D&D Tomb of Annihilation

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groupoffrostgiantsaswellastheirlongship(see“Hvalspyd").
Tocomplicatematters,Portyrdoesn’tbelieveanyreportthat
claimsfrostgiantshavelandedinChultandwon’tpayup
unlessthecharactersbackuptheirclaimswithcompelling
evidence(suchasafrostgiant’sseveredheadoragiant-sized
weapon).


8 .FlamingFistProvisioner
Thefortprovisioner,orsutler,isastorethatservesthe
soldiersoftheFlamingFistexclusively.Itdoesn’thavemuch
varietyandthepricesaren’tgreat,butsomeelementsofthe
garrisonappreciateits“nociviliansallowed”policy.Itsells
basicnecessitiesduringthedayandservesfoodanddrinkin
theevening.Thestoreisrunbyasharp-tonguedoldman
namedJaro(NGmaleChultanhumancommoner).


9 .FlamingFistBarracks
Thebarracksarethesleeping,eating,andgeneralgetting-out-
of-the-rainspaceforthefort’senlistedgarrison.
Onparticularlystiflingnights,manysoldiersabandonthe
barracksandslinghammocksintheguardtowers.Thebreeze
atopthewallsprovidessomecoolingandrelieffrominsects.


10 .InnerBailey
Thisbastionisafortwithinafort.Thebaileyis 20 feettallat
thepeakoftheroof,andtheattachedpalisadeis 16 feethigh,
sothewholestructurecanbeseenfromoutsideFort
Beluarian.Thegatesarealwaysopenunlessthefortisunder
attackorpatrolshavereportedunusualamountsofundeadin
theneighborhood.Intheeventthattheouterwallisbreached
andthemainenclosureoverrun,thegarrisonwouldretreatto
thisredoubtforitsfinaldefense.


10 A.Courtyard
Thebailey’scentralcourtyardisopentothesky.Itcanbe
sealedoffwithheavygatesandstoutlydefendedbyevena
handfulofsoldiers.Aboardwalkisinstalledaroundthe
courtyard,sopeopledon’tneedtowalkinthemudwhenrain
poursdown.
Awoodenstatueofanarmoredmanstandsinthemiddle
ofthecourtyard.ThestatueportraysGrandDukeUlder
RavengardofBaldur’sGate,leaderoftheFlamingFist.
10 B.RaptorPen
Sixhadrosaurusesandfourdeinonychuses(seeappendixD
forbothcreatures’statistics)arehousedinprotectedstables.
Thehadrosaurusesserveasmountsforsmall,fast-moving
patrolsoraspackanimalsforlarger,longerpatrols.The
deinonychusesareusedforhunting—likedogs,onlyfarmore
vicious.Theseanimalsarewellrespectedbythesoldiersofthe
garrison.
Theheadtrainerforthefort’sreptilesisRahlZuberi(CG
malehumanChultantribalwarriorwithAnimalHandling+ 4 ).
Hisfaceandarmsarecoveredintattoosandscars,andhe’s
missinghalfofhisrighthand;toothmarksarestillclearly
visibleinthescartissue.DespiteRahl’sferociousappearance,
he’sajovialpranksterwhospendsmostofhisoff-dutytime
tellingwildstoriesattheprovisioneroroneofthealetentsin
thebazaar,inexchangeforfreedrinks.
10 C.Hall
Thegreathallofthebaileyiswheremostofthefort’smilitary
businessisconducted,andwhereLiaraPortyr(seeappendix
D)meetsimportantvisitors.Itresemblesahuntinglodge,with
dinosaurheadsandskullsmountedonthewallsandthepelts
ofexoticanimalshungliketapestries.
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