Zarth, the Dead

Happy Halloween! In celebration we are providing an early post, featuring the god of death: Zarth.

Zarth, the Dead

“Zarth is dead, but what is death to a god? For even dead gods can still dream.”

 - A priest of Zarth, preaching to villagers

Alternate Names: Cwalu (elf), Hal (dwarf), Maer (gnome), Tab (halfling), Ukh (orc)

Expanded Domains: Curse, Death, Evil, Fire, Law, Nightmare, Trickery

Portfolio: curses, the dead, dreams, fire, judgment, nightmares, pacts, rot, undead

Recommended Music: Old Tristram | Cathedral of Tristram

Magic in the Green Coast: An Overview

Magic is a powerful and mysterious force within the societies in the Green Coast. Sometimes accepted, sometimes feared, magic can be sorted into three different forms: arcane, divine, and psychic. Each of these three forms behaves vastly different, and follows different underlying rules.

Andel, the Iconic Investigator

Playing Andel:

     You could be described as a high functioning psychopath. You do not form emotional connections with others and when people are hurt by your words or actions you feel no guilt or remorse. You have no regard for law and order, but matching wits with criminals is more of a challenge, and thus more fun, than the guard.

A Stranger from a Strange Land

     Andel gazed at a rather off-looking human woman, thoughts running through his mind as he examined the odd woman. At a casual glance the only things that seemed odd about her would be her immense height at roughly six feet one inch and the shocking red hair, which was kept in a braid with the sides of her head shaven. A closer look however showed many other things that raised questions about her.

     Her skin was pale, and what initially appeared to be faint black and green tattoos spread from her neck over her cheeks and across her forehead. However, those tattoos (if that is indeed what they were) followed the veins and arteries. He had seen humans with her hair color before, all from a far off land over the eastern ocean, but none of those humans had her markings. While it is possible that she was part of an organization that marked their members as such, he could not think of any possible reason for doing so that would not be better served with an actual design.

Argoport, the Trade Capitol

Argoport

CN metropolis

Corruption +6, Crime +6, Economy +7, Law +3, Lore +2, Society +5

Qualities prosperous, strategic location, tourist location

Danger 10

Demographics

Government council (the Trade Princes)

Population 29,341 (16,430 humans; 5,868 halfling; 2,727 dwarf; 1,434 gnome; 2,882 other)

Notable NPCs

High-Magus Cyrus Millikan (LN human wizard 11)

Prince Nostriano (LN human aristocrat 4)

Shadowmask (unknown halfling)

Marketplace

Base Value 25,600 gp; Purchase Limit 150,000 gp; Spellcasting 6th

Minor Items nearly all are available; Medium Items 4d4; Major Items 3d4