Sarkt is an illithid sorcerer. It was cast out of its community for its heretical studies (Sarkt was, in fact, lucky to escape alive). It didn’t take the cunning creature long to pick up a few thralls and find a new place to live, safe from the murderous intentions of its comrades.

Sarkt dwells in the subterranean ruins of an ancient, abandoned shrine to Blibdoolpoolp, the crustacean-headed deity of the kuo-toas. This shrine lies on the fringe of a region controlled by the kuo-toas, but since Sarkt’s arrival, the fishmen avoid the area. A few unfortunate kuo-toas now serve Sarkt as thralls and maintain the illusion that the shrine still serves Blibdoolpoolp.

A small village in the county of Clarn chiefly houses farmers who take advantage of the fine soil and weather along the southern edge of the Mistmarsh Swamp. The citizens of Mistmarsh enjoy an above-average standard of living, and many families have one or more daring youths who partake in the annual treks into the Faded Forest to gather the magical acorns that grow there. While dangerous, these expeditions are highly organized and well prepared, with each family keeping secret records of where particular dragonseye and ghost oaks can be found.

Alben ir’Clarn (LN male human), the youngest son of Lord Ruken ir’Clarn, serves as sheriff in the region. He has been a friend to the people of the hamlet and is well respected, though they fear he does not pay enough attention to their warnings about the perils of the Mistmarsh Swamp.