94 Chapter 2: Gazetteer of tal’Dorei
tr av erse JU nction
It looms over the bustling center of the Erudite Quarter,
shining like a pyramid of pure sapphire, its walls thrum-
ming with arcane energy. It is the Traverse Junction,
and it is one of the most magically-active structures in
Tal’Dorei. In nearly every major Exandrian city exist
teleportation circles that link mages to other circles
around the world. Each and every one of these major
circles has a twin in the Traverse Junction, a travel nexus
for approved mages and world leaders. Any characters
renowned in Emon or honored by the Alabaster Lyceum
may make use of the Junction (perhaps at cost), allow-
ing them to travel to major cities such as Westruun,
Syngorn, Kraghammer, or even far-off Ank’Harel. The
telemagi who curate the circles are always in search of
new teleportation sigils to different lands; perhaps brave
adventurers can aid them?the bl acK bastille
Named for its ash-blackened walls, the ominous Black
Bastille is a single-story prison that sprawls across the
eastern end of the Military District. The compound has
no windows, no open courtyards, and only one entrance,
two imposing steel doors flanked by watchtowers.
During the reign of the Chroma Conclave, the prison
was one of the first buildings attacked, setting hundreds
of Tal’Dorei’s worst criminals loose to sow chaos across
Emon. The Black Bastille has since been rebuilt, but
dozens of its most deplorable inmates still run free, and
the Arms of Emon are eager to recover them. Some
include the human demon-summoner Felrinn Derevar,
betrayer of the Arcana Pansophical; the half-elf pyro-
mancer Illaman Falconsong, exile of the fire Ashari; and
the vampiric tiefling Ixrattu Khar, cultist of the Whis-
pered One and Tal’Dorei’s foulest mass murderer.toMb of the last sov ereiGn
Uriel Tal’Dorei II, the last of his line, was slain by the
noxious breath of the green dragon Raishan during the
attack of the Chroma Conclave. Uriel’s wife, Salda,
survived him and petitioned the reformed Council of
Tal’Dorei to build their last sovereign a tomb befitting
his benevolence and magnanimity. They complied, and
the monumental Tomb of the Last Sovereign is now
home to not just Uriel’s ashes, but to tribute from all
who loved him. Those with wealth gave gold, while those
whose hearts outweighed their purses gave more per-
sonal tribute. Of late, the Gravewatchers have closed the
tomb to all. The act is within their right as defenders of
the dead, but Salda Tal’Dorei grows suspicious of their
true intent.cat yUrit farM
The Catyurit family has grown chellerum gourds on
their land for generations, and the farm is currently run
by a human single mother, Helina, her two sons Rych
and Empi, and her youngest daughter Foryuna. The
chellerum is a briny vegetable known for being a hearty
meat substitute, and has fed Emon’s people in thin timessince before the first sovereign. PCs can buy chellerum
here for 5 sp each, and a roasted gourd can feed a group
of six for a full day. However, there is a 10% chance such
a gourd is poisoned, and any who eat it must make a DC
14 Constitution saving throw or become poisoned and
occasionally vomit uncontrollably for the next 1d6 + 1
days. Young Foryuna Catyurit has been secretly replaced
by a doppelganger with delusions of grandeur, which
has been covertly poisoning Emonian produce for the
past two weeks.emon aDventures
priMorDi al chilDren
For low-level characters: Rumors of terrible creatures of
fire and teeth stalking the sewers begin to spark across
tavern bars throughout Emon, with such mutterings going
largely ignored. However, an investigator has recovered
what looks to be broken remains of a large, leathery, red
egg not far from a collapsed tunnel beneath the Cloudtop.
It seems one of Thordak’s primordial dragon spawn sur-
vives beneath the city, and is growing quickly.Ruins of O’Noa (New O’Noa)
Small Town • Population: 336 (85% Human, 15% Other)
The first human colonizers of Tal’Dorei journeyed across
the Ozmit Sea, weathering terrible storms and deadly
waves, and first landed in Daggerbay. From there, they
founded the port city of O’Noa, and though the city
quickly grew in wealth and influence, it became a site
of contention with mistrustful Syngornian elves. When
Warren Drassig took the throne of Emon, no city was
devastated more than the contested city of O’Noa. It
became the site of one of the Scattered War’s bloodiest
battles, and the arcane energies unleashed to end the
struggle left most of the land scarred and the city in
ruins. Built within a cursed bay, and without fertile land
to grow, it was agreed after the war that neither the new
nation of Tal’Dorei nor Syngorn would attempt to rebuild
the city, instead letting it stand as a reminder of the hor-
rors of the Scattered War.
Over centuries of dereliction, the ruins became a
haven for looters, and eventually the ostracized and
immoral. This small community of criminals, addicts,
and opportunists began calling their home New O’Noa,
taking this place of destitution and dust and making it
into a lawless hotbed of thieves and delinquents ruled
but their chosen leader, a charismatic tiefling called
Waken who rose to prominence through honeyed words
and selective murders.
“New O’Noa” still appears abandoned to the eye of
the outsider, its inhabitants living and hiding among the
standing buildings and shacks while avoiding or paying
off any inquiring Emon interests that follow whispers of
their organized den of sin.