The Summit Road is the secret organization charged with gathering intelligence in the defense of Adar and escorting travelers through the defenses that guard the mountain refuge. Every visitor to Ardhmen hears rumors that Summit guides are plentiful in the town, but these rumors are never spread by the guides themselves. Those guides who are active in Ardhmen encourage (and in some cases even start) false rumors regarding the Summit Road's presence in the region, keeping the organization's real activities hidden beneath a screen of speculation.
Longtime residents of Ardhmen know for fact that a Summit Guide safe house exists within the town, but its location has yet to be exposed. In part, this is because the Summit Road operates not one but four separate safe houses in Ardhmen, only one of which sees use at any given time. Summit Road guides are stationed at one of four different rooming houses in a randomly rotating schedule, allowing them to constantly shift their base of operations in Ardhmen and keep their activities hidden from prying eyes.
Adventure Hooks: The Summit Road will likely play a part in the plans of any adventurers bound for Adar, but PCs seeking Summit guides might have their work cut out for them. Alternatively, PCs checking into an innocuous rooming house might find themselves incorrectly identified as Summit Road sympathizers by Riedran agents believing they have cracked the organization's veil of secrecy.