Tar Hill

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Greyhawk Location

Tar Hill
General information
Type:	Small peak
Geopolitical
Region:	Sea Baronies
Geography
Elevation:	500 ft.

Tar Hill is a moderately-sized summit on Asperdi Isle in the Sea Baronies. The peak is 500ft tall, and from it seeps thick tar. In that tar are trapped bones of large, long extinct creatures, including dinosaurs. There are a number of old mineshafts that dot the area. These lead down to the Cauldron of Night. The area is guarded by 100 mercenaries hired by Basmajian, with his most trusted adjutant in charge..

Geography

Tar Hill is on Asperd Isle, in the Sea Baron's territories. The hill is about three-quarters of the way north up the island, as far inland as it can be, given the size of the island, and fairly far from Asperdi or Ironport

Resources

The hill is mined for the tar it produces, which makes Basmajian a good deal of money. This is, in turn, what he used to justify keeping troops there. The tar has adhesive and waterproofing properties, and when treated with ammonia, becomes as hard as steel.

Rumors & legends

Because of all the bones found in the tar pits, mothers often tell their children that if they misbehave, huge creatures trapped in the tar will come eat them. There are also rumors about an entrance which lies 600 ft below ground, beyond old mineshafts infested with xorn, earth elementals, and worse. See Cauldron of Night for more details.

References

Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index

The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.

Topic	Type	Description	Product	Page/Card/Image
Tar Hill	Geographical feature	Hills,	Dragon magazine #206	34, 35, 38, 44
Tar Hill	Geographical feature	Hills,	Dragon magazine #294	93
Tar Hill	Geographical feature	Hills,	Ivid the Undying	89, 91