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LIFE IN THE STYES

In better days, the fact that the Styes was sheltered from

offshore winds was one of its more desirable qualities.

Now, the Alchemists' Quarter spews a permanent mi-

asma of acrid. rancid yellow vapor that hangs above the

district and coats its walls and roofs with a greasy film.

The dense population of the decaying district makes

the waters around the port swirl with sewage, blood

and offal from butchers. lye and fur from tanners. and

indescribable chemical mixtures from alchemists. In the

eastern portion of the Styes, the pollution is so bad that

the river's flow has been diverted, leaving a large portion

of the district's boardwalks suspended over a wallow of

rancid mud.

MERCHANDISE

Most items for sale in the Styes can be had for standard

prices, but they are of noticeably substandard quality.

Anyone who walks around in fancy clothing. brightly

colored accessories, flashy jewelry. or with expensive

weapons or armor on display is bound to attract un-

wanted attention from thieves, opportunistic merchants,

and any local willing to commit a crime of opportunity

(which is to say most of them). Bartering is common

in the district, and characters will find it difficult if not

impossible to sell anything with a value over 75 gp for

cash. Local merchants don't have that much coinage on

hand. or won·t admit it if they do.

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TAVERNS AND INNS

1: Harbor Master

2: Frother's lamp

3: Marketplace

4: City Garrison

5: City Hall

6: Refrum's Workshop

7: Dory's Warehouse

8: Rashlen Manor

9: Thornwell Tower

10: Mortuary

11: Hopene'er Asylum

Taverns are everywhere in the Styes, ranging from large

public houses to holes-in-the-wall with two tables and

nothing but acrid, home-brewed rotgut on tap. The cli-

entele are uniformly glum and morose, and brawls and

fights are common. The best taverns in the Styes would

be considered dives in most cities- and its inns are no

better. Visitors are advised to bring their own bedding

to avoid bugs, and to move the bed in front of the door to

keep out burglars and unscrupulous innkeepers.

RELJCJON

Though religion is important to many of the Styes' cit-

izens, no publ ic temples operate in the district. This is

partially because the councillors impose steep taxes on

the faithful, to prevent religious leaders from becoming

too popular and eroding the councirs authority. But

beyond this, even the most dedicated members of the

clergy are eventually overwhelmed by the region's emo-

tionally fatiguing problems.

Disease. famine, cruelty. and brutality weigh so heav-

ily on the Styes that well-meaning clerics are driven to

despair. Small temples dedicated to gods of healing and

charity operate quietly in nondescript buildings, and

tiny shrines can be found in alleys and cul-de-sacs all

over the district. Beyond these, only one organized faith

exists in secret in the Styes. and it plays a central role in

the adventure- the cult of Tharizdun.

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