Population: 6,000

Government: The "Waterbaron," presently
Alahar Khaumfros (LN, ST 16, 4th
level fighter)

This fortified town is the site of a bridge
over the Surbrin, just north of where it
meets the Dessarin. Yartar is noted for its
temple to Tymora, the Happy Hall of Fortuitous
Happenstance, which the locals call
"Two-hap-fort Hall." The major industry
here is the construction of river barges,
which are used the length of the Dessarin
river network. The folk of Yartar fish the
?Three Rivers? (the Dessarin, Surbrin, and
Laughingflow) for their table fare. Each
year, Yartar is the scene of the vast Shieldmeet
of the outcasts, bandits, homeless, and
isolated landholders of the North who gather
here in thousands.

Economy: River barge construction, fishing,
farming, and trade services.

Militia: ?The shields of Yartar,? a mounted
army of 150 riders. A large barge can carry
75 riders or 200 foot soldiers. The army is
usually involved in policing the town and
defending it against wander orcs and trolls.

GAME INFORMATION: The Kraken
Society (a secretive spy network--see
Power Groups in chapter 2) is based here.
Baron Khaufros, a member of the Lords'
Alliance, is also the land-based head of the
society (from which he draws much of his
personal wealth). The Kraken Society meets
in the back of the Three Rivers Festhall. All
entrances are guarded by thieves and assassins.
 

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FR5 The Savage Frontier	-	Forgotten Realms	-	1st Edition AD&D

"21 Kythorn. Erek here again. A. A. has
been moping ever since the High Lady
punctured his gooney bubble. Once again I
must finish another chapter and now we
are headed, not home, but to the outer
islands to research the next chapter The
river trip has been mostly quiet, though one
of the merchant?s barges was actually eaten
in the Evermoors by trolls. A. A. hopes to
catch a ship out of Port Llast."
 

FR1
This fortifed town is the site of a bridge
over the Surbrin, just north of its confluence
with the Dessarin. Yartar is home to some
6,000 men, and is the site of a major temple to
Tymora. Many barges are built here, for use
up and down the river, and the folk of Yartar
traditionally fish the ?Three Rivers? (the Dessarin,
Surbrin, and Laughing-flow) near their
docks for much of their table fare. Yartar is
the scene of the vast Shieldmeet of the outcasts,
bandits, homeless, and isolated landholders
of the North, who gather here in the
thousands. Yartar?s ruler, the ?Waterbaron,? is
presently Alahar Khaumfros (LN, ST 16, 4th
level fighter). He commands an Official barge
that can carry two hundred men, and a
mounted army, ?The Shields of Yartar? to fill it
if need be. More often, they police the town
and defend it against wandering orcs and
trolls.