The merchant dynasty of House Madar fell to the
machinations of House Tsalaxa a hundred years ago,
but Tsalaxa's victory was incomplete. The last Madars
concealed a goodly part of their wealth in a hidden
redoubt before Tsalaxa's assassins slew all who knew the
secret of its resting place.
Supposedly, the vault is somewhere in the sandy wastes
east of Tyr. Its entrance is said to resemble a natural,
wind-carved portico set flush in the shadowed face of
a canyon wall. Inside, a hidden entrance opens into a
labyrinth of tunnels containing the treasury vault of House
Madar. Undead (apparently consisting of buried Madar
ancestors and servitors), constructs, traps, and wards guard
the place. Despite the elaborate traps and real wealth
stored here, the tomb could be false – a ploy meant to
distract notice from the true and as yet undiscovered vault
of House Madar.