Unicorn Point

Population: 780 permanent residents, with a constantly shifting transient population

Overview: Orien rest stop on the Border Road

Key NPCs:

• Kolara d’Orien (female human administrator),
• Barro d’Ghallanda (male halfling innkeeper),
• Veskala (female kobold innkeeper)

General Information:

For centuries, Orien Route 7 has been an important trade road allowing for the transport of goods between Breland and Aundair. Unicorn Point was established centuries ago as a simple Orien waystation to support couriers and caravans. Then they realized that they needed a Vadalis presence to provide fresh mounts for couriers and caravan teams. And what about a Gold Dragon Inn to support the increasing traffic? And a Jorasco healer to take care of injured travelers? And a Cannith tinker to repair damaged vehicles? With each such addition, Unicorn Point grew, until it had truly become a town in its own right. However, it’s in a strange middle ground because it’s not a traditional town. The residents of Unicorn Point aren’t Brelish or Droaamite, they’re all heirs of the dragonmarked houses. There is no mayor or magistrate; everyone in Unicorn Point works there, and the houses are renting the land from Count ir’Blis. House Orien has the strongest presence in Unicorn Point, but they don’t hold any sort of absolute authority over the other house representatives. In general, it’s in everyone’s best interests to get along… but there’s a lot of room for interhouse intrigue at Unicorn Point!

Overall, Unicorn Point is dense, functional, and relentlessly commercial. Every service is tied to a house guild. All permanent residents live in house outposts. It’s not a town; it’s more like a spaceport or a truck stop.

The King’s Assessors of Breland maintain a roadblock just south of Unicorn Point, where they make sure that all caravans have paid appropriate taxes on their cargo. However, the people of Unicorn Point don’t care about Brelish taxes and make no judgments about smugglers.