Eberron - Rising from the Last War

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VOICE OF

S�(LAlM�

WATCH

COMMANDER OR

CRIME LORD?

Watch Commander Lian Halamar, in charge of the

large and prestigious Daggerwatch Garrison in Sham's

Dura quarter, has long been suspected of ties to the

infamous Boromar Clan. Though these suspicions are

often dismissed as simple prejudice in the assumption

that any halfling in Sharn must be associated with the

crime syndicate, the Voice of Breland, in cooperation with

civic-minded members of the Clifftop Adventurers'

Guid, have uncovered stunning evidence confirming this

connection. The Clifftop guild denies claims that these

accusations embody the latest fracas in the long-running

tensions between the Daggerwatch Garrison and the

city's various groups of heroes for hire.

Sham Watch. Clifftop is protected of the Daggerwatch

Garrison and Watch Commander Lian Halamar. Hala­

mar has no love for adventurers and is happy to catch

guild members on the wrong side of the law.

GUILD BENEFITS

As members of an adventurers' guild, your group gains

the following benefits:

Accommodations. Guild members can stay at the guild­

hall. The room is comparable to one you'd find in a

comfortable inn, but at a modest price (5 sp per day).

Dues. These benefits require the annual contribution of

13 gp paid to the Clifftop Adventurers' Guild. These

dues fund the guild's services and activities. (Other

guilds typically charge dues somewhere between 10

and 15 gp per year.)

Information. An adventurers' guild headquarters

makes a good place to learn about topics relevant to

adventurers' interests. If you need to find someone

who's knowledgeable about the Mournland, for ex­

ample, the Clifftop guild's headquarters in Sham is a

good place to look.

Referrals. The guild can recommend hired services

to its members, drawing on other guild members'

experiences to provide honest, reliable, and skillful

hirelings.

CHAPTER 1 I CHARACTER CREATION

Storage. The guild will store items for its members. The

Clifftop guild has an account with House Kundarak

banks that allow its members to store valuables in se­

cure vaults. Some guilds have access to items such as

a bag of holding or a safe that opens into a similar ex­

tradimensional space. In the worst case, an item can

be hidden in a guildhall's basement for a time.

BUILD YOUR GROUP

Membership in an adventurers' guild doesn't affect the

composition of your party in any way, though it may

provide added reasons for why a party features a diverse

array of characters with varied fields of expertise.

ADVENTURERS' GUILD CONTACTS

Ty pically, an adventuring group has no particular con­

tact within the larger guild. There's a local leader or

bookkeeper who collects dues, but otherwise you might

interact with a variety of different members of the guild

in different contexts-when looking for a contract, gath­

ering referrals, staying in the guildhall, and so on. The

Guild Contact table provides inspiration for contacts you

might encounter during any given encounter with your

adventurer's guild.

GUILD CONTACTS

dlO Contact

The charismatic leader of the guild, who doesn't

actually do very much except inspire and encourage

members

2 A retired adventurer who works hard to connect

member groups with employment opportunities that

match their skills

3 A petty rival who continually tries to claim jobs, boun­

ties, and rewards before you can

4 A bitter enemy who nurtures a grudge over some past

wrong (real or imagined) and does everything possi­

ble to undermine you

5 A naive adventurer who admires you and tries to emu­

late you in every way

6 A hardened adventurer who thinks a moral compass

is akin to a pair of manacles

7 An injured retired adventurer who can't quite let go of

the adventuring life and experiences it vicariously by

spending time in the guildhall

8 A grouchy employee who keeps the guildhall clean

and cares for its guests while quietly complaining

about how adventurers should "grow up," get a "real

job," and contribute to society

9 A kindly mentor who loves to tell stories of past ex­

ploits in front of the guildhall fireplace

10 A sad, older adventurer who tells cautionary tales in

the vain hope that younger members avoid making

the same mistakes