Given the placement of Sasserine in Greyhawk; across Jeklea Bay from the Hold of the Sea Princes and next to the Amedio Jungle, would it be fair to say that the city would be under the control of the Scarlet Brotherhood? Is there anything in the adventures that contradicts this or would make it a problem?
Given the placement of Sasserine in Greyhawk; across Jeklea Bay from the Hold of the Sea Princes and next to the Amedio Jungle, would it be fair to say that the city would be under the control of the Scarlet Brotherhood? Is there anything in the adventures that contradicts this or would make it a problem?
I am going to be running the AP in Greyhawk as well. I dont think you will have a problem with the Scarlet Brotherhood influence, but I doubt the real power in Cauldron would have let the brotherhood have much influence, or keep any kind of a strong presence there. I would think he would have eliminated any Scarlet Brotherhood as soon as he found them out.
As far as the SB being in control of Sasserine. Sure, but I get the impression from reading through the AP that most of the Nobles are of good or neutral alignment. If there is an SB presence in Sasserine I would think it would be subtle, still behind the scenes.
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All I could glean on Sasserine was the following, much of which was from the original Dungeon adventures that oft referred to Sasserine as the capital of the realm:
Large city 21,000/40,000 gp limit.
Has a hidden temple of Nerull, mentioned alongside the Necrocants.
Has an assassin's guild, mnetioned as Taskerhill wished to hire an assassin from Sasserine to kill the Lord Mayor.
A temple of Saint Cuthbert larger than one in Cauldron, the one Tarcem Delasharn visited when buying wands in secre.
A temple of Pelor, one that is above the shrine in Cauldron, that is concerned about what happened to the priests in Cauldron.
The following relates to Coryston Pike from Life's Bazaar:
Coryston Pike’s adventuring career may have been cut short, but if she survives her experience in the Malachite Fortress,
the PCs will have gained a useful ally. Her father, Dovin Pike,
leads a powerful merchant cartel in the realm’s capital city,
and she has access to contacts and resources not usually
available to a character of her level. Her father has little
respect for adventurers in general, but Coryston knows many
ways to creep into his heart. She also enjoys manipulating her
father’s sycophantic underlings to secure expensive items
(including single-use or charged magic items) at a reduced
price. Provided the heroes don’t need an item immediately,
she can get it for them in 1d4+3 days at a discount (25% for
potions and scrolls, 10% for everything else).
When she is not locked away in some subterranean prison,
Coryston keeps abreast of events around her. PCs can tap her
knowledge of local rumors, as well as her knowledge of people
and places in Cauldron.
So there are large merchant cartels, presumably exported lots of wood from the jungles, along with minerals from the mountains, rare herbs etc.
