Encounters in Babylon 

City of Ishtar, Southwest Territory of the Kingdom of Furyundy

Ruler: Grandmarshall Lord Taran Soothra 

Religious Ruler: Cardinal Rahasia Al'Vere 

Population: 141,000 Citizens, Population Charts

Locations

Possible Encounters

• The bards currently in town are Rainlin of Innspa (female), Sindapa Gidar Irakus (a centaur of the Nyrundian bard school Sulholar) and Homer the II of Keoland (only does private play performances), Moryn Tael.
• We meet a man in black (Gidarin, born in the Southlands, raised in Altaruk) who claimed that he must get to Tyr or people will die. He is bringing supplies and needs money for animals to get him there quickly.
• We also bump into Lord Taran Soothra who is riding a Crodlu. He’s a half-elf with large muscles and the symbol of the lion rending the unicorn. Two men on crodlu behind him have the same symbol. He also has a giant sword floating five feet above his head. There’s a giant eye in the center of it and needle spikes along the side. He has little jewelry, except for one large holy symbol of Ishtar. As they leave, the guard detains the black-robed guy.
• Go to the Tower of Elaine to meet the druids.
• One of the Gaelenfelter halflings is here getting spices. They’re in the Nibeney Inn.
• The stables are ramps underground to a cave-like area for them. There’s mistletoe growing down here. You get a claim check for your horse. Some of the horses belong to residents and have Babylonian symbols imported from Urnst. One Ketian mare belongs to the mage school. Two horses have symbols of Furyundy.
• Going to the church, everything we see is masterwork dwarven architecture. High up on the roof of one building is a thrykeen sunning itself. It notices us and vanishes. Another resident has huge muscles and colorful tattoos. There are lion golems and six huge desert lions on the steps by the church along with six paladins wearing plate mail made of carapace. We report the thrykeen to the guards, and they whistle (two short, one long) to summon more guards with bows riding lizards. Killing thrykeen is ok. They are a threat to the tree. The Grand Druid went with the Archbishop to get a sapling of the Tree of Life, but it’s a different tree than the one in the Celadon. Thrykeen are devious.
• Outside the church on two stakes are large heads of arcana daemons (wolf with horn guy in cloak) and the head of a blue dragon, the spoils of war of earlier battles.
• A bell rings once and the sky gets really dark. A cloud comes rushing in from the West, the winds pick up, and the city is hit by a sandstorm. Guys leap down over the wall using ropes when the cloud comes in, but the sand hits the walls and ends without harming the rest of the city.
• We also see desert elves wearing studded leather armor, but somewhat strange. They have a market featuring “life-shaped” items made by the dragon kings for their own warriors. Each desert city is run by a third generation, ancient dragon.
• We go to see the cathedral. On the cathedral ceiling, we see all the details of the final battle, and we know what happened there. Sightblinder is shown as an electrum and brass short sword with golden handcuffs and diamonds where they end. We are inspired, and we will have one natural 20 on one skill check.
• High Priestess and Archbishop Una gives the sermon. She gives thanks to Ishtar for the sacrifice she made for humanity because she cares about humanity. Alexis Selenyasay is the Angel of Swords, the newest of her guardians. You may call for her when you are in great need. She has been called in battle when Lord Soothra had been taken. The Archbishop Al’vere called her and then was about to wield 1000 swords in the battle. Una was at the final battle, one of those rescued from hell to help call the avatar of Ishtar to the battle. Her life, and the Archbishop Al'Vere’s life were spared.
• On the road to the Hanging Gardens, we see a giant carapace with maybe an elephant inside. It’s heading into town from the desert. Its symbol is two trees growing cross-wise. The lion rending the unicorn symbol is on the men riding on crodlu next to the caravan. Behind that are 150 hachtishani in chains. It’s now night and the temperature is down to 80 degrees. This is clearly the good part of town where we see the Temple of St. Dalvenar, the Temple of St. Ninnian (turning and holy symbols), several muls, a cleric of Anu coming up from the Church of St. Anda.
• This is the month of warning. At the end of October, the moon does not return for three days. On the 31^st, all saints pay tribute to the gods and cannot intervene on anyone’s behalf. As a result, all the devils and demons come out on the 31^st. This October heralds many dangers. The world has changed with the merge (mages). There has been a great awakening; great worlds have collided and bring troubles. Old evils have been released anew in the world. Have faith, and Ishtar will be there. Come to any church of Ishtar, and it will heal you.
• We witness the initiation of new paladins, new Lions of Ishtar.
• We see Knights of the Hart with a big metal snake construct.

Encounter Table

01-02    thief (independent, pickpocket, snatch and run into complex area, speed 35 (contest of run checks (str based, thief has +4), avoid  a flock of escaped erdlu, reflex save DC 15 ) 1-3 human, 4-5 desert elf, 6 dwarf. Name = Adama

03-05    thief 1-2 scam artist (will be wounded need to pay tax guy, please deliver gems (will watch where they put them), 3-5 pickpocket, 6 scam artist sees some item on character, offers to pay three times its value to complete a set that a drajian noble wants, will take character back to a tent with his partner barrack, barrack will take item with set up to inn with noble, Kertith will hide in plain sight using his graft cloak. hide+14

06-07    gladiator (1-desert city, 2-Rel Mord, 3-Chendl, 4-Rhadigast City, 5-Dyvers, 6-Trigol 7,8-Babylon, 9,0-Tyr) ---will ask to give his mark (autograph) cost 5sp. Gets belligerent, must make diplomacy to avoid challenge.

08-09    prostitute (1-2 not working, 3-9 soliciting, 0 being accosted)

10-11    Cleric from another city (roll d20 for lvl, 1-10-1^st, 11-15-2d4, 16-18 High Priest, 19 Bishop, 20 Archbishop or Cardinal) (taking donations 1-50, giving blessings 75-100)

12-13    Cleric of Anshar

14-17    Cleric of Ishtar (1-30 laughing eating fruit, 40-50 bearing wounded, 80+ passing out kank nectar)

18-19    Outlawed Fight/brawl taking place outside a Challenge Ring (roll again to find who is fighting)

20         Bard (1-6 minstrel, 7-8 bard)

21-22    Beggar (asks 1sp/apparent lvl)

23-24    Mul freeman

25-26    Thrykeen (will most likely prey upon unwary travelers for trade, 1-2 already trading, 3 walking on, 4-10 sees you)

27-28    Crodidate (1-4 fighter school, 5-6 mage school, 7-10 church)

29-30    desert elf (will try to trade with unwary people)

31-32    desert dwarf (1-4 running errands, )

33-34    wetlander elves (d6, 1-4 nobility)

35-36    wetlander dwarf (1-2 engineer, 3-4 building crew, 5-6 engineer, 7-8 miner, 9-thief, 10-royal)

37-38    Haqdeshani trader

39-40    Haqdeshani psionicist (says “Will and the Way brother” to characters with psionics)

41-45    Haqdeshani laborer (1-3 driving kanks, 5-10 driving other herd animals)

46-55    citizens running errands (wetlanders, can’t tell class/trade)

56-57    crier from another town

58-61    crier from Babylon (1-3 news, 4-5 event, lion fight, etc., 6 proclamation, 7 warning bells/alert, 8 recruiting, 9-10 reward)

62-64    pilgrims from Nyrond (1-5 Theocracy, 6-7 Beer, 8-9 Rel Mord, 10-11 Woodwych, 12-13 Stoink, 14-16 Rhadigast City, 17 Leukish, 18 Trigol, 19 Nellix, 20 Old Red)

65         pilgrims from Southlands (1-5 Chathold, 5-10 other)

66         pilgims from another shadow

67-68    pilgrims from Furyundy (1-4 Littleberg, 5-6 Chendl, 7 Dyvers, 8 Grabford City, 9-10 other)

69         spy dressed as (1-2 roll pilgrims, 3-4 roll visiting nobles)

70-71    traders from Chendl or Dyvers (wood, clocks, masterwork tools)

72-73    traders from Chathold or Beer (have salted fish and beer)

74-75    traders from Greyhawk City (garlic, basil, oregano, dusts, oils, books)

76-77    wagons going to New Evermore

78-79    visiting nobles (1-3 Furyundic House, 4-5 Nyrondian House, 6 Greyhawk City, 7 another shadow 8 Avalon, 9 Theocracy, 10 desert)

80-83    city militia (1 Watch Commander, 2 Master of the Walls, 3-4 Admiral of Cloudship Fleet, 5-10 paladin)

84-86    city official, low (1 census taker (follower of the Census Taker and Tax Collector), 2 tax collector (follower of the Census Taker and Tax Collector), 3-5 street cleaner, 6 architect)

87-88    city official, high (1-3 government, 4-6 church, 7-10 mage school)

89         Identical character from another shadow (random class, some similarities)

90         Sheriff of Babylon (1-8 on duty, 9-10 off duty)

91-92    Babylonian nobles [1-40% supplying kank nectar, 40-60 looking for a minstrel]

93-94    Mage from mage school (1-4 lowering temperature, 5-6 walking, 7-8 searching, 9-10 working, build)

95-96    adventurers

97         caravan entering city (excavation success, military returning from battle, desert animal captured)

98         Archmage Sultan Zyntax

99         Archbishop Al’vere

100       Grand Marshall Soothra

***drunks, brawls, thievery attempts on others, accidents, trading already going on

Other NPC’s in Babylon (also see Henchmen)

• Ser Inneluke The Whore of Babylon and Chancellor of Love (Rahasia's Henchman), 16^th lvl Sorceress Has Farslayer sights. Strong with curses. Runs the brothels, carries Protection ring.
• Stiletto Jim, most famous bard on Oerth
• Rimnabu 25,000 gp /mission+ % of treasure (or 10,000gp), 7^th lvl Priest of Nabu Expert at writtings (Balcuni-Suloise, deciphers ancient languges, expert at sulouise desert artifacts, wears glasses-comp lang/read magic/know age/infra Align: NG
• Adanu 25,000 gp /mission+ % of treasure (or 10,000gp), 7^th lvl Priest of Kishar Expert at digging, detecting precious treasures underground
• Abarak 25,000 gp /mission+ % of treasure (or 10,000gp), 8^th lvl thief expert at breaking and entering, finding and removing traps, specializes in adventuring in old temples/ruions. Friend of Sargon (F) neutral good
• Tantalos, 7th lvl illusionist Emnity with Asmodeus. 5’6” of indefinite age, normal clothes, burlap shirt, S 8, I 16, W 15, C 8, D 16, Chr 14, keen hearing, long Chinese-looking beard, LG with oath never to aid evil, loves to tell stories of his adventures, must roll 85+ to know any current information around world (he’s been around and listens), many contacts throughout Kaldor and the Hold of the Sea Princes, has streetwise at 18 and knows a blithering of thieves’ cant, would have good chances of finding a ship, Tantalos is very observant and listens more than he lets on, good at sleight of hand. Cantrips: hide, palm, present, flash, sound, listen; 1^st: phantasmal force, clairvoyance, ventriloquism, audible glamour, 3^rd: spectral forces. Non-weapon proficiencies: streetwise +2=18, ancient history Kaldor 14, Area knowledge Kaldor 16, Area knowledge Hold of the Sea Princes 16. Many magic items from previous adventures, grey mare with white mane named Justice, lantern, tent, bedroll, food, waterskins, tarp
• The Devoted (sorceress prostitutes of Ishtar)
• High Priests of Gibbil (10), Blacksmiths
• Ansharian clerics
• Rikus, Gladiator of Tyr and member of the Tyr Ruling Council
• Sadira, Preserver of Tyr
• Queen of Celene
• Scarlet Brotherhood Agent
• NOPR agent
• Furundian Noble
• Chatholder
• Dwarves (desert dwarves and wetland dwarves)
• Thri-keen (telepathic and non telepathic)
• Elves (wetland elves and desert elves)
• Expert archaeologist
• Chief Kank Farmer
• Chief Glassblower
• Manager of MudBaths
• Greyhawk Ambassador
• Nyrundian Ambassador
• Dwarvish Ambassador to the court of Gambling
• Mining Commander (dwarven)
• Avalonian trader
• Faith Su’enlil, human female bloodguard from Babylon, Cothlin’s henchman
• Persephone—songstress, somnimancer bard from plane x57 (arrives in Babylon June 581 YR3)
• Spellweaver named Golon—arrives October 12 581 YR 3, saved from enslavement to Sandia, a blood defiler and sister of Tor Kamal Kamada
• Logrus mage—arrives October 12 581 YR 3, Rahasia Al'Vere saved him with a death’s door so he did not sacrifice himself to destroy the pattern beneath the city. Rahasia cast a conversion spell on him.
  

Henchmen

Very loyal. Each usually has a favorite - Taran, Rahasia, Sultan, Jim, or Ser Ineluke

Watch Commander (Reports to Grand Marshal of the Eastern Lands of Furyondy, Taran Soothra), Gideon of Babylon (formerly of Narwel)

Admiral of the Southeastern Fleet (Reports of Master of the Walls),Martin Mingus Of Babylon (formerly of Chendl) – 

Sheriff of Babylon (Reports to Watch Commander), Itam-Ishu Verad of Babylon (formerly and arms merchant in Rhadighast)

Census Taker, Collector of Taxes, and Administer of Tarrifs (Reports to Watch Commander), Amon Kishati of Babylon (formerly of Midmeadow)

Defender of the Lion Kennels,

Hight Priestess of Babylon (Reports to Archbishop Rahasia Al'Vere), Una

Chancellor of War (Reports to High Priestess, Rahasia Al'Vere's henchman), Ninevah  

Chancellor of the Grain Houses (Reports to High Priestess), Fatima (formerly Adele)

Jorgus

Anachi

Spike

Dagger

Special Assistant on Internal Relations, School of Politics and Shadow, Tasha