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 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
• 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
• Marcello (a.k.a. “Marty”), a wheeler and dealer

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
• “Orcland”, a.k.a. “the Pit” (map)
  • the gathering place for the half-orc community of Caledas
  • a walled outdoor park at the south end of town, about two dozen acres large, with a large fire pit in the middle, and a number of tents set up all about
  • features singing, dancing, fighting, performing, socializing, food and drink vendors, assorted other merchants and artisans, as well as a variety of questionably-legal services