Dungeon Fantasy 'Raiders of the Dead'

CHARACTERS

Argle, Half-Ogre Scout played by Bira [1]

Minou played by Dalillama [2]

ADVENTURE BACKGROUND

Raiders of the Dead. A once mighty and great port-city of Valdin on the Golden Coast was nearly destroyed almost a hundred years ago when the city's Wizards Guide tried to bring down a meteor of near pure Vis (pure magical essence) that they could mine to their hearts content. The spell went wrong and the meteor exploded over the city and shattered this Vis throughout it and the surrounding lands and killed most of the people in the area. Now a hundred years later there is a bit of a thriving trade for those who collect this Vis but also going into the ancient ruined city to recover the treasures there. Of course this is not as easy as it sounds. First much of the Vis was corrupted in the explosion and is now deadly to most living beings to handling it in raw form. Those that trade and transport it do so in thick iron bound boxes to protect themselves from the deadly effects. Second there is a corrupted and twisted forest (called the Wormwood) that has grown up around the ruined city. Fallow and unnatural creatures seem to grow out of the ground itself and no matter the number of them that are killed they seem to replenish their numbers within days. And third of course the city itself is overrun by undead and other monsters that have been drawn here by the malice and dark energies.

The group of adventures have been drawn here by the promise of wealth and glory. The shanty town of Bonepickes caters to these adventures and traders seeking the wealth of the ancient city (now called Old Bones). It is only a few hours away from edge of Old Bone's ancient walls (which strangely most remain standing). There are many possible adventures here for those brave (and foolish) enough to look. Are you one of them?