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Dawn Pass

This stretch of road is the only wagon-friendly route through the Sharptooth Mountains. At dawn, the rising sun shines brightly through the pass, hence its name. The entrance to the pass is also over-shadowed by two, large, Mithlorian statues. During the Lost Ones War, Dawn Pass was used by the Siressan army to march to Doregul's aid. Halfway through the pass, the Scarlet Society have built a stone gatehouse over the road, with cliffs to both sides. Two heavy iron portcullises drop down to trap travelers so that a well armed garrison of twenty Scarlet Society veterans (neutral males and females of various races and ethnicities) can extort money from them. Those who pay the toll of 1 gp per head (including the heads of horses, ponies, and mules) are sent on their way. Those who can't pay the toll or refuse to do so are turned back. Characters who can prove that they are members of the Scarlet Network are allowed through without question, along with any traveling companions. While conversing with other members of the Scarlet Network, the guards report seeing Stone Titans spying on them from a distance, but so far the gatehouse has not been attacked.