks (Ander and Thistle) who help load and unload wagons, and who wait on customers when Elmar isn't around.

Virtually all sorts of saleable goods are offered here. Rare and/or unusual items might be obtained at a price and in time (and will often be spurious or faulty). Magical items are NOT sold here ever! The store itself is medium sized at best. Barthen's Provisions is the only trading house in Phandalin and acts as the general store for the settlement.

1. Clothing and Packs: peasant equipment is about 90% of list price, rounded down; dungeoneering items are 100% rounded up.

2. Footwear, Gloves & Belts: Prices to adventurers is 125% of list, 80% to villagers.

3. Lighting Equipment: Tinderboxes, candles, oil, lamps, wicks, lanterns etc are 110% of list, rounded up.

4. Hand Tools: Hammers, adzes, planes, nails, saws etc. A file sells for 1sp and up. Saws cost cost about the same as a hand axe or hatchet.

5. Food & Herbs: Rations packed to go are 120% of list, and herbs are 150% of list.

6. Ropes, Chains & Dungeoneering Gear: (including writing materials and religious items) 110% of list.

7. Tack, Harness, Wheelbarrows & Dungeon Carts: All in stock will be at 75% of list.

The store is located on the northern side of Phandalin, and just south of his store lies Elmar's house. It is the first building that will be seen when entering Phandalin from the north side of the settlement.

The store is open from dawn until dusk. It sells low-cost trade wares, such as adventuring gear, as well as rations and other simple goods, and is perhaps the only place in the entire region that carries specialty skull-shaped butter. However, he does not sell weapons and armor or potions, but Elmar will helpfully direct interested buyers to places where they could find these. For larger orders, Elmar will supply a cart pulled by his ox Vincent to move the goods "for a price of course".

This store also serves as a trading hub. Clerks will unload and load carts of goods and resources that they come into, or were to go out of, Phandalin via wagon. Elmar also brokers deals for large sales of livestock and similar goods, bringing together local sellers from as far away as Fallcrest with buyers as far afield as Winterhaven.

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

Tika Tanner, is a beautiful young female human and twin sister to Rosie. She has lived in Desul Torey all of her life while her sister was off adventuring, she stayed home with her loving aunt and took care of her until she passed away. She has an athletic build and flaming red hair, and she is dressed in a gray and white outfit and low boots. When her aunt passed away, she felt her sister was more prepared to run the inn with the passing of her aunt but she agreed to assist her as best she could.

Her and her sister are very close and have very similar personalities, her sister might be a little more outgoing than she is. Tika handles the bar at the Gray Hare Inn in Desul Torey together with her twin sister although she waits on tables as well to help her sister when business picks up.

• Trait: It's always good to know when the time has come to cut someone off from the alcholic drinks at the inn.
• Ideal: Posterity. I am a romantic at heart, and one day I want the fairy tale . . . a handsome man to sweep me off my feet and live happily ever after.
• Bond: Desul Torey is my home, and always will be. I want to be near my family and friends.
• Flaw: I can be stern at times, but it takes being stern when someone has had too much to drink. Sometimes you just have to put your foot down and say no.

Tika has lived in this region all of her life, and has not done much traveling unlike her twin sister. Her parents died when she was very young and she remembers little of them. She was raised by her aunt, in Desul Torey until she passed away two winters ago. Her aunt was the former owner of the Gray Hare and so upon her death her sister Rosie took over the Inn and Tika stepped up to help manage the inn.

Tika has never married, although she does have a vision, one day getting the fairy tale romance and settling down with a handsome young man. She is very friendly towards her customers but at times has to be a little strict with the drinks when people have had too much to drink, she knows most that visit the inn personally with them being locals of Desul Torey. Tika is very well liked and loved by all.

Tika does not know much about the region outside of Desul Torey, she leaves all that to her sister since Rosie is the former adventure and has traveled all over the region. Tika prefers running the bar herself "as much as she is able". During busier times she does help Rosie wait on tables.

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

A sign depicting the grim reaper pushing a fruit cart hangs above the door of the only general store still open. A burly human named Mort runs it, and he is famed for his temper and fairness, but he doesn’t engage in petty arguing over prices. Those who try to bargain hear, “What does the tag say”? Those who persist are shown to the door. Mort has the adventuring gear described in the Player’s Handbook® and a 20% chance of having 1d4 Potions of Healing on hand.

Mort is a devout man who claims that his prayers have saved him from the doom hovering over the town. Mort and a few other townsfolk stalk the streets at night to destroy undead and cleanse the town. If befriended, Mort might point the way to the Temple of Three, claiming that “Only through faith will we find redemption”. He might also invite the heroes to join him on his nocturnal patrols.