equippedwithwaterwheelstopowerfountains,fans,and
kineticsculptures.
Noneofthemerchantprincesislikelytomeetplayer
characterswhoshowupunannouncedattheirdoorsunless
thecharactersdidsomethingnoteworthy(suchaswinninga
dinosaurrace,stoppingarampagingcarnivore,orcompleting
anexpeditionthatmadesignificantdiscoveries).The
exceptionisWakangaO’tamu,whowelcomesanyadventurers
travelinginthecompanyofSyndraSilvane.
Fordetailsofasamplevilla,see“MerchantPrince’sVilla.”
6 .GrandSouk
TheGrandSouk,ormarket,isoneofthethreebeatinghearts
ofPortNyanzaru—theothersbeingthejewelmarketandthe
RedBazaar.Truetoitsname,theGrandSoukisthegrandestof
thethree.
TradersfromupanddowntheSwordCoastcometothis
markettobuytimber,spices,medicinesconcoctedfromjungle
plants,dinosaurskullsandclaws,iron,tigerpelts,carvedivory,
Batiriandgrunghandiwork,coloredfeathers,tropicalfruit,
monkeys,plesiosaurmeat,andalltheotherrichesofChult.
Businessbeginsbeforethesuncomesup,anddealingdoesn’t
stopuntilwellafterdarknessedgesacrossthecity.It’sanoisy,
jostling,aroma-richcircus.Guardsarenumerous,butless
numerousthantheurchinsandpickpockets.Streetperformers
andtabaximinstrelsaddtothecacophony.Colorfulawnings
protectthemarketfromsunandrainbutalsotraptheheat
andsmells.
Everythinglistedinchapter 5 ofthePlayer’sHandbook
canbepurchasedintheGrandSouk.Unusualitemsmightnot
beavailable(elephantsaren’tfoundinChult,forexample),but
amerchantcanalwaysbecontractedwho’llbringanitemto
order,fortherightprice.
7 .TempleofSavras
Savrasisadeityofwizards,fortunetellers,diviners,andthose
whounfailinglyspeakthetruthregardlessofwhether
listenerswanttohearit.Hissymbolisamonstrouseye,ora
crystalballfilledwitheyes.Savras’stempleisoneoftheoldest,
grandestbuildingsinthecity.Thetiledroofofitsgreatdome
resemblesanunblinkingeye,staringskyward.
Adeitydevotedtorevealingthetruthmightseemtohavea
weakdrawinacityofmerchants,butSavraswaswidely
worshipedinChultlongbeforetheSpellplague.Inthoseyears,
Savras’sclergywerevaluedbecausetheycouldkeeptabson
theactivitiesoftheinscrutableyuan-ti.Thesnakepeoplestill
loomlargeasbogeymenintheimaginationsofChultans,but
nowadaystheclergyofSavrasscriesintomoremundane
matters:portentsaroundbusinessaffairs,theoutlookfor
newbornchildren,andaffairsoftheheart.
TheheadpriestofthetempleisGrandfatherZitembe(LG
maleChultanhumanpriest).Whenthecharactersmeetthe
priestforthefirsttime,he’sinthemidstofaheated
conversationwiththreemembersoftheZhentarim(NEmale
Tethyrianhumanassassins)whoarelookingforArtusCimber.
TheZhentshavecometothetempletoseeifZitembecancast
aspelltoaidintheirsearch.Althoughtheassassinsoffer
paymentintheformofa 500 gpruby,Zitembesensestheir
evilintentionsandshoosthemaway.Theassassinsseem
hesitanttoleavewithoutsatisfaction,butthearrivalofthe
characterschangestheirminds,andtheydepartwithscowls
ontheirfaces.Thecharacters’timelyarrivalmakesZitembe
predisposedtohelpthem.
Ifhe’sapproachedforaidoradviceintrackingdownthe
Soulmonger,Zitembe’sfirstreactionistoexpressdisbeliefthat
thedeathcursehasanythingtodowithChult.Ifcharacters
giveacompellingargumentormakeadonationtothechurch
ofatleast 25 gp,Zitembeagreesto“consulttheguides.”This
ritualtakes 24 hours,duringwhichZitembeseesvisionsof“a
junglecityfartothesouth,enclosedbycliffsandcrawlingwith
snakes”and“ablackobeliskdrapedinvines.”Hedarednot
peeranydeeper,butheurgesthecharacterstoseekoutthis
cityandtheobelisk.8 .TempleofGond
TheboxystonetempleofGondloomsbehindtheroyaldocks.
It’spopularamongPortNyanzaru’smanyartisans,
craftspeople,smiths,ivorycarvers,andhydro-engineers.
Wheremostsuchtempleshaveaforgeasacenterpiece,this
onefeaturesanimmensefountainwhosewaterjetsshift
continuallytocreateamazingshapes.It’salldonewithnozzles
andvalvesmovingoncams,drivenbythecity’splentifulwater
pressure.9 .TempleofSune
Isolatedatoparockyformationinthesea,thetempleofSune
isreachableonlybyanelevatedcausewayfromTempleHillor
byboat.Steepstepswinduptheclifffromthetemple’ssmall
harbor.Whenseenfromadistance,thetemple’sroofseemsto
floatinmidair—anillusioncreatedbymirrorsliningthe
outsidewalls.Inside,Sune’sfaithfulandcasualvisitorsalike
canpartakeofpublicbaths,receivelessonsinapplying
makeupandstylingone’shair,andlearntodressinamanner
thatsuitstheindividual’sbody,profession,andtheclimate.
NewcomerstothetemplemustmakeaCharismacheck.Those
whoscore 15 orhigherarewelcomedasbrothersandsisters
ofSune;thosewhoscore 10 orhigherareofferedfriendly
adviceonhowtoimprovetheirpresentation;andthosewho
score 9 orlessaregreetedwithsad,sympatheticlooksand
surroundedbyacrowdofcoddlingdevotees.10 .JewelMarket
Thejewelmarketisintentionallystyledasaminiature,more
exclusiveversionoftheGrandSouk.Itschiefbusinessis
buyingandsellingtherichsupplyofjewelsthataredugoutof
Chult’smines,butmanyotherrareluxuryitemsarealso
tradedhere.Thismarketislargelysecureagainstpickpockets
andthieves,thankstotheprivatelyhiredsecurityagents
patrollingitopenly(guards)andundercover(spies).Allof
themworkforthemerchantprinceZhanthi,whohasa
monopolyonthejewelrytradeinPortNyanzaru.HarborWard..............................................................................................................................................................................
PortNyanzaru’sharborcanaccommodateshipsofallsizes.
Theenclosed,easternportionoftheharborisreservedforthe
useofthemerchantprinces,buttherestofthedocksare
availableforusebyanyship.
Ifthecharacterswishtotravelbysea,theycanbook
passageontheBrazenPegasusatacostof 10 gpperday(for
thewholeparty).A 60 - footsloopbuiltforspeed,shehasa
singlemastflyingasquaremainsailplustwotriangular
foresails,oneaftsail,andasmalltopsail.Allthatcanvasgives
heratopspeedof 10 mphunderidealconditions.
TheBrazenPegasusiscaptainedbyOrtimaySwiftand
Dark(CGfemalerockgnomebanditcaptainwithdarkvision
outtoarangeof 60 feet),whoisbothcleverandcalm.The