The sole city on the CHULTAN PENINSULA, PORT NYANZARU bears the fitting moniker of “the Gateway to Chult.

” Once a
holding of AMN, the city was wrested from their control by a consortium of traders with support from the YTEPKA SOCIETY.
Since then, seven MERCHANT PRINCES have risen to power and now preside over the daily operations of the city—for fun
and PROFIT, of course. It is a beautiful, vibrant city full of exotic smells, sounds, and sights; among those being DINOSAUR
RACES, GLADITORIAL CONTESTS, and ARCHITECTURE unlike that found anywhere else in Faerûn.
The city’s beauty—and that of the JUNGLES that lay beyond—belies the peninsula’s danger; CARNIVOROUS BEASTS,
UNDEAD, PIRATES, and other hazards such as DISEASE pose a daily threat to the livelihood of the merchant princes and
the lives of the port city’s residents. Those of means are find solace behind tall WALLS that protect the city’s wealthy
WARDS; while those without reside in the OLD CITY, MALAR’S THROAT, and TIRYKI ANCHORAGE—protected only by the
volunteer CITIZENS’ BRIGADE that are ever-mindful of the dangers that might wander out of the jungle.
A new threat has arisen, however, and one that can neither be spotted with keen eyes nor killed with sharp spears. Within
the ruins of the Lost City of OMU lay the TOMB OF THE NINE GODS and—at its heart—the SOULMONGER, an artifact of
immense power that has bestowed a DEATH CURSE across TORIL. In response to this new threat, the FACTIONS have set
sail for Chult in the hopes that they can assist in the efforts by scouring jungle ruins for LESSER TOMBS. Thankfully, native
tribes of AARAKOCRA, DWARVES, and TABAXI, and other races exist within the jungle. But whether they will friendly is
another question altogether.
To make matters worse, deep beneath the WARLOCK’S CRYPT, the lich RHAUGILATH yearns for escape from bondage.
Bound in servitude to the lich LARLOCH, he has reached out to YUAN-TI within Chult via their dreams and, in exchange for
recovering the Soulmonger and the ATROPAL it feeds, offered Chult herself, its denizens, and ancient, powerful secrets.

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The following names, locations, and terms are used
in this narrative.
CHULTAN PENINSULA. This stretch of land forms
a barrier between the Shining Sea and the Great Sea.
It is covered in its entirety by thick jungles, and
populated by all manner of exotic—and
dangerous—creatures. Since the Spellplague, it
possesses only one permanent city.
PORT NYANZARU (NIE-ann-ZAH-roo). The only
city on Chult that survived the Spellplague, this
cosmopolitan city was until recently a holding of
Amn. However, in response to threats of war, the
Merchant’s Domain was forced to relinquish the
profitable port. It is now ruled by seven merchant
princes.
AMN. The Merchant’s Domain is a city in the
southernmost reaches of the Sword Coast—some
two-thousand miles north of Chult.
YTEPKA SOCIETY (ih-TEP-kuh). Also known as
the Triceratops Society, this organization serves to
ensure the balance of power and preserving the
natural order within Port Nyanzaru. Instrumental in
wresting control of the city away from Amn nearly a
decade ago, the Society now work to keep Port
Nyanzaru safe from external threats, such as pirates,
foreign factions, and their agents.
MERCHANT PRINCES. Each of these seven
individuals that rule Port Nyanzaru controls a single
aspect of the city’s economic infrastructure. But
although each of the merchant princes has a private
villa of surpassing beauty, gaining an audience with
one of them is more difficult than simply figuring out
where they live.
DINOSAUR RACES. One of the most famous events
within the city are the weekly dinosaur races. The
betting that takes place during the races is often just
as exciting as the races themselves.
GLADITORIAL CONTESTS. These spectacular
bouts occur within the city’s Grand Coliseum and
welcome all comers to challenge. Betting is also
quite popular here.
ARCHITECTURE. The buildings within Port
Nyanzaru are largely constructed of stucco-
plastered stone with small windows that serve to
keep out the heat. The open-air upper stories are
typically fashioned of wood with thatched or tiled
roofs. Even the poorest of homes are painted in
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bright, vibrant colors and the use of nature is
frequent with most of the homes boasting modest
gardens. As Chult depends on the rain for its water,
most homes have a cistern or barrels to collect it.
JUNGLES. The jungles of Chult are thick and
dangerous with vine-wrapped trees that tower
hundreds of feet into the air in spots. The weather is
unbearably hot, humid, and—frequently—rainy.
Above all of this, though, they are exceedingly
dangerous.
CARNIVOROUS BEASTS. The jungles of Chult are
also thick with dangerous creatures—many of which
sustain themselves on the flesh of living creatures.
Dinosaurs, giant snakes, giant apes, giant insects,
carnivorous plants, and other strange and exotic
creatures can be found here—all hungry and ready
to take a bite out of an adventurer or two.
UNDEAD. Ras Nsi commands a vast army of
undead in Chult, and they thrive in the dark jungle
beneath the thick canopy. And while the humidity
causes them decay all the quicker, they don’t seem
to mind. Zombies, skeletons, and ghouls are the most
common of these dangers. Zombies are so plentiful,
in fact, that all of the races in Chult burn their dead
and scatter the bones of animals they hunt kill. Only
in Port Nyanrazu can graveyards be found.
PIRATES. Three pirate ships use Jahaka
Anchorage as their base of operations in Chult: the
Dragonfang, the Emerald Eye, and the Stirge.
Unbeknown to Port Nyanzaru, the captains of these
ships are in league with the Flaming Fist garrisoned
at Fort Beluarian. In exchange for a cut of the profits,
the pirates leave Flaming Fist ships alone.
WALLS. The walls surrounding the Market,
Merchant, and Harbor Wards of Port Nyanrazu are
tall and made of stone. Guards patrol the narrow
wooden walkway at the tops of the walls. Bright,
colorful pennants and flags decorate the walls.
MARKET WARD. The eastern half of the city is
where most of her tradesfolk and middle-class
residents live and work. It is also the ward that
houses the Grand Coliseum and Public Bath House—
two largely-popular visitor destinations.
MERCHANTS’ WARD. The western half of the city
is so named because it houses the Grand Souk—the
market. A number of the merchant princes also keep
villas here. This is the upper-class of the city’s
wards. The Goldenthrone—the city’s “seat” of
power—is located here.
HARBOR WARD. Between the Market Ward and
the Merchant Ward is the Harbor Ward. It’s through
here where the vast majority of the goods that enter
and leave Port Nyanzaru pass. An enclosed area of
the docs adjacent to the Merchant Ward is reserved
for use by the merchant princes. The flame in the
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lighthouse burns all day and all night long to guide
ships through darkness, fog, and rain. A dragon
turtle has made its lair in the sea just outside the
harbor, and it surfaces on occasion to demand
tribute from passing ships—who almost always
acquiesce without complaint (at least none within
earshot of the dragon turtle).
OLD CITY. The Old City is where the poor laborers
of Port Nyanzaru live. Built around the crumbling
ruins of three ancient ziggurats, most of the
buildings here are huts made of bamboo. “Beggar
princes” run the Old City.
MALAR’S THROAT. This area houses the poorest,
of the city’s residents. A deep ravine runs through
the area and its denizens live in ramshackle
buildings that cling to the sides of the ridges that
flank it. Narrow, precarious rope bridges cross the
ravine and are used to navigate this part of the city.
TIRYKI ANCHORAGE (tur-EE-kee). The district
east of the city houses trainers, explorers, and other
visitors in search of inexpensive housing. This area
has its own unregulated docks which are preferred
by smugglers over the policed docks in the Harbor
Ward. This area has no “safe” areas in which to seek
refuge in case of an alarm.
TOMB OF THE NINE GODS. This tomb was built
by the lich Acererak to house the remains of Omu’s
trickster gods after he destroyed them. This vast,
heavily-trapped tomb is infested with monsters.
Legends and myths tell of its vast amount of
treasure, the allure of which is more than many
adventures are able to resist.
SOULMONGER. This cylindrical device of crystal is
supported by three adamantine struts. It is
consuming the souls of the recently dead in Toril to
nourish the atropal tethered to it…the Death Curse.
DEATH CURSE. The magic of the Soulmonger
causes any recently-raised humanoid to slowly
waste away. It prevents creatures whose maximum
hit points have been reduced from restoring them.
Finally, it traps the soul of any creature that dies.
Because of this,
FACTIONS. The Harpers, Order of the Gauntlet,
Emerald Enclave, Lords’ Alliance, and the Zhentarim
have had representatives within Port Nyanzaru for
some time, though the Lords’ Alliance and the
Zhentarim have been poorly received by the Ytepka
Society.
LESSER TOMBS. While the Tomb of the Nine Gods
is the largest such complex in Chult, a number of
other, similar locations also exist. Though these
were built by various cultures over time, they too,
are dangerous and rumored to be laden with
treasure. The factions’s interest in these tombs lay in
the suspicion that they may provide insight into the
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machinations of Acererak, and how the nine gods of
Omu may play into them.
AARAKOCRA (AH-ruh-KAHK-ruh). While there
are a few groups of these birdmen in Chult, one of
the larger tribes resides within an abandoned
monastery in Kir Sabal. Unbeknownst to many, they
are seeking out a shard of the legendary artifact, the
rod of seven parts. Coincidently, they also shelter the
few surviving descendants of Omu’s royal family.
DWARVES. While most of the Chultan dwarves
fled their subterranean homes following the
Spellplague, a few tribes of the other subrace
indigenous to Chult—the albino dwarves—still live
in the deeper parts of the jungle. They use shallow
pit-like hovels to hunt and live in.
TABAXI (tuh-BACK-see). These feline humanoids
are native to Maztica—a continent far to the west.
Referred to by Chultans as “leopard men,” these
civilized creatures are seldom evil, and a few even
work as guides out of Port Nyanzaru.
WARLOCK’S CRYPT. This Netherese flying citadel
crashed, trapping the lich Rhaugilath inside. These
ruins were later discovered and acquired by the lich
Larloch, who bound Rhaugilath into service. The
crypt is infested with fiendish and undead servants.
RHAUGILATH (RAW-gill-ath). An ancient
Netherese lich, Rhaugilath has spent centuries
exploring the dreams of mages and cultural
personalities all around Faerûn. Desires to be freed
from his servitude to Larloch above all else. He that
the remains of the Soulmonger and the atropal it fed,
will allow him to sever his bondage to Larloch.
LARLOCH (LAR-lock). The oldest non-draconic
being on Faerûn, this Netherese lich also survived
the fall of the flying citadels in -339 DR. Due to near-
infinite power, he is nigh untouchable by mortals
and even some deities. Attempted to claim the role
of god of magic by draining the wards of Candlekeep
and the mythal of Myth Drannor, but was narrowly
defeated by Elminster (mostly through trickery).
YUAN-TI (YOU-wan-tee). The yuan-ti of Chult are
seeking to bring Dendar the Night Serpent into the
world. Proud of their heritage, they are more than
willing to grab on to Rhaugilath’s promise of power
(as delivered via dreamwalking) and now seek to
recover the shattered remains of the Soulmonger
and the atropal (or any remains thereof) it feeds.
ATROPAL (uh-TROPE-uhl). *Presumed destroyed
during the events of the hardcover.* A still-born deity,
the atropal is no longer on Faerûn—though residue
of its presence may be. These scraps of divine flesh
and hints of its essence are terrifyingly powerful;
where ever the scraps of the atropal are found, the
dead are restless and undead creatures are
frighteningly empowered.
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Each adventure must be attached to one or both of
the applicable themes below.
Whether it is the constant reminders from locals
that the jungle and the tomb hold only certain
doom—or the fact that resurrection is now
impossible—the grim specter of death looms all the
more closely for our intrepid adventurers.
Biting flies, mad monkey disease, flesh-eating plants,
constrictor weed, savage dinosaurs, cannibalistic
goblins, blood-sucking horrors, hidden traps, greedy
thieves, and mindless undead that want to eat you.
And just when you think it can’t get worse in Chult,
it rains.
The factions are more united than ever before. In
response to this newest threat, they are combining
the entirety of their forces in gaining footholds in
the jungles of Chult and finding new allies wherever
they are to be found.
With the Soulmonger destroyed, and the atropal and
Acererak defeated, a new threat looms on the
horizon. The lich Rhaugilath has stirred the local
yuan-ti into action using their dreams, who are
moving to secure the remnants of the Soulmonger
which Rhaugilath plans to use to free himself from
his enslavement to Larloch.
The adventures for this storyline will be divided
roughly equally among three tiers of play. Here are
some monsters that are common to the area.
The following creatures are suggested for use in
adventures spanning this tier of play:
Animated objects, beasts (birds, dinosaurs, fish,
giant, insects, swarms), dragons (drakes, wyvern),
humanoids (aarakocra, bullywugs, dwarves, batiri
goblins, grungs, kobolds, humans, pterafolk, tabaxi,
xvarts; use humanoid NPC appendices, if desired),
lycanthropes (weretigers), monstrosities (native to
forests and jungles; no extraplanar unless prompted
by concept), plants, undead (bone naga, ghasts,
ghouls, mummies, skeletons, zombies), yuan-ti (use
humanoid NPC appendices, if desired)
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The following creatures are suggested for use in
adventures spanning this tier of play:
Beasts (birds, dinosaurs, fish, giant, insects,
swarms), dragons (black and green, particularly),
fiends, froghemoth (unique; use only when
prompted by concept) frost giants (limited; use only
when prompted by concept), golems (clay, flesh,
stone), humanoids (aarakocra, bullywugs, dwarves,
batiri goblins, grungs, kobolds, humans, pterafolk,
tabaxi, xvarts; use humanoid NPC appendices, if
desired), lycanthropes (weretigers), monstrosities
(native to forests and jungles; no extraplanar unless
prompted by concept), nagas, plants, swarms,
undead (beholder zombie, bone naga, ghasts, ghouls,
mummies, skeletons, zombies), yuan-ti (use
humanoid NPC appendices, if desired)
The following creatures are suggested for use in
adventures spanning this tier of play:
Abominations (beholders, mind flayers, ulitharids,
neolithids) beasts (dinosaurs, fish, giant, insects),
dragons (black and green, particularly), fiends,
genies, golem (stone and iron), humanoids (as
above; use humanoid NPC appendices, if desired),
rakshasa, slaadi, sphinx, undead (death knight, death
tyrant [limited; use when prompted by concept],
demilich [limited; use when prompted by concept],
mummy lord, revenant) yuan-ti (use humanoid NPC
appendices, if desired)
The following creatures are suggested for use in
adventures spanning this tier of play:
Dragons (green and black, particularly), fiends,
dragon turtle, mummy lords, golems (stone, iron),
humanoids (as above; use humanoid NPC
appendices, if desired), undead (death knight, death
tyrant, demilich [limited; use when prompted by
concept], lich [unique; use when prompted by
concept], yuan-ti (use humanoid NPC appendices, if
desired).
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 Aliases The Fat Knight
The following NPCs play a significant role in these
Race Human (Tethyrian)
adventures.
Age Late 30’s
Gender Male
Height 6’ 4”
Soggy Wren used to be just Wren when he first Hair Color Bald
arrived in Port Nyanzaru. Many years of boredom Eye Color Blue
later, he has grown quite enamored with the local Skin Color Tanned
“liquid fare,” and is drunk more often than not. Residence Market Ward
Despite his almost perpetually-sodden state, he is
intimately familiar with the city and some of the
nearby tribes of native humanoids. Everyone knows Alastar has put on quite an amount of weight since arriving in
Soggy Wren and has at least a dozen stories about town, mostly because he doesn’t leave his home and eats
him. He is on friendly terms with the Ytepka Society. constantly—likely out of boredom. He complains endlessly
about his position here, and hopes nothing more for
something exciting to happen, mostly because he hopes that
if he handles it well, it’ll earn him a nice promotion
Aliases Wren someplace civilized and decently cool.
Race Human (Ffolk) He is amazingly smart and wise, and is quick to provide his
Age Early 40’s insight on whatever task is being discussed. He doesn’t,
Gender Male however, take kindly to his guidance being disregarded.
Height 5’8” Quote: “Fetch me that pitcher of cool water, please.”
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Brown
Skin Color Tanned
Residence Market Ward This young tabaxi has only recently arrived in Port
Nyanzaru and more recently still joined the Emerald
Enclave. She may be new to the realm of faction
Soggy Wren is friendly almost to the point of being rude politics, but what she lacks in experience, she more
about it. He is astonishingly adept at gauging the level of than makes up for in bravery, cunning, and the will
intoxication the object of his attention is and more adept still to do what’s right.
at figuring out what they prefer to drink. In his youth, he was She resides in Malar’s Throat and can frequently
a talented sorcerer, but he has let his thirst for the drink take be found handing out bundles of food and doling out
priority over his thirst for honing his magical talents. fresh water from a wooden barrel to the locals.
That aside, he bears an intense hatred of “party-poopers”
and bears little patience for people displaying evil-tendencies
in his presence. His close “professional” relationships with
most of the tavern owners in town means that those that Aliases None
cross him find themselves with a place to quench their thirst. Race Tabaxi
Quote: “Wushoomeanyouaren’thirssy? ::hiccup::” Age Early 20’s
Gender Female
Height 6’ 1”
Fur Color Yellow with black spots
Until early ten years ago, Alastar made a powerful Eye Color Green
enemy and was assigned to Port Nyanzaru as Residence Malar’s Throat
punishment. He’s hated it ever since. It’s too hot and
it’s too wet; and as a result of both of these, he’s
more or less sweaty pretty much all of the time. She is shy in crowds, but listens carefully from the back of
He has established a surprising host of lower the room, and adds her opinion only when she feels it
ranking Order members here. While he says that he necessary. Screaming Wind speaks very seldom, but when
she does, people tend to listen.
recruited so heavily here to ensure that the Order
She is remarkably insightful for her age, and a more skilled
had a “proper presence,” he actually did it so he can
hunter few have seen. She is the sole surviving member of
stay in his villa the entire time, being fanned, doted her tribe the rest of whom were slain by undead.
upon, and otherwise staying out of the blasted heat. Quote: “Less talking, more hunting.”
He very, very seldom leaves his home.

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 Aliases The Hideous Prince
Klevin was sent to Chult as a fledgling member of Race Human (Calishite)
the Lords’ Alliance at the request of his father in an
Age Mid 30’s
attempt to “harden him up.” It didn’t have the effect
Gender Male
that he had hoped.
Height 5’ 10”
Klevin has gone full-on native. He dresses in the
Hair Color Black
manner of a wealthy local. He has taken a local wife,
with whom he has a number of local children. He has Eye Color Grey
even started a business in trade—in the local Skin Color Dusky Brown
fashion. He speaks fluent Chultan and only resorts to Residence Old City
Common if his audience doesn’t speak the language.
Needless to say, he’s making the most of this place. The illness that nearly took Po’s life ravaged his body. His
face is heavily scarred, he is nearly blind in one eye, and he
walks with a painful, stooped gait. His hands are gnarled and
Aliases Kit’ra’kee (Pretender) twisted and has difficulty with fine motor functions. Because
Race Human (Tethyrian) of this, he has a small cadre of young Chultan women that
Age Late 20’s tend to the physical aspects of his dealings: writing, fetching
Gender Male and stowing ledgers, and the like.
Height 5’ 10” Despite his physical deformities, he is wickedly cunning
and has a sharp, silver tongue. He displays the appropriate
Hair Color Black (dyed)
professional courtesies in discussion and even when angry,
Eye Color Green never loses his temper.
Skin Color Tanned Quote: “What secrets do you hold dear? Wager that I
Residence Merchant Ward know what they are?”

Klevin does everything in his power to portray the iconic

Chultan. He has become fully immersed in the culture. He
speaks and acts in an almost—but not quite—perfect
manner of a local Chultan. Despite the derision that many of
the locals display in discussions about him, he is well-
connected within the city, and more than one local official is
heavily indebted to him.
He is polite when his requests are honored, and downright
nasty when they are not. He is thoroughly self-centered, and
considers his financial interests before anything else—
including the interests of his own faction.
Quote: “Have you tried these? You’ll love them.”

Pock-Marked Po was an adventure in his younger

years until he nearly died from a disease he
contracted in the jungle. Since then, he’s left the
world outside of the city to the foolish. He sticks to
the Old City as one of the “beggar princes” that calls
the shots outside of the city’s walls.
He has an extensive network of “watchers” in the
city that feed him information about the daily
happenings both inside and outside the walls; his
currency is information and by that metric, he is one
of the richest man in Port Nyanzaru. Because of this,
the Zhentarim places a great deal of faith in him and
he seldom wants for official support.

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Population: >6,000
Themes: Exotic beauty, hidden danger
Until only about a decade ago, Port Nyanzaru was a
vastly profitable holding of Amn, the Merchant’s
Domain. Nine years ago, however, a group of
Chultan traders issued Amn an ultimatum:
relinquish the city, or it will be taken by force.
Knowing that they would likely lose such a conflict,
Amn surrendered the city and control was handed
over to seven Merchant Princes.
The humans of Chult have dark skin, dark hair, and a
vastly rich culture. The Spellplague was especially
devastating to them. Those who didn’t perish found
themselves exposed in the jungle without shelter.
Were it not for Port Nyanzaru, they would have had
no place to turn. One benefit that the Spellplague did
have was to end the intertribal warfare among the
Chultans and unite them in a mercantile
powerhouse, ready to do business with coin to spare
and a hunger for the exotic.
Chultans dress in light, loose layers to protect
themselves from the heat. When provoked to war,
they use, multi-headed throwing axes, an yklwah—a
short, spear-like weapon—and shields made of
cured dinosaur hide.
The following organization operates within Parnast.
While the Flaming Fist maintains a presence in
Chult, their forces are garrisoned at Fort Beluarian,
the organization’s only permanent stronghold in
Chult.
Despite this, Port Nyanzaru plays host to a small
detachment of the order’s members. They maintain
a small office in the Market Ward for recruiting and
occasional official interaction with the city.
Commander Liara Portyr (LEE-ahr-uh POR-ter).
Female Tethyrian. The commanding officer of the
Flaming Fist on the Chultan peninsula, she is
stationed at Fort Beluarian and
Typical Flaming Fist Foot Soldier. Primarily
human, though one or two other races are present.
The members of the Flaming Fist wear high-quality
arms and armor emblazoned with the group’s logo.
These seven merchant princes rule over Port
Nyanzaru; each with an equal vote in the matters
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that trouble the city. The following a brief
description of each merchant prince and what
portion of the city’s economic market they corner.
Ekene-Afa (eh-KEH-nay AH-fuh). Weapons,
shields, traveling gear, saddles, and wagons. This
former gladiator invested her winnings in her
fledgling trade business.
Ifan Talro’a (ee-FAHN tall-ROW-uh). Beasts and
beast training. This conniving old man is heavily
supported by the Zhentarim. Unbeknownst to all,
Ifan is paid by the yuan-ti of Chult to warn them of
treasure hunters heading into the jungle. He uses
flying snakes as messengers.
Jessamine (JESS-uh-meen). Plants, poison, and
assassination. This enigmatic Chultan woman
conceals herself in full-length robes and black
bandages. While murder is illegal in Port Nyanzaru,
for a fee, she “sanctions” killing of specific people
using specific methods (usually poison and daggers).
For an additional fee, one of her assassins will carry
out the act, with results guaranteed.
Jobal the Spider (JOE-ball). Guides and
sellswords. Jobal became rich as a wilderness guide
when he stumbled upon an immense cache of gold
and jewels (an excursion that he, coincidently, was
the only survivor of). He now employs a network of
guides—most of whom report the actions of those in
their charge to Jobal.
Kwayothé (k-WAY-oath-ay). Fruit, wine, ale, t’ej,
perfume, and insect repellant. This Chultan woman
is always calm and collected and uses her beauty
and cunning to manipulate men and women, alike.
She is always accompanied by male and females
highly trained in unarmed combat (and who double
as her consorts).
Wakanga O’tamu (wuh-KAHN-guh oh-TAH-
moo). Magic and lore. The only spellcaster among
the merchant princes, Wakanga is sympathetic to
the Harpers and allows the use of his villa as a safe
house. He knows of the death curse, but nothing
about its cause. He is a sucker for a pretty face.
Zhanthi (ZAHN-thee). Gems, jewelry, cloth, and
armor. Zhanthi is wise and old, and few dare
question her judgment. While she has strong
professional ties to the Zhentarim, she disagrees
with them on a personal level. He son, Shago, is a
member of the Flaming Fist garrisoned at Fort
Beluarian.
The Triceratops Society is devoted to ensuring that
those in positions of power with Port Nyanzaru
Zindar (ZINN-dar). Half-gold dragon male. A key
member of the Society, Zindar is a powerful sorcerer
and runs the show down at the docks. He has a soft
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spot for adventurers, but knows that the jungle can
be dangerous, so he tends to distance himself. He is
honest and ethical in all his dealings, but tends to
assume the worst of others.
Typical Society Member. While the Ytepka
Society numbers less than fifty members (almost
entirely human), they come from all walks of life
within the city. The one thing they’ve all got in
common is a devotion to the city and its
independence. The members of the Society are all
willing to take up arms at a moment’s notice should
the threat of Nyanzaru’s sovereignty be in danger.
Most are secretive with their involvement and
identify themselves with a secret hand gesture.
The guards that patrol the wealthier wards of the
city do not venture outside of the city’s walls.
Instead, bands of the districts’s residents keep a
wary eye towards the jungle. A number of alarm
bells are set around theses “lower wards” that the
militia use to alert the other residents.
Typical Brigade Member. All of the members of
the city’s “militia” are poor and reside outside of the
city’s walled wards. They are ill-trained and ill-
equipped. They are, however, adept at quickly
spotting dangers emerging from the jungle.
While the city plays host to a number of smuggling
organizations within its walls, most of them are
ferreted out relatively quickly by the merchant
princes. The Twelve, however, have been able to
elude discovery for the better part of a decade, and
have grown remarkably rich in-so-doing.
The group credits its success to the small number
of trusted members (a dozen) it has—each of them
an accomplished magic-users in their own right.
When the Twelve need outside assistance, they
solicit it using magical and mundane disguises, and
never use the same people twice.
Obsovo Glitterfist (ub-SEW-voh). Male rock
gnome. Once an adventuring bard, he wound up on
Port Nyanzaru more or less by chance than anything
else. After angering a Waterdhavian noble, he was
packed in a barrel half-full of salt pork and shipped
to Chult. Once here, he quickly carved out a place for
himself. He currently runs the Twelve from a modest
villa in the Market Ward next to the wall separating
it from Tyriki Anchorage.
This wooden building combines small shrines of
several gods under one roof. Until recently, it has
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been unmanned, but a priestess of Mielikki has
taken up residence within the shrine. She bakes
fresh bread daily, which she gives away for free.
Three gods are represented within the shrine,
each representing one of three seasons: Auril
(winter), Chauntea (summer), and Mielikki
(autumn).
Location: Merchant Ward
This stone box of a building is popular among the
city’s craftsmen. It is famous for its immense
fountain with cleverly-designed shifting nozzles and
valves that send amazing shapes dancing in the air.
Master Utobol (ooh-TOE-bowl). Male Chultan.
Master Utobol is a stocky, swarthy man whose build
is similar to that of the temple he tends. He is no-
nonsense, and doesn’t suffers distractions from his
work lightly. His booming voice’s ability to capture
the room’s attention is unmatched.
Location: Merchant Ward
The deity of wizards, diviners, and truth-tellers is
worshipped here. It is the oldest temple in the city.
Despite the inclusion of honesty in Savras’s
portfolio, he claims a fair amount of worship among
the merchants of the city—having been worshipped
in Chult for centuries.
Grandfather Zitembe (zih-TEM-bay). Male
Chultan. This aging priest of Savras is the ranking
member of the temple. True to his name, he is kind
and patient, and shoos people of ill-intent from his
temple with a long-handled broom.
Location: Merchant Ward
This structure appears—from a distance—to float
above the city, but this is an illusion imparted by
some cleverly designed mirrors. In addition to
religious services, the Sunites ply a lucrative trade in
cosmetics and providing lessons in styling hair.
Sister Nikasa (nih-KAH-sah). Female Chultan.
Quite arguably the most beautiful person in Port
Nyanzaru, Sister Nikasa is vain and haughty, but
struck through with kindness—which often comes
off more as pity than actual empathy. She has been
wealthy her entire life, and so has difficulty in
relating to those who are not. Her occasional trips
into the Old City to teach young women there how to
dress and present themselves usually end up with
her saying something inappropriately insensitive.
Location: Malar’s Throat
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This temple is built more for function than form; it is
a sturdy, blockhouse of heavy stone. The residents of
the Throat take refuge within in times of danger,
such as floods or when danger emerges from the
jungle.
Hardluck Clemmin (KLEM-inn). Male Tethyrian.
Clemmin came to Chult with the same hopes that
many foreigners do—to cash in on the growing
opportunities for shipping goods abroad. However,
he also had a fondness for back-alley dice rolling.
Within a week, he was penniless.
He took in with the temple, and shed his previous
misgivings—except his dice rolling. He can still be
found in the streets of Malar’s Throat rolling dice
now and then. And despite his choice in deity, is no
luckier than he was in his youth.
Location: Market Ward
This structure is built with eye toward extravagance.
Built atop the highest point in the city, its gold-
painted roof shines so brightly that it can be seen for
miles out to sea.
Mother Sibonseni (SIH-bun-SEH-nee). Female
Chultan. After the merchant princes, the “Mother of
Prosperity” is one of the most important people in
the city. He is held in high esteem by nearly
everyone in the city and enjoys a life of pampered
opulence because of it. When she is see around
town, she is usually riding in an extravagant sedan
chair while her attendants throw fistfuls of copper
coins to the poor.
In addition to the locations described in Tomb of
Annihilation, the following locations can be found
within Port Nyanzaru.
This rowdy, rundown tavern in the Old City is a
popular spot for adventurers as a “last chance” drink
before heading out into the jungle, and as an
opportunity to share harrowing stories for those few
lucky enough to return in more-or-less one piece.
Miboro Yan (mee-BOW-row YAHN). Female
Chultan. The owner of the Holdup is a matronly old
woman who local adventurers simply adore. She
treats them as if they were her own children—
doting upon them all in equal measure. The walls of
this place are lined with caricatures of those who
went into the jungle and didn’t return. Each night as
the sun goes down, Miboro offers a free drink to all
those willing to toast their memories.
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This staple of the Market Ward is a must-visit for
any jungle-goer in Port Nyanzaru. The proprietor of
this establishment has just about anything an
adventurer could need, and then some—and all for
reasonable prices.
Pulana Zandar (poo-LAH-nuh ZAN-dar). Male
Chultan. A round, jovial man, Pulana is a shrewd
business man and a talented haggler. He is also a
member of the Ytepka Society.
In addition to the locations described in Tomb of
Annihilation, the following locations can also be
found outside of Port Nyanzaru.
Location: 25 miles due north of Needle’s Bones
This tribe of particularly cunning grungs inhabit the
jungles to the north of the Fane of the Whispered
Fang. Recently, they have come to worship the yuan-
ti of the Fane as gods—particularly Venom Queen
Shasskatar, who they revere most of all.
The majority of the residences are built among the
trees. The tribe’s leader’s residence highest of all so
as to allow her an unparalleled view of the Peaks of
Flame. From her abode, she keeps a mindful eye for
any unusual activity—something that might
precipitate the coming of the Eater of the World that
her revered Queen has told her oh-so-much about.
Ker’kiri’ka (kur-KEE-ree-kah). Female grung
(orange). Vicious and cunning, Ker’kiri’ka leads the
Grudge Gill tribe according to the dreams bestowed
upon her by Venom Queen Shasskatar (see Fane of
the Whispered Fang, below). She has never met
Shasskatar in person—instead dealing with various
yuan-ti underlings or relying on the hopes that the
nightmare speaker pays her a visit while she sleeps.
Ker’kiri’ka lords over her underlings mercilessly,
and responds to ineptitude and weakness with
shocking violence.
Location: 20 miles due north of Needle’s Bones
This temple dedicated to Dendar was constructed
long, long ago by yuan-ti priests, but abandoned
when the Spellplague ravaged Faerûn. Recently,
however, Rhaugilath’s influence on the yuan-ti has
led them back here.
With the promises of ancient, Netherese secrets,
the yuan-ti stoke long-dead fires to life in the hopes
that Dendar, the Night Serpent, shall come forth and
swallow the world.
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 The yuan-ti have only recently returned to inhabit
the Fane, and so their numbers are still few. But
more of those strong enough to survive the jungle
come with each passing tenday—a number
strengthened by the fall of the tomb beneath Omu,
far to the southwest.
Venom Queen Shasskatar (SHASS-kuh-tar).
Female yuan-ti nightmare speaker. Not keen to sit
idle waiting for Dendar to return, Shasskatar has
been acting the information gleaned provided to her
by Rhaugilath through her dreams. Through a
number of yuan-ti and grung agents, she has slowly
been influencing the daily goings-on within Port
Nyanzaru. It is her ultimate goal to subvert the
merchant prince Jessamine to her cause—with a
secondary priority placed on that of Rhaugilath.
According to legend, this elder evil was borne of the first
nightmare. She has an insatiable appetite for terrifying
dreams which, if left unsatisfied, would cause every creature
in existence—mortal or divine alike—to remember every
nightmare they’ve ever had, in painfully vivid detail.
In Chult, legend says that Dendar, known locally as the
Eater of the World, shall emerge from beneath the Peaks of
Flame and consume the sun—an event that only Ubtao is
able to stop. Now, if only Ubtao hadn’t left Chult…
In addition to the locations described in Tomb of
Annihilation, the following locations can also be
found outside of Port Nyanzaru.
Location: Northwest edge of the Chultan Peninsula.
This thousand-foot high wall of volcanic rock
stretches for almost two hundred miles along the
northwestern coast of the peninsula. The cliffs are
densely populated by aarakorca, pteranodons, and
other flying creatures, but the plateau atop the cliffs
is infested with undead spawned in the Cyst beneath
the ruins of the town of Matolo.
Location: 80 miles northwest of Camp Vengeance;
perched on the Mistcliff overlooking the sea.
The town once housed a great temple of Ubtao, but
was consumed by the earth and the jungle in the
Spellplague and the years that followed. It is now a
scattering of a few ruined buildings overgrown with
vines, and undergrowth.
The largest of these buildings is the temple itself.
However, since Ubtao’s departure from Chult, the
temple has fallen to corruption; it now houses a
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powerful undead creature responsible for the
undead that have been plaguing Port Nyanzaru. The
ruins are infested with skeletons and zombies.
Location: Beneath the ruins of Matolo
The temple of Ubtao in Matolo is still largely intact,
but the presence of a powerful undead creature has
corrupted it—specifically the portion that lies
beneath the ground. What was once a meticulously
maintained, geometrically-arranged network of
chambers resplendent in beautiful mosaics is now a
place of fetid, putrid horror—walls have been
knocked down, sinkholes opened up and everything
is covered in the stench of the unliving.
At its heart of the temple lay the Cyst—a pulsating
mass of necrotic tissue and black energy. While its
true properties are unknown, the undead flock to it
like a moth to a flame.
As a primordial, Ubtao is a detached deity—preferring to
distance himself from the meddlings of mortals and
immortals alike. Because he is only widely worshipped within
Chult, he has no power beyond her jungles.
In exchange for sole control over Chult and her people,
Ubtao watched over the Peaks of Flame—watching for the
return of Dendar the Night Serpent. However, Ubtao has
gone silent, and is suspected to have left Chult. If this is true,
the Peaks go unwatched…
In addition to the locations described in Tomb of
Annihilation, the following locations can also be
found outside of Port Nyanzaru.
Location: Various
There are a multitude of lesser tombs found
throughout Chult—typically in places where undead
are prevalent. Within, Larloch has begun to exert his
influence on the jungle peninsula. They are places of
great evil and danger—but are not without their
share of treasure.
Unlike Acererak, who enslaved a race of people to
excavate his tomb, Larloch has been able to do so
almost entirely through the use of magic—a feat that
has created complexes that boggle the mind and
seem to defy the laws of the natural world.
Location: Various
Chult was once home to many cities before the
Spellplague. But as the strands of raw Weave
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wreaked havoc on the land, many of these cities
were swallowed by the earth, the forest, or in some
cases, the boundaries between the planes
themselves. For those with the drive and the
courage, some of these cities can be found. Looking
for them and succeeding are two different things,
though. The possibilities are endless, but here are
some suggestions:
 A city swallowed by the jungle might be overrun
by animated or sentient plants creatures.
 A small city guarded by an ancient, forgotten god
or spirit may have become animated in its own
right and trudges through the jungle—crushing
everything in its path.
 A city that was shunted from the Material Plane
may only be accessible while the light of a full
moon shines upon an ancient archway of fey-laid
stones—a portal to the Feywild or the Shadowfell.
 A city near the sea may have slid beneath the
waves and is now the home to aquatic humanoids.
Location: Mountains north of the Valley of Dread
In the mountains bordering the valley to the north,
an ancient blue dragon has made its lair. The dragon
is possessed by the ghost of a long-dead Chultan
king, who has grown quite made over the eons.
Lubalao (loo-BAH-lah-oh). This Chultan king was
slain when his home was swallowed by the jungle
during the Spellplague, but his spirit couldn’t rest
without the knowledge that his people were able to
survive the devastation. His ghost wandered the
jungle for nearly a year before encountering and
possessing an ancient blue dragon, in her lair north
of the Valley of Dread. In the decades that have
followed, the ghost has grown quite insane. He
vocally argues with the consciousness of the dragon
whose body he inhabits. He has spawned a number
of half-dragon dinosaurs in the Valley below.
Location: A vast and secluded jungle valley north
east of Snapping Turtle Bay
Two decades ago, a wizard chose to sequester
himself away within the jungles of Chult to pursue
his studies. Until recently, he maintained constant
contact with some of his peers in Candlekeep, but
has since fallen silent.
Crannaston the Idle (CRAN-uh-stun). In truth,
the wizard actually ventured to Chult to finalize the
process for becoming a lich. His tower is a
mysterious place filled with constructs and
alchemical-laden traps.
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Location: Northwest of the Mistcliff
The devastation wrought upon Chult by the
Spellplague wasn’t limited to the surface. The
earthquakes that followed opened a vast rift on the
ocean floor just off of the Mistcliff. Miles deep, the
bottom of the Rift is home to elementals of earth,
water, and fire that vie for control of the
subterranean caverns.
It is a place of scalding steam, sucking mud, and
destructive magma—quite inhospitable to life.
Location: Fifty miles due east of Hisari
This flotilla of wrecked ships is found in a rather
unlikely place—strung about the canopy of a
particularly dense patch of jungle. The hulks of no
less than six ships hang here through a combination
of rather intuitive engineering and magic. Within
lives a collective of pirates—or rather the
descendants of pirates—who are, in turn, ruled by a
man calling himself the Ramshackle King.
The Ramshackle King. No one is entirely sure
who this man is and attempts to divine his history
using cunning, guile, and magic have failed. He is
charismatic and wise, and obviously quite old given
the thoroughly-dated clothing he wears. His subjects
revere him like a god—an arrangement he enjoys
quite thoroughly. In actuality, the Ramshackle King
is a rakshasa, and a particularly barmy one at that.
He is always accompanied by a trio of native women
who are skilled in arcane and martial combat.
Location: The Land of Ash and Smoke
Within center of the Land of Ash and Smoke lay the
pit—a place of fire, pain, and demons. The Pit is
ruled by a balor who, along with his host of lesser
demons, torture the undying survivors of the wizard
enclave that once stood on this spot thousands of
years before.
Location: Just out to sea from Port Nyanzaru
While seen most frequently in Port Nyanzaru’s
harbor, the dragon turtle’s lair is just outside of the
harbor. Within, the dragon turtle has amassed an
astonishingly-vast hoard. The dragon turtle’s most
prized possession, however, is the elven woman
who was a passenger aboard a ship that he sunk. As
she slipped beneath the waves, the elven woman
captured the beast’s heart, and he brought her to his
lair where she has been held prisoner for over a
century. He showers her with treasures in an
attempt to win her heart—thus far unsuccessful.
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