Editing Portals and Perils (section)

==The Portals==

Two months ago, the first portals opened on a full moon.  The month after, the next set of portals opened also on a full moon.  In four more weeks, another set of portals is expected to open coinciding with the next full moon.  Only one portal so far, the one that opened in Bethsada, has shown to be a visible, potential threat.  One portal is in the halfling kingdom of Bethsada the three others are in Rithys.  There may be more portals if anyone wants to be from one not mentioned here.

The Portal in Bethsada (10.22)

This portal must lead to the Abyss, because since it has opened demons have poured out from it and the halfling kingdom of Bethsada has faced ruin.  Crops have failed, soil has become infertile, and many of the halflings pushed out of the kingdom.  Many halflings have fled to Rithys and with the Church of the Hearth’s help have set up comfortable homes throughout the land.  Recently, the Church of the Hearth has convinced the leadership of Rithys to help support the halflings with resources and send adventurers to fight the demons and liberate the halflings’ homes.  But Rithys leadership has so far resisted sending their military there, believing they need not or cannot go that far.

The portal itself is in the Valley of Dirges, a badlands located in the southwest part of the continent next to Bethsada.  When this portal appeared north of the Valley, demons quickly overran the area around the portal and occupied parts of the Badlands, resulting in goblinoids adding their number to the refugees from Bethsada.  Bethesda’s Capital, Farmstruck (05.15) seems to be the center of some kind affliction similarly affecting the nature around the area of the demon portal.  Demons, mostly of the flying variety, have made incursions there but most of the interest of the demons appears to be in Bethsada’s south and in the Valley of the Dirges, where the Singing Stones--stone formations that sing in low notes when wind hits them--are.

The Kingdom of Abenia (20.15)

Not all the portals lead to danger.  This portal has led to trading opportunities.  On the other side is a kingdom of lycanthropes of all sorts who, unlike certain evil-aligned lycanthropes of Rithys, have shown to be good-natured.

Two Unknown Portals (19.08 and 19.22)

These most recently opened as of two weeks ago.  An adventuring party went through one portal (19.08) two weeks ago and never came back.  The other portal (19.22) has had adventurers sent through it but they either never came back or fled back through the portal to Rithys reporting wild, dangerous monsters and wildlife they couldn’t handle.  Only a 1-mile circumference around the portal has been mapped.

Zonn's World (19.16)

Knock's World (13.13)