Sigil Locations Flashcards

Question

Bones of the Night

Answer 1

Ward: Lower Description: A cavern complex home to the Lord of Bones, a collector of skulls from all sorts of creatures. For a fee ranging from 1gp for a skull that knew one valuable story to up to 10,000gp from the skull of a high priest of a dead god, he can question any of the skulls in his collection. Guarded by flame skulls and a stone golem. Operator: Lord of Bones, Lothar the Old (human priest)

Answer 2

Ward: Lower Description: Sigil’s only body of water, a reeking morass where locals throw their refuse. Creatures cast into the water wash up on the shore hours later with all their physicals features smoothed over. Sometimes runs clear with River Oceanus waters. Operator: No one officially, though the King of Rats - a shadow demon named Tattershade - and the Lord of Bones are influential figures in the area.

Answer 3

Ward: Lower Description: A subdued, dim, and gloomy tavern marked by a faded, dispassionate githzerai face. Most conversations take place telepathically or in hushed tones. In the center of the room hovers an amorphous blob of primordial chaos from Limbo that patrons manipulate casually. Operator: Ezmerath, a chaotic good githzerai uniter who is a secret member of Sha’sal Khou, a faction of githzerai and githyanki who wish to see their people united

Answer 4

Ward: Lower Description: A sprawling complex of workshops, warehouses, storage yards, and furnaces. By day and night, the Foundry obscures the sky with smoke and steam. At the center is the Mithral Tower over ten stories tall full of furnaces. Operator: Mind’s Eye

Answer 5

Ward: Lower Description: A bookstore on Fogotten Lane near the Shattered Temple. Contains books on any subject imaginabl covering the walls, floors, and ceilings of the shop’s interior. Also sell the rights to scribe spells from his books or, for twice the cost, will write them as a scroll. Operator: Kesto Brighteyes, a chaotic good Athar null gnome and his assistance, the gaunt-faced lawful good bodak, Sir Cleave.

Answer 6

Ward: Lower Description: Once a temple to Aoskar, a now-dead god of portals, this building’s skeletal pillars climb from the rubble surrounding the broken, domed structure on all sides. The Athar collect information on every faith in Sigil and house a staggering arsenal of magic items, weapons, and armor in case the gods or their servants overstep. A remarkable tree, the Luminous Arbor, grows within the temple’s central sanctuary with golden bark and ruby-red fruit. It gathers the magical energy captured when the Athar destroy magical divine items they consider a threat. Operator: Athar

Answer 7

Ward: Lower Description: A reputable three-story tavern containing dozens of portals to other parts of Sigil and beyond. Very popular among adventurers and travelers. Operator: a grey-haired lawful neutral human veteran named Riaen Blackbone (she/her)

Answer 8

Ward: Market Description: A multiversal bank dedicated to the Dwarvish god of greed. The palatial marble and gold building contains a massive statue of Abbathor in the main hall. Manned by imps, dwarves, and xorn, tellers move currency accords the multiverse and into extra-dimensional holding vaults. Operator: A board of ancient dragons, mighty devils, and immortal merchants ensure the institution’s reach continues to widen

Answer 9

Ward: Market Description: A planar bathhouse whose pools swirl with bubbling acid, molten lava, liquid shadow, and boiling mud. Beings of all kinds can get grooming catered to their physical forms. Operator: Laril Zazzkos, a githzerai uniter - abrasive as a wiry brush, this eagle-eyed proprietress spends her days berating patrons failing to follow the “no running” rule or getting too close to the wrong bath. She is a rebel at heart and many of the tubs have false bottoms for harboring fugitives or smuggling contraband

Answer 10

Ward: Market Description: An intimate, upscale eatery that looks like a giant metal olive. It caters to adventurous tastebuds, a three-course dinner might consist of a gravity-defying salad, a whispering shadowfell steak topped with bioluminescent blight, and a deceptively simple chocolate tart that carries the sweet taste of revenge Operator: Calci Nugglebelly, a chaotic good gnomish mage and world-class chef who never cooks the same dish twice

Answer 11

Ward: Market Description: A vast plaza of shops where anything and everything can be found. Scents collide in the winding stalls: warns right-angled bread baked fresh by modron bakers, spotted mushrooms sold by winged Celestials. Vibrant produce dangles from the leafy awnings of living plant stalls and masterwork armors are forged from rare metals. Operator: Free Leade mag

Answer 12

Ward: Undersigil Description: Decrepit, mist-covered expanse of necropolises and tombs “inhabited” by ghouls, zombies, skeletons, etc. Operator: The Silent King, a living mortal who is unable to rise from their throne, has total control over the undead populace

Answer 13

Ward: Undersigil Description: Sigil’s sewers converge on a flooded expanse of rank, lukewarm reservoirs, and the swampy tunnels that connect them with an enormous drain linked to the Elemental Plane of Water that is eternally clogged with planar refuse. It’s inhabited by aquatic folk and land dwellers who navigate by boat. Operator: No one in particular, but people of power include: Grat the Glass-Jawed, a sahuagin baron who periodically attacks the Drowned Nations because it pollutes the EPoW and the abolish Abadoon who has his own realm and holds some of Sigil’s darkest secrets.

Answer 14

Ward: Undersigil Description: A closed, circular tunnel connected to dozens of one-way, hidden portals throughout Undersigil. Initially, it looks no different from the surrounding tunnels except for the doom-laden messages scrawled on the walls. But then, one notices that the messages repeat. Not following the laws of time and space, one might spot their own backs or torchlight in the distance and seconds inside may equate to years outside. There are ways out but they are very, very difficult to find. Operator: None, though some ancient Sigil denizens know how navigate the Loop.

Answer 15

Ward: Undersigil Description: A huddled welter of ramshackle tenements in the bowels of Sigil that is a doleful refuge for criminals and members of factions that have fallen apart who are no longer tolerated. Operator: Many small factions, including: The Coterie of Cakes (Cakers), a destitute band of rosy-cheeked bullies who believe the universe is a great, multilayered cake; The Revolutionary League (Anarchists), a mishmash of misfits and outcasts who vow to dismantle society; The Undivided (Deniers), a group consisting of natives to Sigil who believe that those who pass through portals are destroyed and replaced by clones.

Answer 16

Ward: Undersigil Description: A maze of dripping catacombs beneath the Hive. Operator: Us, also known as Many-as-One, the largest cranium rat collective in Sigil and collects and analyzes all the messages sent by squeakers across the city