First, an introduction to Sharn and Ebberon:
Sharn, the largest city on the continent of Khorvaire and one of the defining locations of the nation of Breland, looms atop an inhospitable outcropping of rock near the mouth of the Dagger River. The City of Towers rises high into the cloud-filled sky, growing upward within the limited space available on a plateau bounded on the west and south by the Dagger River and its eastern tributary, the Hilt. To the north and east, steep cliffs define the city’s boundaries, while deep chasms formed by volcanic action cut the plateau into five distinct regions: Dura on the west, Tavick’s Landing on the east, Northedge to the north, and the Central Plateau and Menthis Plateau in the center. Along the Dagger River at the western edge of the city, the neighborhood of Cliffside is built upon and into the steep riverside cliffs. Above the highest towers, the neighborhood of Skyway floats over the city. The city also extends underground, into sewers and long-forgotten ruins, and deeper to the furnaces and foundries of the Cogs.
Sharn is known by many names; The City of Towers, The City of Knives, The City of Lost Souls, The City of a Thousand Eyes, The Gateway to Xen’drik, The Gateway to Perdition and many, many more.
The city inspires a range of emotions, from awe to disgust. Its architecture and the pervasive magic of flight, the bustling activity of its towers, the tremendous
array of cultural, culinary, and commercial delights it offers, and its proximity to the lost continent of Xen’drik draw pilgrims and adventurers from around the world. Its crime rates, the debauchery offered among its many entertainments, the well-known corruption of its leaders, and the threat of ancient monsters lurking beneath its sewers provoke fear and censure from those of less adventurous spirit.
Adventures and shopkeepers, soldiers and politicians, high ladies and whores, people of all sorts call Sharn home, and there is something for anyone and everyone within the high spires, if you know where to look. And if you don't then there will be somebody willing to take your coin to find it for you. Often these people will be one of the "Inquisitives", people who accept coin in exchange for tracking down people, objects or information that their clients desire. While the Finders’ Guild of House Tharashk provides by far the best services in this area, they also charge accordingly, and thus there is plenty of work for the unaffiliated who are willing to charge a lower fee.
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