Ylraphon

Ylraphon, pronounced "ILL-ra-fon", is a small but growing port outside the mouth of the River Lis, on the southern edge of the Moonsea region, just north of the Vast. Elves from Myth Drannor built the first city here, which stood for nearly a thousand years before it was overrun by orcs, conquered by dwarves, and reconquered by orcs again, before humans finally took over. Yet in time, even the last human settlement here was destroyed by the events of the Rage of Dragons, and the nearby swamp-known as the Flooded Forest-expanded to swallow the ruins. Now the town rises again, rebuilt into a bustling hive of gold-hungry adventurers, fearless pirates, and powerful mer

chant houses.

Today, there are three Ylraphons. 

Ylraphon proper is the small but thriving dockside settlement inside a recently erected Palisade. 

Second is the Old City, a ramshackle village of refurbished ruins just outside the port, where refugees from undone Mulmaster try to forge new lives. 

The third is Outer Ylraphon, which includes all the sprawling layers of ancient rubble and buried necropoli that surround these younger habitations. 

Only within the wooden walls of the Palisade do the five houses of the Merchant Council and their figurehead mayor hold sway. Real power lies with the local adventurers, whose exploration and plunder of nearby ruins drives the new economy. Thanks to their influence, Ylraphon remains a wild and lawless town, a frontier outpost on the borderlands of civilization.

FACTION CONTACTS

The characters may seek out their faction contacts within Ylraphon.

Harpers. The steward of the Moonwater, High Initiate Andorran Bree, male half-elf cleric of Selune.

Order of the Gauntlet. Male human avenger Arden Marsh

Zhentarim. A male kenku spy called Clank, lurks in Zhentish Corners facilitating the black market, often accompanied by the blind human beggar girl Zoya.

Emerald Enclave. A female half-elf druid from Calimshan, Ilasera Kombul, mostly dwells in the Flooded Forest, but can be found visiting her friend Aislyn Marsh at Old Marsh House.

Lord's Alliance. Male human noble Zor Serge Affapanov

Fren the Moose, male goliath forgeman for the Emberstar Exchange 

Orgrillon Jack, male half-orc forgeman for the Emberstar Exchange 

Toothy Crexi, female dragonborn forgewoman for the Emberstar Exchange 

Tail, male tiefling apprentice for the Emberstar Exchange 

Jyn & Lia, female human acolytes of Selûne 

Aleck, male human apprentice to Salvar Brix 

Lindon Steeltoe, male halfling former sheriff and mayor’s assistant 

Glendt, male human refugee with a missing eye 

“Purserazor” Neemoy, male gnome Zhentarim and fence 

Mayor Carver, male Damaran human, has an office in the town hall  

Sebastian Emberstar, male fire genasi, owns The Emberstar Exchange and forge. 

Cristobella Crexi, female dragonborn, is the proprietor of The Emberstar Exchange. 

Ayre Affapanov, female Damaran human, is the proprietor of The Pearl. 

Leszek & Hvartina, male and female Damaran humans working in Serge Affapanov’s household. 

Bethannah & Garros Tantur, Turmish male and female, are undercover Hawks tracking Vanquo. 

Salvar Brix, male Damaran human wizard is building impressive towers in Ylraphon. 

Clem Stouthandle, female halfling town guard 

Trell Bannon of the Fens, male half-elf town guard 

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