The black dragon Keolarth lives in a fissure deep within the earth, protected by a huge tribe of kobolds. Keolarth is famously difficult to kill because despite several entrances to the the fissure, it runs for what seems to be miles, affording Keolarth many places to run if a battle goes against him.
The center of the fissure opens out noticeably, and the nearby wall juts out into a promontory where Keolarth prefers to hold court with his fawning kobold minions. Many treasures are packed into...
]]>Two rival factions are separated by the Dragon Bridge, the old bones of a dragon draped across a chasm.
This would be no more than a curiosity except that these bones are magical, and spellcasters occasionally chip away at the skeleton for bones of power. This is obviously destabilizing the bridge.
At any given time, there may be members of the rival factions taking pot-shots at each other or attacking spellcasters who are attempting to harvest the dragon's bones.
Worse, some have notice...
]]>Light filters down from a hole in the ceiling to illuminate a massive cavern. The hundreds of purple crystals studding the cave's floors and walls glint and sparkle in the dim light.
These magical gems intensify the power of spells cast in this area. As a result, the various factions that live in this underground world frequently fight for control of the Crystal Cavern.
A small fortress stands in the center of the cavern. It was stone shaped out of the cavern itself many years ago, and c...
]]>As you stride through the deep caverns of the world, if you hear a giggling, hissing sound, stop. You may have stumbled on a nest of listeners.
Standing a little over a meter tall when fully erect, these humanoid creatures have slimy gray-green skin, exposed jaws, and a ridge of orange spines along their backs. Most notably, a set of red tendrils extend from slits in their heads and serve as extremely powerful organs of hearing.
Listeners live in packs of 10 to 20, normally hunting small pre...
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