Ashblack
First Impression: The air is filled with the smell of smoke and sulfur, and the walls are covered with ash. The constant rumble of the forges and foundries shakes your feet and makes conversation difficult.
Social Class: Lower class
Ashblack stretches out from Dura toward the center of the city. In general, the businesses all operate on a large scale, processing loads of ore and other raw materials, they will have little business here.
Points of interest :
The Cannith Forgehold- House Cannith played a major role in the development of Sharn, and as the towers of the city rose up into the sky, the Lords of Cannith sunk their roots into the ground. The enclave in Dragon Towers is used for trade negotiations and diplomatic purposes, but the Forgehold is the heart of House Cannith. This subterranean fortress includes a wide range of forges, alchemical workshops, and mystical facilities. It is an artificer's dream, and Merrix d’Cannith spends most of his time there.
The Forgehold has many secrets. The first is a shrine to the Traveler, who was revered by the early Cannith tinkers. The greatest secret is hidden even from other members of the house. In an ancient chamber hidden behind illusions and arcane seals, Merrix has preserved one of the creation forges used to produce the warforged. This chamber is largely operated by warforged, although Merrix has confided in a few of his closest associates.
The Forgehold is one of the finest fortresses built by the House of Making. It is designed to withstand both magical and physical assaults, and a thief or spy must overcome a wide range of deadly traps to even approach its secrets. A force of warforged soldiers and Sharn’s ive members of the Darkwood Watch, the elite wand adepts of House Cannith, protect the place. The existence of the creation forge is a terrible secret—but not one that is likely to be revealed any time in the near future.
Keldoran Forge- Though most of the foundries in the Cogs are devoted to large-scale industry, the dwarf Antos Keldoran maintains a small forge and produces bespoke arms and armor.
Antos Keldoran (N male dwarf expert 5) runs small smithy in Ashblack, where he produces high-quality metal arms and armor. If a character can win his affection (DC 25 Diplomacy check; dwarf characters gain a +5 circumstance bonus), Antos sells masterwork metal goods at a 10% discount.
There is a newer restaurant in Ashblack, converted from an abandoned Cannith warehouse into a fine establishment for eating. The Gan'Raat (or hungry story) serves up unique and flavorful dishes by it's owner, a goblin Wayfinder called Vonan'khesh. In addition to having more space (and less nefarious ties) than Shamukaar in Khyber's Gate, the Gan'Raat overlooks a pool of lava where a shark of elemental fire resides.
CogSteam Dwarves rediscovered an ancient Goblinoid strategy of tunneling out to the Dagger River to tap fresh water that can be poured onto the magma in controlled amounts. The water explodes into steam. Steam-expansion drives turbines which power the massive machinery that gives this district its name. Steam is ducted upward to heat the baths of Lower and Middle Sharn. This also means that steam rises from maintenance hatches in the streets of Lower and Middle, and contributes to the humid, hazy atmosphere of the city.
Cannith Forges (Cogs; locations uncertain) House Cannith produced the warforged, myriad weapons, armor, and key components of the skyships at the end of the Last War.
Social Class: Lower class
Ashblack stretches out from Dura toward the center of the city. In general, the businesses all operate on a large scale, processing loads of ore and other raw materials, they will have little business here.
Points of interest :
The Cannith Forgehold- House Cannith played a major role in the development of Sharn, and as the towers of the city rose up into the sky, the Lords of Cannith sunk their roots into the ground. The enclave in Dragon Towers is used for trade negotiations and diplomatic purposes, but the Forgehold is the heart of House Cannith. This subterranean fortress includes a wide range of forges, alchemical workshops, and mystical facilities. It is an artificer's dream, and Merrix d’Cannith spends most of his time there.
The Forgehold has many secrets. The first is a shrine to the Traveler, who was revered by the early Cannith tinkers. The greatest secret is hidden even from other members of the house. In an ancient chamber hidden behind illusions and arcane seals, Merrix has preserved one of the creation forges used to produce the warforged. This chamber is largely operated by warforged, although Merrix has confided in a few of his closest associates.
The Forgehold is one of the finest fortresses built by the House of Making. It is designed to withstand both magical and physical assaults, and a thief or spy must overcome a wide range of deadly traps to even approach its secrets. A force of warforged soldiers and Sharn’s ive members of the Darkwood Watch, the elite wand adepts of House Cannith, protect the place. The existence of the creation forge is a terrible secret—but not one that is likely to be revealed any time in the near future.
Keldoran Forge- Though most of the foundries in the Cogs are devoted to large-scale industry, the dwarf Antos Keldoran maintains a small forge and produces bespoke arms and armor.
Antos Keldoran (N male dwarf expert 5) runs small smithy in Ashblack, where he produces high-quality metal arms and armor. If a character can win his affection (DC 25 Diplomacy check; dwarf characters gain a +5 circumstance bonus), Antos sells masterwork metal goods at a 10% discount.
There is a newer restaurant in Ashblack, converted from an abandoned Cannith warehouse into a fine establishment for eating. The Gan'Raat (or hungry story) serves up unique and flavorful dishes by it's owner, a goblin Wayfinder called Vonan'khesh. In addition to having more space (and less nefarious ties) than Shamukaar in Khyber's Gate, the Gan'Raat overlooks a pool of lava where a shark of elemental fire resides.
CogSteam Dwarves rediscovered an ancient Goblinoid strategy of tunneling out to the Dagger River to tap fresh water that can be poured onto the magma in controlled amounts. The water explodes into steam. Steam-expansion drives turbines which power the massive machinery that gives this district its name. Steam is ducted upward to heat the baths of Lower and Middle Sharn. This also means that steam rises from maintenance hatches in the streets of Lower and Middle, and contributes to the humid, hazy atmosphere of the city.
Cannith Forges (Cogs; locations uncertain) House Cannith produced the warforged, myriad weapons, armor, and key components of the skyships at the end of the Last War.
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