>>5410544Your host tells of the bygone Tashtan Empire, and how their descendants have carved out a prosperous existence for themselves in an exotic forest known as a jungle. How before them, pockets of ancient Ilythiiri used to inhabit the region, and how today Tashalar is a land of breezy gardens and vineyards and groves. It is said that the grapes of Tashalar are so exquisite that a single bottle of the lowest quality Tashalaran wine is worth a hundred gold pieces in other lands. You are shown paintings and sketches of indigenous flora and fauna, as well as the local humans, who differ remarkably from those in the north in both appearance and dress.
Then come the stories. Of how he and his cohorts quested in these jungles for gold and glory and giant gems. Of the reclusive and peaceful giants that inhabit the mountains, who share the wisdom of ages in exchange for fine wine. His favorite adventure here involves defeating a tribe of yuan-ti - a wicked serpentine species shackled to the will of their dark gods - who thought to further their machinations by meddling in a then-ongoing succession crisis.
