- Ulluchu
- Very rare and manifesting several unique characteristics, the Ulluchu tree and its fruit are often said to be mere legends. Found only in
isolated patches in the Ardor Forest, it is sometimes mistaken for a tall old oak tree, but its leaves are fewer, thicker, and covered with fine
hairs. The wood is not used for lumber (too soft and prone to rot), but the fruit it bears once every few years is valuable: inside the bitter
olive-green orange-sized fruit is a single perfectly spherical pit. If baked hard within one day of falling from the tree in an oven it becomes
a +1 sling stone (each tree will bear D12 fruit every D4 years). Moreover, the tree seems to like, and somehow attract, lightning strikes. If
the tree has nearly mature fruit on it when struck (1 in D20 chance), the fruits fall off and if promptly baked hard will become +1, +3 vs. Evil
sling stones. Interestingly, after a tree is struck by lightning its fuzzy leaves glow softly for 4D4 hours. Finally, the sap of the tree can
be boiled down and rendered to create a potent anti-coagulant poison. The process requires much sap from the same tree very quickly, invariably
killing that tree, but produces one batch (D12+6) of doses.
- Ultima Thule, the
- The so called "Law Book" of the Viphor Dominion. The leaders were all Priests of Nimer. Given their
strong Lawful bent, it is not surprising they created a strict legal system and ruling power based solely on precedent. While the provinces
and even bigger towns had their own records, there was only one ultimate reference, the Ultima Thule. Over time this book became almost
holy for its power to influence decisions, and since every case was detailed it certainly became a virtual history of the Viphor Dominion. This
book is also detailed as a Magical Artifact.
- Urgrik
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The appropriately - if dryly - named capital of the Confederacy of Urgrik. Travellers are advised to keep valuables with them at all times, or better
yet to bring none with them. All "bargains" should be bought under the belief that nothing is as advertised, and a "promise"
only lasts as long as you are within hearing distance.
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