Midway between Altaruk and Ledopolus stands a
mud-brick fortress built over a natural spring. Because
surface water is rare anywhere on Athas, Grak's Pool is a
welcome stop for travelers. Grak, a half-elf warrior of some
renown, commands a band of mercenaries based here. He
allows visitors to set up camp around the outskirts of his
fortress, but his water is not free. He charges travelers 5
cp per drink and 20 cp per bath.
Below the fortress and the spring, a foundation of older
ruins extends beneath the stony barrens of the surrounding
landscape. Grak and his mercenaries have explored only a
portion of these tangled, echo ing tunnels. Spine-chilling
roars sometimes echo up from the deep passages below
Grak's Pool. Their awful resonance has been sufficient
to keep the mercenaries from venturing too far beneath
the fortress.
