Black Orchid Boarding House
Tucked away between looming buildings, this near-invisible residence bears no sign, no name, and no welcome for strangers.
The Black Orchid accepts boarders by referral only, ensuring utmost secrecy.
The house is run by Derken Gale, a pale-skinned, white-haired elf with an icy demeanor. Taciturn to the point of rudeness, she is fiercely protective of her residents' privacy. In truth, she is a drow who has meticulously bleached her skin and hair to conceal her heritage, though her other abilities remain intact.
Derken allows no factions, no gangs, and no shared schemes within her walls—only a sanctuary for those who wish to disappear. The house harbors a rogues' gallery of cutthroats, thieves, and worse, including:
- Imogen Gellet, a shadowy figure of unknown allegiances
- Hawar Leek, a wandering ascetic with unsettling habits
- Dooth Wyrmsill, a brutish half-orc assassin of limited intelligence
The Black Orchid is fortified against prying eyes, with two secret exits: one on the roof and another leading through a 200-foot tunnel beneath the cellar. For those seeking refuge outside the law, there is no safer place in Greyhawk.
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