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- The Great Mur, king of the monsters in Muranndin, south of Amn.
- The Brassune Safehold in Akanul, under siege by kuo-toa servants of the Abolethic Sovereignty.
- A ranger of the Yuirwood, willing to sacrifice anything to preserve the wild places from evil or encroachment.
- The departure of an important caravan from Crimmor in Amn, loaded with every variety of valuable commodities.