Tarth Moorda

Cartography by Anna Meyer

Description

Tarth Moorda is an old garrison in the Abbor-Alz, built by the Duchy of Urnst to defend against raids by the gnolls and nomads of the Bright Desert. It fell into ruin when adventurers drove away most of the neighboring foes, until fifteen years ago (579 CY), when it was converted into an academy for warmages.

The garrison itself is positioned atop a peak of the Abbor-Alz, along the edge of the border of the Duchy of Urnst, with the Bright Desert. Spread out atop the entire peak, various portions of the peak was leveled into tiers in order to lay the foundations of the academy. This resulted in a triple-terraced fortress, with the Citadel with the Warmasters's Quarters residing on the uppermost step-layer at the southern end of the compound. Each ledge or tier is approximately 30ft tall, with stairs proceeding 20ft forward to transit across the rise. There are two postern gates leading outside the 20ft curtain wall and three towers along its length.

Tarth Moorda is currently owned by the Order of the Fire Hawk, an order of warmages loyal to the Duchy of Urnst. The Fire Hawks adhere to a rigidly ordered hierarchy led by their High Warmaster, Sereda Ostarte. Six warmasters underneath her directly oversee the training of new initiates. They see the inhospitable desert climate of Tarth Moorda as advantageous in installing toughness in their students. Tarth Moorda is the home of the Order of the Fire Hawk, a warmage school, in the Abbor-Alz.

Map

Warmages of the Order of the Fire Hawk at practice, Complete Arcane, art by Ron Spencer

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  Tarth Moorda as depicted in Complete Arcane and Tarth Moorda web enhancement. Art by Todd Gamble

References

Bibliography

• Baker, Richard. Complete Arcane. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2004.
• Williams, Penny. Tarth Moorda web enhancement, Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, Nov 2004. Available Online

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