The Yawning Portal (Material)



The Yawning Portal is a famous inn located in Waterdeep that was built on the ruins of Halaster Blackcloak's old tower. It is known as a hub for adventurers seeking work, fortune or entrance to the undermountain through the large hole the inn is built around. It is the starting location of the campaign.

Location
The Yawning Portal is located in Waterdeep's Castle Ward between the Waterdeep Castle and Snail Street.

Notable Features
Taproom Curios

The Inn is filled to the brim with treasures and items collected from the undermountain by Durnan and other adventurers throughout the years that are now displayed as trophies.

The Well
The Well is a large hole in the middle of the inn that leads down to the undermountain. Adventures can pay two gold for the privilege of jumping down to the bottom of the thousand foot deep pit. Magic spells keep them from being hurt or making direct impact with the ground and allow them to renascent to surface level.

Durnan
A Masked Lord of Waterdeep and the owner of The Yawning Portal.

Personality
Durnan is a gruff, burly man who is known for being pretty tight-lipped. He has a seemingly limitless lifespan and this has turned him into a bitter, cold and uncaring man. He will berate the party if they ask for access to the undermountain and instead point them in the direction of Gabriele. He will, however, allow them to Make the Jump for two Gold.

Gabriele
A Shadar-kai beast-master ranger who employs the party to help him clear out the nearby ruins of a temple to Ilmater. He offers the party Forty gold each for the trouble.

Personality
He, like most Shadar-kai displays an upbeat attitude and finds a morbid fascination in the macabre and tragic much like his deity. He is overly kind and friendly for the most part but can snap into intense moods of anger or sadness at the drop of a hat.

Goals/Motives
Gabriele claims to be simply trying to find out why the Kobolt population of the ruins has become so strong but in reality he aims to find The Forever Man, free him from his curse and take him to the afterlife.

Stats
See full character page.