Upper Sharn Streets (d76)

1

A group of adventurers approaches, telling you to move along and stop trying to steal their business. (If the characters belong to the Deathsgate Guild or the Clifftop Adventurer's Guild, these could be members of the rival guild.)

2

Outside a House Kundarak bank, a human noble screams at a dragonmarked dwarf, "What do you mean it's lost?"

3

A priest of Kol Korran preaches to a crowd, saying, "The best way to invest in yourself is to invest in your gods."

4

An elf riding a pegasus with bulging saddlebags asks you for directions to the Aurora Gallery.

5

Two drunk dwarves pass a bottle of spirits back and forth and sing a bawdy song. Passersby are mortified.

6

Two kalashtar play dragonchess at an outdoor table. They move pieces without touching them.

7

A halfling chef stands in a large skycoach that is equipped with a stove, oven, and washbasin. Several spectral hands prepare and plate food as the chef serves a party of smiling customers.

8

A harpy decked out in colorful ribbons flies overhead, calling, "Get the best deals on adventuring gear at Old Claggin's in Clifftop."

9

Some Morgrave students follow their dwarf professor onto a lift as she says, "Next stop: the Cogs!"

10

An out-of-breath gnome carrying bagpipes asks you for directions to Kavarrah Concert Hall.

11

A flustered gnome carries a stack of papers taller than he is—unaware of the plume of smoke coming from inside a scroll case slung on his back.

12

You walk by a shirtless elf tattooed from head to waist with images of dragons battling each other.

13

A groomed hobgoblin wearing a jeweled vest approaches you and says, "Ah! Adventurers. Any interest in securing some Dhakaani relics for me?"

14

Someone has painted, "The crown dies with Boranel!" across the gates of a noble's mansion. A member of the Sharn Watch is talking to the household staff.

15

A magewright offers to shine your shoes instantly with magic for 2 gold galifars, saying, "You can't be seen with those dirty things up here."

16

A human wearing the livery of House Vadalis struggles to carry a 3-foot-tall speckled blue egg down the street.

17

An aasimar oracle approaches and promises to give you the answer to all the problems that ever existed for 42 gold galifars.

18

A shifter with flowers in her hair and a wand in her hand offers to magically gild any item of clothing you wear for 20 gold galifars.

19

Four warforged work together to operate an enormous tarrasque puppet as publicity for a new play at the Art Temple.

20

A horrified crowd is gathered around a burning effigy of King Boranel. No one claims responsibility for the act.

21

A human noble is berating a warforged servant for losing her invitation to the next Tain Gala.

22

A young noble proposes to his boyfriend in a beautiful garden on a tower balcony. Nearby, a changeling looks on in tears.

23

You walk down a path lined with trees on which are growing candy-coated apples.

24

Three children sparring with wooden swords play dangerously close to the edge of a bridge.

25

A kalashtar on the street approaches you, saying, "I can help you talk with the dead. Is there anyone you miss?"

26

An artist offers to draw caricatures of everyone in your group at the same time by using several magically animated quills.

27

You approach a fresco painted on the ground that depicts King Boranel ir'Wynarn. As you get closer, the fresco speaks, delivering an inspiring line taken from one of the king's speeches.

28

A dragonborn standing near several soarsleds offers you a tour of upper Sharn's most impressive mansions.

29

Two nobles, one Aundairian and one Brelish, heatedly debate which of their countries would have won the war had it been fought to a conclusion.

30

A gilded warforged plays a sad song on a trumpet, honoring those who fell during the Last War.

31

A group of well-outfitted adventurers snicker and whisper to each other as you pass.

32

You turn a corner and notice a shifter who immediately puts her hands in her pockets and starts whistling, obviously trying to act inconspicuous.

33

A pseudodragon flies out of a nearby bush. As the playful creature licks your faces, you notice it wears a collar engraved with the letter M.

34

You walk past a placid pond in a small park filled with colorful fish. An attendant removes dead fish from the water with a net.

35

You come near a mansion, and an illusion of an old man dressed in noble finery appears. "Get off my lawn!" the figure gripes.

36

An elf child with a faerie dragon on a leash walks toward you and asks if you'd like to touch the exotic pet.

37

You find a small brass key on the ground that glows blue whenever it is touched.

38

You’re nearly run down by a gilded carriage, pulled by a team of warforged gilded in the same patterns.

39

A magewright offers to use a simple charm to polish the coins in your purse for just 3 crowns (3 cp). “We wouldn’t want anyone to get grime on their gloves from handling filthy coins from the lower wards.”

40

An illusion of a warforged butler appears as you pass by the sealed gates of a mansion. “I’m afraid my mistress isn’t receiving guests today.”

41

A dragonmarked halfling offers a cleansing enchantment for 5 crowns (5 cp). “Gets rid of the dirt, brightens your brights, puts a little bounce back in your hair! Just the thing to make a good impression.”

42

“Make way! Make way!” A young boy clears a path for a jewel-encrusted warforged wearing a lovely fur cloak.

43

A flustered gnome carrying stacks of paper and parchments taller than himself. He is oblivious to the trail of smoke coming from inside a tall, rolled-up scroll on his back.

44

Two nobles are locked in a bitter argument. They’re wearing similar cloaks—glamerweave garments imbued with the illusion of shifting clouds—and this seems to be the problem.

45

A regal woman with auburn hair held back in a silver diadem waits for a skycoach. She holds a darkwood staff encrusted with dragonshards, and she taps it impatiently.

46

A gray-bearded sage argues with a pale tiefling, whose horns appear to be carved from ice. They seem to be debating the dangerous effects of Risian planar influence.

47

A Morgrave professor leads a pack of chattering students on an expedition. From their spelunking gear, you imagine they’re heading down into the Cogs.

48

As you pass by a fancy inn, a nobleman hands you a copper piece and the reins of his griffon. “Do take care now, she bites.”

49

A tour group pauses to marvel at the gates of a mansion. Apparently, it’s the home of one of the divas of Upper Menthis.

50

An enchanted mirror allows you to view the streets below you, to see how the less fortunate live.

51

A kalashtar storyteller shares a tale of life in Sarlona and the endless struggle between the peaceful monks of Adar and the cruel soldiers of the Inspired.

52

A half-elf wearing a jeweled eyepatch offers a fine spellbook for just forty galifars (40 gp). “Really interesting stuff! And not stolen or anything.”

53

You come upon a gilded statue of Queen Wroaan, the queen who led Breland into the Last War (“and freedom!” the plaque proclaims).

54

A warforged with roses twined around her limbs offers to sell you a bouquet for five sovereigns (5 sp).

55

A string quartet gives an impromptu performance—publicity for the new season of the Kavarrah Concert Hall.

56

A dragonmarked elf dazzles passerby with a illusionary tableau of two dueling dragons.

57

A mansion has a few gargoyles sitting on its walls. They’re probably there as security, but they offer lively commentary about everyone who passes by.

58

A street performer is drawing patterns on the ground in chalk. As each picture is completed, it starts to move.

59

Someone’s painted the crown dies with Boranel across the gates of a noble’s mansion. A member of the Sharn Watch is talking to the servants.

60

A girl wearing the colors of House Vadalis chases her miniature chimera.

61

A team of handlers from House Vadalis walk alongside a small gelatinous cube. “We’re trying it out, seeing if it can keep things clean,” they say.

62

It starts to drizzle. A well-dressed half-elf glares at the sky and snaps his figures, and the rain immediately stops.

63

A vendor offers a selection of mouth-watering Aundairian entrees from a floating cart—only 8 sovereigns (8 sp) for a magical meal!

64

A member of the Sharn Watch stops you. “Can I help you? Are you sure you’re in the right ward?”

65

You pass the open doors of a smithy. Inside, a number of hard-working tools are moving and floating independently. A nearby smith waves a wand as if conducting an orchestra.

66

A priest explains how the best way to earn the blessings of Kol Korran is to donate. “For each coin you give, you’ll surely get a hundred in return!”

67

You come upon a fountain of cold fire. In the center, a brass dragon spits brilliant flames into the air, and the spill down and out into the pool below.

68

A trio of elves perform perform a remarkable display of athletics and illusion magic, advanced publicity for the Carnival of Shadows.

69

A lovely mosaic displays the seal of the united Galifar.

70

A large statue commemorates Lord Dalian ir’Tain II, a noble philanthropist lost at sea. He holds a spyglass in one hand and a dragon turtle in the other.

71

You pass by a Hope Well. Supposedly, any coins you throw in the well are transported down to help the troubled people of the lower wards.

72

A half-elf noblewoman strides by wearing a fancy red dress and carrying a matching parasol. Both the dress and umbrella are decorated with Siberys dragonshards.

73

You come upon a beautiful garden at the edge of a tower. An elf in fine mourning clothes looks out over the edge.

74

A gnome in nautical outfit offers tickets for a ‘celebrity skycoach tour’ for just 5 galifars (5 g) a head.

75

You spot a unit of the Redcloak Battalion, the elite soldiers of the Sharn Watch. They’re talking to the owner of a local tavern.

76

A half-elven poet loudly recites a lengthy poem about the tragic destruction of Cyre.