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Along the River Reaching lies the far town of Hill's Edge. A trading town, cargo
is often sent down river from the Dusk Road to Scornubel. Proximity to the frontiers
and the Zhent-held Sunset Mountains, the city seems ever-shrouded by dark clouds.
Several years ago,
the mayor Lysel perished under questionable circumstances. Quickly,
a new mayor appeared, backed by a majority of merchant factions. Mayor Menos has
given the merchants free reign and lessened taxes considerably. Unfortunately, the town
defenses have suffered from his neglect and some of the townsfolk are concerned about
a takeover from the Zhentarim to the east. The mayor has done little to hear these cries,
and continues to invite the leaders of the merchant guilds to lavish parties.
To add to these difficulties, recent public conflicts have erupted between the temples of Cyric, the god of Murder, and Chauntea, the god of agriculture. While barely tolerating each other under the best of circumstances, their followers have been involved in several brutal attacks. The depleted militia can do little to stop this, except to beg tolerance.
Quincel is the leader of the Cyric temple, one of the few open ones in the Sword Coast.
Only the close ties to the Zhentarim allow it to propser here. It is thought that the Zhent
use the services of the Cyric priestess and her followers. Quincel's true liege is to her
dark God, however, and sees the Zhentarim as little more than pawns.
It is into this troubled town that the evidence leads. If the mysteries uncovered during The Message are to be solved, the party must search for the source of the terror that has overtaken these lands.
The city of Hill's Edge - click for larger version
