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Port Castigliar Port Castigliar (pronounced kah-STEE-lee-ar) is a port in name only. In fact, it’s nothing more than a stretch of beach with an abandoned supply depot, seven battered huts made of
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The Sally Port The keep has a sally port along the west wall for counterattacking foes who bring a battering ram against the gates. During the night while characters are in the keep, raiders approach
immediate threat from raiders loose in the keep, since it’s more a probe that got out of hand rather than a full-scale assault. Escobert is most concerned about resealing the sally port, and he seeks out
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Chapter 1: Port Nyanzaru Port Nyanzaru hugs the coastline at the south end of the Bay of Chult. No other city exists in Chult, along the coast or anywhere else, except in ruins or overrun by
monstrous creatures. Until recently, Port Nyanzaru was under the firm control of Amn, a foreign nation. Nine years ago, Amn was forced to relinquish the city to a wealthy and powerful consortium of Chultan
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The Sally Port The keep has a sally port along the west wall for counterattacking foes who bring a battering ram against the gates. During the night while characters are in the keep, raiders approach
immediate threat from raiders loose in the keep, since it’s more a probe that got out of hand rather than a full-scale assault. Escobert is most concerned about resealing the sally port, and he seeks out
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Port Nyanzaru Encounters Port Nyanzaru has a lot going on even without random encounters, but if the characters spend time exploring the city, a few random incidents can help bring that experience to
life. Roll a d20 three times per day of game time, checking for encounters each morning, afternoon, and evening or night. An encounter occurs on a roll of 16 or higher. Roll a d20 and check the Port
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Sally Port (p. 9) In the second sentence of the third paragraph, change “one acolyte” to “three acolytes” and “four kobolds” to “three kobolds”. In the first sentence of the fourth paragraph, change “one guard” to “two guards” and “four kobolds” to “three kobolds”.
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would hit it. To do so, the gladiator must see the attacker and be wielding a melee weapon.Shago is a Chultan and the only son of Zhanthi, one of Port Nyanzaru's merchant princes. He works out of Fort
threat from undead but, other than hiring guards to defend Port Nyanzaru, they won't pay to take effective action against it. His mother believes she's “recruited” him to keep an eye on the Flaming
Equipment
A canoe can be purchased in Port Nyanzaru for 50 gp. It holds up to six Medium creatures and has a maximum speed of 2 mph. It is otherwise identical to a rowboat (see chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide).
The sale of canoes in Port Nyanzaru is controlled by the merchant prince Ekene-Afa.
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Spelljammer: Adventures in Space
as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 12):
At will: mage hand, minor illusion
1/day each: magic missile, unseen servantOne crew member stayed aboard the Moondancer while it was in port: a flumph named Flapjack, who serves as the ship’s spelljammer.Psychic
Equipment
Insect repellent can be purchased in Port Nyanzaru in two forms: blocks of incense or a greasy salve. The merchant prince Kwayothé controls the sale of both. Neither kind of repellent protects
Equipment
gallons of drinking water per inch of rainfall and hold up to 8 gallons. The tarp and wooden frame fold up for easy transport. A rain catcher costs 1 gp and weighs 5 pounds.
Merchant prince Ekene-Afa controls the sale of rain catchers in Port Nyanzaru.
Equipment
Tej is an amber-colored, fermented drink made from honey. It’s more common and popular in Chult than beer or ale. A mug of tej costs 4 cp in Port Nyanzaru or 6 cp in Fort Beluarian. A 1-gallon
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more than one deserving soul to a briny grave. Fear and bloodshed are no strangers to you, and you’ve garnered a somewhat unsavory reputation in many a port town.
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deserving soul to a briny grave. Fear and bloodshed are no strangers to you, and you’ve garnered a somewhat unsavory reputation in many a port town.
Skill Proficiencies: Athletics, Perception
Equipment
Insect repellent can be purchased in Port Nyanzaru in two forms: blocks of incense or a greasy salve. The merchant prince Kwayothé controls the sale of both. Neither kind of repellent protects
Compendium
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Buying a Special Item Characters can easily find most mundane items for sale in any of Port Nyanzaru’s markets, at standard prices. Anything needed to survive in the jungle is considered a mundane
secretive in Port Nyanzaru; the merchant princes crack down harshly on competitors. Contacting black marketeers takes half a day in the Old City, Malar’s Throat, or Tiryki Anchorage, plus a successful DC
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Volothamp “Volo” Geddarm Characters can encounter Volo anywhere in Port Nyanzaru. For more information on him, see appendix D. The legendary world traveler is in Port Nyanzaru to deliver signed
venture outside Port Nyanzaru under any circumstances. If the characters buy a copy of Volo’s book (50 gp for a durable hardcover edition), they can put it to use. Any time they want to know lore about
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Merchant Princes Seven merchant princes rule Port Nyanzaru, each one with an equal vote in matters of state. All are Chultan. Their single qualification is that they’re the seven richest people in
. Ekene-Afa Deals in weapons, shields, traveling gear, rain catchers, saddles, wagons, and canoes Ekene-Afa (LG female Chultan human gladiator) won numerous gladiatorial contests in Port Nyanzaru’s arena
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the port, and even the Outer City’s rhythms are dominated by the ebb and flow of river trade. Because sailors are as fundamental and ubiquitous to Baldur’s Gate as the cobbles on its streets
. Fear and bloodshed are no strangers to you, and you’ve garnered a somewhat unsavory reputation in many a port town.
Variant Feature: Bad Reputation
If your character has a sailor
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Finding a Guide Guides can be retained in Port Nyanzaru or Fort Beluarian. All Port Nyanzaru guides must register and serve under the auspices of Jobal, who takes a princely cut of their earnings and
him will be beaten, blinded, or beheaded. Guides working for Jobal leave their contact information on message boards outside inns and taverns or at the harbormaster’s office in Port Nyanzaru. Several
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City Denizens Chultans comprise two-thirds of Port Nyanzaru’s population. The city’s remaining inhabitants are foreigners, many of whom are profiteers or adventurers seeking either to plunder Chult of its riches or to help protect the city against encroaching monsters.
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wilderness from destroying one another. In Chult, the Emerald Enclave is chiefly concerned with protecting inhabitants from the undead menace. A few guides in Port Nyanzaru and Fort Beluarian are openly
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Locations in the City Shown in map 1.1, Port Nyanzaru is a city of walls within walls. Burgeoning wealth has driven the city’s richest residents to raise defenses against the jungle’s dangers, and
in Port Nyanzaru, they’re decorated with colorful paintings of geometric designs, animals, and mythic figures. The city is defined by four steep hills. The westernmost hill, called Temple Hill
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Things to Do Port Nyanzaru offers plenty of distractions for visitors, but the following sections describe four activities that the characters are likely engage in before setting out to explore the darkest reaches of Chult: Buying a special item Dinosaur racing Finding a guide Gathering information
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Ytepka Society The Ytepka Society, also known as the Triceratops Society, is based in Port Nyanzaru and dedicated to preventing any individual or group from abusing power and upsetting the natural
social order. Its members are primarily neutral good Chultans. In many respects, the society’s goals are similar to those of the Harpers. The Ytepka Society was instrumental in liberating Port Nyanzaru
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Market Ward The Market Ward is where most of Port Nyanzaru’s regular shops are located and where most of its tradesfolk, merchants, and other middle-class residents live and work. 18. Red Bazaar No
that’s probably as good an explanation as any. The residents of Port Nyanzaru shop for their daily needs at the Red Bazaar. Unlike the Grand Souk, which deals heavily in durable goods and luxury items
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Factions and Their Representatives Port Nyanzaru is the lone civilized hub on a vast peninsula of great wealth. Many factions would like to tap into that wealth, and they all have agents vying for
corruption.
Slavery isn’t illegal in Port Nyanzaru, but it’s frowned upon, and the merchant princes won’t do business with enslavers or show them any legal favor.
Murder is illegal, but “sanctions
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Arrival Syndra Silvane teleports herself and the characters to Port Nyanzaru’s Harbor Ward, not far from the harbormaster’s office (area 13). Read: You appear in a tropical city under the blazing sun
, inhalations, and singsongy words that make it sound almost musical. The aroma of unfamiliar spices and tropical fruit mixes with the wharfside smells of fish, tar, and canvas.
Beyond all that, Port
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Malar’s Throat This region outside the city walls is Port Nyanzaru’s slum district. Two sheer, jungle-draped ridges flank a deep ravine. Ramshackle buildings cling to the sides of the ridges, each
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priorities of Baldur’s Gate above those of the Lord’s Alliance. Other Lords’ Alliance cities such as Waterdeep and Neverwinter have operatives in Port Nyanzaru, where they undermine the efforts of non
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Harper spies are combing Port Nyanzaru and Chult for clues to Artus’s whereabouts — ostensibly to protect the ring, but exactly what they’ll do when they find it is an open question. Magical efforts
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face of the organization appears much more benign — the Zhentarim provides the best mercenaries money can buy. The merchant princes of Port Nyanzaru hire Zhentarim guards to defend the city walls and
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Dragonbait, whom he met in Port Nyanzaru. The two are always on the move. Consequently, their location in the adventure is randomly determined.
Using Artus. Artus has never been to Omu, and he has no
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princes of Port Nyanzaru and is recognized as the seat of the city’s loose government. It was built decades ago by an Amnian trader and is one of the most opulent structures in the city, rivaled only by
when it comes to running Port Nyanzaru, so unless a meeting is being held to discuss city business, the delay is just a tactic to underscore who’s in charge. If the characters have interesting news
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Harbor Ward Port Nyanzaru’s harbor can accommodate ships of all sizes. The enclosed, eastern portion of the harbor is reserved for the use of the merchant princes, but the rest of the docks are
mythic king it portrays. It was erected just five years ago, at a time when Port Nyanzaru was flexing its new mercantile muscle, to impress on foreigners that Chult is an independent land with a