Come one, come all, to the fantastic markets of Shandaar. This city, perched on the desert's edge and near the Blue Mountains is the single point that ties the Second Kingdom to the Thousand Kingdoms in the south. Its bazaars are full of wondrous goods that can be found nowhere else. There are languages scarcely heard of spoken in Shandaar's streets. The inns of Shandaar feature dishes that no others do.
Yet it is still a part of the Second Kingdom, still fallen from some ancient glory. The homeless crowd the streets. There are constant quests into the desert to retrieve artifacts lost during the war that destroyed the empire. The latest myth to abound is that of Persiap's Cup, an ancient healer's goblet, imbued with his spirit and capable of speeding the recovery of any who drink from it. What a find such an artifact would be.