Large town, ~150 miles east-southeast of Drylake.

Caledas is a town of almost 5,000 people, standing on the joining of two rivers. It is a center of trade for this region; merchants come from a hundred miles away and more, to ply their wares here.

Most residents of Caledas are human, with a small contingent of half-orcs, and even a handful of hobgoblins. The people of Caledas are fairly tolerant of outsiders, as they’ve seen a few odd people pass through the town from time to time.

In addition to the town guards, Caledas hosts a garrison of the king’s troops, stationed here to guard against incursions of barbarians and half-orcs from the south. There has been little activity of that sort lately, though, and the soldiers tend to be bored most of the time. Military service is seen as a good (and not very dangerous) way to earn a decent living, and—for the ambitious—a way to rise through the ranks of society.

People

• His Excellency, Bishop Adelmo, of the Temple of the Revelation
• Father Agustin, priest at the Temple of the Revelation
• Don Valencio, a wealthy noble
• Don Silvio, a noble
• Don Bosco, a noble
• Don Marco, a noble
  • deceased (killed by the intellect devourer)
• Modestus, a wizard
  • Placidus, a wizard, apprentice to Modestus
  • Alba, daughter of Modestus (also a wizard)
• Renzo, archer in the king’s troops, and a student of Modestus
• Nulrenak, an alchemist
• Don Celino, commander of the king’s troops

Locations

• The Coral House
  • an expensive tavern; a gathering-place for rich, bored noblemen and their hangers-on
• The Temple of the Revelation
  • temple of Pelor; a beautiful structure of white marble, airy and full of light
• Don Valencio’s estate
  • a sprawling residence standing on a riverbank in Caledas, ringed with high walls of imported stone, elaborate ironwork, and painted stucco; the picture of opulence
• Nulrenak’s residence
  • ringed on all sides by high, forbidding walls; surrounded by empty lots and abandoned houses
• Tower of Modestus
  • a mile outside of town; tall, imposing, and grim, radiating a palpable sense of dread
• The Nodding Rooster
  • a cheap, low-class tavern; a real dive
  • however, features several private back rooms, each of which has a separate back entrance, which open onto separate paths through a densely thicketed grove behind the tavern