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[quote][i]Originally posted by Thangorn[/i]
[br]I was having difficulty getting ahold of canon info for Impiltur so I just made stuff up.

I have no intentions of changing things for my game (unless someone gives me some better ideas of course :) ) but I am interested in what others have come up with in their research and to see how close to the mark I came to others impressions so here goes.

Please Note: My campaign is set in 1362DR

Haelimbrar's Watch: An ancient partly crumbling 60' wall of granite masonry that stretches the length of the pass separating the Earthspur Mts from the Earthfast mountains. Haelimbrar's watch features watchtowers every 150 feet with the main bastion being just west of the town of Ladiguer. The main bastion gate has two squads of 12 soldiers manning it at all times.

These squads use somewhat antiquated equipment and are usually quite fresh military recruits but well trained and drilled. The sergeants and watch-captains are usually somewhat older than the norm as this is a reasonably cushy job training new recruits for them with few threats from the west and mainly bandits and humanoids to contend with.

Laviguer: A town that has two main purposes. A military garrison which is mainly for training of new recruits and a trading stop on the way between Impiltur and the Vast. Since the nearby garrison, a fortress that is some 600 years old, houses some 2000+ soldiers, the town sports a plethora of taverns, festhalls and whorehouses to cater to fellows with a gold coin or two to spend on such things. Being a way stop for caravanners there is a smithy, livery and stabling faciities. There are a few outlying farms and a large mill and bakery, mainly catering for the garrison but most foodstuffs are imported from elsewhere. This is an edgy, rough town with too many young soldiers with ready fists when off-duty, this heightened by the short pay for soldiery in Impiltur, though there is a strong national pride for a "forgotten nation" on the mend.

Yordric-Dun: So named for the ancient hillfort that looms over the village in the north. The hillfort only sports a small garrison of outriders now and only in one of the towers that has been restored. This rest of the hillfort being over 1000 years old is in a sorry state of disrepair and few venture into it due to the frequency of collapse and rumours of hauntings. The hillfort sits just above the slope from the Northern end of Haelimbrar's watch.
The settlement itself is an small industrious village that subsists on  copper and tin mining, hunting and trapping in the mountainous regions nearby. River fishing in the Icehilt tributaries is also a favourite of the locals. There is a small community of dwarves that live down here and who trade from time to time with the dwarven clans of the Earthspurs.
The settlement mood is gruff and no nonsense and outsiders are not welcomed but are mostly ignored even though their coins are welcomed. The hillfort garrison consists of younger recruits who are actually quite well drilled thanks to the local garrison commander who takes his role of patrolling and protecting the western frontier very seriously and is actually quite good at his job.

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Thangorn	Posted - 28 Feb 2008 : 11:39:58 I was having difficulty getting ahold of canon info for Impiltur so I just made stuff up. I have no intentions of changing things for my game (unless someone gives me some better ideas of course :) ) but I am interested in what others have come up with in their research and to see how close to the mark I came to others impressions so here goes. Please Note: My campaign is set in 1362DR Haelimbrar's Watch: An ancient partly crumbling 60' wall of granite masonry that stretches the length of the pass separating the Earthspur Mts from the Earthfast mountains. Haelimbrar's watch features watchtowers every 150 feet with the main bastion being just west of the town of Ladiguer. The main bastion gate has two squads of 12 soldiers manning it at all times. These squads use somewhat antiquated equipment and are usually quite fresh military recruits but well trained and drilled. The sergeants and watch-captains are usually somewhat older than the norm as this is a reasonably cushy job training new recruits for them with few threats from the west and mainly bandits and humanoids to contend with. Laviguer: A town that has two main purposes. A military garrison which is mainly for training of new recruits and a trading stop on the way between Impiltur and the Vast. Since the nearby garrison, a fortress that is some 600 years old, houses some 2000+ soldiers, the town sports a plethora of taverns, festhalls and whorehouses to cater to fellows with a gold coin or two to spend on such things. Being a way stop for caravanners there is a smithy, livery and stabling faciities. There are a few outlying farms and a large mill and bakery, mainly catering for the garrison but most foodstuffs are imported from elsewhere. This is an edgy, rough town with too many young soldiers with ready fists when off-duty, this heightened by the short pay for soldiery in Impiltur, though there is a strong national pride for a "forgotten nation" on the mend. Yordric-Dun: So named for the ancient hillfort that looms over the village in the north. The hillfort only sports a small garrison of outriders now and only in one of the towers that has been restored. This rest of the hillfort being over 1000 years old is in a sorry state of disrepair and few venture into it due to the frequency of collapse and rumours of hauntings. The hillfort sits just above the slope from the Northern end of Haelimbrar's watch. The settlement itself is an small industrious village that subsists on copper and tin mining, hunting and trapping in the mountainous regions nearby. River fishing in the Icehilt tributaries is also a favourite of the locals. There is a small community of dwarves that live down here and who trade from time to time with the dwarven clans of the Earthspurs. The settlement mood is gruff and no nonsense and outsiders are not welcomed but are mostly ignored even though their coins are welcomed. The hillfort garrison consists of younger recruits who are actually quite well drilled thanks to the local garrison commander who takes his role of patrolling and protecting the western frontier very seriously and is actually quite good at his job.
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Markustay	Posted - 15 Mar 2008 : 09:22:37 And just in case you were unaware of it, you can find a Map of Impiltur HERE. Note: Lothcha "the Bandit Lord" was mentioned in the 1e FRCS box entry for Impiltur. It said his hold was located in the Desertspire Mountains, which unfortunely do not exist. Since I had a starting point (the Ice Gorge), I named the group hills to the NW "Desertspire" to avoid any inconsistencies. Old Lothcha is probably getting on in years by now, though.
George Krashos	Posted - 15 Mar 2008 : 00:37:27 It's actually Vordric-Dun and Tower Ithfell. I've never bothered to get into any specifics on any of the places you mention although my "Impiltur" article in Dragon dealt briefly with the general geographic locale your campaign seems to be centred on. I like the sound of what you've come up with and if you prefer to stick to 'canon' you can tweak thing slighty once you've read the sources Sage has noted below. -- George Krashos
Dalvyn	Posted - 01 Mar 2008 : 06:14:26 One of the books of Northern Journey also has plenty of information on Impiltur (though this is unofficial information and it sometimes contradict the most recent sources - but it's still a good source for ideas).
crazedventurers	Posted - 28 Feb 2008 : 12:44:35 quote: Originally posted by Thangorn I thought I read in Cormyr: A Novel, that the original inhabitants of Cormyr (Obarskyrs, etc.) came from Impiltur yet the Red Wizard's entry says Impiltur's only been around for 260 years. That would be the old and new Impiltur. SO the Red Wizards entry relates to the New Impiltur, the Ood Impiltur fell from knowledge for a while before the Kingdom was 'reborn'. George Krashos (Krash) is the authority on Impiltur and am sure he can put you straight on 'Old Implitur'. Cheers Damian
Thangorn	Posted - 28 Feb 2008 : 12:09:14 I thought I read in Cormyr: A Novel, that the original inhabitants of Cormyr (Obarskyrs, etc.) came from Impiltur yet the Red Wizard's entry says Impiltur's only been around for 260 years.
Thangorn	Posted - 28 Feb 2008 : 12:01:01 Excellent mate. Thanks for that. I'm going to dig out the first five books you mentioned and take a peek. didnt even think to look in them. i did look in Unapproachable east but there wasnt much.. anything specific to Haelimbrar's Watch, Tower Ithfall, Laviguer or Yordric-Dun in there..? I look forward to your compilation with bated breath :)
The Sage	Posted - 28 Feb 2008 : 11:52:09 The best information can be found by weaving together scattered references from the following products:- - Dreams of Red Wizards - The Bloodstone Lands - Sea of Fallen Stars - Champions of Ruin and Champions of Valor -- Eric told us that he sees the Impiltur sections in both as a convenient mini-setting for Impiltur campaigns - Dragon #277 - "Soargar's Legacy" -- George's detailing, with a little Impilturan lore, of these important weapons for the realm - Dragon #346 - Krash's "Impiltur: The Forgotten Kingdom" article -Unapproachable East [last chapter] - FRCS -- And finally, my-soon-to-be-completed [like everything else I'm offering up to Candlekeep] compilation of ALL of Krash's "Impiltur" posts made both at Candlekeep and here at WotC through the years.

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