Alatar Locke, the famed cartographer, explored much of Dereth in the early days after our liberation from the Olthoi. His notes and writings can be found in myriad places across the lands, upon dungeon floors, in the inventories of peddlers and barkeeps, and occasionally strewn around the perimeters of a town after a sudden gust of wind. While his most recent (and, most famous) work is the framed Map of Dereth, copies of which can be found upon walls all across Dereth, his earlier notes are certainly of interest to adventurers.
With the aid of Loka Wu's earlier notes, Bran-Li recently came across one such example of Alatar's early works, in the possession of Iquba al-Julmud, the barkeeper of the Four Shields in Qalaba'r. The directions contained therein lead her to a cave with an unusual occupant to the southwest of Cragstone, and a rather unique fiery spear. Recent arrivals to Dereth with an aptitude for spear combat may find an investigation into Tibri's Fire Spear well worthwhile...
