Gen Con 2026 Trinket Trading Map 3: The Avonby River Mystic

The Avonby River connects the mountain realms to the east with the forest realms to the west. Eons ago, the waters were rough, filled with rapids, as the river ground down the hills between the two lands. But now the Avonby is a wide, calm, slow-moving waterway, filled with all manner of traffic. A nation of riverfolk has formed of refugees, wanderers, and lesser folk who’ve departed civilized lands for “reasons.” Their houseboats dot the shores, moving up and down stream as their chosen profession dictates.

 

Ierra Moongift, 300, Elf, is a traveling Mystic. She is short and lean, with an aquiline nose. She pulls back her long silver hair with a magical hair clip that enhances her psychic abilities. Ierra has light blue eyes and a winning smile. Her favorite outfit is a bright-colored peasant blouse with a matching patterned skirt. Ierra knows how to use daggers to protect herself, but prefers to talk her way out of confrontations. The trinket that she keeps close is a lock of her dead daughter's hair. 

    Ierra loves the traveling aspect of her business and makes several stops along the Avonby River. She typically spends two weeks in each location so she can meet with everyone who wants to see her. Ierra charges an amount she thinks people can comfortably afford and is skilled at assessing people’s financial worth. Ierra has done everything from healing people who “can’t be cured” to finding missing children.

    Ierra married Kukian Moongift, 310, Elf, over 200 years ago. They haven’t been apart for more than a day in all that time. Kukian loves to fish and cook and prepares delish meals for Ierra while she works. Ierra and Kukian never had any children, and it is one of their great sorrows. The houseboat where they live is very comfortable, and Ierra has decorated it with all the trappings a person would expect of a mystic. Her best friend is Gildi Autumnriver, 250, Elf. Ierra and Gildi love gossiping about the people who live along the Avonby River.
 

 

Gen Con 2026 Trinket Trading Map 2: Eternity Planetarium

In a distant corner of the Dwarven lands, where the mountains slope down toward the southern seas, and the skies are clear of smoke and people-made light, a small fishing village is home to a wondrous Dwarven construction - the Eternity Planetarium. A stone path across a beach leads to a wooden bridge crossing water to a small outcropping. There, a seamless stone column rises into the air, supporting a great crystal dome. At the bottom of the column, with the touch of an Astronomer’s sacred badge, stone portals swing open to reveal the stairs ascending to the heavens above.

 

Belnir Bravebrow, 226, Dwarf, who is an astronomer at the Eternity Planetarium. He is tall, slightly muscled, and has a scar on his left cheek. His bright, curly orange hair falls down his back, and his startlingly baby blue eyes see everything. Belnir dresses in modest blue leggings and hand-dyed shirts in different colors. The shirts have white dots on them to resemble the stars he is always gazing at. His weapon of choice is a short sword; his brother, Darnam Bravebrow, 230, taught him to use it.  His favorite item is a small bronze star, his Uncle Thadar gave him on his 30th birthday.

    Belnir has discovered several stars and is skilled in using astronomy to predict events. Players may visit him, and for 30 gold pieces, he will make an educated guess as to how the current adventure will go. Belnir provides tours of the Heavens twice a month, and the shows are very popular. 

    Belnir lives with his wife, Jinra Bravebrow, 220, a journalist who writes for the New Herald daily scroll. Belnir and Jinra have three children: Grydek, 200, Katyla, 170, and Hurdek, 150. They have many grandchildren, too many to list. Belnir’s best friend is Umrig Giantfist,176, Dwarf and a fellow astronomer. The two of them can talk for hours about all things astronomy.
 

Gen Con 2026 Trinket Trading Map 1: The Cave of the Green Crab

Map 1: The Cave of the Green Crab

The Glassy River, known for its clear and fast-moving waters, flows from mountains in the far

 north to a sea just to the south. A ways north is a small fishing village named Tabria. Most of 

the day and night, the entrance to the Cave is covered by the river. At low tide, especially 

when the moons are close, one might stumble upon the mouth of the cavern, clamber up the

 sloping tunnel, and discover the great Green Crab peering downward. The slightly magical, 

lichen and moss-encrusted formation is 20 feet in diameter and about 5 feet tall. The chamber

 is barely large enough to allow one to squeeze around the Green Crab to discover a hidden

 niche on the north wall and a newer exit tunnel dug to the surface in the southwest.

 

 

 

Robina Muckrog, 34,  is a Human who leads the Cult of the Green Crab. She is vivacious

 and persuasive. Her long blonde hair is dyed green at the edges, and she has a winning 

smile. Robina’s freckles, while an annoyance to her, are quite cute, and her bright blue eyes 

shine with true devotion. Her frame is solid, though she is short. She wears long, brown robes

 that have a green crab embroidered on the back. She uses a sturdy oak staff to bless her

 congregation. Her favorite item is a green crab made from beads and string by one of her 

fervent followers.

 

Robina stumbled upon the Green Crab Cave fifteen years ago. The cave is large and 

features an internal rock formation that resembles a giant crab. Over the years, moss and 

lichen have covered most of the rock, giving the cave its name. Robina, who was poor and 

starving at the time, prayed fervently to any god that would listen and later that very day

 stumbled across some food and her staff. Thus began the Cult of the Green Crab. The 

buildings near the cave are the facility where Robina doles out jobs, and many of its members

live and worship there.

 

Robina lives in a two-room beach shack. She lives there with her adopted daughter,

 Giana, 10, also a Human. The two live modestly and spend most of their days in prayer and 

worship. The cult is poor, eeking out an existence on fish from the Glassy River and whatever

 they can trade fish for from the nearby village of Tabria. Robina’s best friend is Georgette

 Snakeglow, 30, Human, who is Robina’s assistant. They both enjoy playing cards together

 after a long day’s work.

 

Gen Con 2026 Trinket Trading Preview

 Hey all,

 Thoroughly enjoyed trinket trading at Gen Con 2025, so we're doing it again.

 Above is the back of our trinket map. Heleen has carefully curated 8 new maps from my collection, see below:

They're printed and ready to sleeve. Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be posting Heleen's NPC and my write-up for each location. Hope you like them and perhaps see you at Gen Con??

 

 

A Forgotten Realms Gazetteer - Luiren Volume 3 - now Pay What You Want!

We're busily working on our next project - the realm of Estagund so our 3rd volume of our Forgotten Realms Gazetteer of the halfling realm of Luiren is now Pay What You Want!

Available via the DMsGuid here -- A-Forgotten-Realms-Gazetteer-Luiren-Vol-3

It covers the eastern region of Luiren and includes the border town of Shoun, surrounding areas and features some nifty artwork by Tara Quinn. Check it out.

Coming soon:

 

 

A Forgotten Realms Gazetteer - Luiren Volume 3 - available now!

 Our 3rd volume of our Forgotten Realms Gazetteer of the halfling realm of Luiren is now available via the DMsGuid here -- A-Forgotten-Realms-Gazetteer-Luiren-Vol-3

It covers the eastern region of Luiren and includes the border town of Shoun, surrounding areas and features some nifty artwork by Tara Quinn. Check it out.

 

Gen Con 2025 Trinket Trading Wrapup

 Returned from Gen Con 2025 after having a lot of fun trading. Was a little apprehensive at first when I went to the Wednesday 8pm session, but the friendly folk and positive reactions to the micromaps sold me on the concept. Attended Friday 8pm and Sunday 1pm as well. Traded almost 180 of the 200 maps I brought with me. A couple lessons learned:

• Maps with lots of color were picked first
• Going to put the maps on a larger sheet and have it shrunk to 8.5 x 11 so that the cutting produces clean borders 

 

 Below is my trinket haul for 2025 including a very cool Trinket Trader badge holder I received from Bri in a trade for a full set of the 8 micromaps. Huge thanks for organizing and the trade. Thanks to everyone else I met and traded with.

 

 See you in 2026!