Upper Dura
This ward is full of activity. Its people are prospering, but there’s an edge of desperation about them; many folk are on the lookout for opportunities to better themselves. Upper Dura has the general properties of a middle ward, with most goods and services priced for a modest or comfortable lifestyle. The merchants and artisans are accustomed to dealing with unusual individuals, and adventurers receive a warm welcome here.
This ward is full of activity. Its people are prospering, but there’s an edge of desperation about them; many folk are on the lookout for opportunities to better themselves. Upper Dura has the general properties of a middle ward, with most goods and services priced for a modest or comfortable lifestyle. The merchants and artisans are accustomed to dealing with unusual individuals, and adventurers receive a warm welcome here.
Clifftop is a home away from home for explorers and mercenaries. Daggerwatch is a fortress district, containing garrisons for the Sharn Watch and the Brelish army. The Gold & White is a Daggerwatch tavern that caters to Brelish soldiers; those who hold a Brelish military rank will receive a warm welcome, while those who served other nations would be wise to take their business elsewhere.
In the dwarven district of Highhold, a center of activity is Morragin’s, which serves the strongest spirits in Sharn, but it’s no mere tavern; often patronized by Mror merchants and Kundarak agents, it maintains the highest of standards (with prices to match).
The Highwater district is home to the wealthiest inhabitants of Dura and is the site of Pegasus Spire, the enclave of House Vadalis. The temple district of Hope’s Peak features the Citadel of Light, a grand temple of Dol Arrah and a bastion for the virtuous. The Overlook district is home to Sharn’s kalashtar community and includes the only temple of the Path of Light in Breland.
Dura, one of the largest and oldest quarter of Sharn, rises from the ruins Shaarat and the Old Sharn that fell at the end of the War of the Mark. But as Sharn has grown over the centuries since that terrible conlict, Dura has been left behind. Today, many consider it a blight on the city, riddled as it is with poverty and crime. Dura is home to the majority of the lower classes of Sharn, and Lower Dura is generally considered to be little better than the Cogs.
Nonetheless, Dura is the gateway to the Dagger River.
Cargo passes from Cliffside up through Dura, and most of the vast warehouse districts are located in the lower ward. The Bazaar of Dura is a source for all manner of unusual goods, including a wide range of illegal merchandise. Dura may be dangerous and dirty, but it is certainly a gateway to adventure.
The Race of Eight Winds has a major impact on the culture of this quarter. Residents born and raised in Dura are likely to be quite passionate about the race, and outsiders who settle in one of the districts of Dura would be wise to smile and nod when the subject comes up. As the time of the race draws near, Callestan and Hareth’s Folly become a hotbed of arguments and brawls.
(U) Dura
Clifftop (Adventures Guild)
The Augury
Clifftop Adventurer's Guild
The Dragon's Hoard
The Drunken Dragon
The Esoteric Order of Aureon
House Sivis
House Tharashk
Kavv's
Kurala's House of Healing
The Mystic Market
Daggerwatch (Garrison)
Daggerwatch Garrison
The Gold & White
Talain Garrison
Highhold (Dwarf Neighborhood)
Clebdecher's Loom
Moraggan's
Highwater (Residential)
Pegasus Spire, enclave of House Vadalis
Hope's Peak (Temple District)
The Citadel of the Sun/Light, temple to Dol Arrah
Olladra's Arms
Overlook (Apartment Townhomes)
The Gathering Light
Hilatashka
The Shrine of il-Yannah
Redstone (Commerce)
Notable NPCs
Asa d'Vadalis
Aerela Tal
Commander Lian Halamar
The Enlightened Havakhad
Hascal d'Ghallanda
Hellien Clamas Clebdecher
Kestia
Kurala d'Jorasco
Loras d'Kundarak
Upper Dura Ward
d100
Encounter
01-21
One of the taverns is having a Wild Magic Brew*drinking contest. Winner gets 300gp!
22-43
Several MISSING posters all over this ward's walls show a calico cat and a reward for 100gp.
44-63
A passing nobleman compliments a player on their wardrobe and invites the party to dinner at his manor.
64-82
A festival is underway!
83-00
A player steps on the tail of a calico cat that was curled up on a staircase. It looks hungry.
Wild Magic Brew is an alcoholic beverage that, when consumed, gives the imbiber a random effect from the Wild Magic Surge table in the Player's Handbook.
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